Socrates was a Gemini.
Gemini (astrology) . Under the tropical zodiac , the sun transits this sign between May 21 and June 21 . Socrates ( [ ˈsɒkrətiːz ] Σωκράτης [ - grcsɔːkrátɛːs ] , Sōkrátēs ; 470/469 -- 399 BC ) was a classical Greek ( Athenian ) philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy .