What did Aristophanes think of Socrates?

In this grippingly hilarious and disturbingly raunchy tale of conniving, foolishness, wisdom, and impiety, there is a sense of absurdity tha...

The fate of Helen of Troy has always been unclear. According to Orestes, son of Agamemnon, Helen was taken to Mount Olympus soon after her a...

Aristophanes’ Clouds is a critique of the educational ideologies of his time.   He employs the exaggerated character of Socrates to show a...

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Aristophanes’ Socrates: A Man Leading a Revolution in Learning with Absurd Ideas and Methods “Come, who is this man in this basket?” (line ...

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In Clouds , Aristophanes presents a very comedic representation of Socrates and his teachings. Through the use of Strepsiades and his son ...