Socrates, Discoverer of Salt

Socrates, Discoverer of Salt is one of the many Anceint Greek Philosopher Heros, part of my series where I reimagine Greek Philosophers as Greek Heros. Socrates (c. 470–399 BCE) lived his entire life in Athens, during a period of political turbulence and cultural brilliance. Born to a stonemason and a midwife, he served as a hoplite in the Peloponnesian War and became known in the city for engaging anyone—politicians, craftsmen, poets—in probing conversations about virtue, justice, and the good life. History He left no writings, making him one of history’s most enigmatic thinkers. The “Socratic problem” refers to the difficulty of separating the historical Socrates from the literary character in Plato’s dialogues Given his great mind and combat experience I decided to do something uneque for him and imagine him as a salt weilding champion of the arena standing victoriously over a fallen snail gladiator having discovered the perfect weapon to defeat them (follow to see my insect/bug cha