Aristophanes, Wasps, 863

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Chorus: And indeed, we are upon the libations

Chorus: and with the prayers

Chorus: We will tell you a good report,

865

Chorus: because they bravely came from the war

Chorus: And they were partners in the quarrel.

Wasps. 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)

Σφῆκες Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 1. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906.) — 863-890a focus

Χορός

καὶ μὴν ἡμεῖς ἐπὶ ταῖς σπονδαῖς

καὶ ταῖς εὐχαῖς

φήμην ἀγαθὴν λέξομεν ὑμῖν,
865

ὅτι γενναίως ἐκ τοῦ πολέμου

καὶ τοῦ νείκους ξυνεβήτην.

868

Βδελυκλέων

εὐφημία μὲν πρῶτα νῦν ὑπαρχέτω.

Χορός

ὦ Φοῖβʼ Ἄπολλον Πύθιʼ ἐπʼ ἀγαθῇ τύχῃ

τὸ πρᾶγμʼ ὃ μηχανᾶται
870

ἔμπροσθεν οὗτος τῶν θυρῶν,

ἅπασιν ἡμῖν ἁρμόσαι

παυσαμένοις πλάνων.

ἰήιε Παιάν.

875

Βδελυκλέων

ὦ δέσποτʼ ἄναξ γεῖτον ἀγυιεῦ προθύρου προπύλαιε,
875

δέξαι τελετὴν καινὴν ὦναξ, ἣν τῷ πατρὶ καινοτομοῦμεν,

παῦσόν τʼ αὐτοῦ τοῦτο τὸ λίαν στρυφνὸν καὶ πρίνινον ἦθος,

ἀντὶ σιραίου μέλιτος μικρὸν τῷ θυμιδίῳ παραμείξας·

ἤδη δʼ εἶναι τοῖς ἀνθρώποις

ἤπιον αὐτόν,

τοὺς φεύγοντάς τʼ ἐλεεῖν μᾶλλον
880

τῶν γραψαμένων

κἀπιδακρύειν ἀντιβολούντων,

καὶ παυσάμενον τῆς δυσκολίας

ἀπὸ τῆς ὀργῆς

τὴν ἀκαλήφην ἀφελέσθαι.

885

Χορός

ξυνευχόμεσθα ταὐτά σοι κἀπᾴδομεν
885

νέαισιν ἀρχαῖς ἕνεκα τῶν προλελεγμένων.

εὖνοι γάρ ἐσμεν ἐξ οὗ

τὸν δῆμον ᾐσθόμεσθά σου

φιλοῦντος ὡς οὐδεὶς ἀνὴρ

τῶν γε νεωτέρων.
890

ἰήιε Παιάν.

Translations (1)

Wasps (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 863 focus

Leader of the Chorus

Offer them libations and 865 your vows and we will thank them that a noble agreement has put an end to your bickerings and strife.

Aristophanes Wasps 863

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Χορός

καὶ μὴν ἡμεῖς ἐπὶ ταῖς σπονδαῖς

καὶ ταῖς εὐχαῖς

φήμην ἀγαθὴν λέξομεν ὑμῖν,
865

ὅτι γενναίως ἐκ τοῦ πολέμου

καὶ τοῦ νείκους ξυνεβήτην.

Βδελυκλέων

εὐφημία μὲν πρῶτα νῦν ὑπαρχέτω.

Χορός

ὦ Φοῖβʼ Ἄπολλον Πύθιʼ ἐπʼ ἀγαθῇ τύχῃ

τὸ πρᾶγμʼ ὃ μηχανᾶται
870

ἔμπροσθεν οὗτος τῶν θυρῶν,

ἅπασιν ἡμῖν ἁρμόσαι

παυσαμένοις πλάνων.

ἰήιε Παιάν.

Leader of the Chorus

Offer them libations and 865 your vows and we will thank them that a noble agreement has put an end to your bickerings and strife.

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Χορός καὶ μὴν ἡμεῖς ἐπὶ ταῖς σπονδαῖς καὶ ταῖς εὐχαῖς φήμην ἀγαθὴν λέξομεν ὑμῖν, 865 ὅτι γενναίως ἐκ τοῦ πολέμου καὶ τοῦ νείκους ξυνεβήτην.

Βδελυκλέων εὐφημία μὲν πρῶτα νῦν ὑπαρχέτω.

Χορός ὦ Φοῖβʼ Ἄπολλον Πύθιʼ ἐπʼ ἀγαθῇ τύχῃ τὸ πρᾶγμʼ ὃ μηχανᾶται 870 ἔμπροσθεν οὗτος τῶν θυρῶν, ἅπασιν ἡμῖν ἁρμόσαι παυσαμένοις πλάνων. ἰήιε Παιάν.

Leader of the Chorus Offer them libations and 865 your vows and we will thank them that a noble agreement has put an end to your bickerings and strife.

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Χορός

καὶ μὴν ἡμεῖς ἐπὶ ταῖς σπονδαῖς

καὶ ταῖς εὐχαῖς

φήμην ἀγαθὴν λέξομεν ὑμῖν,
865

ὅτι γενναίως ἐκ τοῦ πολέμου

καὶ τοῦ νείκους ξυνεβήτην.

Βδελυκλέων

εὐφημία μὲν πρῶτα νῦν ὑπαρχέτω.

Χορός

ὦ Φοῖβʼ Ἄπολλον Πύθιʼ ἐπʼ ἀγαθῇ τύχῃ

τὸ πρᾶγμʼ ὃ μηχανᾶται
870

ἔμπροσθεν οὗτος τῶν θυρῶν,

ἅπασιν ἡμῖν ἁρμόσαι

παυσαμένοις πλάνων.

ἰήιε Παιάν.

Leader of the Chorus

Offer them libations and 865 your vows and we will thank them that a noble agreement has put an end to your bickerings and strife.