Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae, 972

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Young man: O my golden-decorated care, sapling of Cypris,

Youth: bee of the Muse, offspring of the Graces, face of luxury,

Young man: open [the door] and greet me;

Young Man: For truly, I have you in pain.

975

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.)

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (1)

Ἐκκλησιάζουσαι Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 2. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1907.) — 972 focus

Νεανίας

ὦ χρυσοδαίδαλτον ἐμὸν μέλημα, Κύπριδος ἔρνος,

μέλιττα Μούσης, Χαρίτων θρέμμα, Τρυφῆς πρόσωπον,

ἄνοιξον ἀσπάζου με·

διά τοι σὲ πόνους ἔχω.
975

Translations (1)

Ecclesiazusae (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 972 focus

Young Man

Oh! my jewel, my idol, you child of Aphrodite, the confidante of the Muses, the sister of the Graces, you living picture of voluptuousness, oh! open for me, press me to your heart, 975 'tis for you that I am suffering. He knocks.

Aristophanes Ecclesiazusae 972

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Νεανίας

ὦ χρυσοδαίδαλτον ἐμὸν μέλημα, Κύπριδος ἔρνος,

μέλιττα Μούσης, Χαρίτων θρέμμα, Τρυφῆς πρόσωπον,

ἄνοιξον ἀσπάζου με·

διά τοι σὲ πόνους ἔχω.
975

Young Man

Oh! my jewel, my idol, you child of Aphrodite, the confidante of the Muses, the sister of the Graces, you living picture of voluptuousness, oh! open for me, press me to your heart, 975 'tis for you that I am suffering. He knocks.

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Νεανίας ὦ χρυσοδαίδαλτον ἐμὸν μέλημα, Κύπριδος ἔρνος, μέλιττα Μούσης, Χαρίτων θρέμμα, Τρυφῆς πρόσωπον, ἄνοιξον ἀσπάζου με· διά τοι σὲ πόνους ἔχω. 975

Young Man Oh! my jewel, my idol, you child of Aphrodite, the confidante of the Muses, the sister of the Graces, you living picture of voluptuousness, oh! open for me, press me to your heart, 975 'tis for you that I am suffering. He knocks.

Stable identifiers

Νεανίας

ὦ χρυσοδαίδαλτον ἐμὸν μέλημα, Κύπριδος ἔρνος,

μέλιττα Μούσης, Χαρίτων θρέμμα, Τρυφῆς πρόσωπον,

ἄνοιξον ἀσπάζου με·

διά τοι σὲ πόνους ἔχω.
975

Young Man

Oh! my jewel, my idol, you child of Aphrodite, the confidante of the Muses, the sister of the Graces, you living picture of voluptuousness, oh! open for me, press me to your heart, 975 'tis for you that I am suffering. He knocks.