Aeschylus Seven Against Thebes 174

Robert Potter (Translator)

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And show that Thebes is yet your care!
By ev'ry solemn temple, ev'ry shrine,
Each hallow'd orgie, and each rite divine,
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Each honour to your pow'r in rev'rence paid,
Hear us, ye guardian Gods, hear us, and aid!

Seven Against Thebes. Aeschylus. Robert Potter (Translator). London. 1779.

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Current edition Experimental

The Seven Chiefs against Thebes (OCR draft) (English) (The Seven Chiefs against Thebes. Robert Potter, 1779.)

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (7)
Ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ Θήβας First1KGreek (Aeschyli Tragoediae. Sidgwick, Arthur, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1902.) — 181-202 focus
Ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ Θήβας Perseus (Aeschylus, Volume 1. Smyth, Herbert Weir, editor. London; New York: William Heinemann; G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1922.) — 181-202 focus
Ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ θήβας (OCR draft) Experimental (Ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ θήβας. Guilielmus Dindorfius, 1882.) — 174 focus
Ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ θήβας (OCR draft) Experimental (Ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ θήβας. Gottfried Hermann, 1852.) — 174 focus
ΕΠΤΑ ΕΠΙ θΗΒΑΣ (OCR draft) Experimental (ΕΠΤΑ ΕΠΙ θΗΒΑΣ. Paul Mazon, 1920-1925.) — 174 focus
Ἰὼ φίλοι δαίμονες,
Ant. 3.
λυτήριοί <τ'> om. ἀμφιβάντες πόλιν,
δείξαθ' ὡς φιλοπόλιες,
μέλεσθέ θ' μέλεσθε δ' seu μέλεσθ' ἱερῶν δημίων,
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μελόμενοι δ' ἀρήξατε·
φιλοθύτων δέ τοι πόλεος ὀργίων
μνήστορες ἔστε μοι.
Ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ θήβας (OCR draft) Experimental (Ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ θήβας. N. Wecklein, 1885.) — 174 focus
ἰὼ φίλοι δαίμονες
λυτήριοί τ᾽ ἀμφιβάντες πόλιν
δείξαθ᾽ ὡς φιλοπόλεις,
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μέλεσθε δ᾽ ἱερῶν δημίων,
μελόμενοι δ᾽ ἀρήξατε.
φιλοθύτων δέ τοι πόλεος ὀργίων
μνήστορες ἔστε μοι.
Aeschyli Septem contra Thebas (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschyli Septem contra Thebas. Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, 1914.) — 174 focus
ἰὼ φίλοι δαίμονες,
Translations (8)
Seven Against Thebes Perseus (Aeschylus, Volume 1. Smyth, Herbert Weir, translator. London; New York: William Heinemann; G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1922. (Modernized by Perseus.)) — 181-200 focus
The Seven against Thebes. (OCR draft) Experimental (The Seven against Thebes.. Theodore Alois Buckley, 1849.) — 174 focus
O beloved divinities, hovering around our city as its deliverers, show how ye love it; give heed to our public rituals, and when ye give heed to them succour us, and be ye truly mindful, I beseech ye, of the rites of our city which abound in sacrifices.
Re-enter Eteocles.
LES SEPT CONTRE THÈBES (OCR draft) Experimental (LES SEPT CONTRE THÈBES. Paul Mazon, 1920-1925.) — 174 focus
qui parle une autre langue 1 . Exaucez des vierges, exaucez pleinement les prières des bras tendus vers vous.

Ah ! divinités amies, enveloppez cette ville de votre secours libérateur : montrez que vous chérissez vos cités ! Souvenez-vous
Eschilo, I Sette a Tebe: traduzione italiana di Ettore Romagnoli (OCR draft) Experimental (Eschilo, I Sette a Tebe: traduzione italiana di Ettore Romagnoli. Ettore Romagnoli, 1922.) — 174 focus
Ahimè, dilettissimi Dèmoni,
voi che la rocca cingete, a difenderla,
mostrate adesso che Tebe v'è cara.
Voi proteggete l'altare ed il tempio,
lunge da loro tenete lo scempio.
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E vi sovvenga che a voi tante vittime
ne l'orge sacre spruzzarono l'ara.
Aeschylus, Septem ad Thebas: versio Latina Ioannis Sanravii (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylus, Septem ad Thebas: versio Latina Ioannis Sanravii. Ioannes Sanravius, 1555.) — 174 focus
Liberatores circum urbem euntes,
Oſtendite quòd urbem amatis,
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Vobisq; curæ ſunt delubra plebeia.
Curantes uero ſuccurrite,
Religioforum uerò sacrorum
Sponſi eſis mihi.
Seven Against Thebes (OCR draft) Experimental (Seven Against Thebes. Anna Swanwick, 1886.) — 174 focus
CHORUS
Woe, woe, for wretched Fate,
Donor of baleful dower!
Woe for the shade august of Edipus!
O swart Erinys strong art thou in power!
English (E. D. A. Morshead, 1908) (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylus, Seven against Thebes — Morshead translation. Wikisource transcription; speech corresp and card milestones aligned to Smyth perseus-grc2.) — 174 focus
Be near us, protect us, and show that the city is dear in your sight!
Have heed for her sacrifice holy, and thought of her offerings take,
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Forget not her love and her worship, be near her and smite for her sake!
[ Re-enter Eteocles.
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.) — 174 focus
O theure Schußgötter, ihr
Zu treuer Hut dieser Stadt zugesellt,
Zeigt, wie ihr liebt die Stadt! 1
Mitleidig schaut die Tempel an,
Sendet mitleidig Schuß! 2
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Seid mir der opferreichen Orgien eingedenk,
Welche die Stadt euch weiht!
(Der König, aus der Stadt zurückkehrend, tritt auf.)

Commentary

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

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ἤκουσας ἢ οὐκ ἤκουσας: Prius
ἤκουσας
omittunt Cantabr. 1. 2. Colb. 2. Par. C. H. Duo sunt orationis membra, primum
ἤκουσας ἢ οὐκ ἤκουσας
, quo significatur satisne percepisti? alterum autem
ἢ κωφῇ λέγω
, quod est an frustra loquor?
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ἀκούσασα: Temere corrupit optimos numeros Bergkius in Diurnis antiquariis a. 1835. p. 948.
εισακούσασα
Vit. Colb. 2. Par. N.
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ὄτοβον, ὄτοβον:
ἔτοβον Ντοβον
Μ.
ὄττοβον ὄττοβον
G. Lips. Cantabr. 1. 2. Ox. Par. G. E. F. N. Colb. 1. Ven. A. B. Ald. Turn.
ττοβον
semel Rob. et supra adscripto altero Vit.
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ὅτε τε:
ὅτι γε
Colb. 1.
ὅτι
Ox. Ven. A. B. Ald. Ceteri
ὅτι τε
, praeter Par. L. in quo recte
orɛ Tε
scriptum est.
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ἔκλαγξαν: Ad primam
ἔκλαγξαν
vocabuli syllabam a recentiore manu
di
supra adscriptum in M.
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ἱππικῶν τ᾽ ἀγρύπνων πηδαλίων δία στόμια: Libri omnes et Triclinius infra ad v. 834. atque ad Sophoclis Oed. R. v. 863.
ἱππικῶν τ᾽ ἀΰπνων πηδαλίων διὰ στόμα
. Scribendum esse
αγρύπνων
et
δια στόμια
metrum indicio est. Atque
άyouлvov
etiam Seidlerus de v. dochm. p. 129. et Blomfieldius scripserunt. Vtitur hoc vocabulo Aeschylus in Prometheo v. 360.
ἀλλ᾽ ἦλθεν αὐτῷ Ζηνὸς ἄγρυπνον βέλος
. In
día oróuia
etiam Lachmannus incidit et antea Schützius, nisi quod hic novum vocabulum,
diaorópa
, finxit. Est autem
στόμιον
ferrum quod ori equorum inseritur.

Commentary (N. Wecklein, 1902; German; OCR draft) (Seven Against Thebes, explanatory commentary pp. 15–100. Single-witness OCR; source readings and all reference placements require scan review.) focus

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erstes Epeisodion. Eteokles, welcher die im Volke durch die Angstrufe der Jungfrauen (des Chors) entstandene Entmuti- gung wahrgenommen hat (174f.), kommt zurück, weist die Jung- frauen zurecht und lehrt sie die rechte Weise des Gebetes. Die Szene dient der Charakteristik des Eteokles.

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ψῆφος ὀλεθρία, Todesurteil. - βουλεύσεται, βουλευθήσεται. Her- werden vermutet διοίσεται nach Hesych. διοίσεται· διακριθήσεται. Vgl. Eur. Or. 49, 440 ψῆφος καθ' ἡμῶν οἴσεται τῇδ' ἡμέρᾳ, Thuk. IV 74.

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λευστῆρα δήμου μόρον, Steini- gungstod von Seite des Volkes, vgl. Αg. 1616 δημορριφεῖς . . λευσίμους ἀράς, Soph. Ant. 36 φόνον δημό- λευστον, Ai. 253 λιθόλευστον Αρη. Die Volksjustiz durch öffentliche Steinigung war in alter Zeit nicht selten (vgl. Hom. Γ 57 ἀλλὰ μάλα Τρῶες δειδήμονες· ἦ τέ κεν ἤδη λάινον ἕσσο χιτῶνα, Eur. Οr. 50, 442) und traf noch in den Perser- kriegen den Lykides und seine Familie, als er nach der Einnahme von Athen zum Frieden riet.

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In bitterem Tone sagt Eteo- kles: Hast du meine Drohung verstanden oder hast du keine Ohren?" Vgl. Cho. 880 κωφοῖς ἀυτῶ.

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Schol. ἀπολογοῦνται διότε ἐθορύβησαν.

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ἁρματόκτυπον ἔχων (einge- setzt zur Herstellung eines zweiten Dochmius) ὄτοβον: in betreff der tragischen Fülle des Ausdrucks vgl. 207 ἀστυδρομουμέναν πόλιν, 716 κτεάνων χρηματοδαίτας, Eum. 37 ποδωκείᾳ σκελῶν, außerdem ἐν αρ μάτων ὄχοις Eur. Iph. Τ. 370.