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1100 ou{toj, ei0pe/ moi,<br />

su_ th_n qu&ran e1koptej ou(twsi\ sfo&dra;<br />

ERMHS<br />

ma_ Di/', a)ll' e1mellon: ei]t' a)ne/w|ca&j me fqa&saj.<br />

0All' e0kka&lei to_n despo&thn tre/xwn taxu&,<br />

e1peita th_n gunai=ka kai\ ta_ paidi/a,<br />

1105 e1peita tou_j qera&pontaj, ei]ta th_n ku&na,<br />

e1peita sauto&n, ei]ta th_n u{n.<br />

CARION<br />

Here, you, tell me,<br />

was it you that was knock<strong>in</strong>g so hard on the door just now?<br />

HERMES<br />

No, I didn’t; I was go<strong>in</strong>g to, but you opened the door first.<br />

Now run quickly <strong>and</strong> call out your master,<br />

then his wife <strong>and</strong> children,<br />

then the servants, then the dog,<br />

then yourself, <strong>and</strong> then the pig.<br />

45<br />

Aristophanes, <strong>The</strong>smophoriazusae 414-417<br />

Text <strong>and</strong> translation: A. H. Sommerste<strong>in</strong>, ed., tr., <strong>The</strong>smophoriazusae (<strong>The</strong> Comedies <strong>of</strong><br />

Aristophanes 8; Warm<strong>in</strong>ster, 1994).<br />

MIKA<br />

ei]ta dia_ tou~ton tai=j gunaikwni/tis<strong>in</strong><br />

415 sfragi=daj e0piba&llous<strong>in</strong> h1dh kai\ moxlou_j<br />

throu~ntej h(ma~j, kai\ prose/ti Molottikou_j<br />

tre/fousi mormolukei=a toi=j moixoi=j ku&naj.<br />

MICA<br />

<strong>The</strong>n, aga<strong>in</strong>, because <strong>of</strong> him, they now keep close guard on us,<br />

putt<strong>in</strong>g seals <strong>and</strong> bars on the doors <strong>of</strong> the women’s quarters,<br />

<strong>and</strong> on top <strong>of</strong> that they keep Molossian dogs<br />

to frighten the wits out <strong>of</strong> seducers.<br />

46<br />

Aristophanes, Vespae 835-843 V B.C.<br />

Text <strong>and</strong> translation: H. A. Sommerste<strong>in</strong>, ed., tr., Wasps (<strong>The</strong> Comedies <strong>of</strong> Aristophanes<br />

4; Warm<strong>in</strong>ster, 1983).<br />

CANQIAS<br />

354

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