^{page 58 note 1} ‘Guardians’: i.e. ϕύλακες the two upper classes: ἂρχοντες ‘Rulers’, and πικούροι, ‘Auxiliaries’. See 3.414 b.

^{page 58 note 2} ἂν αὖ κ τούτων τις ὑπόχρνσος ἤ ὑπργνρος ϕνῇ, τιμήσαντες νξουσι τοὺ μμς εςἰ Φνλακήν, τοὺς δ εἰς πικουρίαν (3.415 c).

^{page 59 note 1} τ μν δ τν γαθν, δοκ, λαβοȗσαι εἰς τν σηκν οἳσουσιν παρ τινας τροϕοᾀς ϰωρς οἰκοᾀσας ἒν τινι μρει τς, τ δ τν ϰειρνἒν, κα ν τι τν τρων νπηρον γγνηται, ν πορρτῳ τε κα δλῳ κατακρᾀΨουσιν ὡς πρπει (5. 460 c).

^{page 59 note 2} 375–6; 6. 484–6, the philosophic nature; 6. 494–5, especially the parable of the bald tinker, the soul unfit for culture. On the meaning of the fable of the metals see below, p. 60.

^{page 59 note 3} If it is asked, How is it that Rulers and Auxiliaries receive the same primary education? the answer is that this is meant to strengthen that moral character which is required by both classes. In the higher education they part company.

^{page 59 note 4} ν οὖν τ πλει, ἤν ῴκζομεν, πτερον οἴει οῖν οενους ἂνδρας ξειργσθαι, ποᾀς ϕᾁλακας τυϰντας ἧς διλθομεν παιδεας, ἣ τοᾀς σκυτοτμονς τῇ σκντικῇ παιδευθἤντας; (5.456 d.)

^{page 60 note 1} Quoated on p. 58, n.2. It is not clear whether Φυῇ refers to natural birth or the ‘birth’ from the earth, at the age of twenty, mentioned in the allegory of the metals which has just been recounted.

^{page 60 note 2} κα πιϰειρσω πρτον μν αὐτοᾀς ἂρΦονταφ πεθειν κα τοᾀς στρατιᾃτας, ἒπειτας δ κα τν ἂλλην πλιν, ὠς ἂρ' ἃ μεȋς τρΦομν τε κα παιδεᾁομεν, ὢσπερ νερατα δκουν ταȗτα πντα πσϰειν τε κα γγνεσθαι περ αὐτοᾁς, ἦσαν δ ττε τῇ ληθεᾳ ὑπ γς ντς πλαττμενοι κα τρεΦμενοι κα αὐτο κα τ ὃπλα αὐτν κα ἂλλη σκεν δημιονργομνη (3. 414 d).