Games, as a means of education, 4. 425 A (cp. 7. 537 A);
—dice (κύβοι), 10. 604 C;
—draughts (πεττεία), 1. 333 A; 2. 374 C; 6. 487 C;
—city (πόλις), 4. 422 E:
—[the Olympic, &c.] glory gained by success in, 5. 465 D, 466 A; 10. 618 A (cp. 620 B).
General, the, ought to know arithmetic and geometry, 7. 522 D, 525 B, 526 D, 527 C.
Gentleness, characteristic of the philosopher, 2. 375, 376; 3. 410; 6. 486 C; usually inconsistent with spirit, 2. 375.
Geometry, must be learnt by the rulers, 7. 526 foll.; erroneously thought to serve for practical purposes only, ib. 527;
—geometry of solids, ib. 528;
—geometrical necessity, 5. 458 D;
—geometrical notions apprehended by a faculty of the soul, 6. 511 C.
Giants, battles of the, 2. 378 B.
Gifts, given to victors, 3. 414; 5. 460, 468;
—gifts of nature, 2. 370 A; 5. 455; 7. 535 A; may be perverted, 6. 491 E, 495 A; 7. 519 [cp. Laws 7. 819 A; 10. 908 C].
Glaucon, son of Ariston, 1. 327 A; 2. 368 A; takes up the discourse, 1. 347 A; 2. 372 C; 3. 398 B; 4. 427 D; 5. 450 A; 6. 506 D; 9. 576 B; anxious to contribute money for Socrates, 1. 337 E; the boldest of men, 2. 357 A; his genius, ib. 368 A; distinguished at the battle of Megara, ibid.; a musician, 3. 398 D; 7. 531 A; desirous that Socrates should discuss the subject