Note 117 — Chapter XVIII · ARISTOPHANES.
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As a minor instance of these sudden transitions from the touching to the absurd, take Charon's speech (Frogs, 185):
τίς εἰς ἀναπαύλας ἐκ κακῶν καὶ πραγμάτων; τίς εἰς τὸ Λήθης πεδίον, ἢ 'ς ὄνου πόκας, ἢ 'ς κερβερίους, ἢ 'ς κόρακας, ἢ 'πι Ταίναρον.