Ariston of Collytus, (d. c. 424 BC) was the father of the Greek philosopher Plato
Plato
Plato , was a Classical Greece Greeks philosopher, mathematician, writer o
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Ariston of Collytus, (d. c. 424 BC) was the father of the Greek philosopher Plato
Plato
Plato , was a Classical Greece Greeks philosopher, mathematician, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Platonic Academy in Ancient Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the western world.... (originally named Aristocles). Legend holds that he was descended from the ancient kings of Athens. Ariston died when Plato was still a boy, and his mother Perictione
Perictione
Perictione, or Perikt?one, was the Greek mother of Plato. She was a descendant of Solon, the Athenian lawgiver. She was married to Ariston , and had three sons ? Glaucon, Adeimantus, and Plato ? and a daughter, Potone.... remarried Pyrilampes
Pyrilampes
Pyrilampes was an ancient Athens politician and stepfather of the philosopher Plato. His dates of birth and death are unknown; according to estimations of Debra Nails he must have been born after 480 BC, and he must have died before 413 BC.... , a friend of the Athenian politician Pericles
Pericles
Pericles was a prominent and influential statesman, orator, and general of History of Athens during the city's Age of Pericles?specifically, the time between the Greco-Persian Wars and Peloponnesian War wars.... .
Ariston had three other children by Perictione: Glaucon
Glaucon
Glaucon son of Ariston , was the philosopher Plato's older brother. He is primarily known as a major conversant with Socrates in the Republic , and the questioner during the Allegory of the Cave.... , Adeimantus
Adeimantus
The name Adeimantus could refer to several figures in Classical antiquity:*Adeimantus of Collytus was the name of an elder brother and nephew of Ancient Greece philosopher Plato.... , and Potone
Potone
Potone daughter of Ariston and Perictione, was Plato's older sister. Her mother was Perictione and she was born in Collytus, just outside of Athens.... .
