[244] Servants of Pisthetaerus and Euelpides.
[245] It has already been mentioned that, according to the legend followed by Aristophanes, Procné had been changed into a nightingale and Philomela into a swallow.
[246] The actor, representing Procné, was dressed out as a courtesan, but wore the mask of a bird.
[247] Young unmarried girls wore golden ornaments; the apparel of married women was much simpler.
[248] The actor, representing Procné, was a flute-player.
[249] The parabasis.
[250] A sophist of the island of Ceos, a disciple of Protagoras, as celebrated for his knowledge as for his eloquence. The Athenians condemned him to death as a corrupter of youth in 396 B.C.
[251] Lovers were wont to make each other presents of birds. The cock and the goose are mentioned, of course, in jest.
[252] i.e. that it gave notice of the approach of winter, during which season the Ancients did not venture to sea.
[253] A notorious robber.