Uraloabus

First appearance and context

Uraloabus is identified in The Dictionary (4th edition, A.R. 3000) as one of the great dialogs. In the entry for Kefedokhles, it is singled out as his most notable appearance among several dialogs.

Role and function

Within the dialog, Kefedokhles makes a timely and long‑winded interruption that allows Thelenes to recover his footing, change the subject, and begin a methodical dismantling of Sphenic thought. According to the summary in The Dictionary, the final portion of the work culminates in the title character’s public suicide.

Relationships and references

• Features Thelenes as a principal participant, with Kefedokhles appearing as a minor interlocutor whose interruption influences the course of argument.
• Noted by The Dictionary as part of the tradition of “great dialogs,” and for the role it plays in accounts of Sphenic thought.

Current status

Known by its reputation and by the Dictionary’s account as a major dialog; no further details about its transmission, authorship, or extant copies have been provided so far.