Aristophanes Wasps 1357

Wasps. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.

Current edition Experimental

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.)

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (1)
Σφῆκες Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 1. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906.) — 1292-1449 focus
Translations (2)
Wasps (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 1341 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.) — 1341 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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κἄλλως κυμινοπριστοκαρδαμογλύφον.
The hyper-correction of the article (κἄλλως instead of καὶ ἄλλως) reflects the comic tendency to mimic or parody the inflated, pedantic speech of the older generation, here specifically the 'Sycophant' class who are obsessed with precise, often unnecessary, technical detail. The adjective is a rare, coined compound (hapax legomenon in this specific form) meaning 'a grinder of cumin and caraway,' illustrating Aristophanes' characteristic use of grotesque, multi-syllabic compounds to satirize the pretensions of the older, litigious generation who reduce life to a series of minute, commercial calculations.