Plato, Symposium, section 220d

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[220d] this time it was summer—brought out their mattresses and rugs and took their sleep in the cool; thus they waited to see if he would go on standing all night too. He stood till dawn came and the sun rose; then walked away, after offering a prayer to the Sun.

“Then, if you care to hear of him in battle—for there also he must have his due—on the day of the fight in which I gained my prize for valor from our commanders,

Plato. Plato in Twelve Volumes, Vol. 9 translated by Harold N. Fowler. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1925.

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Commentary references to this page (4):
- R. G. Bury, The Symposium of Plato, 177B
- R. G. Bury, The Symposium of Plato, 194D
- R. G. Bury, The Symposium of Plato, 197D
- R. G. Bury, The Symposium of Plato, 207B
Cross-references to this page (2):
- William Watson Goodwin, Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb, Chapter IV
- Basil L. Gildersleeve, Syntax of Classical Greek, The Article
Cross-references in general dictionaries to this page (5):
- LSJ, φυ^λάσσω
- LSJ, μέχρι^
- LSJ, προσεύχομαι
- LSJ, χαμεύν-ιον
- LSJ, ψῦχος