Gorging on Prodicus

Acharnians 4–6 alludes to an early diplomatic activity on the part of Prodicus that involved the islanders, Cleon, and accusations of bribe taking. The allusion is cleverly imbedded in a comedic parody of a verbal distinction known to have been made by Prodicus. The Sophist was famous for drawing fine distinctions between the meanings of near synonyms, a unique wisdom that he showcased in the many epideictic speeches that he delivered in Athens. As a well-known public intellectual, he was thus a favourite target of Aristophanes, whom we suggest Aristophanes is parodying here

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