Demonax

Lucian of Samosata

Lucian, Vol. 1. Harmon, A. M., editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1913.

“What’s that, Demonax?”’ With a smile he said: “The ferryman’s toothmark !”

He, saw a Spartan beating a lave, and said: “Stop treating him as your equal !’

When a woman named Danae had a dispute with her brother, he said: “Go to law!

Though your name be Danae, you are not the daughter "of Acrisius (Lawless).” [*](Whipping was a feature of the Spartan training.)