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The Frogs

Aristophanes · 405 BC

Aristophanes' ancient Greek comedy, first produced in 405 BC, follows the god Dionysus, who journeys to the underworld with his slave Xanthias to bring the recently deceased playwright Euripides back from Hades, leading to a contest between poets.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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