ἠμφιεσμένοι: the ‘clothing’ is to be understood in the wider sense, as everything external which would affect the estimation of a man,—i.e. beauty of person, noble origin, wealth, etc. Cf. 451 e, and Prot. 319 c κἂν πάνυ καλὸς ᾖ καὶ πλούσιος καὶ τῶν γενναίων.
22 f.
ἔρχονται κτἑ.: here the Attic court is visible behind the myth.
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