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297), delivered in 333 BC, and in The Crown (18. 70,162, 219), delivered in 330
BC. It therefore seems better to accept Koerte’s suggestion (1905, 400; cf. APF n.
2108) that this person is Aristomedes from Collytus (LGPNII, n. 9020; cf. IG II2
1924.9).142
Hermes is most appropriate here, because he was the god of thieves, being
himself the archetypical thief, as he is depicted in the fourth Homeric Hymn ( h.
Merc. 18 έσπέριος βοϋς κλέψεν έκηβόλου Απόλλωνος); cf. Hippon. fr. 3a West,
where Hermes is called companion of thievesYEppfj κυνάγχα, μηονιστϊ Κανδαϋλα,
φωρών έταϊρε, δεΰρο μοι σκαπαρδεΰσαι; Ar. Eq. 297-8 Πα.'Ομολογώ κλέπτειν· σύ
δ’ ούχί. / Άλ. Νή τόνΈρμήν τον Άγοραΐον. For Hermes involvement in love affairs,
especially homosexual ones, cf. Luc. Dear. lud. 6, where he is Zeus’ accomplice
in the rape of Ganymede. He also specializes in abductions; e. g. E. Hel. 44-8; h.
Ven. 117-30; see Konstantakos 2000, 99-100. For another association of Hermes
with a politician cf. Alex. fr. 93, where Hermes is called “Philippides’ holder by
allotment”, due to Philippides’ resemblance to a corpse: Έρμη θεών προπομπέ και
Φιλιππίδου / Κληρούχε, Νυκτός τ’ δμμα τής μελαμπέπλου; see Arnott 1996, 245.
4 Σάτυρος Satyrus is a common name in Greece;143 cf. LGPN s. v.; cf. e. g.
D. 22.63 Σάτυρος ό τών νεωρίων έπιμελητής (ca 357 BC, PA 12577); [D.] 59.45
Σάτυρος Άλωπεκήθεν ό Λακεδαιμονίου άδελφός, (343-40, ΡΑ 12590); [D.] 59.58
Σάτυρος ό Μελιτέως (ca 341/0, ΡΑ 12605). Most scholars plausibly identify this
Σάτυρος with the well-known comic actor, who was included in the list of Lenaean
victors before Philemo and Callistratus; cf. Mette 1977, V C col. 3 v. 1 (p. 179)=
IG II2 2325 v.190; O’Connor 1908, 429; Stephanis 1988, n. 235 ΣάτυροςΌλύνθιος;
MacDowell 2000, 286; Harding 2006, 206. Satyrus was a comic actor specializi-
ng in slave roles; cf. Aeschin. 2.156-7 και Σάτυρον τον κωμικόν υποκριτήν ...
τούς Καρίωνας και Ξανθίας ύποκρινόμενον. Demosthenes (19.193-5) introduces
Satyrus as a κωμικός ύποκριτής, who asked Philip to release the daughters of a
dead friend and his request was accepted. Aeschines, on the other hand, narrates
that Satyrus requested the release of some captives who were working in Philip’s
vineyards (2.156-7).144 It is said that Satyrus taught Demosthenes the art of deli-
very (hypokrisis); cf. Plu. Dem. 7. See above, under “Interpretation”.
κλέπτην Allegations of theft were common in Attic oratory, forensic oratory
in particular (e. g. Isae. 4.28; D. 57.65). Thievery was also associated with politics in
Attic comedy. In Aristophanes’ Knights the would-be politician Paphlagon boasts

142 Harding 2006, 204 prefers Aristomedes the son of Meton the astronomer, who is sat-
irized as an impostor in Aristophanes’ Birds; but since this Aristomedes is listed as
Councilor in 371 (SEG 28, 148.29), it would be difficult to appear in the late 340s as
still desirable.
143 Bevilacqua 1939, 57-8 (quite arbitrarily) suspects that we can read σάτυρος, in which
case Timocles is alluding to a satyr play.
144 For these two divergent accounts of the incident see Carey 2000,147, n. 201 (on Aeschin.
2. 156), who suspects that either Demosthenes altered the details before publication or
Aeschines is purposely misrepresenting Demosthenes’ allegation.