Sophocles Antigone 806

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ὁρᾶτέ μ᾽, ὦ γᾶς πατρίας πο-
800
λῖται τὰν νεάταν ὁδὸν
στείχουσαν, νέατον δὲ φέγ-
γος λεύσσουσαν ἀελίου,
κοὔποτ᾽ αὖθις· ἀλλά μ᾽ ὁ παγ-
κοίτας Ἅιδας ζῶσαν ἄγει
805
τὰν Ἀχέροντος
ἀκτάν, οὔθ᾽ ὑμεναίων
ἔγκληρον, οὔτ᾽ ἐπινυμφίδιός
πώ μέ τις ὕμνος ὕ-
μνησεν, ἀλλ᾽ Ἀχέροντι νυμφεύσω.
810

Antigone. Sophocles. Fleischer. 1830.

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Editions (11)
Greek (L. Benloew, 1858) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (L. Benloew, 1858)) — 806 focus
ὁρᾶτέ μ᾽, ὦ γᾶς πατρίας πολῖται
τὰν νεάταν ὁδὸν
στείχουσαν, νέατον δὲ φέγγος
805
λεύσσουσαν ἀελίου,
οὔ ποτ᾽ αὖθις· ἀλλά μ᾽ ὁ παγκοίτας
ᾍδας ζῶσαν ἄγει
τὰν Ἀχέροντος
ἀκτὰν, οὔθ᾽ ὑμεναίων
810
ἔγκληρον· οὔτ᾽ ἐπινυμφίδιός
πώ μέ τις ὕμνος
ὕμνησεν· ἀλλ᾽ Ἀχέροντι νυμφεύσω.
Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 806 focus
ὁρᾶτέ μ᾽, ὦ γᾶς πατρίας πολῖται,
775
τὰν νεάταν ὁδὸν
στείχουσαν, νέατον δὲ φέγ-
γος λεύσσουσαν ἀελίου,
κοὔποτ᾽ αὖθις· ἀλλά μ' ὁ παγ-
κοίτας Ἅιδας ζῶσαν ἄγει
780
τὰν Ἀχέροντος
ἀκτάν, οὔθ᾽ ὑμεναίων
ἔγκληρον, οὔτ᾽ ἐπινυμφίδιός
πώ μέ τις ὕμνος ὕμ-
νησεν, ἀλλ᾽ Ἀχέροντι νυμφεύσω.
785
Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 806 focus
ὁρᾶτέ μ᾽, ὦ γᾶς πατρίας πολῖται,
795
τὰν νεάταν ὁδὸν
στείχουσαν, νέατον δὲ φέγγος
λεύσσουσαν ἀελίοιο, κοὔ πο-
τ᾽ αὖτ', ἀλλ᾽ ἔμ᾽ ὁ παγκοίτας
Ἅιδας ζῶσαν ἄγει τὰν Ἀχέροντος
800
ἀκτὰν, οὔθ᾽ ὑμεναίων
ἔγκληρον, οὔτ᾽ ἐπινυμφίδιός
πω μέ τις ὕμνος ὕμνησεν,
ἀλλ᾽ ἦ ᾽χέροντι νυμφεύσω.
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 806 focus
ὁρᾶτέ μ', ὦ γᾶς πατρίας πολῖται,
τὰν νεάταν ὁδὸν
στείχουσαν, νέατον δὲ φέγγος
λεύσσουσαν ἀελίου,
κοὔποτ᾽ αὖθις· ἀλλά μ᾿ ὁ παγκοίτας Ἅιδας ζῶσαν ἄγει
810
τὰν Ἀχέροντος
ἀκτάν, οὔθ᾽ ὑμεναίων
ἔγκληρον, οὔτ᾽ *ἐπινύμφειός πώ μέ τις ὕμνος
815
ὕμνησεν, ἀλλ᾽ Ἀχέροντι νυμφεύσω.
Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 806 focus
ὁρᾶτ᾽ ἔμ᾽, ὦ γᾶς πατρίας πολῖται,
τὰν νεάταν ὁδὸν
στείχουσαν, νέατον δὲ φέγ-
γος λεύσσουσαν ἀελίου,
κοὔποτ᾽ αὖθις. ἀλλά μ᾽ ὁ παγ-
810
κοίτας Ἅιδας ζῶσαν ἄγει
τὰν Ἀχέροντος
ἀκτάν, οὔθ᾽ ὑμεναίων ἔγ-
κληρον, οὔτ᾽ ἐπὶ νυμφείοις
πώ μέ τις ὕμνος ὕμ-
815
νησεν, ἀλλ᾽ Ἀχέροντι νυμφεύσω.
Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 806 focus
ὁρᾶτ’ ἔμ’, ὦ γᾶς πατρίας πολῖται,
τὰν νεάταν ὁδὸν
στείχουσαν, νέατον δὲ φέγ-
γος λεύσσουσαν ἀελίου,
κοὔποτ’ αὖθις, ἀλλά μ’ ὁ παγ-
810
κοίτας Ἅιδας ζῶσαν ἄγει
τὰν Ἀχέροντος
ἀκτάν, οὔθ’ ὑμεναίων ἔγ-
κληρον, οὔτ’ ἐπὶ νυμφείοις
πώ μέ τις ὕμνος ὕμ-
815
νησεν, ἀλλ’ Ἀχέροντι νυμφεύσω.
Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 806 focus
ὁρᾶτέ μ᾽, ὦ γᾶς πατρίας πολῖται,
τὰν νεάταν ὁδὸν
στείχουσαν, νέατον δὲ φέγ-
γος λεύσσουσαν ἀελίου,
κοὔποτ᾽ αὖθις, ἀλλά μ᾽ ὁ παγ-
810
κοίτας Ἅιδας ζῶσαν ἄγει
τὰν Ἀχέροντος
ἀκτάν, οὔθ᾽ ὑμεναίων
ἔγκληρον, οὔτ᾽ ἐπὶ νυμ-
φείοις πώ μέ τις ὕμνος ὕ-
815
μνησεν, ἀλλ᾽ Ἀχέροντι νυμφεύσω.
Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 806 focus
ὁρᾶτ᾽ ἔμ᾽, ὦ γᾶς πατρίας πολῖται, τὰν νεάταν ὁδὸν 1
στείχουσαν, νέατον δὲ φέγγος λεύσσουσαν ἀελίου, 2
κοὔποτ᾽ αὖθις· ἀλλά μ᾽ ὁ παγκοίτας Ἅιδας ζῶσαν ἄγει 3
τὰν Ἀχέροντος 4
ἀκτάν, οὔθ᾽ ὑμεναίων ἔγκληρον, οὔτ᾽ ἐπινύμφειός 5
πώ μέ τις ὕμνος ὕμνησεν, ἀλλ᾽ Ἀχέροντι νυμφεύσω. 6
Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 806 focus
ὁρᾶτ᾽ ἔμ’, ὦ γᾶς πατρίας πολῖται,
τὰν νεάταν ὁδὸν
780 στείχουσαν, νέατον δὲ φέγ-
γος λεύσσουσαν ἀελίου,
κοὔποτ᾽ αὖθις· ἀλλά μ᾽ ὁ παγ-
810
κοίτας Ἅιδας ζῶσαν ἄγει
τὰν Ἀχέροντος
ἀκτάν, οὔθ᾽ ὑμεναίων
ἔγκληρον, οὔτ᾽ ἐπὶ νυμ-
φείοις πώ μέ τις ὕμνος ὕ-
815
μνησεν, ἀλλ᾽ Ἀχέροντι νυμφεύσω.
Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 806 focus
Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 806 focus
ὁρᾶτ᾽ ἔμ᾽, ὦ γᾶς πατρίας πολῖται,
τὰν νεάταν ὁδὸν
στείχουσαν, νέατον δὲ φέγ-
γος λεύσσουσαν ἀελίου,
κοὔποτ᾽ αὖθις· ἀλλά μ᾽ ὁ παγ-
810
κοίτας Ἅιδας ζῶσαν ἄγει
τὰν Ἀχέροντος
ἀκτάν, οὔθ᾽ ὑμεναίων
ἔγκληρον, οὔτ᾽ ἐπὶ νυμ-
φείοις πώ μέ τις ὕμνος ὕμ-
815
νησεν, ἀλλ᾽ Ἀχέροντι νυμφεύσω.
Translations (11)
German (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 806 focus
O seht mich, o Bürger des Vaterlandes,
775
die ich den letzten Weg
wandle, die ich den letzten Strahl
schaue jetzt von Helios Licht,
und nie wieder! Lebend entführt
Hades, alle lagernd zur Ruh',
780
Acherons Ufern
zu mich; nicht Hymenäen
empfing ich, nimmer ein bräutliches Lied
feierte mich im Lust-
reigen: Acheron führt als Braut heim mich!
785
Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921)) — 806 focus
Miradme, ¡oh ciudadanos de mi patria!, comenzando mi último viaje y mirando por última vez la luz del sol, que ya no veré más; porque Plutón, que a todos recibe, me lleva viva a las orillas del Aqueron- Aqueron- te, sin haber participado de himeneó himeneo y sin que ningún himno nupcial me haya celebrado; pero con Aqueronte me casaré.
Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 806 focus
Adspicite me, o patriae urbis cives, ultimam ingredientem viam, ultimumque iubarintuentem Solis, mihi numquam posthac videndum, sed communis me Orcus vivam deducit ad Acheruntis oram, hymenaeorum expertem, mec me nuptialis hymnus celebravit umquam , sed Acherunti sane nubam.
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 806 focus
Ye see me on my way,
O burghers of my father’s land!
With one last look on Helios’ ray,
Led my last path toward the silent strand.
Alive to the wide house of rest I go;
No dawn for me may shine,
No marriage-blessing e’er be mine,
No hymeneal with my praises flow!
The Lord of Acheron’s unlovely shore
810
Shall be mine only husband evermore.
810
Yea, but with glory and fame,—
Not by award of the sword,
Not with blighting disease,
But by a law of thine own,—
Thou, of mortals alone,
815
Goest alive to the deep
815
Tranquil home of the dead.
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 806 focus
seht mich, seht, Bürger der Väterheimat,
Wie ich den lezten Weg
Dahinwandle, den lezten Strahl
800
Sehen soll von Helios' Glanz,
Und nie wieder! Lebend entführt
Hades, All' aufnehmend in Ruh,
Mich zu dem Ufer
Acheron's; Hymenäen
805
Empfing ich nicht, kein bräutliches Lied
Feierte mich mit Fest-
klängen; Acheron führt als Braut mich heim.
English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 806 focus
Chords.
Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889)) — 806 focus
¡Ciudadanos de Thebas, mi patria! miradmo colocada en el sendero fatal, y por última vez contemplando la claridad del Sol: ya nunca más lo verél... El dios del Averno, que todo lo aletarga, me conduce viva á las márgenes del Aqueronte, sin haber gozado del tálamo nupcial, antes de haber resonado para mi los cantos del himeneo; mi esposo será el Aqueronte.
German (F. Hölderlin, 1804) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (F. Hölderlin, 1804)) — 806 focus
English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904)) — 806 focus
See me, citizens of my fatherland, setting forth on my last way, looking my last on the sunlight that is 810 for me no more; no, Hades who gives sleep to all leads me living to Acheron’s shore; who have had no portion in the chant that brings the bride, nor hath any song been mine for the crowning of bridals; whom the lord of the Dark Lake shall wed.
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 806 focus
Basely to wrong is drawn aside;
By thee contentions fierce and wild
Raise storms in hearts by blood allied.
Desire, in flames now seen to rise
Caught from the virgin's radiant eyes,
Disdains the curb of Laws to own,
But with them shares their potent throne;
While Venus, sovereign of the soul,
Victorious smiles, and scorns control.
E'en I at this sad sight beyond due bounds
Am carried, and the fountain of my tears
810
No longer can restrain, whilst I behold
810
Antigone thus borne to share the bed
810
Of death, the common bed where all repose.
Ye reverend men, inhabitants of Thebes,
My country, you behold me treading now.
For the last time these paths, the sun's bright beams
For the last time beholding, never more :
For me the all-composing hand of death
815
Leads to the dismal banks of Acheron;
815
No nuptial rites, no hymeneal song
Are mine; to Acheron a bride I go....
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-480-1 ἐμπαίζει 1 νικᾷ 2

mvp-comment-481-1 καὐτὸς θεσμῶν ἔξω 3

mvp-comment-481-2 φέρομαι 4

mvp-comment-481-3 ἴσχειν δ’ 5

mvp-comment-482-1 πηγάς 6

mvp-comment-483-1 παγκοίτην 7

mvp-comment-483-2 of Antigone are brought into finer relief by the different tone of the choral anapaests. Cp. 822 , and see Appendix on 110.—Cp. O. C. 1578 (Death)

τὸν αἰένυπνον
. The word θάλαμον 8

mvp-comment-483-3 ἀνύτουσαν 9

mvp-comment-485-1 νεάταν … νέατον δέ 10

mvp-comment-485-2 νέατον 11

mvp-comment-485-3 κοὔποτ’ αὖθις 12

mvp-comment-486-1 παγκοίτας 13 πάγκοινος 14

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

781-800. mvp-comment-455-1 Haemon's disobedience to his father, against his own interest, is due to the might of love.

781-800. mvp-comment-455-2 'Never-vanquished love, that layest riches waste, keeping nightly watch in the fair, soft, youthful cheek: love that roamest over seas and findest out the wildest nook! No god, nor any mortal man, escapes thy maddening power. By love the upright mind is drawn to wrong unto its hurt. By love this present strife is kindled between kinsmen. And clearly triumphant is the influence of desire that cometh from the looks of the fair bride - desire that divides empire with the majestic law: so resistlessly doth goddess Aphrodite mock mankind.

781-800. mvp-comment-455-3 This little ode consists of a strophe and antistrophe, of which the scansion is as follows:- CCLト​し​て​し CICCICII CCCICII IICIICCIト​(CLトー 5-0-0-ICCICI-

781-800. mvp-comment-455-4 A glyconic quatrain is followed by two choriambic lines, and the strophe ends with a return to the glyconic rhythm. L. 7 admits of being otherwise divided, viz.: CCLCー​.

800. mvp-comment-467-1 Wecklein finds here an oxymoron, turning on the opposition of μάχη and παιδιά. She is resistless, though sport is her only weapon. But this is doubtful.

804. mvp-comment-468-1 παγκοίταν.. θάλαμον The chamber where all must lie. The implied contrast between the fate of Antigone and her intended bridal recurs repeatedly throughout the latter part of the play. Supr. 575, Ἅιδης ὁ παύσων τούσδε τοὺς γάμους γάμ ἔφυ: infr. 891, νυμφεῖον : 1205, νυμφεῖον" Αιδου κοίλον.

806-802. mvp-comment-469-1 Antigone bewails her untimely death, and the chorus attempt to console her by pointing to the singularity of her end. She quotes the example of Niobe, who was encrusted with rock. But Niobe, rejoin the chorus, was a Divine Being. Then the maiden bursts into a cry against such vain comfort, and appeals to the forms of nature around Thebes to bear witness to the strangeness of her fate. The tone of the chorus changes to admonition. Thou hast offended against the majesty of law. Some curse, inherited from thy sire, must have led thee on. At last they have touched her, but it is only to aggravate her sorrow. Dire indeed had been the curse upon her parents; and now she is going to be with them, having never tasted any joy. Her brother's seeming success in marriage had been death to him and to her. The chorus reiterate that piety towards her brother should have yielded to authority. Selfwill has been thy ruin. Antigone: 'Friendless, unmourned, uncomforted, I leave the holy light of day. I die unmarried, and no one weeps for me.'

806-802. mvp-comment-469-2 The metres in this commos, ll. 806-833, chiefly logaoedic. and for the most part glyconic, are as follows:- α΄. 806-816, 823-833. 805 luclu IIC1CCI II1CCIC ―ト​しかし​CICLL Anapaests of cho. 817-822, 834-837- β'. Second strophe and antistrophe. 51IC (トートー​トートー ICCICII に​かく​CIトト​に CICLC- トトロー CCLCICIC 15010し​! 이기 5- ἐπ. } Iambic. ひトし​レト​CCICI- 51110CIRKIICCI CICCー トリート ―トしー​し​トー

806-802. mvp-comment-469-3 The effect produced by the epitrite rhythm in a' 9. β΄ 8, ἐπ. 5, and of the spondees in ß' 6, is especially noticeable.

808. mvp-comment-470-1 νέατον is an adjective. See on Ο. Τ. 155.

810. mvp-comment-471-1 κοὔποτ᾽ αὖθις Sc. ὄψομαι φέγγος ἀελίου.

810. mvp-comment-471-2 παγκοίτας is here active='That seals up all in rest.' Essay on Language pp. 98, 101. The metre suggests πάγκοιτος, cp. infr. 828, the corresponding line of the antistrophe.