brekekekex koax koax

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"brekekekex koax koax" is the famous onomatopoeic chorus sung by the frogs in Aristophanes’ ancient Greek comedy *The Frogs*.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf catchphrase ⓘ
chorus line ⓘ
onomatopoeia ⓘ
quotation ⓘ
appearsInScene frog chorus on the lake ⓘ
approximateDate 405 BC ⓘ
associatedCharacterGroup frog chorus ⓘ
associatedDeity Dionysus ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter Dionysus crossing the lake ⓘ
linked to: Dionysus
culturalSignificance one of the most famous lines in Aristophanic comedy ⓘ
symbolic of the play The Frogs ⓘ
widely cited as an example of Greek onomatopoeia ⓘ
describesSoundOf frogs croaking ⓘ
fieldOfStudy classics ⓘ
literary studies ⓘ
theatre studies ⓘ
firstPerformanceContext Athenian dramatic festival ⓘ
Lenaia festival (likely) ⓘ
linked to: Lenaia festival
firstPerformancePlace Athens ⓘ
hasForm repeated phrase ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
literaryPeriod Classical Athens ⓘ
medium dramatic poetry ⓘ
meterOrForm lyric chorus ⓘ
notableFeature comic musical effect ⓘ
mimics frog sounds ⓘ
repetition of nonsense syllables ⓘ
originalScript Greek alphabet ⓘ
performanceMode choral performance ⓘ
sung ⓘ
referencedIn classical philology scholarship ⓘ
studies of sound symbolism ⓘ
theatre history discussions ⓘ
relatedConcept comic chorus ⓘ
musicality of language ⓘ
sound imitation in literature ⓘ
relatedWork Ancient Greek choral lyric ⓘ
settingInWork lake in the underworld ⓘ
translationStatus often left untranslated in modern editions ⓘ
sometimes rendered with equivalent frog sounds in target language ⓘ
usedForEffect annoyance and humor toward Dionysus ⓘ
establishing the presence of frogs ⓘ
usedInWork The Frogs ⓘ
workAuthor Aristophanes ⓘ
workGenre Ancient Greek comedy ⓘ
Old Comedy ⓘ

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The Frogs → notableChant → brekekekex koax koax ⓘ