*sitopuas*, formed from *sitos* "corn," and *puas*, "keeper," in antiquity, an Athenian magi- strate, who had the superintendence of the corn, and was to take care that nobody bought more than was ne- cessary for the provision of his family. By the Attic laws, particular persons were prohibited from buying more than fifty measures of wheat a man; and that such persons might not purchase more, the fitophylax was appointed to see the laws properly executed. It was a capital crime to prevaricate in it. There were 15 of these fitophylaces, ten for the city, and five for the Pi- reus.