DEMEAS 
Good day, Timon, great benefactor of your kin,
bulwark of Athens, shield of Greece! ‘The assembly
and both the councils are in session and awaiting
your pleasure this long time. But before you go,
listen to the resolution that I drew up in your
behalf.
“Whereas Timon of Collytus, the son of Echecratides, a man who is not only upright but wise beyond
any other in Greece, labours always in the best
interests of the city, and has won the boxing match,
the wrestling match, and the foot-race at Olympia in
a single day, as well as the horse-races, both with
the regular chariot and with the span of colts””— -
 TIMON 
But I never was even a delegate An official representative of the state. Cf. Aristophanes, Wasps 1188 ff. to the games at
Olympia!
 DEMEAS 
What of that? You will be, later. It is best to
put in plenty of that sort of thing.
— "and fought bravely for the city at Acharnae vee
and cut to pieces two divisions of Spartans"—

 TIMON 
What do you mean by that? I wasn’t even posted
on the muster-roll because I had no arms.
 DEMEAS 
You are modest in talking about yourself, but we
should be ungrateful if we failed to remember.
— “and furthermore has been of great service to
the city by drawing up resolutions and serving on
the council and acting as general;

 

“On all these grounds be it resolved by the
council, the assembly, the panel of jurors, the tribes
and the demes, both severally and in common, to erect
a golden statue of Timon beside Athena on the
Acropolis with a thunderbolt in his hand and a halo Literally, “rays,” the attribute of Helius. The colossal statue of Nero had these rays. 
upon his head, and to crown him with seven crowns
of gold, said crowns to be awarded by proclamation
to-day at the Dionysia when the new tragedies
are performed; for the Dionysia must be held to-day
on his account. Moved by the orator Demeas, his
next of kin and his pupil; for Timon is an excellent
orator and anything else that he wants to be.”

 

There you have the resolution. I wish I had
brought my son to see you; I have called him Timon
after you.
 TIMON 
How can that be, Demeas, when you aren't even
married, as far as I know?
 DEMEAS 
No, but I am going to marry next year, Zeus
willing, and havea child; and I now name it Timon,
for it will be a boy.
 TIMON 
Perhaps you don’t care to marry now, sirrah, on
getting such a clout from me.
 DEMEAS 
Oh! Oh! What does this mean? Timon, you
are trying to make yourself tyrant and you are
beating free men when you yourself have not a clear
title to your freedom. You shall soon pay for this,
and for burning the Acropolis too.