Plato's Nature Of Piety

Understanding the Nature of Piety, Euthyphro Plato’s dialogue of Euthyphro shows the complexity in determining the nature of piety. Socrates questions Euthyphro and learns that Euthyphro gives examples rather than a concrete definition. He tries to persuade Euthyphro from thinking of piety in association with divine gods.
a) “Is the pious being loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is being loved by the gods?” (10a)
b) The gods argue among themselves and may not consider the same thing pious (8a) Socrates proposes that in the state of being loved by the gods one must show the actions of the gods loving it. He adds that the gods love pious things because they are pious (11a). This poses as a contradiction because