fun of him, but only for the truth's sake. I say, that he is exactly like the busts of Silenus, which are set up in the statuaries' shops, holding pipes and flutes in their mouths; and they are made to open in the middle, and have images of gods inside them. I say also that he is like Marsyas the satyr. [...] And are you not a flute-player? That you are, and a performer far more wonderful than Marsyas. He indeed with instruments used to charm the souls of men by the power of his breath, and the players of his music do so still: for the melodies of Olympus are derived from Marsyas who taught them [...] But you produce the same effect with your words only, and do not require the flute: that is the difference between you and him. [...] And if I were not afraid that you would think me hopelessly drunk, I would have sworn as well as spoken to the influence which they have always had and still have over me. For my heart leaps within me more than that of any Corybantian reveller, and my eyes rain tears when I hear them. And I observe that many others are affected in the same manner. [...] And this is what I and many others have suffered from the flute-playing of this satyr. Socrates[...] you praised me, and I in turn ought to praise my neighbour on the right [...] Part II – On the banks of the Ilissus [From Phaedrus, 229a-230c] SocratesLet us turn aside and go by the Ilissus; we will sit down at some quiet spot. PhaedrusI am fortunate in not having my sandals, and as you never have any, I think that we may go along the brook and cool our feet in the water; this will be the easiest way, and at midday and in the summer is far from being unpleasant. SocratesLead on, and look out for a place in which we can sit down. PhaedrusDo you see the tallest plane-tree in the distance? SocratesYes. PhaedrusThere are shade and gentle breezes, and grass on which we may either sit or lie down. SocratesMove forward. PhaedrusI should like to know, Socrates, whether the place is not somewhere here at which Boreas is said to have carried off Orithyia from the banks of the Ilissus? SocratesSuch is the tradition. PhaedrusAnd is