Demodocus · Atlas

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Nicomachean EthicsClassical · Greek

Poet cited for his verse about the Milesians.

just as Demodocus wrote of the people of Miletus — Milesians are no fools,’tis true But yet they act as fools would do.

ApologyClassical · Greek

Father of Paralus and Theages

Then here are others whose brothers joined in my conversations, Nicostratus, son of Theozotides and brother of Theodotus (now Theodotus is dead, so he could not stop him by entreaties), and Paralus, son of Demodocus;

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TheagesClassical · Greek

Father of Theages, a former holder of high office in Athens who seeks a suitable teacher of wisdom for his son.

Socrates, from now onward we must address ourselves to you;

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Socrates, I was wanting to have some private talk with you, if you had time to spare;

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Demodocus, your zeal is no wonder to me, if you suppose that I especially could be of use to him;

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History of the Peloponnesian WarClassical · Greek

Athenian commander of ships levying contributions near the Hellespont who helps recover Antandrus.

The same summer, when Antandrus was going to be strengthened by the Mytilenaeans, as they were planning [when we last mentioned them], Demodocus and Aristides, the commanders of the ships sent to levy contributions, being about the Hellespont, (for Lamachus, their third colleague, had sailed with ten ships into the Pontus,) became aware of the provisions made for the place, and thinking there was …

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