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called. Indeed, they were kept by those who were called Architheori chief festival delegates, and for that matter a passage of Andocides is restored. And, as the procession arrived, these distributed them among the virgins; dedicating themselves to chastity for several days before they did so. Now, those virgins were from the leading families; and the sister of Harmodius was affected by an insult here. With the virgins went the daughters of resident aliens, as attendants; carrying a parasol and a chair: whence they were also called Diphrophori stool-bearers.

CHAPTER XXIV.

Boys brought up the rear, dressed in tunics which were called Pandamicoi all-people tunics. The Nomophylakes law-guardians undertook the entire care of the procession, crowned with a white headband. The passage of Pollux is emended. Where the procession was accustomed to be organized. The Pompeion procession hall.

CHAPTER XXV.

Then the poems of Homer were also recited by rhapsodes; and by whom that was instituted.

CHAPTER XXVI.

Golden crowns were also given for the sake of honor, and it was the custom for this to be announced publicly by a herald in the gymnastic contest. The herald also prayed that it might go well for the Athenians as well as the Plataeans; and when that was instituted. Captives were also accustomed to be released.

CHAPTER XXVII.

Those who took care of the other quinquennial festivals were named Hieropoioi sacred-event-makers, but not these Panathenaea; which were also celebrated by Themistocles while in exile among the Magnesians. Finally, their mystical reason.