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887-906. Third Stasimon. For the dactylo-epitritic rhythms, see on 526. The tranquil reflexions of the chorus contrast agreeably with the turmoil of the preceding scene.

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.) — 887-906 focus

str. 1

Χορός

ἦ σοφὸς ἦ σοφὸς [ἦν]¹ 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.

894

ant. 1

Χορός

μήποτε μήποτέ μ᾽, ὦ

<πότνιαι>² Μοῖραι, λεχέων Διὸς εὐνά-
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τειραν ἴδοισθε πέλουσαν:

μηδὲ πλαθείην γαμέτᾳ³ τινὶ τῶν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ.

ταρβῶ γὰρ ἀστεργάνορα παρθενίαν

εἰσορῶσ᾽ Ἰοῦς ἀμαλαπτομέναν⁴

δυσπλάνοις⁵ Ἥρας ἀλατείαις πόνων.
900
901

ep.

Χορός

ἐμοὶ δ᾽ ὅτε⁶ μὲν ὁμαλὸς ὁ γάμος,⁷

ἄφοβος: [οὐ δέδια:]:⁸ μηδὲ κρεισσόνων θεῶν

[ἔρως]⁹ ἄφυκτον ὄμμα προσδράκοι¹⁰ με.

ἀπόλεμος ὅδε γ᾽ ὁ πόλεμος, ἄπορα πόριμος:

οὐδ᾽ ἔχω τίς ἂν γενοίμαν: τὰν Διὸς γὰρ οὐχ ὁρῶ
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μῆτιν ὅπα φύγοιμ᾽ ἄν.

907

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,
890

καὶ μήτε τῶν πλούτῳ διαθρυπτομένων

μήτε τῶν γέννᾳ μεγαλυνομένων

ὄντα χερνήταν ἐραστεῦσαι γάμων.

894

Χορός

μήποτε μήποτέ μʼ, ὦ

πότνιαι Μοῖραι, λεχέων Διὸς εὐνά-
895

τειραν ἴδοισθε πέλουσαν·

μηδὲ πλαθείην γαμέτᾳ τινὶ τῶν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ.

ταρβῶ γὰρ ἀστεργάνορα παρθενίαν

εἰσορῶσʼ Ἰοῦς ἀμαλαπτομέναν

δυσπλάνοις Ἥρας ἀλατείαις πόνων.
900

901

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.) — 877 focus

ΙΩ.

ἐλελεῦ, ἐλελεῦ, ὑπό μ᾽ αὖ σφάκελος

καὶ φρενοπληγεῖς μανίαι θάλπου᾽,

οἴστρου δ᾽ ἄρδις χρίει μ᾿ ἄπυρος·

880

κραδία δὲ φόβῳ φρένα λακτίζει.

τροχοδινεῖται δ᾽ ὄμμαθ᾽ ἑλίγδην,

ἔξω δὲ δρόμου φέρομαι λύσσης

πνεύματι μάργῳ, γλώσσης ἀκρατής·

θολεροὶ δὲ λόγοι παίουσ᾽ εἰκῆ

885

στυγνῆς πρὸς κύμασιν ἄτης.

Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης (OCR draft) Experimental (Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης. Gottfried Hermann, 1852.) — 877 focus

Ἰὼ ἡ Ἰνάχου

ἐλελεῦ, ἐλελεῦ, ὑπό μ' αὖ σφάκελος
880

καὶ φρενοπληγεῖς μανίαι θάλπουσ',

οἴστρου δ᾽ ἄρδις χρίει μ' ἄπυρος·

κραδία δὲ φόβῳ φρένα λακτίζει.

τροχοδινεῖται δ᾽ ὄμμαθ᾽ ἑλίγδην,

ἔξω δὲ δρόμου φέρομαι λύσσης
885

πνεύματι μάργῳ, γλώσσης ἀκρατής·

θολεροὶ δὲ λόγοι παίουσ᾽ εἰκῇ

στυγνῆς πρὸς κύμασιν ἄτης.

ΠΡΟΜΗθΕΥΣ ΔΕΣΜΩΤΗΣ (OCR draft) Experimental (ΠΡΟΜΗθΕΥΣ ΔΕΣΜΩΤΗΣ. Paul Mazon, 1920-1925.) — 877 focus

ΙΩ

Ἐλελεῦ, ἐλελεῦ ἐλελελελελεῦ,

ὑπό μ' αὖ σφάκελος καὶ φρενοπληγεῖς

μανίαι θάλπουσ', οἴστρου δ' ἄρδις

χρίει μ' ἄπυρος·
880

ΠΡΟΜΗθΕΥΣ ΔΕΣΜΩΤΗΣ

ΙΩ

κραδία δὲ φόβῳ φρένα λακτίζει

τροχοδινεῖται δ' ὄμμαθ' ἑλίγδην

ἔξω δὲ δρόμου φέρομαι λύσσης

πνεύματι μάργῳ γλώσσης ἀκρατής,

θολεροὶ δὲ λόγοι παίουσ' πταίουσ' εἰκῇ
885

στυγνῆς πρὸς κύμασιν ἄτης.

Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης (OCR draft) Experimental (Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης. N. Wecklein, 1885.) — 877 focus

ἐλελελελελεῦ,

ὑπό μ᾽ αὖ σφάκελος καὶ φρενοπληγεῖς

μανίαι θάλπουσ', οἴστρου δ᾽ ἄρδις
905

χρίει μ' ἄπυρος·

κραδία δὲ φόβῳ φρένα λακτίζει.

τροχοδινεῖται δ᾽ ὄμμαθ᾽ ἑλίγδην,

ἔξω δὲ δρόμου φέρομαι λύσσης

πνεύματι μάργῳ, γλώσσης ἀκρατής·
910

θολεροὶ δὲ λόγοι παίουσ᾽ εἰκῇ

στυγνῆς πρὸς κύμασιν ἄτης.

ΧΟ.

Aeschyli Prometheus Vinctus (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschyli Prometheus Vinctus. Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, 1914.) — 877 focus

ΙΩ

ἐλελεῦ ἐλελεῦ·

ὑπό μ᾽ αὖ σφάκελος καὶ φρενοπληγεῖς

μανίαι θάλπουσ', οἴστρου δ᾽ ἄρδις

χρίει μ᾽ ἄπυρος·
880

κραδία δὲ φόβωι φρένα λακτίζει.

τροχοδινεῖται δ᾽ ὄμμαθ᾽ ἑλίγδην,

ἔξω δὲ δρόμου φέρομαι λύσσης

πνεύματι μάργωι γλώσσης ἀκρατής·

θολεροὶ δὲ λόγοι παίουσ᾽ εἰκῆι
885

στυγνῆς πρὸς κύμασιν ἄτης.

Testim.:

877 Hesych. ἐλελεῦ... τίθησιν αὐτὸ Αἰσχ. ἐπὶ σχετλιασμοῦ ἐν Προμ. δεσμ.

879 Hesych. ἄρδις ἀκίς Αἰσ. Πρ. δ.

Apparatus Criticus

δίθηκτον ἄρρητον ἄμφηκες ἐπ᾿ ἐπ᾿ ἐς ἐπέλθοι σύνευνον ξύνευνον ἀπαμβλυνθήσεται -βλυθήσ. -βληθήσ. γνώμην γνώμαιν (γνώμοιν) δυοῖn δυεῖν δὲ om θάτερον θατέραν (θάτεραν) τέξει ἕξει δεῖ δή ταῦτ᾽ ἐπεξελθεῖn ταῦτα τ᾽ ἐξ. δεῖτ᾽ ἐπ. ἐκ τῶνδ᾽ ἐκ τῶνδε κλεινός κλεινοῖς ἐμοὶ ἐμοὶ ἐμή utrumque ὅπως δὲ χώπηι δ᾽ ἔχω· πῆ δή λόγου χρόνου σύ τ᾽ σὺ δ' ἐλελεῦ ἐλελεῦ ἐλελελελελεῦ fere ἐλελεῦ, ἐλελελελεῦ ἐλελελελελελεῦ corr. ex Hesychio φρενοπληγεῖς φρενοβλαβείς θάλπουσ' θάλπτουσ᾽ κραδία κραδία καρδία φόβωι φρένα φρένα φόβω ὄμμαθ᾽ ὄμματ᾽ παίουσ᾽ πταίουσ' παίουσιν

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.
890

894

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
895

by her toilsome wanderings sent by Hera.
900

901

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.
905

Prometheus Bound. (OCR draft) Experimental (Prometheus Bound.. Theodore Alois Buckley, 1849.) — 877 focus

Eleleu! Eleleu! Once more the spasm and maddenin- phrenzies inflame me—and the sting of the hornet, wrought by no fire, envenoms me; and with panic my heart throbs violently against my breast. My eyes too are rolling in a mazy whirl, and I am carried out of my course by the raging blast of madness, having no controul of tongue, but my troubled words dash idly against the surges of loathsome calamity.

Exit Io.

CHORUS

PROMÉTHÉE ENCHAINÉ (OCR draft) Experimental (PROMÉTHÉE ENCHAINÉ. Paul Mazon, 1920-1925.) — 877 focus

Un frisson secoue Io. Mélodrame.

IO

Ah ! ah ! encore ! Un spasme soudain, un accès délirant me brûlent. Le dard du taon ¹ me taraude, tel un

PROMÉTHÉE ENCHAINÉ

IO

fer rougi ². Mon cœur épouvanté piétine mes entrailles. Mes yeux roulent convulsivement. Emportée hors de la carrière par un furieux souffle de rage, je ne commande déjà plus à
ma langue, et mes pensées confuses se heurtent en désordre au flot montant d'un mal hideux !

Elle s'enfuit éperdue. Très soutenu.

LE CHŒUR

Prometheus Chained (OCR draft) Experimental (Prometheus Chained. Robert Potter, 1779.) — 877 focus

Ah me! Ah wretched me! That pang again!

Again that firey pang, whoſe mad'ning ſmart

905

Corrodes and rankles in my breaſt! With fear

My heart pants thick; wildly my eyeballs roll;

Diſtraction drives my hurried ſteps a length.

Of weary wand'ring; my ungovern'd tongue

Utters tumultuous ravings, that roll high

910

The floods of paſſion ſwoln with horrid woes.

CHORUS.

Was it not wiſdom's ſovereign pow'r

That beam'd her brightest, pureſt flame,

T' illume her ſage's ſoul the thought to frame l

,

And cloath with words his heav'ntaught lore?
915

"Whoe'er thou art, whom young deſire

Shall lead to Hymen's holy fire,

Chuſe, from thy equals chuſe thy humble love:)

Let not the pomp of wealth allure thine eye,

Nor hightrac'd lineage thy ambition move;
920

Ill ſuits with low degree t' aſpire ſo high."

Never, O never may my fate

See me a ſplendid victim led

To grace the mighty Jove's imperial bed,

Or ſhare a god's magnific ſtate.
925

When Iö's miſeries meet my eyes,

What horrors in my ſoul ariſe !

Her virgin boſom, harb'ring high intent,

In man delights not, and his love diſdains;

Hence the dire peſt by wrathful Juno ſent,
930

Her wide wild wand'rings hence, and agonizing pains.

Me leſs ambitious thoughts engage,

And love within my humbler ſphere:

Hence my ſoul reſts in peace ſecure from fear,

Secure from danger's threat'ning rage.
935

Me may the pow'rs that rule the ſky

Ne'er view with love's reſiſtleſs eye;

Ah, never be th' unequal conflict mine,

To ſtrive with their inextricable love:

Might not my heart againſt itſelf combine?
940

Or how eſcape the pow'rful arts of Jove?

PROMETHEUS.

Yet ſhall this Jove, with all his ſelfwill'd pride,

Learn humbler thoughts, taught by that fatal marriage,

Which from the lofty throne of ſovereign rule

Shall ſink him to a low and abject ſtate,
945

And on his head fulfil his father's curſe,

The curſe of Saturn, vented in that hour

When from his ancient royalty he fell.

Of all the gods not one, myſelf except,

Can warn him of his fate, and how to ſhun
950

Th' impending ruin.

I know all, and how.

Let him then ſit, and glorying in his height

Roll with his red right hand his vollied thunder

Falſely ſecure, and wreath his bick'ring flames.
955

Yet nought ſhall they avail him, nor prevent

His abject and diſhonorable fall.

Such rival adverſary forms he now

Againſt himſelf, prodigious in his might,

And unaſſailable;
960

whoſe rage ſhall roll

Flames that ſurpaſs his lightnings, fiercer bolts

That quaſh his thunders; and from Neptune's hand

Daſh his trined mace, that from the bottom ſtirs

The troubled ſea, and ſhakes the ſolid earth.
965

Cruſh'd with this dreadful ruin ſhall he learn

How different, to command, and to obey.

CHORUS.

Thy ominous tongue gives utterance to thy wiſh.

PROMETHEUS.

It is my wiſh, and ſhall be ratified.

CHORUS.

What, ſhall high Jove bend to a greater lord?
970

PROMETHEUS.

And to a yoke more galling ſtoop his neck.

CHORUS.

Doſt thou not fear, vaunting this bold diſcourſe?

PROMETHEUS.

What ſhould I fear, by Fate exempt from death?

CHORUS.

But he may add freſh tortures to thy pain.

PROMETHEUS.

Let him then add them, I await them all.
975

CHORUS.

Wiſe they, who reverence the ſtern pow'r of vengeance.

PROMETHEUS.

Go then, with prompt ſervility fall down

Before your lord, fawn, cringe, and ſue for grace.

For me, I value him at less than nothing.

Let him exert his brief authority,
980

And lord it whilſt he may; his pow'r in Heav'n

Shall vaniſh ſoon, nor leave a trace behind.-

But ſee, his meſſenger haſtes on amain,

Th' obſequious lacquey of this newmade monarch:

He comes, I ween, the bearer of freſh tidings.
985

MERCURY, PROMETHEUS, CHORUS.

MERCURY.

To thee grown old in craft, deep drench'd in gall,

Diſguſtful to the gods, too prodigal

Of interdicted gifts to mortal man,

Thief of the fire of Heav'n, to thee my meſſage.

My father bids thee ſay what nuptials these
990

Thy tongue thus vaunts as threat'ning his high pow'r;

And clearly ſay, couch'd in no riddling phraſe,

Each ſeveral circumſtance; propound not to me

Ambiguous terms, Prometheus;

for thou ſeeſt
995

Jove brooks not ſuch, unfit to win his favour.

PROMETHEUS.

Eschilo, Prometeo legato: traduzione italiana di Ettore Romagnoli (OCR draft) Experimental (Eschilo, Prometeo legato: traduzione italiana di Ettore Romagnoli. Ettore Romagnoli, 1922.) — 877 focus

Ahimè, ahimè !

Tutta ancora m'invade uno spasimo,

le frenetiche smanie mi bruciano,

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mi trafora de l'estro la cuspide

che non ebbe dal fuoco la tempera.

Per terrore nel petto il cuor calcitra,

le pupille stravolte mi ruotano,

fuor mi spinge dal tramite il soffio
1020

della rabbia demente, né domino

piú la mente. Ed a caso s'abbattono

procellose parole sui flutti

di orribili lutti.

Io, colta da un nuovo accesso di delirio, fugge a gran balzi.

TERZO CANTO INTORNO ALL' ARA 1 Strofe

Aeschylus, Prometheus vinctus: versio Latina Ioannis Sanravii (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylus, Prometheus vinctus: versio Latina Ioannis Sanravii. Ioannes Sanravius, 1555.) — 877 focus

Heu heu, ἐλελελοῦ,

Me rursus sideratio, & quæ mentem percellit
880

Insania, calefaciunt, stimuli cuspis

Me pungit frigidâ,

Cor timore mentem calcitrat:

Vertuntur oculi in gyrum,

Extra cursum feror rabie,
885

Spiritu stolido, linguæ imbecillis,

Turbulenti sermones, ferimur temerè

Ad fluctus tristis nocumenti,

Cho.

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.) — 877 focus

O woe, O rending and convulsive pain,
985

Frenzy and agony, again, again

Searing my heart and brain!

O dagger of the sting, unforged with fire

Yet burning, burning ever! O my heart,

Pulsing with horror, beating at my breast!
990

O rolling maddened eyes! away, apart,

Raving with anguish dire,

I spring, by frenzy-fiends possest.

O wild and whirling words, that sweep in gloom

Down to dark waves of doom!
995
[ Exit Io.

Chorus

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.) — 877 focus

O Leid, o Leid !

Jo.

Wie der zuckende Schmerz, wie des Wahnsinns Wuth

Mich wieder durchflammt, sein glühender Pfeil
875

In die Seele mir bohrt!

Wie das bebende Herz laut pocht an die Brust!

Wild rollen im Kreis mir die Augen umher.

Weit über die Bahn hin stürm' ich, entrafft

Von dem Hauche der Wuth, und die Zunge gehorcht
880

Nicht mehr, hohl schlägt mein stammelnder Laut

In des Unheils grollende Brandung.

(Jo stürmt von der Bühne in die Ferne hinaus; Pause.)

Chor
Wechselgesang des Chores.

Erster Halbchor.
Strophe.

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 887-906; 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

887. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-1001

παίουσ':

πταίουσ'

Par. L.

παύουσ'

Par. Κ.

παίουσιν

παίουσ'

etiam M. habere videtur. Hoc dicit, perturbala dicta mea illiduntur (h. e. luctantur) diri fluctibus fati.

888. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-1002

πρὸς κύμασιν:

στυγνοῖς

Cantabr. 1. 2. Par. L. Vind. 1. 3.

στυγνῆς πρὸς κύμασι

G. et a pr. manu M. in quo a sec. manu

προς

factum est. In G. adscriptae hae interpretationes,

λυπηραῖς, ταραχαῖς

. Lips.

πρὸς κύμασιν ἄτης

, ad penultimam superscripto

889. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-1003

NA: Totam primam huius carminis stropham habet scholion haud dubie recentissimum ad primum epigramma Callimachi. Nicephorus Gregoras Hist. Byz. VIII. 14. p. 383. ed. Bonn.

ἦ σοφὸς ἦν ἄρ᾽ ἐκεῖνος ὃς πρῶτος ἐν γνώμῃ τόδ᾽ ἐβάστασε καὶ γλώσσῃ διεμυθολόγησεν, εἴτε Θαλῆς ὁ Μιλήσιος ἦν, εἴτε Πλάτων ὁ Ἀρίστωνος, εἴτε καὶ ἄμφω, παρὰ θατέρου ἕτερος ἐκδεξάμενος, τό γ' ἑαυτὸν μακαρίζειν ἐκθύμως, ὅτι μὴ βάρβαρος, ἀλλ᾽ Ἕλλην γεγένηται

. Idem XXI. 5. p. 1025.

ἀλλὰ γὰρ ἦ σοφὸς ἦν ἐκεῖνος ὃς πρῶτος ἐν γνώμῃ τόδ᾽ ἐβάστασε καὶ γλώττῃ διεμυθολόγησε, τὸν μακρὸν ἅπαντα φύειν τ' ἄδηλα χρόνον καὶ τὰ φανέντα καλύπτειν·

quae posteriora ex Sophoclis Aiace v. 646. sumpta sunt.

890. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-1004

γνώμᾳ:

γνώμᾳ

, superscripto

ῃ

, Lips.

890. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-1005

ἐβάστασε:

ἐβάσταζε

Par. Ε. et e corr. Lips. in quo fuerat

ἐβάσταξε

890-891. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-1006

γλώσσᾳ:

γλώσσῃ

G. Ald. Rob.

γλώσσα

, superscripto

ῃ

, Lips.

γλῶσσα

a pr. manu M. ex quo factum

γλώσσαι

891. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-1007

διεμυθολόγησεν:

διεμυθολόγησε

Vit.

892. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg003-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-1008

ἀριστεύει: Eustathius p. 717, 4. et 758, 63.

ὡς τὸ κηδεύειν καθ' ἑαυτὸν ἀριστεύει μακρύ

ἀριστεύοι

Lips.

ἀριστεύειν

G. Bess. Ald.

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πλούτῳ:

πλούτου

, superscripto

ῳ

, Vit.

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γέννᾳ:

γένα

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ὄντα:

ὄντα

omittit G.

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χερνήτην:

χερνήταν

, ultimae vocali superscripto

, Lips.

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μήποτε, μήποτέ μ', ὦ:

μήποτε μήποτέ μ' ὦ

M. Vit. Rob. Τurn.

μήποτε μήποτ᾽ ὦ

G. Lips. aliique et Ald.

μήποτέ με ὦ

pauci codices.

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λεχέων Διὸς: Manifestum est post

Μοῖραι

excidisse quattuor syllabas. Non inepte coniiciat quis epitheto quo Sophocles usus est in Ant. v. 987. dixisse Aeschylum

ὦ Μοῖραι μακραίωνες

, quod hic ad futurum tempus esset referendum.

Διὸς λεχέων

Lips. aliique nonnulli.

Διός

omittunt Vit. aliique nonnulli et Ald. Turn.

λεχέων

omittit Par. L.

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πλαθείην:

πλαθείην

M. Lips. Ox.

πλασθείην

G. Vit. aliique et edd. vett.

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γαμέτᾳ:

γαμετᾷ

a pr. manu M. ex quo

γαμέτᾳ

a sec. manu factum.

ἐν γαμετᾷ

Lips. Ald. Rob.

ἐν γαμέτᾳ

G. Vit. Cantabr. 1. Par. C. D. E. Ven. 3. Turn. Delevit importunam praepositionem, quae a M. et, ut videtur, ab aliis abest, Canterus.

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NA: Vehementer falsus est Doederlinus, qui ad Sophoclis Oed. Col. 563. quod

ἄστοργος

aliquando de homine dicatur, ita explicandum putavit

ἀστεργάνορα

, ut Io Iovi nupsisse significaretur, tamquam mortalium nuptiis sibi non suffecturis. Placuit hoc Halmio in Lectionum Aeschylearum parte priore. At nec nupsit Io Iovi, nec potest

ἀστεργάνωρ

illo significatu dici. Domo pulsa Io insania agitata fugit machinis Iunonis. Itaque virginitas eius dicitur non amans alicuius mariti, i. e. expers connubii.

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εἰςορῶσ':

εἰσοροῦσ᾽

Lips.

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Ἰοῦς:

Ἰὼ

ex correctione, quum prius

love

scriptum fuisset, Vit.

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μέγα δαπτομέναν:

γάμῳ (γάμῳ Rob. Turn.) δαπτομέναν

M. Rob. Turn. et superscripto ultimae syllabae

Lips.

γάμῳ δαπτομένην

G. Vit.

γάμῳ

Par. Ε.

γάμων

Ven. 3.

με γάμῳ

Bess. Ald.

δαπανομένην

Colb. 1. Par. D.

δαπανωμένων

Par. G.

δ᾽ ἀπτομένην

Ald. Optime Schützius emendavit

μέγα δαπτομέναν

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δυςπλάνοις:

δυσπλάγχνοις

M. Lips. aliique et Turn.

δυσσπλάγχνοις

G. Par. B. Ald. Rob.

δυσπλάχνων

, sed

οις

superscripto, Vit.

γρ. ἀσπλάγχνοις

Par. B. Veram scripturam

δυςπλάνοις

Turnebus attulit, haud dubie ex C. Sic etiam Ox. et Bigot.

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ἀλατείαις:

ἀλατείαις

M. Par. D.

ἀλατείαισι

Vit. aliique et Rob.

ἀλατείαισι

ἀλατίαισι

Lips. aliique pauci.

ἀλατίαισι

Ald.

ἀλατίαισιν

Turn.

ἀλατείῃσι

Par. E.

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πόνων:

πόνων

omittunt Par. C. Turn. Similiter Io in Suppl. v. 546. dicitur

μαινομένα πόνοις ἀτίμοις ὀδύναις τε κεντροδαλήτισι θυὰς Ἥρας

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ἐμοὶ δέ γ' ὅτε: Libri

ἐμοὶ δ᾽ ὅτι μὲν ὁμαλὸς ὁ γάμος

, nisi quod

δ'

omittunt Lips. Par. E. Vind. 2. 4.

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οὐδὲ δέδια· μηδέ τού με:

οὐ δέδια· μηδὲ κρεισσόνων

M. Turn.

οὐδέδια μηδὲ κρεισσόνων

, deleto rursus quod explicandi caussa superscriptum erat δέδια, Vit.

οὐδὲδια μὴ δὲ κρ.

G. Ald.

οὐδὲ διὰ μὴ δὲ κρ.

Rob.

οὐ δεδία μὴ δε κρ.

Lips.

οὐδὲ διατομὴ δὲ κρ.

Par. E.

οὐδέ τι διακρεισ σόνων

et in margine

μηδέτι

Ven. 2.

θεῶν: omittit Par. D.

ἔρως προςδράκοι ὄμμ' ἄφυκτον:

ἔρως ἄφυκτον ὄμμα

libri, nisi quod Par. Ε.

ἄφικτον

habet. Tum

προσδάρκοι με

Μ.

προσδέρκοι με

G. Vit. Lips. et sic, addito

με

, puto habere etiam Cantabr. 1. 2. Colb. 1. 2. Par. C. Ven. 2. 3. Vind. 1. 3. ex quibus

προσδέρκοι

adnotatum est.

προσδέρκει

Par. F.

προσδράμοι

Par. E. Vind. 2. 4. hi quoque, puto, non sine pronomine.

προσδράκη με

Rob.

προσδέρκοισθε

sine

με

Οχ. Ven. 1. Bess. Ald.

προσδέρκοιτο με

Turn. et quae seculae sunt editiones. Scholiastes Theocriti ad XV. 94. ὅμοιον δ᾽ ἐστὶ τῷ παρ' Αισχύλῳ “

μὴ δὲ κρεισσόνων θεῶν ἔρως ἄφυκτον ὄμμα προςδέρκοι με

ADNOTATIONES Nou epodum haec, sed antistrophica esse vidit Elmsleius, sed male ei cessit emendatio, quum sic scribendam stropham putavit,

ἐμοὶ διότι μὲν ὁμαλὸς ὁ γάμος, άφοβος, οὐδὲ δέδια· μηδὲ κρείσσων θεῶν ἔρως ἄφυκτον ὄμμι . . προςδράκοι με

Nam ut mittam alienum prorsus a tragoedia

διότι

, etiam sententia laboral. Qui enim sciant Oceanides par sibi connubium fore ? et, si sciunt, cur optant ne qui maiorum deorum amore earum incendatur? Rectius sensui prospexerant Pauwius, Heathius, Arnaldus, Giacomellus, qui

ὅτι

öre

mutari volebant. Multi anni sunt, quum in scholis meis scribendum esse censebam

ἐμοὶ δέ γ' ὅτε μὲν ὁμαλὸς ὁ γάμος, ἄφοβος, οὐδὲ δέδια, μηδ' ἄφυκτον κρεισσόνων θεῶν ἔρως ὄμμα με προςδρακείη.

Quorum postrema commemoravit Reisigius in comm. crit. ad Oed. Col. v. 1080. p. 333. Sed hodie haec non probo, primum propter

προςδρα- κείη

, quo passivo aoristo etsi Pindarus usus est, non tamen usi esse vi dentur tragici; tum propter collocationem verborum non iustam, quia

ἄφυκτον

non praemitti, sed postponi conveniebat; tum denique etiam propter scholiastae adnotationem, qui scribit

εἶτα παρακατιών, ἐφερμη νεύων τί ἔρως, φησὶν ὅτι ὄμμα φημὶ θεῶν ἄφυκτον

, licet ille male

ὄμμα ἄφυκτον

, qui accusativi sunt, pro nominativis per appositionem ad og additis habuit. Quae quum ita sint, finem strophae sic a poeta scriptum credo,

κρεισσόνων θεῶν ἔρως μηδέ τού με προςδράκοι ὄμμὲ ἄφυκτον.

Legitur

προςδρακεῖν

in Eum. v. 168. Quae Blomfieldius attulit, ut

κρείσσονας deos

appellari ostenderet, non magis ad rem pertinent quam Schaeferi iudicium in Melet. crit. p. 31. Aeschyli verbis eadem caussa abutentis. Hic enim non deos potentiores hominibus, sed maiorum gentium potiores inferioris ordinis diis intelligendos esse ipsa luce clarius est.

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887-906. Third Stasimon. For the dactylo-epitritic rhythms, see on 526. The tranquil reflexions of the chorus contrast agreeably with the turmoil of the preceding scene.

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;

887. ή σοφός: the scholiast ex- plains that Pittacus is meant, who, when consulted by a man in doubt whether to marry a rich woman, or a poorer one whose rank was the same as his own, directed his ques- tioner to listen to a group of boys who were playing at tops close by. These were heard to cry τὴν καθ᾽ ἑαυ- τὸν ἔλαυνε. Αn epigram of Callima- chus, in Diog. Laert. i. 80, gives τὴν κατὰ σαυτὸν ἔλα. Another scholiast compares Pind. Pyth. ii. 64 χρὴ δὲ καθ᾽ αὑτὸν αἰεὶ παντὸς ὁρᾶν μέτρον, εὐναὶ δὲ παράτροποι ἐς κακότατ᾽ ἀθρόαν ἔβαλον ποτὶ κοῖτον ἰόντα. – In like manner a proverb is introduced in Soph. Ant. 620 σοφίᾳ γὰρ ἔκ του κλει- νὸν ἔπος πέφανται. Cp. Ag. 369 οὐκ ἔφα τις θεοὺς βροτῶν ἀξιοῦσθαι μέλειν κτέ., 750 παλαίφατος δ᾽ ἐν βροτοῖς γέρων

;

λόγος τέτυκται, Cho. 313 δράσαντι πα- θεῖν τριγέρων μῦθος τάδε φωνεῖ. - On the omission of ἦν see Krüger I. § 62, 1, 6.

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⁶

;

888. ἐβάστασε: weighed (by lifting). The scholiast explains by ἐδοκίμασεν, and quotes Od. xxi. 405 ἐπεὶ μέγα τόξον ἐβάστασε καὶ ἴδε πάντῃ. Cp. Ar. Thesm. 438 πάσας δ' ἰδέας ἐξήτασεν, πάντα δ᾽ ἐβάστασεν φρενί, Polyb. viii. 18 πᾶν ἐβάστασε πρᾶγμα καὶ πᾶσαν ἐπίνοιαν ἐψηλάφα.

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⁷

⁸

;

891 f. διαθρυπτομένων, μεγαλυνο- μένων: the assonance is significant; wealth and birth are equally value- less.

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⁹

¹⁰

;

895 f. εὐνάτειραν ... πλαθείην : cp. Soph. O. T. 1099 τίς σ᾽ ἔτικτε τᾶν μακραιώνων ἄρα Πανὸς ὀρεσσιβάτα πα- τρὸς πελασθεῖσ᾽, ἢ σε γ᾽ εὐνά - τειρα Λοξίου; – τῶν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ: as 902 κρεισσόνων θεῶν. The preposition ἐξ conveys the notion "descending to me from heaven." See on 702.

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¹¹

¹²

;

898. ἀστεργάνορα παρθενίαν : "vir- ginitatem viri sive proci non aman- μιση πελώς tem” ut φυξανορίᾳ Suppl. v. 9 "proco- rum fuga." Odium erga Iovem Io ipsa prodiderat v. 759' (Schütz). Cp. στυγάνορα 724, γάμον δυσάνορα Suppl. 1064.

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¹³

¹⁴

;

899. ἀμαλαπτομέναν : cp. Lycophr. 34 ἠμάλαψε κάρχαρος κύων, Hesych. ἠμαλάψαι· κρύψαι, ἀφανίσαι (read ἠμά- λαψε· ἔκρυψε, ἠφάνισε)· Σοφοκλής Ὀδυσσεῖ μαινομένῳ. Also Photius p. 68, 3 ἠμάλαπτεν· ἔκρυπτεν, ἠφάνιζεν, Hesych. ἀμαλόν· ἁπαλόν, ἀσθενῆ (Eur. Heracl. 75).

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¹⁵

¹⁶

;

900. δυσπλάνοις ἀλατείαις: ср. Ад. 1136 κακόποτμοι τύχαι, Pers. 711 βίο- τον εὐαίωνα, Soph. O. C. 716 εὐήρετ- μος πλάτα, Αί. 138 λόγος κακόθρους, Eur. Hipp. 200 εὐπήχεις χεῖρας. – ἀλατείαις πόνων: for the qualitative force of the attributive genitive see Krüger II. § 47, 5, 2; and cp. Eur. Iph. Α. 1230 πόνων τιθηνοὺς ἀποδιδοῦσά σοι τροφάς, Bacch. 1218 μόχθων (usu- ally read μοχθῶν) μυρίοις ζητήμασι, Soph. Αi. 888 τὸν μακρῶν ἀλάταν πόνων.

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¹⁷

¹⁸

;

901. ἐμοὶ τιόμενος: sc. ἐστί. Cp. Pers. 1000 ἔταφον, οὐκ ἀμφὶ σκηναῖς τροχηλάτοισιν όπιθεν ἑπόμενοι (sc. εἰ- σίν), Eur. Ion 517 ἡ γὰρ ἀρχὴ τοῦ λόγου πρέπουσά μοι, also Eum. 546 ξενοτίμους ἐπιστροφὰς δωμάτων αἰδόμε- νός τις ἔστω. – ὁμαλὸς ὁ γάμος : = ὁμαλὸς ὢν ὁ γάμος, “when the union is equal (between equals)."

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¹⁹

²⁰

;

902 f. θεῶν ἔρως: poetical for θεοὶ ἐρῶντες. – ἄφυκτον ὄμμα κτἑ.: free cognate accus. In place of δέργμα προσδέρκεσθαι is said ὄμμα (= ὄψιν) προσδέρκεσθαι. Cp. Pers. 81 λεύσσων δέργμα, 305 πήδημ᾽ ἀφήλατο. For the whole construction (direct object and cognate accusative), cp. Eur. Phoen. 293 γονυπετεῖς ἕδρας προσπίτνω σ᾽ ἄναξ, Or. 1020 ὥς σ᾿ ἰδοῦσ᾽ ἐν ὄμμασι πανυ- στάτην πρόσοψιν ἐξέστην φρενῶν. Krü- ger. II. § 46, 12, 1.

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²¹

²²

;

904. ἀπόλεμος ὁ πόλεμος: cp. Ag. 1142 νόμον ἄνομον, Εum. 1033 παῖδες ἄπαιδες, Pers. 680 vᾶες ἄvaes, Eur. Η. F. 1133 ἀπόλεμον πόλεμον, Soph. Αί. 665 ἄδωρα δώρα, Εl. 1154 μήτηρ ἀμήτωρ, Ο. Τ. 1214 ἄγαμος γάμος. ἄπορα πόριμος: the verbal noun πόρι- μος takes the regimen of its verb, as Cho. 23 χοὰς προπομπός, Pers. 981 μυρία πεμπαστάν, Suppl. 594 τὸ πᾶν μῆχαρ οὔριος Ζεύς, Αg. 1090 πολλὰ συνίστορα (στέγην) αὐτόφονα κακά, also Suppl. 149 ἀδμήτας ἀδμήτα ῥύσιος γενέσθω (= ῥυσάσθω), Soph. Ant. 787 καί σε φύ- ξιμος (= φεύγειν δύναται), Eur. Iph. A. 1255 ἐγὼ τά τ' οἰκτρὰ συνετός εἰμι καὶ τὰ μή, Lys. 111. 27 ταῦτα ἔξαρνός ἐστι, [Plat.] Alc. II. 141 d ἀνήκοον εἶναι χθιζά τε καὶ πρωϊζὰ γεγενημένα, Plat. Charm. 158 c ἐξάρνῳ εἶναι τὰ ἐρωτώ- μενα. G. 158, Ν. 3; H. 713.

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²³

²⁴

;

905. τίς ἂν γενοίμαν : equivalent to the more usual τί ἂν γενοίμαν.

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²⁶

;

906. Cp. 551, and Il. viii. 143 ἀνὴρ δέ κεν οὔτι Διὸς νόον εἰρύσσαιτο οὐδὲ μάλ᾽ ἴφθιμος, ἐπεὶ ἢ πολὺ φέρτερός ἐστιν, Hesiod O. D. 105 οὕτως οὔτι πῃ ἔστι Διὸς νόον ἐξαλέασθαι.

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ΙΩ.

ἐλελεῦ, ἐλελεῦ, ὑπό μ᾽ αὖ σφάκελος

καὶ φρενοπληγεῖς μανίαι θάλπου᾽,

ΙΩ

Ἐλελεῦ, ἐλελεῦ ἐλελελελελεῦ,

ὑπό μ' αὖ σφάκελος καὶ φρενοπληγεῖς

μανίαι θάλπουσ', οἴστρου δ' ἄρδις

χρίει μ' ἄπυρος·
880

ΧΟ.

Testim.:

Apparatus Criticus

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.
890

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
895

by her toilsome wanderings sent by Hera.
900

CHORUS

IO

Ah ! ah ! encore ! Un spasme soudain, un accès délirant me brûlent. Le dard du taon ¹ me taraude, tel un

IO

fer rougi ². Mon cœur épouvanté piétine mes entrailles. Mes yeux roulent convulsivement. Emportée hors de la carrière par un furieux souffle de rage, je ne commande déjà plus à
ma langue, et mes pensées confuses se heurtent en désordre au flot montant d'un mal hideux !

LE CHŒUR

CHORUS.

Thy ominous tongue gives utterance to thy wiſh.

PROMETHEUS.

It is my wiſh, and ſhall be ratified.

CHORUS.

What, ſhall high Jove bend to a greater lord?
970

PROMETHEUS.

And to a yoke more galling ſtoop his neck.

CHORUS.

Doſt thou not fear, vaunting this bold diſcourſe?

PROMETHEUS.

What ſhould I fear, by Fate exempt from death?

CHORUS.

But he may add freſh tortures to thy pain.

PROMETHEUS.

Let him then add them, I await them all.
975

CHORUS.

Wiſe they, who reverence the ſtern pow'r of vengeance.

PROMETHEUS.

Cho.

Chorus

O Leid, o Leid !

Chor
Wechselgesang des Chores.

Erster Halbchor.
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ΙΩ. ἐλελεῦ, ἐλελεῦ, ὑπό μ᾽ αὖ σφάκελος καὶ φρενοπληγεῖς μανίαι θάλπου᾽,

ΙΩ Ἐλελεῦ, ἐλελεῦ ἐλελελελελεῦ, ὑπό μ' αὖ σφάκελος καὶ φρενοπληγεῖς μανίαι θάλπουσ', οἴστρου δ' ἄρδις χρίει μ' ἄπυρος· 880

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Testim.:

Apparatus Criticus

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. 890

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 895 by her toilsome wanderings sent by Hera. 900

CHORUS

IO Ah ! ah ! encore ! Un spasme soudain, un accès délirant me brûlent. Le dard du taon 1 me taraude, tel un

IO fer rougi 2 . Mon cœur épouvanté piétine mes entrailles. Mes yeux roulent convulsivement. Emportée hors de la carrière par un furieux souffle de rage, je ne commande déjà plus à ma langue, et mes pensées confuses se heurtent en désordre au flot montant d'un mal hideux !

LE CHŒUR

CHORUS. Thy ominous tongue gives utterance to thy wiſh.

PROMETHEUS. It is my wiſh, and ſhall be ratified.

CHORUS. What, ſhall high Jove bend to a greater lord? 970

PROMETHEUS. And to a yoke more galling ſtoop his neck.

CHORUS. Doſt thou not fear, vaunting this bold diſcourſe?

PROMETHEUS. What ſhould I fear, by Fate exempt from death?

CHORUS. But he may add freſh tortures to thy pain.

PROMETHEUS. Let him then add them, I await them all. 975

CHORUS. Wiſe they, who reverence the ſtern pow'r of vengeance.

PROMETHEUS.

Per terrore nel petto il cuor calcitra, le pupille stravolte mi ruotano, fuor mi spinge dal tramite il soffio 1020 della rabbia demente, né domino piú la mente. Ed a caso s'abbattono procellose parole sui flutti di orribili lutti. Io, colta da un nuovo accesso di delirio, fugge a gran balzi.

Me rursus sideratio, & quæ mentem percellit 880 Insania, calefaciunt, stimuli cuspis Me pungit frigidâ, Cor timore mentem calcitrat: Vertuntur oculi in gyrum, Extra cursum feror rabie, 885 Spiritu stolido, linguæ imbecillis, Turbulenti sermones, ferimur temerè Ad fluctus tristis nocumenti,

Cho.

Chorus

O Leid, o Leid !

Chor Wechselgesang des Chores.

Erster Halbchor. Strophe.

Notes on the current edition

Commentary

Stable identifiers

ΙΩ.

ἐλελεῦ, ἐλελεῦ, ὑπό μ᾽ αὖ σφάκελος

καὶ φρενοπληγεῖς μανίαι θάλπου᾽,

ΙΩ

Ἐλελεῦ, ἐλελεῦ ἐλελελελελεῦ,

ὑπό μ' αὖ σφάκελος καὶ φρενοπληγεῖς

μανίαι θάλπουσ', οἴστρου δ' ἄρδις

χρίει μ' ἄπυρος·
880

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.
890

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
895

by her toilsome wanderings sent by Hera.
900

IO

Ah ! ah ! encore ! Un spasme soudain, un accès délirant me brûlent. Le dard du taon ¹ me taraude, tel un

IO

fer rougi ². Mon cœur épouvanté piétine mes entrailles. Mes yeux roulent convulsivement. Emportée hors de la carrière par un furieux souffle de rage, je ne commande déjà plus à
ma langue, et mes pensées confuses se heurtent en désordre au flot montant d'un mal hideux !

CHORUS.

Thy ominous tongue gives utterance to thy wiſh.

PROMETHEUS.

It is my wiſh, and ſhall be ratified.

CHORUS.

What, ſhall high Jove bend to a greater lord?
970

PROMETHEUS.

And to a yoke more galling ſtoop his neck.

CHORUS.

Doſt thou not fear, vaunting this bold diſcourſe?

PROMETHEUS.

What ſhould I fear, by Fate exempt from death?

CHORUS.

But he may add freſh tortures to thy pain.

PROMETHEUS.

Let him then add them, I await them all.
975

CHORUS.

Wiſe they, who reverence the ſtern pow'r of vengeance.

Chor
Wechselgesang des Chores.

Erster Halbchor.
Strophe.