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The Hades II trailer is great not only for more Olympian thirst traps, but also for a frog!
In Aristophanes' The Frogs, Dionysos goes down into the underworld to search for Euripides. The chorus is made up of (ghost?) frogs who sing Βρεκεκεκὲξ κοὰξ κοάξ (Brekekekex Koax Koax).

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2022-12-11

Plutus is the Greek god of wealth. In Aristophanes' comedy, Zeus blinds Plutus so that when he distributes his wealth & treasures he will not be prejudiced. But when Plutus regains his sight, he can then determine who is worthy, & havoc ensues.

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2021-03-08

Cloudcuckooland - Nephelokoggygia - Νεφελοκοκκυγία
The great city in the sky created by the birds in comedy The Birds (written 414 BCE).

Some of the are just a flight of fancy, like this place.

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2020-08-06

Today for we present select pages from our 1959 Limited Editions Club production of Aristophanes' 'The Birds' with illustrations by American artist Marian Parry. Learn more here: https://t.co/hAvTisflor

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2020-07-17

Someone knows who is the illustrator from Aristophanes' covers???

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2018-09-17