Aeschylus Agamemnon 1567

ed. Martin L. West

Agamemnon. Aeschylus. ed. Martin L. West. Stutgardiae. 1990.

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Current edition Experimental

Ἀγαμέμνων (OCR draft) (Greek) (Ἀγαμέμνων. Martin L. West, 1990.)

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (7)
Ἀγαμέμνων First1KGreek (Aeschyli Tragoediae. Sidgwick, Arthur, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1902.) — 1577-1673 focus
Ἀγαμέμνων Perseus (Aeschylus, Volume 2. Smyth, Herbert Weir, editor. London; New York: William Heinemann; G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1926.) — 1577-1673 focus
Ἀγαμέμνων (OCR draft) Experimental (Ἀγαμέμνων. Guilielmus Dindorfius, 1882.) — 1567 focus
Ἀγαμέμνων (OCR draft) Experimental (Ἀγαμέμνων. Gottfried Hermann, 1852.) — 1567 focus
ΑΓΑΜΕΜΝΩΝ (OCR draft) Experimental (ΑΓΑΜΕΜΝΩΝ. Paul Mazon, 1920-1925.) — 1567 focus
Ἀγαμέμνων (OCR draft) Experimental (Ἀγαμέμνων. N. Wecklein, 1885.) — 1567 focus
ἐς τόνδ' ἐνέβης ξὺν ἀληθείᾳ
χρησμόν. ἐγὼ δ᾽ οὖν
ἐθέλω δαίμονι τῷ Πλεισθενιδῶν
ὅρκους θεμένη τάδε μὲν στέργειν,
δύστλητά περ ὄνθ᾽, ὃ δὲ λοιπόν, ἰόντ᾽
1570
ἐκ τῶνδε δόμων ἄλλην γενεὰν
τρίβειν θανάτοις αὐθένταισιν.
κτεάνων τε μέρος
βαιὸν ἐχούσῃ πᾶν ἀπόχρη μοι
ἀλληλοφόνους
1575
μανίας μελάθρων ἀφελούσῃ.
Aeschyli Agamemnon (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschyli Agamemnon. Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, 1914.) — 1567 focus
Translations (9)
Agamemnon Perseus (Aeschylus. The poetical works of Robert Browning, Volume 13. Browning, Robert, translator; Berdoe, Edward, editor. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1889.) — 1577-1673 focus
The Agamemnon (OCR draft) Experimental (The Agamemnon. Theodore Alois Buckley, 1849.) — 1567 focus
He lighted 6 on this oracle agreeably to truth. And I, therefore, am willing to plight oaths with the daemon of the Pleisthenidae, to acquiesce in these things, all hard to endure though they be; and for him, henceforth, quitting this dwelling, to wear out another race by kindred murders. And a small portion of wealth is amply sufficient for me to possess, if I have put away the phrenzy of mutual murder from the halls.
AGAMEMNON (OCR draft) Experimental (AGAMEMNON. Paul Mazon, 1920-1925.) — 1567 focus
C'est dans l'ordre divin. Ah !
qui pourra donc extirper de ce palais le germe d'exécration ? La race est rivée au Malheur.
Agamemnon (OCR draft) Experimental (Agamemnon. Robert Potter, 1779.) — 1567 focus
These are the oracles of truth. But hear me;
It likes me to the genius of the race
Of Plifthenes u to ſwear that what is paſt,
1745
Tho’ poor the ſatisfaction, bounds my wiſhes.
Hither he comes no more: No, let him ſtain
Some other house with gore.
For me, ſome poor,
Some ſcanty pittance of the goods contents me,
1750
Well ſatisfied that from this house I’ve driven
These frantic Furies red with kindred blood.
Eschilo, Agamennone: traduzione italiana di Ettore Romagnoli (OCR draft) Experimental (Eschilo, Agamennone: traduzione italiana di Ettore Romagnoli. Ettore Romagnoli, 1922.) — 1567 focus
Se in questa sentenza t'inoltri,
compagno t'è il vero; ed io voglio
un giuro prestar, dei Plistènidi
al Dèmone: ch'io, questi mali
saprò sopportar, ben che orribili.
1845
Ma pure, oh!, da questa magione
stian lungi, la strage avvicendino,
funestino un'altra progenie.
Di beni una piccola parte
a me basterebbe,
1850
se potessi le stragi reciproche
scacciare dai tetti!
Aeschylus, Agamemnon: versio Latina Ioannis Sanravii (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylus, Agamemnon: versio Latina Ioannis Sanravii. Ioannes Sanravius, 1555.) — 1567 focus
Aeschylus, Agamemnon: German translation (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylus, Agamemnon: German translation. Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, 1919–1923.) — 1567 focus
gabest des Mannesmutes
Stärke, - mir frißt's am Herzen.
Über der Leiche seh' ich dich stehen,
1570
singen dein Lied mit Rabengekrächze,
1474 dein grauses Triumphlied.
Wehe,
Helene, verblendete, wie hast du
einz'ge tausend, abertausend Leben
1575
am Skamandros in den Tod gesandt.
English (E. D. A. Morshead, 1889, second edition) (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylus, Agamemnon — Morshead translation. Wikisource transcription; speech corresp and card milestones aligned to Smyth perseus-grc2.) — 1567 focus
Now walks thy word aright, to tell
This ancient truth of oracle;
But I with vows of sooth will pray
1835
To him, the power that holdeth sway
O'er all the race of Pleisthenes—
Tho' dark the deed and deep the guilt,
With this last blood, my hands have spilt,
I pray thee let thine anger cease!
1840
I pray thee pass from us away
To some new race in other lands,
There, if thou wilt, to wrong and slay
The lives of men by kindred hands.
For me 'tis all sufficient meed,
1845
Tho' little wealth or power were won,
So I can say, 'Tis past and done.
The bloody lust and murderous,
The inborn frenzy of our house,
Is ended by my deed.
1850
[ Enter Ægisthus.
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1854; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylos, Band I, Agamemnon. Independent Donner line citations, Smyth card correspondence, twelve located textual notes and opening metrical facsimiles. Unfinished OCR proofreading and note attribution are documented in the review inventory.) — 1567 focus
Wohl sprachst du mit Wahrheit, was du mir jekt
Kundthatst. Ich schwör' es dem rächenden Geist
In Pleisthenes' Haus,
Gern beug' ich dem Fluch, wie schwer er auf mir
1520
Auch laste, das Haupt, wenn fortan nur
Den Palast er verläßt, und ein andres Geschlecht
Austilgt durch stets fortzeugenden Mord.
Und wäre mir auch nur mäßiges Gut:
Mir Alles genug, wenn ich wechselnden Mords
1525
Wahnsinn von der Schwelle verscheuchte!
(Aegisthos, von Lanzenknechten gefolgt, tritt aus der Gastwohnung mit den Zeichen der königlichen Würde.)

Commentary

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

1567. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg005-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-897

ἀμπίπτει ... ἐμῶν Libri
ᾤμωξεν ἄν. πίπτει δ᾽ ἀπὸ σφαγῆς ἐρῶν
, nisi quod in Vict. comma est post
ἄν
, et
ἐρῶν
scriptum. Non omnia feliciter Canterus, sed recte tamen
ἀμπίπτει
. Deinde Auratus et Vossius
ἐμῶν
. Id male Wellauerus dictum putat pro
ἀπεμῶν σφαγάς
, genitivo partem significante.
Ἀπὸ σφαγῆς
est a mactatis carnibus, fastidio scilicet affectus. Tuetur autem Aurati emendationem historia.
Ἔμεα
Suida et Zonara p. 700. testibus locus fuit vicinus Mycenis, dictus ita quod ibi carnes filiorum evomuerit Thyestes, ut refert Eustathius p. 184, 12. 1002, 30. et obiter p. 996, 38. atque Etym. M. p. 334, 19.
1567

1569. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg005-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-898

σύνδικος
Σύνδικος
, non alibi inventum, si recte se habet, pertinet ad
πᾶν τὸ Πλεισθένους γένος
, ut sit communiter, communi iustitia.
τιθεὶς ἀράν
Deinde
τιθεὶς ὅμου
(
ὅμου
Flor.) Flor. Farn. Vict.
τιθεὶς ὁμοῦ
Ven. Recte Abreschius
τιθεὶς ἀράν
.
1569

1570. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg005-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-899

ὀλέσθαι Libri
ὀλέσθαι
. Glossa in Farn.
ἀπώλετο
. Emendavit Porsonus.
1570

1571. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg005-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-900

ἐκ Τυνδάρεω δέ τοι Dubitari potest scribendumne sit
ἐκ Τυνδάρειδός του
.
1571

1573. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg005-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-901

τρίτον γὰρ ὄντα μ' ἐπίδεχ' ἀθλίῳ πατρί Libri
τρίτον γὰρ ὄντα μ' ἐπὶ δέκ' ἀθλίῳ πατρί
, ad quod nemo offendit ante Emperium in Zimmermanni Diurnis a. 1835. p. 635. cui tamen et ibi et p. 1000. male cessit emendatio. Hyginus fab. 88. duos nominat Thyestae filios, qui mactati fuerint ab Atreo, Tantalum et Plisthenem; scholiastes Euripidis ad Or. v. 800. et Tzetzes Chil. 1. 18. v. 449. tres, Aglaum, Orchomenum, Callaeum; alii unum. Sed habuerit ille tredecim filios, etsi nihil de isto numero proditum est, certe ad summum tres mactari potuerunt, quod reliquos iam adolevisse necesse erat. Qui factum igitur ut horum nullus vindictam ab Atreo exigeret? Nec proficiat quis quicquam, si non filiorum, sed liberorum istum numerum fuisse statuat, ut pleraeque fuerint filiae. H. L. Ahrens scribendum coniecit
τρίτον γὰρ ὄντα μ' ἐπὶ δύ᾽ ἀθλίοιν πατρί
. Sed hoc neque veri similitudinem habet, et desideramus articulum vel pronomen, hoc modo
τρίτον γὰρ ὄντα μ' ἐπὶ δυοῖν τοῖνδ᾽ ἀθλίοιν
. In re admodum dubia, quum certam emendationem non invenirem, scripsi mutatione paene nulla
τρίτον γὰρ ὄντα μὲ ἐπίδεχ᾽ ἀθλίῳ πατρί.
Nihil quidem praesidii huic coniecturae affert quod Hesychius habet,
ἐπίδεχα
(codex
ἐπίδιχα
),
σκύφον τὸν μὴ κενόν
, ubi Lobeckius Paral. p. 278.
δ
et
χ
permutata esse coniiciens, suspicatus est
ἐπίδοιχα
scribendum esse. Quid autem si
ἐπίδεχα
passive dictum sit de eo qui post alios acceptus sit, ut hic de Aegistho post mactatos fratres patri nato?
1573

1576. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg005-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-902

NA Ne cui haec,
καὶ τοῦδε τἀνδρός
, non recte nexa videantur cum praecedentibus, tenendum est continuata haec esse cum v. 1572. ceteris in medio explicandi caussa positis.
1576

Wecklein’s commentary on Agamemnon (1888; German; OCR draft) (Explanatory commentary, pp. 30–140; Iowa and Harvard OCR collated conservatively. Unresolved OCR and provisional reference mappings are explicitly marked.) focus

1449-1576. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg005-wecklein1888-com-ger1-789

Kommos bestehend aus drei Strophenpaaren. Die Chorpartieen bestehen immer aus drei Teilen, von welchen den ersten die drei στοίχοι (jeder στοίχος ein Strophenpaar), den zweiten der Koryphaios, den dritten der Gesamtchor vorzutragen scheint. Den Inhalt bildet die verschiedene Auffassung und die sittliche Motivierung des Rachewerks sowie die Anklage der Klytämestra. τίς ἂν Μοίρα: zu 627.

1573. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg005-wecklein1888-com-ger1-838

1
,,Und wenn ich bloſs einen kleinen Teil des Besitztums habe, bin ich mit allem zufrieden, wenn ich nur die Wut des Wechselmords von dem Hause nehme." Vgl. zu 274.

1568. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg005-wecklein1888-com-ger1-840

2
„Ich bin bereit mit dem Dämon des Geschlechtes (dem Alastor, vgl. 1478) einen feierlichen Pakt abzuschliefsen und mich mit dem Geschehenen, so unerträglich es ist, zufrieden zu geben, wenn er künftighin dieses Haus verlassen handelten Menschen). - ἐποπτεύειν,