Xanthias refers to several characters, notably all slaves, who appear in plays by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes.
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Xanthias is een geslacht van kreeftachtigen uit de klasse van de Malacostraca (hogere kreeftachtigen).
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- The Frogs tells the story of the god Dionysus, who, despairing of the state of Athens' tragedians, travels to Hades (the underworld) to bring the playwright Euripides back from the dead. (Euripides had died the year before, in 406 BC.) He brings along his slave Xanthias, who is smarter and braver than Dionysus. As the play opens, Xanthias and Diony...
- Written by: Aristophanes
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WebThe Wasps By Aristophanes Written 422 B.C.E. Dramatis Personae PHILOCLEON BDELYCLEON, his Son SOSIAS, Slave of Philocleon XANTHIAS, Slave of Philocleon …
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Xanthias inornatus - Wikipedia
WebXanthias inornatus. (Rathbun, 1898) (en) World Register of Marine Species. Portaal. Biologie. Xanthias inornatus is een krabbensoort uit de familie van de Xanthidae. [1] De …
- Klasse: Malacostraca
- Orde: Decapoda
WebFirst performed in 405 BC at the Lenaea—an annual Athenian festival in honor of Dionysus — The Frogs is one of Aristophanes’ comic masterpieces. It was inspired by the death of …
Xanthias (crab) - Wikipedia
WebXanthias is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae, containing two exclusively fossil species and the following extant species: Xanthias canaliculatus Rathbun, 1906; …
WebCharacters and Setting Characters • Philocleon, an old juror • Bdelycleon, his son • Xanthias, a slave in the house of Bdelycleon • Sosias, another slave in the house of Bdelycleon • Chorus of twenty-four old Athenian …
WebFeb 28, 2018 · Illustration. by The British Museum. published on 28 February 2018. Subscribe to author. Download Full Size Image. A red-figure vessel depicting Xanthias, the slave of Dionysos in the 405 BCE Greek …
WebIn Frogs Dionysus, disguised as Heracles, travels to the underworld with his cheeky slave, Xanthias, in order to retrieve his favorite tragic poet, the recently deceased Euripides. …
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