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Socrates
Then the impious son of a pious father ought to receive the name of his class.Hermogenes
True.Socrates
Not Theophilus (beloved of God) or Mnesitheus (mindful of God) or anything of that sort; but something of opposite meaning, if names are correct.Hermogenes
Most assuredly, Socrates.Socrates
As the name of Orestes (mountain man) is undoubtedly correct, Hermogenes, whether it was given him by chance or by some poet who indicated by the name the fierceness, rudeness, and mountain-wildness of his nature.
Then the impious son of a pious father ought to receive the name of his class.Hermogenes
True.Socrates
Not Theophilus (beloved of God) or Mnesitheus (mindful of God) or anything of that sort; but something of opposite meaning, if names are correct.Hermogenes
Most assuredly, Socrates.Socrates
As the name of Orestes (mountain man) is undoubtedly correct, Hermogenes, whether it was given him by chance or by some poet who indicated by the name the fierceness, rudeness, and mountain-wildness of his nature.