Sophocles Antigone 100

Robert Potter (Translator)

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Thou Sun, whose orient ray
100
On rampired Thebes ne'er rose so bright,
100
At length hast thou display'd thy light,
Eye of the golden day,
Hasting o'er Dirce's sacred streams
To roll sublime thy glorious beams!
105
The Argive first, who dared to wield
With hostile rage his silver shield,
(His thick-embattled martial train

Antigone. Sophocles. Robert Potter (Translator). London. 1820.

Current edition Experimental

English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) (English) (English (Robert Potter, 1788))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (12)
Greek (L. Benloew, 1858) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (L. Benloew, 1858)) — 100 focus
ἀκτὶς 1 ἀελίου, τὸ κάλ-
100
λιστον ἑπταπύλῳ φανὲν
Θήβᾳ τῶν προτέρων φάος,
ἐφάνθης ποτὲ, χρυσέας
ἁμέρας βλέφαρον,
Διρκαίων 2 ὑπὲρ ῥεέθρων μολοῦσα,
105
τὸν λεύκασπιν ἀπ᾽ Ἀργόθεν 3
φῶτα βάντα πανσαγίᾳ,
φυγάδα 4 πρόδρομον ὀξυτέρῳ
κινήσασα χαλινῷ·
Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 100 focus
ἀκτὶς ἀελίου, τὸ κάλ-
100
λιστον ἑπταπύλῳ φανὲν
Θήβᾳ τῶν πρότερον φάος,
ἐφάνθης πότ᾽, ὦ χρυσέας ἁμέρας βλέφαρον,
Διρκαίων ὑπὲρ ῥεέθρων μολοῦσα,
τὸν λεύκασπιν Ἀργέϊον
105
φῶτα βάντα πανσαγίᾳ
φυγάδα πρόδρομον ὀξυτέρῳ
κινήσασα χαλινῷ,
Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 100 focus
ἀκτὶς ἀελίοιο, κἀλ-
100
λιστον ἑπταπύλῳ φανὲν
Θήβᾳ τῶν πρότερον φάος,
ἐφάνθης ποτὲ, χρυσέας
ἁμέρας βλέφαρον,
Διρκαίων ὑπὲρ ῥεέθρων μολοῦσα,
105
τὸν λεύκασπιν Ἀργόθε πρὶν
φῶτα βάντα πανσαγίᾳ
φυγάδα πρόδρομον ὀξυτέρῳ
κινήσασα χαλινῷ,
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 100 focus
ἀκτὶς ἀελίου, τὸ κάλλιστον ἑπταπύλῳ φανὲν
100
Θήβᾳ τῶν προτέρων φάος,
ἐφάνθης ποτ', ὦ χρυσέας
ἁμέρας βλέφαρον,
Διρκαίων ὑπὲρ ῥεέθρων μολοῦσα,
105
τὸν λεύκασπιν Ἀργόθεν † φῶτα βάντα πανσαγίᾳ
φυγάδα πρόδρομον ὀξυτέρῳ
κινήσασα χαλινῷ·
Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 100 focus
ἀκτὶς ἀελίου, τὸ κάλ-
100
λιστον ἑπταπύλῳ φανὲν
Θήβᾳ τῶν προτέρων φάος,
ἐφάνθης ποτ᾽, ὦ χρυσέας
ἁμέρας βλέφαρον, Διρκαί-
ων ὑπὲρ ῥεέθρων μολοῦσα,
105
τὸν λεύκασπιν ἀπ᾽ Ἀργόθεν
φῶτα, βάντα πανσαγίᾳ
φυγάδα πρόδρομον, ὀξυτόρῳ
κινήσασα χαλινῷ.
Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 100 focus
ἀκτὶς ἀελίου, τὸ κάλ-
100
λιστον ἑπταπύλῳ φανὲν
Θήβᾳ τῶν πρότερον φάος,
ἐφάνθης ποτ’, ὦ χρυσέας
ἁμέρας βλέφαρον, Διρκαί-
ων ὑπὲρ ῥεέθρων μολοῦσα,
105
τὸν λεύκασπιν Ἀπιόθεν
φῶτα, βάντα πανσαγίᾳ
φυγάδα πρόδρομον, ὀξυτέρῳ
κινήσασα χαλινῷ.
Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 100 focus
ἀκτὶς ἀελίου, τὸ κάλ-
100
λιστον ἑπταπύλωι φανὲν
Θήβαι τῶν προτέρων φάος,
ἐφάνθης ποτ᾽, ὦ χρυσέας
ἁμέρας βλέφαρον, Διρκαί-
ων ὑπὲρ ῥεέθρων μολοῦσα,
105
τὸν λεύκασπιν † Ἀργόθεν †
φῶτα βάντα πανσαγίαι
φυγάδα πρόδρομον ὀξυτόρωι
κινήσασα χαλινῶι.
Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 100 focus
ἀκτὶς ἀελίου, τὸ κάλ-
100
λιστον ἑπταπύλῳ φανὲν
Θήβᾳ τῶν προτέρων φάος,
ἐφάνθης πότ᾽, ὦ χρυσέας
ἁμέρας βλέφαρον,
Διρκαίων ὑπὲρ ῥεέθρων μολοῦσα, 105
105
τὸν λεύκασπιν Ἀργόθεν
φῶτα βάντα πανσαγίᾳ;
φυγάδα πρόδρομον ὀξυτέρῳ
κινήσασα χαλινῷ,
1
Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 100 focus
ἀκτὶς ἀελίου, τὸ κάλλιστον ἑπταπύλῳ φανὲν 1
100
Θήβᾳ τῶν προτέρων φάος, 2
ἐφάνθης ποτ᾽, ὦ χρυσέας 3
ἁμέρας βλέφαρον, Διρκαίων ὑπὲρ ῥεέθρων μολοῦσα, 4
τὸν λεύκασπιν Ἀργόθεν ἐκβάντα φῶτα πανσαγίᾳ 5
φυγάδα πρόδρομον ὀξυτέρῳ κινήσασα χαλινῷ· 6
1
Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 100 focus
ἀκτὶς ἀελίου, τὸ κάλ-
100
λιστον ἑπταπύλῳ φανὲν
Θήβᾳ τῶν πρότερον φάος,
ἐφάνθης ποτ’, ὦ χρυσέας
ἁμέρας βλέφαρον, Διρκαί-
ων ὑπὲρ ῥεέθρων μολοῦσα,
105
τὸν λεύκασπιν † Ἀργόθεν
φῶτα βάντα πανσαγίᾳ
φυγάδα πρόδρομον ὀξυτέρῳ.
κινήσασα χαλινῷ·
Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 100 focus
Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 100 focus
ἀκτὶς ἀελίου, τὸ κάλ-
100
λιστον ἑπταπύλωι φανὲν
Θήβαι τῶν προτέρων φάος,
ἐφάνθης ποτ᾽, ὦ χρυσέας
ἁμέρας βλέφαρον, Διρκαί-
ων ὑπὲρ ῥεέθρων μολοῦσα,
105
τὸν λεύκασπιν Ἀργόθεν ἒκ
φῶτα βάντα πανσαγίαι
φυγάδα πρόδρομον ὀξυτέρωι
κινήσασα χαλινῶι·
Translations (10)
German (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 100 focus
Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921)) — 100 focus
¡Rayo del Sol, la más hermosa luz de las que antes brillaban en Tebas, la de siete puertas! Apare. ciste ya, ¡oh resplandor del áureo día!, viniendo por encima de la fuente Dircea, y haciendo huir, fugitivo, a la carrera, en veloz corcel, al ejército de blanco escudo que de Argos había venido con todo aparato bélico.
Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 100 focus
O iubar solis, omnium quae septiportis Thebis prius adfulserunt, pulcherrima lux, apparuisti tandem, aureae diei oculus, Dircaea transcendens fluenta;
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 100 focus
Beam of the mounting Sun!
100
O brightest, fairest ray
100
Seven-gated Thebè yet hath seen!
Over the vale where Dircè’s fountains run
At length thou appearedst, eye of golden Day,
And with incitement of thy radiance keen
Spurredst to faster flight
105
The man of Argos hurrying from the fight.
Armed at all points the warrior came,
But driven before thy rising flame
He rode, reverting his pale shield,
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 100 focus
Strahl des Helios, schönstes Licht, 1
100
Das der siebenthorigen Stadt
Thebe's nimmer zuvor erschien!
Du strahlst endlich, des gold'nen Tags
Aufblick, herrlich herauf,
Ueber Dirke's Fluten herüberwandelnd; 2
105
Und Ihn, der mit leuchtendem Schild
Kam von Argos in voller Wehr,
Triebest du flüchtig in eilendem Lauf
Fort mit hastigem Zügel:
English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 100 focus
O sir ! to younger hands commit the task.
Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889)) — 100 focus
¡Oh, luz pura del Sol, la más hermosa que ha alumbrado en la Ciudad de las Siete puertas! ¡apareciste al fin, ojo del áureo día, reflejándote en las cristalinas aguas dircéas 1 ; despues que los guerreros venidos de Argos con sus blancos escudos y bélico aparato, huyeron en rápida carrera, agitando con vigor las riendas de sus corceles.
German (F. Hölderlin, 1804) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (F. Hölderlin, 1804)) — 100 focus
English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904)) — 100 focus
Beam of the sun, fairest light that ever dawned on Thebè of the seven gates, thou hast shone forth at last, eye of golden day, arisen above Dircé’s streams! The warrior of the white shield, who came from Argos in his panoply, hath been stirred by thee to headlong flight, in swifter career ; 1
English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904)) — 100-160 focus

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-68-1 ἀελίου 1

mvp-comment-68-2 τὸ κάλλιστον ...φάος 2

mvp-comment-68-3 ἑπταπύλῳ 3

mvp-comment-68-4 τῶν προτέρων 4

mvp-comment-69-1 ἐφάνθης 5

mvp-comment-69-2 χρυσέας 6

mvp-comment-69-3 βλέφαρον 7

mvp-comment-69-4 Διρκαίων 8

mvp-comment-70-1 τὸν λεύκασπιν...φῶτα 9

mvp-comment-70-2 The words

τὸν λεύκασπιν Ἀργόθεν
answer metrically to 123
πευκάενθ’ Ἥφαιστον ἑλεῖν
. Instead of
Ἀργόθεν
(¯˘¯) we therefore require ¯˘˘¯. The short final of
λεύκασπιν
is legitimate, the metre being Glyconic (see Analysis Metr.). In the antistrophic verse, the H of
Ἥφαιστον
is ‘irrational,’ i.e. is a long syllable doing duty for a short: and Nauck is incorrect in saying that the metre ‘requires’ (though it admits) a choriambus beginning with a consonant. The simplest remedy is to read Ἀργόθεν ἐκ | βάντα φῶτα 10 Ἰναχόθεν 11

mvp-comment-71-1 πανσαγίᾳ 12

mvp-comment-71-2 φυγάδα πρ. 13 κινήσασα 14

mvp-comment-71-3 πρόδρομον 15

mvp-comment-71-4 ὀξυτέρῳ...χαλινῷ 16

mvp-comment-71-5 ὀξυτέρῳ 17

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

103. mvp-comment-63-1 χρυσέας χρυσέας, as in O. T. 158-187.

106. mvp-comment-64-1 The rivulet of Dircè was to the west of Thebes. The sun had risen just as the retreat of the Argives became a rout, and the army returning from pursuit would see the morning light reflected in the stream, which they would cross on their way back to the city. Cp. Eur. Phoen. 730. The ode is not chanted at sunrise, but celebrates the glorious morning which had seen the discomfiture of the enemy. The chorus of elders imagine themselves in the position of the victorious army.

106. mvp-comment-64-2 λεύκασπιν Cp. Aesch. S. c. Т. 96, λευκοπρεπή λέων: Eur. Phoen. 1099, λεύκασπιν εἰσορῶμεν Ἀργείων στράτον.

106. mvp-comment-64-3 Αργόθεν The correspondence of a dactyl in the antistrophe to the trochee Αργό- in this line justly leads to suspicion of the text, and Hermann conjectured Ἀργόθεν ἐκ. Qy. Ἀργόλεων ? or Ἀργογενή ?

108. mvp-comment-65-1 φυγάδα πρόδρομον (1) Running before us in flight. Said from the point of view of the pursuing host. Or (2), In the van of the flying host. The Schol. on Phoen. 409 says, φασὶ .. τὸν Ἀδραστον .. μόνον φυγάδα σωθῆναι ὑπὸ τοῦ ἰδίου ἵππου Ἀρείονος. Cp. Paus. 8.25. § 5.

109. mvp-comment-66-1 χαλινῷ Either (1) literally Riding with hastier rein, or (2) metaphorically, With thy hastening bridle in his lips. The first (1) is best. If (2) were adopted, the reading ὀξυτόρῳ, galling (see v. rr.), might be preferred.