The Clouds Allusions & Cultural References

When authors refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.

Literary and Philosophical References

  • Aeschylus (1365-1366)
  • Aphrodite (52)
  • Apollo (371, 596)
  • Aristophanes, Knights (554, 580)
  • Artemis (598)
  • Athena (988)
  • Carcinus (1261)
  • Chaerephon (104, 504, 830, 1465)
  • Demeter (121)
  • Dionysus (108, 310, 519, 606, 1000)
  • Electra (534)
  • Eupolis, Maricas (553)
  • Euripides (1371, 1377)
  • Heracles (1050-1051)
  • Hermes (1234, 1277, 1478)
  • Hermippus (557)
  • Hieronymous (349)
  • Homer (1056)
  • Memnon (621)
  • Nestor (1057)
  • Peleus (1067)
  • Phrynichus (556)
  • Poseidon (84-85, 566, 1234)
  • Prodicus (360)
  • Sarpedon (621)
  • Simonides (1356)
  • Socrates (throughout)
  • Sophocles, Athamas (256)
  • Thales (180)
  • Thetis (1067)
  • Tlepolemus (1266)
  • Xenophantus (349)
  • Zeus (throughout)

Historical References

  • Cleisthenes (355)
  • Cleon (549, 586, 591)
  • Cleonymus (353-354, 400, 672, 674-675)
  • Hippocrates (1001)
  • Hyperbolus (551, 557-558, 876, 1065)
  • Leogoras (109)
  • Pericles (212, 859)
  • Solon (1187, 1189)
  • Theorus (400)

Pop Culture References

  • Phrynis (969)