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    Aristophanes (/ˌærɪˈstɒfəniːz/; Ancient Greek: Ἀριστοφάνης, pronounced [aristopʰánɛːs]; c. 446 – c. 386 BC) was an Ancient Greek comic playwright from...
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  • up Aristophanes, Aristophanean, Aristófanes, or Ἀριστοφάνης in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Aristophanes may also refer to: 2934 Aristophanes, a small...
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  • Aristophanes of Byzantium (Greek: Ἀριστοφάνης ὁ Βυζάντιος Aristophánēs ho Buzántios; Byzantium c. 257 – Alexandria c. 185–180 BC) was a Hellenistic Greek...
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    Λυσιστράτη, Lysistrátē, lit. 'army disbander') is an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes, originally performed in classical Athens in 411 BCE. It is a comic account...
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    in all Aristophanes' early plays and his attempts to prosecute Aristophanes for slander in 426 had merely added fuel to the fire. Aristophanes however...
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    Agócs, Peter (2024). Aristophanes' Frogs Study Guide. London: UCL Department of Greek and Latin. Dover, Kenneth (1997). Aristophanes' Frogs. New York: Clarendon...
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  • of inserting the root of a radish into the anus. It is mentioned by Aristophanes as a punishment for adultery in Classical Athens in the fifth and fourth...
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    Agathon and Aristophanes that a skillful playwright should be able to write comedy as well as tragedy (223d). When Agathon and Aristophanes fall asleep...
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    between choruses. In fact eight of Aristophanes' eleven surviving plays are named after the Chorus. In Aristophanes' time, the Chorus in tragedy was relatively...
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    1982 Aristophanes – Birds Shepard, Richard F. (June 2, 1983). "Stage: 'The Birds' by Aristophanes". The New York Times. Daitz, Stephen G. "Aristophanes' Birds...
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