For one who looks at Beauty in the only way that Beauty can
be seen—only then will it become possible for him to give birth
(tiktein) not to images of virtue—because he’s in touch with no
images—but to true virtue—because he is in touch with true
Beauty. And being theophiles (god-loved/god-loving) belongs
to anyone who has given birth to true virtue and nourished it,
and if any human being could become immortal, it would be
this one. ~Diotima in The Symposium
Wonderful discussion: Diotima and Demeter as Mystagogues in Plato’s Symposium