Democrates of Aphidna
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
Democrates
in the texts
Against Philippides
An Athenian associate of Philip's flatterers who mocks Athens's misfortunes in public while accepting Athenian hospitality; directly rebuked by the speaker for ingratitude and disloyalty.
first because you needed no one but yourself to show you that the city is grateful to her benefactors, you who now enjoy the honors for services which other men once rendered;
And when the power recently shifted from them to Philip they then chose to flatter him and Democrates of Aphidna who never leaves their sides makes jokes on the city’s misfortunes, abusing you in the market place by day and then coming at evening to dine at your table.
On the Estate of Philoctemon
Athenian whose sister Euctemon threatened to marry, in anger at his son Philoctemon, in order to produce and legitimize new heirs.
When, however, his son Philoctemon refused to agree to this, and the members of the ward would not admit the boy, and the victim for the sacrifice of admission was removed from the altar, Euctemon, being enraged against his son and wishing to pay him out, announced his intention of marrying a sister of Democrates of Aphidna and recognizing any children who should be born to her and bringing them i …