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Clouds. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.

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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)
Νεφέλαι Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 1. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906.) — 261b-355 focus
Translations (2)
Clouds Perseus (Aristophanes. The Comedies of Aristophanes, Vol. I. Hickie, William James, translator. Bohn: London, 1853.) — 298 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.) — 298 focus

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μυστοδόκος δόμος
The compound μυστοδόκος (mystodokos) is a hapax legomenon in Aristophanes, formed from μύστος (unripe grape) and δέχομαι. The phrase refers to the 'unripe-grape receiving house,' a specific architectural feature of the Athenian household where the harvest was stored. Its inclusion here, likely in the context of the Clouds' critique of Socrates or the sophists' rejection of traditional agricultural values, highlights the tension between the new intellectualism and the preservation of the oikos. The term is not merely descriptive but carries the semantic weight of the entire agricultural cycle, which the sophists are accused of undermining.