Sophocles Antigone 1339

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Abducite procul hominem miserum, qui te, o fili, imprudens occidi, quique te etiam, uxor (heu me miserum!), neque scio, quo ad quem respiciam.
Omne sub terra; omnia enim perversa, quae manibus teneo, quaeque capiti meo impendent, intolerabile fatum invexit.

Antigone. Sophocles. Berlin. 1806.

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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)) — 1339 focus
ἄγοιτ᾽ ἂν μάταιον ἄνδρ᾽ ἐκποδὼν,
ὃς, ὦ παῖ, σέ τ᾽ οὐχ ἑκὼν κατέχανον,
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σέ τ᾽ αὐτάν. ὦ μοι μέλεος, οὐδ᾽ ἔχω
ὅπα πρὸς πότερον
ἴδω, πᾶ καὶ θῶ.
πάντα γὰρ
λέχρια τἀν χεροῖν 1 · τάδ᾽ ἐπὶ κρατί μοι
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πότμος δυσκόμιστος εἰσήλατο.
Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 1339 focus
ἄγοιτ᾽ ἂν μάταιον ἄνδρ᾽ ἐκποδών,
ὅς, ὦ παῖ, σέ τ᾽ οὐχ ἑκὼν κάκτανον,
σέ τ' αὐτάν. ἰὼ μέλεος, οὐδ᾽ ἔχω
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ὅπα πρὸς ποτερὸν ἴδω, πᾶ καὶ θῶ.
πάντα γὰρ λέχρια τἀν χεροῖν, τὰ δ᾽ ἐπὶ κρατί μοι
πότμος δυσκόμιστος εἰσήλατο.
Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 1339 focus
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 1339 focus
ἄγοιτ᾽ ἂν μάταιον ἄνδρ᾽ ἐκποδών,
ὅς, ὦ παῖ, σε τ᾽ οὐχ ἑκὼν *κάκτανον
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σε τ᾿ αὐτάν, ὤμοι μέλεος, οὐδ᾽ ἔχω
ὅπα πρὸς πότερον ἴδω· *πάντα γὰρ
λέχρια τὰν χεροῖν, τὰ δ᾽ ἐπὶ κρατί μοι
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πότμος δυσκόμιστος εἰσήλατο.
Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 1339 focus
ἄγοιτ᾽ ἂν μάταιον ἄνδρ᾽ ἐκποδών,
ὅς, ὦ παῖ, σέ τ᾽ οὐχ ἑκὼν κάκτανον
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σέ τ᾽ αὖ τάνδ᾽, ὤμοι μέλεος, οὐδ᾽ ἔχω
πρὸς πότερον ἴδω, πᾷ κλιθῶ· πάντα γὰρ
λέχρια τἀν χεροῖν, τὰ δ᾽ ἐπὶ κρατί μοι
1345
πότμος δυσκόμιστος εἰσήλατο.
Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 1339 focus
ἄγοιτ’ ἂν μάταιον ἄνδρ’ ἐκποδών,
ὅς, ὦ παῖ, σέ τ’ οὐχ ἑκὼν κάκτανον
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σέ τ’ αὖ τάνδ’, ὤμοι μέλεος, οὐδ’ ἔχω
ὅπᾳ πρὸς πότερον ἴδω· πάντα γὰρ
λέχρια τἀν χεροῖν, τὰ δ’ ἐπὶ κρατί μοι
1345
πότμος δυσκόμιστος εἰσήλατο.
Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 1339 focus
ἄγοιτ᾽ ἂν μάταιον ἄνδρ᾽ ἐκποδών,
ὅς, ὦ παῖ, σέ τ᾽ οὐχ ἑκὼν κατέκανον,
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σέ τ᾽ αὖ τάνδ᾽, ὤμοι μέλεος· οὐδ᾽ ἔχω
†ὅπαι πρὸς πρότερον ἴδω πᾶι καὶ θῶ· πάντα γὰρ †
λέχρια τἀν χεροῖν, τὰ δ᾽ ἐπὶ κρατί μοι
πότμος δυσκόμιστος εἰσήλατο.
Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 1339 focus
ἄγοιτ᾽ ἂν μάταιον ἄνδρ᾽ ἐκποδών,
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ὃς, ὦ παῖ, σέ τ᾽ οὐχ ἑκὼν κάκτανον,
σέ τ᾽ αὐτάν. ἰὼ μέλεος, οὐδ᾽ ἔχω
πᾷ θῶ, ὅπᾳ πρότερον ἴδω. πάντα γὰρ
λέχρια τἀν χεροῖν· τὰ δ᾽ ἐπὶ κρατί μοι
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πότμος δυσκόμιστος εἰσήλατο.
Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 1339 focus
ἄγοιτ᾽ ἂν μάταιον ἄνδρ᾽ ἐκποδών, 1
ὅς, ὦ παῖ, σέ τ᾽ οὐχ ἑκὼν κατέκανον 2
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σέ τ᾽ αὖ τάνδ᾽, ὤμοι μέλεος· οὐδ᾽ ἔχω 3
πρὸς πότερον ἴδω, πᾷ κλιθῶ· πάντα γὰρ 4
λέχρια τἀν χεροῖν, τὰ δ᾽ ἐπὶ κρατί μοι 5
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πότμος δυσκόμιστος εἰσήλατο. 6
Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 1339 focus
ἄγοιτ᾽ ἂν μάταιον ἄνδρ᾽ ἐκποδών,
ὅς, ὦ παῖ, σέ τ' οὐχ ἑκὼν κατέκανον
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σέ τ᾽ αὖ τάνδ᾽, ὤμοι μέλεος, οὐδ᾽ ἔχω
πρὸς πότερον ἴδω, πᾷ κλιθῶ· πάντα γὰρ
λέχρια τἀν χεροῖν, τὰ δ᾽ ἐπὶ κρατί μοι
1345
πότμος δυσκόμιστος εἰσήλατο.
Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 1339 focus
Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 1339 focus
ἄγοιτ᾽ ἂν μάταιον ἄνδρ᾽ ἐκποδών,
ὅς, ὦ παῖ, σέ τ᾽ οὐχ ἑκὼν κάκτανον
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σέ τ᾽ αὖ τάνδ᾽, ὤμοι μέλεος· οὐδ᾽ ἔχω
πρὸς πότερον ἴδω, πᾶι κλιθῶ· πάντα γὰρ
λέχρια τἀν χεροῖν, τὰ δ᾽ ἐπὶ κρατί μοι
1345
πότμος δυσκόμιστος εἰσήλατο.
Translations (10)
German (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 1339 focus
Hinweg führet denn mich den Vernichteten,
der dir nicht mit Willen Tod bracht', o Sohn,
und dir, Gattin! Weh! ich weiſs nicht wie den
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ich schaun soll, wie die, weiſs nicht irgend Rath!
Alles liegt niedergestürzt umher; es stürmt auf mein Haupt
ein graunvolles Schicksal schwerlastend ein!
Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921)) — 1339 focus
Echad de aquí a un hombre inútil, que, ¡ay, hijo!, te maté sin querer; y a ésta también. ¡Pobre de mí! No sé hacia qué lado deba inclinarme, porque todo lo que tocan mis manos se vuelve contra mí; sobre mi cabeza descargó intolerable fatalidad.
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 1339 focus
Take me away, the vain-proud man that slew
Thee, O my son! unwittingly,—and thee!
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Me miserable, which way shall I turn,
Which look upon? Since all that I can touch
Is falling,—falling,—round me, and o’erhead
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Intolerable destiny descends.
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 1339 focus
So führt mich hinweg, den unsel'gen Mann,
Der dir nicht mit Willen den Tod gab, o Sohn,
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Noch dir, Gattin! Weh! Ich weiß nicht, wohin
Ich schau'n soll zuerst. Es wankt Alles, wankt,
Was mir zu Händen, was über dem Haupte mir:
Auf mich brach das Schicksal graunvoll herein.
(Kreon wird abgeführt.)
English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 1339 focus
a Herald.
Attenda>t on Deianira.
Old Man.
Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889)) — 1339 focus
Sacad, os ruego, de estos lugares, á este desventurado, que á su pesar ha causado tu muerte, hijo mio, y la tuya también, cara esposa... ¿A dónde, á dónde dirigir mis miras das, desdiehado de mí? ¿á dónde encaminar mis pasos? No yeo delante de mis ojos sino ruina y desolación; de tal manera el Hado inexorable se ha desencadenado contra xi,
German (F. Hölderlin, 1804) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (F. Hölderlin, 1804)) — 1339 focus
English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904)) — 1339 focus
Lead me away, I pray you; a rash, foolish 1340 man; who have slain thee, ah my son, unwittingly, and thee, too, my wife—unhappy that I am! I know not which way I should bend my gaze, or where I should seek support ; for all is amiss with that which is in my hands,—and yonder, again, a crushing fate hath leapt upon my head.
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 1339 focus
Advance, advance, appear thou last and best
Of all my fortunes; bring my final day l
Haste, that another day I ne'er may see nod
These things are future, leave them to the gods.
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But what is present how must we dispose
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But what I warmly wish I made my pray'r..
Make now no wish, no pray'r: to mortal man
There is no refuge from his destined woe od
Take hence this lifeless shadow. Omy song
I slew thee, but I purposed not thy death biol
Thee too, my wife, I slew. Unhappy me!!
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Ah, which way shall I turn? where rest my thoughts?
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All is distraction, all is ruin: fate
Bursts on my head, resistless in its force
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-415-1 ὑπείκει 1

mvp-comment-415-2 αὐτόπρεμνα 2

mvp-comment-416-1 αὔτως 3

mvp-comment-416-2 ναός 4

mvp-comment-416-3 ἐγκρατῆ 5

mvp-comment-416-4 πόδα 6

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.

713-714. mvp-comment-419-1 Note the antithesis of κλῶνας .. αὐτόπρεμνα. The one save even their branches, the others are destroyed root and branch. For the image, cp. Webster's Appius and Virginia, p. 203. (iii. 3), The bending willow, yielding to each wind, | Shall keep his footing firm, when the proud oak, | Braving the storm, presuming on his root, | Shall have his body rent from head to foot.

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.