Sófocles, Antigone, 100

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¡Rayo del Sol, la más hermosa luz de las que antes brillaban en Tebas, la de siete puertas! Apare. ciste ya, ¡oh resplandor del áureo día!, viniendo por encima de la fuente Dircea, y haciendo huir, fugitivo, a la carrera, en veloz corcel, al ejército de blanco escudo que de Argos había venido con todo aparato bélico.

Antigone. Sófocles. Madrid. 1921.

Current edition Experimental

Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921) (OCR draft) (Spanish) (Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (12)

Greek (L. Benloew, 1858) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (L. Benloew, 1858)) — 100 focus

ἀκτὶς ¹ ἀελίου, τὸ κάλ-
100

λιστον ἑπταπύλῳ φανὲν

Θήβᾳ τῶν προτέρων φάος,

ἐφάνθης ποτὲ, χρυσέας

ἁμέρας βλέφαρον,

Διρκαίων ² ὑπὲρ ῥεέθρων μολοῦσα,
105

τὸν λεύκασπιν ἀπ᾽ Ἀργόθεν ³

φῶτα βάντα πανσαγίᾳ,

φυγάδα ⁴ πρόδρομον ὀξυτέρῳ

κινήσασα χαλινῷ·

Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 100 focus

ἀκτὶς ἀελίου, τὸ κάλ-
100

λιστον ἑπταπύλῳ φανὲν

Θήβᾳ τῶν πρότερον φάος,

ἐφάνθης πότ᾽, ὦ χρυσέας ἁμέρας βλέφαρον,

Διρκαίων ὑπὲρ ῥεέθρων μολοῦσα,

τὸν λεύκασπιν Ἀργέϊον
105

φῶτα βάντα πανσαγίᾳ

φυγάδα πρόδρομον ὀξυτέρῳ

κινήσασα χαλινῷ,

Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 100 focus

ἀκτὶς ἀελίοιο, κἀλ-
100

λιστον ἑπταπύλῳ φανὲν

Θήβᾳ τῶν πρότερον φάος,

ἐφάνθης ποτὲ, χρυσέας

ἁμέρας βλέφαρον,

Διρκαίων ὑπὲρ ῥεέθρων μολοῦσα,
105

τὸν λεύκασπιν Ἀργόθε πρὶν

φῶτα βάντα πανσαγίᾳ

φυγάδα πρόδρομον ὀξυτέρῳ

κινήσασα χαλινῷ,

Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 100 focus

ἀκτὶς ἀελίου, τὸ κάλλιστον ἑπταπύλῳ φανὲν
100

Θήβᾳ τῶν προτέρων φάος,

ἐφάνθης ποτ', ὦ χρυσέας

ἁμέρας βλέφαρον,

Διρκαίων ὑπὲρ ῥεέθρων μολοῦσα,
105

τὸν λεύκασπιν Ἀργόθεν † φῶτα βάντα πανσαγίᾳ

φυγάδα πρόδρομον ὀξυτέρῳ

κινήσασα χαλινῷ·

Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 100 focus

ἀκτὶς ἀελίου, τὸ κάλ-
100

λιστον ἑπταπύλῳ φανὲν

Θήβᾳ τῶν προτέρων φάος,

ἐφάνθης ποτ᾽, ὦ χρυσέας

ἁμέρας βλέφαρον, Διρκαί-

ων ὑπὲρ ῥεέθρων μολοῦσα,
105

τὸν λεύκασπιν ἀπ᾽ Ἀργόθεν

φῶτα, βάντα πανσαγίᾳ

φυγάδα πρόδρομον, ὀξυτόρῳ

κινήσασα χαλινῷ.

Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 100 focus

ἀκτὶς ἀελίου, τὸ κάλ-
100

λιστον ἑπταπύλῳ φανὲν

Θήβᾳ τῶν πρότερον φάος,

ἐφάνθης ποτ’, ὦ χρυσέας

ἁμέρας βλέφαρον, Διρκαί-

ων ὑπὲρ ῥεέθρων μολοῦσα,
105

τὸν λεύκασπιν Ἀπιόθεν

φῶτα, βάντα πανσαγίᾳ

φυγάδα πρόδρομον, ὀξυτέρῳ

κινήσασα χαλινῷ.

Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 100 focus

ἀκτὶς ἀελίου, τὸ κάλ-
100

λιστον ἑπταπύλωι φανὲν

Θήβαι τῶν προτέρων φάος,

ἐφάνθης ποτ᾽, ὦ χρυσέας

ἁμέρας βλέφαρον, Διρκαί-

ων ὑπὲρ ῥεέθρων μολοῦσα,
105

τὸν λεύκασπιν † Ἀργόθεν †

φῶτα βάντα πανσαγίαι

φυγάδα πρόδρομον ὀξυτόρωι

κινήσασα χαλινῶι.

Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 100 focus

ἀκτὶς ἀελίου, τὸ κάλ-
100

λιστον ἑπταπύλῳ φανὲν

Θήβᾳ τῶν προτέρων φάος,

ἐφάνθης πότ᾽, ὦ χρυσέας

ἁμέρας βλέφαρον,

Διρκαίων ὑπὲρ ῥεέθρων μολοῦσα, 105
105

τὸν λεύκασπιν Ἀργόθεν

φῶτα βάντα πανσαγίᾳ;

φυγάδα πρόδρομον ὀξυτέρῳ

κινήσασα χαλινῷ,

1

Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 100 focus

ἀκτὶς ἀελίου, τὸ κάλλιστον ἑπταπύλῳ φανὲν 1
100

Θήβᾳ τῶν προτέρων φάος, 2

ἐφάνθης ποτ᾽, ὦ χρυσέας 3

ἁμέρας βλέφαρον, Διρκαίων ὑπὲρ ῥεέθρων μολοῦσα, 4

τὸν λεύκασπιν Ἀργόθεν ἐκβάντα φῶτα πανσαγίᾳ 5

φυγάδα πρόδρομον ὀξυτέρῳ κινήσασα χαλινῷ· 6

1

Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 100 focus

ἀκτὶς ἀελίου, τὸ κάλ-
100

λιστον ἑπταπύλῳ φανὲν

Θήβᾳ τῶν πρότερον φάος,

ἐφάνθης ποτ’, ὦ χρυσέας

ἁμέρας βλέφαρον, Διρκαί-

ων ὑπὲρ ῥεέθρων μολοῦσα,
105

τὸν λεύκασπιν † Ἀργόθεν

φῶτα βάντα πανσαγίᾳ

φυγάδα πρόδρομον ὀξυτέρῳ.

κινήσασα χαλινῷ·

Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 100 focus

Χορός

ἀκτὶς ἀελίου, τὸ κάλλιστον ἑπταπύλῳ φανὲν
100

Θήβᾳ τῶν προτέρων φάος,

ἐφάνθης ποτʼ, ὦ χρυσέας

ἁμέρας βλέφαρον,

Διρκαίων ὑπὲρ ῥεέθρων μολοῦσα,
105

τὸν λεύκασπιν Ἀργόθεν ἐκβάντα φῶτα πανσαγίᾳ

φυγάδα πρόδρομον ὀξυτέρῳ κινήσασα χαλινῷ·

Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 100 focus

ἀκτὶς ἀελίου, τὸ κάλ-
100

λιστον ἑπταπύλωι φανὲν

Θήβαι τῶν προτέρων φάος,

ἐφάνθης ποτ᾽, ὦ χρυσέας

ἁμέρας βλέφαρον, Διρκαί-

ων ὑπὲρ ῥεέθρων μολοῦσα,
105

τὸν λεύκασπιν Ἀργόθεν ἒκ

φῶτα βάντα πανσαγίαι

φυγάδα πρόδρομον ὀξυτέρωι

κινήσασα χαλινῶι·

Translations (10)

German (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 100 focus

CHOR

Strahl der Sonne, das schönste Licht,
100

das je dieses Thebäervolks

siebenthoriger Stadt erschien!

du blickst endlich, goldenes Tags Wimper, leuchtend herab,

über Dirka's Fluten herüberschwebend!

Jenen, der mit glänzendem Schild
105

kam von Argos, mächtig bewehrt,

triebest du flüchtig in eilendem Lauf

fort mit rascherem Zügel;

Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 100 focus

O iubar solis, omnium quae septiportis Thebis prius adfulserunt, pulcherrima lux, apparuisti tandem, aureae diei oculus, Dircaea transcendens fluenta;

English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 100 focus

Beam of the mounting Sun!
100

O brightest, fairest ray
100

Seven-gated Thebè yet hath seen!

Over the vale where Dircè’s fountains run

At length thou appearedst, eye of golden Day,

And with incitement of thy radiance keen

Spurredst to faster flight
105

The man of Argos hurrying from the fight.

Armed at all points the warrior came,

But driven before thy rising flame

He rode, reverting his pale shield,

German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 100 focus

Strahl des Helios, schönstes Licht,¹
100

Das der siebenthorigen Stadt

Thebe's nimmer zuvor erschien!

Du strahlst endlich, des gold'nen Tags

Aufblick, herrlich herauf,

Ueber Dirke's Fluten herüberwandelnd;²
105

Und Ihn, der mit leuchtendem Schild

Kam von Argos in voller Wehr,

Triebest du flüchtig in eilendem Lauf

Fort mit hastigem Zügel:

English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 100 focus

O sir ! to younger hands commit the task.

Creon

Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889)) — 100 focus

¡Oh, luz pura del Sol, la más hermosa que ha alumbrado en la Ciudad de las Siete puertas! ¡apareciste al fin, ojo del áureo día, reflejándote en las cristalinas aguas dircéas¹; despues que los guerreros venidos de Argos con sus blancos escudos y bélico aparato, huyeron en rápida carrera, agitando con vigor las riendas de sus corceles.

German (F. Hölderlin, 1804) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (F. Hölderlin, 1804)) — 100 focus

CHOR der Thebanischen Alten.

O Blik der Sonne, du schönster, der

Dem siebenthorigen Thebe

Seit langem scheint, bist eirimal du

Erschienen, o Licht, bist du
105

O Augenblik des goldenen Tages,

Gegangen über die Dirzäischen Bäche,

Und den Weifsschild,, ihn von Argos,

Den Mann, gekommen in Waffenrüstung,

Den hinstürzenden Flüchtling
110

Bewegst du mit der Schärfe des Zaums, ihn,

Mit welchem über unser Land

Sich geschwungen Polynikes

English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904)) — 100 focus

Beam of the sun, fairest light that ever dawned on Thebè of the seven gates, thou hast shone forth at last, eye of golden day, arisen above Dircé’s streams! The warrior of the white shield, who came from Argos in his panoply, hath been stirred by thee to headlong flight, in swifter career ; 1

English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 100 focus

Thou Sun, whose orient ray
100

On rampired Thebes ne'er rose so bright,
100

At length hast thou display'd thy light,

Eye of the golden day,

Hasting o'er Dirce's sacred streams

To roll sublime thy glorious beams!
105

The Argive first, who dared to wield

With hostile rage his silver shield,

(His thick-embattled martial train

English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904)) — 100-160 focus

Enter the Chorus on the right.

Chorus

Shaft of the sun, fairest light of all that have dawned on Thebes of the seven gates, you have shone forth at last, eye of golden day, advancing over Dirce’s streams!
100

You have goaded with a sharper bit the warrior of the white shield, who came from Argos in full armor, driving him to headlong retreat.
105

110

Chorus

He set out against our land because of the strife-filled claims of Polyneices, and like a screaming eagle he flew over into our land, covered by his snow-white wing,
110

with a mass of weapons and crested helmets.
115

117

Chorus

He paused above our dwellings; he gaped around our sevenfold portals with spears thirsting for blood; but he left

before his jaws were ever glutted with our gore, or before the Fire-god’s pine-fed flame had seized our crown of towers.
120

So fierce was the crash of battle swelling about his back, a match too hard to win for the rival of the dragon.
125

127

Chorus

For Zeus detests above all the boasts of a proud tongue. And when he saw them advancing in a swollen flood,

arrogant their clanging gold, he dashed with brandished fire one who was already starting to shout victory when he had reached our ramparts.
130

134

Chorus

Staggered, he fell to the earth with a crash,

torch in hand, a man possessed by the frenzy of the mad attack, who just now was raging against us with the blasts of his tempestuous hate. But his threats did not fare as he had hoped, and to the other enemies mighty Ares dispensed each their own dooms with hard blows,
135

Ares, our mighty ally at the turning-point.
140

141

Chorus

For the seven captains, stationed against an equal number at the seven gates, left behind their brazen arms in tribute to Zeus the turner of battle—all but the accursed pair who, born of one father and one

mother, set against each other their spears, both victorious, and who now share in a common death.
145

148

Chorus

But since Victory whose name is glory has come to us, smiling in joy equal to the joy of chariot-rich Thebes ,

let us make for ourselves forgetfulness after the recent wars, and visit all the temples of the gods with night-long dance and song. And may Bacchus, who shakes the earth of Thebes , rule our dancing!
150

155

Chorus

But look, the king of the land is coming here, Creon, the son of Menoeceus, our new ruler in accordance with the new circumstances fated by the gods. What policy is he setting in motion,
155

that he has proposed this special conference of elders, and summoned it by a general mandate?
160

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-114-1 ἐᾶν δ ¹ ἄθαπτον, αἰκισθέντ’ ἰδεῖν ² δέμας καὶ πρὸς οἰωνῶν καὶ πρὸς κυνῶν ἐδεστόν ³ αἰκισθέντ ⁴ αἰκισθέντ ⁵ ἐδεστόν ⁶ αἰκισθέν τ’, δέμας ⁷

mvp-comment-114-2 δέμας ⁸

mvp-comment-114-3 ἰδεῖν ⁹

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

205. mvp-comment-126-1 δέμας is accusative of limitation, and ἄθαπτον and ἐδεστόν are masculine. To leave him unburied, to have his flesh consumed by birds and dogs.

Sófocles Antigone 100

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O sir ! to younger hands commit the task.

Creon

Chorus

He set out against our land because of the strife-filled claims of Polyneices, and like a screaming eagle he flew over into our land, covered by his snow-white wing,
110

with a mass of weapons and crested helmets.
115

Chorus

For Zeus detests above all the boasts of a proud tongue. And when he saw them advancing in a swollen flood,

arrogant their clanging gold, he dashed with brandished fire one who was already starting to shout victory when he had reached our ramparts.
130

Chorus

But look, the king of the land is coming here, Creon, the son of Menoeceus, our new ruler in accordance with the new circumstances fated by the gods. What policy is he setting in motion,
155

that he has proposed this special conference of elders, and summoned it by a general mandate?
160

Commentary

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Current edition Experimental

O sir ! to younger hands commit the task.

Creon

Chorus He set out against our land because of the strife-filled claims of Polyneices, and like a screaming eagle he flew over into our land, covered by his snow-white wing, 110 with a mass of weapons and crested helmets. 115

Chorus For Zeus detests above all the boasts of a proud tongue. And when he saw them advancing in a swollen flood, arrogant their clanging gold, he dashed with brandished fire one who was already starting to shout victory when he had reached our ramparts. 130

Chorus But look, the king of the land is coming here, Creon, the son of Menoeceus, our new ruler in accordance with the new circumstances fated by the gods. What policy is he setting in motion, 155 that he has proposed this special conference of elders, and summoned it by a general mandate? 160

Commentary

Stable identifiers

Chorus

He set out against our land because of the strife-filled claims of Polyneices, and like a screaming eagle he flew over into our land, covered by his snow-white wing,
110

with a mass of weapons and crested helmets.
115

Chorus

For Zeus detests above all the boasts of a proud tongue. And when he saw them advancing in a swollen flood,

arrogant their clanging gold, he dashed with brandished fire one who was already starting to shout victory when he had reached our ramparts.
130

Chorus

But look, the king of the land is coming here, Creon, the son of Menoeceus, our new ruler in accordance with the new circumstances fated by the gods. What policy is he setting in motion,
155

that he has proposed this special conference of elders, and summoned it by a general mandate?
160