Phaedrus
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Athenian aristocrat, friend of Socrates
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Phaedrus , son of Pythocles, of the Myrrhinus deme , was an ancient Athenian aristocrat associated with the inner-circle of the philosopher Socrates. He was indicted in the profanation of the Eleusinian Mysteries in 415 during the Peloponnesian War, causing him to flee Athens.
