[31]. Equivalent to a command to ‘go weep’.
[32]. In antiquity these vessels were of bronze.
[33]. Which was bequeathed ‘to the wisest’. It was given to Thales, who passed it on to another, and the process was repeated till it came back to Thales, whereupon he dedicated it to Apollo.
[34]. The text here is corrupt.
[35]. i.e. Epicurean.
[36]. Member of a religious council which met at Delphi and represented the chief states of all Greece.
[37]. Made of polished bronze.
[38]. Which contained ‘every charm: love, desire, and sweet converse’ (Homer, Il. xiv. 214).
[39]. The use of oil to soften the hair was practically universal.
[40]. A common punishment for a slave was to put him to hard labour in turning the mill, in place of a horse or ass.