Frogs (Aristophanes)

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Βάτραχοι (Frogs)
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"Frogs" (Βάτραχοι Bátrachoi, Latin: Ranae) is a comedy by Aristophanes, and was was first produced in 405 BCE. The play tells the story of the god Dionysus, who, despairing of the state of Athens' tragedians, travels to Hades to bring the playwright Euripides back from the dead. "The Frogs," in Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
As with all ancient Greek dramas, the interpretation may vary, given the condition of available manuscripts, the current study of ancient Greek language, and changes in the English language. As a result, varying English translations exist.

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English-language translations of Βάτραχοι include:

The Frogs: a comedy, translated by Charles Dunster (1785)
The Frogs, translated by C. A. Wheelwright (1837)
The Frogs, translated by John Hookham Frere (1839)
The Frogs of Aristophanes, translated by Charles Cavendish (1848)
The Frogs, translated by William James Hickie (1853)
Frogs, translated by Leonard-Hampson Rudd (1867)
The Frogs, translated by Benjamin Bickley Rogers (1902)
The Frogs of Aristophanes, translated by Gilbert Murray (1912) [first printed 1908]
The Frogs, published by The Athenian Society (1912), anonymous translator presumed to be Oscar Wilde

This work is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations of this work may be copyrighted.

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