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Wealth. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.

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Πλοῦτος Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 2. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1907.) — 302 focus
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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.) — 302 focus

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μεμαγμένον σκῶρ ἐσθίειν, αὐτὴ δʼ ἔματτεν αὐτοῖς,
The phrase μεμαγμένον σκῶρ (memagmenon skōr) presents a striking collocation: σκῶρ (skōr) is a rare Attic term for 'dung' or 'excrement,' often used as a vulgar insult or in scatological comedy, while μεμαγμένον is the perfect passive participle of μίγνυμι, meaning 'mixed' or 'stirred.' The combination suggests 'mixed dung' or 'a mixture of filth,' a hyperbolic image typical of Aristophanic obscenity where the absurdity of the subject matter (eating excrement) is heightened by the grammatical form. This construction is not merely lexical but syntactically unusual in its use of the perfect participle to describe a state resulting from an action that is itself grotesque and unlikely, reinforcing the comedic inversion of normal diet.