Aristophanes, Frogs, 316

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Chorus: Iacchus, O Iacchus.

Xanthias: That is it, master! The initiated

Xanthias: They are playing somewhere here, those whom he told us about.

Xanthias: At least they are singing Iacchus, the very one [that] Diagoras [was].

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Dionysus: And they seem so to me too. So let us keep quiet.

Dionysus: That is very good, as long as we know clearly.

Frogs. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.

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Βάτραχοι Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 2. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1907.) — 316 focus

Χορός

Ἴακχʼ ὦ Ἴακχε.

Ἴακχʼ ὦ Ἴακχε.

Ξανθίας

τοῦτʼ ἔστʼ ἐκεῖνʼ ὦ δέσποθʼ· οἱ μεμυημένοι

ἐνταῦθά που παίζουσιν, οὓς ἔφραζε νῷν.

ᾄδουσι γοῦν τὸν Ἴακχον ὅνπερ Διαγόρας.
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Διόνυσος

κἀμοὶ δοκοῦσιν. ἡσυχίαν τοίνυν ἄγειν

βέλτιστόν ἐσθʼ, ἕως ἂν εἰδῶμεν σαφῶς.

Translations (1)

Frogs (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Matthew Dillon). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 316 focus

Aristophanes Frogs 316

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Χορός

Ἴακχʼ ὦ Ἴακχε.

Ἴακχʼ ὦ Ἴακχε.

Ξανθίας

τοῦτʼ ἔστʼ ἐκεῖνʼ ὦ δέσποθʼ· οἱ μεμυημένοι

ἐνταῦθά που παίζουσιν, οὓς ἔφραζε νῷν.

ᾄδουσι γοῦν τὸν Ἴακχον ὅνπερ Διαγόρας.
320

Διόνυσος

κἀμοὶ δοκοῦσιν. ἡσυχίαν τοίνυν ἄγειν

βέλτιστόν ἐσθʼ, ἕως ἂν εἰδῶμεν σαφῶς.

Chorus

O Iacchus, Iacchus O,

O Iacchus, Iacchus O!
410

Xanthias

This is it, Master. The band of initiates

are singing here, the ones he mentioned to us.

They're chanting Diagoras' Hymn to Iacchus.

Dionysus

I think so too, so keeping quiet's

the best thing, so we can learn for sure.
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Χορός Ἴακχʼ ὦ Ἴακχε. Ἴακχʼ ὦ Ἴακχε.

Ξανθίας τοῦτʼ ἔστʼ ἐκεῖνʼ ὦ δέσποθʼ· οἱ μεμυημένοι ἐνταῦθά που παίζουσιν, οὓς ἔφραζε νῷν. ᾄδουσι γοῦν τὸν Ἴακχον ὅνπερ Διαγόρας. 320

Διόνυσος κἀμοὶ δοκοῦσιν. ἡσυχίαν τοίνυν ἄγειν βέλτιστόν ἐσθʼ, ἕως ἂν εἰδῶμεν σαφῶς.

Chorus O Iacchus, Iacchus O, O Iacchus, Iacchus O! 410

Xanthias This is it, Master. The band of initiates are singing here, the ones he mentioned to us. They're chanting Diagoras' Hymn to Iacchus.

Dionysus I think so too, so keeping quiet's the best thing, so we can learn for sure. 415

Stable identifiers

Χορός

Ἴακχʼ ὦ Ἴακχε.

Ἴακχʼ ὦ Ἴακχε.

Ξανθίας

τοῦτʼ ἔστʼ ἐκεῖνʼ ὦ δέσποθʼ· οἱ μεμυημένοι

ἐνταῦθά που παίζουσιν, οὓς ἔφραζε νῷν.

ᾄδουσι γοῦν τὸν Ἴακχον ὅνπερ Διαγόρας.
320

Διόνυσος

κἀμοὶ δοκοῦσιν. ἡσυχίαν τοίνυν ἄγειν

βέλτιστόν ἐσθʼ, ἕως ἂν εἰδῶμεν σαφῶς.

Chorus

O Iacchus, Iacchus O,

O Iacchus, Iacchus O!
410

Xanthias

This is it, Master. The band of initiates

are singing here, the ones he mentioned to us.

They're chanting Diagoras' Hymn to Iacchus.

Dionysus

I think so too, so keeping quiet's

the best thing, so we can learn for sure.
415