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When
these rites had been solemnized and the nine archons had gone up on the
Areopagus on the appointed days, the council of the Areopagus, which in other
matters also is of high worth to the city in what pertains to piety, forthwith
undertook an inquiry as to who this wife of Theogenes was and established the
truth; and being deeply concerned for the sanctity of the rites, the council was
for imposing upon Theogenes the highest fine in its power, but in secret and
with due regard for appearances; for they have not the power to punish any of
the Athenians as they see fit.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by Norman W. DeWitt, Ph.D., and Norman J. DeWitt, Ph.D. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1949.
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