Aristophanes, Wasps, ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart, 621

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Φιλοκλέων

ὅστις ἀκούω ταὔθʼ ἅπερ ὁ Ζεύς;

ἢν γοῦν ἡμεῖς θορυβήσωμεν,

πᾶς τίς φησιν τῶν παριόντων,

οἷον βροντᾷ τὸ δικαστήριον,

ὦ Ζεῦ βασιλεῦ.
625

κἂν ἀστράψω, ποππύζουσιν

κἀγκεχόδασίν μʼ οἱ πλουτοῦντες

καὶ πάνυ σεμνοί.

καὶ σὺ δέδοικάς με μάλιστʼ αὐτός·

νὴ τὴν Δήμητρα δέδοικας, ἐγὼ δʼ

ἀπολοίμην εἴ σε δέδοικα.
630

Wasps. Aristophanes. ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart. Oxford. 1906.

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Σφῆκες (Greek) (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 1. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906.)

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Wasps (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 621 focus

Philocleon

If our assembly is noisy, all say as they pass, 625 "Great gods! the tribunal is rolling out its thunder!" If I let loose the lightning, the richest, aye, the noblest are half dead with terror and crap for fright. You yourself are afraid of me, yea, by Demeter! you are afraid. 630 But may I die if you frighten me.

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.) — 621 focus

Philocleon: Who is it that hears these same things as Zeus?

Philocleon: But if we make a disturbance,

Philocleon: 'What does everyone who is passing by say,'

Philocleon: What a thundering the court is!

Philocleon: O king Zeus.

625

Philocleon: And if I even flash my eyes, they pop their eyes.

Philocleon: And even the rich have bribed me.

Philocleon: And very dignified.

Philocleon: And you yourself fear me most of all;

Philocleon: By Demeter, you are afraid, but I...

Philocleon: May I perish if I fear you.

630

Aristophanes Wasps 621

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