Eventually, Dionysus (die oh NYE sis) and Xanthias (ZAN thee ess) select Aeschylus to come back to the word of the living, dismissing Euripides (yurr IPP eh deez).
One character in this play claims that he was prevented from entering the military due to "eye disease" and is thus forced to walk around a lake while his companion takes the ferry. That character's name refers to his blond hair and indicates his foreign ancestry, while the title figures make themselves known by chanting "Brekekekex ko-ax ko-ax." In order to imitate Heracles, the protagonist dresses in a lion's skin and carries a club and joins the Eleusianian initiates to view a contest in which verses are weighed on a scale. Eventually, Dionysus (die oh NYE sis) and Xanthias (ZAN thee ess) select Aeschylus to come back to the word of the living, dismissing Euripides (yurr IPP eh deez). FTP, name this play by Aristophanes (err est OFF uh neez), featuring a chorus of marsh-dwelling amphibians.
One character in this play claims that he was prevented from entering the military due to "eye disease" and is thus forced to walk around a lake while his companion takes the ferry.
The Frogs [or Batrachoi]