Aristophanes, Frogs, 1482

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Chorus: Happy indeed is the man who has

Chorus: refined by intelligence.

Chorus: but it is easy to learn for many.

Chorus: For this one, having seemed to think well,

1485

Chorus: again he goes home again,

Chorus: 'For the benefit of the citizens, indeed,'

Chorus: But for the sake of their own good.

Chorus: and to our kinsmen and to our friends,

Chorus: because he is sensible.

1490

Frogs. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.

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English (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.) — 1482 focus

Χορός

μακάριός γʼ ἀνὴρ ἔχων

ξύνεσιν ἠκριβωμένην.

πάρα δὲ πολλοῖσιν μαθεῖν.

ὅδε γὰρ εὖ φρονεῖν δοκήσας
1485

πάλιν ἄπεισιν οἴκαδʼ αὖ,

ἐπʼ ἀγαθῷ μὲν τοῖς πολίταις,

ἐπʼ ἀγαθῷ δὲ τοῖς ἑαυτοῦ

ξυγγενέσι τε καὶ φίλοισι,

διὰ τὸ συνετὸς εἶναι.
1490

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.) — 1482 focus

Chorus

Blessed is the man having

perfected intelligence.

One can learn this in many ways.

For this man of proven good sense
1700

will go back home again

for the good of his citizens,

for the good of his own

relatives and friends,

on account of being intelligent.
1705

Aristophanes Frogs 1482

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Chorus

Blessed is the man having

perfected intelligence.

One can learn this in many ways.

For this man of proven good sense
1700

will go back home again

for the good of his citizens,

for the good of his own

relatives and friends,

on account of being intelligent.
1705

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Chorus Blessed is the man having perfected intelligence. One can learn this in many ways. For this man of proven good sense 1700 will go back home again for the good of his citizens, for the good of his own relatives and friends, on account of being intelligent. 1705

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Chorus

Blessed is the man having

perfected intelligence.

One can learn this in many ways.

For this man of proven good sense
1700

will go back home again

for the good of his citizens,

for the good of his own

relatives and friends,

on account of being intelligent.
1705