better not bring up a lion inside your city, But if you mus… - Aristophanes

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better not bring up a lion inside your city,
But if you must, then humour all his moods.

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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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better not bring up a lion inside your city, But if you must, then humour all his moods. - Aristophanes

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