Euripides, Rhesus, ed. Gilbert Murray, 137

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Ἕκτωρ

νικᾶτʼ, ἐπειδὴ πᾶσιν ἁνδάνει τάδε.

στείχων δὲ κοίμα συμμάχους· τάχʼ ἂν στρατὸς

κινοῖτʼ ἀκούσας νυκτέρους ἐκκλησίας.

ἐγὼ δὲ πέμψω πολεμίων κατάσκοπον.
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κἂν μέν τινʼ ἐχθρῶν μηχανὴν πυθώμεθα,

σὺ πάντʼ ἀκούσῃ καὶ παρὼν εἴσῃ λόγον·

ἐὰν δʼ ἀπαίρωσʼ ἐς φυγὴν ὁρμώμενοι,

σάλπιγγος αὐδὴν προσδοκῶν καραδόκει,

ὡς οὐ μενοῦντά μʼ· ἀλλὰ προσμείξω νεῶν
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ὁλκοῖσι νυκτὸς τῆσδʼ ἐπʼ Ἀργείων στρατῷ.

Αἰνείας

πέμφʼ ὡς τάχιστα· νῦν γὰρ ἀσφαλῶς φρονεῖς.

σὺν σοὶ δʼ ἔμʼ ὄψῃ καρτεροῦνθʼ, ὅταν δέῃ.

Ἕκτωρ

τίς δῆτα Τρώων οἳ πάρεισιν ἐν λόγῳ

θέλει κατόπτης ναῦς ἐπʼ Ἀργείων μολεῖν;
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τίς ἂν γένοιτο τῆσδε γῆς εὐεργέτης;

τίς φησιν; οὔτοι πάντʼ ἐγὼ δυνήσομαι

πόλει πατρῴᾳ συμμάχοις θʼ ὑπηρετεῖν.

Δόλων

ἐγὼ πρὸ γαίας τόνδε κίνδυνον θέλω

ῥίψας κατόπτης ναῦς ἐπʼ Ἀργείων μολεῖν,
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καὶ πάντʼ Ἀχαιῶν ἐκμαθὼν βουλεύματα

ἥξω· ἐπὶ τούτοις τόνδʼ ὑφίσταμαι πόνον.

Ἕκτωρ

ἐπώνυμος μὲν κάρτα καὶ φιλόπτολις

Δόλων· πατρὸς δὲ καὶ πρὶν εὐκλεᾶ δόμον

νῦν δὶς τόσως ἔθηκας εὐκλεέστερον.
160

Δόλων

οὐκοῦν πονεῖν μὲν χρή, πονοῦντα δʼ ἄξιον

μισθὸν φέρεσθαι. παντὶ γὰρ προσκείμενον

κέρδος πρὸς ἔργῳ τὴν χάριν τίκτει διπλῆν.

Rhesus. Euripides. ed. Gilbert Murray. Oxford. 1913.

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

Translations (3)

Rhesus Perseus (Euripides. The Plays of Euripides, Vol. I. Coleridge, Edward P., translator. London: George Bell and Sons, 1906. (Modernized by Perseus.)) — 137 focus

Hector

Since this finds favor with you all, prevail. To Aeneas. Go and calm the allies; perhaps the army hearing of our midnight council is disturbed.

Mine shall it be to send one forth to spy upon the foe. And if I discover any plot among them, you shall fully hear of it and be present to learn the report; but in case they are starting off in flight, with eager ear await the trumpet’s call,
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for then I will not stay, but will this very night engage the Argive army there where their ships are hauled up.
145

Aeneas

Send out the spy at once; there’s safety in your counsels now. And you shall find me steadfast at your side, whenever occasion calls.

Hector

What Trojan of those present in council

volunteers to go and spy on the Argive fleet? Who will be that patriot? Who says yes? I myself cannot at every point serve my country and my friends in arms.
150

Dolon

I for my country will gladly run this risk

and go to spy on the Argive fleet, and when I have learned fully all that the Achaeans plot I will return. I undertake this toil on these conditions.
155

Hector

True to his name indeed, his country’s friend is Dolon. Your father’s house was famed before,

but now you have made it doubly so.
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Dolon

So must I toil, but for my pains I should receive fitting wages. For set a reward on any deed, and it breeds a double favor.

Rhesus Perseus (Euripides. The Rhesus of Euripides. Murray, Gilbert, translator. London: George Allen and Company, Ltd., 1913.) — 137 focus

HECTOR.

Ye all so wish it?—Well, ye conquer me.

(To AENEAS) Go thou and calm the allies. There will be

Some stir among them, hearing of these high

And midnight councils.—I will seek the spy
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To send to the Greek camp. If there we learn

Of some plot hatching, on the man’s return

I straight will call thee and share counsels. So.

But wait attentive. If he says they go

Shipward and plan to escape, one trumpet call

Shall warn thee, and I wait no more, but fall
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On camp and hulls, or ever dawn can rise.

AENEAS.

Aye, haste and send him. Now thy plans are wise,

And when need comes I am with thee, sword by sword. [Exit AENEAS.

HECTOR
(turning to the Guards and other soldiers).

Ye gathered Trojans, sharers of my word,

Who dares to creep through the Greek lines alone?
150

Who will so help his fatherland?

Doth none

Offer? Must I do everything, one hand

Alone, to save our allies and our land?

[A lean dark man pushes forward from the back.

DOLON
¹

I, Prince!—I offer for our City’s sake

To go disguised to the Greek ships, to make
155

Their counsels mine, and here bring word to thee.

If that be thy full service, I agree.

HECTOR.

Dolon the Wolf! A wise wolf and a true!

Thy father’s house was praised when first I knew

Troy : this shall raise it twofold in our eyes.
160

DOLON.

’Tis wise to do good work, but also wise

To pay the worker. Aye, and fair reward

Makes twofold pleasure, though the work be hard.

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

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Euripides Rhesus 137

ed. Gilbert Murray

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Αἰνείας

πέμφʼ ὡς τάχιστα· νῦν γὰρ ἀσφαλῶς φρονεῖς.

σὺν σοὶ δʼ ἔμʼ ὄψῃ καρτεροῦνθʼ, ὅταν δέῃ.

Ἕκτωρ

ἐπώνυμος μὲν κάρτα καὶ φιλόπτολις

Δόλων· πατρὸς δὲ καὶ πρὶν εὐκλεᾶ δόμον

νῦν δὶς τόσως ἔθηκας εὐκλεέστερον.
160

Δόλων

οὐκοῦν πονεῖν μὲν χρή, πονοῦντα δʼ ἄξιον

μισθὸν φέρεσθαι. παντὶ γὰρ προσκείμενον

κέρδος πρὸς ἔργῳ τὴν χάριν τίκτει διπλῆν.

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Aeneas

Send out the spy at once; there’s safety in your counsels now. And you shall find me steadfast at your side, whenever occasion calls.

Hector

What Trojan of those present in council

volunteers to go and spy on the Argive fleet? Who will be that patriot? Who says yes? I myself cannot at every point serve my country and my friends in arms.
150

Dolon

I for my country will gladly run this risk

and go to spy on the Argive fleet, and when I have learned fully all that the Achaeans plot I will return. I undertake this toil on these conditions.
155

Hector

True to his name indeed, his country’s friend is Dolon. Your father’s house was famed before,

but now you have made it doubly so.
160

Dolon

So must I toil, but for my pains I should receive fitting wages. For set a reward on any deed, and it breeds a double favor.

AENEAS.

Aye, haste and send him. Now thy plans are wise,

And when need comes I am with thee, sword by sword. [Exit AENEAS.

HECTOR
(turning to the Guards and other soldiers).

Ye gathered Trojans, sharers of my word,

Who dares to creep through the Greek lines alone?
150

Who will so help his fatherland?

Doth none

Offer? Must I do everything, one hand

Alone, to save our allies and our land?

DOLON
¹

I, Prince!—I offer for our City’s sake

To go disguised to the Greek ships, to make
155

Their counsels mine, and here bring word to thee.

If that be thy full service, I agree.

HECTOR.

Dolon the Wolf! A wise wolf and a true!

Thy father’s house was praised when first I knew

Troy : this shall raise it twofold in our eyes.
160

DOLON.

’Tis wise to do good work, but also wise

To pay the worker. Aye, and fair reward

Makes twofold pleasure, though the work be hard.

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Αἰνείας πέμφʼ ὡς τάχιστα· νῦν γὰρ ἀσφαλῶς φρονεῖς. σὺν σοὶ δʼ ἔμʼ ὄψῃ καρτεροῦνθʼ, ὅταν δέῃ.

Ἕκτωρ ἐπώνυμος μὲν κάρτα καὶ φιλόπτολις Δόλων· πατρὸς δὲ καὶ πρὶν εὐκλεᾶ δόμον νῦν δὶς τόσως ἔθηκας εὐκλεέστερον. 160

Δόλων οὐκοῦν πονεῖν μὲν χρή, πονοῦντα δʼ ἄξιον μισθὸν φέρεσθαι. παντὶ γὰρ προσκείμενον κέρδος πρὸς ἔργῳ τὴν χάριν τίκτει διπλῆν.

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Aeneas Send out the spy at once; there’s safety in your counsels now. And you shall find me steadfast at your side, whenever occasion calls.

Hector What Trojan of those present in council volunteers to go and spy on the Argive fleet? Who will be that patriot? Who says yes? I myself cannot at every point serve my country and my friends in arms. 150

Dolon I for my country will gladly run this risk and go to spy on the Argive fleet, and when I have learned fully all that the Achaeans plot I will return. I undertake this toil on these conditions. 155

Hector True to his name indeed, his country’s friend is Dolon. Your father’s house was famed before, but now you have made it doubly so. 160

Dolon So must I toil, but for my pains I should receive fitting wages. For set a reward on any deed, and it breeds a double favor.

AENEAS. Aye, haste and send him. Now thy plans are wise, And when need comes I am with thee, sword by sword. [Exit AENEAS.

HECTOR (turning to the Guards and other soldiers). Ye gathered Trojans, sharers of my word, Who dares to creep through the Greek lines alone? 150 Who will so help his fatherland? Doth none Offer? Must I do everything, one hand Alone, to save our allies and our land?

DOLON 1 I, Prince!—I offer for our City’s sake To go disguised to the Greek ships, to make 155 Their counsels mine, and here bring word to thee. If that be thy full service, I agree.

HECTOR. Dolon the Wolf! A wise wolf and a true! Thy father’s house was praised when first I knew Troy : this shall raise it twofold in our eyes. 160

DOLON. ’Tis wise to do good work, but also wise To pay the worker. Aye, and fair reward Makes twofold pleasure, though the work be hard.

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Αἰνείας

πέμφʼ ὡς τάχιστα· νῦν γὰρ ἀσφαλῶς φρονεῖς.

σὺν σοὶ δʼ ἔμʼ ὄψῃ καρτεροῦνθʼ, ὅταν δέῃ.

Ἕκτωρ

ἐπώνυμος μὲν κάρτα καὶ φιλόπτολις

Δόλων· πατρὸς δὲ καὶ πρὶν εὐκλεᾶ δόμον

νῦν δὶς τόσως ἔθηκας εὐκλεέστερον.
160

Δόλων

οὐκοῦν πονεῖν μὲν χρή, πονοῦντα δʼ ἄξιον

μισθὸν φέρεσθαι. παντὶ γὰρ προσκείμενον

κέρδος πρὸς ἔργῳ τὴν χάριν τίκτει διπλῆν.

Aeneas

Send out the spy at once; there’s safety in your counsels now. And you shall find me steadfast at your side, whenever occasion calls.

Hector

What Trojan of those present in council

volunteers to go and spy on the Argive fleet? Who will be that patriot? Who says yes? I myself cannot at every point serve my country and my friends in arms.
150

Dolon

I for my country will gladly run this risk

and go to spy on the Argive fleet, and when I have learned fully all that the Achaeans plot I will return. I undertake this toil on these conditions.
155

Hector

True to his name indeed, his country’s friend is Dolon. Your father’s house was famed before,

but now you have made it doubly so.
160

Dolon

So must I toil, but for my pains I should receive fitting wages. For set a reward on any deed, and it breeds a double favor.

AENEAS.

Aye, haste and send him. Now thy plans are wise,

And when need comes I am with thee, sword by sword. [Exit AENEAS.

HECTOR
(turning to the Guards and other soldiers).

Ye gathered Trojans, sharers of my word,

Who dares to creep through the Greek lines alone?
150

Who will so help his fatherland?

Doth none

Offer? Must I do everything, one hand

Alone, to save our allies and our land?

DOLON
¹

I, Prince!—I offer for our City’s sake

To go disguised to the Greek ships, to make
155

Their counsels mine, and here bring word to thee.

If that be thy full service, I agree.

HECTOR.

Dolon the Wolf! A wise wolf and a true!

Thy father’s house was praised when first I knew

Troy : this shall raise it twofold in our eyes.
160

DOLON.

’Tis wise to do good work, but also wise

To pay the worker. Aye, and fair reward

Makes twofold pleasure, though the work be hard.