(The) Apology (of Socrates) is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he defends himself against the charges of being a man "e;who corrupted the young, did not believe in the gods, and created new deities"e;. "e;Apology"e; here has its earlier meaning (now usually expressed by the word "e;apologia"e;) of speaking in defense of a cause or of one's beliefs or actions (from the Greek ????????).