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Demochares
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472
Δημοχάρης
Demochares
… in as his witness some worthless comic poet. In fact
Demochares
was considered worthy, by the Athenians, of election as general and of other honours, in none of which could he have been successful …
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Ἀρχέδικος
Archedikos, Archedicus
A comic writer, who wrote against
Demochares,
the cousin of Demosthenes.
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Ἀριστέας
Aristeas
The son of
Democharis
or of Caustrobius, from Proconnesos, an epic poet; [he wrote] the verses called the Arimaspea; it is a history of the Hyperborean Arimaspeans, [in] 3 books. They say that whenever …
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Βάναυσος
vulgar, mechanical, banausic, plebeian
… critique of Timaeus (tau 602) of the complaints made by
Demochares
(delta 472) against Demetrius of Phaleron (delta 429), benign dictator of Athens 317-307 BCE.
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Βοτρυοσταγῆ ἔρνη
shoots dripping with grapes
… it. [1] Polybius 12.13.1. (This refers to Timaeus' account of
Demochares:
see generally delta 472.) Here Botruos is the genitive of a writer's name, "Botrys".
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555
Ἐκ παντὸς ξύλου
out of every timber
… = 5.12 and 5.55 Kaibel) a similar proverb used by
Demochares
(delta 472) of unscrupulous politicians. He mentions other material than wood for the comparison, e.g. a spearhead made out of savory. The first …
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