Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae, 295

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Cryer-woman: Silence, silence. Pray, then.

295

Herald-woman: For the Thesmophoria to Demeter and to the Daughter and to the

Herald-woman: To Plutus and to Calligeneia and to Kourotrophos.

Cryphaena: an assembly to Earth and Hermes and the Graces

300

Herald-woman: this procession and today's gathering most beautifully and best

Kerykaina: to do, to the advantage of the city of the Athenians, indeed,

Cryer's Wife: Happily for us ourselves. And the actress

305

Cryraia: the one who is speaking the best things about the people

Herald-woman: the one of the Athenians and the one of these women

Herald-woman: 'May you conquer! Pray for these things, and may good things come to you yourselves.'

310

Kerykaina: hie paion, hie paion. Let us rejoice.

Thesmophoriazusae. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.

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Θεσμοφοριάζουσαι Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 2. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1907.) — 295 focus

Κηρύκαινα

εὐφημία ʼστω, εὐφημία ʼστω. εὔχεσθε τοῖν
295

Θεσμοφόροιν τῇ Δήμητρι καὶ τῇ Κόρῃ καὶ τῷ

Πλούτῳ καὶ τῇ Καλλιγενείᾳ καὶ τῇ Κουροτρόφῳ

τῇ Γῇ καὶ τῷ Ἑρμῇ καὶ Χάρισιν ἐκκλησίαν
300

τήνδε καὶ σύνοδον τὴν νῦν κάλλιστα καὶ ἄριστα

ποιῆσαι, πολυωφελῶς μὲν πόλει τῇ Ἀθηναίων

τυχηρῶς δʼ ἡμῖν αὐταῖς. καὶ τὴν δρῶσαν
305

τήν τʼ ἀγορεύουσαν τὰ βέλτιστα περὶ τὸν δῆμον

τὸν Ἀθηναίων καὶ τὸν τῶν γυναικῶν ταύτην

νικᾶν. ταῦτʼ εὔχεσθε, καὶ ὑμῖν αὐταῖς τἀγαθά.
310

ἰὴ παιὼν ἰὴ παιών. χαίρωμεν.

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Thesmophoriazusae (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 295 focus

He sits down amongst the women.

Woman Herald

295 Silence! Silence! Pray to the Thesmophorae, Demeter and Cora; pray to Plutus, Calligenia, Curotrophus, 300 the Earth, Hermes and the Graces, that all may happen for the best at this gathering, both for the greatest advantage of Athens 305 and for our own personal happiness! May the award be given her who, by both deeds and words, has most deserved it from the Athenian people and from the women! 310 Address these prayers to heaven and demand happiness for yourselves. Io Paean! Io Paean! Let us rejoice!

Aristophanes Thesmophoriazusae 295

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