Greece Flashcards
batalos
stuttering asshole
50 daughters of Danaus
kill their betrothed, their cousins, on the bridal night; punished by made to pour water into a leaky vat for eternity
Agathos Daimon
good spirit; toast to the good spirit of the house, ask the good spirit of the house to protect, intervene, do something good
Aeschines
1 of 10 Attic orators; opposed Demosthenes; pro-Macedonian
Speusippus
Plato’s nephew; relationship with Lasthenia of Mantinea; took over the academy from Plato
Demosthenes
stuttering asshole; anti-Macedonian
Aphebetus
Aeschines’ brother
Lasthinia of Mantinea
female student of the Academy; went disguised as a man
Mantinea
in the Peloponnese, near Argos
Eubulus
Treasurer of the Theater Fund; most influential Athenian, took over after Aristophon made mistakes during the Social War; protected Aeschines; incorruptible, master of finance