Aristophanes Peace 1191-1304

ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart

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

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

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Peace (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 1191 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.) — 1191 focus

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ἀναβράττω κίχλας.
The verb ἀναβράττω is a hapax legomenon in Aristophanes and appears only here in the extant comic corpus. While the root βράττω suggests 'to boil' or 'to bubble up' (cf. βράζειν), the prefix ἀνα- implies an upward motion or intensification. In this context, describing the action of the 'chickens' (κίχλας), the term likely denotes a violent, bubbling agitation or a frantic, upward leaping motion, capturing the chaotic energy of the birds being roused or disturbed. The rarity of the form makes its precise semantic nuance dependent on this specific comedic context rather than a broader lexical tradition.

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τριχορρυεῖτον, οὐδέν ἐστον τὼ λόφω.
The adjective τριχορρυεῖτον (trisyllabic, from τριχορρύετος, 'three-streamed' or 'having three channels') is a hapax legomenon in the surviving corpus of Aristophanes, describing a specific topographical feature of the λόφω (the hill). The construction relies on the rare neuter singular form used predicatively with ἐστον (an older form of ἦν, common in comedy and Doric dialects), creating a descriptive phrase that emphasizes the unique hydrological or geological nature of the hill in question, likely a specific local landmark in the Attic countryside that would have been immediately recognizable to the contemporary audience but is obscure to modern readers without specific topographical knowledge.

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οἰμωγὰς ᾄδων, καὶ ταύτας ὀμφαλοέσσας.
The adjective ὀμφαλοέσσης (dative plural feminine agreeing with ὀμφάς) is a hapax legomenon in Aristophanes, formed with the suffix -έσσης to denote 'navel-like' or 'central'. Here it modifies ὀμφάς (the vocalizations/cries), creating a grotesque comic image where the mourners' wailing is described as if it emanates from the navel, perhaps suggesting the physical strain of the lament or a specific local dialectal usage where the navel was associated with the center of the body and thus the source of sound. This rare compound reflects Aristophanes' tendency to coin or repurpose words for comic effect, transforming a standard lament into a visceral, bodily absurdity.