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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.) — 432 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.) — 432 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.) — 432 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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τοῦτον τὸν Ἱπποβίνου
The genitive Ἱπποβίνου is an irregular formation of the proper name Ἱππόβιος. While the standard genitive of this compound name (Ἱππό- + βιος) would typically follow the declension of the second element (Ἱπποβίου), the form Ἱπποβίνου reflects a common phonological assimilation in Attic comedy where the final -ου of the genitive ending is preceded by a long vowel sound from the stem, or it may represent a specific metrical contraction necessitated by the iambic trimeter. This variant is attested in the manuscript tradition of Aristophanes and highlights the playwright's tendency to manipulate proper name inflections for metrical convenience without compromising intelligibility to the audience.