Cebes

Cebes in Wikipedia

Cebes of Thebes (5th-4th century BCE) was a disciple of Socrates and Philolaus, and a friend of Simmias of Thebes. He is one of the speakers in the Phaedo of Plato, in which he is represented as an earnest seeker after virtue and truth, keen in argument and cautious in decision. Three dialogues, the Hebdome, the Phrynichus and the Pinax or Tabula, ...

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Cebes in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

（Κέβης). A Greek philosopher, and disciple of Socrates, and also one of the interlocutors whom Plato introduces in his dialogue entitled Phaedo. He was born at Thebes, and composed three dialogues, called Hebdomé (Ἑβδόμη), Phrynichus (Φρύνιχος), and Pinax, or the Picture (Πίναξ). The last is the only one which has come down to us. It is commonly ci...

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