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    Aristophanes, Plutus (ed. Eugene O'Neill, Jr.)

    Cario

    Editions and translations: Greek (ed. F.W. Hall and W.M. Geldart) | English (ed. Eugene O'Neill, Jr.)
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    They both enter the house.
    A Priest of Zeus comes hurrying in.
    Priest

    Can anyone tell me where Chremylus is?

    Chremylus
    emerging from the house

    What would you with him, friend?

    Priest

    Much ill. Since Plutus has recovered his sight, I am perishing of starvation; [1175] I, the priest of Zeus the Deliverer, have nothing to eat!

    Chremylus

    And what is the cause of that, pray?

    Priest

    No one dreams of offering sacrifices.

    Chremylus

    Why not?

    Priest

    Because all men are rich. Ah! when they had nothing, the merchant [1180] who escaped from shipwreck, the accused who was acquitted, all immolated victims; another would sacrifice for the success of some wish and the priest joined in at the feast; but now there is not the smallest victim, not one of the faithful in the temple, but thousands who come there to take a crap.

    Chremylus

    [1185] Why don't you take your share of those offerings?

    Priest
    ignoring this

    Hence I think I too am going to say good-bye to Zeus the Deliverer, and stop here myself.

    Chremylus

    Be at ease, all will go well, if it so please the god. Zeus the Deliverer is here; [1190] he came of his own accord.

    Priest

    Ha! that's good news.

    He moves toward the door.
    Chremylus

    Wait a little; we are going to install Plutus presently in the place he formerly occupied behind the Temple of Athena; there he will watch over our treasures for ever. Calling out Let lighted torches be brought to the priest. [1195] Take these and walk in solemn procession in front of the god.

    Priest

    That's magnificent!

    Chremylus

    Let Plutus be summoned.

    Plutus comes out of the house, followed by the Old Woman.
    Old Woman

    And I, what am I to do?

    Chremylus

    Take the pots of vegetables which we are going to offer to the god in honor of his installation and carry them on your head; you just happen luckily to be wearing a beautiful embroidered robe.

    Old Woman

    [1200] And what about the object of my coming?

    Chremylus

    Everything shall be according to your wish. The young man will be with you this evening.

    Old Woman

    Oh! if you promise me his visit, I will right willingly carry the pots.

    She puts them on her head.
    Chremylus

    Those are strange pots indeed! [1205] Generally the scum rises to the top of the pots, but here the pots are raised to the top of the old woman.

    Plutus begins to march solemnly off the stage; the Old Woman follows him.
    Leader of the Chorus

    Let us withdraw without more tarrying, and follow the others, singing as we go.

    They do so.

    There is one comment on or cross reference to this page.

    Cross references from Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache (ed. Ildar Ibraguimov):
    462 [Weglassung des Artikels.]

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    This text is based on the following book(s):
    Aristophanes. Wealth. The Complete Greek Drama, vol. 2. Eugene O'Neill, Jr. New York. Random House. 1938.
    OCLC: 32280428


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