[146] Because of his poverty. [147] Four lines in 'The Knights' describe the infamous habits of Ariphrades in detail. [148] That is, it ceases to support it; Aristophanes does the same to Cleon. [149] Referring to Lysistratus' leanness. [150] A tragic actor, whose wardrobe had been sold up, so the story went, by his creditors. [151] He enters, followed closely by the persons he has ill-used, and leading a flute-girl by the hand. [152] Meaning his penis. [153] Dardanus, a district of Asia Minor, north of the Troad, supplied many flute-girls to the cities of Greece. [154] Pointing to the flute-girl's _motte_. [155] He tells his son the very story the latter had taught him. [156] The name of the baker's wife. [157] Or Agoranomi, who numbered ten at Athens. [158] The disciple of Socrates. [159] Lasus, a musician and dithyrambic poet, born about 500 B.C. in Argolis, was the rival of Simonides and thought himself his superior. [160] Ino, the daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia. Being pursued by her husband, Athamas, whom the Fury Tisiphoné had driven mad, she threw herself into the sea with Melicerta, whereupon they were both changed into sea-goddesses.--This is the subject of one of Euripides' tragedies. [161] A famous town in Magna Graecia, south coast of Italy. [162] A celebrated physician.--Philocleon means, "Instead of starting an action, go and have yourself cared for; that is better worth your while." [163] The dances that Thespis, the originator of Tragedy, interspersed with the speaking parts of his plays. [164] A verse borrowed from an unknown Tragedy. [165] As was done in the stadia when the races were to be started. [166] The ancients considered it a specific against madness. [167] Phrynichus, like all the ancient tragic writers, mingled many dances with his pieces. [168] Tragic poet. His three sons had also written tragedies and were dancers into the bargain. [169] Carcinus, by a mere transposition of the accent ([Greek: karkívos]), means _crab_ in Greek; hence the pun. [170] Carcinus' sons were small and thin. [171] The third son of Carcinus. [172] Meaning, the three sons of Carcinus, the dancers, because, as mentioned before, Phrynichus often introduced a chorus of dancers into his Tragedies. [173] Carcinus himself. [174] The Greek word is [Greek: triorchoi]--possessed of three testicles, of three-testicle power, inordinately lecherous; with the change of a letter ([Greek: triarchoi]) it means 'three rulers,' 'three kinglets.' THE BIRDS INTRODUCTION