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Which members of Plato’s family appear in his dialogues?
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Plato, marble portrait bust copied from an original of the 4th century bce; in the Capitoline Museums, Rome.
Several members of Plato’s family appear as characters in his dialogues:
- Glaucon and Adeimantus: Plato’s brothers, who serve as interlocutors in his masterpiece, the Republic.1
- Antiphon: Plato’s half-brother, who figures in the Parmenides.1
- Critias and Charmides: Plato’s mother’s close relatives, who appear in the Charmides, where they discuss temperance and self-knowledge with Socrates.12