tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026869257529481970.post2814847740642051847..comments2023-12-02T05:56:57.304-05:00Comments on Biblical Studies and Technological Tools: Perseus Digital Library UpdateMGVHoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13984044532444865131noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026869257529481970.post-22773162388498271622009-03-19T08:35:00.000-04:002009-03-19T08:35:00.000-04:00This is cool. I love Aristophane's "The Clouds." ...This is cool. I love Aristophane's "The Clouds." The English translation on Perseus is hilarious ....<BR/><BR/><B>Dis.</B><BR/>Chaerephon the Sphettian asked him whether he thought gnats buzzed through the mouth or the breech.<BR/><BR/><B>Strep.</B><BR/>What, then, did he say about the gnat?<BR/><BR/><B>Dis.</B><BR/>He said the intestine of the gnat was narrow and that the wind went forcibly through it, being slender, straight to the breech; and then that the rump, being hollow where it is adjacent to the narrow part, resounded through the violence of the wind.<BR/><BR/><B>Strep.</B><BR/>The rump of the gnats then is a trumpet! Oh, thrice happy he for his sharp-sightedness! Surely a defendant might easily get acquitted who understands the intestine of the gnat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026869257529481970.post-10091332479905623092009-03-18T09:24:00.000-04:002009-03-18T09:24:00.000-04:00I knew I could start a conversation online :) Than...I knew I could start a conversation online :) Thanks for following up on it. Perseus is so quiet about their announcements, it seemed someone else had to toot their horn. Just for that I will get a blog post going that refers back to your blog as well. This is Internet is a Web after all.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com