Aristophanes Ecclesiazusae 877

Ecclesiazusae. 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.)

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Editions (1)
Ἐκκλησιάζουσαι Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 2. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1907.) — 877 focus
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Ecclesiazusae (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 877 focus

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ἀλλʼ ἐν ταῖς πεπείραις·
The phrase ἐν ταῖς πεπείραις utilizes the plural of πέπαιρα (or πέπαιρος), a rare variant spelling for πέτρα ('rock') or, more likely in this comic context, a specific nautical term for the 'reefs' or 'shoals' near the coast. In Aristophanic comedy, this likely serves as a metaphorical allusion to the dangers of political speech (the 'reefs' of the Assembly), echoing the maritime imagery common in Athenian political discourse, or it may be a specific locative reference to a dangerous coastal area near Athens used as a proverb for perilous situations.