Euripides, Rhesus, Edward P. Coleridge (Translator), 683

Search the Perseus Catalog for:

View: By Scene

← Previous Next →

Odysseus

It is not for you to know; for you will die today for your villainy.

Chorus

Will you not declare the password, before my sword finds its way to your heart?

Odysseus

Halt! Be of good heart.
685

Chorus

Come near. Strike, everyone!

Odysseus

What! have you slain Rhesus?

Chorus

No, but you, who came to slay us—

Odysseus

Stay, every man of you!

Chorus

No, no, lay on!

Odysseus

Ah! do not slay a friend!

Chorus

What is the password, then?

Odysseus

Phoebus.

Chorus

Right! every man hold back his spear!

Do you know where the men have gone?

Odysseus

Somewhere here I caught a sight of them.

Chorus

Close on their track each man of you! Or should we shout for aid?
690

¹No, it would be strange conduct to disturb our friends with wild alarms by night. Exeunt Odysseus and Diomedes.

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

Sponsored by Perseus Project, Tufts University.

Funding provided by The Annenberg CPB/Project.

Current edition Perseus

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

Editions (1)

Ῥῆσος Perseus (Euripides. Euripidis Fabulae, Vol. III. Murray, Gilbert, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1913. (Reprinted 1920-1978)) — 683 focus

Ὀδυσσεύς

οὔ σε χρὴ εἰδέναι· θανῇ γὰρ σήμερον δράσας κακῶς.

Χορός

οὐκ ἐρεῖς ξύνθημα, λόγχην πρὶν διὰ στέρνων μολεῖν;

Ὀδυσσεύς

ἵστω. θάρσει.
685

Χορός

πέλας ἴθι. παῖε πᾶς.

Ὀδυσσεύς

ἦ σὺ δὴ Ῥῆσον κατέκτας;

Χορός

ἀλλὰ τὸν κτενοῦντα σὲ

Ὀδυσσεύς

ἴσχε πᾶς τις.

Χορός

οὐ μὲν οὖν.

Ὀδυσσεύς

ἆ· φίλιον ἄνδρα μὴ θένῃς.

Χορός

καὶ τί δὴ τὸ σῆμα;

Ὀδυσσεύς

Φοῖβος.

Χορός

ἔμαθον· ἴσχε πᾶς δόρυ.

οἶσθʼ ὅποι βεβᾶσιν ἅνδρες;

Ὀδυσσεύς

τῇδέ πῃ κατείδομεν.

Χορός

ἕρπω πᾶς κατʼ ἴχνος αὐτῶν. ἢ βοὴν ἐγερτέον;
690

ἀλλὰ συμμάχους ταράσσειν δεινὸν ἐκ νυκτῶν φόβῳ.

Translations (2)

Rhesus Perseus (Euripides. The Rhesus of Euripides. Murray, Gilbert, translator. London: George Allen and Company, Ltd., 1913.) — 683 focus

ODYSSEUS
(indignantly).

’Tis not for thee to know. This day thou diest for thy knavery!

CAPTAIN.

Stop! Give the watchword quick, before I have thy body on my pike.

ODYSSEUS
(in a tone of authority).

Halt every man and have no fear!
685

CAPTAIN.

Come, gather round. Be quick to strike.

ODYSSEUS
(to CAPTAIN).

’Twas thou that killed King Rhesus!

CAPTAIN.

No: ’tis I that kill the man that killed . . .

Flies at ODYSSEUS, but other men hold him back.

ODYSSEUS.

Hold back all!

VOICES.

No more holding back!

ODYSSEUS
(as they attack him).

What, strike an ally in the field?

CAPTAIN.

Then give the watchword!

ODYSSEUS.

Phoebus.

CAPTAIN.

Right. Ho, every man hold back his spear!—

Then know’st thou where the men are gone?

ODYSSEUS.

We saw them running, somewhere here.

He makes off into the darkness. DIOMEDE follows, and some Thracians.

CAPTAIN.

Off every one upon their track!
690

A MAN.

Or should we rouse the army?

CAPTAIN.

No;

To stir the allies in the night and make more panic!

Let us go.

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

No corresponding passage available

Notes on the current edition

Rhesus

1. The print edition attributes line 691 to Odysseus.

Search the Perseus Catalog for:

Search the Perseus Catalog for:

Odysseus It is not for you to know; for you will die today for your villainy.

Chorus Will you not declare the password, before my sword finds its way to your heart?

Odysseus Halt! Be of good heart. 685

Chorus Come near. Strike, everyone!

Odysseus What! have you slain Rhesus?

Chorus No, but you, who came to slay us—

Odysseus Stay, every man of you!

Chorus No, no, lay on!

Odysseus Ah! do not slay a friend!

Chorus What is the password, then?

Odysseus Phoebus.

Chorus Right! every man hold back his spear! Do you know where the men have gone?

Odysseus Somewhere here I caught a sight of them.

Chorus Close on their track each man of you! Or should we shout for aid? 690 1 No, it would be strange conduct to disturb our friends with wild alarms by night. Exeunt Odysseus and Diomedes.

Current edition Perseus

Ὀδυσσεύς οὔ σε χρὴ εἰδέναι· θανῇ γὰρ σήμερον δράσας κακῶς.

Χορός οὐκ ἐρεῖς ξύνθημα, λόγχην πρὶν διὰ στέρνων μολεῖν;

Ὀδυσσεύς ἵστω. θάρσει. 685

Χορός πέλας ἴθι. παῖε πᾶς.

Ὀδυσσεύς ἦ σὺ δὴ Ῥῆσον κατέκτας;

Χορός ἀλλὰ τὸν κτενοῦντα σὲ

Ὀδυσσεύς ἴσχε πᾶς τις.

Χορός οὐ μὲν οὖν.

Ὀδυσσεύς ἆ· φίλιον ἄνδρα μὴ θένῃς.

Χορός καὶ τί δὴ τὸ σῆμα;

Ὀδυσσεύς Φοῖβος.

Χορός ἔμαθον· ἴσχε πᾶς δόρυ. οἶσθʼ ὅποι βεβᾶσιν ἅνδρες;

Ὀδυσσεύς τῇδέ πῃ κατείδομεν.

Χορός ἕρπω πᾶς κατʼ ἴχνος αὐτῶν. ἢ βοὴν ἐγερτέον; 690 ἀλλὰ συμμάχους ταράσσειν δεινὸν ἐκ νυκτῶν φόβῳ.

ODYSSEUS (indignantly). ’Tis not for thee to know. This day thou diest for thy knavery!

CAPTAIN. Stop! Give the watchword quick, before I have thy body on my pike.

ODYSSEUS (in a tone of authority). Halt every man and have no fear! 685

CAPTAIN. Come, gather round. Be quick to strike.

ODYSSEUS (to CAPTAIN). ’Twas thou that killed King Rhesus!

CAPTAIN. No: ’tis I that kill the man that killed . . .

ODYSSEUS. Hold back all!

VOICES. No more holding back!

ODYSSEUS (as they attack him). What, strike an ally in the field?

CAPTAIN. Then give the watchword!

ODYSSEUS. Phoebus.

CAPTAIN. Right. Ho, every man hold back his spear!— Then know’st thou where the men are gone?

ODYSSEUS. We saw them running, somewhere here.

CAPTAIN. Off every one upon their track! 690

A MAN. Or should we rouse the army?

CAPTAIN. No; To stir the allies in the night and make more panic! Let us go.

Notes on the current edition

Stable identifiers

Odysseus

It is not for you to know; for you will die today for your villainy.

Chorus

Will you not declare the password, before my sword finds its way to your heart?

Odysseus

Halt! Be of good heart.
685

Chorus

Come near. Strike, everyone!

Odysseus

What! have you slain Rhesus?

Chorus

No, but you, who came to slay us—

Odysseus

Stay, every man of you!

Chorus

No, no, lay on!

Odysseus

Ah! do not slay a friend!

Chorus

What is the password, then?

Odysseus

Phoebus.

Chorus

Right! every man hold back his spear!

Do you know where the men have gone?

Odysseus

Somewhere here I caught a sight of them.

Chorus

Close on their track each man of you! Or should we shout for aid?
690

¹No, it would be strange conduct to disturb our friends with wild alarms by night. Exeunt Odysseus and Diomedes.

Ὀδυσσεύς

οὔ σε χρὴ εἰδέναι· θανῇ γὰρ σήμερον δράσας κακῶς.

Χορός

οὐκ ἐρεῖς ξύνθημα, λόγχην πρὶν διὰ στέρνων μολεῖν;

Ὀδυσσεύς

ἵστω. θάρσει.
685

Χορός

πέλας ἴθι. παῖε πᾶς.

Ὀδυσσεύς

ἦ σὺ δὴ Ῥῆσον κατέκτας;

Χορός

ἀλλὰ τὸν κτενοῦντα σὲ

Ὀδυσσεύς

ἴσχε πᾶς τις.

Χορός

οὐ μὲν οὖν.

Ὀδυσσεύς

ἆ· φίλιον ἄνδρα μὴ θένῃς.

Χορός

καὶ τί δὴ τὸ σῆμα;

Ὀδυσσεύς

Φοῖβος.

Χορός

ἔμαθον· ἴσχε πᾶς δόρυ.

οἶσθʼ ὅποι βεβᾶσιν ἅνδρες;

Ὀδυσσεύς

τῇδέ πῃ κατείδομεν.

Χορός

ἕρπω πᾶς κατʼ ἴχνος αὐτῶν. ἢ βοὴν ἐγερτέον;
690

ἀλλὰ συμμάχους ταράσσειν δεινὸν ἐκ νυκτῶν φόβῳ.

ODYSSEUS
(indignantly).

’Tis not for thee to know. This day thou diest for thy knavery!

CAPTAIN.

Stop! Give the watchword quick, before I have thy body on my pike.

ODYSSEUS
(in a tone of authority).

Halt every man and have no fear!
685

CAPTAIN.

Come, gather round. Be quick to strike.

ODYSSEUS
(to CAPTAIN).

’Twas thou that killed King Rhesus!

CAPTAIN.

No: ’tis I that kill the man that killed . . .

ODYSSEUS.

Hold back all!

VOICES.

No more holding back!

ODYSSEUS
(as they attack him).

What, strike an ally in the field?

CAPTAIN.

Then give the watchword!

ODYSSEUS.

Phoebus.

CAPTAIN.

Right. Ho, every man hold back his spear!—

Then know’st thou where the men are gone?

ODYSSEUS.

We saw them running, somewhere here.

CAPTAIN.

Off every one upon their track!
690

A MAN.

Or should we rouse the army?

CAPTAIN.

No;

To stir the allies in the night and make more panic!

Let us go.