Aristophanes Clouds 1009

Clouds. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.

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English (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.)

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (1)
Νεφέλαι Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 1. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906.) — 1105-1112 focus
Translations (1)
Clouds Perseus (Aristophanes. The Comedies of Aristophanes, Vol. I. Hickie, William James, translator. Bohn: London, 1853.) — 1009 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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καὶ πρὸς τούτοις τῆς Ἀντιμάχου
The genitive construction τῆς Ἀντιμάχου is elliptical, relying on the implied noun (likely ὁμολογία, 'agreement' or 'pact', or perhaps a reference to a specific text or decree) rather than the explicit noun 'Antimachus'. This usage reflects the colloquial, compressed style of Aristophanic dialogue where the specific legal or contractual term is omitted because the context of the preceding argument (likely involving a dispute or a reference to a specific legal document) makes the meaning clear to the audience. The reference is to Antimachus of Colophon, a figure whose name might evoke a specific legal precedent or a well-known literary work in the Athenian cultural memory, though the exact nature of the 'agreement' or 'document' is left for the reader to infer from the immediate dramatic context.