Aristophanes Wealth 845

Wealth. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.

Current edition Experimental

Commentary (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)
Πλοῦτος Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 2. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1907.) — 850 focus
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.) — 850 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.) — 850 focus

Commentary

Commentary (Sanjaya, generated; selected passages) (OCR draft) (Source: pnadelofficial/aristophanes-sanjaya, commit c319590c139e5603e71f0699caa0663d823af8ad. Machine-generated source annotations retained; see Sanjaya import audit for coverage and limitations.) focus

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μῶν οὖν ἐμυήθης δῆτʼ ἐν αὐτῷ τὰ μεγάλα;
The perfect middle indicative ἐμυήθης (from μυέω) is here used in a transferred sense of 'became initiated' or 'was inducted' into a secret, rather than the standard ritual sense of initiation into the Eleusinian or Orphic mysteries. The adverb δῆτʼ adds a tone of incredulous surprise, implying that the speaker finds it astonishing the addressee has undergone such a profound, secret transformation in the very person present. This usage reflects the comedic exploitation of mystery-religion terminology to describe the transformative effect of the god Wealth on the blind man, a recurring motif in the play where 'initiation' parallels the restoration of sight and wealth.