List of cultural depictions of Socrates

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

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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'

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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.