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Recorded long after Plato’s death, “The Great Dialogues of Plato” have been passed through time orally. Plato’s dialogues were spoken even before the birth of Jesus Christ, between Plato’s birth in 427 B.C. and his death in 347 B.C. Plato, a student of Socrates, provides insight into the Greek civilization. His dialogues discuss aspects of Greek life such as its government, its people’s lifestyles, and the ideals of Greeks during this time period. Most of the dialogues in Plato’s work are written in the form of debates. Plato’s views of Greek society may differ from those with less education. Plato was a well-educated man for his time which could make his opinions of society somewhat biased. Although it is possible that Plato’s opinions are biased much of the information the book contains is relatively factual. Religion is a part of every society. There is evidence in Book II of “The Republic” supporting the idea that Greeks are polytheistic. During a discussion about the origins of good and evil there is reference to some