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Cleon: Look, you see, and I do not bring out everyone.

Sausage-seller: Oh, how I feel like farting, and I cannot hold in everyone.

Demos: What is this?

Cleon: words.

Demus: All things?

Cleon: Were you amazed?

Cleon: By Zeus, and yet the box is still full.

1000

Sausage-Seller: But to me a room and a shared living arrangement, two.

Demos: Come, let me see, whose oracles are they ever?

Cleon: Alas, they are coming from Bacis.

Demus: But who, for whom?

Ball-seller: Of Glanis, the elder brother of Bakis.

Demos: Are they about him?

1005

Cleon: concerning Athens, concerning Pylos,

Cleon: about you, about me, about all matters.

Demus: But what about you?

Allantopoles: About Athens, about lentil soup,

Sausage-seller: concerning the Lacedaemonians, concerning new mackerel,

Buckler-seller: about the grain-measurers in the market selling the barley-meal badly,

Sausage-seller: About you, about me, about all things.

1010

Demos: Come now, so that you may read them to me,

Demos: and that fellow about me with whom I am pleased,

Demos: For I will become an eagle in the clouds.

Knights. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.

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Ἱππῆς Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 1. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906.) — 997 focus

Κλέων

ἰδοὺ θέασαι, κοὐχ ἅπαντας ἐκφέρω.

Ἀλλαντοπώλης

οἴμʼ ὡς χεσείω, κοὐχ ἅπαντας ἐκφέρω.

Δῆμος

ταυτὶ τί ἔστι;

Κλέων

λόγια.

Δῆμος

πάντʼ;

Κλέων

ἐθαύμασας;

καὶ νὴ Δίʼ ἔτι γέ μοὔστι κιβωτὸς πλέα.
1000

Ἀλλαντοπώλης

ἐμοὶ δʼ ὑπερῷον καὶ ξυνοικία δύο.

Δῆμος

φέρʼ ἴδω, τίνος γάρ εἰσιν οἱ χρησμοί ποτε;

Κλέων

οὑμοὶ μέν εἰσι Βάκιδος.

Δῆμος

οἱ δὲ σοὶ τίνος;

Ἀλλαντοπώλης

Γλάνιδος, ἀδελφοῦ τοῦ Βάκιδος γεραιτέρου.

Δῆμος

εἰσὶν δὲ περὶ τοῦ;
1005

Κλέων

περὶ Ἀθηνῶν, περὶ Πύλου,

περὶ σοῦ, περὶ ἐμοῦ, περὶ ἁπάντων πραγμάτων.

Δῆμος

οἱ σοὶ δὲ περὶ τοῦ;

Ἀλλαντοπώλης

περὶ Ἀθηνῶν, περὶ φακῆς,

περὶ Λακεδαιμονίων, περὶ σκόμβρων νέων,

περὶ τῶν μετρούντων τἄλφιτʼ ἐν ἀγορᾷ κακῶς,

περὶ σοῦ, περὶ ἐμοῦ, περὶ ἁπάντων πραγμάτων.
1010

Δῆμος

ἄγε νυν ὅπως αὐτοὺς ἀναγνώσεσθέ μοι,

καὶ τὸν περὶ ἐμοῦ ʼκεῖνον ᾧπερ ἥδομαι,

ὡς ἐν νεφέλαισιν αἰετὸς γενήσομαι.

Translations (1)

Knights (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 997 focus

Cleon
coming out of the house with a large package

There, look at this heap; and yet I'm not bringing them all.

Sausage-Seller
entering with an even larger package

Ugh! The weight of them is squeezing the crap right out of me, and still I'm not bringing them all!

Demos

What are these?

Cleon

Oracles.

Demos

All these?

Cleon

Does that astonish you? 1000 Why, I have another whole boxful of them.

Sausage-Seller

And I the whole of my attic and two rooms besides.

Demos

Come, let us see, whose are these oracles?

Cleon

Mine are those of Bacis.

Demos
to the Sausage-Seller

And whose are yours?

Sausage-Seller
without hesitating

Glanis's, the elder brother of Bacis.

Demos

1005 And of what do they speak?

Cleon

Of Athens and Pylos and you and me and everything.

Demos

And yours?

Sausage-Seller

Of Athens and lentils and Lacedaemonians and fresh mackerel and scoundrelly flour-sellers 1010 and you and me. Ah! ha! now watch him gnaw his own tool with chagrin!

Demos

Come, read them out to me and especially that one I like so much, which says that I shall become an eagle and soar among the clouds.

Commentary

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Γλάνιδος, ἀδελφοῦ τοῦ Βάκιδος γεραιτέρου.

The phrase γεραιτέρου is the comparative of γέρων, but here it functions not merely as an adjective meaning 'older' but as a substantive title or nickname. In the context of the Knights, Aristophanes is satirizing the demagogues by assigning them ridiculous, often animalistic or diminutive names. Γλάνις (Glanis) and Βάκις (Bakis) are not historical figures of note but are likely invented or caricatured names. The use of the comparative here, 'Glanis, Bakis's older brother,' suggests a specific familial relationship that serves the comic logic of the play, possibly alluding to a real or perceived rivalry or hierarchy among the lower-class Athenian populace, which Aristophanes is mocking. The grammatical construction is straightforward, but the semantic weight lies in the deliberate absurdity of the names and the triviality of the relationship being highlighted for comic effect.

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Κλέων

ἰδοὺ θέασαι, κοὐχ ἅπαντας ἐκφέρω.

Ἀλλαντοπώλης

οἴμʼ ὡς χεσείω, κοὐχ ἅπαντας ἐκφέρω.

Δῆμος

ταυτὶ τί ἔστι;

Κλέων

λόγια.

Δῆμος

πάντʼ;

Κλέων

ἐθαύμασας;

καὶ νὴ Δίʼ ἔτι γέ μοὔστι κιβωτὸς πλέα.
1000

Ἀλλαντοπώλης

ἐμοὶ δʼ ὑπερῷον καὶ ξυνοικία δύο.

Δῆμος

φέρʼ ἴδω, τίνος γάρ εἰσιν οἱ χρησμοί ποτε;

Κλέων

οὑμοὶ μέν εἰσι Βάκιδος.

Δῆμος

οἱ δὲ σοὶ τίνος;

Ἀλλαντοπώλης

Γλάνιδος, ἀδελφοῦ τοῦ Βάκιδος γεραιτέρου.

Δῆμος

εἰσὶν δὲ περὶ τοῦ;
1005

Κλέων

περὶ Ἀθηνῶν, περὶ Πύλου,

περὶ σοῦ, περὶ ἐμοῦ, περὶ ἁπάντων πραγμάτων.

Δῆμος

οἱ σοὶ δὲ περὶ τοῦ;

Δῆμος

ἄγε νυν ὅπως αὐτοὺς ἀναγνώσεσθέ μοι,

καὶ τὸν περὶ ἐμοῦ ʼκεῖνον ᾧπερ ἥδομαι,

ὡς ἐν νεφέλαισιν αἰετὸς γενήσομαι.

Cleon
coming out of the house with a large package

There, look at this heap; and yet I'm not bringing them all.

Sausage-Seller
entering with an even larger package

Ugh! The weight of them is squeezing the crap right out of me, and still I'm not bringing them all!

Demos

What are these?

Cleon

Oracles.

Demos

All these?

Cleon

Does that astonish you? 1000 Why, I have another whole boxful of them.

Sausage-Seller

And I the whole of my attic and two rooms besides.

Demos

Come, let us see, whose are these oracles?

Cleon

Mine are those of Bacis.

Demos
to the Sausage-Seller

And whose are yours?

Sausage-Seller
without hesitating

Glanis's, the elder brother of Bacis.

Demos

1005 And of what do they speak?

Cleon

Of Athens and Pylos and you and me and everything.

Demos

And yours?

Sausage-Seller

Of Athens and lentils and Lacedaemonians and fresh mackerel and scoundrelly flour-sellers 1010 and you and me. Ah! ha! now watch him gnaw his own tool with chagrin!

Demos

Come, read them out to me and especially that one I like so much, which says that I shall become an eagle and soar among the clouds.

Commentary

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Κλέων ἰδοὺ θέασαι, κοὐχ ἅπαντας ἐκφέρω.

Ἀλλαντοπώλης οἴμʼ ὡς χεσείω, κοὐχ ἅπαντας ἐκφέρω.

Δῆμος ταυτὶ τί ἔστι;

Κλέων λόγια.

Δῆμος πάντʼ;

Κλέων ἐθαύμασας; καὶ νὴ Δίʼ ἔτι γέ μοὔστι κιβωτὸς πλέα. 1000

Ἀλλαντοπώλης ἐμοὶ δʼ ὑπερῷον καὶ ξυνοικία δύο.

Δῆμος φέρʼ ἴδω, τίνος γάρ εἰσιν οἱ χρησμοί ποτε;

Κλέων οὑμοὶ μέν εἰσι Βάκιδος.

Δῆμος οἱ δὲ σοὶ τίνος;

Ἀλλαντοπώλης Γλάνιδος, ἀδελφοῦ τοῦ Βάκιδος γεραιτέρου.

Δῆμος εἰσὶν δὲ περὶ τοῦ; 1005

Κλέων περὶ Ἀθηνῶν, περὶ Πύλου, περὶ σοῦ, περὶ ἐμοῦ, περὶ ἁπάντων πραγμάτων.

Δῆμος οἱ σοὶ δὲ περὶ τοῦ;

Δῆμος ἄγε νυν ὅπως αὐτοὺς ἀναγνώσεσθέ μοι, καὶ τὸν περὶ ἐμοῦ ʼκεῖνον ᾧπερ ἥδομαι, ὡς ἐν νεφέλαισιν αἰετὸς γενήσομαι.

Cleon coming out of the house with a large package There, look at this heap; and yet I'm not bringing them all.

Sausage-Seller entering with an even larger package Ugh! The weight of them is squeezing the crap right out of me, and still I'm not bringing them all!

Demos What are these?

Cleon Oracles.

Demos All these?

Cleon Does that astonish you? 1000 Why, I have another whole boxful of them.

Sausage-Seller And I the whole of my attic and two rooms besides.

Demos Come, let us see, whose are these oracles?

Cleon Mine are those of Bacis.

Demos to the Sausage-Seller And whose are yours?

Sausage-Seller without hesitating Glanis's, the elder brother of Bacis.

Demos 1005 And of what do they speak?

Cleon Of Athens and Pylos and you and me and everything.

Demos And yours?

Sausage-Seller Of Athens and lentils and Lacedaemonians and fresh mackerel and scoundrelly flour-sellers 1010 and you and me. Ah! ha! now watch him gnaw his own tool with chagrin!

Demos Come, read them out to me and especially that one I like so much, which says that I shall become an eagle and soar among the clouds.

Commentary

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Stable identifiers

Κλέων

ἰδοὺ θέασαι, κοὐχ ἅπαντας ἐκφέρω.

Ἀλλαντοπώλης

οἴμʼ ὡς χεσείω, κοὐχ ἅπαντας ἐκφέρω.

Δῆμος

ταυτὶ τί ἔστι;

Κλέων

λόγια.

Δῆμος

πάντʼ;

Κλέων

ἐθαύμασας;

καὶ νὴ Δίʼ ἔτι γέ μοὔστι κιβωτὸς πλέα.
1000

Ἀλλαντοπώλης

ἐμοὶ δʼ ὑπερῷον καὶ ξυνοικία δύο.

Δῆμος

φέρʼ ἴδω, τίνος γάρ εἰσιν οἱ χρησμοί ποτε;

Κλέων

οὑμοὶ μέν εἰσι Βάκιδος.

Δῆμος

οἱ δὲ σοὶ τίνος;

Ἀλλαντοπώλης

Γλάνιδος, ἀδελφοῦ τοῦ Βάκιδος γεραιτέρου.

Δῆμος

εἰσὶν δὲ περὶ τοῦ;
1005

Κλέων

περὶ Ἀθηνῶν, περὶ Πύλου,

περὶ σοῦ, περὶ ἐμοῦ, περὶ ἁπάντων πραγμάτων.

Δῆμος

οἱ σοὶ δὲ περὶ τοῦ;

Δῆμος

ἄγε νυν ὅπως αὐτοὺς ἀναγνώσεσθέ μοι,

καὶ τὸν περὶ ἐμοῦ ʼκεῖνον ᾧπερ ἥδομαι,

ὡς ἐν νεφέλαισιν αἰετὸς γενήσομαι.

Cleon
coming out of the house with a large package

There, look at this heap; and yet I'm not bringing them all.

Sausage-Seller
entering with an even larger package

Ugh! The weight of them is squeezing the crap right out of me, and still I'm not bringing them all!

Demos

What are these?

Cleon

Oracles.

Demos

All these?

Cleon

Does that astonish you? 1000 Why, I have another whole boxful of them.

Sausage-Seller

And I the whole of my attic and two rooms besides.

Demos

Come, let us see, whose are these oracles?

Cleon

Mine are those of Bacis.

Demos
to the Sausage-Seller

And whose are yours?

Sausage-Seller
without hesitating

Glanis's, the elder brother of Bacis.

Demos

1005 And of what do they speak?

Cleon

Of Athens and Pylos and you and me and everything.

Demos

And yours?

Sausage-Seller

Of Athens and lentils and Lacedaemonians and fresh mackerel and scoundrelly flour-sellers 1010 and you and me. Ah! ha! now watch him gnaw his own tool with chagrin!

Demos

Come, read them out to me and especially that one I like so much, which says that I shall become an eagle and soar among the clouds.