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Quotation from The Eleven Comedies by Aristophanes

“This is the city of Nephelococcygia, Cloud-cuckoo-town”

Aristophanes (spoken by Posidon)

The Eleven Comedies, The Birds, arrival of the divine embassy, trans. Anonymous (Athenian Society, 1912)

The gods arrive to negotiate with the bird city that has cut off their sacrifices.

Citation: "This is the city of Nephelococcygia, Cloud-cuckoo-town" — Aristophanes, The Eleven Comedies, The Birds, arrival of the divine embassy, trans. Anonymous (Athenian Society, 1912). (id aristophanes-eleven-comedies-q2)

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