Creon
Dost thou not share
With her the sovereign pow'r?
Oedipus Tyrannus. Sophocles. Robert Potter (Translator). London. 1820.
Oedipus Tyrannus. Sophocles. Robert Potter (Translator). London. 1820.
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579. mvp-comment-344-1 ἄρχεις δ᾽ ἐκείνῃ ταὐτά You share your power with her. Creon implies that Jocasta is queen in her own right. Cp. 630, note.
579. mvp-comment-344-2 γῆς ἴσον νέμων Holding with her an equal portion in the land. The dative is resumed in thought. Cp. Thuc. 6. 16, 4, ἢ τὰ ἴσα νέμων τὰ ὁμοῖα ἀνταξιούτω.