Opposite to those who inferred that Plato might have developed his Gyges narrative based on an ancient source (Republic, 359d-360b), this paper aims to examine the hypothesis that this is in fact a fiction based on Herodotus' narrative (Histories, I.8-14). Therefore, it intends to investigate the method used by Plato to base his philosophic argument, analyzing the points in the platonic narrative which differ from Herodotus', and whether these points enhance our perception of its fictitious nature, or better, a myth created by Plato with a philosophic purpose.
Plato; Herodotus; Gyges; platonic myth