Lucian, Eunuchus, ed. Austin Morris Harmon, 9

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Λυκῖνος

τοῦ δὲ οὐ σωματικὴν λέγοντος εἶναι τὴν κρίσιν, ἀλλὰ τῆς¹ ψυχῆς καὶ τῆς γνώμης ἐξέτασιν δεῖν γίγνεσθαι καὶ τῆς τῶν δογμάτων ἐπιστήμης. εἶθʼ ὁ Ἀριστοτέλης ἐκαλεῖτο μάρτυς τοῦ λόγου, εἰς ὑπερβολὴν θαυμάσας Ἑρμείαν τὸν εὐνοῦχον τὸν ἐκ τοῦ Ἀταρνέως τύραννον ἄχρι τοῦ καὶ θύειν αὐτῷ κατὰ ταὐτὰ τοῖς θεοῖς. καί τι καὶ ἐτόλμα προστιθέναι ὁ Βαγώας τοιοῦτον, ὡς πολὺ ἐπιτηδειότερος τοῖς νέοις εὐνοῦχος διδάσκαλος οὐδὲ διαβολήν τινα πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἐνδέξασθαι δυνάμενος οὐδὲ τὸ τοῦ Σωκράτους ἐκεῖνο ἔγκλημα παθεῖν ἂν ὡς διαφθείρων τὰ μειράκια. ἐπεὶ δὲ καὶ εἰς τὸ ἀγένειον μάλιστα ἐσκώφθη, χαριέντως τοῦτο, ὡς γοῦν ᾤετο, προσέρριψεν· εἰ γὰρ ἀπὸ πώγωνος, ἔφη, βαθέος κρίνεσθαι δέοι τοὺς φιλοσοφοῦντας, τὸν τράγον ἂν δικαιότερον προκριθῆναι πάντων.

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Εὐνοῦχος (Greek) (Lucian, Vol. 5. Harmon, Austin Morris, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1936 (printing).)

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The Eunuch Perseus (Lucian, Vol. 5. Harmon, Austin Morris, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1936 (printing).) — 9 focus

[9] The other pleaded that this was not a physical examination; that there should be an investigation of soul and mind and knowledge of doctrines. Then Aristotle was cited as a witness to support his case, since he tremendously admired the eunuch Hermias, the tyrant of Atarneus, to the point of celebrating sacrifices to him in the same way as to the gods. Moreover, Bagoas ventured to add an observation to the effect that a eunuch was a far more suitable teacher for the young, since he could not incur any blame as regards them and would not incur that charge against Socrates of leading the youngsters astray. And as he had been ridiculed especially for his beardlessness, he despatched this shaft to good effect—he thought so, anyhow: “If it is by length of beard that philosophers are to be judged, a he-goat would with greater justice be given preference to all of them!”

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Εὐνοῦχος

1. ἁλλὰ τῆς Harmon: ἄλλʼ ἀλκὴν MSS.

Lucian Eunuchus 9

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