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Καρίων

ὦ πλεῖστα Θησείοις μεμυστιλημένοι

γέροντες ἄνδρες ἐπʼ ὀλιγίστοις ἀλφίτοις,

ὡς εὐτυχεῖθʼ, ὡς μακαρίως πεπράγατε,

ἄλλοι θʼ ὅσοις μέτεστι τοῦ χρηστοῦ τρόπου.
630

Χορός

τί δʼ ἔστιν ὦ βέλτιστε τῶν σαυτοῦ φίλων;

φαίνει γὰρ ἥκειν ἄγγελος χρηστοῦ τινος.

Καρίων

ὁ δεσπότης πέπραγεν εὐτυχέστατα,

μᾶλλον δʼ ὁ Πλοῦτος αὐτός· ἀντὶ γὰρ τυφλοῦ

ἐξωμμάτωται καὶ λελάμπρυνται κόρας,
635

Ἀσκληπιοῦ παιῶνος εὐμενοῦς τυχών.

Χορός

λέγεις μοι χαράν, λέγεις μοι βοάν.

Καρίων

πάρεστι χαίρειν, ἤν τε βούλησθʼ ἤν τε μή.

Χορός

ἀναβοάσομαι τὸν εὔπαιδα καὶ

μέγα βροτοῖσι φέγγος Ἀσκληπιόν.
640

Γυνή

τίς ἡ βοή ποτʼ ἐστίν; ἆρʼ ἀγγέλλεται

χρηστόν τι; τοῦτο γὰρ ποθοῦσʼ ἐγὼ πάλαι

ἔνδον κάθημαι περιμένουσα τουτονί.

Καρίων

ταχέως ταχέως φέρʼ οἶνον ὦ δέσποινʼ, ἵνα

καὐτὴ πίῃς· φιλεῖς δὲ δρῶσʼ αὐτὸ σφόδρα·
645

ὡς ἀγαθὰ συλλήβδην ἅπαντά σοι φέρω.

Γυνή

καὶ ποῦ στιν;

Καρίων

ἐν τοῖς λεγομένοις εἴσει τάχα.

Γυνή

πέραινε τοίνυν ὅ τι λέγεις ἀνύσας ποτέ.

Καρίων

ἄκουε τοίνυν, ὡς ἐγὼ τὰ πράγματα

ἐκ τῶν ποδῶν ἐς τὴν κεφαλήν σοι πάντʼ ἐρῶ.
650

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.)

Translations (2)

Wealth (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 627 focus

Cario comes out of the house with a bundle under one arm and leading Plutus with the other. Chremylus and Blepsidemus join him and all four of them depart. Interlude of dancing by the Chorus.

Cario

Oh! you old fellows, who used to dip out the broth served to the poor at the festival of Theseus with little pieces of bread hollowed like a spoon, how worthy of envy is your fate! How happy you are, 630 both you and all just men!

Leader of the Chorus

My good fellow, what has happened to your friends? You seem the bearer of good tidings.

Cario

What joy for my master and even more for Plutus! The god has regained his sight; 635 his eyes sparkle with the greatest brilliancy, thanks to the benevolent care of Asclepius.

Leader of the Chorus

Oh! what transports of joy! oh! what shouts of gladness!

Cario

Aye! one is compelled to rejoice, whether one wants to or not.

Leader of the Chorus

I will sing to the honor of 640 Asclepius, the son of illustrious Zeus, with a resounding voice; he is the beneficent star which men adore.

Chremylus' Wife
coming out of the house

What mean these shouts? Is there good news? With what impatience have I been waiting in the house, and for so long too!

Cario

Quick! quick, some wine, mistress. 645 And drink some yourself, Aside it's much to your taste. I bring you all blessings in a lump.

Wife

Where are they?

Cario

In my words, as you are going to see.

Wife

Have done with trifling! come, speak.

Cario

Listen, I am going to tell you everything 650 from the feet to the head.

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.) — 627 focus

Carion: O you who are most initiated into the mysteries of the Theseia!

Charon: old men, on very little barley flour,

Carion: How you have fared happily, how blessedly!

Charon: Others, too, as many as have a share of the good character.

630

Chorus: But what is it, best of your own friends?

Chorus: for a messenger seems to be arriving from some good man.

Charon: The master has sold most successfully,

Carion: rather, Wealth himself; for instead of being blind,

Carion: He has gone barefoot and his hair is shining.

635

Carion: Having obtained a gracious hymn of Asclepius.

Chorus: You speak joy to me, you speak a shout to me.

Charon: I am well, whether you wish it or not.

Chorus: I will shout out the well-fathered man and

Chorus: a great light for mortals is Asclepius.

640

Woman: Whose shout is this, I wonder? Is it being announced?

Woman: Something good? For this is what I have long desired.

Woman: I am sitting inside, waiting for this man.

Carion: Quickly, quickly, bring wine, mistress, so that

Carion: And you drink that too; you certainly enjoy doing it very much.

645

Charon: as good things, all of them together, I bring to you.

Woman: And where is he?

Carion: You will soon enter among those who are spoken of.

Woman: then, finish what you are saying, once you have completed it.

Charon: listen then, how I [manage] the affairs

Carion: I will tell you everything from your feet to your head.

650

Commentary

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μέγα βροτοῖσι φέγγος Ἀσκληπιόν.

The phrase μέγα φέγγος (great light) is a striking metaphorical designation for Asclepius, the god of healing. In the context of Aristophanes' comedy, this metaphor operates on two levels: literally, it alludes to the god's role in dispelling the darkness of disease and ignorance, but more pointedly, it likely functions as a satirical allusion to the god's actual cultic status or perhaps to the 'light' of wealth (the play's protagonist) that the character Chremylus is seeking. The use of φέγγος for a deity is rare in this direct appositional form, distinguishing it from more common epithets like 'son of Apollo' or 'healer,' and invites a reading where the god is conceptualized as a source of illumination rather than merely a divine agent of restoration.

Aristophanes Wealth 627

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

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Χορός

τί δʼ ἔστιν ὦ βέλτιστε τῶν σαυτοῦ φίλων;

φαίνει γὰρ ἥκειν ἄγγελος χρηστοῦ τινος.

Χορός

λέγεις μοι χαράν, λέγεις μοι βοάν.

Καρίων

πάρεστι χαίρειν, ἤν τε βούλησθʼ ἤν τε μή.

Χορός

ἀναβοάσομαι τὸν εὔπαιδα καὶ

μέγα βροτοῖσι φέγγος Ἀσκληπιόν.
640

Γυνή

τίς ἡ βοή ποτʼ ἐστίν; ἆρʼ ἀγγέλλεται

χρηστόν τι; τοῦτο γὰρ ποθοῦσʼ ἐγὼ πάλαι

ἔνδον κάθημαι περιμένουσα τουτονί.

Καρίων

ταχέως ταχέως φέρʼ οἶνον ὦ δέσποινʼ, ἵνα

καὐτὴ πίῃς· φιλεῖς δὲ δρῶσʼ αὐτὸ σφόδρα·
645

ὡς ἀγαθὰ συλλήβδην ἅπαντά σοι φέρω.

Γυνή

καὶ ποῦ στιν;

Καρίων

ἐν τοῖς λεγομένοις εἴσει τάχα.

Γυνή

πέραινε τοίνυν ὅ τι λέγεις ἀνύσας ποτέ.

Καρίων

ἄκουε τοίνυν, ὡς ἐγὼ τὰ πράγματα

ἐκ τῶν ποδῶν ἐς τὴν κεφαλήν σοι πάντʼ ἐρῶ.
650

Current edition Perseus

Cario

Oh! you old fellows, who used to dip out the broth served to the poor at the festival of Theseus with little pieces of bread hollowed like a spoon, how worthy of envy is your fate! How happy you are, 630 both you and all just men!

Leader of the Chorus

My good fellow, what has happened to your friends? You seem the bearer of good tidings.

Cario

What joy for my master and even more for Plutus! The god has regained his sight; 635 his eyes sparkle with the greatest brilliancy, thanks to the benevolent care of Asclepius.

Leader of the Chorus

Oh! what transports of joy! oh! what shouts of gladness!

Cario

Aye! one is compelled to rejoice, whether one wants to or not.

Leader of the Chorus

I will sing to the honor of 640 Asclepius, the son of illustrious Zeus, with a resounding voice; he is the beneficent star which men adore.

Chremylus' Wife
coming out of the house

What mean these shouts? Is there good news? With what impatience have I been waiting in the house, and for so long too!

Cario

Quick! quick, some wine, mistress. 645 And drink some yourself, Aside it's much to your taste. I bring you all blessings in a lump.

Wife

Where are they?

Cario

In my words, as you are going to see.

Wife

Have done with trifling! come, speak.

Cario

Listen, I am going to tell you everything 650 from the feet to the head.

Commentary

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Χορός τί δʼ ἔστιν ὦ βέλτιστε τῶν σαυτοῦ φίλων; φαίνει γὰρ ἥκειν ἄγγελος χρηστοῦ τινος.

Χορός λέγεις μοι χαράν, λέγεις μοι βοάν.

Καρίων πάρεστι χαίρειν, ἤν τε βούλησθʼ ἤν τε μή.

Χορός ἀναβοάσομαι τὸν εὔπαιδα καὶ μέγα βροτοῖσι φέγγος Ἀσκληπιόν. 640

Γυνή τίς ἡ βοή ποτʼ ἐστίν; ἆρʼ ἀγγέλλεται χρηστόν τι; τοῦτο γὰρ ποθοῦσʼ ἐγὼ πάλαι ἔνδον κάθημαι περιμένουσα τουτονί.

Καρίων ταχέως ταχέως φέρʼ οἶνον ὦ δέσποινʼ, ἵνα καὐτὴ πίῃς· φιλεῖς δὲ δρῶσʼ αὐτὸ σφόδρα· 645 ὡς ἀγαθὰ συλλήβδην ἅπαντά σοι φέρω.

Γυνή καὶ ποῦ στιν;

Καρίων ἐν τοῖς λεγομένοις εἴσει τάχα.

Γυνή πέραινε τοίνυν ὅ τι λέγεις ἀνύσας ποτέ.

Καρίων ἄκουε τοίνυν, ὡς ἐγὼ τὰ πράγματα ἐκ τῶν ποδῶν ἐς τὴν κεφαλήν σοι πάντʼ ἐρῶ. 650

Current edition Perseus

Cario Oh! you old fellows, who used to dip out the broth served to the poor at the festival of Theseus with little pieces of bread hollowed like a spoon, how worthy of envy is your fate! How happy you are, 630 both you and all just men!

Leader of the Chorus My good fellow, what has happened to your friends? You seem the bearer of good tidings.

Cario What joy for my master and even more for Plutus! The god has regained his sight; 635 his eyes sparkle with the greatest brilliancy, thanks to the benevolent care of Asclepius.

Leader of the Chorus Oh! what transports of joy! oh! what shouts of gladness!

Cario Aye! one is compelled to rejoice, whether one wants to or not.

Leader of the Chorus I will sing to the honor of 640 Asclepius, the son of illustrious Zeus, with a resounding voice; he is the beneficent star which men adore.

Chremylus' Wife coming out of the house What mean these shouts? Is there good news? With what impatience have I been waiting in the house, and for so long too!

Cario Quick! quick, some wine, mistress. 645 And drink some yourself, Aside it's much to your taste. I bring you all blessings in a lump.

Wife Where are they?

Cario In my words, as you are going to see.

Wife Have done with trifling! come, speak.

Cario Listen, I am going to tell you everything 650 from the feet to the head.

Commentary

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Stable identifiers

Χορός

τί δʼ ἔστιν ὦ βέλτιστε τῶν σαυτοῦ φίλων;

φαίνει γὰρ ἥκειν ἄγγελος χρηστοῦ τινος.

Χορός

λέγεις μοι χαράν, λέγεις μοι βοάν.

Καρίων

πάρεστι χαίρειν, ἤν τε βούλησθʼ ἤν τε μή.

Χορός

ἀναβοάσομαι τὸν εὔπαιδα καὶ

μέγα βροτοῖσι φέγγος Ἀσκληπιόν.
640

Γυνή

τίς ἡ βοή ποτʼ ἐστίν; ἆρʼ ἀγγέλλεται

χρηστόν τι; τοῦτο γὰρ ποθοῦσʼ ἐγὼ πάλαι

ἔνδον κάθημαι περιμένουσα τουτονί.

Καρίων

ταχέως ταχέως φέρʼ οἶνον ὦ δέσποινʼ, ἵνα

καὐτὴ πίῃς· φιλεῖς δὲ δρῶσʼ αὐτὸ σφόδρα·
645

ὡς ἀγαθὰ συλλήβδην ἅπαντά σοι φέρω.

Γυνή

καὶ ποῦ στιν;

Καρίων

ἐν τοῖς λεγομένοις εἴσει τάχα.

Γυνή

πέραινε τοίνυν ὅ τι λέγεις ἀνύσας ποτέ.

Καρίων

ἄκουε τοίνυν, ὡς ἐγὼ τὰ πράγματα

ἐκ τῶν ποδῶν ἐς τὴν κεφαλήν σοι πάντʼ ἐρῶ.
650

Cario

Oh! you old fellows, who used to dip out the broth served to the poor at the festival of Theseus with little pieces of bread hollowed like a spoon, how worthy of envy is your fate! How happy you are, 630 both you and all just men!

Leader of the Chorus

My good fellow, what has happened to your friends? You seem the bearer of good tidings.

Cario

What joy for my master and even more for Plutus! The god has regained his sight; 635 his eyes sparkle with the greatest brilliancy, thanks to the benevolent care of Asclepius.

Leader of the Chorus

Oh! what transports of joy! oh! what shouts of gladness!

Cario

Aye! one is compelled to rejoice, whether one wants to or not.

Leader of the Chorus

I will sing to the honor of 640 Asclepius, the son of illustrious Zeus, with a resounding voice; he is the beneficent star which men adore.

Chremylus' Wife
coming out of the house

What mean these shouts? Is there good news? With what impatience have I been waiting in the house, and for so long too!

Cario

Quick! quick, some wine, mistress. 645 And drink some yourself, Aside it's much to your taste. I bring you all blessings in a lump.

Wife

Where are they?

Cario

In my words, as you are going to see.

Wife

Have done with trifling! come, speak.

Cario

Listen, I am going to tell you everything 650 from the feet to the head.