Symposium - Ladder of Love 210a
Mark Mateo / Plato Symposium - Ladder of Love
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Ταῦτα μὲν οὖν τὰ ἐρωτικὰ ἴσως , ὦ Σώκρατες , κἂν σὺ [ 210a ] μυηθείης · τὰ δὲ τέλεα καὶ ἐποπτικά , ὧν ἕνεκα καὶ ταῦτα ἔστιν , ἐάν τις ὀρθῶς μετίηι , οὐκ οἶδ᾽ εἰ οἷός τ᾽ ἂν εἴης . ἐρῶ μὲν οὖν , ἔφη , ἐγὼ καὶ προθυμίας οὐδὲν ἀπολείψω · πειρῶ δὲ ἕπεσθαι , ἂν οἷός τε ἦις . δεῖ γάρ , ἔφη , τὸν ὀρθῶς ἰόντα ἐπὶ τοῦτο τὸ πρᾶγμα ἄρχεσθαι μὲν νέον ὄντα ἰέναι ἐπὶ τὰ καλὰ σώματα , καὶ πρῶτον μέν , ἐὰν ὀρθῶς ἡγῆται ὁ ἡγούμενος , ἑνὸς αὐτὸν σώματος ἐρᾶν καὶ ἐνταῦθα γεννᾶν λόγους καλούς ,
Now
perhaps
,
Socrates
,
you
too
might
be
initiated
into
these
erotics
;
but
as
for
the
perfect
revelations—for
which
the
others
are
means
,
if
one
were
to
proceed
correctly
on
the
way—I
do
not
know
if
you
would
be
able
to
be
initiated
into
them
.
Now
I
shall
speak
,
'
she
said
.
'
I
shall
not
falter
in
my
zeal
;
do
try
to
follow
,
if
you
are
able
.
He
who
is
to
move
correctly
in
this
matter
must
begin
while
young
to
go
to
beautiful
bodies
.
And
first
of
all
,
if
the
guide
is
guiding
correctly
,
he
must
love
one
body
and
there
generate
beautiful
speeches
.