Socrates is the friend and occasional mentor of Phaedrus. For more about Socrates, see "About Plato" under "Additional Content" or follow this link to Socrates.
Phaedrus is a friend of Socrates and a devoted follower of Lysias. He loves speeches and aspires to be a great orator.
Lysias is a famous rhetorician named in absentia in the dialogue. He is the son of Cephalus, who appears in Plato's Republic.
The Question and Answer section for Phaedrus is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Plato differentiates between good and bad forms of madness in his dialogue “Phaedrus”. In the dialogue, Socrates argues that there are two types of madness: one that is caused by human illness and another that is caused by divine inspiration .
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Plato’s Republic treats eros as a dangerous but important part of the philosopher’s soul. Similarly in the Phaedrus, Socrates shows eros to be a divine madness that a philosopher’s soul must be able to control. In a pederastic relationship, eros...
Phaethon, a young man, travels to the Palace of the Sun to meet Apollo and find out if the sun god is in fact his father. Apollo says he is. To prove it, he will give Phaethon anything he wants, swearing by the River Styx that he will grant...
