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And one solitary voice was heard shrilly and joyously above the rest: 'The beasts will not want a gladiator now, Ho, ho, for the merry, merry show! It was the voice of the young woman whose conversation with Medon has been repeated. 'True true it chances in season for the games! cried several; and at that thought all pity for the accused seemed vanished.
They stood in the midst of the gathering, and amazement seized every man. Then Medon, wise of heart, spake among them, saying: 'Hearken to me now, ye men of Ithaca, for surely Odysseus planned not these deeds without the will of the gods.
Ha! that was a home thrust! well averted by Pollux! At him again, Lydon! they stop to breathe! What art thou muttering, old boy?" "Prayers!" answered Medon, with a more calm and hopeful mien than he had yet maintained. "Prayers! trifles! The time for gods to carry a man away in a cloud is gone now. Ha! Jupiter, what a blow! Thy side thy side! take care of thy side, Lydon!"
A long time afterwards, Clodius came out with his "Medon," whose wisdom, magnanimity, and virtue we found infinitely ridiculous, much as the first representation of the piece was applauded.
We went from Cosmin to Pegu in paraos or boats, and passing up the river we came to Medon, a very pretty town, having a wonderful number of paraos, for they dwell in them, and hold markets on the water.
They entered, then, by the same small vestibule at which we have before been presented to the aged Medon, and passed at once into a colonnade, technically termed the peristyle; for the main difference between the suburban villa and the town mansion consisted in placing, in the first, the said colonnade in exactly the same place as that which in the town mansion was occupied by the atrium.
And he came to each and encouraged him with his words Mesthles and Glaukos and Medon and Thersilochos and Asteropaios and Deisenor and Hippothoos and Phorkys and Chromios and the augur Ennomos these encouraged he and spake to them winged words: "Listen, ye countless tribes of allies that dwell round about.
Come now, hearken unto me, lest some worse evil befall you." Then some indeed rose up and made haste to depart; and these were the greater part; but the others remained in their places, for they liked not the counsel of Medon and the seer, but regarded the words of Eupeithes. Then they clad themselves in their armour and marched to the city, Eupeithes leading them.
And there were the picked men of the Athenians; among them Menestheus son of Peteos was the leader; and there followed with him Pheidas and Stichios, and brave Bias, while the Epeians were led by Meges, son of Phyleus, and Amphion and Drakios, and in front of the Phthians were Medon, and Podarkes resolute in war.
Wee went from Cosmin to Pegu in Paroes or boates, and passing vp the riuers wee came to Medon, which is a prety towne, where there be a wonderfull number of Paroes, for they keepe their houses and their markets in them all vpon the water.
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