Front

What is the name of the myth about the origins of human love in Plato's Symposium?

Back

The Myth of Aristophanes

Front

According to the myth, from where did the male people descend?

Back

The sun

Front

How many arms and legs did the early people have?

Back

Four arms and four legs

Front

What did Zeus do to the early people because they were wild and unruly?

Back

Cut them down the middle

Front

What did Apollo do to the heads of the early people?

Back

Made them face their wound

Front

What part of the body became known as the abdomen?

Back

The navel

Front

What did people search for after being split in half?

Back

Their other half

Front

What happened when people found their other half?

Back

They wrapped themselves around it tightly

Front

What did people begin to die from after finding their other half?

Back

Hunger and neglect

Front

What is the greatest wish mentioned in the myth?

Back

To be melted into one by Hephaestus