Xenophon

Xenophon (b. ca. 431), son of Gryllus, of the deme Erchia of Athens, was a soldier, mercenary and an admirer of Sokrates. Xenophon was against Sokrates' decision to join Alkibiades expedition to Sicily, claiming that the most vocal opponent, Kritias, spoke for most of the group. Sokrates deflected Xenophon by wondering how any man could speak for another.