Note 95 — Second Part.
Reading edition
Aristophanes, Knights 1280-1283. In the Wasps, 1280-1283, Aristophanes says, speaking of the same Ariphrades:
Εἶτ’Ἀριφράδην πολύ τι θυμοσοφικώτατον, ὃν τινά ποτ’ὤμοσε μαθόντα παρὰ μηδενὸς, ἀλλ’ἀπὸ σοφῆς φύσεος αὐτόματον ἐκμαθεῖν γλωττοποιεῖν εἰς τὰ πορνεῖ’εἰσιόνθ’ἑκάστοτε
(Then Ariphrades, much more ingenious-clever, who he swore without ever having learnt the trick from any, but all out of his own wisdom, discovered how to work the tongue, going into the brothels everywhere). Also Peace 883-885.:
ΤΡ. τίς; ΟΙΚ. ὅστις; Ἀριφράδης, ἄγειν παρ’ αὑτὸν ἀντιβολῶν. ΤΡ. Ἀλλ', ὦ μέλε, τὸν ζωμὸν αὐτῆς προσπεσὼν ἐκλάψεται.
(Trygaeus. Who? Servant. Who? why Ariphrades, begging to bring her to him. Trygaeus. But, dear man, he will fall on her, and lick up her broth).