Antiphon (brother of Plato)

Summary

Antiphon (Ancient Greek: Ἀντιφῶν) was a man of ancient Greece who was the youngest brother of the philosopher Plato. Born between 423 BCE and 413 BCE[1][2] to Plato's mother Perictione and her second husband, Pyrilampes, he is referenced in the dialogue Parmenides, in which he is said to have given up philosophy to devote most of his time to horses.[3]

Notes edit

  1. ^ D. Nails, "Pyrilampes", 257–258
  2. ^ Plato, Parmenides 126c
  3. ^ Plutarch, de Frat. Amor. p. 484f

  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William (1870). "Antiphon". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 207.