CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY

Name: The Wasps - Characters in the Play
Author: Aristophanes

PHILOCLEON

BDELYCLEON, his Son

SOSIAS, Slave of Philocleon

XANTHIAS, Slave of Philocleon

BOYS

DOGS

A GUEST

A BAKER’S WIFE

AN ACCUSER

CHORUS OF WASPS

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Chicago: Aristophanes, "Characters in the Play," The Wasps, trans. Anonymous Original Sources, accessed March 14, 2026, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=C93CQRZMVHQWEXP.

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