Aristophanes, Frogs Quiz 1 (Lines 1-525)


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TRANSLATIONS (75%)
(25 points each)

I. Heracles and Dionysos (144-59):
Hraklh=j
ei]ta bo/rboron polu\n
kai\ skw=r a)ei/nwn: e)n de\ tou/tw| keime/nouj,
ei! pou ce/non tij h)di/khse pw/pote,
h@ pai=da kinw=n ta)rgu/rion u(fei/leto,
h@ mhte/r' h)lo/asen, h@ patro\j gna/qon
e)pa/tacen, h@ 'pi/orkon o#rkon w!mosen,
h@ Morsi/mou tij r(h=sin e)cegra/yato.
Dio/nusoj
nh\ tou\j qeou\j e)xrh=n ge pro\j tou/toisi kei)
th\n purri/xhn tij e!maqe th\n Kinhsi/ou.
Hraklh=j
e)nteu=qen au)lw=n ti/j se peri/eisin pnoh/,
o!yei te fw=j ka/lliston w#sper e)nqa/de,
kai\ murrinw=naj kai\ qia/souj eu)dai/monaj
a)ndrw=n gunaikw=n+ kai\ kro/ton xeirw=n polu/n.
Dio/nusoj
ou[toi de\ dh\ ti/nej ei)si/n;
Hraklh=j
oi( memuhme/noi--

 


II. From the Frog Chorus (211-35); use your imaginations to translate the refrain.

Ba/traxoi
brekekeke\c koa\c koa/c,
brekekeke\c koa\c koa/c.
limnai=a krhnw=n te/kna,
cu/naulon u#mnwn boa\n
fqegcw/meq', eu!ghrun e)ma\n a)oida/n,
koa\c koa/c,
h$n a)mfi\ Nush/ion
Dio\j Dio/nuson e)n
Li/mnaisin i)axh/samen,
h(ni/x' o( kraipalo/kwmoj
toi=j i(eroi=si Xu/troisi
xwrei= kat' e)mo\n te/menoj law=n o!xloj.
brekekeke\c koa\c koa/c.

Dio/nusoj
e)gw\ de/ g' a)lgei=n a!rxomai
to\n o!rron w] koa\c koa/c:
u(mi=n d' i!swj ou)de\n me/lei.

Ba/traxoi
brekekeke\c koa\c koa/c.

Dio/nusoj
a)ll' e)co/loisq' au)tw=| koa/c:

ou)de\n ga/r e)st' a)ll' h@ koa/c.

Ba/traxoi
ei)ko/twj g' w} polla\ pra/ttwn.
e)me\ ga\r e!stercan eu!luroi/ te Mou=sai
kai\ keroba/taj Pa\n o( kalamo/fqogga pai/zwn:
prosepite/rpetai d' o( formikta\j )Apo/llwn,
e#neka do/nakoj, o$n u(polu/rion
e!nudron e)n li/mnaij tre/fw.
brekekeke\c koa/c koa/c.

 


III. The arrival at Ploutos' house (464-78)
Dio/nusoj
pai= pai=.

Aiakoj
ti/j ou[toj;

Dio/nusoj
(Hraklh=j o( kartero/j.

Aiakoj
w} bdelure\ ka)nai/sxunte kai\ tolmhre\ su\
kai\ miare\ kai\ pammi/are kai\ miarw/tate,
o$j to\n ku/n' h(mw~n e)cela&saj to\n Ke/rberon
a)ph=|caj a!gxwn ka)podra\j w!|xou labw/n,
o$n e)gw\ 'fu/latton. a)lla\ nu=n e!xei me/soj:
toi/a Stugo/j se melanoka&rdioj pe/tra
)Axero/ntio/j te sko/peloj ai(matostagh\j
frourou=si, Kwkutou= te peri/dromoi ku/nej,
e!xidna& q' e(katogke/faloj, h$ ta\ spla&gxna sou
diaspara&cei, pleumo/nwn t' a)nqa&yetai
Tarthsi/a mu/raina: tw\ nefrw\ de/ sou
au)toi=sin e)nte/roisin h(|matwme/nw
diaspa&sontai Gorgo/nej Teiqra&siai,
e)f' a$j e)gw\ dromai=on o(rmh/sw po/da.

 


IDENTIFICATIONS (25%)
(5 points each)
ANSWER 5 OUT OF 10

1. Who was Phrynichus?

 

2. What were the three major events of the Peloponnesian War in the year 406?

 

3. What does Korinthos son of Zeus mean?

 

4. Who was Callias?

 

5. Who were "the big three" of Old Comedy?

 

6. What were the three days of the Anthesteria?

 

7. Who was Molon?

 

 

8. Match the numbers with the places:

 9. What was a Stamnos?

 

10. What were the major rivers of Hades?

  


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