The island
of Aegina had been mainly divided in this way among Athenian colonists.
of Aegina had been mainly divided in this way among Athenian colonists.
Aristophanes
[67] A celebrated actor.
[68] There were two tragedies named 'Niobe,' one by Aeschylus and the
other by Sophocles, both now lost.
[69] A double strap, which flute-players applied to their lips and was
said to give softness to the tones.
[70] The shell was fixed over the seal to protect it.
[71] A calumniator and a traitor (see 'The Acharnians').
[72] Cleonymus, whose name the poet modifies, so as to introduce the idea
of a flatterer ([Greek: kolax]).
[73] Another flatterer, a creature of Cleon's.
[74] Athenian poor, having no purse, would put small coins into mouth for
safety. We know that the triobolus was the daily of the judges. Its value
was about 4-1/2 d.
[75] A jar of wine, which he had bought with his pay.
[76] A jar with two long ears or handles, in this way resembling an ass.
[77] A well-known flute-player.
[78] We have already seen that when accepting his son's challenge he
swore to fall upon his sword if defeated in the debate.
[79] Pericles had first introduced the custom of sending poor citizens,
among whom the land was divided, into the conquered countries.
The island
of Aegina had been mainly divided in this way among Athenian colonists.
[80] The choenix was a measure corresponding to our quart.
[81] A verse borrowed from Euripides' 'Bellerophon. '
[82] i. e. a legislator. The name given in Athens to the last six of the
nine Archons, because it was their special duty to see the laws
respected.
[83] Mentioned both in 'The Acharnians' and 'The Knights. '
[84] The drachma was worth six obols, or twice the pay of a heliast.
[85] We have already seen that the Athenians sometimes kept their small
money in their mouth.
[86] Which were placed in the courts; dogs were sacrificed on them.
[87] As already stated, the statue of Lycus stood close to the place
where the tribunals sat.
[88] The barrier in the Heliaea, which separated the heliasts from the
public.
[89] The whole of this comic trial of the dog Labes is an allusion to the
general Laches, already mentioned, who had failed in Sicily. He was
accused of taking bribes of money from the Sicilians.
[90] To serve for a bar.
