Ἀλκιβιάδης βʹ

Second Alcibiades

Author

Plato

Language

Classical Attic Greek

Year

c. 400-250 BCE

Country

Classical Athens

Genre

Speech / Dialogue

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The Second Alcibiades or Alcibiades II is a dialogue traditionally ascribed to Plato. In it, Socrates attempts to persuade Alcibiades that it is unsafe for him to pray to the gods if he does not know whether what he prays for is actually good or bad for him.