Aristophanes Peace 890

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Peace. 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)
Εἰρήνη Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 1. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906.) — 922-1126 focus
Translations (2)
Peace (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 910 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.) — 910 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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ταύτης μετέωρα καταγαγεῖν ἀνάρρυσιν.
The phrase καταγαγεῖν ἀνάρρυσιν presents a syntactic and semantic crux: καταγαγεῖν (to bring down) is transitive, yet ἀνάρρυσιν (a digging up or exhumation) is a noun denoting the act of raising something out. The construction implies a paradoxical or ironic 'bringing down of a digging-up,' likely functioning as a metaphor for the futility of attempting to retrieve something from the underworld or a deep pit, a common motif in Old Comedy. The verb ἀναρύττειν is rare in this context, and its nominalization here creates a deliberate tension between the direction of motion (up vs. down) that is central to the comedic effect of the passage.