Lysistrata. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.
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Chorus of old men: O Zeus, what shall we do with these rats?
Chorus of old men: No, these things are no longer bearable, but must be tortured.
Chorus of old men: This suffering of yours is with me.
Chorus of old men: whatever [women] once desired the
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Chorus of old men: We have seized the acropolis, to whatever extent...
Chorus of old men: a great-crested, inaccessible acropolis
Chorus of old men: sacred precinct.
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Editions (1)
Λυσιστράτη Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 2. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1907.) — 476 focus
Χορὸς γερόντων
ὦ Ζεῦ τί ποτε χρησόμεθα τοῖσδε τοῖς κνωδάλοις;
ουʼ γὰρ ἔτʼ ἀνεκτὰ τάδε γʼ, ἀλλὰ βασανιστέον
τόδε σοι τὸ πάθος μετʼ ἐμοῦ
ὅ τι βουλόμεναί ποτε τὴν
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Κραναὰν κατέλαβον, ἐφʼ ὅ τι τε
μεγαλόπετρον ἄβατον ἀκρόπολιν
ἱερὸν τέμενος.
ὦ Ζεῦ τί ποτε χρησόμεθα τοῖσδε τοῖς κνωδάλοις;
ουʼ γὰρ ἔτʼ ἀνεκτὰ τάδε γʼ, ἀλλὰ βασανιστέον
τόδε σοι τὸ πάθος μετʼ ἐμοῦ
ὅ τι βουλόμεναί ποτε τὴν
480
Κραναὰν κατέλαβον, ἐφʼ ὅ τι τε
μεγαλόπετρον ἄβατον ἀκρόπολιν
ἱερὸν τέμενος.
Translations (1)
Lysistrata (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Jack Lindsay). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 476 focus
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MEN
How may this ferocity be tamed? It grows too great to bear.
Let us question them and find if they'll perchance declare
The reason why they strangely dare
To seize on Cranaos' citadel,
535
This eyrie inaccessible,
This shrine above the precipice,
The Acropolis.
How may this ferocity be tamed? It grows too great to bear.
Let us question them and find if they'll perchance declare
The reason why they strangely dare
To seize on Cranaos' citadel,
535
This eyrie inaccessible,
This shrine above the precipice,
The Acropolis.