Note 67 — GORGIAS, OR, ON RHETORIC.
Henry Cary translation
That is, “the people of Athens.” It is necessary to retain the original word because of the play on the word Demus, which was the name of the son of Pyrilampes, a person distinguished for his personal beauty. Socrates means to insinuate that while he loves the inward beauty of Alcibiades and philosophy, Callicles loves the external beauty of the people and Demus son of Pyrilampes.