For Polystratus

ὑπὲρ Πολυστράτου

Lys 20

Author(s):

• Has Improbable Author: Lysias
• Canonically Attributed To: Lysias

Type: Forensic Defense Speech

Speaker(s):

• Unnamed Son Of Polystratus

Defense speech written for Unnamed plaintiff against Polystratus for unknown public charge

Lysias. Lysias, with an English Translation, eds. W. R. M. Lamb (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1930), Perseus Digital Library. https://catalog.perseus.org/catalog/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg020.perseus-grc1 (accessed October 8, 2025).

Mentioned People:

• Polystratus
• Phrynichus