Seven Against Thebes. Aeschylus. ed. Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff. Berolini. 1914.
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Aeschyli Septem contra Thebas (OCR draft) (Greek) (Aeschyli Septem contra Thebas. Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, 1914.)
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Editions (6)
Ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ Θήβας First1KGreek (Aeschyli Tragoediae. Sidgwick, Arthur, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1902.) — 792-821 focus
Αγγελος
θαρσεῖτε, παῖδες μητέρων τεθραμμέναι.
πόλις πέφευγεν ἥδε δούλιον
1
ζυγόν:
πέπτωκεν ἀνδρῶν
2
ὀβρίμων κομπάσματα:
πόλις δ᾽ ἐν εὐδίᾳ τε καὶ κλυδωνίου
795
πολλαῖσι πληγαῖς ἄντλον οὐκ ἐδέξατο.
στέγει δὲ πύργος, καὶ πύλας φερεγγύοις
ἐφραξάμεσθα μονομάχοισι προστάταις:
καλῶς
3
ἔχει τὰ πλεῖστ᾽ ἐν ἓξ πυλώμασι:
τὰς δ᾽ ἑβδόμας ὁ σεμνὸς ἑβδομαγέτης
800
ἄναξ Ἀπόλλων εἵλετ᾽, Οἰδίπου γένει
κραίνων παλαιὰς Λαΐου δυσβουλίας.
Χορος
τί δ᾽ ἔστι πρᾶγμα νεόκοτον πόλει πλέον;
Αγγελος
πόλις σέσωσται: βασιλέες
4
δ᾽ ὁμόσποροι
Χορος
τίνες; τί δ᾽ εἶπας; παραφρονῶ φόβῳ λόγου.
805
Αγγελος
φρονοῦσα νῦν ἄκουσον: Οἰδίπου τόκω
5
—
Χορος
οἲ ʼγὼ τάλαινα, μάντις εἰμὶ τῶν κακῶν.
Αγγελος
οὐδ᾽ ἀμφιλέκτως μὴν κατεσποδημένω
6
—
Χορος
ἐκεῖθι κεῖσθον;
7
βαρέα δ᾽ οὖν ὅμως φράσον.
Αγγελος
ἅνδρες
8
τεθνᾶσιν ἐκ χερῶν αὐτοκτόνων.
810
Χορος
Αγγελος
πέπωκεν αἷμα γαῖ᾽
11
ὑπ᾽ ἀλλήλων φόνῳ.
Χορος
οὕτως ὁ δαίμων κοινὸς ἦν ἀμφοῖν ἄγαν.
12
Αγγελος
αὐτὸς δ᾽ ἀναλοῖ δῆτα δύσποτμον γένος.
13
τοιαῦτα χαίρειν καὶ δακρύεσθαι πάρα:
815
πόλιν μὲν εὖ πράσσουσαν, οἱ δ᾽ ἐπιστάται,
δισσὼ στρατηγώ, διέλαχον σφυρηλάτῳ
Σκύθῃ σιδήρῳ κτημάτων παμπησίαν.
ἕξουσι δ᾽ ἣν λάβωσιν ἐν ταφῇ χθόνα,
14
[πόλις σέσωσται: βασιλέοιν δ᾽ ὁμοσπόροιν
πέπωκεν αἷμα γαῖ᾽ ὑπ᾽ ἀλλήλων φόνῳ.]
822
πέπωκεν αἷμα γαῖ᾽ ὑπ᾽ ἀλλήλων φόνῳ.]
Ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ Θήβας Perseus (Aeschylus, Volume 1. Smyth, Herbert Weir, editor. London; New York: William Heinemann; G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1922.) — 792-821 focus
Ἄγγελος
θαρσεῖτε, παῖδες μητέρων τεθραμμέναι.
πόλις πέφευγεν ἥδε δούλιον ζυγόν·
πέπτωκεν ἀνδρῶν ὀβρίμων κομπάσματα·
πόλις δʼ ἐν εὐδίᾳ τε καὶ κλυδωνίου
795
πολλαῖσι πληγαῖς ἄντλον οὐκ ἐδέξατο.
στέγει δὲ πύργος, καὶ πύλας φερεγγύοις
ἐφραξάμεσθα μονομάχοισι προστάταις·
καλῶς ἔχει τὰ πλεῖστʼ, ἐν ἓξ πυλώμασι·
τὰς δʼ ἑβδόμας ὁ σεμνὸς ἑβδομαγέτης
800
ἄναξ Ἀπόλλων εἵλετʼ, Οἰδίπου γένει
κραίνων παλαιὰς Λαΐου δυσβουλίας.
Χορός
τί δʼ ἔστι πρᾶγμα νεόκοτον πόλει πλέον;
Ἄγγελος
πόλις σέσωσται· βασιλέες δʼ ὁμόσποροι—
Χορός
τίνες; τί δʼ εἶπας; παραφρονῶ φόβῳ λόγου.
805
Ἄγγελος
φρονοῦσα νῦν ἄκουσον· Οἰδίπου τόκοι —
Χορός
οἲ ʼγὼ τάλαινα, μάντις εἰμὶ τῶν κακῶν.
Ἄγγελος
οὐδʼ ἀμφιλέκτως μὴν κατεσποδημένοι—
Χορός
ἐκεῖθι κεῖσθον ; βαρέα δʼ οὖν ὅμως φράσον.
Ἄγγελος
ἅνδρες τεθνᾶσιν ἐκ χερῶν αὐτοκτόνων.
810
Χορός
οὕτως ἀδελφαῖς χερσὶν ἠναίρονθʼ ἅμα ;
Χορός
οὕτως ὁ δαίμων κοινὸς ἦν ἀμφοῖν ἄγαν.
αὐτὸς δʼ ἀναλοῖ δῆτα δύσποτμον γένος.
τοιαῦτα χαίρειν καὶ δακρύεσθαι πάρα·
πόλιν μὲν εὖ πράσσουσαν, οἱ δʼ ἐπιστάται,
815
δισσὼ στρατηγώ, διέλαχον σφυρηλάτῳ
Σκύθῃ σιδήρῳ κτημάτων παμπησίαν.
ἕξουσι δʼ ἣν λάβωσιν ἐν ταφῇ χθονός,
πατρὸς κατʼ εὐχὰς δυσπότμως φορούμενοι.
πόλις σέσωσται· βασιλέοιν δʼ ὁμοσπόροιν
820
πέπωκεν αἷμά γαῖʼ ὑπʼ ἀλλήλων φόνῳ.
Ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ θήβας (OCR draft) Experimental (Ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ θήβας. Guilielmus Dindorfius, 1882.) — 766 focus
Ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ θήβας (OCR draft) Experimental (Ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ θήβας. Gottfried Hermann, 1852.) — 766 focus
τέλειαι γὰρ παλαιφάτων ἀρᾶν
βαρεῖαι καταλλαγαί· τὰ δ᾽ ὀλοὰ
πελόμεν᾽ οὐ παρἔρχεται.
πρόπρυμνα δ᾽ ἐκβολὰν φέρει
750
ἀνδρῶν ἀλφηστᾶν
Χορὸς Παρθένων
ὄλβος ἄγαν παχυνθείς.
ἀντ. δ'.
ΕΠΤΑ ΕΠΙ θΗΒΑΣ (OCR draft) Experimental (ΕΠΤΑ ΕΠΙ θΗΒΑΣ. Paul Mazon, 1920-1925.) — 766 focus
Τέλειαι γὰρ
παλαιφάτων
παλαίφατοι
ἀρᾶν
ἀραὶ
Str. 4.
βαρεῖαι καταλλαγαί·
ΧΟΡΟΣ
τὰ δ' ὀλοὰ
πενομένους
πελόμεν' (uel τελ-) οὐ παρέρχεται,
πρόπρυμνα δ' ἐκβολὰν φέρει
770
ἀνδρῶν ἀλφηστᾶν
ὄλβος ἄγαν παχυνθείς.
Ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ θήβας (OCR draft) Experimental (Ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ θήβας. N. Wecklein, 1885.) — 766 focus
τέλειαι γὰρ παλαιφάτων ἀρᾶν
βαρεῖαι καταλλαγαί· τὰ δ᾽ ὀλοὰ
πενομένους παρέρχεται,
πρόπρεμνα δ' ἐκβολὴν φέρει
ἀνδρῶν ἀλφηστῶν
755
ὄλβος ἄγαν παχυνθείς.
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.)) — 792-820 focus
Messenger
Take heart, you daughters who were nurtured by your mother. Our city has escaped the yoke of slavery; the boasts of the powerful men have fallen to the ground.
The city enjoys fair weather and has taken on no water even though it has been buffeted by many waves. The walls hold, and we have fortified the gates with champions fully capable in single-handed combat. For the most part all is well, at six of the gates.
795
But lord Apollo, the reverend leader of the seventh,
1
took for himself the seventh gate, accomplishing upon the children of Oedipus the ancient follies of Laius.
800
Chorus
What novel happening will further affect the city?
Messenger
The city is saved, but the kings born of the same seed—
Chorus
Who? What did you say? I am out of my mind with fear of your report.
805
Messenger
Control yourself now and listen. The sons of Oedipus—
Chorus
Ah, miserable me, I am prophet of these evils.
Messenger
In truth, beyond all question, struck down in the dust—
Chorus
Are they lying out there? This is hard to bear, but say it just the same.
Messenger
The men are dead, murdered by their very own hands.
810
Chorus
Then with hands so fraternal did they each kill the other together?
Messenger
Yes, so all too equal was their destiny to them both. All alone, in truth, it consumes the ill-fated family. We have cause in this for joy and tears—
the one because the city fares well, the other because the leaders, the two generals, have divided the whole of their property with hammered Scythian steel. They will possess only that land they take in burial, swept away as they were in accordance with their father’s curses.
815
The city is saved, but through their mutual murder the earth has drunk the blood of the two kings born of the same seed.
Exit.
820
The Seven against Thebes. (OCR draft) Experimental (The Seven against Thebes.. Theodore Alois Buckley, 1849.) — 766 focus
LES SEPT CONTRE THÈBES (OCR draft) Experimental (LES SEPT CONTRE THÈBES. Paul Mazon, 1920-1925.) — 766 focus
LE CHŒUR
à côté d'eux. Ils doivent au contraire jeter force lest du haut de leur poupe, les mortels entreprenants dont la
prospérité s'est démesurément accrue.
Quel homme fut jamais honoré à la fois des dieux assis au foyer de Thèbes
prospérité s'est démesurément accrue.
The Seven Chiefs against Thebes (OCR draft) Experimental (The Seven Chiefs against Thebes. Robert Potter, 1779.) — 766 focus
SOLDIER.
SOLDIER, CHORUS.
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.) — 766 focus
4 Antistrofe IV
Aeschylus, Septem ad Thebas: versio Latina Ioannis Sanravii (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylus, Septem ad Thebas: versio Latina Ioannis Sanravii. Ioannes Sanravius, 1555.) — 766 focus
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.) — 766 focus
Curses, inherited from long ago,
Bring heavy freight of woe:
Rich stores of merchandise o'erload the deck,
Near, nearer comes the wreck—
And all is lost, cast out upon the wave,
780
Floating, with none to save!
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.) — 766 focus
Denn, ach! jetzt reift der altverhängte Fluch,
Ja, graunvoll erfüllt er sich:
740
Der Sturm, der aufsteigt, zieht nicht spurlos hin.
Vom Bord hinab versinkt das Glück
Der erfindsamen Menschen,
Wenn es zu sehr sich häufte.
Vierte Gegenstrophe.
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
765.
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766.
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767.
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767.
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768.
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769.
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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
707-776.
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768-769.
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