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Crito is an ancient Greek philosopher, and one of Socrates’s close friends. Although he rarely speaks in Phaedo, Crito is present during Socrates’s final hours. After Socrates drinks the poison hemlock, he turns to Crito and utters his last words, saying: “Crito, we owe a cock to Asclepius; make this offering to him and do not forget.” As noted in Hackett Publishing’s 2011 edition of the text, “A cock was sacrificed to Asclepius [the god of medicine] by the sick people who slept in his temples, hoping for a cure. Socrates apparently means that death is a cure for the ills of life.” As such, Socrates’s final remark to Crito is both a sly joke and a reiteration of his acceptance of death.
Crito Quotes in Phaedo
The Phaedo quotes below are all either spoken by Crito or refer to Crito. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Phaedo
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“Crito, we owe a cock to Asclepius; make this offering to him and do not forget.” — “It shall be done,” said Crito, “tell us if there is anything else.” But there was no answer.
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Crito Quotes in Phaedo
The Phaedo quotes below are all either spoken by Crito or refer to Crito. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Phaedo
Quotes
“Crito, we owe a cock to Asclepius; make this offering to him and do not forget.” — “It shall be done,” said Crito, “tell us if there is anything else.” But there was no answer.
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