The Frogs

:This article is about the play by Aristophanes. The Frogs is also a controversial rock band. See The Frogs.

The play

The Frogs tells the story of how the god Dionysus, despairing of the state of Athens' tragedians, travels to Hades to bring Euripides back from the dead to rescue the Athenians.

Related Topics:
Dionysus - Tragedians - Hades - Euripides

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However, in the underworld, a small "civil war" is going on. Euripides, who had only just recently died, is challenging the great Aeschylus to the seat of 'Best Tragic Poet' at the dinner table of Pluto. A contest is held with Dionysus as judge. Dionysus eventually chooses Aeschylus, although he had originally set out to retrieve Euripides, because he knew "from the depth of his heart" that the traditional and morally sound Aeschylus was the only tragic poet for the job.

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The title of the play derives from the chorus of frogs that greets Dionysus when he is ferried across the river Styx.

Related Topics:
Frog - Styx

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