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Frogs. 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)
Βάτραχοι Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 2. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1907.) — 1296 focus
Translations (2)
Frogs (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Matthew Dillon). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 1296 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.) — 1296 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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λειμῶνα Μουσῶν ἱερὸν ὀφθείην δρέπων·
The optative mood 'ὀφθείην' (aorist passive of ὁράω) functions here as a wish or prayer ('I wish that I might see'), a usage characteristic of the dramatic genre where characters often invoke divine favor or express deep longing for an ideal state. The construction 'λειμῶνα... δρέπων' creates a striking synchysis where the participle 'δρέπων' (gathering/harvesting) governs the accusative 'λειμῶνα' (meadow), metaphorically depicting the poet as a harvester of Muses' inspiration rather than literal crops. This image of the 'meadow of the Muses' is a distinct Aristophanic innovation on the traditional Hesiodic topography of the Muses, transforming the abstract concept of poetic inspiration into a tangible, harvestable landscape.