Chorus [of Birds]: Man is a truly cunning creature. (abridg… - Aristophanes

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Chorus [of Birds]: Man is a truly cunning creature. (abridged tr. O'Neill 1938, Perseus)

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Aristophanes (Greek: Ἀριστοφάνης; c. 446 – c. 386 BC) was a Greek poet and playwright of the Old Comedy, also known as the Father of Comedy and the Prince of Ancient Comedy. Of his forty plays, eleven are extant, plus a thousand fragments of the others.

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Native Name: Ἀριστοφάνης

Alternative Names: Father of Comedy

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Chorus [of Birds]: Man naturally is deceitful, ever indeed, and always, in every one thing. (tr. Warter 1830, p. 199)

Bdelycleon: It is so that you may know only those who nourish you (tr. O'Neill 1938, Perseus)

— ¿De verdad crees en los dioses? — Yo sí. — ¿En qué te basas? — En que me aborrecen. ¿No es un indicio verosímil?

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