P. 51. Murrhine, Akalantis.  Female names in the Thesmophoriazusae. New Kalligeneia. Name given to Ceres, meaning, “bearer of lovely children.” The Toxotes. A Syrian archer in the “Thesmophoriazusae.” The Great King’s Eye. Mock name given to an ambassador from Persia in the Acharnians. Kompolakuthes. Bully-boaster:  with a play on the name of Lamachus.

P. 52. Silphion. A plant used as a relish. Kleon-Clapper. Corrector of Kleon.

P. 54. Trugaios. Epithet of Bacchus, “vintager;” here name of a person in the comedy of “Peace.” Story of Simonides. Simonides, the lyric poet, sang an ode to his patron, Scopas, at a feast; and as he had introduced into it the praises of Castor and Pollux, Scopas declared that he would only pay his own half-share of the ode, and the Demi-gods might pay the remainder.  Presently it was announced to Simonides that two youths desired to see him outside the palace; on going there he found nobody, but meanwhile the palace fell in, killing his patron.  Thus was he paid.

P. 58. Maketis. Capital of Macedonia.

P. 60. Lamachos. General who fell at the siege of Syracuse; satirized by Aristophanes as a brave, but boastful man.

P. 67. Sophroniskos’ Son. Socrates.

P. 74. Kephisophon. Actor, and friend of Euripides; enviously reported to help him in writing his plays.

P. 79. Palaistra. A wrestling-school, or place of exercise.

P. 82. San. Letter distinguishing race-horses. Thearion’s Meal-Tub Politics. Politics of Thearion the baker. Pisthetarios. Character in the “Birds,” alias “Mr. Persuasive.” Strephsiades. Character in the “Clouds.”

P. 83. Rocky ones. Epithet given to the Athenians.

P. 85. Promachos. Champion.

P. 86. The Boule. State Council. Prodikos. Prodicus.  A Sophist, satirized in the “Birds” and “Clouds.”

P. 87. Choes. Festival at Athens.  “The Pitchers.”

P. 89. Plataian help. The Plataeans sent a thousand well appointed warriors to help at Marathon.  The term stands for timely help.

P. 94. Plethron square. 100 feet square.

P. 98. Palaistra tool. Tool used at the Palaistra, or wrestling school:  in this case the strigil.

P. 99. Phales. Iacchos. Two epithets of Bacchus—­the former indecent.

P. 112. Kinesias. According to Aristophanes, a bad profligate lyric poet, notable for his leanness.

P. 113. Rattei. Like “Neblaretai,” an imitative or gibberish word expressing joyous excitement. Aristonumos. Sannurion. Two comic poets, the latter ridiculed by Aristophanes for his leanness.

P. 124. Parabasis. Movement of the chorus, wherein the Coryphoeus came forward and spoke in the poet’s name.