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'''Aristophanes, ''Frogs'' 76-82 = T 101 Radt'''

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HR. 		
εἶτ’ οὐ Σοφοκλέα πρότερον ὄντ’ Εὐριπίδου
μέλλεις ἀνάγειν, εἴπερ γ’ ἐκεῖθεν δεῖ σ’ ἄγειν;

ΔΙ.		
οὔ, πρίν γ’ ἂν Ἰοφῶντ’, ἀπολαβὼν αὐτὸν μόνον,
ἄνευ Σοφοκλέους ὅ τι ποιεῖ κωδωνίσω.
κἄλλως ὁ μέν γ’ Εὐριπίδης πανοῦργος ὢν
{{#lemma: κἂν | κἂν Dobree: καὶ M}} ξυναποδρᾶναι δεῦρ’ ἐπιχειρήσειέ μοι·
ὁ δ’ εὔκολος μὲν ἐνθάδ’, εὔκολος δ’ ἐκεῖ.
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'''Aristophanes, ''Frogs'' 76-82 = T 101 Radt'''

Heracles:	

Then aren’t you planning to bring up Sophocles, who is better than Euripides, if you really have to bring someone up out of there?

Dionysus:	

No, not before I’ve had a chance to test what Iophon is capable of producing all on his own, without Sophocles. Anyway, Euripides is a knave in other respects, so he’d willingly try to escape with me as his accomplice. But Sophocles was content here and will be content there.
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'''Aristophanes, ''Frogs'' 786-794 = T 102 Radt'''

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ΞΑ.	
        κἄπειτα πῶς
οὐ καὶ Σοφοκλέης ἀντελάβετο τοῦ θρόνου;

ΟΙ. 	
μὰ Δί’ οὐκ ἐκεῖνος, ἀλλ’ ἔκυσε μὲν Αἰσχύλον,
ὅτε δὴ κατῆλθε, κἀνέβαλε τὴν δεξιάν.
{κἀκεῖνος ὑπεχώρησεν αὐτῶι τοῦ θρόνου}
νυνὶ δ’ ἔμελλεν, ὡς ἔφη Κλειδημίδης,
ἔφεδρος καθεδεῖσθαι· κἂν μὲν Αἰσχύλος κρατῆι,
ἕξειν κατὰ χώραν, εἰ δὲ μή, περὶ τῆς τέχνης
διαγωνιεῖσθ’ ἔφασκε πρός γ’ Εὐριπίδην.
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'''Aristophanes, ''Frogs'' 786-794 = T 102 Radt'''

Xanthias:	

Then how was it that Sophocles didn’t also try to take the throne instead?

Slave:	

By Zeus, he wouldn’t dream of it! Instead he kissed Aeschylus when he came down and took his right hand.{and he yielded part of the throne to him} But now he plans, so Cleidemides says, to take his seat as a reserve. If Aeschylus wins, he’ll remain where he is, but if not, he said he will fight to the end with Euripides for the sake of art.
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'''Aristophanes, ''Frogs'' 1515-1519 = T 103 Radt'''
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AI.		              	
   σὺ δὲ τὸν {{#lemma: θᾶκον | θᾶκον Bentley: θῶκον m: θρόνον m}} 
τὸν ἐμὸν παράδος Σοφοκλεῖ τηρεῖν
καὶ διασώιζειν, ἢν ἄρ’ ἐγώ ποτε
δεῦρ’ ἀφίκωμαι· τοῦτον γὰρ ἐγὼ
σοφίαι κρίνω δεύτερον εἶναι.
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'''Aristophanes, ''Frogs'' 1515-1519 = T 103 Radt'''

Aeschylus:		

And hand over my throne to Sophocles to watch over and keep safe for me, in case I ever return here. For I judge him to be second to me in wisdom.
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