Quixote: so called by Sancho Panza

Knight of the Swan. See Swan and Lohengrin. Knights (nīts), The. A comedy of Aris toph anes, exhibited in 424 в. с. The play ["Knights"] personifies the A then i an Demosas an easy-going, dull-witted old man, with Nikias, Demosthenes, and Cleon among his slaves, among whom the latter has attained a tyrannical ascendancy by alternate bullying his fellows and flattering his master. By the advice of oracles, which play a great part all through the play, and which imply an earnest faith in religion among the A then i an people of that day, the former two persuade a low sausage-seller (Agora crit us) to undertake the task of supplanting Cleon. He is a isted by the chorus of Knights, who are determined enemies of Cleon, and who come in to defend their friends, and attack the demagogue, in their famous parabasis. The greater part of the remainder is occupied with the brazen attempts of both demagogues to out-bully one another, and to devise bribes and promises to gain Demos' favour. At last Agora crit us prevails and retires with Demos, whom he presently reproduces, apparently by eccyclema, sitting crowned, and in his right mind, heartily ashamed of his former follies.