Ll. 27-30. Aristophanes, _Thesmophoriazusae_, 667.
L. 32. _Paros._ One of the Cyclades, famed for its white marble (Parian
marble).
L. 33. _Harmodius... son ami._ Harmodius and Aristogiton, who conspired
with a few others to murder Hipparchus, younger brother of the tyrant
Hippias, and Hipparchus himself, but succeeded in slaying Hipparchus
alone. Harmodius was cut down on the spot by the guards, and Aristogiton
was soon captured and tortured to death. When Hippias was expelled,
Harmodius and Aristogiton became the most popular of Athenian heroes
(_Encyclopaedia Britannica_).