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Who were Plato’s parents?

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The Greek philosopher Plato — Plato Plato, marble portrait bust copied from an original of the 4th century bce; in the Capitoline Museums, Rome.

Plato was the son of Ariston and Perictione. He came from a distinguished and aristocratic Athenian family; his father’s side claimed descent from the god Poseidon, while his mother’s side was related to the famous lawgiver Solon.12