Ninos' case is known through three mentions in speeches by Demosthenes – Against Boeotus I and II, and On the False Embassy.
[2] Further information is supplied by two scholia on On the False Embassy,[3] and Dionysius of Halicarnassus in his discussion of the speech Against Menecles which was wrongly attributed to Deinarchus.
[7] However, her unusual name and the fact that none of the sources mention a kurios ('guardian') might suggest that she was a metic (a non-citizen long-term resident in Athens) instead.
[12] Whatever its derivation, Derek Collins is skeptical of the scholiast's report, arguing that manufacturing love potions was not a criminal offence.
[15] Finally, Josephus lists Ninos as one of five Athenians put to death for asebeia (impiety).