Sophocles Antigone 817

Lewis Campbell (Translator)

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’Tween kindred men—Triumphantly prevails
The heart-compelling eye of winsome bride,
Compeer of mighty Law
820
Thronèd, commanding.
Madly thou mockest men, dread Aphrodite.

Antigone. Sophocles. Lewis Campbell (Translator). London, New York and Toronto. 1906.

Current edition Experimental

English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) (English) (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (12)
Greek (L. Benloew, 1858) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (L. Benloew, 1858)) — 817 focus
οὐκοῦν κλεινὴ καὶ ἔπαινον ἔχουσ᾽
ἐς τόδ᾽ ἀπέρχει κεῦθος νεκύων,
815
οὔτε φθινάσιν πληγεῖσα νόσοις,
οὔτε 1 ξιφέων ἐπίχειρα λαχοῦσ᾽,
ἀλλ᾽ αὐτόνομος, ζῶσα, μόνη δὴ
θνατῶν, ᾍδαν καταβήσει.
Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 817 focus
Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 817 focus
οὐκοῦν κλεινὴ, καὶ ἔπαινον ἔχου-
805
σ᾽, ἐς τόδ᾽ ἀπέρχει κεῦθος νεκύων,
οὔτε φθινάσι πληγεῖσα νόσοις,
οὔτε ξιφέων ἐπίχειρα λαχοῦ-
σ᾽, ἀλλ᾽, αὐτόνομος ζῶσα μόνη δὴ
θνατῶν, Ἀϊδαν καταβήσει.
810
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 817 focus
οὐκοῦν κλεινὴ καὶ ἔπαινον ἔχουσ᾽
ἐς τόδ᾽ ἀπέρχει κεῦθος νεκύων,
οὔτε φθινάσιν πληγεῖσα νόσοις
οὔτε ξιφέων ἐπίχειρα λαχοῦσ᾽,
820
ἀλλ᾽ αὐτόνομος ζῶσα μόνη δὴ
θνητῶν Ἀΐδην καταβήσει.
α
Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 817 focus
οὐκοῦν κλεινὴ καὶ ἔπαινον ἔχουσ᾽
ἐς τόδ᾽ ἀπέρχῃ κεῦθος νεκύων,
οὔτε φθινάσιν πληγεῖσα νόσοις
οὔτε ξιφέων ἐπίχειρα λαχοῦσ᾽,
820
ἀλλ᾽ αὐτόνομος ζῶσα μόνη δὴ
θνατῶν Ἀἰδαν καταβήσῃ.
Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 817 focus
οὐκοῦν κλεινὴ καὶ ἔπαινον ἔχουσ’
ἐς τόδ’ ἀπέρχῃ κεῦθος νεκύων,
οὔτε φθινάσιν πληγεῖσα νόσοις
οὔτε ξιφέων ἐπίχειρα λαχοῦσ’,
820
ἀλλ’ αὐτόνομος ζῶσα μόνη δὴ
θνητῶν Ἀΐδην καταβήσῃ.
Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 817 focus
οὐκοῦν κλεινὴ καὶ ἔπαινον ἔχουσ᾽
ἐς τόδ᾽ ἀπέρχηι κεῦθος νεκύων,
οὔτε φθινάσιν πληγεῖσα νόσοις
οὔτε ξιφέων ἐπίχειρα λαχοῦσ᾽,
820
ἀλλ᾽ αὐτόνομος, ζῶσα μόνη δὴ
θνητῶν Ἀίδην καταβήσηι.
2
Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 817 focus
οὐκοῦν κλεινὴ καὶ ἔπαινον ἔχουσ᾽
ἐς τόδ᾽ ἀπέρχει κεῦθος νεκύων,
οὔτε φθινάσιν πληγεῖσα νόσοις,
οὔτε ξιφέων ἐπίχειρα λαχοῦσ᾽·
ἀλλ᾽ αὐτόνομος, ζῶσα, μόνη δὴ
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θνατῶν, Ἀϊδαν καταβήσει.
1
Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 817 focus
οὐκοῦν κλεινὴ καὶ ἔπαινον ἔχουσ᾽
ἐς τόδ᾽ ἀπέρχει κεῦθος νεκύων,
οὔτε φθινάσιν πληγεῖσα νόσοις
οὔτε ξιφέων ἐπίχειρα λαχοῦσ᾽,
820
ἀλλ᾽ αὐτόνομος, ζῶσα μόνη δὴ
θνητῶν Ἀΐδην καταβήσει.
Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 817 focus
οὐκοῦν κλεινὴ καὶ ἔπαινον ἔχουσ᾽
ἐς τόδ᾽ ἀπέρχῃ κεῦθος νεκύων,
οὔτε φϑινάσιν πληγεῖσα νόσοις
οὔτε ξιφέων ἐπίχειρα λαχοῦσ᾽,
820
ἀλλ᾽ αὐτόνομος ζῶσα μόνη δὴ
θνατῶν Ἀΐδην καταβήσῃ.
Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 817 focus
Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 817 focus
οὐκοῦν κλεινὴ καὶ ἔπαινον ἔχουσ᾽
ἐς τόδ᾽ ἀπέρχηι κεῦθος νεκύων,
οὔτε φθινάσιν πληγεῖσα νόσοις
οὔτε ξιφέων ἐπίχειρα λαχοῦσ᾽,
820
ἀλλ᾽ αὐτόνομος ζῶσα μόνη δὴ
θνητῶν Ἅιδην καταβήσηι.
Translations (10)
German (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 817 focus
Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921)) — 817 focus
Pues ilustre y llena de gloria te vas a ese abismo de la muerte, sin que te mate mortal enfermedad ni haber sido reducida a servidumbre como botin botín de guerra; sino que, autónoma y en vida, tú sola vas a bajar a la mansión de los muertos.
Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 817 focus
Atqui celebris et laudem macta, in has abibis mortuorum latebras, nec tabidis concussa morbis, nec gladiorum mercedem nacta, sed, libera vivens sola utique mortalium, ad Orcum descendes.
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 817 focus
So wandelst du dorthin, würdig des Ruhms
Und mit Ehren gekrönt, in der Todten Gemach;
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Nicht zehrende Krankheit raffte dich hin,
Noch traf dich ein Schwert, das Nache gezückt;
Nach eigener Wahl, und lebend, wie sonst
Kein Sterblicher, wallst du zum Hades.
Zweite Gegenstrophe.
English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 817 focus
Be it thy glory still, that by the sword
Thou fallst not, nor the slow-consuming hand
Of foul distemperature, but far distinguished
Above thy sex, and to thyself a law,
820
Doomst thy own death : so shall thy honour Hve,
And future ages venerate thy name.
Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889)) — 817 focus
Pero de cuánta fama y de cuán inmensa gloria acompañada, vas á ingresar en ese sombrío asilo de la muerte. Sin haber sido consumida por lenta enfermedad, sin haberte visto reducida á la servidumbre como botín de guerra, tú sola entre los mortales, vas á descender libre, y aún viva, en el Imperio de Plutón.
German (F. Hölderlin, 1804) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (F. Hölderlin, 1804)) — 817 focus
English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904)) — 817 focus
Glorious, therefore, and with praise, thou departest to that deep place of the dead: wasting sickness 820 hath not smitten thee; thou hast not found the wages of the sword; no, mistress of thine own fate, and still alive, thou shalt pass to Hades, as no other of mortal kind hath passed.
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 817 focus
Therefore illustrious and with praise obtain'd
Wilt thou go down to the dark cave of death.
Not wasted by the pains of slow disease,
Nor by the sword cut off, dost thou descend,
But, as none other, by thine own free choice,
And living, to the monarch of the dead.
820
Thus on the heights of Sipylus of old
The Phrygian stranger miserably died,
Daughter of Tantalus; the rigid rock,
English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904)) — 806-880 focus

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-490-1 ξιφέων 1 ἐπίχειρα 2

mvp-comment-491-1 αὐτόνομος 3

mvp-comment-491-2 δή 4 μόνη 5 Ἀΐδην 6 Ἅιδην 7

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

820. mvp-comment-475-1 ξιφέων ἐπίχειρα The wages of the sword; i.e. Death given by the sword.

821. mvp-comment-476-1 αὐτόνομος The Scholiast explains this, ἰδίοις αὐτῆς νόμοις χρησαμένη. This is not free from ambiguity; but the true meaning is rather By an ordinance peculiar to your case (ἰδίᾳ τινὶ σεαυτῆς νόμῳ), than In your independence of law, or As being a law to yourself. The chorus nowhere speak with admiration of the independent attitude of Antigone, although they secretly sympathize with her pious motive. The word is used with consciousness of the derivation. The νόμος which is peculiar to Antigone is the privilege of a living death.