Brékkek Kékkek Kékkek Kékkek! Kóax Kóax Kóax!

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  • Brekkekkex koax koax: the refrain of the chorus of frogs in the comedy The Frogs by the Greek playwright Aristophanes; it is onomatopoeic in Greek; the play features a contest between the two Greek tragedians Aeschylus and Sophocles
  • Sl Frogs: the French → Joyce wrote FW in Paris
  • Gilbert & Sullivan, The Pirates of Penzance: "I am the very model of a modern major-general ... I know the croaking chorus from The Frogs of Aristophanes" → Major-General Stanley was based on the Dublin-born Viscount Wolseley
  • Lewis Carroll, Sylvie and Bruno: Chapter 24, The Frogs' Birthday-Treat: "So now, when you hear the Frogs croaking in a particularly melancholy way, you may be sure they're trying to guess Bruno's next Shakespeare ‘Bit’. Isn't that interesting?" et passim