in a 1770 edition The play calls for the following characters. English versions of their names sometimes vary slightly. •
Socrates () • Anitus —
High Priest of
Ceres • Melitus () — an Athenian judge •
Xantippe — Socrates' wife • Aglae () — young Athenian girl raised by Socrates • Sophronimus () — young Athenian boy raised by Socrates • Drixa — merchant, friend to Anitus • Terpander () — friend to Anitus • Acros — friend to Anitus • Judges • Disciples of Socrates • Nonoti, Chomos, Bertios — three pedants protected by Anitus The characters Nonoti, Chomos, and Bertios were added in 1761. During Voltaire's lifetime, their names were published as , , and , translated as Graphius, Chomus, and Bertillus; their names were first changed in the 1784 Kehl edition. The names Nonoti, Chomos, and Bertios are meant to be reminiscent of Voltaire's enemies
Claude-Adrien Nonnotte, and
Guillaume-François Berthier. ==References==