1. On Socrates’ daimonion, see Apology 31c-d, Phaedrus 242b-c and Riddell; see also p. 18 n. 3.

2. The demes were districts of Athens and Attica. Paeania was west of Athens. Ctesippusalso appears in Lysis.

3. Retaining δσα and διδακτέον with the manuscripts.

4. Reading γούν with Heindorf.

5. The sophists claimed to teach aretē (excellence) at whatever they taught; some claimed to teach aretē in general – virtue (see Kerferd, The Sophistic Movement, Index s.v. aretē). ‘[Euthydemus and Dionysodorus] teach mockeries of the traditional excellences: litigation instead of justice, techniques of fighting instead of courage, and above all eristic instead of wisdom’ (Scolnicov, p. 20). Socrates upheld the traditional virtues, though he had his ownviews about them.