(Κρίτων; Krítōn).
[1] Wealthy friend of Socrates, of the same age
Wealthy friend of Socrates and of the same age, also from the Alopece demos (Pl. Ap. 33d; Pl. Crit. 44b; Xen. Mem. 2,9,2; 2,9,4); discussion partner of Socrates in Plato's ‘Criton’ and ‘Euthydemus’ and in Xen. Mem. 2,9,1-3. In Plato's ‘Criton’ he unsuccessfully advises Socrates to flee his prison. The Epicurean Idomeneus claimed that not Criton but Aeschines [1]…