Furthermore, she enjoined it upon me to tell you this. “I hear many say (whether it is true or not, you men know

Women did not attend the Olympic games.

) that even at the Olympic games the victors are not allowed to set up statues greater than life-size, but the Hellanodicae take care that not one of them shall exceed the truth, and the scrutiny of the statues is more strict than the examination of the athletes. So be on your guard for fear we incur the imputation of falsifying in the matter of height, and then the Hellanodicae overturn our statue.”