Ὄρνιθες
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Ὄρνιθες is the original Ancient Greek title of Aristophanes’ comic play “The Birds,” a satirical work about two Athenians who join birds to build a utopian city in the sky.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Ὄρνιθes | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ancient Greek comedy
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satirical work ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| author | Aristophanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
critique of imperial ambition
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escapism from civic life ⓘ satire of Athenian politics ⓘ utopian city-building ⓘ |
| chorusType | birds ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Classical Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticConvention | use of parabasis to address audience directly ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure |
agon
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episodes ⓘ exodos ⓘ parabasis ⓘ parodos ⓘ prologue ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceFestival | City Dionysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 414 BC ⓘ |
| genre | Old Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Euelpides
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Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ Peisetairos NERFINISHED ⓘ Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ Triballian god ⓘ the Hoopoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChorus | yes ⓘ |
| influenced |
later utopian literature
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political satire in European drama ⓘ |
| keyMotif |
birds as political community
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city in the clouds ⓘ power over the gods ⓘ |
| literaryForm | comic play ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Classical Greek literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Euelpides
NERFINISHED
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Peisetairos NERFINISHED ⓘ the Hoopoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalElements |
Olympian gods
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talking animals ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
elaborate bird costumes and choral songs
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limited direct personal attacks compared to other Aristophanic comedies ⓘ utopian fantasy rather than direct topical plot ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | Aristophanes’ surviving plays ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two Athenians persuade the birds to build a city in the sky to control communication between gods and humans. ⓘ |
| setting | a fantastical sky-city between gods and humans ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | Peloponnesian War era Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | The Birds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOf | ancient Greek theatre ⓘ |
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