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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.) — 510-626 focus
Translations (2)
Clouds Perseus (Aristophanes. The Comedies of Aristophanes, Vol. I. Hickie, William James, translator. Bohn: London, 1853.) — 563 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.) — 563 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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Εὔπολις μὲν τὸν Μαρικᾶν πρώτιστον παρείλκυσεν
The proper name Μαρικᾶν is a hapax legomenon in Aristophanic comedy, referring to the obscure or possibly fictional character associated with the poet Eupolis (or perhaps a specific victim of satire). The form is accusative singular, but the specific identification of 'Marikas' as a character or target of Eupolis is a matter of scholarly reconstruction, as he does not appear in surviving fragments of Eupolis with this name. This likely represents a specific, perhaps lost, play of Eupolis where Marikas was a central figure, or a punning allusion to a contemporary figure whose identity is now obscured. The commentary must address the uncertainty surrounding this figure and the specific play being referenced.