This man [was] an archon in Athens long ago. He held office in the era of Dareios,[1] at a time when there was a heavy fall of snow and everything froze up, preventing anyone from travelling. Hence they used to call all cold things "Lakratideses". Aristophanes [writes]: "the leg[s] of the aged Lakratides are heavy".[2] That is, because of old age I cannot walk fast.