Plato (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
Born in Athens in 427 b.c.e. and named Aristocles, the famous philosopher whose nickname, Plato (PLAY-toh), means “broad forehead” was the son of Ariston and Perictione, Athenian aristocrats. The family of Ariston traced its descent to Codrus, presumably the last king of Athens, and Perictione was a descendant of Solon, the Athenian lawgiver. Plato probably enjoyed a comfortable boyhood as the youngest member of a wealthy family. He had two brothers, Glaucon and Adeimantus, and a sister, Potone.
When Plato was still a child his father died, and his mother then married...
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