The Symposium (Ancient Greek: Συμπόσιον, Sympósion [sympósi̯on]) is a philosophical text by Plato, dated c. 385–370 BC. It depicts a friendly contest of extemporaneous speeches given by a group of notable men attending a banquet. The men include the philosopher Socrates, the general and political figure Alcibiades, and the comic playwright Aristophanes. The speeches are to be ...

Empusa or Empousa (Ancient Greek: Ἔμπουσα; plural: Ἔμπουσαι Empousai) is a shape-shifting female being in Greek mythology, said to possess a single leg of copper, commanded by Hecate, whose precise nature is obscure. In Late Antiquity, the empousai have been described as a category of phantoms or spectres, equated with the lamiai and mormolykeia, thought to …

Aristofane, figlio di Filippo del demo di Cidateneo (in greco antico: Ἀριστοφάνης, Aristophánēs, pronuncia: [aristoˈpʰanɛːs]; Atene, 450 a.C. circa – Delfi, 385 a.C. circa), è stato un commediografo greco antico, uno dei principali esponenti della Commedia antica (l'Archaia) insieme a Cratino ed Eupoli, nonché l'unico di cui ci siano pervenute alcune opere complete (undici).

Aristófanes (em grego clássico: Ἀριστοφάνης, ca. 447 a.C. – ca. 385 a.C.) foi um dramaturgo grego. É considerado o maior representante da comédia antiga.. Nasceu em Atenas e, embora sua vida seja pouco conhecida, sua obra permite deduzir que teve uma formação requintada. Aristófanes viveu toda a sua juventude sob o esplendor do Século de Péricles.

Das Wort Wolkenkuckucksheim ist eine Lehnübersetzung des altgriechischen Wortes Νεφελοκοκκυγία Nephelokokkygia, das aus Aristophanes’ Komödie Die Vögel stammt. Es bezeichnet eine Stadt in den Wolken, die sich die Vögel als Zwischenreich gebaut haben. Mittlerweile wird der Begriff ähnlich wie der des Luftschlosses verwendet: als eine Utopie ohne …

A passage from Aristophanes lists broad shoulders, tiny tongue, strong buttocks, and a little penis as the most desirable masculine features. In medieval Arabic literature , a longer penis was preferred, but Afro-Arab author Al-Jahiz wrote: "If the length of the penis were a sign of honor, then the mule would belong to the (honorable tribe of ...