Chorus: O blessed Automenes, how we bless you,
1275
Chorus: You have planted children so that they are the most crafty;
Chorus: first, to all, a man most wise is dear,
Chorus: the most skillful lyre-singer, whom charm followed;
Chorus: for the other actor, as if he were wise, is a difficult task;
Chorus: then, a very much most passionate thing, Aripfrades,
1280
Chorus: whom he swore, having learned from no one,
Chorus: but from a wise nature to learn spontaneously
Chorus: to act as a tongue-licker for those entering the brothels at any time.
Wasps. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.