Psyche vs Φαίδων: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Soul, Immortality, Religion
Psyche
THIS book offers an account of the opinions held by the Greeks about the life of the human soul after death, and is thus intended as a contribution to the history of Greek religion. Such an undertaking has in a special…
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Φαίδων
“PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE: Phaedo, who is the narrator of the dialogue to Echecrates of Phlius.”
After an interval of some months or years, and at Phlius, a town of Peloponnesus, the tale of the last hours of Socrates is narrated to Echecrates and other Phliasians by Phaedo the 'beloved disciple.' The Dialogue…
The verdict
- Readers rate Φαίδων highest: Φαίδων 4.1 · Psyche 3.8.
- Φαίδων is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 11 for Psyche.
- Φαίδων has the widest readership — 17232 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Psyche | Φαίδων | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (17232) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| Psyche | Φαίδων | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 17232 |
| Editions | 14 | 291 |
| Citations | 24 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Written reviews | — | 5 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1609 | 5092 |
| Pages | 626 | 198 |