στείχουσι Νύμφαι Βακχίδες,
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Antigone. Sophocles. Cambridge, UK. 1906.
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ἀβρότων ἐπέων εὐαζόν-
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πρὸς ἔξοδον στείχουσα, Παλλάδος θεᾶς
Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 1127 focus
παῖ, Ζηνὸς γένεθλον, προφάνηθι Να-
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 1127 focus
λιγνύς, ἔνθα Κωρύκιαι Νύμφαι στείχουσι Βακχίδες,
Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 1127 focus
λιγνύς, ἔνθα Κωρύκιαι
Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 1127.mvp-line-1112 focus
λιγνύς, ἔνθα Κωρύκιαι
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λιγνύς, ἔνθα Κωρύκιαι
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καὶ νύν, ὡς βιαίας ἔχεται πανδήμιος
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λιγνύς, ἔνθα Κωρύκιαι
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λιγνύς, ἔνθα Κωρύκιαι
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λιγνύς, ἔνθα Κωρύκιαι
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German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 1126 focus
Thebä, wohnend am hellen Strom Ismenos,
Wo die Saat aussproß des wilden Drachen!
1
Erste Gegenstrophe.
Dich sieht von dem doppelten Felshaupt hell erblizend
2
Feuer, wo korykische Nymphen sich
3
1100
In Jubelreih'n ergeh'n,
Dich der Kastalia Quellborn;
Dich geleiten nysischer Berg'
4
Anhöh'n voll Epheu's;
Ihr grünes Ufer, traubenumkränzt, feiert,
1105
Und gottvolle Gesänge schallen festlich,
Wenn du Thebä's Gassen fröhlich heimsuchst,
Zweite Strophe.
Thebä, wohnend am hellen Strom Ismenos,
Wo die Saat aussproß des wilden Drachen!
1
Dich sieht von dem doppelten Felshaupt hell erblizend
2
Feuer, wo korykische Nymphen sich
3
1100
In Jubelreih'n ergeh'n,
Dich der Kastalia Quellborn;
Dich geleiten nysischer Berg'
4
Anhöh'n voll Epheu's;
Ihr grünes Ufer, traubenumkränzt, feiert,
1105
Und gottvolle Gesänge schallen festlich,
Wenn du Thebä's Gassen fröhlich heimsuchst,
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
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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
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
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
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
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
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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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 (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) (Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) focus
1-17. mvp-comment-1-1 The opening speeches reveal the contrast between the sisters, while the affectionate address of Antigone in l. 1 gives greater emphasis to her violent outbreak in l. 69. Cp. О. Т. 85, and note.
2-3. mvp-comment-3-1 (1) Do you know, that of the ills derived from Oedipus there is not one which Zeus will not bring upon us two before we die? ὁποῖον οὐχί is the indirect form of ποῖον οὐχί ; = all without exception. So Böckh: and this agrees better with what follows in ll. 7, 9, 10, 11 ff. than (2) reading ὅ, τι with the Schol. and rendering, 'Know'st thou which of the evils is such that Zeus will not accomplish it?' or (3) (ὁποῖον α resumption of ὅ, τι), 'Know'st thou what of all the evil Zeus will not accomplish?' or (4) supposing ὅτι pleonastic: 'Know'st thou what' etc.
2-3. mvp-comment-3-2 τῶν ἀπ᾿ Οἰδίπου Oedipus in the Antigone is simply the author of misery to his race: infr. 49 ff., 864 ff., although the misery has an earlier source in the Doom of the Labdacidae. The action of the O. T. and O. C. must not be presupposed. See Introd. p. 452.
3. mvp-comment-4-1 vῷv is dative. (Essay on Language § 12. p. 18). For ἔτι ζώσαιν, cp. Hom. Il. 18. 10, Μυρμιδόνων τὸν ἄριστον ἔτι ζώοντος ἐμεῖο | χερσὶν ὑπὸ Τρώων λείψειν φάος ἠελίοιο.