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Ἰήιον

The word Ἰήιον is an adverbial form derived from Ἰή (a vocative exclamation addressed to Apollo or the god in a general sense), functioning here as an interjection or cry of alarm. In Aristophanic comedy, this usage is characteristic of the genre's tendency to blend ritualistic invocations with colloquial exclamations, often signaling a sudden shift in tone or a moment of dramatic irony. The form Ἰήιον, rather than the more common Ἰή, reflects a metrical or stylistic choice specific to the comedic context, where the elongated form may serve to heighten the emotional intensity or align with the rhythmic requirements of the iambic trimeter.

Lysistrata. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.

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Λυσιστράτη Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 2. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1907.) — 1279 focus

Χορὸς Ἀθηναίων

πρόσαγε χορόν, ἔπαγε δὲ Χάριτας,

ἐπὶ δὲ κάλεσον Ἄρτεμιν,
1280

ἐπὶ δὲ δίδυμον ἀγέχορον

Ἰήιον

εὔφρονʼ, ἐπὶ δὲ Νύσιον,

ὃς μετὰ μαινάσι Βάκχιος ὄμμασι δαίεται,

Δία τε πυρὶ φλεγόμενον, ἐπί τε
1285

πότνιαν ἄλοχον ὀλβίαν·

εἶτα δὲ δαίμονας, οἷς ἐπιμάρτυσι

χρησόμεθʼ οὐκ ἐπιλήσμοσιν

Ἡσυχίας πέρι τῆς ἀγανόφρονος,

ἣν ἐποίησε θεὰ Κύπρις.
1290

ἀλαλαὶ ἰὴ παιήων·

αἴρεσθʼ ἄνω ἰαί,

ὡς ἐπὶ νίκῃ ἰαί.

εὐοῖ εὐοῖ, εὐαί εὐαί.

Translations (2)

Lysistrata (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Jack Lindsay). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 1279 focus

ATHENIANS.

O Dancers, forward. Lead out the Graces,
1520

Call Artemis out;

Then her brother, the Dancer of Skies,

That gracious Apollo.

Invoke with a shout

Dionysus out of whose eyes
1525

Breaks fire on the maenads that follow;

And Zeus with his flares of quick lightning, and call,

Happy Hera, Queen of all,

And all the Daimons summon hither to be

Witnesses of our revelry
1530

And of the noble Peace we have made,

Aphrodite our aid.

Io Paieon, Io, cry—

For victory, leap!

Attained by me, leap!
1535

Euoi Euoi Euai Euai.

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.) — 1279 focus

Chorus of Athenians: lead on the chorus, and lead on the Graces,

Chorus of Athenians: but call upon Artemis,

1280

Chorus of Athenians: and on top of that, a twin songless one.

Chorus of Athenians: Iēion

Chorus of Athenians: with good mind, but with a Nysian,

Chorus of Athenians: who is consumed by Bacchic eyes along with maenads,

Chorus of Athenians: By Zeus, burning with fire, and also by

1285

Chorus of Athenians: O blessed and honored wife;

Chorus of Athenians: And then, spirits, with whom [I call] as witnesses.

Chorus of Athenians: we shall use [things] not to be forgotten.

Chorus of Athenians: About the peace of the gentle-minded,

Chorus of Athenians: which the goddess Kypris made.

1290

Chorus of Athenians: Hooray! Iē paean!

Chorus of Athenians: Lift up your heads, hey!

Chorus of Athenians: as if in victory, rejoice.

Chorus of Athenians: Evoe, evoe, evai, evai.

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