# Όρνιθες

By Aristophanes.

"Όρνιθες" by Aristophanes is a comedy performed in 414 BC at the City Dionysia in Athens. Two Athenians, weary of their city's endless legal squabbles, seek out Tereus, a king transformed into a bird. They propose an audacious plan: the birds should build a magnificent city in the sky, reclaiming their ancient status as the original gods and challenging the Olympians themselves. What follows is a fantastical tale of transformation, ambition, and the creation of Cloud-Cuckoo-Land. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: Greek
- Translator: Polyvios Demetrakopoulos
- Subjects: Comedy plays; Birds -- Drama; Athens (Greece) -- Social life and customs -- Drama; Gods, Greek -- Drama; Imaginary societies -- Drama

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