Plato’s Euthyphro tries explaining what piety truly means for the sake of Socrates in his trial for the crime of corrupting the young and not believing in the gods in whom the city believes (Euthyphro, 1). Euthyphro is also in trial, but for the prosecution of his father for murder, which shocks Socrates because it was considered a religious crime by the Greeks to do so and he remarks that Euthyphro must be very wise to make such a bold move (Euthyphro, 4b). Euthyphro proudly proclaims that he indeed has expert knowledge on the subject of what is holy and unholy, and with that proclamation Socrates suggests that Euthyphro could teach him so in case he is prosecuted, he could not be found guilty since he is learning under the expert of all
