ἐχθραὶ δὲ πᾶσαι συνταράσσονται πόλεις,
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Antigone. Sophocles. ed. Francis Storr. London. 1912.
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Ἀντιγόνη (Greek) (Sophocles, Volume 1. Storr, Francis, editor. London; New York: William Heinemann Ltd.; The Macmillan Company, 1912.)
Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.
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Greek (L. Benloew, 1858) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (L. Benloew, 1858)) — 1080 focus
ὦ παῖ, σὺ δ᾽ ἡμᾶς ἄπαγε πρὸς δόμους, ἵνα
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Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 1080 focus
Κασταλίας τε νᾶμα·
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Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 1080 focus
εὐβουλίας δεῖ, παῖ Μενοικέως, Κρέον.
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Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 1080 focus
ἐχθραὶ δὲ πᾶσαι συνταράσσονται πόλεις
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Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 1080 focus
ἔχθρᾳ δὲ πᾶσαι συνταράσσονται πόλεις.
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Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 1080.mvp-line-1066 focus
ἔχθρᾳ δὲ πᾶσαι συνταράσσονται πόλεις,
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Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 1080 focus
ἔχθραι δὲ πᾶσαι συνταράσσονται πόλεις
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Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 1080 focus
τήνδ᾽ ἐκ μελαίνης ἀμφιβάλλομαι τρίχα,
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Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 1080 focus
ἐχθραὶ δὲ πᾶσαι συνταράσσονται πόλεις,
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Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 1080.mvp-line-1069 focus
ἔχθρᾳ δὲ πᾶσαι συνταράσσονται πόλεις
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Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 1080 focus
ἐχθραὶ δὲ πᾶσαι συνταράσσονται πόλεις,
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Translations (2)
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 1091 focus
Der Mann, o König, eilte Graun verkündend fort.
Ich aber weiß, so lange dieses weiße Haar
Anstatt der schwarzen Locken mir das Haupt umwallt,
Sprach der noch niemals Lügen aus vor dieser Stadt.
Der Mann, o König, eilte Graun verkündend fort.
Ich aber weiß, so lange dieses weiße Haar
Anstatt der schwarzen Locken mir das Haupt umwallt,
Sprach der noch niemals Lügen aus vor dieser Stadt.
Kreon.
Ich weiß es selbst auch, und den Sinn erschüttert's mir.
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Schwer ist es nachzugeben, und bei Widerstand
Zerschellt an schwerem Schlage leicht der kecke Muth.
Ich weiß es selbst auch, und den Sinn erschüttert's mir.
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Schwer ist es nachzugeben, und bei Widerstand
Zerschellt an schwerem Schlage leicht der kecke Muth.
Der Chor.
O Sohn Menökeus', hier bedarf es weisen Rath.
O Sohn Menökeus', hier bedarf es weisen Rath.
Kreon.
Was soll ich also? Rede du, ich folge dir.
Was soll ich also? Rede du, ich folge dir.
Der Chor.
Geh hin, entlaß sie aus dem unterirdischen
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Gemach und gib dem hingeworfnen Mann ein Grab.
Geh hin, entlaß sie aus dem unterirdischen
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Gemach und gib dem hingeworfnen Mann ein Grab.
Kreon.
Und dieses räthst du, wähnest, daß ich weichen soll?
Und dieses räthst du, wähnest, daß ich weichen soll?
Der Chor.
So schnell, o Fürst, als möglich; denn mit raschem Schritt
Ereilt der Götter Strafgericht den Unverstand.
So schnell, o Fürst, als möglich; denn mit raschem Schritt
Ereilt der Götter Strafgericht den Unverstand.
Kreon.
Weh! Kaum vermag ich's; doch ich breche meinen Sinn:
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Der Noth gehorchend, lass' ich ab von eitlem Kampf.
Weh! Kaum vermag ich's; doch ich breche meinen Sinn:
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Der Noth gehorchend, lass' ich ab von eitlem Kampf.
Der Chor.
Auf, thu' es eilend, bürd' es nicht auf Andere.
Auf, thu' es eilend, bürd' es nicht auf Andere.
Kreon.
So wie ich hier bin, geh' ich: auf, ihr Diener, auf,
Ihr, die ihr nah seid oder fern, nehmt Axt und Beil
Zur Hand und eilt dem weitgesch'nen Orte zu!
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Ich aber, mun sich mein Entschluß hierher gewandt,
Selbst hab' ich sie gebunden, und selbst lös' ich sie.
Denn bange zweifl' ich, ob es nicht das Beste sei,
Besteh'ndes Recht zu schirmen all sein Leben lang.
(Kreon mit den Begleitern ab. Der Chor bleibt allein zurüď.)
Erste Strophe.
So wie ich hier bin, geh' ich: auf, ihr Diener, auf,
Ihr, die ihr nah seid oder fern, nehmt Axt und Beil
Zur Hand und eilt dem weitgesch'nen Orte zu!
1
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Ich aber, mun sich mein Entschluß hierher gewandt,
Selbst hab' ich sie gebunden, und selbst lös' ich sie.
Denn bange zweifl' ich, ob es nicht das Beste sei,
Besteh'ndes Recht zu schirmen all sein Leben lang.
Der Chor.
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
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of the sowing of the savage dragon’s teeth!
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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
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of the sowing of the savage dragon’s teeth!
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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,
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you visit the avenues of
Thebes
.
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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,
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you visit the avenues of
Thebes
.
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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
,
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or over the groaning straits!
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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
,
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or over the groaning straits!
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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!
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Commentary
Commentary (R. C. Jebb) (OCR draft) (Commentary (R. C. Jebb))
mvp-comment-650-1 The πόλεις 1 συνταράσσονται 2
mvp-comment-650-2
It has been objected that the play contains no hint of burial having been denied to any one except Polyneices. This is not exactly the case: the phrase
τῶν ἐχθρῶν κακά in v. 10 is such a hint. But it was unnecessary for the poet to state a fact which all his hearers would assume. Every one knew how Creon had refused burial to the Argives, and how Theseus had recovered their corpses by force of arms. In the
Supplices of Eur. the Chorus consists of widows and mothers of the unburied warriors. No Athenian exploit was more famous (
Her. 9.27
;
Isocr.
Paneg. § 52
,
Encom. Helen. § 31,
Panath. § 168;
Plat.
Menex. 244
;
[Lys. ] or. 2 §§ 4 ff.
:
[Dem. ] or. 60 §§ 7 ff.
). The war of the Epigoni, which was included in the epic
Thebais (
Paus. 9. 9
§ 5), was dramatised both by Aesch. and by Soph. (
Ἐπίγονοι).
mvp-comment-650-3 Just as, in the O. C. (1410 n.), Soph. glances at the theme of his Antigone, so here he might naturally glance—however indirectly—at a later chapter of the Theban story,—whether his Epigoni already existed, or was still in the future. Dramatically, the reference is the more fitting, since the legend represented Teiresias as still living, and still zealous for Theban welfare, when the Epigoni came.—For other views of the passage, see Appendix.
Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) (Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) focus
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mvp-comment-625-1
And all cities are (even now) being stirred up in leagued enmity (to Thebes), whose mangled citizens have found burial in being devoured by dogs, or by wild beasts, or by some winged bird, that bears an unholy savour into a city and its sacred hearths. This is probably intended by Sophocles as a prophecy of the war with the Epigoni, of which the seeds are said to be laid by the abomination of some bird carrying an inauspicious odour home. It is assumed, although not mentioned elsewhere in the play, that the bodies of the allies of Polynices had shared his fate, as there had been no truce for burying the dead. This is part of the legend as appears from the Supplices of Euripides. For the expression, cp. Aesch. S. c. T. 1020, οὕτω πετηνῶν τόνδ' ὑπ᾽ οἰωνῶν δοκεῖ | ταφέντ᾽ ἀτίμως τοὐπι· τίμιον λαβεῖν : Soph. El. 1487, καὶ κτανὼν πρόθες | ταφεῦσιν ὧν τόνδ' εἰκός ἐστι τυγχάνειν: Gorg. ap. Long. 3. 2, γῦπες ἔμψυχοι τάφοι: Shaksp. Macbeth, 3. 4,
Our monuments | Shall be the maws of kites. The conceit is common with the Elizabethan dramatists. Seyffert's conjecture, ὅσαν τὰ πράγματ' ἢ κύνες καθήγνισαν,
Whose business has been marred with pollution by dogs, etc., is rather pointless, and gives a very doubtful meaning to καθαγνίζειν =
To affect with pollution. It is uncertain whether καθήγνισαν or καθήγισαν is the right word. The latter is somewhat more probable as the Ionic form. Cp. ἁγίζω.