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Hyllus

Ah, Father, what have you said? What you have done to me!

Heracles

I have spoken that which you must perform. If you refuse,

then get yourself some other father, and be called my son no longer!
1205

Hyllus

Ah, me! What deeds you call on me to do, Father—that I should become your murderer, polluted with your blood!

Heracles

Not so, in truth, but healer of my sufferings, sole physician of my pain!

Hyllus

And how, by inflaming your body, shall I heal it?
1210

Heracles

If your fear keeps you from this one task, at least perform the rest.

Hyllus

The service of carrying you will not be refused.

Heracles

And the heaping of the pyre which I have ordered?

Hyllus

Yes, except that I will not touch fire to it with my own hands.

All else will I do, and you will have no hindrance on my part.
1215

Heracles

Well, that much will be enough—yet add one small favor to your large benefits.

Hyllus

Even if it is tremendously large, it will be done.

Heracles

Do you know, then, the maiden, daughter of Eurytus?

Hyllus

You mean Iole, I would guess.
1220

Trachiniae. Sophocles. Richard Jebb (Translator). Cambridge. 1892.

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Trachiniae (English) (Sophocles the plays and fragments, Part 5: The Trachiniae. Jebb, Richard Claverhouse, Sir, translator. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1892. (Modernized by Perseus.))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (2)

Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 1203 focus

οἰμοι, πάτερ, τί εἶπας τίν' εἶπας; οἷά μ' εἴργασαι.

ΗΡ.

ὁποῖα δραστέ᾽ ἐστίν· εἰ δὲ μή, πατρὸς

ἄλλου γενοῦ του τοῦ του μηδ᾽ ἐμὸς κληθῇς ἔτι.
1205

ΥΛ.

οἴμοι μάλ᾽ αὖθις, οἷά μ' ἐκκαλεῖ, πάτερ,

φονέα γενέσθαι καὶ παλαμναῖον σέθεν.

ΗΡ.

οὐ δῆτ᾽ ἔγωγ', ἀλλ᾽ ὧν ἔχω παιώνιον

καὶ μοῦνον ἰατῆρα τῶν ἐμῶν κακῶν.

ΥΛ.

καὶ πῶς ὑπαίθων ὑπαῖθων ὑπαίθων σῶμ᾽ ἂν ἰῴμην τὸ σόν;
1210

ΗΡ.

ἀλλ᾽ om. εἰ φοβεῖ πρὸς τοῦτο, τἄλλα γ᾽ μ' γ' ἔργασαι.

ΥΛ.

φορᾶς γέ τοι φθόνησις οὐ γενήσεται.

ΗΡ.

ἢ καὶ πυρᾶς πλήρωμα τῆς εἰρημένης ;

ΥΛ.

ὅσον γ᾽ ἂν αὐτὸς μὴ ποτιψαύων χεροῖν·

τὰ δ᾽ ἄλλα πράξω κοὐ καμεῖ καμηῖ κἀμῇ τοὐμὸν μέρος.
1215

ΗΡ.

ἀλλ᾽ ἀρκέσει καὶ ταῦτα· πρόσνειμαι προνεῖμαι πρόνεῖμαι πρόσνειμαι δέ μοι

ΤΡΑΧΙΝΙΑΙ.

χάριν βραχεῖαν πρὸς μακροῖς ἄλλοις διδούς.

ΥΛ.

εἰ καὶ μακρὰ μακρὰν κάρτ᾽ κρατ᾿ κάρτ᾿ ἐστίν, ἐργασθήσεται.

ΗΡ.

τὴν Εὐρυτείαν οἶσθα δῆτα παρθένον παρνον παρθένον ;

ΥΛ.

Ιόλην ἔλεξας, ὥς *γ᾽ ὥστ' ἐπεικάζειν ἐμέ.
1220

ΗΡ.

Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 1203 focus

Ὕλλος

οἴμοι, πάτερ, τί δʼ εἶπας; οἷά μʼ εἴργασαι.

Ἡρακλῆς

ὁποῖα δραστέʼ ἐστίν· εἰ δὲ μή, πατρὸς

ἄλλου γενοῦ του μηδʼ ἐμὸς κληθῇς ἔτι.
1205

Ὕλλος

οἴμοι μάλʼ αὖθις, οἷά μʼ ἐκκαλεῖ, πάτερ,

φονέα γενέσθαι καὶ παλαμναῖον σέθεν.

Ἡρακλῆς

οὐ δῆτʼ ἔγωγʼ, ἀλλʼ ὧν ἔχω παιώνιον

καὶ μοῦνον ἰατῆρα τῶν ἐμῶν κακῶν.

Ὕλλος

καὶ πῶς ὑπαίθων σῶμʼ ἂν ἰῴμην τὸ σόν;
1210

Ἡρακλῆς

ἀλλʼ εἰ φοβεῖ πρὸς τοῦτο, τἄλλα γʼ ἔργασαι.

Ὕλλος

φορᾶς γέ τοι φθόνησις οὐ γενήσεται.

Ἡρακλῆς

ἦ καὶ πυρᾶς πλήρωμα τῆς εἰρημένης;

Ὕλλος

ὅσον γʼ ἂν αὐτὸς μὴ ποτιψαύων χεροῖν·

τὰ δʼ ἄλλα πράξω κοὐ καμεῖ τοὐμὸν μέρος.
1215

Ἡρακλῆς

ἀλλʼ ἀρκέσει καὶ ταῦτα· πρόσνειμαι δέ μοι

χάριν βραχεῖαν πρὸς μακροῖς ἄλλοις διδούς.

Ὕλλος

εἰ καὶ μακρὰ κάρτʼ ἐστίν, ἐργασθήσεται.

Ἡρακλῆς

τὴν Εὐρυτείαν οἶσθα δῆτα παρθένον;

Ὕλλος

Ἰόλην ἔλεξας, ὥς γʼ ἐπεικάζειν ἐμέ.
1220

Translations (4)

English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 1203 focus

I know it, and full oft

Have stood there sacrificing.

HER

Then even there,

With thine own hand uplifting this my body,

Taking what friends thou wilt, and having lopped

Much wood from the deep-rooted oak and rough

Wild olive, lay me on the gathered pile,

And burn all with the touch of pine-wood flame.
1205

Let not a tear of mourning dim thine eye;
1205

But silent, with dry gaze, if thou art mine,
1205

Perform it. Else my curse awaits thee still
1205

To weigh thee down when I am lost in night.
1205

HYL

How cruel, O my father, is thy tongue!

HER

’Tis peremptory. Else, if thou refuse,

Be called another’s and be no more mine.

HYL

Alas that thou shouldst challenge me to this,
1210

To be thy murderer, guilty of thy blood!
1210

HER

Not I, in sooth: but healer of my pain,

And sole preserver from a life of woe.

HYL

How can it heal to burn thee on the pyre?

HER

If this act frighten thee, perform the rest.

HYL

Mine arms shall not refuse to carry thee.

HER

And wilt thou gather the appointed wood?

HYL

So my hand fire it not. In all but this,

Not scanting labour, I will do my part.

HER

Enough. ’Tis well. And having thus much given

Add one small kindness to a list so full.

HYL

How great soe’er it were, it should be done.
1220

HER

German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 1203 focus

Was sagtest du, mein Vater? Weh! Was thust du mir?

Herakles.

Was ausgeführt muß werden; oder heiße du

Sohn eines andern Vaters, nicht der meine mehr!

Hyllos.

Und aber weh mir! Was, o Vater forderst du?

Dein Mörder soll ich, soll an dir ein Frevler sein?
1185

Herakles.

Nicht also! Nein, in meinem Leide sollst du mir

Der Arzt, allein mir Retter sein aus meiner Dual.

Hyllos.

Wie kann ich dir denn Retter sein, verbrenn' ich dich?

Herakles.

Nun, macht dir dieses bange, thu das Andre nur.

Hyllos.

Dich dort hinauf zu tragen, das verweigr' ich nicht.
1190

Herakles.

Auch nicht, den Scheiterhausen mir emporzubau'n?

Hyllos.

Wo nicht mit eignen Händen ich ihn fassen muß.

Das Andre thu' ich, und ermüden soll mich's nicht.

Herakles.

Genügen wird auch dieses; doch zur großen Gunst

Erweise mir noch einen kleinen Liebesdienst.
1195

Hylos.

Und wär' es auch der größte, gern gewähr' ich ihn.

Herakles.

Du kennst die Jungfrau, kennst das Kind des Eurytos?

Hyllos.

Von Jole sprichst du, wie ich wohl vermuthen darf?

Herakles.

English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 1203 focus

I know it well, and many a sacrifice

Have oftered there.

Heu. Tliat is the destined place,

Where thou, assisted by thy chosen friends,

My son, must bear the body of Alcides ;

There shalt thou cut thee many a leafy branch

From the wild olive and deep-rooted oak,

Then cast me on it, take thy torch, and light

My funeral pile ; without one tear or groan

Unmanly do it, if thou art my son ;

For if thou failst, remember, after death

A father's curses will sit heavy on thee.

Hyllus

Alas ! my father, what hast thou commanded?

What hast thou bade me do?

Hercules

What must be done.

Or thou art not the son of Hercules.

Hyllus

a dreadful deed ! And must I then become
1210

A parricide, and murder thee ?
1210

Hercules

Oh, no !

My kind physician, balm of all my woes.

Hyllus

Myself to cast thee in the flames ! Is that

An office fit for me ?

Hercules

If that alone

Seem dreadful to thee, yet perform the rest.

Hyllus

I'll bear thee thither.

Hercules

Wilt thou raise the pile ?

Hyllus

I will do anything but be myself

Thy executioner.

He;r. 'Tis well, my son ;

But one thing more, and I am satisfied ;

'Tis but a little.

Hyllus

Be it e'er so gi'eat,

I shall obey.

Hercules

Thou knowst the virgin daughter

Of Eurytus.

Hyllus

lole?
1220

Hercules

English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 1203 focus

To what a deed wou'dst thou excite thy son,

To kill my father with a murderer's hand!

Hercules

Not so: thy lenient hand I only ask

To heal the anguish of my dreadful ills.
1205

Hyllus

How by these flames thy body can I heal?

Hercules

If thy soul shrink from this, perform the rest.

Hyllus

These arms shall bear thee, faithful to the task.
1210

Hercules

And wilt thou raise, as charged, the ample pile?

Hyllus

So that my hands are guiltless of its flames,

And of thy death, thy charge I will obey.

Hercules

With this I will be satisfied: yet more

One grace, a small one, to the greater add.

Hyllus

Great though it be, it shall not be refused.

Hercules

The virgin daughter of Œchalia's king

Hyllus

Thou knowest?

Iole, if just my thought.

Hercules

Most just. This charge I give thee, Her, my son,

When I am dead (since thou hast shown a will

Prompt to be pious) mindful of thine oath

Espouse; and let no man, thy self except,

Her, for my bed design'd, presume to touch;

But give her thy fond love, my son; indulge/.

Thy father's wish this slight request refused,

Things of high import granted lose their grace.1

Hyllus

Anger, in pity of his pains, subsides;
1220

But such a wayward fancy who can bear
1220

Hercules

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-625-1 ὁποῖα δραστἔ ἐστίν ¹

mvp-comment-625-2 εἰ δὲ μή ²

mvp-comment-626-1 οἷά μ’ ἐκκαλεῖ ³

mvp-comment-626-2 παλαμναῖον ⁴ φονέα ⁵

mvp-comment-627-1 οὐ δῆτ’ ἔγωγ’, ἀλλ’ ⁶

mvp-comment-627-2 ὧν ἔχω ⁷ παιώνιον ⁸ ἰατῆρα τῶν ἐμῶν κακῶν ⁹ ὡς ἔχω ¹⁰

mvp-comment-628-1 φοβεῖ πρὸς τοῦτο ¹¹

mvp-comment-629-1 φθόνησις ¹²

mvp-comment-630-1 πλήρωμα ¹³

mvp-comment-630-2 1214 (

πληρώσω

), ὅσον γε ¹⁴ ἂν μὴ ποτιψ ¹⁵ ποτιψαύων ¹⁶

mvp-comment-631-1 κοὐ καμεῖ ¹⁷ τοὐμὸν μέρος ¹⁸

mvp-comment-632-1 ἀρκέσει καὶ ταῦτα ¹⁹ προσνεῖμαι ²⁰

mvp-comment-633-1 βραχεῖαν ²¹ μακροῖς ²²

mvp-comment-633-2 διδούς ²³

mvp-comment-634-1 Εὐρυτείαν ²⁴

mvp-comment-634-2 παρθένον ²⁵

mvp-comment-635-1 ἐπεικάζειν ²⁶ ὥς γ’ ²⁷ ὥστ’ ²⁸ ὡς ²⁹ ἐμέ ³⁰

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

1203. mvp-comment-850-1 τί εἶπας] The reading of A points to τί μ' εἶπας; in which με would be an Attic accusative, like σε in l. 1201. But the reading in the text is more probable. For the hiatus, which is permissible, cp. Phil. 917.

1204. mvp-comment-851-1 ὁποῖα δραστέ᾽ ἐστίν] Sc. εἶπον.

1206. mvp-comment-852-1 οἷά μ᾿ ἐκκαλεῖ] 'Το what an act do you summon me!" οἷα is cognate accusative, and the words φονέα ... σέθεν are in apposition to it. The middle voice marks the reference of the action to Heracles.

1208. mvp-comment-853-1 ὧν ἔχω] Sc. κακῶν. The resumption of this expression in the next line, τῶν ἐμῶν κακῶν, makes an appearance of redundancy, but cp. supr. ll. 1149, 50 and note.

1210. mvp-comment-854-1 Hyllus cannot at once accept the thought that death is to be the cure of his father's woes, and he still clings to the notion of a bodily healing.

1211. mvp-comment-855-1 πρὸς τοῦτο] Οr. γ' ἐς τοῦτο? Cp., however, Plat. Theaet. p. 154 C, τὸ δοκοῦν πρὸς τὴν νῦν ἐρώτησιν.

1212. mvp-comment-856-1 φθόνησις is ἅπαξ λεγόμενον.

1213. mvp-comment-857-1 πλήρωμα] Sc. γενήσεται (from οὐ γενήσεται supr.) = πληρώσεις, whence the construction of l. 1214. He means the exact fulfilment of ll. 1195-8.

1214. mvp-comment-858-1 ἄν] Sc. πράξαιμι. ποτιψαύων] It is easy by conjectural emendation to get rid of the dialectical anomaly involved in ποτι-, but in the composite tragic dialect there are many isolated uses of Epic and Lyric forms. Cp. supr. 7, ἐνὶ Πλευρῶνι, and note, Ant. 653, and see Essay on L. pp. 85, 104.

1215. mvp-comment-859-1 κοὐ καμεῖ τοὐμὸν μέρος] ‘And my part of the work shall not flag.' For this personification of labour, cp. Aesch. Prom. 57, οὐ ματᾷ τοὔργον τόδε.

1216. mvp-comment-860-1 πρόσνειμαι] The subjective middle makes a more personal appeal than πρόσνειμον. But possibly, as Paley suggests, προσνεῖμαι should be read, sc. αἰτῶ σε. Cp. supr. 289, and note.

1217. mvp-comment-861-1 μακροῖς] = μεγάλοις. Cp. infr. ll. 1228, 9.

1220. mvp-comment-862-1 ὥς γ᾽ ἐπεικάζειν] So the Scholiast. The MSS. have ὥστ᾽ ἐπεικάζειν. See on O. T. 763.

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Hyllus Ah, Father, what have you said? What you have done to me!

Heracles I have spoken that which you must perform. If you refuse, then get yourself some other father, and be called my son no longer! 1205

Hyllus Ah, me! What deeds you call on me to do, Father—that I should become your murderer, polluted with your blood!

Heracles Not so, in truth, but healer of my sufferings, sole physician of my pain!

Hyllus And how, by inflaming your body, shall I heal it? 1210

Heracles If your fear keeps you from this one task, at least perform the rest.

Hyllus The service of carrying you will not be refused.

Heracles And the heaping of the pyre which I have ordered?

Hyllus Yes, except that I will not touch fire to it with my own hands. All else will I do, and you will have no hindrance on my part. 1215

Heracles Well, that much will be enough—yet add one small favor to your large benefits.

Hyllus Even if it is tremendously large, it will be done.

Heracles Do you know, then, the maiden, daughter of Eurytus?

Hyllus You mean Iole, I would guess. 1220

Current edition Experimental

οἰμοι, πάτερ, τί εἶπας τίν' εἶπας; οἷά μ' εἴργασαι.

ΗΡ. ὁποῖα δραστέ᾽ ἐστίν· εἰ δὲ μή, πατρὸς ἄλλου γενοῦ του τοῦ του μηδ᾽ ἐμὸς κληθῇς ἔτι. 1205

ΥΛ. οἴμοι μάλ᾽ αὖθις, οἷά μ' ἐκκαλεῖ, πάτερ, φονέα γενέσθαι καὶ παλαμναῖον σέθεν.

ΗΡ. οὐ δῆτ᾽ ἔγωγ', ἀλλ᾽ ὧν ἔχω παιώνιον καὶ μοῦνον ἰατῆρα τῶν ἐμῶν κακῶν.

ΥΛ. καὶ πῶς ὑπαίθων ὑπαῖθων ὑπαίθων σῶμ᾽ ἂν ἰῴμην τὸ σόν; 1210

ΗΡ. ἀλλ᾽ om. εἰ φοβεῖ πρὸς τοῦτο, τἄλλα γ᾽ μ' γ' ἔργασαι.

ΥΛ. φορᾶς γέ τοι φθόνησις οὐ γενήσεται.

ΗΡ. ἢ καὶ πυρᾶς πλήρωμα τῆς εἰρημένης ;

ΥΛ. ὅσον γ᾽ ἂν αὐτὸς μὴ ποτιψαύων χεροῖν· τὰ δ᾽ ἄλλα πράξω κοὐ καμεῖ καμηῖ κἀμῇ τοὐμὸν μέρος. 1215

ΗΡ. ἀλλ᾽ ἀρκέσει καὶ ταῦτα· πρόσνειμαι προνεῖμαι πρόνεῖμαι πρόσνειμαι δέ μοι

ΤΡΑΧΙΝΙΑΙ.

χάριν βραχεῖαν πρὸς μακροῖς ἄλλοις διδούς.

ΥΛ. εἰ καὶ μακρὰ μακρὰν κάρτ᾽ κρατ᾿ κάρτ᾿ ἐστίν, ἐργασθήσεται.

ΗΡ. τὴν Εὐρυτείαν οἶσθα δῆτα παρθένον παρνον παρθένον ;

ΥΛ. Ιόλην ἔλεξας, ὥς *γ᾽ ὥστ' ἐπεικάζειν ἐμέ. 1220

ΗΡ.

Ὕλλος οἴμοι, πάτερ, τί δʼ εἶπας; οἷά μʼ εἴργασαι.

Ἡρακλῆς ὁποῖα δραστέʼ ἐστίν· εἰ δὲ μή, πατρὸς ἄλλου γενοῦ του μηδʼ ἐμὸς κληθῇς ἔτι. 1205

Ὕλλος οἴμοι μάλʼ αὖθις, οἷά μʼ ἐκκαλεῖ, πάτερ, φονέα γενέσθαι καὶ παλαμναῖον σέθεν.

Ἡρακλῆς οὐ δῆτʼ ἔγωγʼ, ἀλλʼ ὧν ἔχω παιώνιον καὶ μοῦνον ἰατῆρα τῶν ἐμῶν κακῶν.

Ὕλλος καὶ πῶς ὑπαίθων σῶμʼ ἂν ἰῴμην τὸ σόν; 1210

Ἡρακλῆς ἀλλʼ εἰ φοβεῖ πρὸς τοῦτο, τἄλλα γʼ ἔργασαι.

Ὕλλος φορᾶς γέ τοι φθόνησις οὐ γενήσεται.

Ἡρακλῆς ἦ καὶ πυρᾶς πλήρωμα τῆς εἰρημένης;

Ὕλλος ὅσον γʼ ἂν αὐτὸς μὴ ποτιψαύων χεροῖν· τὰ δʼ ἄλλα πράξω κοὐ καμεῖ τοὐμὸν μέρος. 1215

Ἡρακλῆς ἀλλʼ ἀρκέσει καὶ ταῦτα· πρόσνειμαι δέ μοι χάριν βραχεῖαν πρὸς μακροῖς ἄλλοις διδούς.

Ὕλλος εἰ καὶ μακρὰ κάρτʼ ἐστίν, ἐργασθήσεται.

Ἡρακλῆς τὴν Εὐρυτείαν οἶσθα δῆτα παρθένον;

Ὕλλος Ἰόλην ἔλεξας, ὥς γʼ ἐπεικάζειν ἐμέ. 1220

I know it, and full oft Have stood there sacrificing.

HYL How cruel, O my father, is thy tongue!

HER ’Tis peremptory. Else, if thou refuse, Be called another’s and be no more mine.

HYL Alas that thou shouldst challenge me to this, 1210 To be thy murderer, guilty of thy blood! 1210

HER Not I, in sooth: but healer of my pain, And sole preserver from a life of woe.

HYL How can it heal to burn thee on the pyre?

HER If this act frighten thee, perform the rest.

HYL Mine arms shall not refuse to carry thee.

HER And wilt thou gather the appointed wood?

HYL So my hand fire it not. In all but this, Not scanting labour, I will do my part.

HER Enough. ’Tis well. And having thus much given Add one small kindness to a list so full.

HYL How great soe’er it were, it should be done. 1220

HER

Was sagtest du, mein Vater? Weh! Was thust du mir?

Herakles. Was ausgeführt muß werden; oder heiße du Sohn eines andern Vaters, nicht der meine mehr!

Hyllos. Und aber weh mir! Was, o Vater forderst du? Dein Mörder soll ich, soll an dir ein Frevler sein? 1185

Herakles. Nicht also! Nein, in meinem Leide sollst du mir Der Arzt, allein mir Retter sein aus meiner Dual.

Hyllos. Wie kann ich dir denn Retter sein, verbrenn' ich dich?

Herakles. Nun, macht dir dieses bange, thu das Andre nur.

Hyllos. Dich dort hinauf zu tragen, das verweigr' ich nicht. 1190

Herakles. Auch nicht, den Scheiterhausen mir emporzubau'n?

Hyllos. Wo nicht mit eignen Händen ich ihn fassen muß. Das Andre thu' ich, und ermüden soll mich's nicht.

Herakles. Genügen wird auch dieses; doch zur großen Gunst Erweise mir noch einen kleinen Liebesdienst. 1195

Hylos. Und wär' es auch der größte, gern gewähr' ich ihn.

Herakles. Du kennst die Jungfrau, kennst das Kind des Eurytos?

Hyllos. Von Jole sprichst du, wie ich wohl vermuthen darf?

Herakles.

Hyllus Alas ! my father, what hast thou commanded? What hast thou bade me do?

Hercules What must be done. Or thou art not the son of Hercules.

Hyllus a dreadful deed ! And must I then become 1210 A parricide, and murder thee ? 1210

Hercules Oh, no ! My kind physician, balm of all my woes.

Hyllus Myself to cast thee in the flames ! Is that An office fit for me ?

Hercules If that alone Seem dreadful to thee, yet perform the rest.

Hyllus I'll bear thee thither.

Hercules Wilt thou raise the pile ?

Hyllus

Ah, Father, what have you said? What you have done to me!

Heracles

I have spoken that which you must perform. If you refuse,

then get yourself some other father, and be called my son no longer!
1205

Hyllus

Ah, me! What deeds you call on me to do, Father—that I should become your murderer, polluted with your blood!

Heracles

Not so, in truth, but healer of my sufferings, sole physician of my pain!

Hyllus

And how, by inflaming your body, shall I heal it?
1210

Heracles

If your fear keeps you from this one task, at least perform the rest.

Hyllus

The service of carrying you will not be refused.

Heracles

And the heaping of the pyre which I have ordered?

Hyllus

Yes, except that I will not touch fire to it with my own hands.

All else will I do, and you will have no hindrance on my part.
1215

Heracles

Well, that much will be enough—yet add one small favor to your large benefits.

Hyllus

Even if it is tremendously large, it will be done.

Heracles

Do you know, then, the maiden, daughter of Eurytus?

Hyllus

You mean Iole, I would guess.
1220

ΗΡ.

ὁποῖα δραστέ᾽ ἐστίν· εἰ δὲ μή, πατρὸς

ἄλλου γενοῦ του τοῦ του μηδ᾽ ἐμὸς κληθῇς ἔτι.
1205

ΥΛ.

οἴμοι μάλ᾽ αὖθις, οἷά μ' ἐκκαλεῖ, πάτερ,

φονέα γενέσθαι καὶ παλαμναῖον σέθεν.

ΗΡ.

οὐ δῆτ᾽ ἔγωγ', ἀλλ᾽ ὧν ἔχω παιώνιον

καὶ μοῦνον ἰατῆρα τῶν ἐμῶν κακῶν.

ΥΛ.

καὶ πῶς ὑπαίθων ὑπαῖθων ὑπαίθων σῶμ᾽ ἂν ἰῴμην τὸ σόν;
1210

ΗΡ.

ἀλλ᾽ om. εἰ φοβεῖ πρὸς τοῦτο, τἄλλα γ᾽ μ' γ' ἔργασαι.

ΥΛ.

φορᾶς γέ τοι φθόνησις οὐ γενήσεται.

ΗΡ.

ἢ καὶ πυρᾶς πλήρωμα τῆς εἰρημένης ;

ΥΛ.

ὅσον γ᾽ ἂν αὐτὸς μὴ ποτιψαύων χεροῖν·

τὰ δ᾽ ἄλλα πράξω κοὐ καμεῖ καμηῖ κἀμῇ τοὐμὸν μέρος.
1215

ΗΡ.

ἀλλ᾽ ἀρκέσει καὶ ταῦτα· πρόσνειμαι προνεῖμαι πρόνεῖμαι πρόσνειμαι δέ μοι

ΥΛ.

εἰ καὶ μακρὰ μακρὰν κάρτ᾽ κρατ᾿ κάρτ᾿ ἐστίν, ἐργασθήσεται.

ΗΡ.

τὴν Εὐρυτείαν οἶσθα δῆτα παρθένον παρνον παρθένον ;

ΥΛ.

Ιόλην ἔλεξας, ὥς *γ᾽ ὥστ' ἐπεικάζειν ἐμέ.
1220

Ὕλλος

οἴμοι, πάτερ, τί δʼ εἶπας; οἷά μʼ εἴργασαι.

Ἡρακλῆς

ὁποῖα δραστέʼ ἐστίν· εἰ δὲ μή, πατρὸς

ἄλλου γενοῦ του μηδʼ ἐμὸς κληθῇς ἔτι.
1205

Ὕλλος

οἴμοι μάλʼ αὖθις, οἷά μʼ ἐκκαλεῖ, πάτερ,

φονέα γενέσθαι καὶ παλαμναῖον σέθεν.

Ἡρακλῆς

οὐ δῆτʼ ἔγωγʼ, ἀλλʼ ὧν ἔχω παιώνιον

καὶ μοῦνον ἰατῆρα τῶν ἐμῶν κακῶν.

Ὕλλος

καὶ πῶς ὑπαίθων σῶμʼ ἂν ἰῴμην τὸ σόν;
1210

Ἡρακλῆς

ἀλλʼ εἰ φοβεῖ πρὸς τοῦτο, τἄλλα γʼ ἔργασαι.

Ὕλλος

φορᾶς γέ τοι φθόνησις οὐ γενήσεται.

Ἡρακλῆς

ἦ καὶ πυρᾶς πλήρωμα τῆς εἰρημένης;

Ὕλλος

ὅσον γʼ ἂν αὐτὸς μὴ ποτιψαύων χεροῖν·

τὰ δʼ ἄλλα πράξω κοὐ καμεῖ τοὐμὸν μέρος.
1215

Ἡρακλῆς

ἀλλʼ ἀρκέσει καὶ ταῦτα· πρόσνειμαι δέ μοι

χάριν βραχεῖαν πρὸς μακροῖς ἄλλοις διδούς.

Ὕλλος

εἰ καὶ μακρὰ κάρτʼ ἐστίν, ἐργασθήσεται.

Ἡρακλῆς

τὴν Εὐρυτείαν οἶσθα δῆτα παρθένον;

Ὕλλος

Ἰόλην ἔλεξας, ὥς γʼ ἐπεικάζειν ἐμέ.
1220

I know it, and full oft

Have stood there sacrificing.

HYL

How cruel, O my father, is thy tongue!

HER

’Tis peremptory. Else, if thou refuse,

Be called another’s and be no more mine.

HYL

Alas that thou shouldst challenge me to this,
1210

To be thy murderer, guilty of thy blood!
1210

HER

Not I, in sooth: but healer of my pain,

And sole preserver from a life of woe.

HYL

How can it heal to burn thee on the pyre?

HER

If this act frighten thee, perform the rest.

HYL

Mine arms shall not refuse to carry thee.

HER

And wilt thou gather the appointed wood?

HYL

So my hand fire it not. In all but this,

Not scanting labour, I will do my part.

HER

Enough. ’Tis well. And having thus much given

Add one small kindness to a list so full.

HYL

How great soe’er it were, it should be done.
1220

Herakles.

Was ausgeführt muß werden; oder heiße du

Sohn eines andern Vaters, nicht der meine mehr!

Hyllos.

Und aber weh mir! Was, o Vater forderst du?

Dein Mörder soll ich, soll an dir ein Frevler sein?
1185

Herakles.

Nicht also! Nein, in meinem Leide sollst du mir

Der Arzt, allein mir Retter sein aus meiner Dual.

Hyllos.

Wie kann ich dir denn Retter sein, verbrenn' ich dich?

Herakles.

Nun, macht dir dieses bange, thu das Andre nur.

Hyllos.

Dich dort hinauf zu tragen, das verweigr' ich nicht.
1190

Herakles.

Auch nicht, den Scheiterhausen mir emporzubau'n?

Hyllos.

Wo nicht mit eignen Händen ich ihn fassen muß.

Das Andre thu' ich, und ermüden soll mich's nicht.

Herakles.

Genügen wird auch dieses; doch zur großen Gunst

Erweise mir noch einen kleinen Liebesdienst.
1195

Hylos.

Und wär' es auch der größte, gern gewähr' ich ihn.

Herakles.

Du kennst die Jungfrau, kennst das Kind des Eurytos?

Hyllos.

Von Jole sprichst du, wie ich wohl vermuthen darf?

Hyllus

Alas ! my father, what hast thou commanded?

What hast thou bade me do?

Hercules

What must be done.

Or thou art not the son of Hercules.

Hyllus

a dreadful deed ! And must I then become
1210

A parricide, and murder thee ?
1210

Hercules

Oh, no !

My kind physician, balm of all my woes.

Hyllus

Myself to cast thee in the flames ! Is that

An office fit for me ?

Hercules

If that alone

Seem dreadful to thee, yet perform the rest.

Hyllus

I'll bear thee thither.

Hercules

Wilt thou raise the pile ?

Hyllus

I will do anything but be myself

Thy executioner.

He;r. 'Tis well, my son ;

But one thing more, and I am satisfied ;

'Tis but a little.

Hyllus

Be it e'er so gi'eat,

I shall obey.

Hercules

Thou knowst the virgin daughter

Of Eurytus.

Hyllus

lole?
1220

To what a deed wou'dst thou excite thy son,

To kill my father with a murderer's hand!

Hercules

Not so: thy lenient hand I only ask

To heal the anguish of my dreadful ills.
1205

Hyllus

How by these flames thy body can I heal?

Hercules

If thy soul shrink from this, perform the rest.

Hyllus

These arms shall bear thee, faithful to the task.
1210

Hercules

And wilt thou raise, as charged, the ample pile?