400 BC THE FROGS by Aristophanes Characters in the Play XANTHIAS, servant of dionysus DIONYSUS ...
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DIONYSUS He has gone and left us. A genial poet, by his friends much missed. HERACLES Gone where...
Enter CHARON. CHARON Yoh, up! lay her to. XANTHIAS Whatever's that? DIONYSUS Why, that's the l...
Get you in front directly. XANTHIAS And now I see the most ferocious monster. DIONYSUS O, what's...
that this wretched Hyperbolus has given them the cue, have never ceased setting upon both him and h...
your mind turn to every side of things; if you meet with a difficulty, spring quickly to some other...
What is there then? STREPSIADES The Whirlwind has driven out Zeus and is King now. PHIDIPPIDES W...
CHORUS (singing) Here are two rivals confident in their powers of oratory and in the thoughts over...
heat nor of wet. But if a mortal dares to insult the goddesses of the Clouds, let him think of the ...
AMYNIAS Do you want to know who I am? I am a man of misfortune! STREPSIADES Get on your way then....
will tell me, that according to the law, it is the lot of children to be beaten. But I reply that t...
390 BC THE ECCLESIAZUSAE by Aristophanes anonymous translator CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY PRAXAGORA ...
Yes, by Artemis, and neat wine too. That's why their decrees breathe of drunkenness and madness. An...
Persian slippers. But where shall I find a place where I can take a crap? Bah! One place is as good...
Look at the book. PITHETAERUS This oracle in no sort of way resembles the one Apollo dictated to ...