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Ἑρμῆς

καὐτός, ὦ Ζεῦ, πολλὰ τοιαῦτα ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἀκούων δυσχεραινόντων λέγειν πρὸς σὲ οὐκ ἐτόλμων. ἐπεὶ δὲ σὺ περὶ τούτων τοὺς λόγους ἐνέβαλες, καὶ δὴ λέγω. πάνυ ἀγανακτοῦσιν, ὦ πάτερ, καὶ σχετλιάζουσιν καὶ εἰς τὸ φανερὸν μὲν οὐ τολμῶσι λέγειν, ὑποτονθορύζουσι δὲ συγκεκυφότες αἰτιώμενοι τὸν χρόνον· οὓς ἔδει πάλαι τὰ καθʼ αὑτοὺς εἰδότας στέργειν ἕκαστον τοῖς δεδικασμένοις.

Ζεύς

τί οὖν, ὦ Ἑρμῆ, δοκεῖ; προτίθεμεν αὐτοῖς ἀγορὰν δικῶν, ἢ θέλεις εἰς νέωτα παραγγελοῦμεν;

Ἑρμῆς

οὐ μὲν οὖν, ἀλλὰ ἤδη προθῶμεν.

Ζεύς

οὕτω ποίει· σὺ μὲν κήρυττε καταπτάμενος ὅτι ἀγορὰ δικῶν ἔσται κατὰ τάδε. πάντας ὁπόσοι τὰς γραφὰς ἀπενηνόχασιν, ἥκειν τήμερον εἰς Ἄρειον πάγον, ἐκεῖ δὲ τὴν μὲν Δίκην ἀποκληροῦν σφίσι τὰ δικαστήρια κατὰ λόγον τῶν τιμημάτων ἐξ ἁπάντων Ἀθηναίων· εἰ δέ τις ἄδικον οἴοιτο γεγενῆσθαι τὴν κρίσιν, ἐξεῖναι ἐφέντι ἐπʼ ἐμὲ δικάζεσθαι ἐξ ὑπαρχῆς, ὡς εἰ μηδὲ τὸ παράπαν ἐδεδίκαστο. σὺ δέ, ὦ θύγατερ, καθεζομένη παρὰ τὰς σεμνὰς θεὰς ἀποκλήρου τὰς δίκας καὶ ἐπισκόπει τοὺς δικάζοντας.

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

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The Double Indictment Perseus (Lucian, Vol. 3. Harmon, Austin Morris, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1921.) — 4 focus

HERMES

I myself hear a great many complaints of that sort on earth, Zeus, but I did not venture to mention them to you. Now, however, I shall do so, as you began the discussion of this topic. They are indeed out of patience and indignant, father, and although they do not venture to talk openly, they put their heads together and grumble, finding fault with the delay. These men should have known long ago how things stood with them and should have acquiesced in the verdict in each case.

ZEUS

Well, what do you think, Hermes? Shall we open a session.of court for them, or do you wish we should announce it for next year?

HERMES

No, indeed; let us open it now.

ZEUS

Do so. Fly down and proclaim that there will be a session of court under the following regulations. All who have entered suit are to come to the Areopagus to-day; at that place Justice is to empanel juries for them out of the entire body of Athenians, the number of jurymen to depend upon the penalty involved; and if anyone thinks that his hearing has been unjust, he is to be allowed to appeal to me and have the case tried afresh, just as if it had not been tried at all. (Zo Justice) Daughter, take your place beside the Dread Goddesses,¹ empanel the juries and have an eye on the trials.

The Double Indictment Perseus (The Works of Lucian of Samosata, Vol. 3. Fowler, Henry Watson and Fowler, Francis George, translators. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1905.) — 4 focus

Hermes

I myself, father, have heard a great deal of dissatisfaction expressed on Earth, only I did not like to mention it to you. However, as you have introduced the subject yourself, I may say that the discontent is general: men do not venture to express their resentment openly, but there are mutterings in corners about the delay. It is high time they were all put out of their suspense, for better or for worse.

Zeus

And what would you have me do, my boy? hold a session at once? or shall we say next year?

Hermes

Oh, at once, by all means.

Zeus

To work, then: fly down, and make proclamation in the following terms: All litigant parties to assemble this day on Areopagus: Justice to assign them their juries from the whole body of the Athenians, the number of the jury to be in proportion to the amount of damages claimed; any party doubting the justice of his sentence to have the right of appeal to me. And you, my daughter, take your seat by the side of the Dread Goddesses?, cast lots for the order of the trials, and superintend the formation of juries.

Lucian Bis accusatus sive tribunalia 4

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Ζεύς

τί οὖν, ὦ Ἑρμῆ, δοκεῖ; προτίθεμεν αὐτοῖς ἀγορὰν δικῶν, ἢ θέλεις εἰς νέωτα παραγγελοῦμεν;

Ἑρμῆς

οὐ μὲν οὖν, ἀλλὰ ἤδη προθῶμεν.

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ZEUS

Well, what do you think, Hermes? Shall we open a session.of court for them, or do you wish we should announce it for next year?

HERMES

No, indeed; let us open it now.

Zeus

And what would you have me do, my boy? hold a session at once? or shall we say next year?

Hermes

Oh, at once, by all means.

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Ζεύς τί οὖν, ὦ Ἑρμῆ, δοκεῖ; προτίθεμεν αὐτοῖς ἀγορὰν δικῶν, ἢ θέλεις εἰς νέωτα παραγγελοῦμεν;

Ἑρμῆς οὐ μὲν οὖν, ἀλλὰ ἤδη προθῶμεν.

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ZEUS Well, what do you think, Hermes? Shall we open a session.of court for them, or do you wish we should announce it for next year?

HERMES No, indeed; let us open it now.

Zeus And what would you have me do, my boy? hold a session at once? or shall we say next year?

Hermes Oh, at once, by all means.

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Ζεύς

τί οὖν, ὦ Ἑρμῆ, δοκεῖ; προτίθεμεν αὐτοῖς ἀγορὰν δικῶν, ἢ θέλεις εἰς νέωτα παραγγελοῦμεν;

Ἑρμῆς

οὐ μὲν οὖν, ἀλλὰ ἤδη προθῶμεν.

ZEUS

Well, what do you think, Hermes? Shall we open a session.of court for them, or do you wish we should announce it for next year?

HERMES

No, indeed; let us open it now.

Zeus

And what would you have me do, my boy? hold a session at once? or shall we say next year?

Hermes

Oh, at once, by all means.