σὲ δʼ ὑπὲρ διλόφου πέτρας στέροψ ὄπωπε
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)) — 1126 focus
χλωρά τ᾽ ἀκτὰ πολυστάφυλος πέμπει,
Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 1126 focus
ὦ πάντες ἀστοί, τῶν λόγων ἐπῃσθόμην
Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 1126 focus
φθεγμάτων ἐπίσκοπε
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 1126 focus
σὲ δ᾽ ὑπὲρ διλόφου πέτρας στέροψ ὄπωπε
Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 1126 focus
σὲ δ᾽ ὑπὲρ διλόφου πέτρας στέροψ ὄπωπε
Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 1126.mvp-line-1111 focus
σὲ δ’ ὑπὲρ διλόφου πέτρας στέροψ ὄπωπε
Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 1126 focus
σὲ δ᾽ ὑπὲρ διλόφου πέτρας στέροψ ὄπωπε
Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 1126 focus
ματρὶ σὺν κεραυνίᾳ·
Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 1126 focus
λιγνύς, ἔνθα Κωρύκιαι
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Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 1126.mvp-line-1114 focus
σὲ δ᾽ ὑπὲρ διλόφου πέτρας στέροψ ὄπωπε
Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 1126 focus
σὲ δ᾽ ὑπὲρ διλόφου πέτρας στέροψ ὄπωπε
Translations (2)
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
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
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!
1150
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-681-1 The general sense is: ‘and on the heights of Parnassus thou holdest thy revels by night amid the Corycian Nymphs, who brandish torches.’
mvp-comment-681-2 διλόφου πέτρας 1
mvp-comment-681-3 By ὑπὲρ διλόφου πέτρας 2
mvp-comment-681-4 λιγνύς 3 στέροψ 4
mvp-comment-681-5 ὄπωπε 5
mvp-comment-681-6 Κωρύκιαι … Νύμφαι 6
mvp-comment-681-7 The simple transposition, στείχουσι νύμφαι 7
Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) (Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) focus
1126-1127. mvp-comment-649-1 στέροψ.. λιγνύς The blinding torch-flame hath beheld. There is an opposition of sound rather than of sense in στέροψ ὄπωπε. Cp. Eur. Phoen. 226, ὦ λάμπουσα πέτρα πυρὸς | δικόρυφον σέλας ὑπὲρ ἄκρων | Βακχείων Διονύσου, where the succeeding lines also deserve to be compared with the description of Mount Parnassus in this passage. The fabled fire on Mount Parnassus was commonly explained of the torches of the Maenads, and seems to have been so understood by Sophocles.