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ἀλλ᾽ ὅδε γὰρ δὴ βασιλεὺς χώρας
155
Κρέων ὁ Μενοικέως
νεοχμὸς νεαραῖσι θεῶν
ἐπὶ συντυχίαις χωρεῖ, τίνα δὴ
μῆτιν ἐρέσσων, ὅτι σύγκλητον
τήνδε γερόντων προὔθετο λέσχην,
160
κοινῷ κηρύγματι πέμψας.

Antigone. Sophocles. Fleischer. 1830.

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Greek (L. Benloew, 1858) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (L. Benloew, 1858)) — 155 focus
ἀλλ᾽ ὅδε γὰρ δὴ βασιλεὺς χώρας
155
ὁ 1 Μενοικέως, θεῶν νεοχμὸς νεαραῖς
ἐπὶ συντυχίαις χωρεῖ, τινὰ δὴ
μῆτιν ἐρέσσων, ὅτι σύγκλητον
τήνδε γερόντων προὔθετο λέσχην
κοινῷ κηρύγματι πέμψας.
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Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 155 focus
ἀλλ' ὅδε γὰρ δὴ βασιλεὺς χώρας
Κρέων ὁ Μενοικέως νέον εἰληχὼς
ἀρχήν 1 , νεοχμὸς νεαραῖσι θεῶν
ἐπὶ συντυχίαις χωρεῖ, τίνα δὴ
μῆτιν ἐρέσσων, ὅτι σύγκλητον
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τήνδε γερόντων προὔθετο λέσχην,
κοινῷ κηρύγματι πέμψας.
Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 155 focus
ἀλλ’ ὅδε γὰρ δὴ βασιλεὺς χώρας,
ὁ Μενοικέως, θεῶν νεοχμὸς νεαραῖς
155
ἐπὶ συντυχίαις, χωρεῖ, τινὰ δὴ
μῆτιν ἐρέσσων, ὅτι σύγκλητον
τήνδε γερόντων προὔθετο λέσχην
κοινῷ κηρύγματι πέμψας.
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 155 focus
ἀλλ᾽ ὅδε γὰρ δὴ βασιλεὺς χώρας,
155
Κρέων ὁ Μενοικέως, *ἄρχων νεοχμὸς
νεαραῖσι θεῶν ἐπὶ συντυχίαις
χωρεῖ, τίνα δὴ μῆτιν ἐρέσσων;
ὅτι σύγκλητον τήνδε γερόντων
160
προὔθετο λέσχην, κοινῷ κηρύγματι πέμψας.
Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 155 focus
ἀλλ᾽, ὅδε γὰρ δὴ βασιλεὺς χώρας,
155
Κρέων ὁ Μενοικέως ἄρχων νεοχμὸς
νεαραῖσι θεῶν ἐπὶ συντυχίαις
χωρεῖ, τίνα δὴ μῆτιν ἐρέσσων,
ὅτι σύγκλητον τήνδε γερόντων
προὔθετο λέσχην,
160
κοινῷ κηρύγματι πέμψας;
Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 155 focus
ἀλλ’, ὅδε γὰρ δὴ βασιλεὺς χώρας,
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Κρέων ὁ Μενοικέως ταγὸσ νεοχμὸς
νεαραῖσι θεῶν ἐπὶ συντυχίαις
χωρεῖ, τίνα δὴ μῆτιν ἐρέσσων,
ὅτι σύγκλητον τήνδε γερόντων
προὔθετο λέσχην,
160
κοινῷ κηρύγματι πέμψας.
Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 155 focus
ἀλλ᾽ ὅδε γὰρ δὴ βασιλεὺς χώρας,
155
Κρέων ὁ Μενοικέως νεοχμὸς
νεαραῖσι θεῶν ἐπὶ συντυχίαις
χωρεῖ τίνα δὴ μῆτιν ἐρέσσων,
ὅτι σύγκλητον τήνδε γερόντων
προύθετο λέσχην,
160
κοινῶι κηρύγματι πέμψας;
Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 155 focus
ἀλλ᾽ ὅδε γὰρ δὴ βασιλεὺς χώρας,
155
Κρέων ὁ Μενοικέως, σὺ νεοχμὸς
νεαραῖσι θεῶν ἐπὶ συντυχίαις
χωρεῖ, τίνα δὴ μῆτιν ἐρέσσων,
ὅτι σύγκλητον τήνδε γερόντων
προὔθετο λέσχην,
160
κοινῷ κηρύγματι πέμψας;
Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 155 focus
ἀλλ᾽ ὅδε γὰρ δὴ βασιλεὺς χώρας,
155
Κρέων ὁ Μενοικέως, νεοχμὸς
νεαραῖσι θεῶν ἐπὶ συντυχίαις
χωρεῖ τίνα δὴ μῆτιν ἐρέσσων,
ὅτι σύγκλητον τήνδε γερόντων
προύθετο λέσχην,
160
κοινῷ κηρύγματι πέμψας;
Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 155 focus
Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 155 focus
ἀλλ᾽ ὅδε γὰρ δὴ βασιλεὺς χώρας,
155
Κρέων ὁ Μενοικέως, νεοχμὸς
νεαραῖσι θεῶν ἐπὶ συντυχίαις
χωρεῖ, τίνα δὴ μῆτιν ἐρέσσων,
ὅτι σύγκλητον τήνδε γερόντων
προύθετο λέσχην,
160
κοινῶι κηρύγματι πέμψας;
Translations (11)
German (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 155 focus
Doch Kreon kommt des Menökeus Sohn,
des Thebäischen Lands neuwaltender Fürst,
in des Göttergeschicks neublühendem Glück:
was sinnet er wohl im erregten Gemüth,
daſs jetzo sofort den erlesenen Rath
155
er der Greis' entbot zur Versammlung hier,
durch Heroldsruf sie beschickend?
Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921)) — 155 focus
Pero he ahí al rey de esta tierra, a Creonte, el hijo de Me- neceo, que con motivo de los felices y recientes aconte- cimientos que los dioses nos han enviado, se acerca me- ditando algún proyecto que viene a proponer a esta asamblea de ancianos que ha convocado por público pregón.
Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 155 focus
Ecce vero Menoecei gnatus, urbis rex novus ob novum casum deorum invectum numine creatus, accedit, aliquod consilium volvens animo, quandoquidem conventum hunc seniorum indixit, quos communi praeconio arcessivit.
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 155 focus
Led by him who shakes the ground,
155
Our Bacchus, Thebe’s child of light.
155
But look! where Creon in his new-made power,
Moved by the fortune of the recent hour,
Comes with fresh counsel. What intelligence
Intends he for our private conference,
That he hath sent his herald to us all,
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Gathering the elders with a general call?
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 155 focus
Doch hier naht Kreon, Menökeus' Sohn,
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Zum König der Stadt auf's Neue bestellt
Nach dem neuen Geschick, das Götter verhängt:
Was sinnt er im Geist, was bewegt ihm die Brust,
Daß er diesen Verein von Greisen hieher
Zur Berathung entbot,
160
Durch Heroldruse sie einlud?
Kreon mit Gefolge. Der Chor.
English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 162 focus
Chorus
Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889)) — 155 focus
Pero el nuevo rey de nuestra comarca, el hijo de Menoceo, se acerca. Los acontecimientos que han suscitado los dioses le traen á este lugar. Sin duda medita algún proyecto, porque él es quien ha convocado, por medio de una orden común para todos, esta asamblea de ancianos.
German (F. Hölderlin, 1804) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (F. Hölderlin, 1804)) — 155 focus
Doch er, der König der Gegend,
Kreon, Menökeus Sohn, neu nach
Der Götter neuen Verhängnissen,
Kommt wohl, um einen Rath
Zu sagen, da er zusammenberufen
165
Und verordnet hier der Alten Versammlung,
Und öffentliche Botschaft gesendet.
Zweite Scene KREON. DER CHOR.
English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904)) — 155 focus
But lo, the king of the land comes yonder, Creon, son of Menoeceus, our new ruler by the new fortunes that the gods have given; what counsel is he pondering, 160 that he hath proposed this special conference of elders, summoned by his general mandate? Enter CREON, from the central doors of the palace, in the garb of king ; with two attendants.
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 155 focus
The queen of glorious name,
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To grace her Thebes, in gorgeous state
Her high cars rolling through each gate,
Resplendent Conquest came.
Let war, and arms, and hostile rage
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No more your anxious thoughts engage;
English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904)) — 155 focus

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-88-1 ἀλλὰ … γάρ 1 Κρέων 2

mvp-comment-88-2 Μενοικέως 3

mvp-comment-88-3 νεοχμὸς νεαραῖσι 4

mvp-comment-88-4 their equivalents. See Appendix I prefer the first of these views. An anapaest or spondee, meaning ‘ruler,’ has probably dropped out before νεοχμός 5 κρείων 6 ἄρχων 7 ταγός 8

mvp-comment-88-5 θεῶν … συντυχίαις 9 ἐπί 10

mvp-comment-89-1 μῆτιν ἐρέσσων 11

mvp-comment-89-2 σύγκλητον 12

mvp-comment-89-3 προὔθετο 13 λέσχην 14

mvp-comment-89-4 not the meeting, but the discussion which is to take place there: thus the poet's phrase, true to Attic usage, corresponds with

γνώμας προθεῖναι
rather than with
ἐκκλησίαν προθεῖναι
. Herod. uses
λέσχη
of a public discussion (9. 71): cp. O. C. 167 . The midd. προὔθετο 15

mvp-comment-89-5 κοινῷ κ. πέμψας 16

mvp-comment-91-1 There is a general dramatic analogy between this speech and that of Oedipus in O. T. 216 —275. In each case a Theban king addresses Theban elders, announcing a stern decree, adopted in reliance on his own wisdom, and promulgated with haughty consciousness of power; the elders receive the decree with a submissive deference under which we can perceive traces of misgiving; and as the drama proceeds, the elders become spectators of calamities occasioned by the decree, while its author turns to them for comfort.

mvp-comment-91-2 τὰ μὲν δὴ πόλεος . . ὑμᾶς δ’ 17

mvp-comment-91-3 πόλεος 18 πολλῷ σάλῳ σείσαντες 19

mvp-comment-91-4 The image of the State as a ship dates in Greek literature from Alcaeus (whom Horace copied, Carm. 1. 14 ), fr. 18. The ship of Alcaeus is labouring in the trough of a wild sea,—water is coming in,—the sail is torn,—the anchor will not hold:

νᾶϊ φορήμεθα σὺν μελαίνᾳ | χείμωνι μοχθεῦντες μεγάλῳ μάλα, κ.τ.λ.
It is only through Heracleides Alleg. Homer. 5 that we know the meaning of Alcaeus to have been figurative and political. Aesch. often uses the image ( Aesch. Th. 2 , Aesch. Th. 62 , Aesch. Th. 208 etc.). Creon returns to it at 189. It is peculiarly well suited to his point,—the unity of the public interest.

mvp-comment-91-5 ὤρθωσαν 20

mvp-comment-92-1 ἐκ πάντων 21 δίχα 22

mvp-comment-92-2 ἔστειλ’ ἱκέσθαι 23 τοῦτο μέν 24

mvp-comment-92-3 σέβοντας 25

mvp-comment-92-4 θρόνων . . κράτη 26

mvp-comment-93-1 ἡνίκ’ Οἰδίπους 27 κείνων 28 κείνων παῖδας 29 ἡνίκ’ . . ὤρθου πόλιν 30 ἐπεὶ διώλετο 31 τοῦτο μέν . . τοῦτ’ αὖθις 32

mvp-comment-93-2 καί 33 καί 34

mvp-comment-93-3 ἐμπέδοις φρονήμασιν 35 ἐμπέδους 36 ἐμπέδοις 37

mvp-comment-94-1 ὅτε 38

mvp-comment-94-2 πρὸς διπλῆς μ. 39 διπλῆς . . μίαν 40

mvp-comment-94-3 παίσαντες . . πληγέντες 41

mvp-comment-94-4 αὐτόχειρι … μιάσματι 42

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

156. mvp-comment-95-1 The metre requires either the addition of one (or three) anapaests or the omission of νεοχμός. Dindorf's supposition that νεοχμός νεαραῖσι has grown in some way out of νεοχμοῖσι is in itself probable enough, but the omission of some word like *ἄρχων after βασιλεύς is equally so. The spectator is thus reminded that Creon is young in power.

157-158. mvp-comment-96-1 νεαραῖσι .. συντυχίαις In consequence of the recent god-sent fortune. These words are to be joined with the whole sentence, though chiefly with ἐρέσσων. Creon's accession, his coming, and the counsel which he brings, all follow closely on the events of the war. The question is, what is that counsel?

159. mvp-comment-97-1 τίνα δή This is preferable to τινὰ δή, which Aldus printed from Ven. 467 (V3).

159. mvp-comment-97-2 On ἐρέσσων = Moving, Advancing. see Essay on Language p. 87, and cp. Aj. 251, τοίας ἐρέσσουσιν ἀπειλάς.

160-161. mvp-comment-98-1 ὅτι. προὔθετο That he hath appointed. ὅτι gives the reason of the question.

160. mvp-comment-99-1 σύγκλητον Specially convened. The word is used, after the analogy of the σύγκλητος ἐκκλησία at Athens, for an assembly specially summoned by the στρατηγός. λέσχη is less formal than βουλή. Cp. Ο. C. 166.

161. mvp-comment-100-1 προὔθετο The middle voice implies that Creon had summoned the elders of his own motion. So καλέσσατο of Achilles in Il. 1. 54.

162. mvp-comment-101-1 κοινῷ κηρύγματι πέμψας Having cited us by a message sent to us all.

162. mvp-comment-101-2 κοινῷ = Inclusive. πέμψας] i. e. στείλας πομποῖσιν, as Creon expresses himself in ll. 164-165. 162-210. Creon's first error is not mere self-will, but an excessive zeal for the honour of the state, to which all private feelings must give way (183-184, 187-190). His spirit of self-assertion is however already felt, esp. in ll. 173, 191, 207-10. And the unconsciousness of one young in power is shown in the self-inculpating words in ll. 175-177. He characteristically dwells on the virtue of loyalty (165-169, 209-210) and the crime of rebellion (199-202): and his passionate nature is betrayed by the exaggerated expression in l. 208. Cp. O. T. 216 ff. and note. The frequent occurrence of the Ist personal pronoun is a significant feature of both these speeches.

162. mvp-comment-101-3 τὰ μὲν δὴ πόλεος As for the state. This form of expression suits the introduction of a subject before the form of sentence is determined. πόλιν, rather than τὰ πόλεος, is the object of σείσαντες and ὤρθωσαν.

162. mvp-comment-101-4 ἀσφαλῶς Unharmed, = ἄνεν τοῦ σφαλῆναι,

163. mvp-comment-102-1 ὥρθωσαν Have righted the vessel of the state.

165-166. mvp-comment-103-1 τὰ Λαΐου. κράτη Knowing that you ever duly reverenced the enthroned authority of Laius. Λαΐου is governed by θρόνων κράτη taken as one word, θρόνων being added to supplement κράτη. σέβοντας and μένοντας, infr. 166, 169, are imperfects = ὅτι ἐσέβετε .. ἐμένετε,

167. mvp-comment-104-1 ὤρθου Kept on a safe course: i. e. Governed prosperously. The word recalls the happiness of the first period of Oedipus' rule. Cp. Plat. Men. P. 99 C, ᾗ οἱ πολιτικοὶ ἄνδρες χρώμενοι τὰς πόλεις ὀρθοῦσιν : Phaedr. 244 B. 168-169. ἀμφὶ .. φρονήμασιν]. Ye still remained loyal to their issue with unshaken minds. ἀμφί, Surrounding, as ready to defend. The apodosis is made to suit the latter protasis, ἐπεὶ διώλετο, and that of the former protasis, ἡνίκ' . . πόλιν (viz. ἐκείνῳ ὁμοίως πειθομένους οι the like), is thus absorbed.

167. mvp-comment-104-2 κείνων . . παῖδας i. e. Sons of Oedipus and grandsons of Laius.