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Tú, á quien los hombres adoran bajo nombres diversos; tú, gloria de Cadmo, hijo del poderoso señor del trueno, dios protector de la famosa Italia, que presides con Ceres las fiestas solemnes de Eleusis ¡oh, Baco! tú habitas la ciudad querida de las Bacantes, Thebas, junto á las márgenes del Ismeno, donde fueron diseminados los dientes del fiero dragón.

Antistrofa 1.a

CORO

Antigone. Antonio G. Garbin. Madrid. 1889.

Current edition Experimental

Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889) (OCR draft) (Spanish) (Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (12)

Greek (L. Benloew, 1858) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (L. Benloew, 1858)) — 1115 focus

πολυώνυμε, Καδμείας

νύμφας ἄγαλμα, καὶ Διὸς

βαρυβρεμέτα γένος,
1110

κλυτὰν ὃς ἀμφέπεις

Ἰταλίαν ¹, μέδεις δὲ ² παγ-

κοίνοις Ἐλευσινίας

Δηοῦς ἐν κόλποις,

Βακχεῦ, Βακχᾶν ὁ μητρόπολιν Θήβαν
1115

ναίων παρ᾽ ὑγρῶν Ἰσμηνοῦ

ῥεέθρων, ἀγρίου τ᾽

ἐπὶ σπορᾷ δράκοντος ³·

a

Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 1115 focus

πολυώνυμε, Καδμεΐας νύμφας ἄγαλμα,
1070

καὶ Διὸς βαρυβρεμέτα γένος, κλυτὰν ὃς ἀμφέπεις

Ἰταλίαν, μέδεις δὲ

παγκοίνοις Ἐλευσινίας

Δηοῦς ἐν κόλποις,

ὦ Βακχεῦ, Βακχᾶν μητρόπολιν Θήβαν
1075

ναίων παρ᾽ ὑγρὸν Ἰσμηνοῦ ῥέεθρον

ἀγρίου τ᾽ ἐπὶ σπορᾷ δράκοντος.

1

Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 1115 focus

πολυώνυμε, Καδμείας

νύμφας ἄγαλμα, καὶ Διὸς βα-

ρυβρεμέτα γέννα,

κλυτὰν ὃς ἀμφέπεις
1100

Ἰταλίαν, μετεῖς δὲ

παγκοίνοις Ἐλευσινίας

Δηοῦς ἐν κόλποις, ὦ Βακχεῦ,

Βακχᾶν ματρόπολιν ναίων,

παρ’ ὑδρηλῶν Ἰσμηνοῦ ῥεέθρων,
1105

ἀρχαίου τ᾽ ἐπὶ σπορᾷ δράκοντος·

1

Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 1115 focus

πολυώνυμε, Καδμείας νύμφας ἄγαλμα
1115

καὶ Διὸς βαρυβρεμέτα γένος, κλυτὰν ὃς ἀμφέπεις

Ἰταλίαν, μέδεις δὲ

παγκοίνοις Ελευσινίας
1120

Δῃοῦς ἐν κόλποις,

ὦ Βακχεῦ, Βακχᾶν ματρόπολιν Θήβαν

ναίων παρ᾽ ὑγρὸν Ἰσμηνοῦ ῥεῖθρον,

ἀγρίου τ᾽ ἐπὶ σπορᾷ δράκοντος·
1125
α

Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 1115 focus

πολυώνυμε, Καδμείας νύμφας ἄγαλμα
1115

καὶ Διὸς βαρυβρεμέτα

γένος, κλυτὰν ὃς ἀμφέπεις

Ἰταλίαν, μέδεις δὲ

παγκοίνοις Ἐλευσινίας
1120

Δηοῦς ἐν κόλποις, ὦ Βακχεῦ,

Βακχᾶν ματρόπολιν Θήβαν

ναιετῶν παρ᾽ ὑγρόν τ᾽

Ἰσμηνοῦ ῥέεθρον, ἀγρίου τ᾽

ἐπὶ σπορᾷ δράκοντος·
1125
1

Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 1115 focus

πολυώνυμε, Καδμείας νύμφας ἄγαλμα
1115

καὶ Διὸς βαρυβρεμέτα

γένος, κλυτὰν ὃς ἀμφέπεις

Ἰταλίαν, μέδεις δὲ

παγκοίνοις Ἐλευσινίας
1120

Δῃοῦς ἐν κόλποις, ὦ Βακχεῦ,

Βακχᾶν ματρόπολιν Θήβαν

ναιετῶν παρ’ ὑγρόν τ’

Ἰσμηνοῦ ῥέεθρον, ἀγρίου τ’

ἐπὶ σπορᾷ δράκοντος·
1125
1

Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 1115 focus

πολυώνυμε, Καδμείας ἄγαλμα νύμφας
1115

καὶ Διὸς βαρυβρεμέτα

γένος, κλυτὰν ὃς ἀμφέπεις

Οἰχαλίαν, μέδεις δὲ

παγκοίνοις Ἐλευσινίας
1120

Δηοῦς ἐν κόλποις, ὦ Βακχεῦ,

Βακχᾶν ματρόπολιν Θήβαν

ναιετῶν παρ᾽ ὑγρὸν

†Ἰσμηνοῦ ῥέεθρον ἀγρίου † τ᾽

ἐπὶ σπορᾶι δράκοντος·
1125

1

Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 1115 focus

πολυώνυμε, Καδμείας

νύμφας ἄγαλμα, καὶ Διὸς

βαρυβρεμέτα γένος,

κλυτὰν ὃς ἀμφέπεις
1105

Ἰταλίαν, μέδεις δὲ παγ-

κοίνοις Ἐλευσινίας

Δηοῦς ἐν κόλποις,

Βακχεῦ, Βακχᾶν ὁ ματρόπολιν Θήβαν

ἐνναίων παρ᾽ ὑγρῶν
1110

Ἰσμηνοῦ ῥείθρων, ἀγρίου τ᾽

ἐπὶ σπορᾷ δράκοντος·

1

Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 1115 focus

πολυώνυμε, Καδμείας νύμφας ἄγαλμα 1
1115

καὶ Διὸς βαρυβρεμέτα 2

γένος, κλυτὰν ὃς ἀμφέπεις 3

Ἰταλίαν, μέδεις δὲ 4

παγκοίνοις Ἐλευσινίας 5
1120

Δηοῦς ἐν κόλποις, Βακχεῦ, Βακχᾶν 6

ὁ ματρόπολιν Θήβαν 7

ναιετῶν παρ᾽ ὑγρὸν 8

Ἰσμηνοῦ ῥεῖθρόν τ᾽ ἀγρίου τ᾽ ἐπὶ σπορᾷ δράκοντος· 9

1

Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 1115 focus

πολυώνυμε, Καδμείας ἄγαλμα νύμφας
1115

καὶ Διὸς βαρυβρεμέτα

γένος, κλυτὰν ὃς ἀμφέπεις

Ἰταλίαν, μέδεις δὲ

παγκοίνοις Ἐλευσινίας
1120

Δηοῦς ἐν κόλποις, ὦ Βακχεῦ,

Βακχᾶν ματρόπολιν Θήβαν

ναιετῶν παρ᾽ ὑγροῖς Ἰ-

σμηνοῦ ῥείθροις, ἀγρίου τ᾽

ἐπὶ σπορᾷ δράκοντος·
1125

Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 1115 focus

Χορός

πολυώνυμε, Καδμείας νύμφας ἄγαλμα
1115

καὶ Διὸς βαρυβρεμέτα

γένος, κλυτὰν ὃς ἀμφέπεις

Ἰταλίαν, μέδεις δὲ

παγκοίνοις, Ἐλευσινίας

Δῃοῦς ἐν κόλποις, Βακχεῦ Βακχᾶν
1120

ὁ ματρόπολιν Θήβαν

ναιετῶν παρʼ ὑγρῶν

Ἰσμηνοῦ ῥείθρων ἀγρίου τʼ ἐπὶ σπορᾷ δράκοντος.
1125

Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 1115 focus

πολυώνυμε, Καδμείας νύμφας ἄγαλμα
1115

καὶ Διὸς βαρυβρεμέτα

γένος, κλυτὰν ὃς ἀμφέπεις

Ἰταλίαν, μέδεις δὲ

παγκοίνοις Ἐλευσινίας
1120

Δηοῦς ἐν κόλποις, ὦ Βακχεῦ, Βακ-

χᾶν ματρόπολιν Θήβαν

ναιετῶν παρ᾽ ὑγρὸν

Ἰσμηνοῦ ῥεῖθρον τ᾽ ἀγρίου τ᾽

ἐπὶ σπορᾶι δράκοντος·
1125

Translations (10)

German (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 1115 focus

Vielnam'ger, der Kadmischen Jungfrau wonnig Kleinod!
1070

Sprofs Sproß des hocherdonnernden Zeus, Italia's der herrlichen.

Schutz!

es beherrschet deine

Macht Eleusis' gastliche Flur

in Deo's Thalgrund!

O Baccheus, hier in Bacchischer Fraun Urland
1075

Theba, bei des Ismenos Stromflut

wohnend, wo des grimmen Drachen Saat sprofs!

Gegenstr. 1.

Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921)) — 1115 focus

¡Oh dios de muchos nombres, que de la ninfa Cadmea eres orgullo, y del altitonante Júpiter hijo; que te complaces de vivir en la inclita ínclita Italia y reinas en los valles, comunes a todos, de Ceres Eleusinia! ¡Oh Baco, que habitas en Tebas, metrópoli de las bacantes, junto a la liquida líquida corriente del Ismeno, donde fueron sembrados los dientes del feroz dragón!

Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 1115 focus

Multis inclyte nominibus, Cadmeae decus puellae, et Iovis altitonantis proles, celebrem qui colis Italiam, versarisque una Cereris in sinu omnibus communi Eleusiniae, o Bacche, Baccharum metropolin habitans, ad Ismeni liquida fluenta, inter antiqui segetem draconis :

English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 1115 focus

O God of many a name!
1115

Filling the heart of that Cadmeian bride
1115

With deep delicious pride,

Offspring of him who wields the withering flame!

Thou for Italia’s good
1120

Dost care, and ’midst the all-gathering bosom wide
1120

Of Dêo dost preside;

Thou, Bacchus, by Ismenus’ winding waters

’Mongst Thebè’s frenzied daughters,

Keep’st haunt, commanding the fierce dragon’s brood.
1125

Thee o’er the forkèd hill
1125

German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 1115 focus

Vielnamiger, wonnige Zier der Kadmosjungfrau,¹²
1090

Und des hochherdonnernden Zeus Geschlecht!

Du, der Italia's³

Herrliche Gauen schirmt und

Ueber Deo's gastliche Flur⁴

In Eleusis waltet!
1095

O Baccheus, hier in bacchischer Frau'n Ursiz,

English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 1091 focus

He's gone, and dreadful were his prophecies ;

Since these grey hairs were o'er my temples spread

Nought from those lips hath flowed but sacred truth.

Creon

I know there hath not, and am troubled
1095

much
1095

For the event ; 'tis grating to submit.

And yet the mind spite of itself must yield

In such distress.

Chorus

Son of Menaeceus, now

Thou needst most counsel.

Creon

What wouldst thou advise ?

I will obey thee.

Chorus

Set the virgin free,
1100

And let a tomb be raised for Polynices.

Creon

And dost thou counsel thus ? — and must I

yield?

Chorus

Immediately, O king ! for vengeance falls

With hasty footsteps on the guilty head.

Creon

I cannot — yet I must reverse the sentence ;
1105

There is no struggling with necessity.

Chorus

Do it thyself, nor trust another hand.

Creon

I will ; and you my servants, be prepared ;

Each with his axe quick hasten to the place ;

Myself — for thus I have resolved — will go,

And the same hand that bound shall set her free ;

For, oh ! I fear 'tis wisest still through life

To keep our ancient laws, and follow virtue.

Bacchus, by vaiious names to mortals known,

Fair Semele's illustrious son,

Offspring of thunder-bearing Jove,

Who honourst famed Italia with thy love I

Who dwellst where erst the dragon's teeth were

strewed,
1110

Or where Ismenus pours his gentle flood ;
1110

Who dost o'er Ceres' hallowed rites preside,
1110

And at thy native Thebes propitious still reside.
1110

Where famed Parnassus' forked hills uprise.
1110

To thee ascends the sacritice ;

Corycia's nymphs attend below,

Whilst from Castalia's fount fresh waters flow :

O'er Nysa's mountains wreaths of ivy twine,

And mix their tendrils with the clustering vine :

Around their master crowd the virgin throng,

And praise the god of Thebes in never-dying song.

Happiest of cities, Thebes ! above the rest

By Semele and Bacchus blest !

Oh ! ^dsit now thy once beloved abode,

Oh ! heal our woes, thou kind protecting god !

From steep Parnassus, or th' Euboean sea.

With smiles auspicious come, and bring with thee

Health, joy, and peace, and fair prosperity.

Immortal leader of the maddening choir,

Whose torches blaze with unextinguished fire.

Great son of Jove, who guidst the tuneful throng,

Thou, who presidest o'er the nightly song.

Come with thy Naxian maids, a festive train,

Who, wild with joy, and raging o'er the plain,

For thee the dance prepare, to thee devote the strain.

Messenger
Scene III. Strophe i. Antistrophe i. Strophe 2. Antistrophe 2. \ExQiint. ACT V. Scene I.

German (F. Hölderlin, 1804) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (F. Hölderlin, 1804)) — 1115 focus

N ahmenschöpfer , der du von den Wassern, welche Kadmos

Geliebet, der Stolz bist, und defs, der im Echo donnert,

Ein Theil, des Vaters der Erd’,

Und Italia in Wachstum weit umschweifst,
1165

Die allbekannt ist. Allen gemein

Ist aber Undurchdringliches; denn auch waltest

Im Schoose du, zu Elevsis.

Hier aber, Freudengott,

In der Mutterstadt, der bacchantischen,
1170

In Thebe wohnest du, an Ismenos kaltem Bach,

Anden Zäunen, wo den Othem

Das Maul des Drachen haschet,

English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904)) — 1115 focus

O thou of many names, glory of the Cadmeian bride, offspring of loud-thundering Zeus! thou who watchest over famed Italia, and reignest, where all guests 1120 are welcomed, in the sheltered plain of Eleusinian Deé! O Bacchus, dweller in Thebè, mother-city of Bacchants, by the softly-gliding stream of Ismenus, on the soil where the fierce dragon’s teeth were sown! 1

English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 1115 focus

Go thou, nor others with this charge entrust.
1115

Instant I go. You, my attendants, haste,
1115

With axes in your hands haste to the plain...

And I (since now my sentence is reversed)

Who bound her, will in person set her free....

I fear that to preserve the ancient laws

Through all his life is man's discreetest part.
1120

O thou by various names renown'd,
1120

The Theban Nymph's illustrious grace,

Sprung from enraptur'd Jove's embrace,

While all his awful thunders roll'd around;

Who joy'st thy richest gifts to pour

O'er blest Italia's favour'd shore,

And on the hallow'd Eleusinian plain

Where Ceres waves her ripen'd gold,
1125

With her thy mystic reign dost hold;
1125

English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904)) — 1115-1150 focus

Chorus

God of many names, glory of the Cadmeian bride and offspring of loud-thundering Zeus, you who watch over far-famed Italy and reign
1115

in the valleys of Eleusinian Deo where all find welcome! O Bacchus, denizen of Thebes , the mother-city of your Bacchants, dweller by the wet stream of Ismenus on the soil
1120

of the sowing of the savage dragon’s teeth!
1125

1126

Chorus

The smoky glare of torches sees you above the cliffs of the twin peaks, where the Corycian nymphs move inspired by your godhead,

and Castalia’s stream sees you, too. The ivy-mantled slopes of Nysa ’s hills and the shore green with many-clustered vines send you, when accompanied by the cries of your divine words,
1130

you visit the avenues of Thebes .
1135

1137

Chorus

Thebes of all cities you hold foremost in honor, together with your lightning-struck mother.

And now when the whole city is held subject to a violent plague, come, we ask, with purifying feet over steep Parnassus ,
1140

or over the groaning straits!
1145

1146

Chorus

O Leader of the chorus of the stars whose breath is fire, overseer of the chants in the night, son begotten of Zeus,

appear, my king, with your attendant Thyiads, who in night-long frenzy dance and sing you as Iacchus the Giver!
1150

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-137-1 ἀνδρῶν ¹

mvp-comment-137-2 οὔτε του γενῇδος … οὐ δικέλλης ² οὔτε … οὐ ³ γενῄς ⁴ γενῄς ⁵ δίκελλα ⁶

mvp-comment-137-3 δικ. ἐκβολή ⁷ ἐκβ. ⁸ στύφλος ⁹ χέρσος ¹⁰ ἀρρώξ ¹¹

mvp-comment-137-4 ἐπημαξευμένη ¹² ἐπ‐ ¹³ ἐφ‐ ¹⁴

mvp-comment-137-5 ἀλλ’ ὁ ἐργάτης ἄσημός τις ἦν ¹⁵

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

223-330. mvp-comment-136-1 The half-comic or rustic character of the watchman in this play is an extension of the common character of the messenger, whose natural rudeness of speech and thought brings into greater prominence the horror or pathos of the events he describes. The grotesqueness disappears when he speaks of the action of Antigone in 407-440. The employment of this artifice by Sophocles arises from the same motive to which Shakespeare gave a far wider range in such creations as the gravediggers in Hamlet, and the rural fellow in Antony and Cleopatra. The Messenger in the Trachiniae, the Corinthian in the Oedipus Tyrannus, Menelaus in the Ajax, the pretended Shipmaster in the Philoctetes, afford the same sort of contrast to the more tragic personages: and the superstition of the Coloniatae may be compared with the cowardice of the Phrygian slave in the Orestes of Euripides.

223-330. mvp-comment-136-2 The vulgarity of the common-place Athenian of the fifth century в.с. takes the form of misplaced subtlety of wit. Cp. Shak. Hamlet, 5. 1 ,

We must speak by the card, or equivocation will undo us. The age is grown so picked, that the toe of the peasant comes so near the heel of the courtier, he galls his kibe.

248. mvp-comment-152-1 τίς ἀνδρῶν Cp. supra 222, and note.

Antonio G. Garbin Antigone 1115

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Antistrofa 1.a

CORO

Current edition Experimental

Vielnamiger, wonnige Zier der Kadmosjungfrau,¹²
1090

Und des hochherdonnernden Zeus Geschlecht!

Du, der Italia's³

Herrliche Gauen schirmt und

Ueber Deo's gastliche Flur⁴

In Eleusis waltet!
1095

O Baccheus, hier in bacchischer Frau'n Ursiz,

He's gone, and dreadful were his prophecies ;

Since these grey hairs were o'er my temples spread

Nought from those lips hath flowed but sacred truth.

Creon

I know there hath not, and am troubled
1095

much
1095

For the event ; 'tis grating to submit.

And yet the mind spite of itself must yield

In such distress.

Chorus

Son of Menaeceus, now

Thou needst most counsel.

Creon

What wouldst thou advise ?

I will obey thee.

Chorus

Set the virgin free,
1100

And let a tomb be raised for Polynices.

Creon

And dost thou counsel thus ? — and must I

yield?

Chorus

Immediately, O king ! for vengeance falls

With hasty footsteps on the guilty head.

Creon

I cannot — yet I must reverse the sentence ;
1105

There is no struggling with necessity.

Chorus

Do it thyself, nor trust another hand.

Messenger
Scene III. Strophe i. Antistrophe i. Strophe 2. Antistrophe 2. \ExQiint. ACT V. Scene I.

Chorus

Thebes of all cities you hold foremost in honor, together with your lightning-struck mother.

And now when the whole city is held subject to a violent plague, come, we ask, with purifying feet over steep Parnassus ,
1140

or over the groaning straits!
1145

Chorus

O Leader of the chorus of the stars whose breath is fire, overseer of the chants in the night, son begotten of Zeus,

appear, my king, with your attendant Thyiads, who in night-long frenzy dance and sing you as Iacchus the Giver!
1150

Commentary

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Antistrofa 1.a

CORO

Current edition Experimental

Vielnamiger, wonnige Zier der Kadmosjungfrau, 1 2 1090 Und des hochherdonnernden Zeus Geschlecht! Du, der Italia's 3 Herrliche Gauen schirmt und Ueber Deo's gastliche Flur 4 In Eleusis waltet! 1095 O Baccheus, hier in bacchischer Frau'n Ursiz,

He's gone, and dreadful were his prophecies ; Since these grey hairs were o'er my temples spread Nought from those lips hath flowed but sacred truth.

Creon I know there hath not, and am troubled 1095 much 1095 For the event ; 'tis grating to submit. And yet the mind spite of itself must yield In such distress.

Chorus Son of Menaeceus, now Thou needst most counsel.

Creon What wouldst thou advise ? I will obey thee.

Chorus Set the virgin free, 1100 And let a tomb be raised for Polynices.

Creon And dost thou counsel thus ? — and must I yield?

Chorus Immediately, O king ! for vengeance falls With hasty footsteps on the guilty head.

Creon I cannot — yet I must reverse the sentence ; 1105 There is no struggling with necessity.

Chorus Do it thyself, nor trust another hand.

Messenger Scene III. Strophe i. Antistrophe i. Strophe 2. Antistrophe 2. \ExQiint. ACT V. Scene I.

Chorus Thebes of all cities you hold foremost in honor, together with your lightning-struck mother. And now when the whole city is held subject to a violent plague, come, we ask, with purifying feet over steep Parnassus , 1140 or over the groaning straits! 1145

Chorus O Leader of the chorus of the stars whose breath is fire, overseer of the chants in the night, son begotten of Zeus, appear, my king, with your attendant Thyiads, who in night-long frenzy dance and sing you as Iacchus the Giver! 1150

Commentary

Stable identifiers

Vielnamiger, wonnige Zier der Kadmosjungfrau,¹²
1090

Und des hochherdonnernden Zeus Geschlecht!

Du, der Italia's³

Herrliche Gauen schirmt und

Ueber Deo's gastliche Flur⁴

In Eleusis waltet!
1095

O Baccheus, hier in bacchischer Frau'n Ursiz,

He's gone, and dreadful were his prophecies ;

Since these grey hairs were o'er my temples spread

Nought from those lips hath flowed but sacred truth.

Creon

I know there hath not, and am troubled
1095

much
1095

For the event ; 'tis grating to submit.

And yet the mind spite of itself must yield

In such distress.

Chorus

Son of Menaeceus, now

Thou needst most counsel.

Creon

What wouldst thou advise ?

I will obey thee.

Chorus

Set the virgin free,
1100

And let a tomb be raised for Polynices.

Creon

And dost thou counsel thus ? — and must I

yield?

Chorus

Immediately, O king ! for vengeance falls

With hasty footsteps on the guilty head.

Creon

I cannot — yet I must reverse the sentence ;
1105

There is no struggling with necessity.

Chorus

Do it thyself, nor trust another hand.

Messenger
Scene III. Strophe i. Antistrophe i. Strophe 2. Antistrophe 2. \ExQiint. ACT V. Scene I.

Chorus

Thebes of all cities you hold foremost in honor, together with your lightning-struck mother.

And now when the whole city is held subject to a violent plague, come, we ask, with purifying feet over steep Parnassus ,
1140

or over the groaning straits!
1145

Chorus

O Leader of the chorus of the stars whose breath is fire, overseer of the chants in the night, son begotten of Zeus,

appear, my king, with your attendant Thyiads, who in night-long frenzy dance and sing you as Iacchus the Giver!
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