Sophocles Philoctetes 393

Robert Potter (Translator)

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Let us now go, together let us go,
And to the ocean-nymphs present our vows
1470
With guardian care to speed our wish'd return.

Philoctetes. Sophocles. Robert Potter (Translator). London. 1820.

Current edition Experimental

English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) (English) (English (Robert Potter, 1788))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (2)
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 393 focus
σὲ κἀκεῖ, μᾶτερ πότνι, ἐπηυδώμαν,
Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 391-402 focus
Translations (3)
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 393 focus
PHI
With the shafts of Heracles
I will scare them.
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,
390
du Sel'ge, die auf Berglöwen hoch,
Den Stierwürgern, thront!
English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 391-400 focus

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-781-1 Νύμφαις ἁλίαισιν ἐπευξάμενοι 1

mvp-comment-782-1 νόστου 2

mvp-comment-782-2 σωτῆρας 3

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

1469. mvp-comment-977-1 πάντες ἀολλεῖς] ‘All, viz. Neoptolemus, Philoctetes, Odysseus, and mariners.' The language implies that the peace has been made.

1470. mvp-comment-978-1 Philoctetes had invoked the 'Genius of the shore.' The mariners now invoke the nymphs of the sea.

1471. mvp-comment-979-1 σωτήρας] (1) 'To come and aid us in our return.' There is no reason why this word should not be feminine. Cp. O. T. 80, 81, τύχῃ.. σωτῆρι, and see Essay on L. § 20. p. 30. But possibly (2) σωτῆρες should be read, 'That we may arrive and make safe our return;' cp. Trach. 85, κείνου βίον σώσαντος : Od. 23. 68, ὤλεσε τηλοῦ νόστον.