ὦ σπέρμ᾽ Ἀτρέως, ὡς πολλὰ παθὸν
Electra. 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)) — 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
1470
Durch zahllos Leid zu der Freiheit durch,
Die nun dies Werk dir errungen!
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mvp-comment-831-1 ὦ σπέρμ’ Ἀτρέως 1
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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.