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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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Εἰρήνη Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 1. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906.) — 1191-1304 focus

Τρυγαῖος

ἰοὺ ἰού.

ὅσον τὸ χρῆμʼ ἐπὶ δεῖπνον ἦλθʼ ἐς τοὺς γάμους.

ἔχʼ ἀποκάθαιρε τὰς τραπέζας ταυτῃί·

πάντως γὰρ οὐδὲν ὄφελός ἐστʼ αὐτῆς ἔτι.

ἔπειτʼ ἐπιφόρει τοὺς ἀμύλους καὶ τὰς κίχλας
1195

καὶ τῶν λαγῴων πολλὰ καὶ τοὺς κολλάβους.

Δρεπανουργός

ποῦ ποῦ Τρυγαῖός ἐστιν;

Τρυγαῖος

ἀναβράττω κίχλας.

Δρεπανουργός

ὦ φίλτατʼ ὦ Τρυγαἶ ὅσʼ ἡμᾶς τἀγαθὰ

δέδρακας εἰρήνην ποιήσας· ὡς πρὸ τοῦ

οὐδεὶς ἐπρίατʼ ἂν δρέπανον οὐδὲ κολλύβου,
1200

νυνὶ δὲ πεντήκοντα δραχμῶν ἐμπολῶ·

ὁδὶ δὲ τριδράχμους τοὺς κάδους ἐς τοὺς ἀγρούς.

ἀλλʼ ὦ Τρυγαῖε τῶν δρεπάνων τε λάμβανε

καὶ τῶνδʼ ὅ τι βούλει προῖκα· καὶ ταυτὶ δέχου·

ἀφʼ ὧν γὰρ ἀπεδόμεσθα κἀκερδήναμεν
1205

τὰ δῶρα ταυτί σοι φέρομεν ἐς τοὺς γάμους.

Τρυγαῖος

ἴθι νυν καταθέμενοι παρʼ ἐμοὶ ταῦτʼ εἴσιτε

ἐπὶ δεῖπνον ὡς τάχιστα· καὶ γὰρ οὑτοσὶ

ὅπλων κάπηλος ἀχθόμενος προσέρχεται.

Λοφοποιός

οἴμʼ ὡς προθέλυμνόν μʼ ὦ Τρυγαἶ ἀπώλεσας.
1210

Τρυγαῖος

τί δʼ ἔστιν ὦ κακόδαιμον; οὔτι που λοφᾷς;

Λοφοποιός

ἀπώλεσάς μου τὴν τέχνην καὶ τὸν βίον,

καὶ τουτουὶ καὶ τοῦ δορυξοῦ ʼκεινονί.

Τρυγαῖος

τί δῆτα τουτοινὶ καταθῶ σοι τοῖν λόφοιν;

Λοφοποιός

αὐτὸς σὺ τί δίδως;
1215

Τρυγαῖος

ὅ τι δίδωμʼ; αἰσχύνομαι.

ὅμως δʼ ὅτι τὸ σφήκωμʼ ἔχει πόνον πολύν,

δοίην ἂν αὐτοῖν ἰσχάδων τρεῖς χοίνικας.

ἵνʼ ἀποκαθαίρω τὴν τράπεζαν τουτῳί.

Λοφοποιός

ἔνεγκε τοίνυν εἰσιὼν τὰς ἰσχάδας·

κρεῖττον γὰρ ὦ τᾶν ἐστιν ἢ μηδὲν λαβεῖν.
1220

Τρυγαῖος

ἀπόφερʼ ἀπόφερʼ ἐς κόρακας ἀπὸ τῆς οἰκίας.

τριχορρυεῖτον, οὐδέν ἐστον τὼ λόφω.

οὐκ ἂν πριαίμην οὐδʼ ἂν ἰσχάδος μιᾶς.

Θωρακοπώλης

τί δαὶ δεκάμνῳ τῷδε θώρηκος κύτει

ἐνημμένῳ κάλλιστα χρήσομαι τάλας;
1225

Τρυγαῖος

οὗτος μὲν οὐ μή σοι ποιήσει ζημίαν.

ἀλλʼ αἶρέ μοι τοῦτόν γε τῆς ἰσωνίας·

ἐναποπατεῖν γάρ ἐστʼ ἐπιτήδειος πάνυ—

Θωρακοπώλης

παῦσαί μʼ ὑβρίζων τοῖς ἐμοῖσι χρήμασιν.

1230

Τρυγαῖος

ὡδὶ παραθέντι τρεῖς λίθους. οὐ δεξιῶς;
1230

Θωρακοπώλης

ποίᾳ δʼ ἀποψήσει ποτʼ ὦμαθέστατε;

Τρυγαῖος

τῃδὶ διεὶς τὴν χεῖρα διὰ τῆς θαλαμιᾶς

καὶ τῇδʼ.

Θωρακοπώλης

ἅμʼ ἀμφοῖν δῆτʼ;

Τρυγαῖος

ἔγωγε νὴ Δία,

ἵνα μή γʼ ἁλῶ τρύπημα κλέπτων τῆς νεώς.

Θωρακοπώλης

ἔπειτʼ ἐπὶ δεκάμνῳ χεσεῖ καθήμενος;
1235

Τρυγαῖος

ἔγωγε νὴ Δίʼ ὦπίτριπτʼ. οἴει γὰρ ἂν

τὸν πρωκτὸν ἀποδόσθαι με χιλιῶν δραχμῶν;

Θωρακοπώλης

ἴθι δὴ ʼξένεγκε τἀργύριον.

Τρυγαῖος

ἀλλʼ ὦγαθὲ

θλίβει τὸν ὄρρον. ἀπόφερʼ, οὐκ ὠνήσομαι.

Σαλπιγγοποιός

τί δʼ ἆρα τῇ σάλπιγγι τῇδε χρήσομαι,
1240

ἣν ἐπριάμην δραχμῶν ποθʼ ἑξήκοντʼ ἐγώ;

Τρυγαῖος

μόλυβδον ἐς τουτὶ τὸ κοῖλον ἐγχέας

ἔπειτʼ ἄνωθεν ῥάβδον ἐνθεὶς ὑπόμακρον,

γενήσεταί σοι τῶν κατακτῶν κοττάβων.

Σαλπιγγοποιός

οἴμοι καταγελᾷς.
1245

Τρυγαῖος

ἀλλʼ ἕτερον παραινέσω.

τὸν μὲν μόλυβδον, ὥσπερ εἶπον, ἔγχεον,

ἐντευθενὶ δὲ σπαρτίοις ἠρτημένην

πλάστιγγα πρόσθες, καὐτό σοι γενήσεται

τὰ σῦκʼ ἐν ἀγρῷ τοῖς οἰκέταισιν ἱστάναι.

Κρανοποιός

ὦ δυσκάθαρτε δαῖμον ὥς μʼ ἀπώλεσας,
1250

ὅτʼ ἀντέδωκά γʼ ἀντὶ τῶνδε μνᾶν ποτέ·

καὶ νῦν τί δράσω; τίς γὰρ αὔτʼ ὠνήσεται;

Τρυγαῖος

πώλει βαδίζων αὐτὰ τοῖς Αἰγυπτίοις·

ἔστιν γὰρ ἐπιτήδεια συρμαίαν μετρεῖν.

Δορυξός

οἴμʼ ὦ κρανοποίʼ ὡς ἀθλίως πεπράγαμεν.
1255

Τρυγαῖος

οὗτος μὲν οὐ πέπονθεν οὐδέν.

Δορυξός

ἀλλὰ τί

ἔτʼ ἐστὶ τοῖσι κράνεσιν ὅ τι τις χρήσεται;

Τρυγαῖος

ἐὰν τοιαυτασὶ μάθῃ λαβὰς ποιεῖν,

ἄμεινον ἢ νῦν αὔτʼ ἀποδώσεται πολύ.

Κρανοποιός

ἀπίωμεν ὦ δορυξέ.
1260

Τρυγαῖος

μηδαμῶς γʼ, ἐπεὶ

τούτῳ γʼ ἐγὼ τὰ δόρατα ταῦτʼ ὠνήσομαι.

Δορυξός

πόσον δίδως δῆτʼ;

Τρυγαῖος

εἰ διαπρισθεῖεν δίχα,

λάβοιμʼ ἂν αὔτʼ ἐς χάρακας ἑκατὸν τῆς δραχμῆς.

Δορυξός

ὑβριζόμεθα. χωρῶμεν ὦ τᾶν ἐκποδών.

Τρυγαῖος

νὴ τὸν Δίʼ, ὡς τὰ παιδίʼ ἤδη ʼξέρχεται
1265

οὐρησόμενα τὰ τῶν ἐπικλήτων δεῦρʼ, ἵνα

ἅττʼ ᾄσεται προαναβάληταί μοι δοκεῖ.

ἀλλʼ ὅ τι περ ᾄδειν ἐπινοεῖς ὦ παιδίον,

αὐτοῦ παρʼ ἐμὲ στὰν πρότερον ἀναβαλοῦ ʼνθαδί.

1270

Παῖς Λαμάχου

νῦν αὖθʼ ὁπλοτέρων ἀνδρῶν ἀρχώμεθα—
1270

Τρυγαῖος

παῦσαι

ὁπλοτέρους ᾆδον, καὶ ταῦτ ὦ τρισκακόδαιμον

εἰρήνης οὔσης· ἀμαθές γʼ εἶ καὶ κατάρατον.

Παῖς Λαμάχου

οἱ δʼ ὅτε δὴ σχεδὸν ἦσαν ἐπʼ ἀλλήλοισιν ἰόντες,

σύν ῥʼ ἔβαλον ῥινούς τε καὶ ἀσπίδας ὀμφαλοέσσας.

Τρυγαῖος

ἀσπίδας; οὐ παύσει μεμνημένος ἀσπίδος ἡμῖν;
1275

Παῖς Λαμάχου

ἔνθα δʼ ἅμʼ οἰμωγή τε καὶ εὐχωλὴ πέλεν ἀνδρῶν.

Τρυγαῖος

ἀνδρῶν οἰμωγή; κλαύσει νὴ τὸν Διόνυσον

οἰμωγὰς ᾄδων, καὶ ταύτας ὀμφαλοέσσας.

Παῖς Λαμάχου

ἀλλὰ τί δῆτʼ ᾄδω; σὺ γὰρ εἰπέ μοι οἷστισι χαίρεις.

Τρυγαῖος

ὣς οἱ μὲν δαίνυντο βοῶν κρέα, καὶ τὰ τοιαυτί·
1280

ἄριστον προτίθεντο καὶ ἅτθʼ ἥδιστα πάσασθαι.

Παῖς Λαμάχου

ὣς οἱ μὲν δαίνυντο βοῶν κρέα, καὐχένας ἵππων

ἔκλυον ἱδρώοντας, ἐπεὶ πολέμου ἐκόρεσθεν.

Τρυγαῖος

εἶεν; ἐκόρεσθεν τοῦ πολέμου κᾆτʼ ἤσθιον.

ταῦτʼ ᾆδε, ταῦθʼ, ὡς ἤσθιον κεκορημένοι.
1285

Παῖς Λαμάχου

θωρήσσοντʼ ἄρʼ ὄτειτα πεπαυμένοι—

Τρυγαῖος

ἄσμενοι, οἶμαι.

Παῖς Λαμάχου

πύργων δʼ ἐξεχέοντο, βοὴ δʼ ἄσβεστος ὀρώρει.

Τρυγαῖος

κάκιστʼ ἀπόλοιο παιδάριον αὐταῖς μάχαις·

οὐδὲν γὰρ ᾄδεις πλὴν πολέμους. τοῦ καί ποτʼ εἶ;

Παῖς Λαμάχου

ἐγώ;
1290

Τρυγαῖος

σὺ μέντοι νὴ Δίʼ.

Παῖς Λαμάχου

υἱὸς Λαμάχου.

Τρυγαῖος

αἰβοῖ·

ἦ γὰρ ἐγὼ θαύμαζον ἀκούων, εἰ σὺ μὴ εἴης

ἀνδρὸς βουλομάχου καὶ κλαυσιμάχου τινὸς υἱός.

ἄπερρε καὶ τοῖς λογχοφόροισιν ᾆδʼ ἰών.

ποῦ μοι τὸ τοῦ Κλεωνύμου ʼστὶ παιδίον;
1295

ᾆσον πρὶν εἰσιέναι τι· σὺ γὰρ εὖ οἶδʼ ὅτι

οὐ πράγματʼ ᾄσει· σώφρονος γὰρ εἶ πατρός.

1298

Παῖς Κλεωνύμου

ἀσπίδι μὲν Σαΐων τις ἀγάλλεται, ἣν παρὰ θάμνῳ

ἔντος ἀμώμητον κάλλιπον οὐκ ἐθέλων.

Τρυγαῖος

εἰπέ μοι ὦ πόσθων, ἐς τὸν σαυτοῦ πατέρʼ ᾄδεις;
1300

Παῖς Κλεωνύμου

ψυχὴν δʼ ἐξεσάωσα—

Τρυγαῖος

κατῄσχυνας δὲ τοκῆας.

Τρυγαῖος

ἀλλʼ εἰσίωμεν. εὖ γὰρ οἶδʼ ἐγὼ σαφῶς

ὅτι ταῦθʼ ὅσʼ ᾖσας ἄρτι περὶ τῆς ἀσπίδος

οὐ μὴ ʼπιλάθῃ ποτʼ ὢν ἐκείνου τοῦ πατρός.

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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

Trygaeus
Coming out of his house, followed by the Servant.

Oh! oh! what a crowd for the nuptial feast! Here! dust the tables with this crest, which is good for nothing else now. 1195 Halloa! produce the cakes, the thrushes, plenty of good jugged hare and the little loaves.

A Sickle-maker enters with a comrade; one carries sickles, the other casks.

Sickle-maker

Trygaeus, where is Trygaeus?

Trygaeus

I am cooking the thrushes.

Sickle-maker

Trygaeus, my best of friends, what a fine stroke of business you have done for me by bringing back Peace! Formerly 1200 my sickles would not have sold at an obolus apiece, to-day I am being paid fifty drachmae for every one. And here is a neighbor who is selling his casks for the country at three drachmae each. So come, Trygaeus, take as many sickles and casks as you will for nothing. Accept them for nothing; 1205 it's because of our handsome profits on our sales that we offer you these wedding presents.

Trygaeus

Thanks. Put them all down inside there, and come along quick to the banquet. Ah! do you see that armorer yonder coming with a wry face?

Enter an armorer, followed by other personages who represent the various specialized trades which have profited by the war, a crest-maker, a manufacturer of breastplates, a trumpet-maker, a helmet-maker, a polisher of lances; each carries a sample of his products. The armorer is the only one who speaks.

Armourer

1210 Alas! alas! Trygaeus, you have ruined me utterly.

Trygaeus

What! won't the crests go any more, friend?

Armourer

You have killed my business, my livelihood, and that of this poor lance-maker too.

Trygaeus

Come, come, what are you asking for these two crests?

Armourer

1215 What do you bid for them?

Trygaeus

What do I bid? Oh! I am ashamed to say. Still, as the clasp is of good workmanship, I would give two, even three measures of dried figs; I could use them for dusting the table.

Armourer

All right, tell them to bring me the dried figs. To the crest-maker. 1220 That's better than nothing, my friend.

Trygaeus

Take them away, be off with your crests and get you gone; they are moulting, they are losing all their hair; I would not give a single fig for them.

Armourer

Good gods, what 1225 am I going to do with this fine ten-mina breastplate, which is so splendidly made?

Trygaeus

Oh, you will lose nothing over it. Sell it to me at cost price. It would be very useful as a thunder-mug ...

Armourer

Cease your insults, both to me and my wares.

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Trygaeus: ouch, ouch.

Trygaeus: As much as the money came for dinner to the wedding.

Trygaeus: Take away these tables.

Trygaeus: for there is certainly no further use for her.

Trygaeus: Then put the stones and the pebbles on top.

1195

Trygaeus: And the hare's haunches, and the collaboi.

Reaper: Where, where is Trygaeus?

Trygaeus: I stir up the sparrows.

Ploughman: O dearest Trygaeus, how many good things...

Scythe-maker: you have done well to make peace; as you did before.

Scythe-maker: No one would have bought a scythe, not even for a farthing,

1200

Sickle-maker: Now, however, I sell it for fifty drachmas;

Scythe-maker: here are the jars, three drachmas each, for the fields.

Sickle-maker: But, O Trygaeus, take the sickles.

Reaping-hook maker: and whatever you wish of these, free of charge; and take these too:

Sickle-maker: for from these we have sold and even profited.

1205

Reaping-hook-maker: These gifts we bring to you for the wedding.

Trygaeus: Go now, having put these things down beside me, enter.

Trygaeus: to dinner as quickly as possible; for this fellow too

Trygaeus: A dealer in arms is coming forward, carrying them.

Hill-maker: Alas, how you have ruined my very heart, O Trygaeus.

1210

Trygaeus: What is it, you wretch? Are you not bristling?

Hillmaker: You have destroyed my craft and my livelihood,

Hill-Creator: And this one and that spear-carrier.

Trygaeus: But what, pray, shall I put down for you on these two hills?

Hill-maker: what do you yourself give?

1215

Trygaeus: What am I giving? I am ashamed.

Trygaeus: However, since the wasp has much trouble,

Trygaeus: I would give them three choinikes of dried figs.

Trygaeus: so that I may clean this table.

Hillmaker: So bring in the threshing floors, while you enter;

Hill-maker: For it is better to have something, than to have nothing.

1220

Trygaeus: Carry it away, carry it away to the crows from the house.

Trygaeus: water the hair, there is nothing on the two hills.

Trygaeus: I would not buy so much as a single anchovy.

Thoracopolis: And why is there a bulge in the breastplate of this decamnos?

Thoracopoles: 'Shall I use the most beautiful [thing] for the one who is wounded, wretch?'

1225

Trygaeus: This man will certainly not do you any harm.

Trygaeus: But take this one from the equal rations!

Trygaeus: for it is very suitable to tread upon it—

Thoracopoles: Stop insulting me with my own money.

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Δρεπανουργός ποῦ ποῦ Τρυγαῖός ἐστιν;

Τρυγαῖος ἀναβράττω κίχλας.

Τρυγαῖος ἴθι νυν καταθέμενοι παρʼ ἐμοὶ ταῦτʼ εἴσιτε ἐπὶ δεῖπνον ὡς τάχιστα· καὶ γὰρ οὑτοσὶ ὅπλων κάπηλος ἀχθόμενος προσέρχεται.

Λοφοποιός οἴμʼ ὡς προθέλυμνόν μʼ ὦ Τρυγαἶ ἀπώλεσας. 1210

Τρυγαῖος τί δʼ ἔστιν ὦ κακόδαιμον; οὔτι που λοφᾷς;

Λοφοποιός ἀπώλεσάς μου τὴν τέχνην καὶ τὸν βίον, καὶ τουτουὶ καὶ τοῦ δορυξοῦ ʼκεινονί.

Τρυγαῖος τί δῆτα τουτοινὶ καταθῶ σοι τοῖν λόφοιν;

Λοφοποιός αὐτὸς σὺ τί δίδως; 1215

Τρυγαῖος ὅ τι δίδωμʼ; αἰσχύνομαι. ὅμως δʼ ὅτι τὸ σφήκωμʼ ἔχει πόνον πολύν, δοίην ἂν αὐτοῖν ἰσχάδων τρεῖς χοίνικας. ἵνʼ ἀποκαθαίρω τὴν τράπεζαν τουτῳί.

Λοφοποιός ἔνεγκε τοίνυν εἰσιὼν τὰς ἰσχάδας· κρεῖττον γὰρ ὦ τᾶν ἐστιν ἢ μηδὲν λαβεῖν. 1220

Τρυγαῖος ἀπόφερʼ ἀπόφερʼ ἐς κόρακας ἀπὸ τῆς οἰκίας. τριχορρυεῖτον, οὐδέν ἐστον τὼ λόφω. οὐκ ἂν πριαίμην οὐδʼ ἂν ἰσχάδος μιᾶς.

Θωρακοπώλης τί δαὶ δεκάμνῳ τῷδε θώρηκος κύτει ἐνημμένῳ κάλλιστα χρήσομαι τάλας; 1225

Τρυγαῖος οὗτος μὲν οὐ μή σοι ποιήσει ζημίαν. ἀλλʼ αἶρέ μοι τοῦτόν γε τῆς ἰσωνίας· ἐναποπατεῖν γάρ ἐστʼ ἐπιτήδειος πάνυ—

Θωρακοπώλης παῦσαί μʼ ὑβρίζων τοῖς ἐμοῖσι χρήμασιν.

Τρυγαῖος ὡδὶ παραθέντι τρεῖς λίθους. οὐ δεξιῶς; 1230

Θωρακοπώλης ποίᾳ δʼ ἀποψήσει ποτʼ ὦμαθέστατε;

Τρυγαῖος τῃδὶ διεὶς τὴν χεῖρα διὰ τῆς θαλαμιᾶς καὶ τῇδʼ.

Θωρακοπώλης ἅμʼ ἀμφοῖν δῆτʼ;

Τρυγαῖος ἔγωγε νὴ Δία, ἵνα μή γʼ ἁλῶ τρύπημα κλέπτων τῆς νεώς.

Θωρακοπώλης ἔπειτʼ ἐπὶ δεκάμνῳ χεσεῖ καθήμενος; 1235

Τρυγαῖος ἔγωγε νὴ Δίʼ ὦπίτριπτʼ. οἴει γὰρ ἂν τὸν πρωκτὸν ἀποδόσθαι με χιλιῶν δραχμῶν;

Θωρακοπώλης ἴθι δὴ ʼξένεγκε τἀργύριον.

Τρυγαῖος ἀλλʼ ὦγαθὲ θλίβει τὸν ὄρρον. ἀπόφερʼ, οὐκ ὠνήσομαι.

Σαλπιγγοποιός τί δʼ ἆρα τῇ σάλπιγγι τῇδε χρήσομαι, 1240 ἣν ἐπριάμην δραχμῶν ποθʼ ἑξήκοντʼ ἐγώ;

Τρυγαῖος μόλυβδον ἐς τουτὶ τὸ κοῖλον ἐγχέας ἔπειτʼ ἄνωθεν ῥάβδον ἐνθεὶς ὑπόμακρον, γενήσεταί σοι τῶν κατακτῶν κοττάβων.

Σαλπιγγοποιός οἴμοι καταγελᾷς. 1245

Κρανοποιός ὦ δυσκάθαρτε δαῖμον ὥς μʼ ἀπώλεσας, 1250 ὅτʼ ἀντέδωκά γʼ ἀντὶ τῶνδε μνᾶν ποτέ· καὶ νῦν τί δράσω; τίς γὰρ αὔτʼ ὠνήσεται;

Τρυγαῖος πώλει βαδίζων αὐτὰ τοῖς Αἰγυπτίοις· ἔστιν γὰρ ἐπιτήδεια συρμαίαν μετρεῖν.

Δορυξός οἴμʼ ὦ κρανοποίʼ ὡς ἀθλίως πεπράγαμεν. 1255

Τρυγαῖος οὗτος μὲν οὐ πέπονθεν οὐδέν.

Δορυξός ἀλλὰ τί ἔτʼ ἐστὶ τοῖσι κράνεσιν ὅ τι τις χρήσεται;

Τρυγαῖος ἐὰν τοιαυτασὶ μάθῃ λαβὰς ποιεῖν, ἄμεινον ἢ νῦν αὔτʼ ἀποδώσεται πολύ.

Κρανοποιός ἀπίωμεν ὦ δορυξέ. 1260

Τρυγαῖος μηδαμῶς γʼ, ἐπεὶ τούτῳ γʼ ἐγὼ τὰ δόρατα ταῦτʼ ὠνήσομαι.

Δορυξός πόσον δίδως δῆτʼ;

Τρυγαῖος εἰ διαπρισθεῖεν δίχα, λάβοιμʼ ἂν αὔτʼ ἐς χάρακας ἑκατὸν τῆς δραχμῆς.

Δορυξός ὑβριζόμεθα. χωρῶμεν ὦ τᾶν ἐκποδών.

Παῖς Λαμάχου νῦν αὖθʼ ὁπλοτέρων ἀνδρῶν ἀρχώμεθα— 1270

Τρυγαῖος παῦσαι ὁπλοτέρους ᾆδον, καὶ ταῦτ ὦ τρισκακόδαιμον εἰρήνης οὔσης· ἀμαθές γʼ εἶ καὶ κατάρατον.

Παῖς Λαμάχου οἱ δʼ ὅτε δὴ σχεδὸν ἦσαν ἐπʼ ἀλλήλοισιν ἰόντες, σύν ῥʼ ἔβαλον ῥινούς τε καὶ ἀσπίδας ὀμφαλοέσσας.

Τρυγαῖος ἀσπίδας; οὐ παύσει μεμνημένος ἀσπίδος ἡμῖν; 1275

Παῖς Λαμάχου ἔνθα δʼ ἅμʼ οἰμωγή τε καὶ εὐχωλὴ πέλεν ἀνδρῶν.

Τρυγαῖος ἀνδρῶν οἰμωγή; κλαύσει νὴ τὸν Διόνυσον οἰμωγὰς ᾄδων, καὶ ταύτας ὀμφαλοέσσας.

Παῖς Λαμάχου ἀλλὰ τί δῆτʼ ᾄδω; σὺ γὰρ εἰπέ μοι οἷστισι χαίρεις.

Τρυγαῖος ὣς οἱ μὲν δαίνυντο βοῶν κρέα, καὶ τὰ τοιαυτί· 1280 ἄριστον προτίθεντο καὶ ἅτθʼ ἥδιστα πάσασθαι.

Παῖς Λαμάχου ὣς οἱ μὲν δαίνυντο βοῶν κρέα, καὐχένας ἵππων ἔκλυον ἱδρώοντας, ἐπεὶ πολέμου ἐκόρεσθεν.

Τρυγαῖος εἶεν; ἐκόρεσθεν τοῦ πολέμου κᾆτʼ ἤσθιον. ταῦτʼ ᾆδε, ταῦθʼ, ὡς ἤσθιον κεκορημένοι. 1285

Παῖς Λαμάχου θωρήσσοντʼ ἄρʼ ὄτειτα πεπαυμένοι—

Τρυγαῖος ἄσμενοι, οἶμαι.

Παῖς Λαμάχου πύργων δʼ ἐξεχέοντο, βοὴ δʼ ἄσβεστος ὀρώρει.

Τρυγαῖος κάκιστʼ ἀπόλοιο παιδάριον αὐταῖς μάχαις· οὐδὲν γὰρ ᾄδεις πλὴν πολέμους. τοῦ καί ποτʼ εἶ;

Παῖς Λαμάχου ἐγώ; 1290

Τρυγαῖος σὺ μέντοι νὴ Δίʼ.

Παῖς Λαμάχου υἱὸς Λαμάχου.

Παῖς Κλεωνύμου ἀσπίδι μὲν Σαΐων τις ἀγάλλεται, ἣν παρὰ θάμνῳ ἔντος ἀμώμητον κάλλιπον οὐκ ἐθέλων.

Τρυγαῖος εἰπέ μοι ὦ πόσθων, ἐς τὸν σαυτοῦ πατέρʼ ᾄδεις; 1300

Παῖς Κλεωνύμου ψυχὴν δʼ ἐξεσάωσα—

Τρυγαῖος κατῄσχυνας δὲ τοκῆας.

Τρυγαῖος ἀλλʼ εἰσίωμεν. εὖ γὰρ οἶδʼ ἐγὼ σαφῶς ὅτι ταῦθʼ ὅσʼ ᾖσας ἄρτι περὶ τῆς ἀσπίδος οὐ μὴ ʼπιλάθῃ ποτʼ ὢν ἐκείνου τοῦ πατρός.

Trygaeus Coming out of his house, followed by the Servant. Oh! oh! what a crowd for the nuptial feast! Here! dust the tables with this crest, which is good for nothing else now. 1195 Halloa! produce the cakes, the thrushes, plenty of good jugged hare and the little loaves.

Sickle-maker Trygaeus, where is Trygaeus?

Trygaeus I am cooking the thrushes.

Trygaeus Thanks. Put them all down inside there, and come along quick to the banquet. Ah! do you see that armorer yonder coming with a wry face?

Armourer 1210 Alas! alas! Trygaeus, you have ruined me utterly.

Trygaeus What! won't the crests go any more, friend?

Armourer You have killed my business, my livelihood, and that of this poor lance-maker too.

Trygaeus Come, come, what are you asking for these two crests?

Armourer 1215 What do you bid for them?

Trygaeus What do I bid? Oh! I am ashamed to say. Still, as the clasp is of good workmanship, I would give two, even three measures of dried figs; I could use them for dusting the table.

Armourer All right, tell them to bring me the dried figs. To the crest-maker. 1220 That's better than nothing, my friend.

Trygaeus Take them away, be off with your crests and get you gone; they are moulting, they are losing all their hair; I would not give a single fig for them.

Armourer Good gods, what 1225 am I going to do with this fine ten-mina breastplate, which is so splendidly made?

Trygaeus Oh, you will lose nothing over it. Sell it to me at cost price. It would be very useful as a thunder-mug ...

Armourer Cease your insults, both to me and my wares.

Commentary

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Δρεπανουργός

ποῦ ποῦ Τρυγαῖός ἐστιν;

Τρυγαῖος

ἀναβράττω κίχλας.

Τρυγαῖος

ἴθι νυν καταθέμενοι παρʼ ἐμοὶ ταῦτʼ εἴσιτε

ἐπὶ δεῖπνον ὡς τάχιστα· καὶ γὰρ οὑτοσὶ

ὅπλων κάπηλος ἀχθόμενος προσέρχεται.

Λοφοποιός

οἴμʼ ὡς προθέλυμνόν μʼ ὦ Τρυγαἶ ἀπώλεσας.
1210

Τρυγαῖος

τί δʼ ἔστιν ὦ κακόδαιμον; οὔτι που λοφᾷς;

Λοφοποιός

ἀπώλεσάς μου τὴν τέχνην καὶ τὸν βίον,

καὶ τουτουὶ καὶ τοῦ δορυξοῦ ʼκεινονί.

Τρυγαῖος

τί δῆτα τουτοινὶ καταθῶ σοι τοῖν λόφοιν;

Λοφοποιός

αὐτὸς σὺ τί δίδως;
1215

Τρυγαῖος

ὅ τι δίδωμʼ; αἰσχύνομαι.

ὅμως δʼ ὅτι τὸ σφήκωμʼ ἔχει πόνον πολύν,

δοίην ἂν αὐτοῖν ἰσχάδων τρεῖς χοίνικας.

ἵνʼ ἀποκαθαίρω τὴν τράπεζαν τουτῳί.

Λοφοποιός

ἔνεγκε τοίνυν εἰσιὼν τὰς ἰσχάδας·

κρεῖττον γὰρ ὦ τᾶν ἐστιν ἢ μηδὲν λαβεῖν.
1220

Τρυγαῖος

ἀπόφερʼ ἀπόφερʼ ἐς κόρακας ἀπὸ τῆς οἰκίας.

τριχορρυεῖτον, οὐδέν ἐστον τὼ λόφω.

οὐκ ἂν πριαίμην οὐδʼ ἂν ἰσχάδος μιᾶς.

Θωρακοπώλης

τί δαὶ δεκάμνῳ τῷδε θώρηκος κύτει

ἐνημμένῳ κάλλιστα χρήσομαι τάλας;
1225

Τρυγαῖος

οὗτος μὲν οὐ μή σοι ποιήσει ζημίαν.

ἀλλʼ αἶρέ μοι τοῦτόν γε τῆς ἰσωνίας·

ἐναποπατεῖν γάρ ἐστʼ ἐπιτήδειος πάνυ—

Θωρακοπώλης

παῦσαί μʼ ὑβρίζων τοῖς ἐμοῖσι χρήμασιν.

Τρυγαῖος

ὡδὶ παραθέντι τρεῖς λίθους. οὐ δεξιῶς;
1230

Θωρακοπώλης

ποίᾳ δʼ ἀποψήσει ποτʼ ὦμαθέστατε;

Τρυγαῖος

τῃδὶ διεὶς τὴν χεῖρα διὰ τῆς θαλαμιᾶς

καὶ τῇδʼ.

Θωρακοπώλης

ἅμʼ ἀμφοῖν δῆτʼ;

Τρυγαῖος

ἔγωγε νὴ Δία,

ἵνα μή γʼ ἁλῶ τρύπημα κλέπτων τῆς νεώς.

Θωρακοπώλης

ἔπειτʼ ἐπὶ δεκάμνῳ χεσεῖ καθήμενος;
1235

Τρυγαῖος

ἔγωγε νὴ Δίʼ ὦπίτριπτʼ. οἴει γὰρ ἂν

τὸν πρωκτὸν ἀποδόσθαι με χιλιῶν δραχμῶν;

Θωρακοπώλης

ἴθι δὴ ʼξένεγκε τἀργύριον.

Τρυγαῖος

ἀλλʼ ὦγαθὲ

θλίβει τὸν ὄρρον. ἀπόφερʼ, οὐκ ὠνήσομαι.

Σαλπιγγοποιός

τί δʼ ἆρα τῇ σάλπιγγι τῇδε χρήσομαι,
1240

ἣν ἐπριάμην δραχμῶν ποθʼ ἑξήκοντʼ ἐγώ;

Τρυγαῖος

μόλυβδον ἐς τουτὶ τὸ κοῖλον ἐγχέας

ἔπειτʼ ἄνωθεν ῥάβδον ἐνθεὶς ὑπόμακρον,

γενήσεταί σοι τῶν κατακτῶν κοττάβων.

Σαλπιγγοποιός

οἴμοι καταγελᾷς.
1245

Κρανοποιός

ὦ δυσκάθαρτε δαῖμον ὥς μʼ ἀπώλεσας,
1250

ὅτʼ ἀντέδωκά γʼ ἀντὶ τῶνδε μνᾶν ποτέ·

καὶ νῦν τί δράσω; τίς γὰρ αὔτʼ ὠνήσεται;

Τρυγαῖος

πώλει βαδίζων αὐτὰ τοῖς Αἰγυπτίοις·

ἔστιν γὰρ ἐπιτήδεια συρμαίαν μετρεῖν.

Δορυξός

οἴμʼ ὦ κρανοποίʼ ὡς ἀθλίως πεπράγαμεν.
1255

Τρυγαῖος

οὗτος μὲν οὐ πέπονθεν οὐδέν.

Δορυξός

ἀλλὰ τί

ἔτʼ ἐστὶ τοῖσι κράνεσιν ὅ τι τις χρήσεται;

Τρυγαῖος

ἐὰν τοιαυτασὶ μάθῃ λαβὰς ποιεῖν,

ἄμεινον ἢ νῦν αὔτʼ ἀποδώσεται πολύ.

Κρανοποιός

ἀπίωμεν ὦ δορυξέ.
1260

Τρυγαῖος

μηδαμῶς γʼ, ἐπεὶ

τούτῳ γʼ ἐγὼ τὰ δόρατα ταῦτʼ ὠνήσομαι.

Δορυξός

πόσον δίδως δῆτʼ;

Τρυγαῖος

εἰ διαπρισθεῖεν δίχα,

λάβοιμʼ ἂν αὔτʼ ἐς χάρακας ἑκατὸν τῆς δραχμῆς.

Δορυξός

ὑβριζόμεθα. χωρῶμεν ὦ τᾶν ἐκποδών.

Παῖς Λαμάχου

νῦν αὖθʼ ὁπλοτέρων ἀνδρῶν ἀρχώμεθα—
1270

Τρυγαῖος

παῦσαι

ὁπλοτέρους ᾆδον, καὶ ταῦτ ὦ τρισκακόδαιμον

εἰρήνης οὔσης· ἀμαθές γʼ εἶ καὶ κατάρατον.

Παῖς Λαμάχου

οἱ δʼ ὅτε δὴ σχεδὸν ἦσαν ἐπʼ ἀλλήλοισιν ἰόντες,

σύν ῥʼ ἔβαλον ῥινούς τε καὶ ἀσπίδας ὀμφαλοέσσας.

Τρυγαῖος

ἀσπίδας; οὐ παύσει μεμνημένος ἀσπίδος ἡμῖν;
1275

Παῖς Λαμάχου

ἔνθα δʼ ἅμʼ οἰμωγή τε καὶ εὐχωλὴ πέλεν ἀνδρῶν.

Τρυγαῖος

ἀνδρῶν οἰμωγή; κλαύσει νὴ τὸν Διόνυσον

οἰμωγὰς ᾄδων, καὶ ταύτας ὀμφαλοέσσας.

Παῖς Λαμάχου

ἀλλὰ τί δῆτʼ ᾄδω; σὺ γὰρ εἰπέ μοι οἷστισι χαίρεις.

Τρυγαῖος

ὣς οἱ μὲν δαίνυντο βοῶν κρέα, καὶ τὰ τοιαυτί·
1280

ἄριστον προτίθεντο καὶ ἅτθʼ ἥδιστα πάσασθαι.

Παῖς Λαμάχου

ὣς οἱ μὲν δαίνυντο βοῶν κρέα, καὐχένας ἵππων

ἔκλυον ἱδρώοντας, ἐπεὶ πολέμου ἐκόρεσθεν.

Τρυγαῖος

εἶεν; ἐκόρεσθεν τοῦ πολέμου κᾆτʼ ἤσθιον.

ταῦτʼ ᾆδε, ταῦθʼ, ὡς ἤσθιον κεκορημένοι.
1285

Παῖς Λαμάχου

θωρήσσοντʼ ἄρʼ ὄτειτα πεπαυμένοι—

Τρυγαῖος

ἄσμενοι, οἶμαι.

Παῖς Λαμάχου

πύργων δʼ ἐξεχέοντο, βοὴ δʼ ἄσβεστος ὀρώρει.

Τρυγαῖος

κάκιστʼ ἀπόλοιο παιδάριον αὐταῖς μάχαις·

οὐδὲν γὰρ ᾄδεις πλὴν πολέμους. τοῦ καί ποτʼ εἶ;

Παῖς Λαμάχου

ἐγώ;
1290

Τρυγαῖος

σὺ μέντοι νὴ Δίʼ.

Παῖς Λαμάχου

υἱὸς Λαμάχου.

Παῖς Κλεωνύμου

ἀσπίδι μὲν Σαΐων τις ἀγάλλεται, ἣν παρὰ θάμνῳ

ἔντος ἀμώμητον κάλλιπον οὐκ ἐθέλων.

Τρυγαῖος

εἰπέ μοι ὦ πόσθων, ἐς τὸν σαυτοῦ πατέρʼ ᾄδεις;
1300

Παῖς Κλεωνύμου

ψυχὴν δʼ ἐξεσάωσα—

Τρυγαῖος

κατῄσχυνας δὲ τοκῆας.

Τρυγαῖος

ἀλλʼ εἰσίωμεν. εὖ γὰρ οἶδʼ ἐγὼ σαφῶς

ὅτι ταῦθʼ ὅσʼ ᾖσας ἄρτι περὶ τῆς ἀσπίδος

οὐ μὴ ʼπιλάθῃ ποτʼ ὢν ἐκείνου τοῦ πατρός.

Trygaeus
Coming out of his house, followed by the Servant.

Oh! oh! what a crowd for the nuptial feast! Here! dust the tables with this crest, which is good for nothing else now. 1195 Halloa! produce the cakes, the thrushes, plenty of good jugged hare and the little loaves.

Sickle-maker

Trygaeus, where is Trygaeus?

Trygaeus

I am cooking the thrushes.

Trygaeus

Thanks. Put them all down inside there, and come along quick to the banquet. Ah! do you see that armorer yonder coming with a wry face?

Armourer

1210 Alas! alas! Trygaeus, you have ruined me utterly.

Trygaeus

What! won't the crests go any more, friend?

Armourer

You have killed my business, my livelihood, and that of this poor lance-maker too.

Trygaeus

Come, come, what are you asking for these two crests?

Armourer

1215 What do you bid for them?

Trygaeus

What do I bid? Oh! I am ashamed to say. Still, as the clasp is of good workmanship, I would give two, even three measures of dried figs; I could use them for dusting the table.

Armourer

All right, tell them to bring me the dried figs. To the crest-maker. 1220 That's better than nothing, my friend.

Trygaeus

Take them away, be off with your crests and get you gone; they are moulting, they are losing all their hair; I would not give a single fig for them.

Armourer

Good gods, what 1225 am I going to do with this fine ten-mina breastplate, which is so splendidly made?

Trygaeus

Oh, you will lose nothing over it. Sell it to me at cost price. It would be very useful as a thunder-mug ...

Armourer

Cease your insults, both to me and my wares.