how do I know anything more of the nature of piety and impiety?
Euthyphro. Yes indeed, Socrates; at least if they will listen to me.
Socrates. But they will be sure to listen if they find that you are a good speaker. There was a notion that came into my mind while you were speaking; I said to myself: “Well, and what if Euthyphro does prove to me that all the gods regarded the death of the serf as unjust, how do I know anything more of the nature of piety and impiety? for granting that this action may be hateful to the gods, still piety and impiety are not adequately defined by these distinctions, for that which is hateful to the gods has been shown to be also pleasing and dear to them.” And therefore, Euthyphro, I do not ask you to prove this; I will sup- pose, if you like, that all the gods condemn and abominate such an action. But I will amend the defi- nition so far as to say that what all the gods hate is