Dicaeopolis: Roast these and turn them a nice golden brown.
Paranymph: Dicaeopolis.
Dikaiopolis: Who is this man? Who is this man?
Paranymph: A bridegroom sent you this meat.
Paranymph: from the wedding.
1050
Dikaiopolis: well done whoever he was.
Paranymph: He ordered you to pour some of the meat for a favor,
Paranymph: so that he may not be on campaign but stay and drink wine,
Paramythos: into the alabaster cup of peace, one.
Dikaiopolis: carry away, carry away the meat, and do not give it to me,
Dikaiopolis: 'If I were not to pour out [it], [it would be] ten thousand drachmas.'
1055
Dikaiopolis: But who is this woman here?
Paranymph: the marriage attendant.
Paranymph: The bride must speak to you alone.
Dikaiopolis: Come now, what are you saying? As ridiculous, O gods!
Dikaiopolis: but the fear of the bride that he greatly desires,
Dicaeopolis: so that the groom's penis may remain intact.
1060
Dikaiopolis: Bring the treaties here, so that I may give them to her alone,
Dikaiopolis: For a woman is not the cause of the war.
Dicaeopolis: Hold out the oil-flask this way, here, woman.
Dikaiopolis: Do you know what you are doing? Tell this to the bride,
Dikaiopolis: whenever they enroll soldiers, right here
1065
Dikaiopolis: Let him anoint the penis of the bridegroom at night.
Dikaiopolis: take away the peace-treaties. Bring the wine-skin,
Dikaiopolis: so that I may pour wine, having taken it, into the Choes.
Acharnians. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.