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1. Critias
   (c. 460-403 BC) Athenian politician and orator. He was one of the Thirty Tyrants installed as rulers of Athens by the Spartans at the end of the Peloponnesian War 404 BC. He was killed while at war against the...
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2. Critias
   (from the article `religion, study of`) ...gods. Prodicus of Ceos (5th century ) gave a rationalistic explanation of the origin of deities that foreshadowed Euhemerism (see below Later ... [5 related articles]
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3. Critias
   (from the article `Atlantis`) a legendary island in the Atlantic Ocean, lying west of the Straits of Gibraltar. The principal sources for the legend are two of Plato`s dialogues, ...
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4. Critias
   Critias (krish'ēus, kritēus) , c.460–403 B.C., Athenian political leader and writer. A relative of Plato, he was an aristocrat and had early training in philosophy with Socrates and wrote poems and tragedies. He is best remembered, however, as one of the Thirty Tyrants imposed ...
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5. Critias
   `Critias` (Κριτίας--> Kritias, 460 BC – 403 BC), born in Classical Athens|Athens, son of Callaeschrus, was an uncle of Plato, and a leading member of the Thirty Tyrants, and one of the most violent. He was an associate of Socrates, a fact that did not endear Socr...
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6. Critias
   (dialogue) `Critias`, one of Plato`s late dialogues, contains the story of the mighty island kingdom Atlantis and its attempt to conquer Athens, which failed due to the ordered society of the Athenians. Critias is the second of a projected trilogy of dialogues, preceded by Ti...
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