Socrates has frequently been featured in or the subject of literature, theater, film, television, and art.
Art
- The Apotheosis of Homer (1827)
- The Death of Socrates (1787)
- Double Herm of Socrates and Seneca (3rd century AD)
- The School of Athens (c. 1511)
- Socrates (c. 1950)
- Symposium (Feuerbach) (1869)
Literature
- Alcibiades the Schoolboy (1652)
- Creation (1981)
- Historical fiction novel by Gore Vidal in which a Achaemenid Persian diplomat meets historical figures, including Socrates
- The Just City (2015)
- The Last of the Wine (1956)
- The Plot to Save Socrates (2006)
- The True Apology of Socrates by Kostas Varnalis (1931)
Music
- "Bruces' Philosophers Song" (1973)
- Der geduldige Socrates (1721)
- Socrate (1919)
Screen
- Barefoot in Athens (1966)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame television film on the last days of Socrates, starring Peter Ustinov as Socrates
- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
- Science fiction comedy film in which time-traveling teenagers assemble historical figures, including Socrates, portrayed by Tony Steedman, for a high school presentation. The title characters continuously pronounce his name as the two syllable 'So-Crates'
- Meeting of Minds (1977–1981)
- The Philosophers' Football Match (1972), in which he scores the winning goal
- Socrates (1971)
Stage
- The Clouds (423 BC)
- Ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes that lampoons intellectualism in classical Athens; Socrates features prominently
- Socrates (1759)
- Socrates on Trial (2007)
Video Games
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)
- Socrates (stylized as Sokrates) is a side character in the Ubisoft game where the player can complete quests given by Socrates which involve philosophical dilemmas, much to the annoyance of the main character.
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