Menexenus

About “Menexenus”

The Menexenus is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato, part of the seventh tetralogy that also includes the Greater and Lesser Hippias and the Ion. The dialogue features Socrates and a character named Menexenus, who is distinct from Socrates' son of the same name. This Menexenus is also mentioned in other Platonic dialogues, such as the Lysis, where he is described as the "son of Demophon," and the Phaedo. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)