List_of_cultural_depictions_of_Socrates

List of cultural depictions of Socrates

List of cultural depictions of Socrates

List of cultural depictions of Socrates


Socrates has frequently been featured in or the subject of literature, theater, film, television, and art.

Art

Aeschines and Socrates in Raphael's The School of Athens
Pietro Testa's etching of the Symposium (1648)

Literature

  • Creation (1981)
    Historical fiction novel by Gore Vidal in which a Achaemenid Persian diplomat meets historical figures, including Socrates

Music

Screen

  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
    Science fiction comedy film in which time-traveling teenagers assemble historical figures, including Socrates, portrayed by Tony Steedman, for a high school presentation. The title characters continuously pronounce his name as the two syllable 'So-Crates'

Stage

Video Games

  • Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)
    Socrates (stylized as Sokrates) is a side character in the Ubisoft game where the player can complete quests given by Socrates which involve philosophical dilemmas, much to the annoyance of the main character.

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