father, mother, and brothers, and (2) for the customary celebration of my birthday on the tenth day of Gamelion in each year, and for the meeting of all my School held every month on the twentieth day to commemorate Metrodorus and myself according to the rules now in force. a Let them also join in celebrating the day in Poseideon which commemorates my brothers, and likewise the day in Metageitnion which commemorates Polyaenus, as I have done hitherto. " And let Amynomachus and Timocrates take care of Epicurus, the son of Metrodorus, and of the son of Polyaenus, so long as they study and live with Hermarchus. Let them likewise provide for the maintenance of Metrodorus 's daughter, 6 so long as she is well-ordered and obedient to Hermarchus ; and, when she comes of age, give her in marriage to a husband selected by Hermarchus from among the members of the School ; and out of the revenues accruing to me let Amynomachus and Timocrates in consultation with Hermarchus give to them as much as they think proper for their maintenance year by year. " Let them make Hermarchus trustee of the funds c along with themselves, in order that everything may be done in concert with him, who has grown old with me in philosophy and is left at the head of the School. And when the girl comes of age, let Amynomachus and Timocrates pay her dowry, taking from the b Possibly Danae : cf. Athen. xiii. 593 c. c That funds were raised by friends of Epicurus and placed at his disposal is certain from the letter to Idomeneus : Plut. Adv. Col. 18, 1117 d (Usener fr. 130) irep-ire ovv airapxa-s V. u ^ u ets T W T °v i-epov <t<J)/a<xtos 6 'e pair e Lav. Nicanor seems to have been a recipient of this bounty. How like Auguste Comte !