The divine Plato, after having discussed the immortality of the soul in his dialogue Phædo (an ideal-that is to say, a lying-immortality), embarked upon an interpretation of the myths which treat of the other life, remarking that it was also necessary to mythologize.
Platon jainkozkoa, Fedon bere elkarrizketan arimaren hilezintasunaz eztabaida egin ondoren-hilezintasun idealaz, hau da, gezurrezkoaz-beste bizitzari buruzko mitoak azaltzen abiatu zen, mitogintzan ere aritu beharra dagoela esanez.