Aristophanes, Birds, 435

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Epops: Come then, you and you, the full armor again

435

Epops: Take this and hang it in good luck.

Epopus: into the oven, inside, near the back wall;

Epops: And you, having gathered these things with the very same arguments with which I gathered them,

hoopoe: tell me, teach me.

Pisthetaerus: By Apollo, I do not.

Pisthetaerus: If these men do not make a will for me

440

Pisthetairos: which one the ape arranged for the woman,

Pisthetairos: the knife-maker, not to bite me these ones

Pisthetaerus: neither to drag down orchards nor to dig up —

Chorus: Not anywhere.

Chorus: 'The —?' 'By no means.'

Pisthetairos: No, but I am speaking of the eyes.

Chorus: I am ready.

Pisthetaerus: swear to me now by these things.

Chorus: I swear by these things, to beat all the judges.

445

Chorus: and to all the spectators.

Pisthetaerus: It will be like this.

Chorus: If I were to transgress, [I would win] only against one judge.

Herald: Listen, people! The hoplites now!

Herald: having taken up the weapons, go home again,

Herald: but look at whatever we may write beforehand on the tablets.

450

Birds. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.

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Ὄρνιθες Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 1. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906.) — 435 focus

Ἔποψ

ἄγε δὴ σὺ καὶ σὺ τὴν πανοπλίαν μὲν πάλιν
435

ταύτην λαβόντε κρεμάσατον τύχἀγαθῇ

ἐς τὸν ἰπνὸν εἴσω πλησίον τοὐπιστάτου·

σὺ δὲ τούσδʼ ἐφʼ οἷσπερ τοῖς λόγοις συνέλεξʼ ἐγὼ

φράσον, δίδαξον.

Πισθέταιρος

μὰ τὸν Ἀπόλλω ʼγὼ μὲν οὔ,

ἢν μὴ διάθωνταί γʼ οἵδε διαθήκην ἐμοὶ
440

ἥνπερ ὁ πίθηκος τῇ γυναικὶ διέθετο,

ὁ μαχαιροποιός, μήτε δάκνειν τούτους ἐμὲ

μήτʼ ὀρχίπεδʼ ἕλκειν μήτʼ ὀρύττειν —

Χορός

οὔτι που

τόν —; οὐδαμῶς.

Πισθέταιρος

οὔκ, ἀλλὰ τὠφθαλμὼ λέγω.

Χορός

διατίθεμαι ʼγώ.

Πισθέταιρος

κατόμοσόν νυν ταῦτά μοι.

Χορός

ὄμνυμʼ ἐπὶ τούτοις, πᾶσι νικᾶν τοῖς κριταῖς
445

καὶ τοῖς θεαταῖς πᾶσιν.

Πισθέταιρος

ἔσται ταυταγί.

Χορός

εἰ δὲ παραβαίην, ἑνὶ κριτῇ νικᾶν μόνον.

Κῆρυξ

ἀκούετε λεῴ· τοὺς ὁπλίτας νυνμενὶ

ἀνελομένους θὤπλʼ ἀπιέναι πάλιν οἴκαδε,

σκοπεῖν δʼ ὅ τι ἂν προγράφωμεν ἐν τοῖς πινακίοις.
450

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Birds Perseus (Aristophanes. The Complete Greek Drama, Vol. 2. Anonymous, translator. O'Neill, Eugene; Oates, Whitney Jennings, editors. New York: Random House, 1938 (printing).)

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Birds (OCR draft) Experimental (Anonymous translation, 1938 compilation; legacy Perseus source migration. Preserved separately from the revised canonical perseus-eng2 at the project owner's request.) — 435 focus

Epops
To two attendants.

435 Here, you there, take all these weapons and hang them up inside close to the fire, near the figure of the god who presides there and under his protection; To Pisthetaerus. as for you, address the birds, tell them why I have gathered them together.

Pisthetaerus

Not I, by Apollo, 440 unless they agree with me as the little ape of an armorer agreed with his wife, not to bite me, nor pull me by the balls, nor shove things into my . . .

Euelpides
Bending over and pointing his finger at his anus.

Do you mean this?

Pisthetaerus

No, I mean my eyes.

Leader of the Chorus

Agreed.

Pisthetaerus

Swear it.

Leader of the Chorus

445 I swear it and, if I keep my promise, let judges and spectators give me the victory unanimously.

Pisthetaerus

It is a bargain.

Leader of the Chorus

And if I break my word, may I succeed by one vote only.

Epops
As Herald.

Hearken, ye people! Hoplites, pick up your weapons and return to your firesides; 450 do not fail to read the decrees of dismissal we have posted.

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Χορός

οὔτι που

τόν —; οὐδαμῶς.

Πισθέταιρος

οὔκ, ἀλλὰ τὠφθαλμὼ λέγω.

Χορός

διατίθεμαι ʼγώ.

Πισθέταιρος

κατόμοσόν νυν ταῦτά μοι.

Χορός

ὄμνυμʼ ἐπὶ τούτοις, πᾶσι νικᾶν τοῖς κριταῖς
445

καὶ τοῖς θεαταῖς πᾶσιν.

Πισθέταιρος

ἔσται ταυταγί.

Χορός

εἰ δὲ παραβαίην, ἑνὶ κριτῇ νικᾶν μόνον.

Κῆρυξ

ἀκούετε λεῴ· τοὺς ὁπλίτας νυνμενὶ

ἀνελομένους θὤπλʼ ἀπιέναι πάλιν οἴκαδε,

σκοπεῖν δʼ ὅ τι ἂν προγράφωμεν ἐν τοῖς πινακίοις.
450

Epops
To two attendants.

435 Here, you there, take all these weapons and hang them up inside close to the fire, near the figure of the god who presides there and under his protection; To Pisthetaerus. as for you, address the birds, tell them why I have gathered them together.

Pisthetaerus

Not I, by Apollo, 440 unless they agree with me as the little ape of an armorer agreed with his wife, not to bite me, nor pull me by the balls, nor shove things into my . . .

Euelpides
Bending over and pointing his finger at his anus.

Do you mean this?

Pisthetaerus

No, I mean my eyes.

Leader of the Chorus

Agreed.

Pisthetaerus

Swear it.

Leader of the Chorus

445 I swear it and, if I keep my promise, let judges and spectators give me the victory unanimously.

Pisthetaerus

It is a bargain.

Leader of the Chorus

And if I break my word, may I succeed by one vote only.

Epops
As Herald.

Hearken, ye people! Hoplites, pick up your weapons and return to your firesides; 450 do not fail to read the decrees of dismissal we have posted.

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Χορός οὔτι που τόν —; οὐδαμῶς.

Πισθέταιρος οὔκ, ἀλλὰ τὠφθαλμὼ λέγω.

Χορός διατίθεμαι ʼγώ.

Πισθέταιρος κατόμοσόν νυν ταῦτά μοι.

Χορός ὄμνυμʼ ἐπὶ τούτοις, πᾶσι νικᾶν τοῖς κριταῖς 445 καὶ τοῖς θεαταῖς πᾶσιν.

Πισθέταιρος ἔσται ταυταγί.

Χορός εἰ δὲ παραβαίην, ἑνὶ κριτῇ νικᾶν μόνον.

Κῆρυξ ἀκούετε λεῴ· τοὺς ὁπλίτας νυνμενὶ ἀνελομένους θὤπλʼ ἀπιέναι πάλιν οἴκαδε, σκοπεῖν δʼ ὅ τι ἂν προγράφωμεν ἐν τοῖς πινακίοις. 450

Epops To two attendants. 435 Here, you there, take all these weapons and hang them up inside close to the fire, near the figure of the god who presides there and under his protection; To Pisthetaerus. as for you, address the birds, tell them why I have gathered them together.

Pisthetaerus Not I, by Apollo, 440 unless they agree with me as the little ape of an armorer agreed with his wife, not to bite me, nor pull me by the balls, nor shove things into my . . .

Euelpides Bending over and pointing his finger at his anus. Do you mean this?

Pisthetaerus No, I mean my eyes.

Leader of the Chorus Agreed.

Pisthetaerus Swear it.

Leader of the Chorus 445 I swear it and, if I keep my promise, let judges and spectators give me the victory unanimously.

Pisthetaerus It is a bargain.

Leader of the Chorus And if I break my word, may I succeed by one vote only.

Epops As Herald. Hearken, ye people! Hoplites, pick up your weapons and return to your firesides; 450 do not fail to read the decrees of dismissal we have posted.

Stable identifiers

Χορός

οὔτι που

τόν —; οὐδαμῶς.

Πισθέταιρος

οὔκ, ἀλλὰ τὠφθαλμὼ λέγω.

Χορός

διατίθεμαι ʼγώ.

Πισθέταιρος

κατόμοσόν νυν ταῦτά μοι.

Χορός

ὄμνυμʼ ἐπὶ τούτοις, πᾶσι νικᾶν τοῖς κριταῖς
445

καὶ τοῖς θεαταῖς πᾶσιν.

Πισθέταιρος

ἔσται ταυταγί.

Χορός

εἰ δὲ παραβαίην, ἑνὶ κριτῇ νικᾶν μόνον.

Κῆρυξ

ἀκούετε λεῴ· τοὺς ὁπλίτας νυνμενὶ

ἀνελομένους θὤπλʼ ἀπιέναι πάλιν οἴκαδε,

σκοπεῖν δʼ ὅ τι ἂν προγράφωμεν ἐν τοῖς πινακίοις.
450

Epops
To two attendants.

435 Here, you there, take all these weapons and hang them up inside close to the fire, near the figure of the god who presides there and under his protection; To Pisthetaerus. as for you, address the birds, tell them why I have gathered them together.

Pisthetaerus

Not I, by Apollo, 440 unless they agree with me as the little ape of an armorer agreed with his wife, not to bite me, nor pull me by the balls, nor shove things into my . . .

Euelpides
Bending over and pointing his finger at his anus.

Do you mean this?

Pisthetaerus

No, I mean my eyes.

Leader of the Chorus

Agreed.

Pisthetaerus

Swear it.

Leader of the Chorus

445 I swear it and, if I keep my promise, let judges and spectators give me the victory unanimously.

Pisthetaerus

It is a bargain.

Leader of the Chorus

And if I break my word, may I succeed by one vote only.

Epops
As Herald.

Hearken, ye people! Hoplites, pick up your weapons and return to your firesides; 450 do not fail to read the decrees of dismissal we have posted.