He was so determined to act with all possible haste that he straightway took me to his own house and entrusted me with the direction of all his affairs, regarding himself as no longer capable of managing anything himself, and thinking that I should be able to do everything. When the Thargelia A festival celebrated on the 6th and 7th of the month of Thargelion (May to June). came round, he conducted me to the altars and to the members of the families and ward.