Dialogue

 1 Intro|       and in which the learned Hippias and the grammarian Prodicus
 2 Intro|      sententious language: and Hippias proposes an umpire. But
 3 Intro|        the special approval of Hippias, who has however a favourite
 4 Intro|        the world on the other. Hippias and Prodicus, as well as
 5 Intro|         friends,’ Prodicus and Hippias, ludicrous by the way; he
 6 Intro|         the marked approval of Hippias, who is supposed at once
 7 Intro|       absurd. At the same time Hippias is desirous of substituting
 8 Intro|        not based on dialectic; Hippias, who has previously exhibited
 9 Intro|      it. The Io and the lesser Hippias contain discussions of the
10  Prot|       and Critias. Protagoras, Hippias and Prodicus (Sophists).
11  Prot|       of Callias, but there is Hippias of Elis, and, if I am not
12  Prot|     lifted up my eyes and saw’ Hippias the Elean sitting in the
13  Prot|   others: they were putting to Hippias certain physical and astronomical
14  Prot|       presence of Prodicus and Hippias, and would gladly show us
15  Prot|        not summon Prodicus and Hippias and their friends to hear
16  Prot|  benches, and arranged them by Hippias, where the other benches
17  Prot|       music (he gave a look at Hippias as he said this); but if
18  Prot|      on to say: O Prodicus and Hippias, Callias appears to me to
19  Prot|   company applauded his words.~Hippias the sage spoke next. He
20  Prot|    replied: As you please;—and Hippias, Prodicus, and the others
21  Prot|        Simonides in this poem.~Hippias said: I think, Socrates,
22  Prot|        you will allow me.~Nay, Hippias, said Alcibiades; not now,
23  Prot|    Protagoras and Prodicus and Hippias declare that they are the
24  Prot|        should like to ask you, Hippias, and you, Prodicus, as well
25  Prot|        of evil.~Protagoras and Hippias agreed, but Prodicus said
26  Prot| admitted.~Then, I said, these, Hippias and Prodicus, are our premisses;