Sokrates

Sokrates (c. 470 BCE – 399 BCE), alternatively Socrates,Assassin's Creed: Revelations was an ancient Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. He was the teacher of Plato and Alkibiades.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
==Biography==
===Early life===
Sokrates was born c. 470 BCE to , a stoneworker, and , a midwife, in , Athens. With his family fairly well off, Sokrates was free to explore his education unconcerned by financial concerns. Spreading his wisdom as much as he could, Sokrates became the teacher of many important figures. Among which were Plato,Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Database: Sokrates and Alkibiades, a relative of Perikles who ruled Athens during its . In time, he became part of Perikles' inner circle, befriending numerous intellect individuals.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Perikles's Symposium
===Befriending Kassandra===
In 431 BCE, Sokrates was present at the Bouleuterion of Athens, witnessing his mentor and fellow philosopher Anaxagoras being ostracized from the polis through a vote. There, Sokrate met the misthios Kassandra, aware then she manipulated the votes which led to Anaxagoras's ostracism. Sokrates later bid the misthios farewell to attend an upcoming symposium at Perikles' residence.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Ostracized
Later on at the symposium, Sokrates participated in a debate on the nature with rulers with Thrasymachos. The two were later greeted by Kassandra, who managed to gain access to the symposium by helping Perikles with various errands. They were soon interrupted with arrival of Aspasia, Perikles' partner.
During the Peloponnesian War, Sokrates visited the Silver Islands around the same time as Kassandra. He posed her a dilemma.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Sokratic Method
After the rebellion had overthrown the Athenian rule on the Silver Islands, Sokrates joined the celebrations, talking with interested citizens.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – A Night to Remember
===Rebellion against Kleon===
During the plague in Athens, Sokrates was observing the situation and people there. He witnessed the death of Perikles and decided to remain in the city in order to oppose the rhetoric of Kleon, the new leader of Athens and a Sage of the Cult of Kosmos who had taken power after Deimos murdered Perikles.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Athens's Last Hope Later around 425 BCE, Sokrates and Aristophanes assisted Kassandra in tarnishing Kleon's reputation.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Resistance
===Influence and legacy===
Deemed by later society to be one of the founders of Western philosophy, he added much to the field during his time. Among his creations was the , a form of debate-like dialogue where he would ascertain underlying presuppositions in one's beliefs through various questions and hypotheticals.
In 1511 or 1512, the Assassin Mentor Ezio Auditore retrieved a copy of Aesop's Fables in Constantinople attributed to him.
== Personality and characteristics==
As an exceptional rhetorician who dominated political debates, Sokrates earned the respect of the intelligentsia of Athens. He was a fervent advocate of the democratic principles of his native state, and his prolific contributions to the philosophical tradition of Greece has left a lasting legacy which continued to reverberate as late as the days of the Ottoman Empire and beyond. Outspoken and courageous, he also boasted an extraordinary capacity for liquor.
==Behind the scenes==
Sokrates is a historical figure introduced in the 2018 video game Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, where he was voiced by Daniel Matmor.
Sokrates was famous for having introduced the , a form of argumentative dialogue which employed a process of question and answering to draw out underlying  in one's beliefs. His interactions with the player in Odyssey as a friend of the protagonist recreate his notorious habit of subjecting friends and strangers everywhere to this method of inquiry. Key to his approach was not to assert normative claims himself but to stimulate critical thinking and discover logical contradictions no matter the other party's position. True to this, in various moral dilemmas the player finds themselves in across the game's quests, no matter the player's choice, Socrates will question their reasoning in a way that may come across as contrarian.
Much of what is known of Socrates, his philosophy, and his behavior comes from the works of his pupil Plato, who immortalized him. His , most notably , relates how Socrates earned the ire of a significant segment of Athenian society through his Socratic method, and this led to his and execution in 399 BCE.
==Gallery==
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ACOD Sokrate Head Models - Stephanie Chafe.jpg|Head model of Sokrates
ACOD Sokrate Models - Stephanie Chafe.jpg|Full body models of Sokrates
ACOD Sokrate Sculp - Stephanie Chafe.jpg|Head sculpt of Sokrates
ACOd-ANtR-Sokrates.jpg|Sokrates at the party on Mykonos
ACOd-Sokrates-plague.jpg|Sokrates in Athens during the plague
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Revelations 
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey 
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (novel)
*Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece
*Assassin's Creed: Where's the Assassin? 
*Assassin's Creed: Rebellion
*Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR 
==References==
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