Sophocles Ajax 1319

ed. Lewis Campbell

βοὴν ᾿Ατρειδῶν τῷδ᾽ ἐπ᾿ ἀλκίμῳ νεκρῷ.

Ajax. Sophocles. ed. Lewis Campbell. Oxford. 1879.

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German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 1316 focus
O Fürst Odysseus, recht zur Zeit erscheinst du hier,
Wenn du den Streit versöhnen, nicht entflammen willst.
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Commentary

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1319. mvp-comment-845-1 τῷδ᾽ ἐπ᾿ ἀλκίμῳ νεκρῷ] The difference of Odysseus' spirit is at once seen in this tribute to the valour of his enemy. The part taken by him here is in accordance with his feeling in Od. 11. 548-51, ὡς δὴ μὴ ὄφελον νικᾶν τοιῷδ᾽ ἐπ᾿ ἀέθλῳ· | τοίην γὰρ κεφαλὴν ἕνεκ᾿ αὐτῶν γαῖα κατέσχεν, | Αἴανθ', ὃς πέρι μὲν εἶδος, πέρι δ᾽ ἔργα τέτυκτο | τῶν ἄλλων Δαναῶν, μετ᾿ ἀμύμονα Πηλείωνα.