Sophocles Trachiniae 1143

ed. Lewis Campbell

Current edition Experimental

Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) (Greek) (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Translations (1)
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 1143 focus
Weh, weh, ich Unglücksel'ger! Nun bin ich dahin!
Ich bin verloren, mir erlosch des Lebens Licht!
Ach, ach! Ich weiß nun, welches Loos mich heimgesucht.
Geh, trauter Sohn, (denn keinen Vater hast du mehr,)
Geh, rufe deine Brüder all' und Schwestern mir,
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Auch rufe mir Alkmenen, die vergeblich, ach! 1
Dem Zeus vermählt war, daß ich euch den Götterspruch
Von meinem Ende, den ich weiß, verkündige.

Commentary

Commentary (R. C. Jebb) (OCR draft) (Commentary (R. C. Jebb))

mvp-comment-590-1 ἰοὺ ἰοὺ 1

mvp-comment-590-2 δύστηνος 2

mvp-comment-590-3 οἴχομαι 3

Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) (Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) focus

1143-1145. mvp-comment-809-1 The three single lines, each followed by an asyndeton, have a striking effect in expressing the mood of Heracles, who by the mention of Nessus is brought to a sudden pause.

1143. mvp-comment-810-1 The situation here may be compared with that in the ninth book of the Odyssey (507), where Odysseus has revealed his name to the Cyclops, who is thus reminded of the ancient prophecy concerning himself.