ὦ σπέρμ᾽ Ἀτρέως, ὡς πολλὰ παθὸν
δι' ἐλευθερίας μόλις ἐξῆλθες
τῇ νῦν ὁρμῇ τελεωθέν.
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Electra. Sophocles. ed. Lewis Campbell. Oxford. 1879.
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Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 1508 focus
Χορός
ὦ σπέρμʼ Ἀτρέως, ὡς πολλὰ παθὸν
διʼ ἐλευθερίας μόλις ἐξῆλθες
τῇ νῦν ὁρμῇ τελεωθέν.
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ὦ σπέρμʼ Ἀτρέως, ὡς πολλὰ παθὸν
διʼ ἐλευθερίας μόλις ἐξῆλθες
τῇ νῦν ὁρμῇ τελεωθέν.
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Translations (5)
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 1508 focus
O seed of Atreus! how triumphantly
Through grief and hardness thou hast freedom found,
With full achievement in this onset crowned!
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O seed of Atreus! how triumphantly
Through grief and hardness thou hast freedom found,
With full achievement in this onset crowned!
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German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 1508 focus
Atreus' Stamm, wie drangst du so schwer
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Durch zahllos Leid zu der Freiheit durch,
Die nun dies Werk dir errungen!
(Alle ab in's Haus.)
Atreus' Stamm, wie drangst du so schwer
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Durch zahllos Leid zu der Freiheit durch,
Die nun dies Werk dir errungen!
English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 1508 focus
Son of AcJiilles.
Companion of Hercules.
A Spy.
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Son of AcJiilles.
Companion of Hercules.
A Spy.
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Chorus
composed of the Com-
panions of Ulysses and Neopto-
lemus,
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composed of the Com-
panions of Ulysses and Neopto-
lemus,
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Ulysses
SCENE. — Lemnos, near a Grotto in a rocJc by the Seaside,
ACT I.
Scene I.
Neoptolemus, Attendant.
Neoptolemus, Attendant.
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 1508 focus
O race of Atreus, scarce hast thou arrived!!
Through many sufferings at thy ancient state
Of liberty, by this bold deed achieved!
THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
This book is under no circumstances to be
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taken from the Building
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O race of Atreus, scarce hast thou arrived!!
Through many sufferings at thy ancient state
Of liberty, by this bold deed achieved!
THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
This book is under no circumstances to be
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taken from the Building
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English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 1508 focus
Chorus
O seed of Atreus, through how many sufferings have you sprouted up at last in freedom,
fulfilled by this day’s enterprise!
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O seed of Atreus, through how many sufferings have you sprouted up at last in freedom,
fulfilled by this day’s enterprise!
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Commentary
Commentary (R. C. Jebb) (OCR draft) (Commentary (R. C. Jebb))
mvp-comment-831-1 ὦ σπέρμ’ Ἀτρέως 1
mvp-comment-832-1 δἰ ἐλευθερίας … ἐξῆλθες 2
mvp-comment-833-1 ὁρμῇ 3 τελεωθέν 4
mvp-comment-833-2
This play contains no presage of trouble to come, and fitly ends with the word
τελεωθέν. Contrast the closing words of the
Choephori
(1075 f.):
ποῖ δῆτα κρανεῖ, ποῖ καταλήξει | μετακοιμισθὲν μένος ἄτης;
Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) (Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) focus
1508-1510. mvp-comment-711-1 'O seed of Atreus, how, after many woes, thou hast hardly won thy way into the path of freedom, being made perfect by the effort of to-day!' δι᾽ ἐλευθερίας ἐξῆλθες is a pregnant expression, equivalent to ἐξῆλθες ὥστε δι᾿ ἐλευθερίας ἰέναι.