Meletus (Ancient Greek: Μέλητος; fl. 5th–4th century BCE), a citizen of Athens in the Classical Era, came from the Pithus deme and has become known for his prosecuting role in the trial - …

Meletus, the "Principal Accuser" Meletus, a poet, initiated the prosecution against Socrates, although most scholars consider him to a "puppet" of the best-known and most influential of …

Accusing him of impiety and corruption of the youth, Meletus acts as the spokesperson for Anytus, Lycon, and a number of unnamed Athenians who dislike Socrates. In the end, it is Meletus …

In order to defend himself against these charges, Socrates calls on Meletus, his principal accuser, and interrogates him in the familiar form of the elenchus, or cross-examination. If he has such …

In The New Trial of Socrates (2012), an international panel of ten judges held a mock re-trial of Socrates to resolve the matter of the charges levelled against him by Meletus, Anytus, and …

Other articles where Meletus is discussed: Socrates: The perceived fragility of Athenian democracy: …nor the other prosecutors (Meletus and Lycon) harboured such fears, it is hard …

Meletus, a rather common name, and a source of difficulty to scholars. (1) A tragic poet attacked by *Aristophanes (1) (frs. 117, 156 KA); (2) The titular accuser of *Socrates in 399 bce, though …

Meletus accused Socrates, as historical sources agree, of impiety and corrupting the youth, and demanded the death penalty. The implication was that Socrates was using his influence with …

Apr 23, 2024 · Meletus accused Socrates of not believing in the gods of Athens and corrupting the youth; he drew on the accusations of Aristophanes in the Clouds.

The character of Meletus, as drawn by Plato and Aristophanes and their scholiasts, is that of a bad, frigid, and licentious poet, and a worthless and profligate man,-vain, silly, effeminate, and …

Meletus, a poet, initiated the prosecution against Socrates, although most scholars consider him to a "puppet" of the best-known and most influential of the three accusers, Anytus. The …

Jul 2, 2024 · Socrates begins by referring to Meletus as a “good (agathon) and patriotic (philopolin) man, as he himself says” (24b5), immediately implying that Meletus holds the …

Meletus - the "Principal Accuser:" A poet named Meletus started the prosecution against Socrates. Most scholars, however, think he was acting on behalf of the best-known and most …

Oct 20, 2023 · In a deft series of questions Socrates has led Meletus down the primrose path to absurdity and self-contradiction, in a refutation that Aristotle particularly admired. Meletus is no …

The interrogation of Meletus in the Apology at 24c4-28al is not infrequently seen as a typical case of all that is intellectually and artistically dissatisfying in Plato's practice of the genre of …

Feb 11, 2009 · The interrogation of Meletus in the Apology at 24c4–28al is not infrequently seen as a typical case of all that is intellectually and artistically dissatisfying in Plato's practice of the …

Meletus would serve as the prosecutor and present his charges at the trial and the evidence against the accused, Socrates. Meletus was a conservative, something of a religious fanatic …

Meletus was probably a poet by trade and likely a religious fanatic who was more concerned with allegations of impiety than with the charges of corruption that were lodged against Socrates.

The accusations against Socrates were initiated by a poet, Meletus, who asked for the death penalty in accordance with the charge of asebeia. [61] Other accusers were Anytus and …

This means that Meletus will be doing no more than answering Socrates' questions, and so Plato must characterize Meletus by the way he says 'yes' and 'no' to what Socrates asks.