Sophocles Antigone 593

ed. August Boeckh

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Im Hause des Labdakos seh' uraltes Leid ich
stets erneut aufs Leid der Geschiedenen stürzen;
nimmerdar befreit ein Geschlecht das Geschlecht, hinab wirft
ein Gott sie, löset nie den Fluch.
580
Noch erglänzte sonst ein Strahl
des Lichtes der letzten Wurzel im Haus des Oedipus;
nun rafft selbst diese noch hinweg der Untergötter blutig Grab,
des Rathes Unsinn und der Seel' Erinys.

Antigone. Sophocles. ed. August Boeckh. Leipzig. 1884.

Current edition Experimental

German (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) (German) (German (A. Boeckh, 1884))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (12)
Greek (L. Benloew, 1858) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (L. Benloew, 1858)) — 593 focus
ἀρχαῖα τὰ Λαβδακιδᾶν
590
οἴκων ὁρῶμαι πήματα
φθιμένων ἐπὶ πήμασι πίπτοντ᾽·
οὐδ᾽ ἀπαλλάσσει γενεὰν
γένος, ἀλλ᾽ ἐρείπει
θεῶν τις, οὐδ᾽ ἔχει λύσιν.
595
νῦν γὰρ ἐσχάτας ὑπὲρ
ῥίζας 1 ὃ τέτατο φάος ἐν Οἰδίπου δόμοις,
κατ᾽ αὖ νιν θεῶν φοινία τῶν
νερτέρων ἀμᾷ κόνις 2 ,
λόγου τ᾽ ἄνοια, καὶ φρενῶν Ἐρινύς 3 .
600
b
Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 593 focus
ἀρχαῖα τὰ Λαβδακιδᾶν οἴκων ὁρῶμαι
πήματα φθιτῶν ἐπὶ πήμασι πίπτοντ᾽·
οὐδ᾽ ἀπαλλάσσει γενεὰν γένος, ἀλλ᾽ ἐρείπει
θεῶν τις, οὐδ᾽ ἔχει λύσιν.
580
νῦν γὰρ ἐσχάτας ὑπὲρ
ῥίζας ἐτέτατο φάος ἐν Οἰδίπου δόμοις·
κατ᾽ αὖ νιν φοινία θεῶν τῶν νερτέρων ἀμᾷ κόνις,
λόγου τ’ ἄνοια καὶ φρενῶν Ἐρινύς.
2
Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 593 focus
ἀρχαῖα τὰ Λαβδακιδᾶν
585
οἴκων ὁρῶμαι πήματα
φθιμένων ἐπὶ πήμασι πίπτον-
τ᾿ οὐδ᾽ ἀπαλλάσσει γενεὰν
γένος, ἀλλ᾽ ἐρείπει θεῶν τις, οὐδ' ἔχει λύσιν.
νῦν γὰρ ἐσχάτας ὑπὲρ
590
ῥίζας ἐτέτατο φάος ἐν Οἰδίπου δόμοις·
κᾆτ᾽ αὖ νιν φοινία
θεῶν τῶν νερτέρων ἀμᾷ κοπὶς,
λόγου τ᾽ ἄνοια, καὶ φρενῶν Ἐριννύς.
2
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 593 focus
ἀρχαῖα τὰ Λαβδακιδᾶν οἴκων ὁρῶμαι
πήματα †φθιμένων ἐπὶ πήμασι πίπτοντ',
595
οὐδ᾽ ἀπαλλάσσει γενεὰν γένος, ἀλλ᾽ ἐρείπει
θεῶν τις, οὐδ᾽ ἔχει λύσιν.
νῦν γὰρ ἐσχάτας ὑπὲρ
ῥίζας *ἐτέτατο φάος ἐν Οἰδίπου δόμοις.
600
κατ᾿ αὖ νιν φοινία θεῶν τῶν
νερτέρων ἀμᾷ κόνις
λόγου τ᾽ ἄνοια καὶ φρενῶν Ἐρινύς.
β
Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 593 focus
ἀρχαῖα τὰ Λαβδακιδᾶν οἴκων ὁρῶμαι
πήματα φθιμένων ἐπὶ πήμασι πίπτοντ᾽,
595
οὐδ᾽ ἀπαλλάσσει γενεὰν γένος, ἀλλ᾽ ἐρείπει
θεῶν τις.
οὐδ᾽ ἔχει λύσιν.
νῦν γὰρ ἐσχάτας ὑπὲρ
ῥίζας ἐτέτατο φάος ἐν Οἰδίπου δόμοις· 600
600
κατ᾽ αὖ νιν φοινία
θεῶν τῶν νερτέρων ἀμᾷ κόνις,
λόγου τ᾽ ἄνοια καὶ φρενῶν Ἐρινύς.
2
Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 593 focus
ἀρχαῖα τὰ Λαβδακιδᾶν οἴκων ὁρῶμαι
πήματα φθιμένων ἐπὶ πήμασι πίπτοντ’,
595
οὐδ’ ἀπαλλάσσει γενεὰν γένος, ἀλλ’ ἐρείπει
θεῶν τις, οὐδ’ ἔχει λύσιν.
νῦν γὰρ ἐσχάτας ὅπερ
ῥίζας ἐτέτατο φάος ἐν Οἰδίπου δόμοις,
600
κατ’ αὖ νιν φοινία
θεῶν τῶν νερτέρων ἀμᾷ κόνις,
λόγου τ’ ἄνοια καὶ φρενῶν Ἐρινύς.
2
Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 593 focus
ἀρχαῖα τὰ Λαβδακιδᾶν οἴκων ὁρῶμαι
πήματα † φθιμένων † ἐπὶ πήμασι πίπτοντ᾽,
595
οὐδ᾽ ἀπαλλάσσει γενεὰν γένος, ἀλλ᾽ ἐρείπει
θεῶν τις, οὐδ᾽ ἔχει λύσιν.
νῦν γὰρ ἐσχάτας ὕπερ
ῥίζας ὃ τέτατο φάος ἐν Οἰδίπου δόμοις,
600
κατ᾽ αὖ νιν φοινία
θεῶν τῶν νερτέρων ἀμᾶι κοπίς,
λόγου τ᾽ ἄνοια καὶ φρενῶν Ἐρινύς.
2
Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 593 focus
ἀρχαῖα τὰ Λαβδακιδᾶν οἴκων ὁρῶμαι
πήματα φθιτῶν. ἐπὶ πήμασι πίπτοντ᾽·
590
οὐδ᾽ ἀπαλλάσσει γενεὰν
γένος, ἀλλ᾽ ἐρείπει
θεῶν τις, οὐδ᾽ ἔχει λύσιν.
νῦν γὰρ ἐσχάτας ὅπερ
595
ῥίζας ἐτέτατο φάος ἐν Οἰδίπου δόμοις,
κατ᾽ αὖ νιν φοινία θεῶν τῶν
νερτέρων ἀμᾷ κόνις,
λόγου τ᾽ ἄνοια, καὶ φρενῶν Ἐριννύς,
2
Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 593 focus
ἀρχαῖα τὰ Λαβδακιδᾶν οἴκων ὁρῶμαι 1
πήματα φθιτῶν ἐπὶ πήμασι πίπτοντ᾽, 2
595
οὐδ᾽ ἀπαλλάσσει γενεὰν γένος, ἀλλ᾽ ἐρείπει 3
θεῶν τις, οὐδ᾽ ἔχει λύσιν. νῦν γὰρ ἐσχάτας ὑπὲρ 4
ῥίζας ὃ τέτατο φάος ἐν Οἰδίπου δόμοις, 5
600
κατ᾽ αὖ νιν φοινία θεῶν τῶν νερτέρων 6
ἀμᾷ κόνις, λόγου τ’ ἄνοια καὶ φρενῶν ἐρινύς. 7
2
Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 593 focus
ἀρχαῖα τὰ Λαβδακιδᾶν οἴκων ὁρῶμαι
πήματα φθιμένων ἐπὶ πήμασι πίπτοντ᾽,
595
οὐδ᾽ ἀπαλλάσσει γενεὰν γένος, ἀλλ᾽ ἐρείπει
θεῶν τις, οὐδ᾽ ἔχει λύσιν.
νῦν γὰρ ἐσχάτας ὑπὲρ
ῥίζας ἐτέτατο φάος ἐν Οἰδίπου δόμοις·
600
κατ᾽ αὖ νιν φοινία θεῶν τῶν
νερτέρων ἀμᾷ κοπίς,
λόγου τ᾽ ἄνοια καὶ φρενῶν Ἐρινύς.
Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 593 focus
Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 593 focus
ἀρχαῖα τὰ Λαβδακιδᾶν οἴκων ὁρῶμαι
πήματα φθιμένων ἐπὶ πήμασι πίπτοντ᾽,
595
οὐδ᾽ ἀπαλλάσσει γενεὰν γένος, ἀλλ᾽ ἐρείπει
θεῶν τις, οὐδ᾽ ἔχει λύσιν.
νῦν γὰρ ἐσχάτας ὑπὲρ
ῥίζας ὃ τέτατο φάος ἐν Οἰδίπου δόμοις,
600
κατ᾽ αὖ νιν φοινία
θεῶν τῶν νερτέρων.
ἀμᾶι κοπὶς λόγου τ᾽ ἄνοια καὶ φρενῶν ἐρινύς.
Translations (10)
Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921)) — 593 focus
Sobre las antiguas calamidades de la familia de los Labdácidas veo que caen otras que con nuevas desgracias se suceden sin cesar de una en otra generación. Algún dios aniquila esta raza, no hay remedio. Porque la esperanza que en el palacio de Edipo se fundaba ahora en su último vástago, la acaba de segar la cruenta hoz de los dioses infernales, a la vez que la demencia de la razón y la furia del ánimo.
Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 593 focus
Veteres Labdacidarum domus calamitates video, defunctorum immissas calamitatibus;
neque aetas aetatem liberat, sed hanc quoque subvertit deorum quispiam, neque est ab acrumnis requies, Modo enim Oedipi in domo ultimae stirpi effulserat salus; tamen illam rursus demetit inferorum deüm cruenta falx, consiliique amentia, et animi furor.
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 593 focus
And with far-searching sweep
Uprolls the storm-heap’d tangle on the shore,
595
While cliff to beaten cliff resounds with sullen roar.
The stock of Cadmus from old time, I know,
Hath woe on woe,
Age following age, the living on the dead,
600
Fresh sorrow falling on each new-ris’n head,
None freed by God from ruthless overthrow.
E’en now a smiling light
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 593 focus
So seh' ich in Labdakos' Haus uraltes Leid sich
Fort und fort auf's Leid der Geschiedenen stürzen: 1
590
Nicht Befreiung schafft ein Geschlecht dem Geschlecht; hinab stößt
Ein Gott es, löst niemals den Fluch.
Denn die lezte Wurzel, die 2
Das Licht umleuchtet in dem Haus des Dedipus,
Auch die mäht nun der Todesgötter
595
Blutigrothe Sichel ab,
Der Rede Thorheit und des Geistes Wahnsinn. 3
Zweite Strophe.
English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 583 focus
Behold, O king ! thy youngest hope appear
Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889)) — 593 focus
Así en la familia de los Labdácidas, á las desgracias de los que ya sucumbieron, veo acumularse nuevos infortunios, que de generación en generación se perpetúan, sin dejarla en libertad, un momento, la saña implacable del Destino. Un rayo de esperanza parecia vislumbrarse al fin para los últimos vástagos de la familia de Edipo; y hé aquí que lo extinguieron esa tierra fatal tributada á los manes, y la imprudencia del discurso y la furia vengadora del corazón.
German (F. Hölderlin, 1804) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (F. Hölderlin, 1804)) — 593 focus
Alternd von Labdakos Häufsern ,
615
Den untergegangenen, sch’ ich Ruin fallen
Auf Ruin; noch löset ab ein Geschlecht
Das andre, sondern es schlägt
Ein Gott es nieder. Und nicht Erlösung hat ex.
Denn jezt ist über die lezte
620
Wurzel gerichtet das Licht
In Oedipus Häufsern.
Und der tödtliche, der Staub
Der Todesgötter zehret sie aus,
Und ungehaltnes Wort und der Sinne Wüthen.
625
English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904)) — 593 focus
I see that from olden time the sorrows in the house of the Labdacidae are heaped upon the sorrows of the dead; and generation is not freed by generation, but some god strikes them down, and the race hath no deliverance.
For now that hope of which the light had been 600 spread above the last root of the house of Oedipus— that hope, in turn, is brought low—by the blood-stained dust due to the gods infernal, and by folly in speech, and frenzy at the heart.
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 593 focus
As when from Thrace the winds tempestuous sweep
With dark'ning horror o'er the deep,
The boiling sands are from the bottom torn,
And high the surging billows borne;
English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904)) — 583-630 focus

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-339-1 καὶ σοί γε κἀμοί 1

mvp-comment-339-2 μὴ τριβάς 2

mvp-comment-339-3 νιν 3

mvp-comment-340-1 ἐκ δὲ τοῦδε 4 γυναικας 5 ἀνειμένας 6

mvp-comment-341-1 χοἱ θρασεῖς 7 πέλας 8 εἰσορῶσι 9

mvp-comment-343-1 κακῶν ἄγευστος 10

mvp-comment-344-1 σεισθῇ θεόθεν 11

mvp-comment-344-2 ἄτας οὐδὲν ἐλλείπει 12 ἐλλείπει 13

mvp-comment-344-3 γενεᾶς ἐπὶ πλῆθος 14 γενεᾶς 15

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

577. mvp-comment-340-1 καὶ σοί γε κάμοί Sc. δεδογ μένα: i. e. σὺ μὲν οὕτω δοκεῖς, ἐμοὶ δὲ δέδοκται. We are agreed so far.

577. mvp-comment-340-2 τριβάς Sc. ποιείσθε. Essay on Language §39. p. 74.

578. mvp-comment-341-1 'Henceforth these must be really women, and not left at large;' i. e. They must be treated as women. Cp. l. 484. This reading, although defaced in L, may well be defended against such would-be improvements as εὖ δὲ τάσδε χρὴ | γυναῖκας εἶλαι (Dind.), and εὖ δετὰς δὲ χρὴ | γυναῖκας εἶναι (Seyffert), which are to be condemned, amongst other reasons, for destroying the singleness of the emphasis. Creon, as usual, covers his self-will under the appearance of principle. Cp. Plat. Legg. 1.637, ταχὺ γάρ σου λάβοιτ᾽ ἄν τις τῶν παρ' ἡμῶν ἀμυνόμενος, δεικνὺς τὴν τῶν γυναικῶν παρ' ὑμῖν ἄνεσιν : Ar. Pol. 2. 6. The words indicate that Antigone's going beyond the gate, supr. 18, 19, was an exceptional freedom, consequent on the war. Thus Sophocles is contented with a hint, where Euripides thinks an explanation necessary: Phoen. 89-91.

582. mvp-comment-342-1 The fate of Antigone is sealed, and the chorus moralize over the power of fate and of Zeus, as shown in the continued calamities of the race of Labdacus, and the infatuation ('quem Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ') of Antigone. The spectator is left free to apply the same reflections to the case of Creon.

582. mvp-comment-342-2 'Calamity is like a storm that stirs the lowest depths and sounds afar. The race once touched is never free. Each generation as it rises is struck down.

582. mvp-comment-342-3 'The house of Labdacus has sorrow upon sorrow. Amidst the ruined grove one root was springing, only to be swept under by the cruel dues of Hades in a frenzy of infatuation.

582. mvp-comment-342-4 Who can restrain the power of Zeus? Unchecked by sleep or age he ever dwells in the light of Olympus. This was and shall be now and evermore, a truth that spareth not the lives of men, whom hope deceives, giving comfort indeed, but also inspiring passionate folly, till disappointment comes, before the man hath seen that he is treading on fire. Wise was he who said that evil seemeth good to one whom God is drawing to perdition. Few are the days of his exemption from that dark lot.

582. mvp-comment-342-5 The 1st strophe opens solemnly with three dactylo-epitritic or Doric lines, which are followed by iambic and trochaic rhythms. The 2nd strophe is logaoedic, with syncope of thesis in ll. 3, 5, 7, 11 a'. β'. ILCCICcl alcl- LullLCClcclcla 10101010 51-1 CLL下​CICLI ト​CICICI CCICCICLI 1101007ID トトー CCCII 100II

582. mvp-comment-342-6 οἶσι .. αἰών Whose life is free from taste of misery. Blessed, because of the rarity of their lot, and because of the unsparing persistence of calamity when it comes to any. For κακῶν ἄγευστος, cp. Ο. Τ. 969, ἄψαυστος ἔγχους.

583. mvp-comment-343-1 θεόθεν The adverb of place supports the metaphor of a storm coming from a certain quarter. Cp. Aesch. Prom. 1089, ῥιπὴ Διόθεν.

583-584. mvp-comment-344-1 ἄτας | οὐδὲν ἐλλείπει Cp. l. 2, ff.