Lucian of Samosata, Bis accusatus sive tribunalia, Austin Morris Harmon (Translator), 23

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HERMES

Virtue v. High-living, im re Aristippus. Let Aristippus appear in person.

VIRTUE

I ought to speak first; I am Virtue, and Aristippus belongs to me, as his words and his deeds indicate. HIGH-LIVING No, indeed; I ought to speak first; I am High-living, and the man is mine, as you can see from his garlands, his purple cloak and his perfumes.

JUSTICE

Do not wrangle; this case will stand over until Zeus decides the case of Dionysius, for this seems to be similar. Consequently, if Pleasure wins, Highliving shall have Aristippus, but if Stoa prevails, he shall be adjudged to Virtue. So let others appear. Look here, though—these jurors are not to get the fee, for their case has not come to trial.

HERMES

Then are they to have come up here for nothing, old as they are, and the hill so high?

JUSTICE

It will be enough if they get a third. Go your ways; don’t be angry, you shall serve another day.

Bis accusatus sive tribunalia. Lucian of Samosata. Austin Morris Harmon (Translator). United States. Perseus 5.0.

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Current edition Perseus

The Double Indictment (English) (Lucian, Vol. 3. Harmon, Austin Morris, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1921.)

Editions (1)

Δὶς κατηγορούμενος Perseus (Lucian, Vol. 3. Harmon, Austin Morris, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1921.) — 23 focus

Ἑρμῆς

περὶ Ἀριστίππου Ἀρετὴ καὶ Τρυφή, καὶ Ἀρίστιππος δὲ αὐτὸς παρέστω.

Ἀρετή

προτέραν ἐμὲ χρὴ τὴν Ἀρετὴν λέγειν· ἐμὸς γάρ ἐστιν Ἀρίστιππος, ὡς δηλοῦσιν οἱ λόγοι καὶ τὰ ἔργα.

Τρυφή

οὐ μὲν οὖν, ἀλλʼ ἐμὲ τὴν Τρυφήν· ἐμὸς γὰρ ὁ ἀνήρ, ὡς ἔστιν ὁρᾶν ἀπὸ τῶν στεφάνων καὶ τῆς πορφυρίδος καὶ τῶν μύρων.

Δίκη

μὴ φιλονεικεῖτε· ὑπερκείσεται γὰρ καὶ αὕτη ἡ δίκη ἔστʼ ἂν ὁ Ζεὺς δικάσῃ περὶ τοῦ Διονυσίου· παραπλήσιον γάρ τι καὶ τοῦτο ἔοικεν εἶναι. ὥστʼ ἐὰν μὲν ἡ Ἡδονὴ κρατήσῃ, καὶ τὸν Ἀρίστιππον ἕξει ἡ Τρυφή· νικώσης δὲ αὖ τῆς Στοᾶς, καὶ οὗτος ἔσται τῆς Ἀρετῆς κεκριμένος. ὥστε ἄλλοι παρέστωσαν. τὸ δεῖνα μέντοι, μὴ λαμβανέτωσαν οὗτοι τὸ δικαστικόν· ἀδίκαστος γὰρ ἡ δίκη μεμένηκεν αὐτοῖς.

Ἑρμῆς

μάτην οὖν ἀνεληλυθότες ὦσι γέροντες ἄνδρες οὕτω μακρὰν τὴν ἀνάβασιν;

Δίκη

ἱκανόν, εἰ τριτημόριον λάβοιεν. ἄπιτε, μὴ ἀγανακτεῖτε, αὖθις δικάσετε.

Translations (1)

The Double Indictment Perseus (The Works of Lucian of Samosata, Vol. 3. Fowler, Henry Watson and Fowler, Francis George, translators. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1905.) — 23 focus

Hermes

Luxury v. Virtue, re Aristippus; Aristippus must appear in person.

Virtue

I ought to speak first. Aristippus is mine; his words and his deeds alike proclaim him mine.

Luxury

On the contrary, any one who will observe his garlands and his purple robes and his perfumes will agree that he is mine.

Justice

Peace! This suit must stand over, until Zeus has decided the appeal re Dionysius. The cases are similar. If Porch wins her appeal, Aristippus shall be adjudged to Virtue: if not, Luxury must have him. Bring the next case. By the way, those jurors must not have their fee; they have not earned it.

Lucian of Samosata Bis accusatus sive tribunalia 23

Austin Morris Harmon (Translator)

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HERMES

Virtue v. High-living, im re Aristippus. Let Aristippus appear in person.

VIRTUE

I ought to speak first; I am Virtue, and Aristippus belongs to me, as his words and his deeds indicate. HIGH-LIVING No, indeed; I ought to speak first; I am High-living, and the man is mine, as you can see from his garlands, his purple cloak and his perfumes.

HERMES

Then are they to have come up here for nothing, old as they are, and the hill so high?

JUSTICE

It will be enough if they get a third. Go your ways; don’t be angry, you shall serve another day.

Current edition Perseus

Ἑρμῆς

περὶ Ἀριστίππου Ἀρετὴ καὶ Τρυφή, καὶ Ἀρίστιππος δὲ αὐτὸς παρέστω.

Ἀρετή

προτέραν ἐμὲ χρὴ τὴν Ἀρετὴν λέγειν· ἐμὸς γάρ ἐστιν Ἀρίστιππος, ὡς δηλοῦσιν οἱ λόγοι καὶ τὰ ἔργα.

Τρυφή

οὐ μὲν οὖν, ἀλλʼ ἐμὲ τὴν Τρυφήν· ἐμὸς γὰρ ὁ ἀνήρ, ὡς ἔστιν ὁρᾶν ἀπὸ τῶν στεφάνων καὶ τῆς πορφυρίδος καὶ τῶν μύρων.

Ἑρμῆς

μάτην οὖν ἀνεληλυθότες ὦσι γέροντες ἄνδρες οὕτω μακρὰν τὴν ἀνάβασιν;

Δίκη

ἱκανόν, εἰ τριτημόριον λάβοιεν. ἄπιτε, μὴ ἀγανακτεῖτε, αὖθις δικάσετε.

Hermes

Luxury v. Virtue, re Aristippus; Aristippus must appear in person.

Virtue

I ought to speak first. Aristippus is mine; his words and his deeds alike proclaim him mine.

Luxury

On the contrary, any one who will observe his garlands and his purple robes and his perfumes will agree that he is mine.

Hermes

So the poor old gentlemen have climbed up all this way for nothing!

Justice

Well, they must be content with a third. Now go away, all of you, and don’t be cross; you shall have another chance.

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HERMES Virtue v. High-living, im re Aristippus. Let Aristippus appear in person.

VIRTUE I ought to speak first; I am Virtue, and Aristippus belongs to me, as his words and his deeds indicate. HIGH-LIVING No, indeed; I ought to speak first; I am High-living, and the man is mine, as you can see from his garlands, his purple cloak and his perfumes.

HERMES Then are they to have come up here for nothing, old as they are, and the hill so high?

JUSTICE It will be enough if they get a third. Go your ways; don’t be angry, you shall serve another day.

Current edition Perseus

Ἑρμῆς περὶ Ἀριστίππου Ἀρετὴ καὶ Τρυφή, καὶ Ἀρίστιππος δὲ αὐτὸς παρέστω.

Ἀρετή προτέραν ἐμὲ χρὴ τὴν Ἀρετὴν λέγειν· ἐμὸς γάρ ἐστιν Ἀρίστιππος, ὡς δηλοῦσιν οἱ λόγοι καὶ τὰ ἔργα.

Τρυφή οὐ μὲν οὖν, ἀλλʼ ἐμὲ τὴν Τρυφήν· ἐμὸς γὰρ ὁ ἀνήρ, ὡς ἔστιν ὁρᾶν ἀπὸ τῶν στεφάνων καὶ τῆς πορφυρίδος καὶ τῶν μύρων.

Ἑρμῆς μάτην οὖν ἀνεληλυθότες ὦσι γέροντες ἄνδρες οὕτω μακρὰν τὴν ἀνάβασιν;

Δίκη ἱκανόν, εἰ τριτημόριον λάβοιεν. ἄπιτε, μὴ ἀγανακτεῖτε, αὖθις δικάσετε.

Hermes Luxury v. Virtue, re Aristippus; Aristippus must appear in person.

Virtue I ought to speak first. Aristippus is mine; his words and his deeds alike proclaim him mine.

Luxury On the contrary, any one who will observe his garlands and his purple robes and his perfumes will agree that he is mine.

Hermes So the poor old gentlemen have climbed up all this way for nothing!

Justice Well, they must be content with a third. Now go away, all of you, and don’t be cross; you shall have another chance.

Stable identifiers

HERMES

Virtue v. High-living, im re Aristippus. Let Aristippus appear in person.

VIRTUE

I ought to speak first; I am Virtue, and Aristippus belongs to me, as his words and his deeds indicate. HIGH-LIVING No, indeed; I ought to speak first; I am High-living, and the man is mine, as you can see from his garlands, his purple cloak and his perfumes.

HERMES

Then are they to have come up here for nothing, old as they are, and the hill so high?

JUSTICE

It will be enough if they get a third. Go your ways; don’t be angry, you shall serve another day.

Ἑρμῆς

περὶ Ἀριστίππου Ἀρετὴ καὶ Τρυφή, καὶ Ἀρίστιππος δὲ αὐτὸς παρέστω.

Ἀρετή

προτέραν ἐμὲ χρὴ τὴν Ἀρετὴν λέγειν· ἐμὸς γάρ ἐστιν Ἀρίστιππος, ὡς δηλοῦσιν οἱ λόγοι καὶ τὰ ἔργα.

Τρυφή

οὐ μὲν οὖν, ἀλλʼ ἐμὲ τὴν Τρυφήν· ἐμὸς γὰρ ὁ ἀνήρ, ὡς ἔστιν ὁρᾶν ἀπὸ τῶν στεφάνων καὶ τῆς πορφυρίδος καὶ τῶν μύρων.

Ἑρμῆς

μάτην οὖν ἀνεληλυθότες ὦσι γέροντες ἄνδρες οὕτω μακρὰν τὴν ἀνάβασιν;

Δίκη

ἱκανόν, εἰ τριτημόριον λάβοιεν. ἄπιτε, μὴ ἀγανακτεῖτε, αὖθις δικάσετε.

Hermes

Luxury v. Virtue, re Aristippus; Aristippus must appear in person.

Virtue

I ought to speak first. Aristippus is mine; his words and his deeds alike proclaim him mine.

Luxury

On the contrary, any one who will observe his garlands and his purple robes and his perfumes will agree that he is mine.

Hermes

So the poor old gentlemen have climbed up all this way for nothing!

Justice

Well, they must be content with a third. Now go away, all of you, and don’t be cross; you shall have another chance.