A poet in this play quotes Pindar after receiving a fur coat, while at another point its chorus recites a lengthy genealogy to prove that the central characters are descendants of Eros and Erebus.
One minor character in this play is the flautist Procne, whose songs are deemed worthy of the muses. A poet in this play quotes Pindar after receiving a fur coat, while at another point its chorus recites a lengthy genealogy to prove that the central characters are descendants of Eros and Erebus. The geometrician Meton is recruited to help the central endeavor, which includes setting up a (*) blockade to prevent sacrifices from reaching Mt. Olympus. Hiding under a parasol, Prometheus appears in the negotiations at the end of this play, which sees Zeus surrender his scepter and his daughter Sovereignty. It begins when Pisthetaerus and Euelpides leave Athens to find a king who has become a hoopoe. For 10 points, name this Aristophanes play about Cloudcuckooland, a kingdom consisting of the titular avians.
One minor character in this play is the flautist Procne, whose songs are deemed worthy of the muses.
The Birds [or Ornithes]