Plato
In addition to writing poetry and being a philosopher, Plato was also a wrestler.
He loved math (especially geometry!)--turns out that poetry and mathcango together.
His real name was Aristocles, and Plato was just a nickname.
Translated from Greek, his nickname name means “wide” or “broad” and was most likely the name given to him in reference to his broad shoulders or forehead.
From the Power Poetry Archive
The original Plato profile from the classic Power Poetry site.
In addition to writing poetry and being a philosopher, Plato was also a wrestler.
He loved math (especially geometry!)--turns out that poetry and mathcango together.
His real name was Aristocles, and Plato was just a nickname.
Translated from Greek, his nickname name means “wide” or “broad” and was most likely the name given to him in reference to his broad shoulders or forehead.
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Plato writes like a philosopher who speaks in metaphor between shadow and light.
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