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Sunday, April 18, 2021
An Occasion for Prayer
Aristophanes, Frogs 479 (Dionysus speaking; my translation):
I shat in my clothes; invoke god.
ἐγκέχοδα· κάλει θεόν.
Kenneth Dover ad loc.:
This reminds me of an obscene song (play at your own risk, NSFW).
