Sophocles Antigone 781

Editions (11)

Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 781 focus

τὰν Ἀχέροντος

Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 781 focus

σὺ καὶ δικαίων ἀδίκους

Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 781 focus

Ἔρως ἀνίκατε μάχαν,

Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 781 focus

Ἔρως ἀνίκατε μάχαν,

Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 781.mvp-line-774 focus

Ἔρως ἀνίκατε μάχαν,

Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 781 focus

Ἔρως ἀνίκατε μάχαν,

Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 781 focus

φοιτᾷς δ᾽ ὑπερπόντιος, ἔν τ᾽

Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 781 focus

Ἔρως ἀνίκατε μάχαν, Ἔρως, ὃς ἐν κτήμασι πίπτεις, 1

Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 781.mvp-line-774 focus

Ἔρως ἀνίκατε μάχαν,

Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 781 focus

Ἔρως ἀνίκατε μάχαν, Ἔρως, ὃς ἐν κτήμασι πίπτεις,

Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 781 focus

Ἔρως ἀνίκατε μάχαν,

Translations (2)

German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 781 focus

Eros, Allsieger im Kampf!

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Du, der bestürmt, wen er bezwungen,

Der Nachts auf schlummernder Jungfrau'n

Zartblühenden Wangen webet:

Hin über's Meer schweisst du, besuchst

Hirtliche Wohnstätten;

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Und kein ewiger Gott kann dir entrinnen,

Kein sterblicher Mensch, des Tages Sohn;

Und ergriffen rast er.

Erste Gegenstrophe.

English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904)) — 781-805 focus

Chorus

Love, the unconquered in battle, Love, you who descend upon riches, and watch the night through on a girl’s soft cheek,

you roam over the sea and among the homes of men in the wilds. Neither can any immortal escape you,

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nor any man whose life lasts for a day. He who has known you is driven to madness.

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Chorus

You seize the minds of just men and drag them to injustice, to their ruin. You it is who have incited this conflict of men whose flesh and blood are one.

But victory belongs to radiant Desire swelling from the eyes of the sweet-bedded bride. Desire sits enthroned in power beside the mighty laws.

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For in all this divine Aphrodite plays her irresistible game.

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Enter Antigone under guard from the palace.

Chorus

But now, witnessing this, I too am carried beyond the bounds of loyalty. The power fails me to keep back my streaming tears any longer, when I see Antigone making her way to the chamber where all are laid to rest,

now her bridal chamber.

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