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Prometheus Bound. N. Wecklein. F. D. Allen (Translator). . .

Current edition Experimental

English commentary on Prometheus Bound (OCR draft) (English) (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.)

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (7)
Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης First1KGreek (Aeschyli Tragoediae. Sidgwick, Arthur, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1902.) — 195-398 focus
Προμηθεὺς δεσμώτης Perseus (Aeschylus, Volume 1. Smyth, Herbert Weir, editor. London; New York: William Heinemann; G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1922.) — 196-398 focus
Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης (OCR draft) Experimental (Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης. Guilielmus Dindorfius, 1882.) — 279 focus
Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης (OCR draft) Experimental (Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης. Gottfried Hermann, 1852.) — 279 focus
ΠΡΟΜΗθΕΥΣ ΔΕΣΜΩΤΗΣ (OCR draft) Experimental (ΠΡΟΜΗθΕΥΣ ΔΕΣΜΩΤΗΣ. Paul Mazon, 1920-1925.) — 279 focus
Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης (OCR draft) Experimental (Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης. N. Wecklein, 1885.) — 279 focus
οὐκ ἀκούσαις ἐπεύξαο
τοῦτο, Προμηθεῦ.
καὶ νῦν ἐλαφρῷ ποδὶ κραιπνόσυτον
295
θᾶκον προλιποῦσ᾽ αἰθέρα θ᾽ ἁγνὸν
πόρον οἰωνῶν, ἀκριοέσσῃ
χθονὶ τῇδε πελῶ· τοὺς σοὺς δὲ πόνους
χρήζω διὰ παντὸς ἀκοῦσαι.
Aeschyli Prometheus Vinctus (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschyli Prometheus Vinctus. Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, 1914.) — 279 focus
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.)) — 196-395 focus
Prometheus Bound. (OCR draft) Experimental (Prometheus Bound.. Theodore Alois Buckley, 1849.) — 279 focus
Upon those who are nothing loath hast thou urged this, Prometheus: and now having with light step quitted my rapidly-wafted chariot-seat, and the pure aether, highway of the feathered race, I will draw near to this rugged ground: and I long to hear the whole tale of thy sufferings.
Enter OCEAN.
I am arrived at the end of a long journey
, having passed over [it] to thee, Prometheus, guiding this winged steed of mine, swift of pinion, by my will, without a bit; and, rest assured, I sorrow with thy misfortunes. For both the tie of kindred thus constrains me, and, relationship apart, there is no one on whom I would bestow a larger share [of my regard] than to thyself. And thou shalt know that these words are sincere, and that it is not in me vainly to do lip-service: for come, signify to me in what it is necessary for me to assist thee; for at no time shalt thou say that thou hast a stauncher friend than Oceanus.
PROMÉTHÉE ENCHAINÉ (OCR draft) Experimental (PROMÉTHÉE ENCHAINÉ. Paul Mazon, 1920-1925.) — 279 focus
âpre sol : je veux jusqu'au bout connaître tes peines.
Prometheus Chained (OCR draft) Experimental (Prometheus Chained. Robert Potter, 1779.) — 279 focus
Not to th' unwilling are thy words directed.
With light foot now this nimblemoving ſeat,
This pure air, thro' whoſe liquid fields the birds
290
Winnow their wanton way, I leave; and now
Alight I on this rude and craggy rock,
Anxious to hear all thy unhappy tale.
Eschilo, Prometeo legato: traduzione italiana di Ettore Romagnoli (OCR draft) Experimental (Eschilo, Prometeo legato: traduzione italiana di Ettore Romagnoli. Ettore Romagnoli, 1922.) — 279 focus
per qual ragione egli cosí m' offenda.
Seduto appena sul paterno soglio,
subito Giove a compartir si diede
doni ai Celesti, a compartirne uffici,
a chi questo, a chi quello.
270
E dei mortali
non fe parola alcuna: anzi distruggere
tutta quanta volea la stirpe loro,
ed una nuova seminarne.
E niuno,
275
se togli me, si oppose al suo disegno.
lo n'ebbi ardire. E gli uomini salvai
dal piombare nell'Ade, allo sterminio.
Per questo in tali pene io son fiaccato,
dure a soffrire, misere a vedere.
280
Perché pietà degli uomini sentii,
indegno io stesso parvi di pietà;
e in questi lacci dolorosi stretto,
offro tal vista miseranda a Giove.
Aeschylus, Prometheus vinctus: versio Latina Ioannis Sanravii (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylus, Prometheus vinctus: versio Latina Ioannis Sanravii. Ioannes Sanravius, 1555.) — 279 focus
Non invitis vociferasti
Hoc Prometheu,
285
Et nunc levi pede sublimem
Sedem relinquens, & purum æthera,
Solum avium, ab hac molesta
Terra migro: tuos autem labores
Volo semper intelligi.
290
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.) — 279 focus
To willing hearts, and schooled to feel,
Prometheus, came thy tongue's appeal;
Therefore we leave, with lightsome tread,
The flying cars in which we sped—
We leave the stainless virgin air
315
Where wingèd creatures float and fare,
And by thy side, on rocky land,
Thus gently we alight and stand,
Willing, from end to end, to know
Thine history of woe.
320
[ The Chorus alight from their winged cars. Enter Oceanus, mounted on a griffin.
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.) — 279 focus
Gern thun wir, Prometheus, was dein Ruf
Uns eben gebot.
Leicht heb' ich den Schritt und entschwinge mich schnell
Dem geflügelten Siz
280
Und der heiligen Luft, wo der Adler sich sonnt;
Ich steige herab auf den felsigen Grund;
Es verlangt mich von dir
Dein Schicksal ganz zu vernehmen.
(Von der Meeresseite her erscheint Okeanos auf seinem geflügelten Seeroß.)

Notes on the current edition

Prometheus Bound

1. Two-source OCR draft: unmatched words are bracketed; readings, punctuation, possible marginalia and note boundaries remain unverified. Agreement between OCR sources is not proof of correctness.
2. Reference placement provisional: local window supported by running Greek. Source note 284-396; verify numbering and scope.

Commentary

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

285. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-317

διὰ παντὸς:
διαπαντὸς
M. G. Vit. Lips. 1. 2. Aug.
διὰ πάντος
Rob.

285. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-318

ἀκοῦσαι:
ἀκούσειν
Ven. 2. Rob.

287. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-319

πρὸς σέ:
πρόσσε
, primo accentu a sec. manu addito, Μ.
πρὸς σὲ
G. Vit. Lips. 2. Omittit has duas voces Lips. 1.

288. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-320

πτερυγωκῆ:
πτερυγικόν
Lips. 2. Eustathius p. 1545, 48.
οὕτω καὶ ὠκεανὸς τό τε ὕδωρ αὐτὸ καὶ ὁ μυθευόμενος θεός, ὃν ὁ τραγικὸς Αισχύλος ἐπὶ γρυπὸς καθίζων ἐξάγει πρὸς τὸ θέατρον
. Non insolitum hoc spectaculum Atheniensibus fuisse adnotavit Spanhemius, haec afferens Plutarchi in Agesilao c. 19.
κάναθρα δὲ καλοῦσιν εἴδωλα γρυπῶν ξύλινα καὶ τραγελάφων, ἐν οἷς κομίζουσι τὰς παῖδας ἐν ταῖς πομπαῖς
, item Hesychium in
κάνναβρα
et Casaubonum ad Ath. IV. 6. p. 260. h. e. apud Schweighaeuserum vol. II. p. 450.

289. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-321

στομίων ἄτερ εὐθύνων:
στομίων εὐθύνων ἄτερ
Lips. 1.

290. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-322

συναλγῶ:
συναλγῶ
Μ. Vit.
ξυναλγῶ
G. Lips. 1. 2. Aug.

292. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-323

ἐςαναγκάζει:
ἐσαναγκάσει
, superscripto
ζει
, Vit.
ἐς ἀναγάζει
. G.

292. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-324

χωρίς τε:
χωρίς του
G.

294. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-325

νείμαιμ᾽:
νείμαι μ'
Μ. G. Vit.
νέμοι'
Lips. 1. 2. Aug.

295. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-326

γνώσει δὲ τάδ᾽: Libri
γνώσῃ
. Athenaeus IV. p. 165. C.
τὸ δὲ χαριτογλωσσεῖν Αἰσχύλος εἴρηκεν ἐν Προμηθεῖ δεσμώτη, γνώσει τάδ᾽ ὡς ἔτυμ', οὐδὲ μάτην χαριτογλωσσεῖν ἔνι μοι
, ubi codices
ἔτημα
et
ἔτοιμα
. Vt Athenaeus, sic etiam G. Vit. Lips. 1.
δὲ
omittunt.

295. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-327

ἔτυμ':
ἔτυμ'
Μ. et superscripto
η
Vit.
ἐτήτυμα
Lips. 1.
ἐτύτημα
G.
ἐτύπημα
, adscripto
ν
super
η
, Ligs. 2. Aug.

295. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-328

οὐδὲ:
οὐ μάτην
Vit.
κοὐ μάτην
Lips. 1.

296. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-329

χαριτογλωσσεῖν ἔνι μοι:
σὲ τὸ χαριτογλωσσεῖν
Μ.
σοὶ τὸ χ.
Rob.
σὲ χ.
G. Vit. Lips. I. aliique et Ald.
σοὶ χ.
Lips. 2. aliique.
χαριτογλωσσεῖν σοι
vel
σ'
alii.
χαριτογλωσσεῖν
Athenaeus, et sic Turn.

297. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-330

ξυμπράσσειν: Libri
συμπράττειν
. Correxit Brunckius.

298. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-331

ποτ᾽ ἐρεῖς:
ποτ' ἐρεῖς
M. G. Vit. Lips. 1. Rob.
ποτε φὴς
Lips. 2. in quo superscriptum ut glossa
ἐρεῖς
, et Aug. Ald. Alii
ποτε φῇς, ποτε φήσεις
.

300. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-332

καὶ σὺ δὴ:
δ'
omittunt Lips. 2. in quo
σὺ
in rasura duarum syllabarum est, et Aug. Ald. Rob.

301. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-333

ἥκεις:
ἧκες
, cum explicatione
ἦλθες
, G.

303. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-334

αὐτόκτιτ᾽:
αὐτόκτιτ'
Μ. aliique et Turn.
αὐτόκτητ᾽
Lips. 2. Aug.
αὐτόκτιστο
G. Vit. Lips. 1. Ald. Rob.

304. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-335

ἐλθεῖν:
ἐς
a pr. manu M.
ἐλθεῖν
a secunda, et sic Vit. Lips. 1. 2. Rob. Ald. Turn. et recentiores.

304. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-336

NA: Scholiastam secundum, cuius adnotationi in ed. Stanl. praefixum est
ἢ θεωρὸς τύχας ἐμὰς ἀφίξαι καὶ ξυνασχαλῶν κακοῖς
, Porsonus legisse putabat
θεωρὸς ὤν
. Eam scripturam Butleri negligentia tribuit Aldinae, quam habere dicit
θεωρὸς τύχας
, quum habeat
θεωρήσων τύχας
. Repetiit errorem Wellauerus. Affertur
θεωρὸς ὢν
ex Vind. 3.

305. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-337

ἀφῖξαι:
ἀφίξαι
a pr. manu M.

305. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-338

ξυνασχαλῶν:
ξυνασχαλῶν
Lips. 1.
συνασχαλῶν
M. G. Lips. 2.
συνασχαλών
Vit.

306. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-339

τὸν:
τον
omittit Lips. 1.

307. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-340

τὸν συγκαταστήσαντα: Omnes
τὸν συγκαταστήσαντα
.

307. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-341

τυραννίδα: Lips. 1.
τυρανίδα
.

308. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-342

κάμπτομαι:
κάπτομαι
Lips. 1.

311. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-343

γίγνωσκε:
γíγνωσκε
Μ. Vind. 4. Ceteri
γίνωσκε
.

311. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-344

μεθάρμοσαι:
μεθάρμοσαι
M. Lips. 1. 2. Aug. aliique et Ald.
μεθάρμωσαι
G.
μεθάρμοσον
Vit. quod in aliis superscriptum.
μεθάρμοζε
Rob.

312. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-345

καὶ:
και
omittit G.

313. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-346

τραχεῖς καὶ:
τραχεῖς τε καὶ
Lips. 2.

314. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-347

ἀνωτέρω:
ἀνωτέρω
Μ. Vit. et plerique ut videtur libri.
ἀπωτέρω
G. Lips. 1. Rob. quod in aliis codd. pro diversa lectione adnotatum.
ἀπατέρω
Lips. 2. Aug.

315. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-348

θακῶν κλύοι:
θακῶν
Μ. G. Lips. 2. Aug. et sic Victorius.
Θακών
Vit. Lips. 1. Ald. Rob. Turn.
κλύει
G.
κλύῃ
Lips. 2. Aug.

316. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-349

μόχθων:
μόχθον
G. Vit.

316. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-350

παιδιὰν:
πεδιὰν
Lips. 2.

317. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-351

ταλαίπωρ':
ταλαίπωρε
G.

318. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-352

πημάτων:
τῶν πημάτων
Lips. 2.

318. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-353

τῶνδε:
τῶνδε
omittit Vit.

319. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-354

ἀρχαῖ᾽:
ἀρχαῖα
G. Lips. 1.

319. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-355

ἴσως σοι:
ἴσωσοι
M. a pr. manu.
ἴσος σοι
Lips. 1.
ἴσως
omisso
σοι
Lips. 2. Aug.

321. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-356

γίγνεται:
γίγνεται
Lips. 1. Ceteri
γίνεται
.

322. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-357

κακοῖς:
κακῶν
Vit. in quo supra scriptum
ὑποχωρεῖς ἀπὸ τῶν
.

323. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-358

τοῖς:
τοις
om. Lips. 1.

324. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-359

NA: Imitatum esse hunc versum Tzetzam ad Hesiodi O. et D. 780. adnotavit Porsonus.

327. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-360

καὶ νῦν:
και μιν
, superscripto
νῦν
, Lips. 2. Aug.

329. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-361

λαβροστόμει:
μη λαβροστόμει
G. Vit. aliique et Ald. Scholiastes Nicandri ad Alex. 160.
καὶ Αἰσχύλος, μὴ λαβροστόμει
.

330. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-362

οἶσθ᾽:
οἶδ'
Aug.

330. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-363

περισσόφρων:
περισώφρων
G. Lips. 1.

331. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-364

προςτρίβεται:
προςτρίβεται
M. G. Vit. Lips. 1. Vind. 1. 4. et Victorius, atque ita scriptum est apud Stobaeum XXXVI. 17. atque Apostolium VI. 36. et in Monostichis Menandri v. 111.
προςγίνεται
Lips. 2. Aug. aliique codd. et Ald. Rob. Turn. γρ.
προςτρίβεται
margo Lips. 2.

332. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-365

ὁθούνεκ': Libri
ὅθ' οὕνεκ
.

333. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-366

τετολμηκὼς:
τετολμικῶς
G. Simillime Sophocles Antig. 537.
καὶ ξυμμετίσχω καὶ φέρω τῆς αἰτίας
.

334. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-367

μηδέ σοι:
μηδέν σοι
M. Vit. Lips. 1. 2. aliique et Rob.

335. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-368

πείσεις:
πείθεις
Μ.

335. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-369

οὐ γὰρ:
οὐτὰρ
G.

335. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-370

εὐπιθής:
εὐπειθής
M. а pr. manu et Vit. Lips. 1. 2. Aug. aliique et Ald. Rob. In Lips. 2. ad
ε
superscriptum
ι
.

336. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-371

πάπταινε:
πάπταννε
G.
πάμπταινε
Lips. 2. Aug.

336. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-372

πημανθῇς:
πημανθῆ
M. a pr. manu,
ς
addidit secunda.

339. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-373

ἀντισπάσῃς:
μηδαμῶς μὲ ἀντισπάσῃς
ex duabus Cantabrigiensibus Blomfieldius.

341. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-374

τῶνδέ:
τόνδε
om. Lips. 2. Aug.

342. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-375

κοὐδαμῇ:
κουδὲ μὴ
M. G. Vit. aliique.
κουδαμῆ
Lips. 1. edd. vett.
κουδαμή
, ultima littera in litura et supra scripto
οι
, Lips. 2.
κοὐδαμοῦ
Aug. Valckenario ad Phoen. 1723. p. 575.
τὰ μὲν σ' ἐπαινῶν οὐδαμῇ λήξω ποτέ
legendum putanti more suo obsecutus est Brunckius. V. ad Soph. Ai. 1379.

343. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-376

προθυμίας:
προμηθείας
G.

343. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-377

ἀτὰρ:
αὐτὰρ
Vit.

345. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-378

θέλοις:
θέλεις
M. G. Lips. 1. 2. Aug. et sic codd. plerique et vett. edd.
θέλοις
Vit. Par. B. Cantabr. 1. quod receperunt Brunckius et Schützius, non, ut Wellauerus ait, inepte, sed aptissime, immo sententia etiam flagitante, quia
μάτην πονήσεις
idem fere est quod
πονήσειας ἂν μάτην
.

347. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-379

οὐκ εἰ:
ουκ
om. Vit. qui
εἰ
habet et
οὐ
in principio sequentis versus.

347. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-380

οἵνεκα: Libri
εἵνεκα
. Correxit Brunckius.

348. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-381

πλείστοισι:
πλήστοισι
pr. manu habuisse videtur M.

348. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-382

πημονὰς:
πλείστους πημονάς
Vit.

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NA: Versus 349-374. in libris Oceano tributi sunt. Promethei esse intellexit Elmsleius.

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καὶ:
καὶ
om. G. Pro eo male Porsonus
καί
.

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ὃς πρὸς ἑσπέρους τόπους:
ὃς ἐς ἑσπέρους τόπους
Med. Par. D. Rob.
ὃς πρὸς ἑσπερίους τόπους
Vit. Ceteri
ὃς πρὸς ἑσπέρους τόπους
.

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κίον᾽:
κίονας
G. Lips. 1. Vulgatum
κίον'
, quae etiam in Rob. est, habet Plutarchus de facie in orbe lunae p. 923. C. Eustathius p. 1389, 61.
διὸ καὶ Αἰσχύλος ἐν Προμηθεῖ κίονα εἶπεν ἑνικῶς καὶ οὐ κίονας
, de axe, circum quem volvitur orbis, haec intelligenda putans. P. Petitum, qui in Obss. misc. III. 24.
ἕστηκε κίων
ut vulgatam scripturam affert, refutavit Abreschius. Quo magis mirum est Blomfieldium illud ipsum
ἕστηκε κίων
scribendum coniecisse, probasseque Nitzschium in adn. ad Od. I. 52. p. 18.

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οὐρανοῦ:
οὐρανῶν
Rob.

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ὤμοις:
ὤμοις
(non
ὤμοισι
) M. G. Vit. Lips. 1. 2. Aug. edd. vett. praeter Rob. Sic etiam apud Plutarchum.
ὤμοισι
Par. D.

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NA: Alteram versus partem respexit Porphyrius de abst. p. 77.

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εὐάγκαλον:
εὐάγγαλον
Lips. 1.

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τε:
τε
omittit G.

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ἄντρων:
ἄντρων
, superscripto
ω
, Lips. 2.

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ἑκατογκάρηνον: Libri
ἑκατοντακάρηνον
, nisi quod M.
ἑκατοντοκάρηνον
habet,
α
super
η
a manu secunda adscripto. Ex Pauwii emendatione Porsonus
ἑκατογκάρηνον
. Blomfieldius aliique
ἑκατογκάρανον
, quod
καρανῶσαι, καρανιστῆρα
dicant tragici, probabili, etsi non prorsus certo argumento. Videri potest confirmari Hesychii verbis p. 1126.
ἑκατονκάρανοι, ἑκατὸν αἱ ἐπιζήμιον πρασσόμεναι
, et est fortasse ita, si ille
ἑκατογκάρανον
scripsit et deinde posuit ex Aristophanis Eq. 440.
ἑκατοντάλαντοι δίκαι, αἱ ἑκατὸν τάλαντα ἐπιζήμιον πρασσόμεναι
. In chori carmine apud Aeschylum Choeph. 391.
κάρανα
legitur, sed in trimetro ex Euripidis Meleagro apud scholiastam Pindari ad Nem. X. 12.
κάρα Τυδεὺς γένυσι Μελανίππου σπάσας
.

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πᾶσι δ᾽ ἀντέστη θεοῖς:
πᾶσιν ὃς ἀντέστη θεοῖς
M. G. Vit. Lips. 1. Ald. Rob. Turn.
ὃς πᾶσιν ἀντέστη θεοῖς
Lips. 2. Aug. Par. E. Bess. Gaisfordii coniecturam,
Τυφῶνα θοῦρον, ὃςτις ἀντέστη θεοῖς
, probaverat Porsonus, multis exemplis allatis, in quibus
τις
vel additum temere vel omissum est. Ne commemorem quod sic grave et prope necessarium vocabulum abiicitur, ne recte quidem dictum est
ὅςτις
, quod pronomen quum non sit definientis, quam vim habet
ὃς
, sed declarantis, referendum id esset ad
θοῦρον
, quo languida fieret sententia. Defendere quidem
ὅςτις
pro
ὃς
positum conatus est Blomfieldius, sed aliena sunt exempla quae attulit praeter unum Callimachi h. Apoll. 22. in quo tamen vulgo recte divisim scriptum est de saxo Nioben referente
ὃς τις ἐνὶ Φρυγíῃ διερὸς λίθος ἐστήρικται
, h. e.
διερός τις λίθος
. Praeter alias inscite inventas medelas imperite Wunderlichius coniecit
πᾶσιν ὃς ἀνέστη θεοῖς
, numero prorsus ab Aeschyli arte alieno. Probabilius est quod Lobeckius in prima editione Aiacis ad v. 1122. p. 344. proposuit
πᾶσιν ὃς προὔστη θεοῖς
, ut in Aiacis versu dictum est
ἢ σοὶ γὰρ Αἴας πολέμιος προὔστη ποτέ;
quocum comparari potest scriptura quam in Trachinis v. 1183. servavit scholiastes, falsa illa quidem aperte,
οὐ θᾶσσον οἴσεις, μηδὲ προστήσεις ἐμοί
, quam interpretatur
ἐναντιωθήσῃ
, quo
verbo
etiam Aeschyli enarratores usi sunt. Multo tamen elegantius est, neque exiguam habet veri speciem, quod Naekio in mentem venit in programmate a. 1829. edito sive in eius Opusculis I. p. 175. inter
πᾶσιν ὃς
et
ἀντέστη
lacunam esse unius versus, hac fere sententia,
qui cunctis unus insana mentis rabie diis obstitit
. Quamquam, si quid excidit, non adducor ut
πᾶσιν
tam longe a
θεοῖς
removisse Aeschylum putem, sed facilius credam altera
ὃς
pronominis positura eum tale quid scripsisse,
ὃς δυςαντήτῳ μένει χειρῶν πεποιθὼς πᾶσιν ἀντέστη θεοῖς
. Sed tamen, quoniam haec omnia non sine magna audacia coniici possunt, ad illud redii quod ut facillimum olim in publicis scholis commendavi,
πᾶσι δ' ἀντέστη θεοῖς
. Eodem modo in Sept. ad Th. 549.
ἕκτον λέγοιμι ἂν ἄνδρα σωφρονέστατον ἀλκήν τ' ἄριστον, μάντιν, Αμφιάρεω βίαν· Ὁμολοΐσιν δὲ πρὸς πύλαις τεταγμένος κακοῖσι βάζει πολλὰ Τυδέως βίαν
.

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NA: Hunc versum et sequentem afferunt Eudocia p. 406. Tzetzes ad Lycophr. 177.et in Theogonia v. 289. Favorinus in
Τυφωεύς
, priorem solum Eustathius p. 579, 20.

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σμερδναῖσι: Apud Eudociam, Favorinum, Tzetzam in Theogonia et in quibusdam eius libris ad Lycophronem, ut in ed. Rob.
δειναῖσι
. Eustathius
σμερδνῇσι
. Ceteri Aeschyli et Tzetzae libri
σμερδναῖσι
.

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γαμφηλαῖσι:
γαμφήλαισι
a pr. manu M. et ad secundam syllabam superscripto
ι
G.
γαμφήλαισι
M. a sec. manu et Rob. Eudocia, Favorinus.
γαμφηλαῖσι
Lips. 1.
γαμφηλαις
vel
γαμφηλαις
Vit. Lips. 2. aliique codd. et Ald. Turn. atque Eustathius et Tzetzes. Quod ad has dativi formas attinet, quid de Homeri usu statuendum sit, copiose docet Etym. M. p. 166, 30. et Gudianum p. 249, 41. sed utrumque emendatione indigens. Eam praebet Etym. Augustanum, in quo omissis exemplis sic scriptum,
δεῖ δὲ γιγνώσκειν ὅτι παρὰ τῷ ποιητῇ αἱ τοιαῦται δοτικαí, εἴτε ἐπεκτεταμέναι εἴτε ἀνεπέκτατοι, τὸ α εἰς η τρέπουσι, οἷον ἐν παλάμῃσιν, ἐν παλάμῃς φορεῖ, σεσημειωμένων δυεῖν, θεαῖς καὶ ἀκταῖς
. Itaque non in locis duobus illis quos Etym. M. et Gudianum afferunt, Od. V. 119. et II. XII. 284. servandum est
αις
, sed in duobus vocabulis
θεαῖς
et
ἀκταῖς
. Atque ex
θεά
dativus exstat etiam II. III. 15S. ubi tamen
αἰνῶς ἀθανάτησι θεῇς εἰς ὦπα ἔοικεν
non solum in libris scriptum est, sed etiam apud Athenaeum V. p. 188. B. ipsoque in Etym. M. p. 36, 7. Subtili quadam ratione Göttlingius ad Aristotelis Polit. p. 343.
θεῇς
not sine iota littera defendere studuit.

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φόνον:
φόβον
, memoratum in scholiis habent M. Par. D. Rob. et ante primae manus correctionem Vit. Ceteri
φόνον
.

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ὀμμάτων:
ὀμάτων
G. Lips. 1.

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ἤστραπτε:
ἤστραπται
G. Lips. 2.

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γοργωπὸν:
γοργωπὸν
ex hoc versu habere videtur Hesychius.

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ἄγρυπνον:
ἄγριον
G. Lips. 1.

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NA: Non latuit hic locus Bentleium Horatio Carm. III. 4, 44.
caducum fulmen
eripere tentantem.

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κἀξεβροντήθη:
καὶ ἐξεβροντίθη
G.
κἀξεβροντήσθη
Vit.

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παράορον:
παράωρον
Vit. aliique codd.
πανάωρον
Ox. Bess. Ald. γρ.
καὶ πανάωρον
Vit.
παρήωρον
G. Lips. 1. aliique codd. et Rob.
παρήορον
Lips. 2. Aug. Colb. 2. Turn.
παράφρον
, quod Bergkius in Diurn. antiq. Darmst. a. 1835. p. 952. restituendum monuit ex Hesychii glossa
παράορος, σειραφόρος
, praebuit M. V. II. VII. 156.

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ἰπούμενος:
ἰπνούμενος
Lips. 2. Aug. eum plerisque libris et schol. Aristoph. ad Vesp. 139. in ed. Ald.
ἱπνούμενος
G. et a manu recentiore Μ.
ἱπούμενος
Vit. ex correctione primae manus, quae alterum
π
delevit. Eodem errore apud Hesychium et Photium
ιπποῦμεν
et
ἰππούμενος
scriptum.
ἰπνούμενον
Lips. 1. Quod Hemsterhusius ad Pluti v. 816. reponendum vidit
ἰπούμενος
habet M. a pr. manu et Par. C. et pro diversa scriptura Par. B. Eustathius p. 16, 40.
ἰποῦν ῥῆμα τὸ βλάπτειν παρὰ τῷ Αἰσχύλῳ
. Etiam Pindarus Ol. IV. 11. Aetnam vocavit
ἶπον ἀνεμόεσσαν ἑκατογκεφάλα Τυφῶνος ὀβρίμου
.

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ῥίζαισιν:
ῥίζαισιν
M. Vit. Aug.
ῥίζησιν
G. Lips. 1.
ῥίζεσιν
Lips. 2.

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μυδροκτυπεῖ:
μυδροκτυπεῖ
in litura M.
μυδροκτρυπεῖ
Lips. 2.

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ἔνθεν ἐκραγήσονταί:
ἐνθένδ᾽ ἐκρ.
Lips. 1.
ἔνθ᾽ ἐκρραγήσονταί ποτε
G. Describit poeta recentis memoriae incendium Aetnae Ol. LXXV. 2. de quo marmor Parium in Corp. inscr. vol. II. p. 302. et Thucydides III. 116. V. Cluverii Sic. ant. I. p. 104.

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δάπτοντες:
δ᾽ ἄπτοντες
G.

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ἀγρίαις:
ἀγρίοις
Vit. et pauci alii.

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λευρὰς:
λευροὺς
Μ. Rob. Ceteri libri
λευράς
.

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γύας:
γυίας
Vit. Lips. 1. aliique.
γυίας
Lips. 2.

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θερμῆς:
θερμοῖς
, quod in Par. Β. adscriptum est, Ald. Turn. Cant. et posteriores. Fortius est quod plerique libri cum Rob. habent
θερμῆς
. Ita, non
θερμής
, etiam M.
θέρμης
G. et ante correctionem Vit.

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ἀπλήστου: Libri
ἀπλήστου
. Id in
ἀπλήτου
(scribere debebat
ἀπλάτου
) mutandum suspicabatur Schutzius, quia Pindarus
ἀπλάτου πυρός
dixerit. Cur corrigatur quod caret vitio?

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βέλεσι:
βέλεσσι
Μ.

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NA: In libris huic versui appositum est Promethei nomen, quoniam qui praecedunt versus tributi sunt Oceano. V. ad v. 349. Scholia haec praebent,
σὺ δ᾽· ὦ Ὠκεανέ. οὐκ ἄπειρος· τῆς ὀργῆς τοῦ Διός. οὐκ ἄπειρος, φησίν, ὑπάρχεις ὧν λέγεις, ἀλλ᾽ ἔμπειρος· ἔμπειρος δὲ ὢν τούτων φύλασσε ὅπως σώσεις ἑαυτὸν ὡς γινώσκεις· οὐ γὰρ ἐν τούτῳ χρήζεις διδασκάλου τινός
. Prior interpretatio non satisfacit. Nam si iram Iovis expertus esse dicitur Oceanus, quaenam est illa ira? Non iram, sed audaciam Iovis et quidem non magis quam ceteri omnes antiqui dei expertus erat, cunctorum illo sibi imperium arrogante. Melius est alterum, non inexpertum eorum quae dicat esse Oceanum. Dixit autem Oceanus v. 326.
τραχὺς μόναρχος, οὐδ᾽ ὑπεύθυνος κρατεῖ
.

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σῶζ':
σῶιζ'
Μ.

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ἐπίστασαι:
ἐπίσταμαι
ante corr. Lips. 1.

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λωφήσῃ:
λωφήσῃ
, ut librarius prius
λωφήσει
scripsisse videatur, M.
λογήσῃ
G.

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χόλου:
χόλον
Vit.

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γιγνώσκεις:
γιγνώσκεις
Μ. Ceteri
γινώσκεις
. Cicero Q. Tusc. III. 31.
Sed sumendum tempus est non minus in animorum morbis quam in corporum: ut Prometheus ille Aeschyli, cui quum dictum esset atqui, Prometheu, te hoc tenere existumo, mederi posse rationem iracundiae, respondi siquidem quis tempestivam medicinam admovens non ad gravescens vulnus illidat manus
. His refutatur Bentleius, qui etiam alterum distichon Oceano tribuendum putabat.

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ψυχῆς νοσούσης: Libri omnes
ὀργῆς νοσούσης εἰσὶν ἰατροὶ λόγοι
. Stobaeus ΧΧ. 13.
ὀργῆς ματαίας εἰσὶν αἴτιοι λόγοι
. Plutarchus in Consol. ad Apollonium p. 102. Β.
καλῶς ἔχειν ὑπέλαβον τῶν παραμυθητικῶν σοι μεταδοῦναι λόγων πρὸς ἄνεσιν τῆς λύπης καὶ παῦλαν τῶν πενθικῶν καὶ ματαίων ὀδυρμῶν. ψυχῆς γὰρ νοσούσης εἰσὶν ἰατροὶ λόγοι, ὅταν τις ἐν καιρῷ γε μαλθάσσῃ κέαρ
. Plutarchum homo doctus in Novae bibliothecae Germanicae vol. LXVI. parte I. cuius observationes Latine versae in Beckii Commentariis societatis philologicae vol. II. exstant,
ψυχῆς
pro
ὀργῆς
substituisse, quoniam de dolore, non de ira scriberet, suspicabatur. Eadem Wyttenbachii sententia fuit. Eustathius p. 696, 33. fortasse ex Plutarcho,
κατὰ γὰρ τὴν τραγῳδίαν ψυχῆς νοσούσης εἰσὶν ἰατροὶ λόγοι
. Εt p. 1005, 21.
ἐπεὶ καὶ φύσει κατὰ τὸν εἰπόντα ψυχῆς νοσούσης εἰσὶν ἰατροὶ λόγοι
. Sic hic versus scriptus est etiam in Georgidae Gnomologio in Boissonadii Anecd. I. p. 100. Attulerat Stanleius Isocratis verba in or. de pace S. 39.
ὑμᾶς δὲ χρὴ πρῶτον μὲν τοῦτο γιγνώσκειν, ὅτι τῶν μὲν περὶ τὸ σῶμα νοσημάτων πολλαὶ θεραπεῖαι καὶ παντοδαπαὶ τοῖς ἰατροῖς εὕρηνται, ταῖς δὲ ψυχαῖς ταῖς νοσούσαις καὶ γεμούσαις πονηρῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν οὐδέν ἐστιν ἄλλο φάρμακον πλὴν λόγος ὁ τολμῶν τοῖς ἁμαρτανομένοις ἐπιπλήττειν
: verum ibi pro
νοσούσαις
codex Vrbinas praebuit
ἀγνοούσαις
. Plutarchi et Eustathii scripturam probarunt Stephanus, Casaubonus ad Athenaeum p. 65. Gatakerus in Adv. misc. p. 487. C. Ei repugnare videtur Ciceronis interpretatio, nisi hunc sententiam magis quam verba expressisse putabimus.
Ὀργή
quidem non videtur
νοσοῦσα
dici potuisse. Nam etsi
νοσεῖν περί τι
vel
ἐπί τινι
de vehementi cupiditate dicitur, ut apud Platonem in Phaedro p. 228. Β.
ἀπαντήσας δέ τῳ νοσοῦντι περὶ λόγων ἀκοήν, ἰδὼν μὲν ἥσθη ὅτι ἕξοι τὸν συγκορυβαντιῶντα, καὶ προςάγειν ἐκέλευε
, tamen si quid simpliciter
νοσεῖν
dicitur, ei significatur deesse aliquid, quominus id sit quod pro natura sua esse debeat. Itaque
ὀργὴ νοσοῦσα
non erit nimia et modum excedens ira intelligenda, sed quae non impleat modum nec possit recte censeri ira esse. Adhaeret enim illi verbo debilitationis quaedam notatio. Non igitur recte
νοσούσης
ille interpretatus est, qui pro eo verbo
ματαίας
, quod apud Stobaeum est, posuit. Pauwianam sapientiam, qui, quod
ὀργή
quamlibet animi affectionem significaret, eo vocabulo hic usum esse Aeschylum putavit, non debebat probare Wellauerus. Reisigius quod ad Soph. Oed. C. 1190. leni sane mutatione coniecit,
ὀργῆς νοσοῦσιν εἰσὶν ἰατροὶ λόγοι
, hac credo sententia, ut miseris iram lenire adhortationes dicantur, id si Aeschylus voluisset, scripsisset
νοσοῦσιν ὀργῆς
. Aliud in mentem venit G Dindorfio, quem moverunt haec verba Themistii in or. VII. p. 98.
φάρμακον δὲ ὀργῆς οἰδαινούσης τὸ μὲν αὐτίκα λόγος ἐστίν, ᾧ σὺ τηνικαῦτα ἐπράϋνας σφαδάζουσαν καὶ ζέουσαν ἔτι
, ut Aeschylum
ὀργῆς ζεούσης
scripsisse crederet, ad sententiam recte, modo satis appareret unde in libros
νοσούσης
irrepserit. Fatendum tamen est scholiastas aliud verbum quam
νοσούσης
videri legisse. Eorum unus
εἰπόντος τοῦ Προμηθέως ὅτι ἐγὼ τὴν παροῦσαν ὑπομενῶ τύχην, ἕως οὗ ὁ νοῦς τοῦ Διὸς παυθήσεται τῆς ὀργῆς, φησὶν ὁ Ὠκεανὸς πρὸς αὐτόν, οὐδὲ τοῦτο γινώσκεις, ὦ Προμηθεῦ, ὅτι οἱ λόγοι οἱ παρακλητικοὶ θεραπεύουσι τὴν ὀργὴν ἀγριαίνουσαν καὶ ἐπαιρομένην;
Alius interpres adscripsit
ἀκμαζούσης
. In alio scholio est
εἰπόντος Ὠκεανοῦ ὅτι τῆς ἀκμαζούσης ὀργῆς οἱ λόγοι εἰσὶν ἰατροί
. Quas interpretationes qui consideret, facile adducatur ut eas ad
σφριγώσης
pertinere putet, quandoquidem mox ad
σφριγῶντα
v. 382. adnotatum est
αὐξόμενον καὶ ζέοντα. ἀκμάζοντα. νεάζοντα καὶ αὐξάνοντα
. Atque apud Hesychium
σφριγᾷ, — ἀκμάζει, νεάζει. σφριγῶν, ἀκμάζων, νεάζων, αὔξων. σφριγῶντα, ἐπαιρόμενον, ἰσχύοντα
. Quod si cui hariolari libeat, suspicari poterit lectum fuisse olim
ὀργῆς σφριγώσης
, idque verbum quum librario in mente haereret, illatum ab eo esse pro
σφυδῶντα
, quod codex M. v. 382. habet. Verum eadem opera etiam alia coniici possunt, ut
ὀργῆς βρυούσης
. Nam Hesychius
βρύει, ῥέει, πηγάζει, ἀναβλύζει, πηδᾷ, ἀνθεῖ, ἀνίησιν, αὔξεται
. Dicitur id autem etiam non adiecto nomine, ut in Soph. Electra v. 422.
βρύοντα θάλλον
. Sed tamen consultius visum est tenere scripturam quae apud Plutarchum et Eustathium et Georgidam est, quum ad eam explicandam, quoniam de ira sermo est, facile adscribi potuerit
ὀργῆς
, quod pro diversa scriptura habitum deinde expulso
ψυχῆς
in
ὀργῆς
mutatum fuerit.

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ἐάν τις ἐν καιρῷ γε:
κἄν τις
G. quod etiam scholio in illo codice praepositum est.
ὅταν τις
Plutarchus.

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μαλθάσσῃ:
μαλθάσῃς
M. a pr. manu et G. Lips. 1. Ald. Rob.
μαλθακίσῃ
Lips. 2. Aug.

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σφυδῶντα:
σφυδῶντα
Μ.
σφυγῶντα
Lips. 1.
σφιγῶντα
G. Ceteri omnes
σφριγώντα
. Hesychius
σφυδῶν, ἰσχυρός, εύρωστος, σκληρός· et διασφυδῶσαι, αὐξῆσαι, ἀπὸ τοῦ σφύζειν
.

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ἰσχναίνῃ:
ἰσχράνει
Μ.
ἰσχαίνῃ
G. Lips. 1. et pauci alii libri.
ἰσχναίνῃ
Vit. Lips. 2. cum plerisque. Sed id cum in Lips. 2. sic scriptum sit ut imperito videri possit
ἰσχναίνῃ
esse, posuit hoc is qui Aug. scripsit.
ἰσχναίνῃ

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προμηθεῖσθαι:
προμηθεῖσθαι
M. G. Lips. 1. aliique et Ald.
προμηθεῖσθαι
Lips. 2. Aug. aliique et Rob.
ἐν τῷ προμηθεῖσθαι μὲ καὶ τολμῶν
, addita explicatione
προνοεῖσθαι ἐμὲ τὸ συμφέρον σοι
, Vit.
προμηθεῖσθαι
recte probarunt Scaliger et Valckenarius ad Phoen. 1475.

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ὁρᾷς:
ὁρᾷς το
, sed lineola transfixo, M.

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δίδασκέ με:
δίδασκέ μοι
Vit.

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περισσὸν:
περισὸν
Lips. 1.

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κουφόνούν:
κουφόνουν
cum unius aut duarum litterarum litura post ν M.

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τῇδε τῇ νόσῳ:
τῇδε τῇ νόσῳ
M. G. Vit. Lips. 1. 2. Aug. et cum plerisque. codd. Ald. Rob.
τήνδε τιν νόσον
inter versus adscriptum in Par. B. et sic Turn. Sophocles Trach. 544.
νοσοῦντι κείνῳ πολλὰ τῇδε τῇ νόσῳ.

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μὴ δοκεῖν φρονεῖν:
μὴ φρονεῖν δοκεῖν
Μ. et pauci alii codices.
μὴ δοκεῖν ἀφρονεῖν
G. Lips. 1. adscripta in utroque glossa φράζεσθαι.

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δόκει σοι:
δόξεις
M. G. Lips. 1. 2. Aug. et plerique, quod unus scholiastarum frustra explicare conatur.
δόκει σοι
Vit. et alii pauci.
δόξει σοι, γρ. δοκήσῃ
Par. B. Apertum est scribendum fuisse
δόκει σύ
. Meum, inquit, hoc peccatum esse puta, ut desipere videar, quum recte sapiam. Quibus verbis iubet Oceanum absistere a consilio suo.

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οἶκον:
οἴκους
Lips. 2. Aug.

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πάλιν:
πάλαι
, sed supra scripto
ὀπίσω
, Vit.

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θρῆνος οὑμὸς:
θρῆνός ὁ ἐμὸς
G. Lips. 2. Aug. Ald.

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βάλῃ:
βάλλει
Vit.

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θακοῦντι:
θακοῦντι
M. Vit. aliique et Rob.
κρατοῦντι
G. Lips. 1. 2. Aug. aliique et Ald. Id ut glossa supra adscriptum in Vit.

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ἀχθεσθῇ:
ἀχθεσθῇ
G.

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συμφορὰ:
συμφοραί
a pr. manu habuisse videtur M.

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λευρὸν γὰρ οἶμον:
λευρῶν γὰρ οἴμων
Ven. 2. 3. Rob. Ceteri
λευρὸν γὰρ οἶμον
, praeter Vit. in quo est
εὐρὺν
, superscripto
οι
. G.
λευρὸν
in litura, quum prius
λευρὰν
scriptum fuisset. Euripides Alc. 838.
ὀρθὴν παρ' οἶμον, ἣ ἐπὶ Λάρισσαν φέρει
. Praetuli ut exquisitius femininum, ad quod etiam
λευρὸν
ducere videtur.

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ψαίρει:
ψαίρει
M. G. et ex correctione Vit. probatum Turnebo, Iensio Lect. Luc. p. 393. Valckenario ad Phoen. 1399.
ψαύει
ante corr. Vit. aliique et Ald.
ψαύει
Lips. Aug. aliique et Rob.
ψαύει
, superscripto
ψαίρει
et addito
γρ. ψαίρει
Par. B.

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

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193-396. First Episode. 193- 283. First Scene: Prometheus and the Coryphaeus. The scholiast says: τὴν ὑπόθεσιν (that is, the expo- sition of the events supposed to pre- cede the opening of the play) βουλό- μενος διδάξαι, τὸ περίεργον (curiosity) τοῦ γυναικώδους ήθους προσέλαβεν (availed himself of, as a motive). οὐκ ἂν γὰρ ὁ ᾿Ὠκεανds (who enters later) ἠξίωσεν ἐρωτῆσαι εἰδώς. The curiosity of the chorus is a natural conse- quence of their awakened sympathy. Still it is to be observed that Prome- theus on his part is moved to tell his story by the longing to unburden his heart to sympathizing friends (see 198). He needs only the request in order to comply at once. - The Pro- logue and this first scene of the first episode constitute the first act of the drama, which expounds the situation and prepares the way for the follow- ing dramatic development.

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284-396. Second Scene of the First Episode. Oceanus, father of the Oceanids, enters (from the right), mounted upon a winged steed (τετρασκελής οἰωνός 395) like 285. 290 Pegasus. The scholiast understands a griffin, because of this word οἰωνός, but sea-gods, in older Greek art, are often seen riding on hippocamps or sea-horses. The machine here used was the αἰώρημα, a sort of crane with hanging ropes, by which persons could be swung aloft, moved through the air, and let down again. The scholiast remarks, καιρὸν δίδωσι τῷ χορῷ καθήκασθαι (καθιμᾶσθαι ?) τῆς μηχανῆς ᾿Ὠκεανὸς ἐλθών· ὑπερβολῇ δὲ ἐχρήσατο, ὅπου γε Ὅμηρος οὐκ εἰσήγα- γεν ᾿Ὠκεανὸν εἰς τὸν σύλλογον τῶν θεῶν (on this cp. Il. xx. 7 οὔτε τις οὖν Ποταμῶν ἀπέην νόσφ᾽ ᾿Ὠκεανοῖο). The anapaests of Oceanus accompany the descent of the chorus from their chariot into the orchestra. - This scene and the second episode form the second act, the beginning of the action which leads to the catastrophe. See on 307 and 436.

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284. δολιχῆς : an epic word. The way is long because Oceanus comes from the depths of the sea. Cp. 300 f.

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285. διαμειψάμενος : cp. Sept. 334 δια- μεῖψαι ὁδόν, 856 δι᾽ ᾿Αχέροντ᾽ ἀμείβεται
τὰν ναύστολον θεωρίδα. ‘Dicendum erat κέλευθον διαμείβεσθαι, pro quo τέρμα κελεύθου dixit ratione habita verbi ἥκω' (Dindorf). Cp. Eur. Phoen. 163 εἴθε δρόμον νεφέλας ποσὶν ἐξανύσαιμι δι᾽ αἰθέρος πρὸς ἐμὸν ὁμογενέ- τορα.

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286. πτερυγωκή: formed like πο- δώκης. Cp. ὠκύπτερος.

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287. γνώμῃ : 'admirationis augen- dae causa non brutus, sed mente ac ratione praeditus esse fingitur' (Schütz). In Il. xviii. 419, the golden handmaids of Hephaestus are endowed with reason, speech, and power of action; in Od. viii. 556, the ships of the Phaeacians sail τιτυσκό- μεναι φρεσί, and we are told that αὐταὶ ἴσασι νοήματα καὶ φρένας ἀνδρῶν. As these ships need neither helms- man nor rudder, so Oceanus's steed needs no bit, because of its own ac- cord it obeys the will (γνώμη) of its rider.

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289 f. τὸ συγγενὲς ἐσαναγκάζει : cp. 39. According to Hesiod Theog. 133, Oceanus is son of Uranus and 295. 309 305 Gaea, and the oldest of the Titans. See on 14. - γένους : = τῆς συγγε- νείας.

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291 f. ὅτῳ ... νείμαιμι : without av, as Ag. 620 οὐκ ἔσθ᾽ ὅπως λέξαιμι, Cho. 172 οὐκ ἔστιν ὅστις πλὴν ἐμοῦ κείραιτό νιν, Il. xxii. 348 ὡς οὐκ ἔσθ᾽ ὃς σῆς γε κύνας κεφαλῆς ἀπαλάλκοι, Soph. Phil. 692 οὐκ ἔχων βάσιν οὐδέ τιν᾿ ἐγχώρων κακογείτονα, παρ᾽ ᾧ στόνον ἀποκλαύ- σειεν, Eur. Alc. 52 ἔστ᾽ οὖν ὅπως ῎Αλ- κηστις εἰς γῆρας μόλοι; 117 οὐδὲ ναυ- κληρίαν ἔσθ᾽ ὅποι TIS αἴας στείλας δυστάνου παραλύσαι ψυχάν. GMT.241; Krüger II. § 54, 3, 8. – μοῖραν νεί- μαιμι: cp. Hdt. ii. 172 ἐν οὐδεμιῇ μοίρῃ μεγάλῃ ἦγον, Plat. Crat. 398 b μεγά- λην μοῖραν καὶ τιμὴν ἔχει. This sense of dignity, station, rank was devel- oped from the meaning due share, just due. Cp. Soph. Trach. 1238 ἁνὴρ ὅδ᾽, ὡς ἔοικεν, οὐ νεμεῖν ἐμοὶ φθίνοντι μοῖραν.

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294. χαριτογλωσσεῖν : see on 180. ἔνι μοι : 'tis my nature; cp. 224.

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296. ᾿Ὠκεανοῦ: instead of ἐμοῦ, :1
because the speaker is stating a fut- ure thought of Prometheus. This mention of his own name imparts an air of assurance to his asser- tion; cp. Soph. O. C. 626 κοὔποτ᾽ Οἰδίπουν ἐρεῖς ἀχρεῖον οἰκητῆρα δέξα- σθαι. At the same time it serves the incidental purpose of inform- ing the spectators who the new- comer is.

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298. τί χρήμα: cp. Ag. 1306, Cho. 885 τί δ᾽ ἐστὶ χρῆμα; Eur. Andr. 896, Suppl. 92, Hipp. 905, H. F. 525, Or. 1573 ἔα, τί χρῆμα;

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299. πόνων ἐμῶν ἐποπτής : see 118. – ἐτόλμησας λιπὼν ἐπώνυμον ῥεῦμα: cp. the scholion quoted on 284-396.

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301. αὐτόκτιτα : cp. αὐτοφυής, αὐτό- χυτος, αὐτόρριζος, αὐτόξυλος, etc. - ἄντρα: cp. 133. – σιδηρομήτορα: cp. Il. viii. 47 Ἴδην μητέρα θηρῶν, Asty- damas Frg. 6 (p. 780, Nauck) οἰνομή- τορ᾽ ἄμπελον. Scythia is appropriately called "mother of iron"; cp. Sept. 817 Σκύθῃ σιδήρῳ, Suid. Χάλυβες· ἔθνος Σκυθίας, ἔνθεν ὁ σίδηρος τίκτεται. According to Hesiod (Clem. Alex. Strom. i. 307) and Aristotle (Plin. H. N. vii. 57. 197) the art of casting 310. bronze was invented by the Scythians. Cp. 714 below.

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303. συνασχαλῶν κακοῖς: see on ftare. 161.

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304. δέρκου: refers back to θεωρή- σων. See on 119.- θέαμα: in the sense of θέαμα δυσθέατον ὄμμασι (69). Cp. Plut. Ages. 14 θέαμα τοῖς Ἕλλη- σιν ἦσαν. – τόνδε : of the speaker. So ὅδε ὁ ἀνήρ = ἐγώ is frequent in tragedy.

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306. κάμπτομαι: first person, in spite of τόνδε τὸν Διὸς φίλον above. Cp. Od. ii. 40 οὐκ ἑκὰς οὗτος ἀνὴρ ὃς λαὸν ἤγειρα, Il. x. 88 γνώσεαι ᾿Ατρείδην ᾿Αγαμέμνονα, τὸν περὶ πάν- των Ζεὺς ἐνέηκε πόνοισι διαμπερές, εἰς ὅ κ᾿ ἀυτμὴ ἐν στήθεσσι μένῃ καί μοι φίλα γούνατ᾽ ὀρώρῃ, Soph. Ο. С. 1329 τῷδ᾽ ἀνδρὶ τοὐμοῦ πρὸς κασιγνήτου τίσιν, ibid. 284 ἀλλ᾽ ὥσπερ ἔλαβες τὸν ἱκέτην ἐχέγγυον, ῥύου με κἀκφύλασσε, Trach. 1080 ὁρᾶτε τὸν δύστηνον ὡς οἰκτρῶς ἔχω, Eur. Cycl. 299 νόμος δὲ θνητοῖς ἱκέτας δέχεσθαι ἀμφὶ βουπόροισι πηχθέντας μέλη ὀβε- λοῖσι νηδὺν καὶ γνάθον πλῆσαι σέθεν, Dem. xvIII. 79 οὐδαμοῦ Δημοσθένη γέγραφεν οὐδ᾽ αἰτίαν οὐδεμίαν κατ᾿ ἐμοῦ. وه οὐκ

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307. Respecting this hortatory speech of Oceanus the scholiast re- marks: σκόπησον τὰ τῶν ῥητόρων καλὰ παρὰ πρώτοις εὐρεθέντα τοῖς τραγικοῖς. The speaker seeks to influence Pro- metheus by friendly warnings and ad- vice, but his warnings are of such sort that a proud nature like Prometheus's can only be confirmed by them in its resistance. – ὁρῶ, Προμηθεῦ: cp. 144.

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308. ποικίλῳ: συνετῷ, Schol. So Hesiod calls Prometheus ποικίλος, αἰο- λόμητις Theog. 510, ποικιλόβουλος ibid. 521, ἀγκυλομήτης ibid. 546, πάντων πέρι μήδεα εἰδώς ibid. 559, πολύιδρις ibid. 616.- With καίπερ ὄντι ποικίλῳ cp. Il. i. 577 μητρὶ δ᾽ ἐγὼ παράφημι καὶ αὐτῇ περ νοεούσῃ πατρὶ φίλῳ ἐπίηρα φέρειν Διί.

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309. γίγνωσκε σαυτόν: γνῶθι σαυ- τόν, ὡς ὁ ποιητὴς : φράζεο, Τυδείδη καὶ χάζεο (ΙΙ. ν. 440), Schol. μεθάρμο- σαι: cp. Eur. Alc. 1157 νῦν γὰρ με- θηρμόσμεσθα βελτίω βίον τοῦ πρόσθεν. 315

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310. νέους: proleptic, = ὥστε νέους εἶναι. Cp. Eur. Iph. Α. 343 μεταβαλὼν ἄλλους τρόπους.

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311. τεθηγμένους: for the meta- phor cp. Sept. 715 τεθηγμένον τοί μ' οὐκ ἀπαμβλυνεῖς λόγῳ, Soph. Ai. 584 γλῶσσά σου τεθηγμένη.

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312. ῥίψεις: hurl forth. Cр. 932, Αg. 1068 οὐ μὴν πλέω ῥίψασ' (flinging to waste) ἀτιμασθήσομαι, Eur. Alc. 679 νεανίας λόγους ῥίπτων ἐς ἡμᾶς.

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314. παιδιάν: cp. Terent. Eun. 300 ludum iocumque dicet fuisse illum alterum, praeut huius rabies quae dabit.

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317. ἀρχαῖα : old-fashioned; ср. Ar. Νub. 984 ἀρχαῖά γε καὶ Διπολιώδη καὶ τεττίγων ἀνάμεστα, Cic. Philipp. i. 10. 25 neglegimus ista et ni- mis antiqua et stulta duci- mus.

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319. τἀπίχειρα : properly “hand- money” (τὰ ὑπὲρ τὸν μισθὸν διδόμενα τοῖς χειροτέχναις, Hesych.). Here 320 325
it means wages, as in Ar. Vesp. 581 ταύτης ἐπίχειρα, Plat. Rep. 608 c τὰ μέγιστα ἐπίχειρα ἀρετῆς καὶ προκεί- μενα ἆθλα. Cp. Soph. Ant. 820 οὔτε ξιφέων ἐπίχειρα λαχοῦσα. On the sen- timent the scholiast remarks, γνωμικῶς δέ φησι. Cp. 329, Pind. Ol. i. 85 ἀκέρ- δεια λέλογχεν θαμινὰ κακαγόρους, Eur. Bacch. 385 ἀχαλίνων στομάτων ἀνόμου τ᾽ ἀφροσύνας τὸ τέλος δυστυχία, Frg. 5 εἰ μὴ καθέξεις γλῶσσαν, ἔσται σοι κακά.

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320. ταπεινός: sc. εἶ. See on 42. – εἴκεις κακοῖς: cp. 179, Soph. Ant. 471 δηλοῖ τὸ γέννημ᾽ ὠμὸν ἐξ ὠμοῦ πατρὸς τῆς παιδός· εἴκειν δ᾽ οὐκ ἐπίστα- ται κακοῖς.

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330 ff. ζηλῶ σε: thou art to be en- vied, thou canst thank fortune. – καὶ τετολμηκώς : having so much as of fered. For καί cp. 197, for τετολμηκώς 381. Prometheus means, "one might expect that the mere disposition to show me sympathy would bring Zeus's displeasure on you." πάντων gives no good sense; Weil writes πόνων μετα- σχεῖν (cp. 274), following the scholion ἐμοὶ συναλγῶν. The sense would be best satisfied by τούτων μετασχεῖν. – ἔασον: let it be, have done, as in Soph. Ο. C. 593 ὅταν μάθης μου, νουθέτει, τὰ νῦν δ᾽ ἔα. Cp. the phrase ἔα τοῦτο.

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333 f. πάντως ... οὐ: see 1053, Eur. Hipp. 1062 πάντως οὐ πίθοιμ᾽ ἄν. – εὐπιθής : cр. 34. – ὁδῷ : errand. See 325. For the dative cp. λόγῳ 196. The alliteration of enhances the force of these two verses.

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342. μάτην οὐδὲν ὠφελῶν : cp. Cho. 881 καθεύδουσιν μάτην ἄκραντα βάζω. — ὠφελεῖν often takes the dative, not only in dramatic poetry (Krüger II. § 46, 8, 2), but even in prose; so Hdt. ix. 103 προσωφελέειν ἐθέλοντες τοῖς Ἕλλησι.

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345. εἵνεκα: epic form of ἕνεκα, used by the tragedians for the sake of the metre, like ξεῖνος for ξένος, κεινός for κενός, κεῖνος for ἐκεῖνος, εἱλίσσειν (138, 1085) for ἑλίσσειν, μοῦ- vos (804, see on 543) for μόνος.

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346. πλείστοισι πημονὰς τυχεῖν : cp. Pers. 706 ἀνθρώπεια δ᾽ ἄν τοι πήματ᾽ ἂν τύχοι βροτοῖς. - The scholiast says, Προμηθικῶς· οὐ γὰρ κατὰ τὸν ἀνθρώπινον λογισμὸν πολλοὺς αὑτῷ συνατυχεῖν βού- λεται ὁ Προμηθεύς. (The commoner feeling is expressed by the proverb solamen miseris socios habu- isse malorum.) The poet uses this thought to introduce a matter quite foreign to the play. From the mention of Atlas he passes to the de- scription of Typhon, and this enables him to bring in the eruption of Aetna (367-369). ...

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347. οὐ δῦτ᾽, ἐπεί: cp. Soph. O. C. 431 εἴποις ἂν ὡς θέλοντι τοῦτ᾽ ἐμοὶ τότε πόλις τὸ δῶρον εἰκότως κατήνεσεν. οὐ δῆτ᾽, ἐπεί τοι τὴν μὲν αὐτίχ᾽ ἡμέραν οὐδεὶς ἔρωτος τοῦδ᾽ ἐφαίνετ᾽ ὠφελῶν, Eur. Heracl. 505 αὐτοὶ δὲ προστιθέντες ἄλλοισιν πόνους, παρόν σφε σῶσαι, φευ- ξόμεσθα μὴ θανεῖν; οὐ δῆτ᾽, ἐπεί τοι καὶ γέλωτος ἄξια κτέ., also Alc. 555. - The thought, which forms the transi- tion to the following description, is this: "I will not involve others in my misfortunes; the afflictions of my brother Atlas and of Typhon distress me sorely as it is." - For the following, cp. Hesiod Theog. 517 ῎Ατλας δ᾽ οὐρανὸν εὐρὺν ἔχει κρατερῆς ὑπ᾿ ἀνάγκης, πείρασιν ἐν γαίης, πρόπαρ Εσπερίδων λιγυφώνων ἑστηώς, κεφαλῇ τε καὶ ἀκαμάτοισι χέρεσσιν· ταύτην γάρ οἱ μοῖραν ἐδάσσατο μητίετα Ζεύς.

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348. πρὸς ἑσπέρους τόπους: that is, far toward the west, πρός with accusative, because the speaker thinks of the direction which one must take to reach the place. Cp. Frg. 327 Αἴγινα δ᾽ αὕτη πρὸς νότου κεῖται πνοάς, Od. xiii. 240 ἠμὲν ὅσοι ναίουσι πρὸς ἠῶ τ' ἠέλιόν τε ἠδ᾽ ὅσσοι μετόπισθε ποτὶ ζόφον ἠερόεντα. ... τοῦτον

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349. Pindar Pyth. i. 35 calls Aetna α κίων οὐρανία, and just so Hdt. iv. 184 says of Mount Atlas, ἔστι δὲ στει- νὸν καὶ κυκλοτερὲς πάντῃ, ὑψηλὸν δὲ οὕτω δή τι λέγεται ὡς τὰς κορυφὰς αὐ- τοῦ οὐκ οἷά τε εἶναι ἰδέσθαι κίονα τοῦ οὐρανοῦ λέγουσι οἱ ἐπιχώριοι εἶναι. A mountain rising into the clouds seemed to the imagination a pillar supporting the vault of the sky. See Verg. Aen. iv. 247. This 'bearer' (ἄτλας) in the legend be- came a Titan, who as punishment for his sins had to carry the burden of the sky upon his shoulders (see the passage of Hesiod quoted just above). Conversely, colossal crea-
tures are compared to mountain- peaks; thus in Od. x. 113 the queen of the Laestrygones is described, τὴν δὲ γυναῖκα εὗρον ὅσην τ᾿ ὄρεος κορυφήν, and in Od. ix. 191 Poly. phemus resembles ῥίῳ ὑλήεντι ὑψη- λῶν ὀρέων. – In Homer, however, we read, Od. i. 53, ἔχει (sc. ῎Ατλας) δέ τε κίονας αὐτὸς μακράς, αἳ γαῖάν τε καὶ οὐρανὸν ἀμφὶς ἔχουσιν. Here the orig- inal conception of supporting pillars still remains, and the pillars are not entirely replaced by a personal Atlas. The 'columns which keep earth and sky apart' still exist as such, and Atlas is only the person who 'holds' them. Aeschylus has followed Homer. In view of the familiar Homeric pas- sage he says briefly κίον οὐρανοῦ τε καὶ χθονός, leaving the office of the pillar, γαῖαν τε καὶ οὐρανὸν ἀμφὶς ἔχειν, to be understood; this office, indeed, is partly fulfilled by Atlas's own per- son standing on the earth.

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351. τὸν γηγενή: cp. Hesiod Theog. 820 αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ Τιτῆνας ἀπ᾿ οὐρανοῦ ἐξ- έλασε Ζεύς, ὁπλότατον τέκε παῖδα Τυ- φωέα Γαῖα πελώρη, ἐκ δέ οἱ ὤμων ἦν ἑκατὸν κεφαλαὶ ὄφιος, δεινοῖο δράκοντος. Typhoeus is a personification of the subterranean vapors and gases which cause earthquakes and volcanic out- breaks. In the following description of Typhon (or Typhos) it is the poet rather than Prometheus who is speak- ing. The description itself is very like that of Pindar, Pyth. i. 30 ὅς τ' ἐν αἰνᾷ Ταρτάρῳ κεῖται, θεῶν πολέμιος Τυφὼς ἑκατοντακάρανος· τόν ποτε Κιλί- κιον θρέψεν πολυώνυμον ἄντρον· νῦν γε 360 μὰν ταί θ᾽ ὑπὲρ Κύμας ἁλιερκέες ὄχθαι Σικελία τ᾿ αὐτοῦ πιέζει στέρνα λαχνά- εντα· κίων δ᾽ οὐρανία συνέχει, νιφόεσσ᾽ Αἴτνα. – Κιλικίων οἰκήτορα ἄντρων: the scholiast remarks, οἰκήσαντα μὲν ἐν Κιλικία, κολασθέντα δὲ ἐν Σικελία (80 in Pindar). In Homer Il. ii. 781 γαῖα δ᾽ ὑπεστενάχιζε Διὶ ὡς τερπικεραύνῳ χωομένῳ ὅτε τ᾿ ἀμφὶ Τυφωέι γαῖαν ἱμάσσῃ εἰν ᾿Αρίμοις, ὅθι φασὶ Τυφωέος ἔμμεναι εὐνάς, the story has another form. For the Homeric Τυφωέος εὐνάς Pindar, probably following Sicilian accounts, employs the very different phrase, τόν ποτε Κιλίκιον θρέψεν πολυώ- νυμον ἄντρον. In this way the name Typhon, which originally pertained to the volcano in Asia Minor, is brought into connexion with the Sicilian volcano Aetna. Aeschylus has used this form of the story.

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353. ἑκατογκάρανον : Typhon has this epithet in the above-cited pas- sage of Pindar; cp. also Ol. iv. 11 ἑκατογκεφάλα Τυφῶνος ὀμβρίμου, The 'hundred heads' meant originally darting tongues of flame; this is more clearly brought out in Hesiod Theog. 825 ἑκατὸν κεφαλαὶ ὄφιος δεινοῖο δράκοντος, γλώσσῃσι δνοφερῇσι λελιχμό- TES.

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στον, μάντιν ᾿Αμφιάρεω βίαν· Ὁμολωΐσιν δὲ πρὸς πύλαις τεταγμένος κακοῖσι βάζει κτέ. Εp. 366.

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357 f. We are again reminded that Prometheus is the speaker. As for- merly he looked with contempt on the rude and hopeless efforts of the Titans (πρὸς βίαν τε δεσπόσειν 208), so here he speaks with compassionate irony of Typhon's impotent rage. In this tone the following words ἀλλ᾽ ἦλθεν κτἑ. are said. Cp. furthermore Hesiod Theog. 837 : καί κεν ὅγε (Typhon) θνητοῖσι καὶ ἀθανάτοισιν ἄναξεν, εἰ μὴ ἄρ᾽ ὀξὺ νόησε πατὴρ ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τε. - ἦλθεν : cp. 667, also Sept. 444 αὐτῷ τὸν πυρφόρον ἥξειν κεραυνόν. – ἀγρυπνόν: the epithet is transferred from the person to the thing. See on 115, and cp. Cleanthes Hymn to Zeus 10 πυρόεντα ἀεὶ ζώοντα κεραυνόν. The outstretched sense is, "Zeus was not taken un- awares” (ὀξὺ νόησε, Hesiod).

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367. ἐκραγήσονταί ποτε: the spec- tators would think at once of the eruption of Ol. 75, 2 (479-478 B.C.) which the Parian Marble, line 68, mentions in the words καὶ τὸ πῦρ ἐρρύη κᾶον ἐν Σικελίᾳ περὶ τὴν Αἴτνην (as restored by Boeckh, Corp. Inscr. Gr. 375 380 II. p. 302). Another eruption, which took place Ol. 88, 2 (425 в.с.), is spoken of by Thuc. iii. 116 γῆν τινα ἔφθειρε (sc. ὁ ῥύαξ τοῦ πυρός) τῶν Κατα- ναίων, οἳ ἐπὶ τῇ Αἴτνῃ τῷ ὄρει οἰκοῦσιν, ὅπερ μέγιστόν ἐστιν ὄρος ἐν τῇ Σικελίᾳ.

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394. ψαίρει: cp. Verg. Aen. v. 216 mox aëre lapsa (sc. columba) quieto radit iter liquidum, xi. 756 aethera verberat alis (sc. aquila). Here said of the move- ments of the animal's wings as he prepares for his flight. With this the stage machinery is set in motion.