Why Is Euthyphro Holy

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Euthyphro
In the Story Euthyphro is faced with many questions by the curious Socrates. One of the questions that with no doubt had a great significance was whether holy or piety is loved by the gods because it is holy or if it is holy because it is loved by the gods. This causes a roundabout conversation and at this point in the conversation Euthyphro realizes just this. Euthyphro decides to say that holy is loved by the gods because it is holy instead of its holy because it is loved by the gods. The problem with this answer then leads to Socrates asking what really makes the holy actually holy? If the God’s love it because it is holy then why do they see the holiness and what makes it holy in the first place? Euthyphro goes on to say that