Sophocles Ajax 701

ed. Lewis Campbell

Ἰκαρίων δ᾽ ὑπὲר πελαγέων πελάγεων μολὼν ἄναξ᾿Απόλλων ἄναξ· ἀπόλλων

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

Current edition Experimental

Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) (Greek) (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (3)
Αἴας μαστιγοφόρος First1KGreek (Sophocles. Sophoclis Aiax. Lobeck Christian, editor. Berlin: Weidmann, 1866.) — 705-864 focus
Αἴας First1KGreek (Sophocles. Sophoclis Fabulae. Pearson, Alfred Chilton, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1924.) — 693-718 focus
Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 693-717 focus
Translations (2)
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 707 focus
Denn Ares nahm vom Auge mir den finstern Gram. 1
Lust, o Lust! Nun darf,
Nun darf wieder, o Zeus, das Licht
Glanzvoll strahlender Tage den
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Meerdurcheilenden Schiffen nahen,
Weil, der Qualen vergessend, Ajas
Wieder würdige Opfer bringt,
Nach altheiligem Brauch die Götter ehrend.
Alles verzehrt die Macht der Zeiten;
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Und Nichts nenn' ich hinfort unerhört, da wider Hoffen Ajas
Sich wandte vom Groll, vom Streit,
Der ihn entflammt wider den Stamm des Atreus.
Ein Bote. Der Chor.
English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 693-715 focus

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-409-1 χορεῦσαι 1

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

693-718. mvp-comment-468-1 The following ode is the clearest instance in Sophocles of the hyporchema, or song accompanied with dancing. In substance it may be compared with Trach. 205-224, Ο. Τ. 1086-1109, Ant. 1115-1154. The metrical scheme of στρ. and ἀντ. is as follows:...

700. mvp-comment-473-1 ἰάπτειν = 'to set in sudden and swift motion.'