βράχιστα γὰρ κράτιστα τἀν ποσὶν κακά.
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Antigone. Sophocles. Berlin. 1806.
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Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) (Greek) (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806))
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Editions (10)
Greek (L. Benloew, 1858) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (L. Benloew, 1858)) — 1310 focus
ἐμᾶς ἁρμόσει ποτ᾽ ἐξ αἰτίας.
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Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 1310 focus
δείλαιος ἐγώ, *αἰαῖ,
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Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 1310 focus
δείλαιος ἐγώ, αἰαῖ,
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Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 1310.mvp-line-1287 focus
δείλαιος ἐγώ, αἰαῖ,
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Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 1310 focus
δείλαιος ἐγώ, αἰαῖ,
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Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 1310 focus
ἴτω, ἴτω,
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Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 1310 focus
δείλαιος ἐγώ, αἰαῖ,
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Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 1310.mvp-line-1290 focus
δείλαιος ἐγώ, αἰαῖ,
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Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 1310 focus
δείλαιος ἐγώ, αἰαῖ,
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Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 1310 focus
δείλαιος ἐγώ, αἰαῖ,
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Translations (2)
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 1306 focus
Weh, weh, weh, weh!
Mich schreckt Angst empor! Warum bohrt kein Freund
Mir vorn durch die Brust ein zweischneidig Schwert?
Ach, ich Unglückseliger!
In qualvolles Leid versenkt, schwind' ich hin.
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Weh, weh, weh, weh!
Mich schreckt Angst empor! Warum bohrt kein Freund
Mir vorn durch die Brust ein zweischneidig Schwert?
Ach, ich Unglückseliger!
In qualvolles Leid versenkt, schwind' ich hin.
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Der Diener.
Wohl hat die Schuld von diesem, wie von jenem Tod,
Die Todte noch im Sterben dir auf's Haupt gewälzt.
Wohl hat die Schuld von diesem, wie von jenem Tod,
Die Todte noch im Sterben dir auf's Haupt gewälzt.
Kreon.
Und welche Todesweise löst' ihr Leben auf?
Und welche Todesweise löst' ihr Leben auf?
Der Diener.
Sie senkte selbst in ihre Brust den Stahl, sobald
Sie hier des Sohnes tiefbeweintes Loos vernahm.
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Vierte Strophe.
Sie senkte selbst in ihre Brust den Stahl, sobald
Sie hier des Sohnes tiefbeweintes Loos vernahm.
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Kreon.
English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904)) — 1347-1347 focus
As Creon is being conducted into the house, the Chorus Leader speaks the closing verses.
Chorus
Wisdom is provided as the chief part of happiness, and our dealings with the gods must be in no way unholy. The great words of arrogant men have to make repayment with great blows, and in old age teach wisdom.
Wisdom is provided as the chief part of happiness, and our dealings with the gods must be in no way unholy. The great words of arrogant men have to make repayment with great blows, and in old age teach wisdom.
Commentary
Commentary (R. C. Jebb) (OCR draft) (Commentary (R. C. Jebb))
Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) (Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) focus
635-765. mvp-comment-375-1 Haemon professes obedience to his father, but with the implied condition that his father commands what is right. Not heeding this, Creon welcomes his general profession, and enlarges on the blessings that follow from obedience in public and private. He urges Haemon to renounce Antigone. Haemon replies by repeating the praise of her which he has heard in the city (Ar. Rhet. 3. 17, ἕτερον χρὴ λέγοντα ποιεῖν.. ὡς Σοφοκλῆς τὸν Αἴμονα ὑπὲρ τῆς Ἀντιγόνης πρὸς τὸν πατέρα, ὡς λεγόντων ἑτέρων), and begs his father not to be deaf to all opinions but his own. Creon is impatient at this, and, after an altercation, in which both speakers become exasperated, Creon orders Antigone to be brought for immediate execution, and Haemon breaks away in sullen anger. This episode interposes a necessary pause between the condemnation of Antigone and its results, i. e, between the two chief crises of the action, and assists the main impression by bringing the light of natural affection and common opinion to bear on the situation.
715. mvp-comment-420-1 ναὸς .. ἐγκρατῆ πόδα The sheet which has power over the vessel. This is a more poetical and rhythmical expression than the other reading, ναὸς εἴ τις ἐγκρατής, πόδα | τείνας, ὑπείκει μηδέν.
716-717. mvp-comment-421-1 ὑπτίοις.. ναυτίλλεται Upsetting, makes the rest of his voyage with benches overturned. Join κάτω στρέψας. τὸ λοιπόν as in ll. 310, foll., where there is a similar contradictory expression. The omission of the accusative after στρέψας is natural in speaking of so familiar an occurrence as the over-setting of a boat. Essay on Language pp. 73, 98. τὸ πλοῖον, which Hermann reads for τὸ λοιπόν, is hardly a correct synonym for ναῦν or σκάφος.