Πρὸς Κωλώτην

Sections

1 – 1 2 – 2 2 – 2 2 – 2 3 – 3 4 – 4 4 – 4 5 – 5 6 – 6 7 – 7 8 – 8 9 – 9 10 – 10 10 – 10 11 – 11 11 – 11 12 – 12 13 – 13 13 – 13 14 – 14 14 – 15 15 – 15 16 – 16 17 – 17 18 – 18 19 – 19 20 – 20 21 – 21 22 – 22 22 – 22 23 – 23 24 – 24 25 – 25 26 – 26 27 – 27 27 – 27 28 – 28 29 – 29 30 – 30 30 – 30 31 – 31 32 – 32 33 – 33 33 – 33 34 – 34

İngilizce Yunanca

2 Not long since therefore, as this book was reading, Aristodemus of Aegium, a familiar friend of ours (whom you well know to be one of the Academy, and not a mere thyrsus-bearer, but one of the most frantic celebrators of Plato’s orgies),See Plato, Phaed. p. 69 C, and Stallbaum’s note. Here the proverb occurs, — Ναρθηκοφόροι μὲν πολλοὶ, Βάκχοι δέ τε παῦροι, the thrysus-bearers are many, but the true priests of Bacchus are few. (G.) did, I know not how, keep himself contrary to his custom very still all the while, and patiently gave ear to it even to the end. But the reading was scarce well over, when he said: Well then, whom shall we cause to rise up and fight against this man, in defence of the philosophers For I am not of Nestor’s opinion, who, when the most valiant of those nine warriors that presented themselves to enter into combat was to be chosen, committed the election to the fortune of a lot.

2 Yet, answered I, you see he so disposed himself in reference to the lot, that the choice might pass according to the arbitrament of the wisest man; And th’ lot drawn from the helmet, as they wished, On Ajax fell. But yet since you command me to make the election, How can I think a better choice to make Than the divine Ulysses?Il. VII. 182; X. 243. Consider therefore, and be well advised, in what manner you will chastise this man.