Sophocles Antigone 1306

Table of Contents

Search the Perseus Catalog for:

View: By Card By Turn
← Previous Next →
Heu, heu! metu refugit animus. Curnon mihi adversum aliquis infligit vulnus ancipiti gladio? At miser ego, heu, heu! miseris sum immersus casibus!

Antigone. Sophocles. Berlin. 1806.

Sponsored by Perseus Project, Tufts University.

Funding provided by Tufts University.

Current edition Experimental

Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) (Latin) (Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (12)
Greek (L. Benloew, 1858) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (L. Benloew, 1858)) — 1306 focus
αἰαῖ, αἰαῖ.
ἀνέπταν φόβῳ. τί μ᾽ οὐκ ἀνταίαν
1300
ἔπαισέν τις ἀμφιθήκτῳ ξίφει;
δείλαιος ἐγὼ, αἰαῖ·
δειλαίᾳ δὲ συγκέκραμαι δύᾳ.
Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 1306 focus
Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 1306 focus
αἶ, αἶ,
ἀνέπταν φόβῳ! Τί μ᾽ οὐκ ἀνταίαν
ἔπαισέν τις ἀμφιθήκτῳ ξίφει;
δείλαιος δ᾽ ἐγὼ, φεῦ, φεῦ, δειλαίᾳ
1280
ξυγκέκραμαι δύᾳ!
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 1306 focus
αἰαῖ αἰαῖ,
ἀνέπταν φόβῳ. τί μ' οὐκ ἀνταίαν
ἔπαισέν τις ἀμφιθήκτῳ ξίφει;
δείλαιος ἐγώ, *αἰαῖ,
1310
δειλαίᾳ δὲ συγκέκραμαι δύᾳ.
Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 1306 focus
αἰαῖ αἰαῖ,
ἀνέπταν φόβῳ. τί μ᾽ οὐκ ἀνταίαν
ἔπαισέν τις ἀμφιθήκτῳ ξίφει;
δείλαιος ἐγώ, αἰαῖ,
1310
δειλαίᾳ δὲ συγκέκραμαι δύᾳ.
Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 1306 focus
αἰαῖ αἰαῖ,
ἀνέπταν φόβῳ. τί μ’ οὐκ ἀνταίαν
ἔπαισέν τις ἀμφιθήκτῳ ξίφει;
δείλαιος ἐγώ, αἰαῖ,
1310
δειλαίᾳ δὲ συγκέκραμαι δύᾳ.
Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 1306 focus
αἰαῖ αἰαῖ,
ἀνέπταν φόβωι. τί μ᾽ οὐκ ἀνταίαν
ἔπαισέν τις ἀμφιθήκτωι ξίφει;
δείλαιος ἐγώ, αἰαῖ,
1310
δειλαίαι δὲ συγκέκραμαι δύαι.
Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 1306 focus
αἰαῖ, αἰαῖ,
ἀνέπταν φόβῳ. τί μ᾽ οὐκ ἀνταίαν
ἔπαισέν τις ἀμφιθήκτῳ ξίφει;
δείλαιος ἐγώ, φεῦ, φεῦ,
δειλαίᾳ δὲ συγκέκραμαι δύᾳ.
1295
Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 1306 focus
αἰαῖ αἰαῖ, 1
ἀνέπταν φόβῳ. τί μ᾽ οὐκ ἀνταίαν 2
ἔπαισέν τις ἀμφιθήκτῳ ξίφει; 3
δείλαιος ἐγώ, αἰαῖ, 4
1310
δειλαίᾳ δὲ συγκέκραμαι δύᾳ. 5
Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 1306 focus
αἰαῖ αἰαῖ,
ἀνέπταν φόβῳ. τί μ᾽ οὐκ ἀνταίαν
ἔπαισέν τις ἀμφιθήκτῳ ξίφει;
δείλαιος ἐγώ, αἰαῖ,
1310
δειλαίᾳ δὲ συγκέκραμαι δύᾳ.
Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 1306 focus
Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 1306 focus
αἰαῖ αἰαῖ,
ἀνέπταν φόβωι. τί μ᾽ οὐκ ἀνταίαν
ἔπαισέν τις ἀμφιθήκτωι ξίφει;
δείλαιος ἐγώ, αἰαῖ,
1310
δειλαίαι δὲ συγκέκραμαι δύαι.
Translations (10)
German (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 1306 focus
Vor Angst schaudr' ich auf! Warum stöfst nicht wer
mir vorn durch die Brust ein zweischneidig Schwert?
Weh, weh mir Elendem!
In Elend und Leid versenkt komm' ich um.
Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921)) — 1306 focus
¡Ayay, ayay! Estoy pasmado de horror. ¿Por qué no me matáis matais con espada de dos filos? ¡Qué miserable soy! ¡Ayay! ¡Estoy envuelto en fatal calamidad!
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 1306 focus
Ay me! Ay me!
I am rapt with terror. Is there none to strike me
With doubly sharpened blade a mortal blow?
Ah! I am plunged in fathomless distress.
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.
1275
English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 1306 focus
O me ! another blow !
What now remains ? What can I suffer more.
Thus bearing in these arms my breathless son ?
My wife too dead ! O most unhappy mother !
1310
And oh ! thou wretched child !
Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889)) — 1306 focus
German (F. Hölderlin, 1804) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (F. Hölderlin, 1804)) — 1306 focus
English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904)) — 1306 focus
Woe, woe! I thrill with dread. Is there none to strike me to the heart with two-edged sword ?—O 1310 miserable that I am, and steeped in miserable anguish!
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 1306 focus
The fatal rashness, all the guilt is mine.
English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904)) — 1347-1347 focus

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-405-1 ὑπὸ σκότον 1 ἀκούειν 2 ὀδύρεται 3

mvp-comment-406-1 κάκιστ’ … εὐκλεεστάτων 4

mvp-comment-406-2 ἀπ’ ἔργων 5

mvp-comment-407-1 ἥτις 6 μήθ’ … μήθ’ 7 εἴασε 8 ὀλέσθαι 9

mvp-comment-407-2 αὐτάδελφον 10

mvp-comment-407-3 ἐνφοναῖς 11

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.

692. mvp-comment-407-1 ἐμοὶ δ᾽.. τάδε But I may hear all this under shadow (out of the light of your eye). The words ὑπὸ σκότου might equally have been connected with the following line. I hear in secret what is spoken in secret.

694. mvp-comment-408-1 ἀναξιωτάτη Sc. τοιαῦτα παθεῖν.

695. mvp-comment-409-1 ἀπ᾿ ἔργων See Essay on Language § 19. p. 28.