The Birds

The Athenian Society translation, 1912. 2 parts, about 21,291 words, 2 hours of reading. Source edition.

Passages the guide marks

There was Chaos and Night and black Erebus at first, and wide Tartarus, and no earth or air or sky; and in the boundless bosom of Erebus black-winged Night brought forth a wind-egg.
Lines 693-697 · Read it in The Birds
What do you want to call the place? Something grand, out of the clouds, plenty of puff to it. Cloudcuckooland?
Lines 817-819
Man has always cheated you. Now you are slaves and not kings, and they roast you and serve you with cheese and oil poured over.
Lines 530-538
I have come as an ambassador on behalf of the gods, and I am extremely hungry.
Lines 1565 and following

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