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According to the Greek Didascalies it was exhibited in the name of Philonides; and these, as Ranke thinks, are upon the whole the safest guides. He therefore infers that Aristo phanes on account of his failure with the Clouds returned to his Old plan of sheltering himself behind another name, and that the Proagon, as well as the Wasps, was a play Of Aristophanes. On the other hand Richter (who has investigated and edited this play with great care) considers the Didascalies untrust worthy, especially this one; and assigns the Ways to the Great Dionysia, the Proagon to the Lenaea. Philonides, he thinks, was merely the principal actor. But this is a matter of no great moment as far as the Wasps is concerned; since, whether Philonides were nominal author or actor, Aristophanes was doubtless known to be the real' author as well as he is now.

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The play of Tfie War}: was exhibited in the spring of B. C. 422, in the archonship of Aminias, probably at the Lenaean festival. It gained the second prize, a play called iipodywv being first, and one of Leucon called Hpe'oflas third.

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