---
name: Demades of Paeania
name_greek: Δημάδης ὁ Παιανιεύς
eul_aid: hlw
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/demades-of-paeania-hlw"
period: Classical
dialect: Attic
works_count: 3
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Demades of Paeania

*Δημάδης ὁ Παιανιεύς*

**eul_aid:** `hlw` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/demades-of-paeania-hlw)

Demades of Paeania, a 4th century BCE Athenian orator. Works include speeches and political fragments. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [In Defense of the Twelve Years](https://eulogikon.org/works/demades-paeania-defense-twelve-years-hlw-aa) — *Ὑπὲρ τῆς δωδεκαετίας* · `hlw-aa`
- [On the Abduction of Persephone](https://eulogikon.org/works/demades-paeania-abduction-persephone-hlw-ac) — *Ἀπόσπασμα* · `hlw-ac`
- [Testimony](https://eulogikon.org/works/demades-paeania-testimony-hlw-ab) — *Μαρτυρία* · `hlw-ab`

## License and provenance

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