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Acharnians. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.

Current edition Experimental

Commentary (Sanjaya, generated; selected passages) (OCR draft) (English) (Source: pnadelofficial/aristophanes-sanjaya, commit c319590c139e5603e71f0699caa0663d823af8ad. Machine-generated source annotations retained; see Sanjaya import audit for coverage and limitations.)

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Editions (1)
Ἀχαρνῆς Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 1. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906.) — 490-625 focus
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Acharnians (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; Liveright, 192?). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 454 focus
English (Sanjaya, generated; selected passages) (OCR draft) Experimental (Source: pnadelofficial/aristophanes-sanjaya, commit c319590c139e5603e71f0699caa0663d823af8ad. Machine-generated source annotations retained; see Sanjaya import audit for coverage and limitations.) — 454 focus

Commentary

Commentary (Sanjaya, generated; selected passages) (OCR draft) (Source: pnadelofficial/aristophanes-sanjaya, commit c319590c139e5603e71f0699caa0663d823af8ad. Machine-generated source annotations retained; see Sanjaya import audit for coverage and limitations.) focus

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γλίσχρος προσαιτῶν λιπαρῶν τʼ. Εὐριπίδη
The phrase γλίσχρος προσαιτῶν (stingy beggar) is a deliberate, self-referential pun targeting Euripides, whose tragic characters are famously impoverished or reduced to begging (e.g., Bellerophon, Orestes, or the chorus of the *Suppliants*). Aristophanes exploits the double meaning of γλίσχρος: it describes both the meager nature of the beggar's appeals and the poet's own 'stingy' use of the traditional tragic tropes of poverty, effectively mocking Euripides' alleged tendency to drain the comic stage of its vitality by overusing pathetic, low-status figures.