He is best known for his appearance in Plato's Symposium, which describes the banquet given to celebrate his obtaining a prize for his first tragedy at the Lenaia in 416.
Ia terkenal karena penampilannya di Simposium Plato, yang menggambarkan perjamuan yang diberikan untuk merayakan hadiahnya mendapatkan Tragedi pertamanya di Lenaia pada tahun 416.