Πρωτεσίλαος (fr. 42)

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3; Antiph. fr. 105.2-3), especially when, as often, performed by a female on
a male. The political relationship between the two men is thus portrayed in
terms of a sexual relationship in which Melanopus is the passive, Callistratus
the dominant partner.
Καλλιστράτου Καλλίστρατος Καλλικράτους Αφιδναϊος; PA 8157 [with
suppl.] = 8129 = 8130; PAA 561575; Davies 1971. 277-82; Develin 1989 #1564;
LGPNII s. v. 50. Callistratus was active politically as early as 392/1 BC (Philoch.
FGrHist 328 F 149a) and was one of the leading politicians in Athens until
the 360s BC, holding numerous offices, but in 361/0 BC, following the Battle
of Mantineia, went into exile in Methone and was condemned to death ([D.]
50.48); ca. 355 BC he returned to Athens and was killed seeking refuge at the
Altar of the Twelve Gods (Lyc. Leocr. 93). Cf. Sealey 1956; Wankel 1976 on
D. 18.219 offers further discussion of Callistratus’ career with references and
bibliography. For his dealings with Melanopus, see above on Μελανώπω (2).
He is mocked elsewhere in comedy at Antiph. fr. 293; Eub. frr. 10; 106.

fr. 42 K.-A. (41 K.)
καν ταΰτα ποιής ώσπερ φράζω,
λαμπροΐς δείπνοις δεξόμεθ’ ύμάς,
ούδέν όμοίοις τοΐς Ίφικράτους
τοΐς έν Θράκη· καίτοι φασιν
5 βουβαυκαλόσαυλα γενέσθαι.
κατά τήν άγοράν μεν ύπεστρώσθαι
στρώμαθ’ άλουργή μέχρι τής άρκτου·
δειπνεϊν δ’ άνδρας βουτυροφάγους,
αύχμηροκόμας μυριοπληθεϊς·
ίο τούς δε λέβητας χαλκούς είναι,
μείζους λάκκων δωδεκακλίνων·
αύτόν δέ Κότυν περιεζώσθαι
ζωμόν τε φέρειν έν χοΐ χρυσή,
καί γευόμενον των κρατήρων
15 πρότερον μεθύειν των πινόντων.
αύλεϊν δ’ αύτοϊς Αντιγενείδαν,
Αργάν δ’ αδειν καί κιθαρϊζειν
Κηφισόδοτον τον Αχαρνήθεν,
μέλπειν δ’ ώδαϊς