N. Wecklein Supplices 591.comm-591

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

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (9)
Ἱκέτιδες First1KGreek (Aeschyli Tragoediae. Sidgwick, Arthur, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1902.) — 524-599 focus
Ἱκέτιδες Perseus (Aeschylus, Volume 1. Smyth, Herbert Weir, editor. London; New York: William Heinemann; G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1922.) — 524-599 focus
Greek (Editio princeps, 1518) (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylus, Suppliants, 1518 edition. Native printed lineation, page markers, and automated correspondence to the Perseus/Smyth edition.) — 565 focus
Ἱκέτιδες (OCR draft) Experimental (Ἱκέτιδες. Joannes Cornelius de Pauw, 1745.) — 565 focus
Ἱκέτιδες (OCR draft) Experimental (Ἱκέτιδες. Guilielmus Dindorfius, 1882.) — 565 focus
Ἱκέτιδες (OCR draft) Experimental (Ἱκέτιδες. Gottfried Hermann, 1852.) — 565 focus
βροτοὶ δ', οἳ γᾶς τότ᾽ ἦσαν ἔννομοι,
χλωρῷ δείματι θυμὸν
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πάλλοντ' ὄψιν ἀήθη,
βοτὸν 1 δυςχερὲς μιξόμβροτον,
τὰν μὲν βοός,
τὰ δ᾽ αὖ γυναικός· τέρας δ᾽ ἐθάμβουν.
καὶ τότε δὴ τίς ἦν ὁ θέλ-
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ξας πολύπλαγκτον ἀθλίαν
οἰστροδόνητον Ἰώ;
δι' αἰῶνος μακροῦ πάνολβον·
ἔνθεν πᾶσα βοᾷ χθών·
φυσιζόον γένος τόδε
Ζηνός ἐστιν ἀληθῶς·
τίς γὰρ ἂν κατέπαυσεν Ἥ-
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ρας νόσους ἐπιβούλους;
Διὸς τόδ᾽ ἔργον· καὶ τόδ᾽ ἂν γένος λέγων
ἐξ Ἐπάφου κυρήσαις.
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ΙΚΕΤΙΔΕΣ (OCR draft) Experimental (ΙΚΕΤΙΔΕΣ. Paul Mazon, 1920-1925.) — 565 focus
βροτοί δ' οἳ γᾶς τότ' ἦσαν ἔννομοι
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χλωρῷ δείματι δείμακτι θυμὸν
πάλλοντ' ὄψιν ἀήθη,
βοτὸν ἐσορῶντες δυσχερὲς
μειξόμβροτον μιξο-, τὰ μὲν τὰν μὲν βοός,
τὰ δ᾽ τὰν δ' αὖ γυναικός· τέρας δ' ἐθάμβουν.
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Καὶ τότε τόδε δὴ τίς ἦν ὁ θέλ-
ξας πολύπλαγκτον ἀθλίαν
οἰστροδόνητον Ιώ;
Δι' Ζεὺς αἰῶνος κρέων ἀπαύστου
δι' αἰῶνος μακροῦ πάνολβον·
ἔνθεν πᾶσα βοᾷ χθών
« Φυσίζουν γένος τόδε
Ζηνός ἐστιν ἀληθῶς ».
Τίς γὰρ ἂν κατέπαυσεν Η-
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ρας νόσους ἐπιβούλους;
Διὸς τόδ' τὸ δὴ ἔργον· καὶ τόδ' ἂν γένος λέγων
ἐξ Επάφου κυρήσαις.
Ἱκέτιδες (OCR draft) Experimental (Ἱκέτιδες. N. Wecklein, 1885.) — 565 focus
βροτοὶ δ᾽ οἳ γᾶς τότ᾽ ἦσαν ἔννομοι
χλωρῷ δείματι θυμὸν
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πάλλοντ᾽ ὄψιν ἀήθη
βοτὸν ἐσορῶντες δυσχερὲς μιξόμβροτον,
τὰν μὲν βούς,
τὴν δ᾽ αὖ γυναικός· τέρας δ᾽ ἐθάμβουν.
καὶ τότε δὴ τίς ἦν ὁ θέλ-
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ξας πολύπλαγκτον ἀθλίαν
οἰστροδόνητον Ἰώ;
Ζεὺς αἰῶνος κρέων ἀπαύστου
βία δ᾽ ἀπημάντῳ σθένει
καὶ θείαις ἐπιπνοίαις
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παύεται, δακρύων δ᾽ ἀπο-
στάζει πένθιμον αἰδῶ.
λαβοῦσα δ᾽ ἕρμα Δῖον ἀψευδεῖ λόγῳ
γείνατο παῖδ᾽ ἀμεμφῆ,
δι' αἰῶνος μακροῦ πάνολβον·
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ἔνθεν πᾶσα βοᾷ χθών·
φυσίζουν γένος τόδε
Ζηνός ἐστιν ἀληθῶς.
τίς γὰρ ἂν κατέπαυσεν Ἥ-
ρας νόσους ἐπιβούλους;
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Διὸς τόδ᾽ ἔργον· καὶ τόδ᾽ ἂν γένος λέγων
Aeschyli Supplices (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschyli Supplices. Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, 1914.) — 565 focus
βροτοὶ δ᾽ οἳ γᾶς τότ᾽ ἦσαν ἔννομοι
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χλωρῶι δείματι θυμόν
πάλλοντ᾽, ὄψιν ἀήθη
βόσκημ᾽ ὁρῶντες δυσχερὲς μειζόμβροτον,
τὰν μὲν βοός,
τὰν δ᾽ αὖ γυναικός· τέρας δ᾽ ἐθάμβουν.
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καὶ τότε δὴ τίς ἦν ὁ θέλ-
ξας πολύπλαγκτον ἀθλίαν
οἰστροδόνητον Ἰώ; =
δι᾽ αἰῶνος κρέων ἀπαύστου
Ζεὺς –
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βία δ᾽ ἀπημάντωι σθένει
καὶ θείαις ἐπιπνοίαις
παύεται, δακρύων δ᾽ ἀπο-
στάζει πένθιμον αἰδῶ.
λαβούσα δ᾽ ἕρμα Δῖον ἀψευδεῖ λόγωι
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γείνατο παῖδ᾽ ἀμεμφῆ, –
δι᾽ αἰῶνος μακροῦ πάνολβον·
ἔνθεν πᾶσα βοᾶι χθών·
„φυσιζόου γένος τόδε
Ζηνός ἐστιν ἀληθῶς.
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τίς γὰρ ἂν κατέπαυσεν Ἥ-
ρας νόσους ἐπιβούλους;“
Διὸς τόδ᾽ ἔργον· καὶ τόδ᾽ ἂν γένος λέγων
ἐξ Ἐπάφου κυρήσαις. =
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.)) — 524-595 focus
The Suppliant Women. (OCR draft) Experimental (The Suppliant Women.. Theodore Alois Buckley, 1849.) — 565 focus
But the mortals who then were dwellers in the land, were seized in their minds by pale fear, beholding an unwonted sight, an intractable heifer mingled with a mortal, in part a heifer, and in part again a woman, and they were astonished at the prodigy. And then who was it in truth who soothed the much-wandering wretched Io, driven by the brize?
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,
all-happy for length of time; whence all the earth exclaims, this is truly the offspring of life-giving Jove: for who could have made to cease the pest inflicted by wily Juno? this is the work of Jove; and saying that that race is sprung from Epaphus you will hit the truth.
LES SUPPLIANTES (OCR draft) Experimental (LES SUPPLIANTES. Paul Mazon, 1920-1925.) — 565 focus
Et voici que les mortels qui lors habitaient ces contrées soudain ont senti leurs cœurs bondir d'épouvante pâle devant un spectacle inconnu: à leurs yeux s'offrait,repoussante, une bête mêlée d'être humain, partie génisse, partie femme, et
devant ce prodige ils demeuraient stupides. — Mais, alors, quel magicien vint donc guérir l'errante et misérable Io, tournoyante au vol du taon?
Celui dont
le règne remplit l'éternité,
parfait,
Un fils dont le bonheur a rempli de longs jours! Aussi la terre entière le proclame : « Ce fils, source de vie 1 , est bien de
Zeus, en vérité! » Qui eût pu d'ailleurs apaiser un délire voulu par Héra? L'œuvre est de Zeus, et qui dit ensuite cette race fille d'Épaphos dit encore la vérité
The Suppliants (OCR draft) Experimental (The Suppliants. Robert Potter, 1779.) — 565 focus
The race that then poſſeſs'd the land,
Struck with aſtoniſhment and pale affright,
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Beheld the ſtrange, prodigious ſight:
Diſdaining to be touch'd ſhe trod the ſtrand,
The likeneſs of the lowing race
Now ſoft'ning ſweet to virgin grace a
:
They ſaw, and trembled. All her toils at laſt,
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Her wand'rings wild, her tortures paſt,
What gentle handEternal Lord 'twas thine;
Thy gentle hand, thy pow'r divine b
Sooth, ſoftly ſooth'd her frantic fear,
And from her glowing cheek wip'd ſorrow's modeſt tear.
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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.
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Time prepares to ſtamp his name
Glorious in the roll of fame;
Earth, thro' ev'ry raptur'd ſcene,
Hails th' ætherial ſon of Jove.
Who cou'd charm Heav'n's angry queen?
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Who her hoſtile hate remove ?
This the deed of Jove alone,
And this his genuine ſon.
Eschilo, Le Supplici: traduzione italiana di Ettore Romagnoli (OCR draft) Experimental (Eschilo, Le Supplici: traduzione italiana di Ettore Romagnoli. Ettore Romagnoli, 1922.) — 565 focus
Le genti che dominio
su quella terra aveano allor, per livido
terrore sbigottirono,
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di quella fiera all'insuëta vista:
ché aveva ella figura
di giovenca e di donna insiem commista.
E innanzi al mostro, stettero
meravigliate. D'lo raminga e misera
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punta dall' estro, allor chi si die' cura?
Giove, signor degl'infiniti secoli
compie' tale prodigio.
Ei con l'onnipotente
sua forza, egli con l'alito
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suo divin, delle lagrime
vituperose estinse la sorgente.
Ed lo grave del germine celeste
un impeccabil pargolo
a luce die'. Non son favole queste.
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Beato ei fu lunghi anni. Ed ogni popolo
gridò: questa progenie
che sí vivace alligna,
certo è di Giove. E termine
chi mai porre all'insidia
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poteva d'Era, alla follia maligna ?
Fu di Giove tale opra. E se tu germi
dici che furon d'Epafo
queste vergini erranti, il vero affermi.
Aeschylus, Supplices: versio Latina Ioannis Sanravii (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylus, Supplices: versio Latina Ioannis Sanravii. Ioannes Sanravius, 1555.) — 565 focus
Mortales uerò qui terræ tunc erant incolæ,
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Pallido terriculo animum
Quatientem, uiſione inſolita
Bouem uidentes difficulter mixthominem,
Hanc quidem bouis,
Hanc rurſus mulieris participem monstrum uerò ti-
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Et hoc iam aliquis erat demulgens,
Errantem miſeram
Oestro iſtam Io.
Iupiter imperans æuo inquieto
Vi, innocuo robore,
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Et diuinis inſpirationibus
Sedat, lachrymarum uerò luctuoſum pudore ſtillat.
Accipiens pondus diuinum uero sermone.
Concepit puerum irreprehendendum,
Longo æuo felicem.
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Inde omnis boat terra
Viuificans genus,
Hoc Iouis uerè est.
Quis uerò Iunonis sedauit
Morbos impetuoſos?
550
Bouis hoc opus & hoc genus dicens
Ex Epapho, aſsecuta es.
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.) — 565 focus
And they within the land
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With terror shook and wanned,
So strange the sight they saw, and were afraid—
A wild twy-natured thing, half heifer and half maid.
Whose hand was laid at last on Io, thus forlorn,
With many roamings worn?
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Who bade the harassed maiden's peace return?
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,
Of life and fortune fair.
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His is the life of life—so all men say,—
His is the seed of Zeus.
Who else had power stern Hera's craft to stay,
Her vengeful curse to loose?
Yea, all from Zeus befel!
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And rightly wouldst thou tell
That we from Epaphus, his child, were born:
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.) — 565 focus
Das Volk, damals im Lande heimisch dort,
Bleiches Grausen erfaßt' es,
Da solch seltsamer Anblick
Sich bot, die grauenvolle Menschenmißgestalt,
Zur Hälfte Kuh,
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Zur Hälfte Weib; Alles stand verwundert.
Wer, sich erbarmend, labte da
Jo, die unglückselige, wild
Umgetriebne von Wahnsinn?
Vierte Strophe.
Der Gott, endloser Zeiten Herrscher,
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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.
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Ein Pfand von Zeus, trugloser Sage nach, entwand
Ihr sich der Sohn vom Schooße,
Vierte Gegenstrophe.
Im Ruhm endlose Zeit beseligt;
Ringsum riefen die Lande:
Der lebensreiche Sprößling hier,
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Zeus' Sohn ist er in Wahrheit!
Denn wer hätte der Hera zorn=
schnaubende Wuth bewältigt?
Dies that Kronion; diese nennst du denn mit Recht
Epaphos' ächte Sprossen.
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Fünfte Strophe.

Notes on the current edition

Supplices

1. Single-witness OCR: uncollated. Source layout and readings require scan review; automatic flags are not exhaustive.
2. Reference placement provisional: provisional local reference window from running Greek. Verify the printed source numbering and note scope against the scan.

Commentary

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

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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.

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Vgl. Prom. 422 πρόπασα δ' ἤδη στονόεν λέλακε χώρα.