List of cultural depictions of Socrates

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

Art[edit]

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

Literature[edit]

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

Music[edit]

Screen[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Video Games[edit]

  • 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.