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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.) — 534 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.) — 534 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.) — 534 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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ὡς δοῦλος ὢν καὶ θνητὸς Ἀλκμήνης ἔσει;
The participle ὢν (being) is in the nominative masculine singular, agreeing with the implied subject 'you' (Hermes, addressing Heracles). However, the phrase ὡς δοῦλος ὢν καὶ θνητὸς creates a complex predicative structure where 'slave' and 'mortal' are both predicated of the addressee. The construction ὡς + participle here functions adverbially ('as being...'), emphasizing the contrast between Heracles' current humble state in Hades (as a slave) and his former divine status, while θνητὸς reinforces his mortality, a key irony given Heracles' deification. The phrase Ἀλκμήνης ἔσει (you will be the son of Alcmene) is in the future tense, projecting the addressee's identity back to his mortal origins despite his current situation. This juxtaposition of present participle and future verb highlights the tension between Heracles' present condition and his eternal identity.