@AimeeMaroux@Lamhfada@antiquidons@histodons@mythology I have to admit, one of my favourite bits of The Republic is when they're discussing beauty and just talking about how hot men are (except Socrates, because it's well known he was considered ugly).
One of my favourite Socrates facts is that that even though he was famously ugly AND stinky, all the hot young men of Athens were into him. We still have love letters from, like, The hottest guy in Athens who was just desperate to get into>