Lucian of Samosata, Prometheus, Austin Morris Harmon (Translator), 21

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PROMETHEUS

Never fear, I shall feast with you, and Zeus will set me free in return for a considerable favour.

HERMES

What favour? Don’t hesitate to tell us.

PROMETHEUS

You know Thetis, Hermes?—but I must not tell. It is best to keep the secret, so that I may be rewarded and set free instead of being sentenced.¹

HERMES

Why, keep it, Titan, if it is best that way. Let’s be going, Hephaestus, for here is the eagle close by. (To Prometheus.) Well, hold out stubbornly. I hope the Theban archer you speak of, will soon disclose himself to you, to stop you from being dissected by the bird.

Prometheus. Lucian of Samosata. Austin Morris Harmon (Translator). United States. Perseus 5.0.

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Current edition Perseus

Prometheus (English) (Lucian, Vol. 2. Harmon, Austin Morris, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1915.)

Editions (1)

Προμηθεύς Perseus (Lucian, Vol. 2. Harmon, Austin Morris, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1915.) — 21 focus

Προμηθεύς

θάρρει· καὶ συνευωχήσομαι ὑμῖν καὶ ὁ Ζεὺς λύσει με οὐκ ἀντὶ μικρᾶς εὐεργεσίας.

Ἑρμῆς

τίνος ταύτης; μὴ γὰρ ὀκνήσῃς εἰπεῖν.

Προμηθεύς

οἶσθα, ὦ Ἑρμῆ, τὴν Θέτιν; ἀλλʼ οὐ χρὴ λέγειν· φυλάττειν γὰρ ἄμεινον τὸ ἀπόρρητον, ὡς μισθὸς εἴη καὶ λύτρα μοι ἀντὶ τῆς καταδίκης.

Ἑρμῆς

ἀλλὰ φύλαττε, ὦ Τιτάν, εἰ τοῦτʼ ἄμεινον. ἡμεῖς δὲ ἀπίωμεν, ὦ Ἥφαιστε· καὶ γὰρ ἤδη πλησίον οὑτοσὶ ὁ ἀετός. ὑπόμενε οὖν καρτερῶς· εἴη δέ γε ἤδη σοι τὸν Θηβαῖον ὃν φὴς τοξότην ἐπιφανῆναι, ὡς παύσειέ σε ἀνατεμνόμενον ὑπὸ τοῦ ὀρνέου.

Translations (1)

Prometheus on Caucasus Perseus (The Works of Lucian of Samosata, Vol. 1. Fowler, Henry Watson and Fowler, Francis George, translators. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1905.) — 21 focus

Prometheus

You may take my word for it; I shall be with you again. I have the wherewithal to pay abundantly for my ransom.

Hermes

Oh, indeed? Come, tell us all about it.

Prometheus

You know Thetis— But no; the secret is best kept. Ransom and reward depend upon it.

Hermes

Well, you know best. Now, Hephaestus, we must be going; see, here comes the eagle.—Bear a brave heart, Prometheus; and all speed to your Theban archer, who is to set a term to this creature’s activity.

Notes on the current edition

Prometheus

1. The secret is told in Dialogues of the Gods, 5.

Lucian of Samosata Prometheus 21

Austin Morris Harmon (Translator)

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PROMETHEUS

Never fear, I shall feast with you, and Zeus will set me free in return for a considerable favour.

HERMES

What favour? Don’t hesitate to tell us.

PROMETHEUS

You know Thetis, Hermes?—but I must not tell. It is best to keep the secret, so that I may be rewarded and set free instead of being sentenced.¹

HERMES

Why, keep it, Titan, if it is best that way. Let’s be going, Hephaestus, for here is the eagle close by. (To Prometheus.) Well, hold out stubbornly. I hope the Theban archer you speak of, will soon disclose himself to you, to stop you from being dissected by the bird.

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Προμηθεύς

θάρρει· καὶ συνευωχήσομαι ὑμῖν καὶ ὁ Ζεὺς λύσει με οὐκ ἀντὶ μικρᾶς εὐεργεσίας.

Ἑρμῆς

τίνος ταύτης; μὴ γὰρ ὀκνήσῃς εἰπεῖν.

Προμηθεύς

οἶσθα, ὦ Ἑρμῆ, τὴν Θέτιν; ἀλλʼ οὐ χρὴ λέγειν· φυλάττειν γὰρ ἄμεινον τὸ ἀπόρρητον, ὡς μισθὸς εἴη καὶ λύτρα μοι ἀντὶ τῆς καταδίκης.

Prometheus

You may take my word for it; I shall be with you again. I have the wherewithal to pay abundantly for my ransom.

Hermes

Oh, indeed? Come, tell us all about it.

Prometheus

You know Thetis— But no; the secret is best kept. Ransom and reward depend upon it.

Hermes

Well, you know best. Now, Hephaestus, we must be going; see, here comes the eagle.—Bear a brave heart, Prometheus; and all speed to your Theban archer, who is to set a term to this creature’s activity.

Notes on the current edition

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PROMETHEUS Never fear, I shall feast with you, and Zeus will set me free in return for a considerable favour.

HERMES What favour? Don’t hesitate to tell us.

PROMETHEUS You know Thetis, Hermes?—but I must not tell. It is best to keep the secret, so that I may be rewarded and set free instead of being sentenced. 1

HERMES Why, keep it, Titan, if it is best that way. Let’s be going, Hephaestus, for here is the eagle close by. (To Prometheus.) Well, hold out stubbornly. I hope the Theban archer you speak of, will soon disclose himself to you, to stop you from being dissected by the bird.

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Προμηθεύς θάρρει· καὶ συνευωχήσομαι ὑμῖν καὶ ὁ Ζεὺς λύσει με οὐκ ἀντὶ μικρᾶς εὐεργεσίας.

Ἑρμῆς τίνος ταύτης; μὴ γὰρ ὀκνήσῃς εἰπεῖν.

Προμηθεύς οἶσθα, ὦ Ἑρμῆ, τὴν Θέτιν; ἀλλʼ οὐ χρὴ λέγειν· φυλάττειν γὰρ ἄμεινον τὸ ἀπόρρητον, ὡς μισθὸς εἴη καὶ λύτρα μοι ἀντὶ τῆς καταδίκης.

Prometheus You may take my word for it; I shall be with you again. I have the wherewithal to pay abundantly for my ransom.

Hermes Oh, indeed? Come, tell us all about it.

Prometheus You know Thetis— But no; the secret is best kept. Ransom and reward depend upon it.

Hermes Well, you know best. Now, Hephaestus, we must be going; see, here comes the eagle.—Bear a brave heart, Prometheus; and all speed to your Theban archer, who is to set a term to this creature’s activity.

Notes on the current edition

Stable identifiers

PROMETHEUS

Never fear, I shall feast with you, and Zeus will set me free in return for a considerable favour.

HERMES

What favour? Don’t hesitate to tell us.

PROMETHEUS

You know Thetis, Hermes?—but I must not tell. It is best to keep the secret, so that I may be rewarded and set free instead of being sentenced.¹

HERMES

Why, keep it, Titan, if it is best that way. Let’s be going, Hephaestus, for here is the eagle close by. (To Prometheus.) Well, hold out stubbornly. I hope the Theban archer you speak of, will soon disclose himself to you, to stop you from being dissected by the bird.

Προμηθεύς

θάρρει· καὶ συνευωχήσομαι ὑμῖν καὶ ὁ Ζεὺς λύσει με οὐκ ἀντὶ μικρᾶς εὐεργεσίας.

Ἑρμῆς

τίνος ταύτης; μὴ γὰρ ὀκνήσῃς εἰπεῖν.

Προμηθεύς

οἶσθα, ὦ Ἑρμῆ, τὴν Θέτιν; ἀλλʼ οὐ χρὴ λέγειν· φυλάττειν γὰρ ἄμεινον τὸ ἀπόρρητον, ὡς μισθὸς εἴη καὶ λύτρα μοι ἀντὶ τῆς καταδίκης.

Prometheus

You may take my word for it; I shall be with you again. I have the wherewithal to pay abundantly for my ransom.

Hermes

Oh, indeed? Come, tell us all about it.

Prometheus

You know Thetis— But no; the secret is best kept. Ransom and reward depend upon it.

Hermes

Well, you know best. Now, Hephaestus, we must be going; see, here comes the eagle.—Bear a brave heart, Prometheus; and all speed to your Theban archer, who is to set a term to this creature’s activity.