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τὰ δ᾽: Libri

τὰν δ'

, sed G. ex correctione, nam prius scriptum erat

τὰ δ'

. Ita vel sine libro corrigendum erat.

554

Supplices. Aeschylus. ed. Gottfried Hermann. Lipsiae. 1852.

Current edition Experimental

Critical apparatus to The Suppliant Women (OCR draft) (Latin) (Latin and Greek critical apparatus to Gottfried Hermann's 1852 edition of The Suppliant Women.)

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (9)

Ἱκέτιδες First1KGreek (Aeschyli Tragoediae. Sidgwick, Arthur, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1902.) — 600-629 focus

Δαναος

θαρσεῖτε παῖδες: εὖ τὰ τῶν ἐγχωρίων:
600

δήμου¹ δέδοκται παντελῆ ψηφίσματα.

Χορος

ὦ χαῖρε πρέσβυ, φίλτατ᾽ ἀγγέλλων ἐμοί:

ἔνισπε δ᾽² ἡμῖν ποῖ κεκύρωται³ τέλος,

δήμου κρατοῦσα χείρ θ᾽⁴ ὅπῃ πληθύνεται.

Δαναος

ἔδοξεν Ἀργείοισιν οὐ διχορρόπως,
605

ἀλλ᾽ ὥστ᾽ ἀνηβῆσαί με⁵ γηραιᾷ φρενί:

πανδημίᾳ γὰρ χερσὶ δεξιωνύμοις

ἔφριξεν αἰθὴρ τόνδε κραινόντων λόγον:

ἡμᾶς μετοικεῖν τῆσδε γῆς ἐλευθέρους

κἀρρυσιάστους ξύν τ᾽ ἀσυλίᾳ βροτῶν:
610

καὶ μήτ᾽ ἐνοίκων μήτ᾽ ἐπηλύδων τινὰ

ἄγειν: ἐὰν δὲ προστιθῇ τὸ καρτερόν,

τὸν μὴ βοηθήσαντα τῶνδε γαμόρων

ἄτιμον εἶναι ξὺν φυγῇ δημηλάτῳ.

τοιάνδ᾽ ἔπειθε ῥῆσιν ἀμφ᾽ ἡμῶν λέγων
615

ἄναξ Πελασγῶν, ἱκεσίου Ζηνὸς κότον

μέγαν προφωνῶν⁶ μήποτ᾽ εἰσόπιν χρόνου

πόλιν παχῦναι, ξενικὸν ἀστικόν θ᾽ ἅμα

λέγων διπλοῦν μίασμα πρὸς⁷ πόλεως φανὲν

ἀμήχανον βόσκημα πημονῆς πέλειν.
620

τοιαῦτ᾽ ἀκούων χερσὶν Ἀργεῖος λεὼς

ἔκραν᾽ ἄνευ κλητῆρος⁸ ὡς εἶναι τάδε.

δημηγόρους δ᾽ ἤκουσεν εὐπιθεῖς⁹ στροφὰς

δῆμος Πελασγῶν: Ζεὺς δ᾽ ἐπέκρανεν τέλος.

625

Χορος

ἄγε δή, λέξωμεν¹⁰ ἐπ᾽ Ἀργείοις
625

εὐχὰς ἀγαθάς, ἀγαθῶν ποινάς.

Ζεὺς δ᾽ ἐφορεύοι ξένιος ξενίου

στόματος τιμὰς ἐπ᾽ ἀληθείᾳ,

τέρμον᾽ ἀπαντᾶν πρὸς ἄμεμπτον.¹¹

630

Ἱκέτιδες Perseus (Aeschylus, Volume 1. Smyth, Herbert Weir, editor. London; New York: William Heinemann; G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1922.) — 600-629 focus

Δαναός

θαρσεῖτε παῖδες. εὖ τὰ τῶν ἐγχωρίων·
600

δήμου δέδοκται παντελῆ ψηφίσματα.

Χορός

ὦ χαῖρε πρέσβυ, φίλτατʼ ἀγγέλλων ἐμοί

ἔνισπε δʼ ἡμῖν ποῖ κεκύρωται τέλος,

δήμου κρατοῦσα χεὶρ ὅπῃ πληθύνεται.

Δαναός

ἔδοξεν Ἀργείοισιν οὐ διχορρόπως,
605

ἀλλʼ ὥστʼ ἀνηβῆσαί με γηραιᾷ φρενί·

πανδημίᾳ γὰρ χερσὶ δεξιωνύμοις

ἔφριξεν αἰθὴρ τόνδε κραινόντων λόγον·

ἡμᾶς μετοικεῖν τῆσδε γῆς ἐλευθέρους

κἀρρυσιάστους ξύν τʼ ἀσυλίᾳ βροτῶν·
610

καὶ μήτʼ ἐνοίκων μήτʼ ἐπηλύδων τινὰ

ἄγειν· ἐὰν δὲ προστιθῇ τὸ καρτερόν,

τὸν μὴ βοηθήσαντα τῶνδε γαμόρων

ἄτιμον εἶναι ξὺν φυγῇ δημηλάτῳ.

τοιάνδʼ ἔπειθεν ῥῆσιν ἀμφʼ ἡμῶν λέγων
615

ἄναξ Πελασγῶν, ἱκεσίου Ζηνὸς κότον

μέγαν προφωνῶν μήποτʼ εἰσόπιν χρόνου

πόλιν παχῦναι, ξενικὸν ἀστικόν θʼ ἅμα

λέγων διπλοῦν μίασμα πρὸ πόλεως φανὲν

ἀμήχανον βόσκημα πημονῆς πέλειν.
620

τοιαῦτʼ ἀκούων χερσὶν Ἀργεῖος λεὼς

ἔκρανʼ ἄνευ κλητῆρος ὡς εἶναι τάδε.

δημηγόρους δʼ ἤκουσεν εὐπιθὴς στροφὰς

δῆμος Πελασγῶν· Ζεὺς δʼ ἐπέκρανεν τέλος

625

Χορός

ἄγε δή, λέξωμεν ἐπʼ Ἀργείοις
625

εὐχὰς ἀγαθάς, ἀγαθῶν ποινάς.

Ζεὺς δʼ ἐφορεύοι ξένιος ξενίου

στόματος τιμὰς ἐπʼ ἀληθείᾳ,

τέρμονʼ ἄμεμπτον προσαπαντᾶν.

Greek (Editio princeps, 1518) (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylus, Suppliants, 1518 edition. Native printed lineation, page markers, and automated correspondence to the Perseus/Smyth edition.) — 574 focus

Χορός

βίᾳ δ' ἀπημάντῳ σθένει . καὶ θείαις ἐπιπνοίαις .

παύεται . δακρύων δ' ἀπο στάζει πένθιμον αἰδῶ . ..

ο ̈̈ι

Χορός

λαβῦσα δ' ἑρμάδιον ἀψευδεῖ λόγω . γεινατο

παῖδ' ἀμεμφῆ .

Ἱκέτιδες (OCR draft) Experimental (Ἱκέτιδες. Joannes Cornelius de Pauw, 1745.) — 574 focus

Ἱκέτιδες (OCR draft) Experimental (Ἱκέτιδες. Guilielmus Dindorfius, 1882.) — 574 focus

Ζεὺς αἰῶνος κρέων ἀπαύστου

575

βία δ᾽ ἀπημάντῳ σθένει καὶ θείαις ἐπιπνοίαις

παύεται, δακρύων δ᾽ ἀποστάζει πένθιμον αἰδῶ.

λαβοῦσα δ᾽ ἕρμα Δῖον ἀψευδεῖ λόγῳ

580

γείνατο παῖδ᾽ ἀμεμφῆ,

Ἱκέτιδες (OCR draft) Experimental (Ἱκέτιδες. Gottfried Hermann, 1852.) — 574 focus

Χορός Δαναΐδων
¹

δι' αἰῶνος κρέων ἀπαύστου

² Ζεύς.

δύναμις δ᾽ ἀπημάντῳ σθένει
560

καὶ θείαις ἐπιπνοίαις

παύεται, δακρύων δ᾽ ἀπο-

σταλάζει πένθιμον αἰδῶ.

³

λαβοῦσα δ᾽ ἄρμα Δῖον ἀψευδεῖ λόγῳ

γείνατο παῖδ᾽ ἀμεμφῆ,
565

ΙΚΕΤΙΔΕΣ (OCR draft) Experimental (ΙΚΕΤΙΔΕΣ. Paul Mazon, 1920-1925.) — 574 focus

Δι' Ζεὺς αἰῶνος κρέων ἀπαύστου

ΙΚΕΤΙΔΕΣ

ΧΟΡΟΣ

βίᾳ δ' ἀπηματοσθενεῖ βία δ᾽ ἀπημάντῳ σθένει¹
575

καὶ θείαις ἐπιπνοίαις

παύεται, δακρύων δ' ἀπο-

στάζει πένθιμον αἰδῶ·

λαβοῦσα δ' ἕρμα Δῖον ἀψευδεῖ λόγῳ

γείνατο παῖδ᾽ ἀμεμφή,
580

Ἱκέτιδες (OCR draft) Experimental (Ἱκέτιδες. N. Wecklein, 1885.) — 574 focus

Ζεὺς αἰῶνος κρέων ἀπαύστου

βία δ᾽ ἀπημάντῳ σθένει

καὶ θείαις ἐπιπνοίαις
585

παύεται, δακρύων δ᾽ ἀπο-

στάζει πένθιμον αἰδῶ.

λαβοῦσα δ᾽ ἕρμα Δῖον ἀψευδεῖ λόγῳ

γείνατο παῖδ᾽ ἀμεμφῆ,

Aeschyli Supplices (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschyli Supplices. Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, 1914.) — 574 focus

δι᾽ αἰῶνος κρέων ἀπαύστου

Ζεὺς –
575

βία δ᾽ ἀπημάντωι σθένει

καὶ θείαις ἐπιπνοίαις

παύεται, δακρύων δ᾽ ἀπο-

στάζει πένθιμον αἰδῶ.

λαβούσα δ᾽ ἕρμα Δῖον ἀψευδεῖ λόγωι
580

γείνατο παῖδ᾽ ἀμεμφῆ, –

Translations (8)

Suppliant Maidens Perseus (Aeschylus, Volume 1. Smyth, Herbert Weir, translator. London; New York: William Heinemann; G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1922. (Modernized by Perseus.)) — 600-625 focus

Re-enter Danaus

Danaus

Be of good cheer, my children, all goes well on the part of the citizens. Decrees, carrying full authority, have been passed.
600

Chorus

Hail, our envoy, harbinger of tidings most welcome, But tell us—to what end has the decision been carried, and to what course does the majority of the people’s votes incline?

Danaus

Action was taken by the Argives, not by any doubtful vote but in such a way as to make my aged heart renew its youth. For the air bristled with right hands held aloft as, in full vote, they ratified this resolution into law: That we are settlers in this land, and are free, subject to no seizure, and secure from robbery of man; that no one, native or alien, lead us captive; but, if they turn to violence, any landholder who refuses to rescue us, should both forfeit his rights and suffer public banishment.
605

Such was the persuasive speech that the king of the Pelasgians delivered on our behalf, uttering the solemn warning that never in the future should the city feed the great wrath of Zeus, protector of the suppliant; and declaring that, should a twofold defilement—from strangers and from natives at once—arise before the city,
615

it would become fodder for distress past all relief. Hearing these words, the Argive people, waiting for no proclamation of crier, voted by uplifted hand that this should be so. It was the Pelasgian people, won readily to assent, who heard the subtle windings of his speech; but it was Zeus who brought the end to pass.
620

625

Chorus

Come, let us invoke blessings upon the Argives in return for blessings. And may Zeus, god of strangers, behold the offerings of gratitude voiced by a stranger’s lips, that they may in true fulfilment reach their perfect goal.
625

The Suppliant Women. (OCR draft) Experimental (The Suppliant Women.. Theodore Alois Buckley, 1849.) — 574 focus

Jove, lord of ceaseless time but the violence [of Juno] ceases by unwasted strength, and by divine influence, but she drops the mournful modesty of tears. But having received the divine load, in true story, she produced her blameless son,

LES SUPPLIANTES (OCR draft) Experimental (LES SUPPLIANTES. Paul Mazon, 1920-1925.) — 574 focus

le règne remplit l'éternité,

LES SUPPLIANTES

LE CORYPHÉE.

ses maux>: sous sa force aux douceurs puissantes, sous son souffle de miracle, les voici finis; et, lentement, coulent les larmes de sa pudeur douloureuse. Mais du germe déposé par
Zeus, dit un récit qui ne ment pas, elle enfante un fils

The Suppliants (OCR draft) Experimental (The Suppliants. Robert Potter, 1779.) — 574 focus

Now thy pleaſing force employ,

All be love, and all be joy.

Rifing from the ſweet embrace,

Worthy of his radiant race,

Smiles the auſpicious boy.

660

Time prepares to ſtamp his name

Glorious in the roll of fame;

Eschilo, Le Supplici: traduzione italiana di Ettore Romagnoli (OCR draft) Experimental (Eschilo, Le Supplici: traduzione italiana di Ettore Romagnoli. Ettore Romagnoli, 1922.) — 574 focus

Giove, signor degl'infiniti secoli

compie' tale prodigio.

Ei con l'onnipotente

sua forza, egli con l'alito

620

suo divin, delle lagrime

vituperose estinse la sorgente.

Ed lo grave del germine celeste

un impeccabil pargolo

a luce die'. Non son favole queste.

625

CORO

Aeschylus, Supplices: versio Latina Ioannis Sanravii (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylus, Supplices: versio Latina Ioannis Sanravii. Ioannes Sanravius, 1555.) — 574 focus

Iupiter imperans æuo inquieto

Vi, innocuo robore,

540

Et diuinis inſpirationibus

Sedat, lachrymarum uerò luctuoſum pudore ſtillat.

Accipiens pondus diuinum uero sermone.

Concepit puerum irreprehendendum,

English (E. D. A. Morshead, 1908) (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylus, Suppliant Maidens — Morshead translation. Wikisource transcription; speech corresp and card milestones aligned to Smyth perseus-grc2.) — 574 focus

Zeus, lord of time eterne.

Yea, by his breath divine, by his unscathing strength,

She lays aside her bane,

And softened back to womanhood at length
630

Sheds human tears again.

Then, quickened with Zeus' veritable seed,

A progeny she bare,

A stainless babe, a child of heavenly breed,

German (J. J. C. Donner, 1854; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylos. Deutsch in den Versmaßen der Urschrift. Stuttgart: Hoffmann, 1854. Native Donner line citations, Smyth card correspondence, selected textual readings and metrical facsimiles. Remaining OCR differences and unattributed reading notes are documented in the linked review inventory.) — 574 focus

Der Gott, endloser Zeiten Herrscher,
550

Zeus erlöste die Jungfrau.

Ihr Leid, die schmerzlos sel'ge Macht,

Des Zeus göttlichen Anhauch,

Fühlend, schmilzt, und die Thräne weh-

müthiger Scham entstürzt ihr.
555

Ein Pfand von Zeus, trugloser Sage nach, entwand

Ihr sich der Sohn vom Schooße,

Vierte Gegenstrophe.

Commentary

Critical apparatus to The Suppliant Women (OCR draft) (Latin and Greek critical apparatus to Gottfried Hermann's 1852 edition of The Suppliant Women.) focus

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τὰ δ᾽: Libri

τὰν δ'

, sed G. ex correctione, nam prius scriptum erat

τὰ δ'

. Ita vel sine libro corrigendum erat.

554

554. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg001-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-434

δ᾽ ἐθάμβουν:

δὲ θαμβοῦν

Μ. G. Rob. Correxit Turnebus.

554

Commentary (N. Wecklein, 1902; German; OCR draft) (Suppliants, explanatory commentary pp. 24–120. Single-witness OCR; source readings and all reference placements require scan review.) focus

533-607. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg001-wecklein1902-com-ger1-337

erstes Stasimon: Gebet zu Gott (Zeus). Schütze uns gegen den Übermut der Männer; als Nachkommen der Io rufen wir zu dir als unserem Stammvater. Wir stehen jetzt wieder auf der Flur, von welcher Io fortgetrieben wurde hinauf zum Bosporus, über diesen nach Klein- asien, durch Phrygien, Mysien, Lydien, Pamphylien, Kilikien, Phönikien nach Ägypten, wo sie erschien zum Staunen der Be- wohner, welche sich über das niegesehene Wesen, halb Kuh, halb Frau, entsetzten. Dort in Ägypten aber legtest du deine heilende Hand auf sie und sie erhielt wieder ihre Gestalt und gebar von dir den Epaphos, den Ahnherrn unseres Geschlechts. Wir haben also ein Anrecht auf deine Hilfe, und du kannst helfen; denn wer ist mäch- tiger als Zeus, dessen Wort sofort zur Tat wird!" Auch hier benutzt der Dichter die Gelegenheit seine geographischen Kenntnisse zu ver- werten. Vgl. zu 261.

Aeschylus Supplices 554.app-554-1

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Δαναος

θαρσεῖτε παῖδες: εὖ τὰ τῶν ἐγχωρίων:
600

δήμου¹ δέδοκται παντελῆ ψηφίσματα.

Χορος

ὦ χαῖρε πρέσβυ, φίλτατ᾽ ἀγγέλλων ἐμοί:

ἔνισπε δ᾽² ἡμῖν ποῖ κεκύρωται³ τέλος,

δήμου κρατοῦσα χείρ θ᾽⁴ ὅπῃ πληθύνεται.

Δαναός

θαρσεῖτε παῖδες. εὖ τὰ τῶν ἐγχωρίων·
600

δήμου δέδοκται παντελῆ ψηφίσματα.

Χορός

ὦ χαῖρε πρέσβυ, φίλτατʼ ἀγγέλλων ἐμοί

ἔνισπε δʼ ἡμῖν ποῖ κεκύρωται τέλος,

δήμου κρατοῦσα χεὶρ ὅπῃ πληθύνεται.

Χορός

βίᾳ δ' ἀπημάντῳ σθένει . καὶ θείαις ἐπιπνοίαις .

παύεται . δακρύων δ' ἀπο στάζει πένθιμον αἰδῶ . ..

Χορός

λαβῦσα δ' ἑρμάδιον ἀψευδεῖ λόγω . γεινατο

παῖδ' ἀμεμφῆ .

Danaus

Be of good cheer, my children, all goes well on the part of the citizens. Decrees, carrying full authority, have been passed.
600

Chorus

Hail, our envoy, harbinger of tidings most welcome, But tell us—to what end has the decision been carried, and to what course does the majority of the people’s votes incline?

Chorus

Come, let us invoke blessings upon the Argives in return for blessings. And may Zeus, god of strangers, behold the offerings of gratitude voiced by a stranger’s lips, that they may in true fulfilment reach their perfect goal.
625

LE CORYPHÉE.

ses maux>: sous sa force aux douceurs puissantes, sous son souffle de miracle, les voici finis; et, lentement, coulent les larmes de sa pudeur douloureuse. Mais du germe déposé par
Zeus, dit un récit qui ne ment pas, elle enfante un fils

CORO

Sedat, lachrymarum uerò luctuoſum pudore ſtillat.

Accipiens pondus diuinum uero sermone.

Concepit puerum irreprehendendum,

Zeus, lord of time eterne.

Yea, by his breath divine, by his unscathing strength,

She lays aside her bane,

And softened back to womanhood at length
630

Sheds human tears again.

Then, quickened with Zeus' veritable seed,

A progeny she bare,

A stainless babe, a child of heavenly breed,

Commentary

Stable identifiers

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Δαναος θαρσεῖτε παῖδες: εὖ τὰ τῶν ἐγχωρίων: 600 δήμου 1 δέδοκται παντελῆ ψηφίσματα.

Χορος ὦ χαῖρε πρέσβυ, φίλτατ᾽ ἀγγέλλων ἐμοί: ἔνισπε δ᾽ 2 ἡμῖν ποῖ κεκύρωται 3 τέλος, δήμου κρατοῦσα χείρ θ᾽ 4 ὅπῃ πληθύνεται.

Δαναός θαρσεῖτε παῖδες. εὖ τὰ τῶν ἐγχωρίων· 600 δήμου δέδοκται παντελῆ ψηφίσματα.

Χορός ὦ χαῖρε πρέσβυ, φίλτατʼ ἀγγέλλων ἐμοί ἔνισπε δʼ ἡμῖν ποῖ κεκύρωται τέλος, δήμου κρατοῦσα χεὶρ ὅπῃ πληθύνεται.

Χορός ἄγε δή, λέξωμεν ἐπʼ Ἀργείοις 625 εὐχὰς ἀγαθάς, ἀγαθῶν ποινάς. Ζεὺς δʼ ἐφορεύοι ξένιος ξενίου στόματος τιμὰς ἐπʼ ἀληθείᾳ, τέρμονʼ ἄμεμπτον προσαπαντᾶν.

Χορός βίᾳ δ' ἀπημάντῳ σθένει . καὶ θείαις ἐπιπνοίαις . παύεται . δακρύων δ' ἀπο στάζει πένθιμον αἰδῶ . ..

Χορός λαβῦσα δ' ἑρμάδιον ἀψευδεῖ λόγω . γεινατο παῖδ' ἀμεμφῆ .

Danaus Be of good cheer, my children, all goes well on the part of the citizens. Decrees, carrying full authority, have been passed. 600

Chorus Hail, our envoy, harbinger of tidings most welcome, But tell us—to what end has the decision been carried, and to what course does the majority of the people’s votes incline?

Chorus Come, let us invoke blessings upon the Argives in return for blessings. And may Zeus, god of strangers, behold the offerings of gratitude voiced by a stranger’s lips, that they may in true fulfilment reach their perfect goal. 625

LE CORYPHÉE. ses maux>: sous sa force aux douceurs puissantes, sous son souffle de miracle, les voici finis; et, lentement, coulent les larmes de sa pudeur douloureuse. Mais du germe déposé par Zeus, dit un récit qui ne ment pas, elle enfante un fils

CORO

Sedat, lachrymarum uerò luctuoſum pudore ſtillat. Accipiens pondus diuinum uero sermone. Concepit puerum irreprehendendum,

Zeus, lord of time eterne. Yea, by his breath divine, by his unscathing strength, She lays aside her bane, And softened back to womanhood at length 630 Sheds human tears again. Then, quickened with Zeus' veritable seed, A progeny she bare, A stainless babe, a child of heavenly breed,

Commentary

Stable identifiers

Δαναος

θαρσεῖτε παῖδες: εὖ τὰ τῶν ἐγχωρίων:
600

δήμου¹ δέδοκται παντελῆ ψηφίσματα.

Χορος

ὦ χαῖρε πρέσβυ, φίλτατ᾽ ἀγγέλλων ἐμοί:

ἔνισπε δ᾽² ἡμῖν ποῖ κεκύρωται³ τέλος,

δήμου κρατοῦσα χείρ θ᾽⁴ ὅπῃ πληθύνεται.

Δαναός

θαρσεῖτε παῖδες. εὖ τὰ τῶν ἐγχωρίων·
600

δήμου δέδοκται παντελῆ ψηφίσματα.

Χορός

ὦ χαῖρε πρέσβυ, φίλτατʼ ἀγγέλλων ἐμοί

ἔνισπε δʼ ἡμῖν ποῖ κεκύρωται τέλος,

δήμου κρατοῦσα χεὶρ ὅπῃ πληθύνεται.

Χορός

βίᾳ δ' ἀπημάντῳ σθένει . καὶ θείαις ἐπιπνοίαις .

παύεται . δακρύων δ' ἀπο στάζει πένθιμον αἰδῶ . ..

Χορός

λαβῦσα δ' ἑρμάδιον ἀψευδεῖ λόγω . γεινατο

παῖδ' ἀμεμφῆ .

Danaus

Be of good cheer, my children, all goes well on the part of the citizens. Decrees, carrying full authority, have been passed.
600

Chorus

Hail, our envoy, harbinger of tidings most welcome, But tell us—to what end has the decision been carried, and to what course does the majority of the people’s votes incline?

Chorus

Come, let us invoke blessings upon the Argives in return for blessings. And may Zeus, god of strangers, behold the offerings of gratitude voiced by a stranger’s lips, that they may in true fulfilment reach their perfect goal.
625

LE CORYPHÉE.

ses maux>: sous sa force aux douceurs puissantes, sous son souffle de miracle, les voici finis; et, lentement, coulent les larmes de sa pudeur douloureuse. Mais du germe déposé par
Zeus, dit un récit qui ne ment pas, elle enfante un fils

Sedat, lachrymarum uerò luctuoſum pudore ſtillat.

Accipiens pondus diuinum uero sermone.

Concepit puerum irreprehendendum,

Zeus, lord of time eterne.

Yea, by his breath divine, by his unscathing strength,

She lays aside her bane,

And softened back to womanhood at length
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Sheds human tears again.

Then, quickened with Zeus' veritable seed,

A progeny she bare,

A stainless babe, a child of heavenly breed,