After cross-examining Meletus, the central figure argues that God would not let one man harm a better man, like a (*) gadfly stinging a horse.
The main figure of this work recounts how he refused orders to retrieve Leon of Salamis because Leon was slated to be executed. This work begins with the assertion that Chaerephon went to the Oracle of Delphi to find out that none is wiser than the central figure. After cross-examining Meletus, the central figure argues that God would not let one man harm a better man, like a (*) gadfly stinging a horse. For 10 points, name this Platonic dialogue that recounts the real-life trial at which Socrates was found guilty of corrupting the Athenian youth and ordered to drink hemlock in 399 BCE.
The main figure of this work recounts how he refused orders to retrieve Leon of Salamis because Leon was slated to be executed.
The {Apology} of Socrates [or {Apologia}]