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Echion's attempt to conceal his background not only demonstrates it, but also adds a distinct sense of arrogance to his character, which he further perpetuates through his alleged familiarity with various political officials.
Echion presents a double target: not only does he attempt to transcend his status through arrogance and condescending demeanor, but his attempt to mask his grammatical deficiencies and his feigned appreciation for education and the arts betray his class status almost as much as his rustic witticisms and his bloodlust.
Despite Seleucus's grammatical superiority to Dama and Echion, a possible result of a medieval copyist's corrections, it is his morbidity and nihilism that expose his status.
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