In the case of Socrates and the Athenian government, Socrates was accused of corrupting the youth, not believing in the traditional Gods, and believing in other Gods. Back in Athens, accusations could be brought to the court by anyone, and in Socrates' case these allegations were brought to the court by a group of men, Meletus being the main accuser. In Aristophanes play, "The Clouds," the character of Socrates has a so called "thoughtery," where young men come to study rhetoric and argumentative techniques. Socrates character in the play makes fun of the traditional gods of Athens. In the play he teaches one of his students, Strepsiades, how to argue effectively, how to avoid his repayment of debt, and even encourages young men to beat and argue with their parents. In the play, "The Clouds," Strepsiades and Socrates have a conversation about the rain and who causes the rain to fall down after Socrates states "Zeus! what Zeus! Are you mad? There is no Zeus" (Clouds, 423 B.C.E). Socrates claims that there is no Zeus and that he can also prove it. He then proposes the question as to if there were a Zeus he could make it rain without clouds, as no one has ever seen, therefore there cannot be a God having rain fall down. Also Socrates states that it isn't Zeus who is making rain fall down but it is the whirlwind. Strepsiades is so captivated by his idea. According to the play and the meetings Socrates holds in the town, we can justify his guild on the accusation of not believing in the traditional Gods. Socrates spent most of his time in the Athenian market and public places having conversations and arguments with everybody. He was known for corrupting the youth. Corrupting the youth at such a young age was fairly easy. One of the main reasons he was accused of this was because he was known to have corrupted Meletus' son who was one of his students. Before Meletus' son was a very respectful young man and he never went against his pa