Sophocles Trachiniae 1173

ed. Lewis Campbell

τοῖς γὰρ om. θανοῦσι μόχθος οὐ προσγίγνεται προσγίνεται.

Trachiniae. Sophocles. ed. Lewis Campbell. Oxford. 1879.

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

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Translations (1)
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 1179 focus
Mir bangt, o Vater, daß du mir mit solchem Wort
Entgegentratest; doch befolg' ich dein Gebot.

Commentary

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

1173. mvp-comment-831-1 τοῖς γάρ, κ.τ.λ.] This is Heracles' comment on the word λύσιν, and shows that he looks forward only to the rest of death. Cp. El. 1170, τοὺς γὰρ θανόντας οὐχ ὁρῶ λυπουμένους.