Knights. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.
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Chorus: O most beloved of men and most youthful!
Chorus: What anxiety you have provided us while away!
Chorus: And now, since you have come back safe,
Chorus: tell us how you fought the matter.
Sausage-seller: But what else would have happened if I had not been Nikoboulos?
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Ἱππῆς Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 1. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906.) — 611 focus
Χορός
ὦ φίλτατʼ ἀνδρῶν καὶ νεανικώτατε.
ὅσην ἀπὼν παρέσχες ἡμῖν φροντίδα·
καὶ νῦν ἐπειδὴ σῶς ἐλήλυθας πάλιν,
ἄγγειλον ἡμῖν πῶς τὸ πρᾶγμʼ ἠγωνίσω.
ὦ φίλτατʼ ἀνδρῶν καὶ νεανικώτατε.
ὅσην ἀπὼν παρέσχες ἡμῖν φροντίδα·
καὶ νῦν ἐπειδὴ σῶς ἐλήλυθας πάλιν,
ἄγγειλον ἡμῖν πῶς τὸ πρᾶγμʼ ἠγωνίσω.
Ἀλλαντοπώλης
τί δʼ ἄλλο γʼ εἰ μὴ Νικόβουλος ἐγενόμην;
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τί δʼ ἄλλο γʼ εἰ μὴ Νικόβουλος ἐγενόμην;
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Knights (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 611 focus
The Sausage-Seller returns.
Leader of the Chorus
Welcome, oh, dearest and bravest of men! How distracted I have been during your absence! But here you are back, safe and sound. Tell us about the fight you have had.
Welcome, oh, dearest and bravest of men! How distracted I have been during your absence! But here you are back, safe and sound. Tell us about the fight you have had.
Sausage-Seller
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The important thing is that I have beaten the Senate.
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The important thing is that I have beaten the Senate.