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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was an ancient [[Greek]] writer.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was an ancient [[Greek]] writer. He wrote the play ''[[The Clouds]]'', which portrayed [[Socrates]] as a fool. Socrates became a laughingstock after this. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Chains of Olympus (comic story)|The Chains of Olympus]]'')


The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Leela]] met him at a gathering at [[Anaximander]]'s home. The Doctor introduced Leela as his wife from [[Sparta]]. When Leela claimed that she did not understand Aristophanes' play, he was pleased, saying, "The day Spartans start getting my stuff is the day I'll hang up my stylus". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Brain of Socrates (short story)|The Brain of Socrates]]'')
The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Leela]] met Aristophanes at a gathering at [[Anaximander]]'s home. The Doctor introduced Leela as his wife from [[Sparta]]. When Leela claimed that she did not understand Aristophanes' play, he was pleased, saying, "The day Spartans start getting my stuff is the day I'll hang up my stylus". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Brain of Socrates (short story)|The Brain of Socrates]]'')
 
During his [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnation]], the Doctor was Aristophanes' sponsor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mask of Tragedy (audio story)|Mask of Tragedy]]'')
 
The Doctor saved two plays by Aristophanes from the burning of the [[Library of Alexandria]] in the [[5th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)|Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'')
 
In [[BC#5th century B.C.|422 BC]], Aristophanes wrote a play entitled ''[[The Wasps]]'', in which he mocked jurors and accused them of being in [[Cleon]]'s pay. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mask of Tragedy (audio story)|Mask of Tragedy]]'')
 
In [[BC#5th century B.C.|421 BC]], the Seventh Doctor, [[Ace]] and [[Hex|Hector Thomas]] encountered Aristophanes in [[Athens]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mask of Tragedy (audio story)|Mask of Tragedy]]'')
 
By [[1887]], five lost plays by Aristophanes were kept in the [[Library of St John the Beheaded]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'')
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Latest revision as of 04:35, 18 March 2023

Aristophanes
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Aristophanes was an ancient Greek writer. He wrote the play The Clouds, which portrayed Socrates as a fool. Socrates became a laughingstock after this. (COMIC: The Chains of Olympus)

The Fourth Doctor and Leela met Aristophanes at a gathering at Anaximander's home. The Doctor introduced Leela as his wife from Sparta. When Leela claimed that she did not understand Aristophanes' play, he was pleased, saying, "The day Spartans start getting my stuff is the day I'll hang up my stylus". (PROSE: The Brain of Socrates)

During his seventh incarnation, the Doctor was Aristophanes' sponsor. (AUDIO: Mask of Tragedy)

The Doctor saved two plays by Aristophanes from the burning of the Library of Alexandria in the 5th century. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Apocalypse)

In 422 BC, Aristophanes wrote a play entitled The Wasps, in which he mocked jurors and accused them of being in Cleon's pay. (AUDIO: Mask of Tragedy)

In 421 BC, the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Hector Thomas encountered Aristophanes in Athens. (AUDIO: Mask of Tragedy)

By 1887, five lost plays by Aristophanes were kept in the Library of St John the Beheaded. (PROSE: All-Consuming Fire)