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[316e] Herodicus1 of Selymbria, originally of Megara; and music was the disguise employed by your own Agathocles,2 a great sophist, Pythocleides3 of Ceos, and many more. All these, as I say, from fear of ill-will made use of these arts


1 A trainer who also practised medicine

2 A music-teacher

3 A music-teacher

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