Sophocles Antigone 791

Editions (11)

Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 791 focus

θνατῶν Ἅιδην καταβήσει.

Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 791 focus

ἔξω φέρομαι, τάδ᾽ ὁρῶν, ἴσχειν

Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 791 focus

σὺ καὶ δικαίων ἀδίκους

Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 791 focus

σὺ καὶ δικαίων ἀδίκους

Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 791.mvp-line-784 focus

σὺ καὶ δικαίων ἀδίκους

Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 791 focus

σὺ καὶ δικαίων ἀδίκους

Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 791 focus

ἵμερος εὐλέκτρου

Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 791 focus

σὺ καὶ δικαίων ἀδίκους φρένας παρασπᾷς ἐπὶ λώβᾳ· 1

Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 791.mvp-line-783 focus

σὺ καὶ δικαίων ἀδίκους

Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 791 focus

σὺ καὶ δικαίων ἀδίκους φρένας παρασπᾷς ἐπὶ λώβᾳ,

Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 791 focus

φρένας παρασπᾶις ἐπὶ λώ-

Translations (2)

German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 791 focus

Du lockst auch unschuldigen Sinn

In böse Schuld, ihn zu verderben;

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Du hast auch eben die Zwietracht

Des Vaters und Sohns entzündet.

Im Blick der holdseligen Braut

Leuchtet der Sehnsucht Macht

Siegreich, thronend im Rath hoher Geseze; ¹

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Denn nimmerbezwingbar übt ihr Spiel

Aphrodite's Gottheit.

(Antigone wird herbeigeführt.

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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