Accusers
“early, unnamed”
group · 2 works · 2 mentions · 3 anchored passages
accusers · enemies · first accusers · old accusers · prosecution · those who persuaded you in childhood · those who spread the report
in the texts
On the Mysteries
Those bringing and shaping charges against Andocides.
I have merely to show the absurdity of the statements of my accusers by reminding you of what actually occurred.
I ask you, then, to show more sympathy to me, the defendant, gentlemen, than to my accusers, in the knowledge that even if you give us an impartial hearing, the defence is inevitably at a disadvantage.
Now that you have heard the facts, gentlemen, and the witnesses have confirmed them for you, let me remind you of the version of those facts which the prosecution had the effrontery to give—for after all, the right way to conduct a defence is to recall the statements of the prosecution and disprove them.
Apology
The unnamed, long-standing accusers who spread prejudice against Socrates over many years, beginning when jurors were children; contrasted with the formal current accusers.
What did those who aroused the prejudice say to arouse it?
As a result, therefore, those who are examined by them are angry with me, instead of being angry with themselves, and say that Socrates is a most abominable person and is corrupting the youth.
Be kind enough, then, to bear in mind, as I say, that there are two classes of my accusers—one those who have just brought their accusation, the other those who, as I was just saying, brought it long ago, and consider that I must defend myself first against the latter;