Pausanias
According to Pausanias, what are the two types of love?
Heavenly Love and Common Love
What parts of the body should we gratify?
only the good/healthy parts.
What did the gods to to punish the humans?
Cut the humans in half
His is more about the nature/God Love rather than the humans
If love is not good, does that mean that it is bad?
No, not everything must be either one thing or its opposite
What are the goddesses for the two types of love?
heavenly Aphrodite/Uranian and common Aphrodite
According to Eryximachus, what is medicine?
the knowledge of the forms of bodily love as regards filling and emptying.
What did Zeus do when he felt pity for the humans after he cut them in half?
He moved their genitals to the front so reproduction occurred between women and men
what was Agathon's career?
a tragic writer
what role do spirits have?
Spirits are the intermediaries/bridge between humans and gods (Convey prayers, sacrifices, gifts, etc)
which genders are associated with which type of love?
Men with heavenly love and both women and men for common love.
According to Eryximachus, what is the doctor's role?
implant one type of love in the body and flush the wrong kind.
According to Aristophanes, what are the three genders?
Female, male, and androgynous
Why does Agathon think that Love is the happiest?
because he is the most beautiful and best
According to Diotima, how do we reach immortality?
We reach immortality through reproduction(birth)
What is the main role of Lovers?
The lover makes the loved one good and wise, educating him and teaching him virtue.
what type of love does Eryximachus associate Muse Polymnia with?
Common love
The women cut from the female gender are interested in who?
Mainly towards women too.
Why does Agathon mention Hesiod and Parmenides?
To show that Love is young and if he was there, violent histories told by Hesiod and Parmenides would not have occurred
According to Socrates, what does it mean for one to desire what they love?
It means that one person does not have that "something" of his desire in his possession
What would happen if a boy is fooled into a dishonest relationship by a poor man?
The boy will be honored/admired but the Poor man will be humiliated
Eryximachus uses rhythm and harmony to show what?
to show agreement between divergent elements
"each of us finds his loved one and restores his..."
According to Agathon, what are the 4 of Love's virtues?
Justice, moderation, courage, and wisdom
"giving birth in beauty both...
in body and in mind."