[977]. Ὅτι δ᾽ ἐκαλοῦντο οἱ ῥαψῳδοὶ καὶ Ὁμηρισταὶ Ἀριστοκλῆς εἴρηκε, κ. τ. λ.—Athen. xiv. 12.
[978]. Athen. xiv. 12.
[979]. Diog. Laert. ix. 18.
[980]. Ῥαψωδῆσαι φησὶ πρῶτον τὸν Ἡσιοδὸν Νικοκλῆς.—Schol. Pind. Nem. ii. 1. Cf. Dissen. ad loc. Wolf. Proleg. p. 96. sqq.
[981]. Schol. Pind. Nem. ii. 1. Etym. Mag. 623. 50.
[982]. Payne Knight, Proleg. in Hom. § 13. 28.
[983]. Athen. i. 16.
[984]. Cf. Sigon. de Rep. Hebræorum v. 9. Godwin, Moses et Aaron, i. 6.
[985]. But the δόμων προφῆται in Æschylus (Agam. 377 Klausen,) were household prophets, who not only disclosed the secrets of the future and interpreted dreams, but acted also the part of counsellors in present emergencies, and treasured up the records of the past. Apollo is called the Prophet of Zeus, because he receives oracles from him.—Eum. 19. 618. So Amphiaraos is denominated a great prophet.—Sept. c. Theb. 611.
See the comment of Klausen, Agam. p. 143. seq.-Notice of the household interpreters of dreams δόμων ὀνειρόμαντες and again κριταὶ τῶν ὀνειράτων (Choep. 36. 39), is found in several parts of Æschylus, who loved to furnish traits of these old superstitions. In the Persians we find Atossa speaking of the τῶν ἐνυπνίων κριτὴς (226) as a person of supernatural powers.