Prometheus Bound. Aeschylus. ed. Gottfried Hermann. Lipsiae. 1852.
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Critical apparatus to Prometheus Bound (OCR draft) (Latin) (Latin and Greek critical apparatus to Gottfried Hermann's 1852 edition of Prometheus Bound.)
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Editions (7)
Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης First1KGreek (Aeschyli Tragoediae. Sidgwick, Arthur, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1902.) — 887-906 focus
Χορός
ἦ σοφὸς ἦ σοφὸς [ἦν]
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ὃς
πρῶτος ἐν γνώμᾳ τόδ᾽ ἐβάστασε καὶ γλώσ-
σᾳ διεμυθολόγησεν,
ὡς τὸ κηδεῦσαι καθ᾽ ἑαυτὸν ἀριστεύει μακρῷ,
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καὶ μήτε τῶν πλούτῳ διαθρυπτομένων
μήτε τῶν γέννᾳ μεγαλυνομένων
ὄντα χερνήταν ἐραστεῦσαι γάμων.
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Χορός
μήποτε μήποτέ μ᾽, ὦ
<πότνιαι>
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Μοῖραι, λεχέων Διὸς εὐνά-
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τειραν ἴδοισθε πέλουσαν:
μηδὲ πλαθείην γαμέτᾳ
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τινὶ τῶν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ.
ταρβῶ γὰρ ἀστεργάνορα παρθενίαν
εἰσορῶσ᾽ Ἰοῦς ἀμαλαπτομέναν
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δυσπλάνοις
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Ἥρας ἀλατείαις πόνων.
900
901
Προμηθεὺς δεσμώτης Perseus (Aeschylus, Volume 1. Smyth, Herbert Weir, editor. London; New York: William Heinemann; G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1922.) — 887-906b focus
Χορός
ἦ σοφὸς ἦ σοφὸς
ἦν ὃς
πρῶτος ἐν γνώμᾳ τόδʼ ἐβάστασε καὶ γλώσ-
σᾳ διεμυθολόγησεν,
ὡς τὸ κηδεῦσαι καθʼ ἑαυτὸν ἀριστεύει μακρῷ,
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καὶ μήτε τῶν πλούτῳ διαθρυπτομένων
μήτε τῶν γέννᾳ μεγαλυνομένων
ὄντα χερνήταν ἐραστεῦσαι γάμων.
Χορός
μήποτε μήποτέ μʼ, ὦ
πότνιαι Μοῖραι, λεχέων Διὸς εὐνά-
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τειραν ἴδοισθε πέλουσαν·
μηδὲ πλαθείην γαμέτᾳ τινὶ τῶν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ.
ταρβῶ γὰρ ἀστεργάνορα παρθενίαν
εἰσορῶσʼ Ἰοῦς ἀμαλαπτομέναν
δυσπλάνοις Ἥρας ἀλατείαις πόνων.
900
Χορός
ἐμοὶ δʼ ὅτε μὲν ὁμαλὸς ὁ γάμος,
ἄφοβος·
οὐ δέδια· μηδὲ κρεισσόνων θεῶν
ἔρως ἄφυκτον ὄμμα προσδράκοι με.
ἀπόλεμος ὅδε γʼ ὁ πόλεμος, ἄπορα πόριμος·
οὐδʼ ἔχω τίς ἂν γενοίμαν.
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τὰν Διὸς γὰρ οὐχ ὁρῶ
μῆτιν ὅπα φύγοιμʼ ἄν.
Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης (OCR draft) Experimental (Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης. Guilielmus Dindorfius, 1882.) — 887 focus
ΧΟ.
ἡ σοφὸς ἡ σοφὸς ὅς
πρῶτος ἐν γνώμᾳ τόδ᾽ ἐβάστασε καὶ γλώσσα διε-
μυθολόγησεν,
ὡς τὸ κηδεῦσαι καθ' ἑαυτὸν ἀριστεύει μακρῷ,
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καὶ μήτε τῶν πλούτῳ διαθρυπτομένων
μήτε τῶν γέννᾳ μεγαλυνομένων
ὄντα χερνήταν ἐραστεῦσαι γάμων.
Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης (OCR draft) Experimental (Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης. Gottfried Hermann, 1852.) — 887 focus
Χορὸς Ὠκεανίδων Νυμφῶν
στρ. α'.
ἦ σοφός, ἦ σοφὸς ἦν, ὃς
πρῶτος ἐν γνώμᾳ τόδ᾽ ἐβάστασε καὶ γλώσ-
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σᾳ διεμυθολόγησεν,
ὡς τὸ κηδεῦσαι καθ' ἑαυτὸν ἀριστεύει μακρῷ,
καὶ μήτε τῶν πλούτῳ διαθρυπτομένων,
μήτε τῶν γέννᾳ μεγαλυνομένων
ὄντα χερνήτην ἐραστεῦσαι γάμων.
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ἀντ. α'.
ΠΡΟΜΗθΕΥΣ ΔΕΣΜΩΤΗΣ (OCR draft) Experimental (ΠΡΟΜΗθΕΥΣ ΔΕΣΜΩΤΗΣ. Paul Mazon, 1920-1925.) — 887 focus
ΧΟΡΟΣ
Ἦ σοφός, ἦ σοφὸς
ἦν ὃς
ὃς
Str.
πρῶτος ἐν γνώμᾳ τόδ' ἐβάστασε καὶ γλώσ-
σᾳ διεμυθολόγησεν,
ὡς τὸ κηδεῦσαι καθ' ἑαυτὸν ἀριστεύει μακρῷ,
890
καὶ μήτε τῶν πλούτῳ διαθρυπτομένων
μήτε τῶν γέννᾳ μεγαλυνομένων
ὄντα χερνήταν ἐραστεῦσαι γάμων.
Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης (OCR draft) Experimental (Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης. N. Wecklein, 1885.) — 887 focus
ἦ σοφὸς ἦ σοφὸς ἦν ὃς
πρῶτος ἐν γνώμᾳ τόδ᾽ ἐβάστασε καὶ γλώσ-
σᾳ διεμυθολόγησεν,
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ὡς τὸ κηδεῦσαι καθ' ἑαυ-
τὸν ἀριστεύει μακρῷ,
καὶ μήτε τῶν πλού-
τῳ διαθρυπτομένων
μήτε τῶν γέννα μεγαλυνομένων
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Aeschyli Prometheus Vinctus (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschyli Prometheus Vinctus. Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, 1914.) — 887 focus
ΧΟΡΟΣ
ἢ σοφὸς ἢ σοφὸς [ἦν] ὃς
πρῶτος ἐν γνώμαι τόδ᾽ ἐβάστασε καὶ γλώ-
σαι διεμυθολόγησεν,
ὡς τὸ κηδεῦσαι καθ᾽ ἑαυτὸν ἀριστεύει μακρῶι,
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καὶ μήτε τῶν πλούτωι διαθρυπτομένων
μήτε τῶν γένναι μεγαλυνομένων
ὄντα χερνήταν ἐραστεῦσαι γάμων. –
Translations (8)
Prometheus Bound Perseus (Aeschylus, Volume 1. Smyth, Herbert Weir, translator. London; New York: William Heinemann; G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1922. (Modernized by Perseus.)) — 887-905 focus
Chorus
Ah, sage, sage indeed, was he who first pondered this truth in his mind and with his tongue gave it utterance—
that to marry in one’s own class is far the best—a poor man should not desire to marry among those who are pampered by riches, or who are mighty in pride of birth.
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Chorus
Never, oh never,
immortal Fates, may you see me the partner of the bed of Zeus, and may I be wedded to no bridegroom who descends to me from heaven. For I shudder when I behold the loveless maidenhood of Io, cruelly crushed like this
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by her toilsome wanderings sent by Hera.
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Chorus
When marriage is on equal terms, in my opinion it is no cause for dread; so never may the love of the mightier gods cast on me its irresistible glance. That would indeed be a war that cannot be fought, a source of resourceless misery; and
I do not know what would be my fate, for I do not see how I could escape the designs of Zeus.
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Prometheus Bound. (OCR draft) Experimental (Prometheus Bound.. Theodore Alois Buckley, 1849.) — 887 focus
PROMÉTHÉE ENCHAINÉ (OCR draft) Experimental (PROMÉTHÉE ENCHAINÉ. Paul Mazon, 1920-1925.) — 887 focus
mier 1 dont l'esprit pesa et la langue formula que « s'allier selon son rang » est de beaucoup le premier des biens ; et donc de ne pas convoiter, quand on n'est qu'un artisan, une alliance avec des gens infatués de leur richesse ou enivrés de leur lignage
Prometheus Chained (OCR draft) Experimental (Prometheus Chained. Robert Potter, 1779.) — 887 focus
Eschilo, Prometeo legato: traduzione italiana di Ettore Romagnoli (OCR draft) Experimental (Eschilo, Prometeo legato: traduzione italiana di Ettore Romagnoli. Ettore Romagnoli, 1922.) — 887 focus
Aeschylus, Prometheus vinctus: versio Latina Ioannis Sanravii (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylus, Prometheus vinctus: versio Latina Ioannis Sanravii. Ioannes Sanravius, 1555.) — 887 focus
Affinitatem contrahere suæ conditionis parem
Multum pro desset: at neq; diuitijs
Magnificas, neq;
Genere superbas pauper
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Amaret nuptias,
English (E. D. A. Morshead, 1908) (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound — Morshead translation. Wikisource transcription; speech corresp and card milestones aligned to Smyth perseus-grc2.) — 887 focus
O well and sagely was it said—
Yea, wise of heart was he who first
Gave forth in speech the thought he nursed—
In thine own order see thou wed!
Let not the humble heart aspire
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To the gross home of wealth and pride;
Nor be it to a hearth allied
That vaunts of many a noble sire.
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.) — 887 focus
Weise, ja weise fürwahr ist, wer zuerst es
Sinnend erwogen im Geist und laut mit der Zunge verkündigt,
Daß der Ehbund zwischen den Gleichen allein glückbringend sei.
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Den Eh'n des Reichthums, der im Besize sich bläht,
Und des Hochmuths, der sich des Stammes vermißt,
Nachzugeh'n, frommt niedrer Armuth nimmermehr.
Zweiter Halbchor.
Gegenstrophe.
Commentary
Critical apparatus to Prometheus Bound (OCR draft) (Latin and Greek critical apparatus to Gottfried Hermann's 1852 edition of Prometheus Bound.) focus
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English commentary on Prometheus Bound (OCR draft) (N. Wecklein, translated by F. D. Allen. Ginn & Company, 1893; compared with the 1891 printing. Printed commentary pages 31–144. Provisional alignment and unresolved OCR are visibly flagged.) focus
887-906.
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