Freud and Plato

Freud was indeed a reader of the classics. Now that I think about it, I can see the connection between Freud and Plato. In the Republic, Plato describes the human soul as being divided into three parts represented by a man, a lion, and a multifarious (many-headed) beast wearing the costume of a man. Now, if I remember correctly, the man represents reason, the lion represents emotion, and the multi-headed beast is the animalistic urges we all have, like eating, sex, etc. Of course, Plato urges that any just man should keep the little man in charge of the lion and the beast, which is typical of something he would say considering his emphasis on reason. When Freud made his appearance in the philosophic circle, he contradicted Plato's belief that humans were guided by reason by arguing that humans were guided by the id, ego, and superego, with the ego in consciousness and the id and superego battling in the unconscious. I am convinced that Freud's concept of the id, ego, and superego are influenced by Plato's three parts of the soul. After looking up the issue on line, it seems I am not the only one to have made the comparison. Gerard M. Gallucci has published a book by the title Plato and Freud: Statesmen of the Soul.