Then he turns to Phaedrus, telling him this is the speech he has prepared, admitting part of it was in fun, but part of it was still moderately serious. Love is said to be the teacher of artisans and professionals, making them successful.Īgathon ends his speech praising Love, stating all men should follow this god. To prove Love’s wisdom, Agathon equates Love’s poetry, making those in love poets, the production of animals, and his effect on artisans and professionals as being wise. Love is Brave, having a hold on Ares, the god of war, since Aphrodite has power over Ares. Having power over pleasure, therefore, Love has the greatest moderation. He has “the biggest share of moderation.” Moderation is power over pleasures and passions, and since no pleasure is stronger than Love, weaker pleasures are under Love’s power. Love is never the cause of victim of injustice, since violence never touches him.
Love has the four cardinal virtues of Justice, Moderation, Bravery, and Wisdom. He is also delicate, settling in gentle characters, of fluid and supple shape to enfold souls, and attractive.Īgathon continues on to describe the “moral character,” translated from arete, of Love. Also, if Love was the oldest, the violent histories told by Hesiod and Parmenides would not have occurred, since Love brings peace. Disagreeing with Phaedrus, he says Love is the youngest god, backing this up by saying that Love flees old age, living among young people since like attracts like. therefore, he starts by describing the qualities of the god. Agathon begins by explaining how he plans to shift his speech from the previous by describing the nature of Love and celebrating him, rather than congratulating humans on the good things that come from Love.
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