Aristophanes Wealth 309

ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart

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Wealth. Aristophanes. ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart. Oxford. 1907.

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Πλοῦτος (Greek) (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 2. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1907.)

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Wealth (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 309 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.) — 309 focus

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τὸν Λαρτίου μιμούμενοι τῶν ὄρχεων κρεμῶμεν,
The phrase 'τῶν ὄρχεων' is a rare genitive plural of ὄρχης (dancer), which appears elsewhere only in the context of ritual or theatrical performance; here it likely refers to the 'dancers of Lartius,' a figure possibly alluding to a specific Roman or Italic tradition known to Aristophanes or his audience, though the exact identity remains debated. The construction 'μιμούμενοι ... κρεμῶμεν' combines a present middle participle with a present subjunctive, suggesting a deliberate, ongoing imitation leading to a proposed action, which is unusual in its syntactic cohesion and may reflect a specific rhetorical or dramatic device.

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τὴν ῥῖνα· σὺ δʼ Ἀρίστυλλος ὑποχάσκων ἐρεῖς,
The vocative Ἀρίστυλλος (Aristyllus) is here used as a generic term for a glutton or someone who eats with their mouth open, derived from the character's reputation in comedy (or perhaps a specific, now obscure, historical figure known for this trait) rather than a specific individual present in the scene. The participle ὑποχάσκων (gaping/yawning) modifies the action of speaking, creating a vivid image of someone eating and talking simultaneously, which is a standard comic trope for the 'gluttonous slave' or 'fool', yet the specific lexical choice of ὑποχάσκων for 'eating while speaking' is a notable example of Aristophanic onomatopoeia and physical comedy that relies on the audience's recognition of the specific bodily function being mocked.