Sophocles Trachiniae 1274

ed. Lewis Campbell

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

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-662-1 τὰ μὲν οὖν μέλλοντ’ 1 ἐκείνοις 2

mvp-comment-662-2 The words

τὰ μὲν οὖν μέλλοντ’ οὐδεὶς ἐφορᾷ
unconsciously foreshadow the apotheosis of Heracles. This is the only hint of it in the play.

mvp-comment-662-3 χαλεπώτατα δ’ οὖν 3

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

1274. mvp-comment-904-1 τῷ . . ὑπέχοντι] Το him who undergoes this affliction.' Hyllus avoids naming both Zeus (1268) and Heracles.