Aeschylus Persians 787

Gottfried Hermann (Editor)

τί οὖν, ἄναξ Δαρεῖε, ποῖ καταστρέφεις
λόγων τελευτήν; πῶς ἂν ἐκ τούτων ἔτι
πράσσοιμεν ὡς ἄριστα Περσικὸς λεώς;
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Persians. Aeschylus. Gottfried Hermann (Editor). Lipsiae. 1852.

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Current edition Experimental

Πέρσαι (OCR draft) (Greek) (Πέρσαι. Gottfried Hermann, 1852.)

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (6)
Πέρσαι First1KGreek (Aeschyli Tragoediae. Sidgwick, Arthur, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1902.) — 852-908 focus
Πέρσαι Perseus (Aeschylus, Volume 1. Smyth, Herbert Weir, editor. London; New York: William Heinemann; G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1922.) — 852-908 focus
Πέρσαι (OCR draft) Experimental (Πέρσαι. Guilielmus Dindorfius, 1882.) — 787 focus
ΠΕΡΣΑΙ (OCR draft) Experimental (ΠΕΡΣΑΙ. Paul Mazon, 1920-1925.) — 787 focus
Πέρσαι (OCR draft) Experimental (Πέρσαι. N. Wecklein, 1885.) — 787 focus
τί οὖν, ἄναξ Δαρεῖε, ποῖ καταστρέφεις
λόγων τελευτήν; πῶς ἂν ἐκ τούτων ἔτι
790
πράσσοιμεν ὡς ἄριστα Περσικὸς λεώς;
Aeschyli Persae (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschyli Persae. Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, 1914.) — 787 focus
Translations (8)
Persians Perseus (Aeschylus, Volume 1. Smyth, Herbert Weir, translator. London; New York: William Heinemann; G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1922. (Modernized by Perseus.)) — 852-905 focus
The Persians. (OCR draft) Experimental (The Persians.. Theodore Alois Buckley, 1849.) — 787 focus
What then, my liege Darius? to what point turnest thou the issue of thy words? In consequence of these events, how shall we thy Persian host hereafter fare as best may be?
LES PERSES (OCR draft) Experimental (LES PERSES. Paul Mazon, 1920-1925.) — 787 focus
nous qui avons possédé cet empire, apparaître comme auteurs d'autant de maux !
The Persians (OCR draft) Experimental (The Persians. Robert Potter, 1779.) — 787 focus
Why this? z
To what fair end are theſe thy words
960
Directed?
Sovereign Lord, inſtruct thy Perſians
How, 'midſt this ruin, beſt to guide their ſtate.
Eschilo, I Persiani: traduzione italiana di Ettore Romagnoli (OCR draft) Experimental (Eschilo, I Persiani: traduzione italiana di Ettore Romagnoli. Ettore Romagnoli, 1922.) — 787 focus
Dario, a qual fine il tuo discorso volgi?
Come potrà, dopo tante sciagure,
esser felice il popolo dei Persi?
Aeschylus, Persae: versio Latina Ioannis Sanravii (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylus, Persae: versio Latina Ioannis Sanravii. Ioannes Sanravius, 1555.) — 787 focus
Quid igitur, rex Dari, quónam facis
Sermonum finem?quomodo ex his in posterums
735
Nos populus Perficus agemus quàm optimè?
English (E. D. A. Morshead, 1908) (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylus, Persians — Morshead translation. Wikisource transcription; speech corresp and card milestones aligned to Smyth perseus-grc2.) — 787 focus
How then, O King Darius? whitherward
Dost thou direct thy warning? from this plight
How can we Persians fare towards hope again?
805
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.) — 787 focus
Wie nun, Dareios, hoher Fürst? Zu welchem Ziel
Lenkt deine Rede? Wie vermag aus solcher Noth
Der Perser Glück am schönsten wieder aufzublüh'n?

Commentary

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

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τί οὖν:
τίουν
Μ.
788

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ποῖ:
ποῦ
G.
788

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λόγων:
λέγων
Ven. A. Ald.
789

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πράσσοιμεν ὡς:
πράσοι ὡς
Mosc.
790

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στρατεύοισθ᾽:
στρατεύησθ'
Cantabr. 2.
791

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τόπον:
τόπον
. γρ.
στρατόν
Par. B.
791

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μήδ᾽ εἰ:
μηδ᾽ ἣν
Brunckius, ne ei cum coniunctivo construeretur. V. ad Soph. Ant. 706. Oed. R. 198.
792

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ᾖ:
#
G. Vit. Lips.
τὸ μὴ δικόν
Vit.
792

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πλεῖον:
πλεῖστον
Cantabr. 1.
792

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ᾖ:
ἢ
pro
#
G. Vit. Lips.
792

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αὐτὴ:
αὕτη
Vit. Mosc. Turn.
793

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συμμαχεῖ:
ξυμμαχεῖ
male Ven. A. Par. B.
794

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λιμῷ:
λοιμῷ
Par. C.
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ὑπερπόλλους:
υπερπόλλους
scribendum esse dixi Opusc. II. p. 232.
ὑπερπώλους
M. Ox. Par. B. C. H. quod unus scholiastarum
πολυίππους
interpretatur. γρ.
υπερκόμπους
adscriptum in Par. B.
ὑπερκόπους
Ven. A. Ceteri
υπερκόμπους
.
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ἀλλ᾽ εὐσταλῆ τοι λεκτὸν ἀροῦμεν στόλον:
ἀλλ᾽ εὐσταλή τοι
Ven. Β. Οx. Ask. A. Par. Β.
ἀλλ᾽ εὐστελῆ τοι
M. et ad
εὐστελή
supra scripto
a
Par. L. In M.
εὔμετρον
in margine adscriptum.
ἀλλ᾽ εὐσταλῆ τε
G. Cantabr. 1. 2. Par. C. Colb. 1. 2. Ald. Rob.
ἀλλ᾽ εὐστελῆ τε
Ven. A.
ἀλλ᾽ εὐδαλῆ τε
Lips.
ἀλλ᾽ εὐσταλῆ καὶ
Mosc. Par. A. Turn. Deinde
λεκτρὸν
Par. G. Tum
ἀροῦμεν
Μ. G. Lips. Ven. A. B. Par. A. B. L. Ald. et ceteri, ut videtur, praeter Mosc. qui
ἀροῖμεν
habet, et Ven. B. Rob. qui habent
ἄρωμεν
. Brunckius, quum in Par. B. adscriptum videret
γρ. εύτε
, dedit
ἀλλ᾽ εἶτε λεκτὸν κεὐσταλῆ δροῦμεν στόλον
, quod non minus monstruosum est quam Dawesii inventum in Misc. crit. p. 327. (273.)
ἀλλ᾽ εὐσταλῆ καὶ λεκτὸν ἠροῦμεν στόλον
, quod ex
εἰ ἀροῦμεν
contractum esse voluit. Illud
εὖτε
pertinet ad lectionem
εὐτελή
, quae est in Vit. qui habet a pr. manu
ἀλλ᾽ εὐτελῆ τοι λεκτὸν ἀροῦμεν στόλον
. Correctione
ευσταλή
factum est, et supra scriptum
γρ. εὐστελῆ
. De futuro
ἀρῶ
egerunt Porsonus ad Med. S48. Elmsleius ad Heracl. 323.
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νῦν ἐν Ἑλλάδος τόποις:
νῦν ἐν ἑλλάδος τρόποις
Μ.
νῦν ἑλλάδος τόποις
Lips. Par. C.
νῦν τόποις τῆς ἑλλάδος
Ven. Β.
ἐν τόποις τῆς ἑλλάδος
Ask. A.
797

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κυρήσει:
κηρύσσει
Vit. et a pr. manu Cantabr. 2.
κύρσει
Rob.
798

Commentary (W. S. Teuffel; revised by N. Wecklein, 1886; German; OCR draft) (Persians, explanatory commentary pp. 43–97. Single-witness OCR; source readings and all reference placements require scan review.) focus

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2
τί οὖν, Sept. 704. Eum. 902. Soph. Phil. 100. ἐκ τούτων unter diesen Umständen. Ἑλλήνων τόπον, vgl. 447, 796, Ελ- λάδος τόπων Suppl. 232. – εἰ . . Kr. II 54, 12. A. 2. λιμῷ, vgl. 489 ff. u. Herod. VII. 49.

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Eur. Hek. 1141 Φρυγῶν ἐς αἶαν .. ἄρειαν στόλον. Nur wenige, aber Auserlesene und wohl Ausgestattete. οὐδ᾽ ge- schweige denn ein neues Heer. Von dem Zurückbleiben eines Heeres unter Mardonios kann Dareios kaum aus den θέσφατα (V. 739 ff.) Kennt- nis haben, so daſs hier wohl eine kleine Inkonsequenz des Dichters vorliegt. - Das praes. περᾷ, weil es bereits geschehen kann. Die Erfüllung eines Teils ist eine Bürg- schaft für das Eintreffen auch des andern.