ναί, παῖ, δεδώκασ᾽ ἐνδίκως οὗτοι τάδε.
Philoctetes. Sophocles. ed. Lewis Campbell. Oxford. 1879.
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Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 391-402 focus
Χορός
ὀρεστέρα παμβῶτι Γᾶ, μᾶτερ αὐτοῦ Διός,
ἃ τὸν μέγαν Πακτωλὸν εὔχρυσον νέμεις,
σὲ κἀκεῖ, μᾶτερ πότνιʼ, ἐπηυδώμαν,
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ὅτʼ ἐς τόνδʼ Ἀτρειδᾶν ὕβρις πᾶσʼ ἐχώρει,
ὅτε τὰ πάτρια τεύχεα παρεδίδοσαν,
ἰὼ μάκαιρα ταυροκτόνων
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λεόντων ἔφεδρε, τῷ Λαρτίου
σέβας ὑπέρτατον.
ὀρεστέρα παμβῶτι Γᾶ, μᾶτερ αὐτοῦ Διός,
ἃ τὸν μέγαν Πακτωλὸν εὔχρυσον νέμεις,
σὲ κἀκεῖ, μᾶτερ πότνιʼ, ἐπηυδώμαν,
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ὅτʼ ἐς τόνδʼ Ἀτρειδᾶν ὕβρις πᾶσʼ ἐχώρει,
ὅτε τὰ πάτρια τεύχεα παρεδίδοσαν,
ἰὼ μάκαιρα ταυροκτόνων
400
λεόντων ἔφεδρε, τῷ Λαρτίου
σέβας ὑπέρτατον.
Translations (5)
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 372 focus
NEO
Why should I fear, when I see certain gain?
Why should I fear, when I see certain gain?
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 391 focus
Bergmutter, Erd', Alnährerin, welcher Zeus selbst entsproß,
1
385
Die waltet bei Paktolos' großem, goldnem Strom!
Schon dort, hehre Mutter, dort rief ich zu dir,
Da schmachvollen Hohn ihm des Atreus Geschlecht bot,
Da sie des Vaters Wehr ihm an Laertes' Sohn
Hingaben, als des Ruhms höchsten Preis,
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du Sel'ge, die auf Berglöwen hoch,
Den Stierwürgern, thront!
Bergmutter, Erd', Alnährerin, welcher Zeus selbst entsproß,
1
385
Die waltet bei Paktolos' großem, goldnem Strom!
Schon dort, hehre Mutter, dort rief ich zu dir,
Da schmachvollen Hohn ihm des Atreus Geschlecht bot,
Da sie des Vaters Wehr ihm an Laertes' Sohn
Hingaben, als des Ruhms höchsten Preis,
390
du Sel'ge, die auf Berglöwen hoch,
Den Stierwürgern, thront!
Philoktetes.
English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 372 focus
Hercules
Scene IV.
1408
[descends and speaks]. Stay, son of Pean! Lo
to thee 'tis given
1410
Once more to see and hear thy loved Alcides,
Who for thy sake hath left yon heavenly mansions.
And comes to tell thee the decrees of Jove ;
To turn thee from the paths thou meanst to tread,
rffFLOCrETES.
1415
Ami guide thy footsteps right. Therefore attend.
Thou knowst what toils, what labours I endured,
Ere I by virtue gained immortal fame ;
Thou too like me by toils must lise to glory —
Thou too must suffer, ere thou canst be happy;
Hence with thy friend to Troy, where honour calls,
Where health awaits thee — where, by virtue raised
To highest rank, and leader of the war,
Paris, its hateful author, shalt thou slay,
1425
Lay waste proud Troy, and send thy trophies home,
Thy valour's due reward, to glad thy sire
On QCta's top. The gifts which Greece bestows
Must thou reserve to grace my funeral pile.
And be a monument to after-ages
1430
Of these all-conquering arms. Son of Achilles
Without his aid thou canst not conquer Troy,
Go then, and, like two lions in the field
Roaming for prey, guard ye each other well ;
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My ^sculapius will I send e'en now
To heal thy wounds. Then go, and conquer Troy ;
But when you lay the vanquished city waste,
Be careful that you venerate the gods ;
For far above all other gifts doth Jove,
1440
Th' almighty father, hold true piety ;
Whether we live or die, that still survives
Beyond the reach of fate, and is immortal.
[descends and speaks]. Stay, son of Pean! Lo
to thee 'tis given
1410
Once more to see and hear thy loved Alcides,
Who for thy sake hath left yon heavenly mansions.
And comes to tell thee the decrees of Jove ;
To turn thee from the paths thou meanst to tread,
rffFLOCrETES.
1415
Ami guide thy footsteps right. Therefore attend.
Thou knowst what toils, what labours I endured,
Ere I by virtue gained immortal fame ;
Thou too like me by toils must lise to glory —
Thou too must suffer, ere thou canst be happy;
Hence with thy friend to Troy, where honour calls,
Where health awaits thee — where, by virtue raised
To highest rank, and leader of the war,
Paris, its hateful author, shalt thou slay,
1425
Lay waste proud Troy, and send thy trophies home,
Thy valour's due reward, to glad thy sire
On QCta's top. The gifts which Greece bestows
Must thou reserve to grace my funeral pile.
And be a monument to after-ages
1430
Of these all-conquering arms. Son of Achilles
Without his aid thou canst not conquer Troy,
Go then, and, like two lions in the field
Roaming for prey, guard ye each other well ;
1435
My ^sculapius will I send e'en now
To heal thy wounds. Then go, and conquer Troy ;
But when you lay the vanquished city waste,
Be careful that you venerate the gods ;
For far above all other gifts doth Jove,
1440
Th' almighty father, hold true piety ;
Whether we live or die, that still survives
Beyond the reach of fate, and is immortal.
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 372 focus
Philoctetes
The sons of Atreus left me on these rocks.
The sons of Atreus left me on these rocks.
English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 391-400 focus
Chorus
Goddess of the hills, Earth all-nourishing, mother of Zeus himself, you through whose realm the great Pactolus
rolls golden sands! There, there also, dread Mother, I called upon your name, when all the insults of the Atreids landed upon this man, when they handed over his father’s armor, that sublime marvel,
395
to the son of
Laertes
. Hear it, blessed queen, who rides on bull-slaughtering lions!
400
Goddess of the hills, Earth all-nourishing, mother of Zeus himself, you through whose realm the great Pactolus
rolls golden sands! There, there also, dread Mother, I called upon your name, when all the insults of the Atreids landed upon this man, when they handed over his father’s armor, that sublime marvel,
395
to the son of
Laertes
. Hear it, blessed queen, who rides on bull-slaughtering lions!
400
Commentary
Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) (Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) focus
372. mvp-comment-266-1 ναί, παῖ] 'Yea, child!' Odysseus is supposed to treat the youth with insolent condescension.