[649] A
festival
which was kept in Athens in the month of scirophorion
(June), whence its name; the statues of Athene, Demeter, Persephone,
Apollo and Posidon were borne through the city with great pomp with
banners or canopies ([Greek: skira]) over them.
(June), whence its name; the statues of Athene, Demeter, Persephone,
Apollo and Posidon were borne through the city with great pomp with
banners or canopies ([Greek: skira]) over them.
Aristophanes
The rest will have their jaws at work by this time.
[* Transcriber's note: In the original, all following words until 'wings'
are connected with hyphens, i. e. they form _one_ word. ]
SEMI-CHORUS. Let up leap and dance, Io! evoe! Let us to dinner, Io! evoe.
For victory is ours, victory is ours! Ho! Victory! Io! evoe!
* * * * *
FINIS OF "THE ECCLESIAZUSAE"
* * * * *
Footnotes:
[648] A parody of the pompous addresses to inanimate objects so frequent
in the prologues and monodies of Euripides.
[649] A festival which was kept in Athens in the month of scirophorion
(June), whence its name; the statues of Athene, Demeter, Persephone,
Apollo and Posidon were borne through the city with great pomp with
banners or canopies ([Greek: skira]) over them.
[650] Unknown.
[651] So as to get sunburnt and thus have a more manly appearance.
[652] A demagogue, well known on account of his long flowing beard; he
was nicknamed by his fellow-citizens [Greek: Sakesphoros] that is,
shield-bearer, because his beard came down to his waist and covered his
body like a shield.
[653] Unknown.
[654] Whereas the arms must be extended to do carding, and folk could not
fail to recognize her as a woman by their shape.
[655] Agyrrhius was an Athenian general, who commanded at Lesbos; he was
effeminate and of depraved habits. No doubt he had let his beard grow to
impose on the masses and to lend himself that dignity which he was
naturally wanting in. --Pronomus was a flute-player, who had a fine beard.
[656] Young pigs were sacrificed at the beginning of the sittings; here
the comic writer substitutes a cat for the pig, perhaps because of its
lasciviousness.
[657] A pathic; Aristophanes classes him with the women, because of his
effeminacy.
[658] The orators wore green chaplets, generally of olive leaves; guests
also wore them at feasts, but then flowers were mingled with the leaves.
[659] An allusion to the rapacity of the orators, who only meddled in
political discussions with the object of getting some personal gain
through their influence; also to the fondness for strong drink we find
attributed in so many passages to the Athenian women.
[660] A sort of cistern dug in the ground, in which the ancients kept
their wine.
[661] This was a form of oath that women made use of; hence it is barred
by Praxagora.
[662] Another pathic, like Ariphrades, mentioned above.
[* Transcriber's note: In the original, all following words until 'wings'
are connected with hyphens, i. e. they form _one_ word. ]
SEMI-CHORUS. Let up leap and dance, Io! evoe! Let us to dinner, Io! evoe.
For victory is ours, victory is ours! Ho! Victory! Io! evoe!
* * * * *
FINIS OF "THE ECCLESIAZUSAE"
* * * * *
Footnotes:
[648] A parody of the pompous addresses to inanimate objects so frequent
in the prologues and monodies of Euripides.
[649] A festival which was kept in Athens in the month of scirophorion
(June), whence its name; the statues of Athene, Demeter, Persephone,
Apollo and Posidon were borne through the city with great pomp with
banners or canopies ([Greek: skira]) over them.
[650] Unknown.
[651] So as to get sunburnt and thus have a more manly appearance.
[652] A demagogue, well known on account of his long flowing beard; he
was nicknamed by his fellow-citizens [Greek: Sakesphoros] that is,
shield-bearer, because his beard came down to his waist and covered his
body like a shield.
[653] Unknown.
[654] Whereas the arms must be extended to do carding, and folk could not
fail to recognize her as a woman by their shape.
[655] Agyrrhius was an Athenian general, who commanded at Lesbos; he was
effeminate and of depraved habits. No doubt he had let his beard grow to
impose on the masses and to lend himself that dignity which he was
naturally wanting in. --Pronomus was a flute-player, who had a fine beard.
[656] Young pigs were sacrificed at the beginning of the sittings; here
the comic writer substitutes a cat for the pig, perhaps because of its
lasciviousness.
[657] A pathic; Aristophanes classes him with the women, because of his
effeminacy.
[658] The orators wore green chaplets, generally of olive leaves; guests
also wore them at feasts, but then flowers were mingled with the leaves.
[659] An allusion to the rapacity of the orators, who only meddled in
political discussions with the object of getting some personal gain
through their influence; also to the fondness for strong drink we find
attributed in so many passages to the Athenian women.
[660] A sort of cistern dug in the ground, in which the ancients kept
their wine.
[661] This was a form of oath that women made use of; hence it is barred
by Praxagora.
[662] Another pathic, like Ariphrades, mentioned above.
