Euripides, Helen, Edward P. Coleridge (Translator), 1688

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Chorus

Many are the forms of divinities, and many things the gods bring to pass unhoped for.

And what was expected has not been fulfilled; for what was not expected, a god finds a way. Such was the result of this action.
1690

Helen. Euripides. Edward P. Coleridge (Translator). London. 1906.

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Current edition Perseus

Helen (English) (Euripides. The Plays of Euripides, Vol. I. Coleridge, Edward P., translator. London: George Bell and Sons, 1906. (Modernized by Perseus.))

Editions (1)

Ἑλένη Perseus (Euripides. Euripidis Fabulae, Vol. III. Murray, Gilbert, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1913. (Reprinted 1920-1978)) — 1688 focus

Χορός

πολλαὶ μορφαὶ τῶν δαιμονίων,

πολλὰ δʼ ἀέλπτως κραίνουσι θεοί·

καὶ τὰ δοκηθέντʼ οὐκ ἐτελέσθη,
1690

τῶν δʼ ἀδοκήτων πόρον ηὗρε θεός.

τοιόνδʼ ἀπέβη τόδε πρᾶγμα.

Translations (2)

Helen (OCR draft) Experimental (Helen. Robert Potter's English verse translation, first published in 1781–1783; text from the 1808 Oxford printing.)

No corresponding passage available

German (J. J. C. Donner, 1845; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (Euripides. Deutsch in den Versmaßen der Urschrift. Volume 2, Heidelberg: C. F. Winter, 1845. Harvard OCR compared with an independent BSB copy. Native Donner verse citations, Murray reference cards, explicitly located notes and page facsimiles. Unresolved OCR, verse divisions, unlocated notes and printed errata are documented in the source review.) — 1688 focus

Vielfache Gestalt hat der Götter Geschick;
1590

Gar Vieles verhängt unerwartet ihr Rath,

Und was du gewähnt, vollendet sich nicht;

Zum Unmöglichen findet die Bahn ein Gott.

So endete dieses Begegniß.

Euripides Helen 1688

Edward P. Coleridge (Translator)

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Chorus

Many are the forms of divinities, and many things the gods bring to pass unhoped for.

And what was expected has not been fulfilled; for what was not expected, a god finds a way. Such was the result of this action.
1690

Current edition Perseus

Vielfache Gestalt hat der Götter Geschick;
1590

Gar Vieles verhängt unerwartet ihr Rath,

Und was du gewähnt, vollendet sich nicht;

Zum Unmöglichen findet die Bahn ein Gott.

So endete dieses Begegniß.

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Chorus Many are the forms of divinities, and many things the gods bring to pass unhoped for. And what was expected has not been fulfilled; for what was not expected, a god finds a way. Such was the result of this action. 1690

Current edition Perseus

Vielfache Gestalt hat der Götter Geschick; 1590 Gar Vieles verhängt unerwartet ihr Rath, Und was du gewähnt, vollendet sich nicht; Zum Unmöglichen findet die Bahn ein Gott. So endete dieses Begegniß.

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Chorus

Many are the forms of divinities, and many things the gods bring to pass unhoped for.

And what was expected has not been fulfilled; for what was not expected, a god finds a way. Such was the result of this action.
1690

Vielfache Gestalt hat der Götter Geschick;
1590

Gar Vieles verhängt unerwartet ihr Rath,

Und was du gewähnt, vollendet sich nicht;

Zum Unmöglichen findet die Bahn ein Gott.

So endete dieses Begegniß.