Aristophanes (Greek: ΄Αριστοφανης, c. 448 BC – c. 385 BC) was a Greek Old Comic dramatist.

The place and exact date of his birth are unknown, but he was still young in the 420s when he achieved sudden brilliant success in the Theater of Dionysus with his Banqueters. He was obviously educated and must accordingly have been from a relatively wealthy family; his deme was Kudathenaion (the same as that of the leading Athenian statesman Cleon). He is famous for writing comedies such as The Birds for the two Athenian dramatic festivals: the City Dionysia and the Lenea. He wrote forty plays, eleven of which survive; his plays are the only surviving complete examples of Old Attic Comedy, although extensive fragments of the work of his rough contemporaries Cratinus and Eupolis survive. Many of Aristophanes' plays were political, and often satirized well-known citizens of Athens and their conduct in the Peloponnesian War and after. Hints in the text of his plays, supported by ancient scholars, suggest that he was prosecuted several times by Cleon for defaming Athens in the presence of foreigners and the like; how much truth there is to this is impossible to say. The Frogs, was given the unprecedented honor of a second performance. According to a later biographer, he was also awarded a civic crown for the play'.

Aristophanes was probably victorious at least once at the City Dionysia, with Babylonians in 426 (IG II2 2325. 58), and at least three times at the Lenaia, with Acharnians in 425, Knights in 424, and Frogs in 405. His sons Araros, Philippus, and Nicostratus were also comic poets: Araros is said to have been heavily involved in the production of Wealth II in 388 (test. 1. 54–6) and to have been responsible for the posthumous performances of Aeolosicon II and Cocalus (Cocalus test. iii), with which he seems to have taken the prize at the City Dionysia in 387 (IG II2 2318. 196), while Philippus was twice victorious at the Lenaia (IG II2 2325. 140) and apparently produced some of Eubulus’ comedies (Eub. test. 4). (Aristophanes’ third son is sometimes said to have been called not Nicostratus but Philetaerus, and a man by that name appears in the catalogue of Lenaia victors with two victories, the first probably in the late 370s, at IG II2 2325. 143 (just after Anaxandrides and just before Eubulus).)

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You can not make a crab walk straight ARISTOPHANES
moleywillows (Moley Willows) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:25:51 -0000
You can not make a crab walk straight ARISTOPHANES
http://twitpic.com/tsuce - Inside "Aristophanes' The Frogs with introduction and notes by W.W. Merry." Clarendon, 1905. Apparently owned by
painalabanane (Meghanne Phillips) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:10:29 -0000
http://twitpic.com/tsuce - Inside "Aristophanes' The Frogs with introduction and notes by W.W. Merry." Clarendon, 1905. Apparently owned by
You have all the characteristics of a popular politician a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner. -Aristophanes #quote
_cars (Hybrid Electric) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:45:48 -0000
You have all the characteristics of a popular politician a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner. -Aristophanes #quote
@Gubzter Hee! But only if I can be a man. They were horrible to their women. But if I can be mates with Aristophanes or Euripides, YES!
McDougallSophia (Sophia McDougall) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:55:54 -0000
@Gubzter Hee! But only if I can be a man. They were horrible to their women. But if I can be mates with Aristophanes or Euripides, YES!
"Even if you persuade me, you won't persuade me." ~ Aristophanes
Top7LiesOfMLM (Top 7 Lies Of MLM) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:16:45 -0000
"Even if you persuade me, you won't persuade me." ~ Aristophanes
"Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but STUPID lasts forever." Aristophanes
thiagonuic (Thiago Nuic Vidigal) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:16:06 -0000
"Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but STUPID lasts forever." Aristophanes

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