QUESTION # 877

Posted: April 17, 2014 in quiz

This phrase was coined by the 4th century BC Greek playwright Aristophanes in the whimsical and extravagant play, The Birds :

Chorus leader: So what name shall we give our city?
Pisthetairos: Well, do you want to use that mighty name from Lacedaimon – shall we call it Sparta?
Euelpides: By Hercules, would I use that name Sparta for my city? No. I wouldn’t even try esparto grass to make my bed, not if I could use cords of linen.
Pisthetairos: All right then, what name shall we provide?
Chorus leader: Some name from around here – to do with clouds, with high places full of air, something really extra grand.
Pisthetairos: Well, then, how do you like this: …………….?

Fill in the blank with a phrase meaning ‘a fanciful or ideal realm’.

Answer to Q # 876

Ottomans

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