Euthyphro accepts definition-suggested to him by socrates

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Euthyphro accepts the definition, suggested to him by Socrates, that "x is right" means "all of the gods approve of doing x." But Euthyphro also has a belief about why the gods approve of certain things, and Socrates points out that his definition and his belief, taken together, lead to a serious problem. What is Euthyphro’s belief, and what is the problem that Socrates points out?

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