Κηφισόδημος
Kephisodemos, Cephisodemus
Translated by David Whitehead19 Jul 2001Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
An Athenian, a loquacious orator, with expertise in lawsuits; a political opponent of Perikles. But "Skythian wilderness" [means] savagery, destruction. For these Skythians are carried on waggons.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κηφισόδημος, Ἀθηναῖος, λάλος ῥήτωρ, δεινὸς περὶ τὰς δίκας, ἀντιπολιτευόμενος Περικλεῖ. Σκυθῶν δὲ ἐρημία, ἡ ἀγριότης, ὁ ὄλεθρος. οὗτοι γὰρ ἐπὶ τῶν ἁμαξῶν φέρονται οἱ Σκύθαι.