Peace

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Peace
Aristophanes
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Shesays, that after the affair of Pylos(1) she came to you unbidden tobring you a basket full of truces and that you thrice repulsed her byyour votes in the assembly.
    f(1) The Spartans had thrice offered to make peace after the Pylos disaster.
TRYGAEUS Yes, we did wrong, but forgive us, for our mind was thenentirely absorbed in leather. (1) f(1) i. E. Dominated by Cleon.
HERMES Listen again to what she has just asked me. Who was her greatestfoe here? and furthermore, had she a friend who ex
...erted himself to putan end to the fighting?
TRYGAEUS Her most devoted friend was Cleonymus; it is undisputed.
HERMES How then did Cleonymus behave in fights?
TRYGAEUS Oh! the bravest of warriors! Only he was not born of the fatherhe claims; he showed it quick enough in the army by throwing away hisweapons. (1) f(1) There is a pun here that cannot be rendered between (the Greek for) 'one who throws away his weapons' and 'a supposititious child. ' HERMES There is yet another question she has just put to me.


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