Though
your name be Danae, you are not the daughter "of
Acrisius (Lawless).”
 Whipping was a feature of the Spartan training. 
 
Above all, he made war on those who cultivate
philosophy in the spirit of vainglory and not in the
spirit of truth. For example, on seeing a Cynic with
cloak and wallet, but with a bar (hyperon) for a



 

staff, who was making an uproar and saying that: he
was the follower of Antisthenes, Crates, and
Diogenes, Demonax said: “Don’t lie! You are.
really a disciple of Barson (Hyperides Perhaps an unknown Cynic; but the name may be used
just for the sake of the pun, without reference to a definite
person. )!”