Round 2: Tossup 17

Empedocles proposed a force named for this concept that “mixed” the classical elements. During a speech on this concept by Eryximachus, (15[1])one character tries various hiccup cures. A speech in a passage on this concept praises Socrates by comparing him (15[1])to a statue of Silenus filled with golden figures. Aristophanes explains this concept by explaining that humans used to be spherical until they were (*) split by Zeus. Plato explained this concept’s purest form as ascending to the Form of Beauty in a dialogue where characters give speeches on it at a drinking party. For 10 points, name this concept discussed in Plato’s Symposium, (-5[1])specifically its erotic form. ■END■

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