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κακός γε μάντις κτἑ., das müfste ein schlechter Seher sein, der solches fände. Unrichtig der Schol. ταῦτα δὲ καὶ ὁ τυχὼν μάντις γνοίη.

Libation Bearers. N. Wecklein. . 2026-09-07.

Current edition Experimental

Wecklein’s commentary on Choephoroi / Libation Bearers (1888; German; OCR draft) (German) (Explanatory commentary, pp. 163–234; single HW42J8 OCR witness, conservatively retained. Unresolved OCR and provisional reference mappings are explicitly marked.)

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (8)

Χοηφóρoι First1KGreek (Aeschyli Tragoediae. Sidgwick, Arthur, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1902.) — 783-837 focus

str. 1

Χορός

νῦν παραιτουμένᾳ μοι,¹ πάτερ

Ζεῦ θεῶν Ὀλυμπίων,

δὸς τύχας εὖ τυχεῖν² κυρίως
785

τὰ σώφρον᾽³ εὖ μαιομένοις ἰδεῖν.

διὰ δίκας⁴ πᾶν ἔπος⁵

ἔλακον, ὦ Ζεῦ, σύ⁶ νιν φυλάσσοις.

789

Χορός

ἐέ, πρὸ δὲ δὴ ᾽χθρῶν

τὸν ἔσωθεν μελάθρων, Ζεῦ,⁷
790

θές, ἐπεί νιν⁸ μέγαν ἄρας,

δίδυμα καὶ τριπλᾶ

παλίμποινα θέλων ἀμείψει.

794

ant. 1

Χορός

ἴσθι⁹ δ᾽ ἀνδρὸς φίλου πῶλον εὖ-

νιν ζυγέντ᾽ ἐν ἅρμασιν¹⁰
795

πημάτων, ἐν δρόμῳ προστιθεὶς

μέτρον. τίς ἂν σῳζόμενον ῥυθμὸν

τοῦτ᾽ ἴδοι διὰ πέδον¹¹

ἀνομένων βημάτων ὄρεγμα;¹²

800

str. 2

Χορός

οἵ τ᾽ ἔσω¹³ δωμάτων
800

πλουτογαθῆ¹⁴ μυχὸν ἐνίζετε,¹⁵

κλῦτε,¹⁶ σύμφρονες θεοί:

[ἄγετε¹⁷] τῶν πάλαι πεπραγμένων¹⁸

λύσασθ᾽¹⁹ αἷμα προσφάτοις δίκαις.

γέρων φόνος μηκέτ᾽ ἐν δόμοις τέκοι.
805
806

Χορός

τὸ δὲ²⁰ καλῶς κτίμενον²¹ ὦ μέγα ναίων

στόμιον, εὖ δὸς ἀνιδεῖν δόμον ἀνδρός,

καί νιν ἐλευθερίας²² φῶς

λαμπρὸν²³ ἰδεῖν φιλίοις

ὄμμασιν²⁴ <ἐκ²⁵> δνοφερᾶς καλύπτρας.
810
811

ant. 2

Χορός

ξυλλάβοι δ᾽ ἐνδίκως

παῖς ὁ Μαίας, ἐπιφορώτατος

πρᾶξιν οὐρίαν θέλων:

[πολλὰ δ᾽ ἄλλα φανεῖ χρηίζων κρυπτά²⁶].
815

ἄσκοπον δ᾽ ἔπος λέγω:²⁷

νύκτα πρό²⁸ τ᾽ ὀμμάτων σκότον φέρει,

καθ᾽ ἡμέραν δ᾽ οὐδὲν ἐμφανέστερος.²⁹

819

str. 3

Χορός

καὶ τότ᾽³⁰ ἤδη κλυτὸν³¹

δωμάτων λυτήριον,
820

θῆλυν οὐριοστάταν

†ὁμοῦ κρεκτον γοα-

τὰν³² νόμον μεθήσομεν.

πόλει τάδ᾽³³ εὖ:

ἐμὸν ἐμὸν κέρδος αὔξεται³⁴ τόδ᾽: ἄ-
825

τα δ᾽ ἀποστατεῖ φίλων†.³⁵

827

Χορός

σὺ δὲ θαρσῶν, ὅταν ἥκῃ μέρος ἔργων,

ἐπαΰσας Πατρὸς αὐδὰν³⁶

θροούσᾳ [πρὸς σὲ³⁷] Τέκνον [πατρὸς αὐδὰν]

[καὶ] πέραιν᾽³⁸ ἀνεπίμομφον ἄταν.
830
831

ant. 3

Χορός

Περσέως τ᾽ ἐν φρεσὶν

καρδίαν ἀνασχεθών,³⁹

τοῖς θ᾽⁴⁰ ὑπὸ χθονὸς φίλοις,⁴¹

†τοῖς τ᾽ ἄνωθεν προπάσσων

χάριτας⁴² ὀργᾶς λυγρᾶς,⁴³ ἔνδοθεν
835

φόνιαν ἄταν τίθει,⁴⁴ τὸν αἴτιον δ᾽

ἐξαπολλύων⁴⁵ μόρου†.⁴⁶

838

Χοηφóρoι Perseus (Aeschylus, Volume 2. Smyth, Herbert Weir, editor. London; New York: William Heinemann; G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1926.) — 783-837 focus

Χορός

νῦν παραιτουμένᾳ μοι, πάτερ

Ζεῦ θεῶν Ὀλυμπίων,

δὸς τύχας τυχεῖν δόμου κυρίως
785

τὰ σώφρονʼ εὖ μαιομένοις ἰδεῖν.

διὰ δίκας πᾶν ἔπος

ἔλακον· ὦ Ζεῦ, σύ νιν φυλάσσοις.

789

Χορός

ἓ ἕ, πρὸ δὲ δὴ ʼχθρῶν

τὸν ἔσωθεν μελάθρων, Ζεῦ,
790

θές, ἐπεί νιν μέγαν ἄρας,

δίδυμα καὶ τριπλᾶ

παλίμποινα θέλων ἀμείψει.

794

Χορός

ἴσθι δʼ ἀνδρὸς φίλου πῶλον εὖ-

νιν ζυγέντʼ ἐν ἅρμασιν
795

πημάτων. σὺ δʼ ἐν δρόμῳ προστιθεὶς

μέτρον κτίσον σῳζόμενον ῥυθμὸν

τοῦτʼ ἰδεῖν διὰ πέδον

ἀνομένων βημάτων ὄρεγμα;

800

Χορός

οἵ τʼ ἔσω δωμάτων
800

πλουτογαθῆ μυχὸν νομίζετε,

κλῦτε, σύμφρονες θεοί·

ἄγετε τῶν πάλαι πεπραγμένων

λύσασθʼ αἷμα προσφάτοις δίκαις.

γέρων φόνος μηκέτʼ ἐν δόμοις τέκοι.
805

806

Χορός

τὸ δὲ καλῶς κτίμενον ὦ μέγα ναίων

στόμιον, εὖ δὸς ἀνιδεῖν δόμον ἀνδρός,

καί νιν ἐλευθερίας φῶς

λαμπρὸν ἰδεῖν φιλίοις

ὄμμασιν ἐκ δνοφερᾶς καλύπτρας.
810

811

Χορός

ξυλλάβοι δʼ ἐνδίκως

παῖς ὁ Μαίας, ἐπεὶ φορώτατος

πρᾶξιν οὐρίαν θέλων·

πολλὰ δʼ ἄλλα φανεῖ χρηίζων κρυπτά.
815

ἄσκοπον δʼ ἔπος λέγων

νύκτα πρό τʼ ὀμμάτων σκότον φέρει,

καθʼ ἡμέραν δʼ οὐδὲν ἐμφανέστερος.

819

Χορός

καὶ τότʼ ἤδη κλυτὸν

δωμάτων λυτήριον,
820

θῆλυν οὐριοστάταν οὐδʼ

ὀξύκρεκτον γοα-

τᾶν νόμον θήσομεν· πλεῖ τάδʼ εὖ·

ἐμὸν ἐμὸν κέρδος αὔξεται τόδʼ· ἄ-
825

τα δʼ ἀποστατεῖ φίλων.

827

Χορός

σὺ δὲ θαρσῶν, ὅταν ἥκῃ μέρος ἔργων,

ἐπαΰσας πατρὸς αὐδὰν

θροούσᾳ πρὸς σὲ τέκνον πατρὸς αὐδὰν

καὶ πέραινʼ ἀνεπίμομφον ἄταν.
830

831

Χορός

Περσέως τʼ ἐν φρεσὶν

καρδίαν ἀνασχεθών,

τοῖς θʼ ὑπὸ χθονὸς φίλοισιν,

τοῖς τʼ ἄνωθεν πρόπρασ-

σε χάριν ὀργᾶς λυγρᾶς, ἔνδοθεν
835

φόνιον ἄταν τιθείς, τὸν αἴτιον δʼ

ἐξαπολλύων μόρου.

Χοηφόροι (OCR draft) Experimental (Χοηφόροι. Guilielmus Dindorfius, 1882.) — 783 focus

ΧΟ.

νῦν παραιτουμένα μοι, πάτερ Ζεῦ θεῶν Ὀλυμ-

πίων,

δὸς τύχας, τυχεῖν δέ μου κυρίως
785

τὰ σώφροσιν εὖ μαιομένοις ἰδεῖν.

διὰ δίκας πᾶν ἔπος

ἔλακον, ὦ Ζεῦ, σύ νιν φυλάσσοις.

Χοηφόροι (OCR draft) Experimental (Χοηφόροι. Gottfried Hermann, 1852.) — 783 focus

Χορός
στρ. α'.

νῦν παραιτουμένα μοι, πάτερ
770

Ζεῦ θεῶν Ὀλυμπίων,

δὸς τύχας εὖ τυχεῖν,

κυρίως τὰ σώφρον εὖ

Χορός

μαιομένοις ἰδεῖν.

διὰ δίκας πᾶν ἔπος
775

ἔλακον· ὦ Ζεῦ, σύ νιν φυλάσσοις.

στρ. β'.

ΧΟΗΦΟΡΟΙ (OCR draft) Experimental (ΧΟΗΦΟΡΟΙ. Paul Mazon, 1920-1925.) — 783 focus

Νῦν παραιτουμένᾳ μοι -μέν᾿ ἐμοὶ, πάτερ

Ζεῦ θεῶν Ὀλυμπίων,

δὸς τύχας † τυχεῖν δέ μου κυρίως

785

τὰ σωφροσυνευ μαιομένοις ἰδεῖν

διαδικᾶσαι πᾶν ἔπος

ἔλακον, Ζεῦ, σὺ δέ νιν φυλάσσοις. †

Χοηφόροι (OCR draft) Experimental (Χοηφόροι. N. Wecklein, 1885.) — 783 focus

νῦν παραιτουμένᾳ μοι, πάτερ

Ζεῦ θεῶν Ὀλυμπίων,
780

¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷

εἰ εἰ Turnebus * Μ. paragraphus praefixa in M. μὴ νῦν et ἄγγελε Μ. στύγει Μ, στυγεῖ m. κλύῃ κλύθι (Η in ras.) Μ. τάχιστα γαθούσῃ τάχιστα γαθούσῃ Turnebus τάχιστ' ἀγαθούση Μ. ὀρθοῦται λόγος ὀρθοῦται λόγος schol. Hom. O 207 ορθούση φρενί Μ. singulis (etiam 776) paragraphi praefixae in M. τοῖσιν ἐντεταλμένοις scripsi τοῖσι νῦν ἠγγελμένοισ Μ. fort. τῶνδ᾽ ὡς τροπαίαν. ἔχεις τι ἔχεισ τί Μ. ἄγγελλ᾿ ἄγγελλ᾽ Robortellus ἄγγελο Μ. ἰοῦσαι, sed eraso 4, et τ᾽ ἀπεταλμένα mut. in τ' ἀπεσταλμένα Μ. μέλει μέλει Ald. μέλλει Μ. μέλῃ Turnebus μέλλη Μ. paragraphus praefixa in M. παραιτουμένῃ (παραιτουμένᾳ Hermann) μοι Turnebus παραιτούμενο (παραιτουμέν m) ἐμοὶ Μ. Tres chori ordines canere videntur

δὸς τύχας· τυχεῖν δέ μου κυρίως

τὰ σωφροσύναις μαιομένοις ἰδεῖν.

διαδικᾶσαι πᾶν ἔπος

ἔλακον. Ζεῦ, σὺ δέ νιν φυλάσσοις.

Χοηφόροι (OCR draft) Experimental (Χοηφόροι. Martin L. West, 1990.) — 783 focus

ΧΟ.

νῦν παραιτουμέναι μοι πάτερ

Ζεῦ θεῶν Ὀλυμπίων

δὸς †τύχας τυχεῖν δέ μου
785

κυρίως τὰ σωφροσυνευ†

μαιομένοις ἰδεῖν.

διὰ δίκας ἅπαν ἔπος ἔλακον·

Ζεῦ, σὺ δέ νιν φυλάσσοις.

¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷⁸⁹

Aeschyli Choephori (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschyli Choephori. Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, 1914.) — 783 focus

ΧΟΡΟΣ

νῦν παραιτουμέναι μοι, πάτερ

Ζεῦ θεῶν Ὀλυμπίων,

δὸς τύχας τυχεῖν δόμου
785

κυρίως †τὰ σώφροσυνευ

μαιομένοις ἰδεῖν.

διὰ δίκας πᾶν ἔπος

ἔλακον· (ὦ) Ζεῦ σὺ [δέ] νιν φυλάσσοις.

Translations (9)

Libation Bearers Perseus (Aeschylus, Volume 2. Smyth, Herbert Weir, translator. London; New York: William Heinemann; G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1926. (Modernized by Perseus.)) — 783-835 focus

Chorus

Now at my supplication, O Zeus, father of the Olympian gods, grant that the fortunes of our house be firmly established,

so that those who rightly desire the rule of order may behold it. Every word of mine has been uttered in justice. O Zeus, may you safeguard it!
785

789

Chorus

O Zeus, set him who is within the palace before his foes;

since, if you exalt him, he will gladly pay you with double and triple recompense.
790

794

Chorus

Know that the orphaned colt of a loved one is harnessed to the chariot of distress.

And by setting bounds to his course may you grant that we see him keep a steady pace through this race and win the goal in the straining stride of a gallop.¹
795

800

Chorus

And you who within the house inhabit the inner chamber that exults in its wealth, hear me, you gods, that feel with us! By a fresh award redeem the blood of deeds done long ago.
800

May aged Murder cease begetting offspring in our house!
805

806

Chorus

And you who occupy the mighty, gorgeously built cavern,² grant that the man’s house may lift up its eyes again in joy, and that with glad

eyes it may behold from under its veil of gloom the radiant light of freedom.
810

811

Chorus

May Maia’s son,³ as he rightfully should, lend his aid, for no one can better sail a deed on a favoring course, when he would do so.⁴

But by his mysterious utterance he brings darkness over men’s eyes by night, and by day he is no more clear at all.
815

819

Chorus

And then at last with a loud voice we shall sing a song of the deliverance of our house,

the song that women raise when the wind sits fair, and not the shrill strain of those who mourn: The ship goes well. This grows to profit for me, for me, and calamity holds off from those I love.
820

827

Chorus

But may you with good courage, when the part of action comes, cry out loud the name Father when she exclaims Son,

and accomplish the baneful but irreproachable deed.
830

831

Chorus

Raise up Perseus’ spirit within my breast. And for those dear to you below the earth, and for those above, exact satisfaction for their dire wrath

by working bloody ruin in our house and obliterating the guilt of murder.⁵
835

The Libation Bearers (OCR draft) Experimental (The Libation Bearers. Theodore Alois Buckley, 1849.) — 783 focus

O Jupiter! sire of the Olympian gods, grant to me now beseeching thee that my fortunes may turn out successfully, in a manner that may be beheld by the wise well seeking . In integrity have I uttered every word. O Jupiter ! do protect them.

LES CHOÉPHORES (OCR draft) Experimental (LES CHOÉPHORES. Paul Mazon, 1920-1925.) — 783 focus

Maintenant, je t'en conjure, Zeus, père des
dieux de l'Olympe. ¹

(Plus soutenu.)

Oui, fais triompher de ses ennemis, Zeus

The Choephoræ (OCR draft) Experimental (The Choephoræ. Robert Potter, 1779.) — 783 focus

Now my righteous pray’r approve,

880

Father and King of Gods, Olympian Jove!

To thee may I unfold

Such vows, as from the modest and the wise

In the cause of justice rise.

O, may these eyes behold
885

Her pow'r, ador'd by all, maintain

The glories of her aweful reign!

Eschilo, Le Coefore: traduzione italiana di Ettore Romagnoli (OCR draft) Experimental (Eschilo, Le Coefore: traduzione italiana di Ettore Romagnoli. Ettore Romagnoli, 1922.) — 783 focus

O degli olimpî Dei

Signore, o Giove!, l'esito

660

concedi ai voti miei!

Fa' ch'io raggiunga il termine

a cui l'uom saggio anela.

Ogni mio detto ispirasi a Giustizia:

abbine dunque, o Giove re, tutela!

665

Aeschylus, Choephori: versio Latina Ioannis Sanravii (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylus, Choephori: versio Latina Ioannis Sanravii. Ioannes Sanravius, 1555.) — 783 focus

Nunc rogati mihi pater Iupiter deoru cæleftiū

Da fortunam, aſsequi mihi propriè

Hæc prudentibus bene gerentibus uidere.

Iuſte omne uerbum. reſonuit Iupiter. Tu uerò nunc ipſum custodias.

Aeschylus, Die Totenspende: German translation (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylus, Die Totenspende: German translation. Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, 1919–1923.) — 783 focus

Jetzo, Zeus,

Vater aller Himmelsmächte,

785 hör' uns flehen, hör' uns fordern,

gieb Entscheidung,

aber entscheide den Sieg der gerechten Sache.

Nur für's Recht tret' ich ein

Zeus, sei Mehrer des Rechtes.

790

English (E. D. A. Morshead, 1889, second edition) (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylus, The Libation-Bearers — Morshead translation. Wikisource transcription; speech corresp and card milestones aligned to Smyth perseus-grc2.) — 783 focus

Zeus, sire of them who on Olympus dwell,

Hear thou, O hear my prayer!

Grant to my rightful lords to prosper well

Even as their zeal is fair!
880

For right, for right goes up aloud my cry—

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.) — 783 focus

Höre jetzt unser Fleh'n, großer Zeus,

Sel'ger Götter Vater du!

Sende, Herr, Glück und Heil
780

Ihnen, die verlangend längst

Harren des Edlen Sieg!

Sprach ich doch jeglich Wort

Dir gerecht: nimm's in deine Hut, Zeus!

Notes on the current edition

Libation Bearers

1. Single-witness OCR: uncollated; flagged readings require scan review.

Commentary

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

772-774. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg006-hermann1852-appcrit-lat1-492

δὸς τύχας εὖ τυχεῖν, κυρίως τὰ σώφρον εὖ μαιομένοις ἰδεῖν: δὸς τύχας τυχεῖν δέ μου κυρίως M. G. Ald. Rob. δὸς τύχας, τυχεῖν δέ μοι κυρίως Turn. Scholiastes δός μοι εὐτυχίαν εὐτυχῆσαι βεβαίως. Hinc eiecto δέ μου, quod e δός μοι ortum esse videtur, scripsi δὸς τύχας εὖ τυχεῖν κυρίως. In eandem emendationem incidit Bambergerus, in reliquis falsus. Deinde τὰ σωφροσννευματισμένοις ἰδεῖν Μ. et Rob. nisi quod hic τα sine accentu habet. τὰ σώφροσυν εὐμαιομένοις ἰδεῖν G. Ald. τὰ σώφροσιν εὖ μαιομένοις ἰδεῖν Turn. Scribendum erat, plena interpunctione post haec verba posita, τὰ σώφρον εὖ μαιομένοις ἔχειν. Itaque hos versus ita constitui, δὸς τύχας εὖ τυχεῖν κυρίως τὰ σώφρον εὖ μαιομένοις ἔχειν. Nunc oranti mihi, caelicolarum pater Iuppiter, da prospere rem cedere iis qui honesta salva esse cupiunt.

Wecklein’s commentary on Choephoroi / Libation Bearers (1888; German; OCR draft) (Explanatory commentary, pp. 163–234; single HW42J8 OCR witness, conservatively retained. Unresolved OCR and provisional reference mappings are explicitly marked.) focus

649-778. mvp-aeschylus-tlg0085-tlg006-wecklein1888-com-ger1-344

zweites Epeisodion. Die Ausführung der Rache wird auf listige Weise vorbereitet. Orestes kommt mit Pylades von der linken Seite und pocht an das Thor des Hauses. Beide haben mittlerweile sich als Gepäck tragende Wanderer (671) verkleidet.

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κακός γε μάντις κτἑ., das müfste ein schlechter Seher sein, der solches fände. Unrichtig der Schol. ταῦτα δὲ καὶ ὁ τυχὼν μάντις γνοίη.

N. Wecklein Libation Bearers 773.comm-773

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Current edition Experimental

Χορός

ἐέ, πρὸ δὲ δὴ ᾽χθρῶν

τὸν ἔσωθεν μελάθρων, Ζεῦ,⁷
790

θές, ἐπεί νιν⁸ μέγαν ἄρας,

δίδυμα καὶ τριπλᾶ

παλίμποινα θέλων ἀμείψει.

794

Χορός

σὺ δὲ θαρσῶν, ὅταν ἥκῃ μέρος ἔργων,

ἐπαΰσας Πατρὸς αὐδὰν³⁶

θροούσᾳ [πρὸς σὲ³⁷] Τέκνον [πατρὸς αὐδὰν]

[καὶ] πέραιν᾽³⁸ ἀνεπίμομφον ἄταν.
830
831

Χορός

ἓ ἕ, πρὸ δὲ δὴ ʼχθρῶν

τὸν ἔσωθεν μελάθρων, Ζεῦ,
790

θές, ἐπεί νιν μέγαν ἄρας,

δίδυμα καὶ τριπλᾶ

παλίμποινα θέλων ἀμείψει.

Χορός

σὺ δὲ θαρσῶν, ὅταν ἥκῃ μέρος ἔργων,

ἐπαΰσας πατρὸς αὐδὰν

θροούσᾳ πρὸς σὲ τέκνον πατρὸς αὐδὰν

καὶ πέραινʼ ἀνεπίμομφον ἄταν.
830

Χορός
στρ. α'.

νῦν παραιτουμένα μοι, πάτερ
770

Ζεῦ θεῶν Ὀλυμπίων,

δὸς τύχας εὖ τυχεῖν,

κυρίως τὰ σώφρον εὖ

Χορός

μαιομένοις ἰδεῖν.

διὰ δίκας πᾶν ἔπος
775

ἔλακον· ὦ Ζεῦ, σύ νιν φυλάσσοις.

στρ. β'.

νῦν παραιτουμένᾳ μοι, πάτερ

Ζεῦ θεῶν Ὀλυμπίων,
780

Chorus

Now at my supplication, O Zeus, father of the Olympian gods, grant that the fortunes of our house be firmly established,

so that those who rightly desire the rule of order may behold it. Every word of mine has been uttered in justice. O Zeus, may you safeguard it!
785

Chorus

O Zeus, set him who is within the palace before his foes;

since, if you exalt him, he will gladly pay you with double and triple recompense.
790

Chorus

Know that the orphaned colt of a loved one is harnessed to the chariot of distress.

And by setting bounds to his course may you grant that we see him keep a steady pace through this race and win the goal in the straining stride of a gallop.¹
795

Chorus

And you who within the house inhabit the inner chamber that exults in its wealth, hear me, you gods, that feel with us! By a fresh award redeem the blood of deeds done long ago.
800

May aged Murder cease begetting offspring in our house!
805

Chorus

And you who occupy the mighty, gorgeously built cavern,² grant that the man’s house may lift up its eyes again in joy, and that with glad

eyes it may behold from under its veil of gloom the radiant light of freedom.
810

Chorus

May Maia’s son,³ as he rightfully should, lend his aid, for no one can better sail a deed on a favoring course, when he would do so.⁴

But by his mysterious utterance he brings darkness over men’s eyes by night, and by day he is no more clear at all.
815

Chorus

And then at last with a loud voice we shall sing a song of the deliverance of our house,

the song that women raise when the wind sits fair, and not the shrill strain of those who mourn: The ship goes well. This grows to profit for me, for me, and calamity holds off from those I love.
820

Chorus

But may you with good courage, when the part of action comes, cry out loud the name Father when she exclaims Son,

and accomplish the baneful but irreproachable deed.
830

Chorus

Raise up Perseus’ spirit within my breast. And for those dear to you below the earth, and for those above, exact satisfaction for their dire wrath

by working bloody ruin in our house and obliterating the guilt of murder.⁵
835

(Plus soutenu.)

Oui, fais triompher de ses ennemis, Zeus

O, may these eyes behold
885

Her pow'r, ador'd by all, maintain

The glories of her aweful reign!

Zeus, sire of them who on Olympus dwell,

Hear thou, O hear my prayer!

Grant to my rightful lords to prosper well

Even as their zeal is fair!
880

For right, for right goes up aloud my cry—

Höre jetzt unser Fleh'n, großer Zeus,

Sel'ger Götter Vater du!

Sende, Herr, Glück und Heil
780

Ihnen, die verlangend längst

Harren des Edlen Sieg!

Sprach ich doch jeglich Wort

Dir gerecht: nimm's in deine Hut, Zeus!

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Χορός ἐέ, πρὸ δὲ δὴ ᾽χθρῶν τὸν ἔσωθεν μελάθρων, Ζεῦ, 7 790 θές, ἐπεί νιν 8 μέγαν ἄρας, δίδυμα καὶ τριπλᾶ παλίμποινα θέλων ἀμείψει. 794

Χορός σὺ δὲ θαρσῶν, ὅταν ἥκῃ μέρος ἔργων, ἐπαΰσας Πατρὸς αὐδὰν 36 θροούσᾳ [πρὸς σὲ 37 ] Τέκνον [πατρὸς αὐδὰν] [καὶ] πέραιν᾽ 38 ἀνεπίμομφον ἄταν. 830 831

Χορός ἓ ἕ, πρὸ δὲ δὴ ʼχθρῶν τὸν ἔσωθεν μελάθρων, Ζεῦ, 790 θές, ἐπεί νιν μέγαν ἄρας, δίδυμα καὶ τριπλᾶ παλίμποινα θέλων ἀμείψει.

Χορός σὺ δὲ θαρσῶν, ὅταν ἥκῃ μέρος ἔργων, ἐπαΰσας πατρὸς αὐδὰν θροούσᾳ πρὸς σὲ τέκνον πατρὸς αὐδὰν καὶ πέραινʼ ἀνεπίμομφον ἄταν. 830

Χορός στρ. α'. νῦν παραιτουμένα μοι, πάτερ 770 Ζεῦ θεῶν Ὀλυμπίων, δὸς τύχας εὖ τυχεῖν, κυρίως τὰ σώφρον εὖ

Χορός μαιομένοις ἰδεῖν. διὰ δίκας πᾶν ἔπος 775 ἔλακον· ὦ Ζεῦ, σύ νιν φυλάσσοις. στρ. β'.

νῦν παραιτουμένᾳ μοι, πάτερ Ζεῦ θεῶν Ὀλυμπίων, 780

Chorus Now at my supplication, O Zeus, father of the Olympian gods, grant that the fortunes of our house be firmly established, so that those who rightly desire the rule of order may behold it. Every word of mine has been uttered in justice. O Zeus, may you safeguard it! 785

Chorus O Zeus, set him who is within the palace before his foes; since, if you exalt him, he will gladly pay you with double and triple recompense. 790

Chorus Know that the orphaned colt of a loved one is harnessed to the chariot of distress. And by setting bounds to his course may you grant that we see him keep a steady pace through this race and win the goal in the straining stride of a gallop. 1 795

Chorus And you who within the house inhabit the inner chamber that exults in its wealth, hear me, you gods, that feel with us! By a fresh award redeem the blood of deeds done long ago. 800 May aged Murder cease begetting offspring in our house! 805

Chorus And you who occupy the mighty, gorgeously built cavern, 2 grant that the man’s house may lift up its eyes again in joy, and that with glad eyes it may behold from under its veil of gloom the radiant light of freedom. 810

Chorus May Maia’s son, 3 as he rightfully should, lend his aid, for no one can better sail a deed on a favoring course, when he would do so. 4 But by his mysterious utterance he brings darkness over men’s eyes by night, and by day he is no more clear at all. 815

Chorus And then at last with a loud voice we shall sing a song of the deliverance of our house, the song that women raise when the wind sits fair, and not the shrill strain of those who mourn: The ship goes well. This grows to profit for me, for me, and calamity holds off from those I love. 820

Chorus But may you with good courage, when the part of action comes, cry out loud the name Father when she exclaims Son, and accomplish the baneful but irreproachable deed. 830

Chorus Raise up Perseus’ spirit within my breast. And for those dear to you below the earth, and for those above, exact satisfaction for their dire wrath by working bloody ruin in our house and obliterating the guilt of murder. 5 835

(Plus soutenu.) Oui, fais triompher de ses ennemis, Zeus

O, may these eyes behold 885 Her pow'r, ador'd by all, maintain The glories of her aweful reign!

Zeus, sire of them who on Olympus dwell, Hear thou, O hear my prayer! Grant to my rightful lords to prosper well Even as their zeal is fair! 880 For right, for right goes up aloud my cry—

Höre jetzt unser Fleh'n, großer Zeus, Sel'ger Götter Vater du! Sende, Herr, Glück und Heil 780 Ihnen, die verlangend längst Harren des Edlen Sieg! Sprach ich doch jeglich Wort Dir gerecht: nimm's in deine Hut, Zeus!

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Χορός

ἐέ, πρὸ δὲ δὴ ᾽χθρῶν

τὸν ἔσωθεν μελάθρων, Ζεῦ,⁷
790

θές, ἐπεί νιν⁸ μέγαν ἄρας,

δίδυμα καὶ τριπλᾶ

παλίμποινα θέλων ἀμείψει.

794

Χορός

σὺ δὲ θαρσῶν, ὅταν ἥκῃ μέρος ἔργων,

ἐπαΰσας Πατρὸς αὐδὰν³⁶

θροούσᾳ [πρὸς σὲ³⁷] Τέκνον [πατρὸς αὐδὰν]

[καὶ] πέραιν᾽³⁸ ἀνεπίμομφον ἄταν.
830
831

Χορός

ἓ ἕ, πρὸ δὲ δὴ ʼχθρῶν

τὸν ἔσωθεν μελάθρων, Ζεῦ,
790

θές, ἐπεί νιν μέγαν ἄρας,

δίδυμα καὶ τριπλᾶ

παλίμποινα θέλων ἀμείψει.

Χορός

σὺ δὲ θαρσῶν, ὅταν ἥκῃ μέρος ἔργων,

ἐπαΰσας πατρὸς αὐδὰν

θροούσᾳ πρὸς σὲ τέκνον πατρὸς αὐδὰν

καὶ πέραινʼ ἀνεπίμομφον ἄταν.
830

Χορός
στρ. α'.

νῦν παραιτουμένα μοι, πάτερ
770

Ζεῦ θεῶν Ὀλυμπίων,

δὸς τύχας εὖ τυχεῖν,

κυρίως τὰ σώφρον εὖ

Χορός

μαιομένοις ἰδεῖν.

διὰ δίκας πᾶν ἔπος
775

ἔλακον· ὦ Ζεῦ, σύ νιν φυλάσσοις.

στρ. β'.

νῦν παραιτουμένᾳ μοι, πάτερ

Ζεῦ θεῶν Ὀλυμπίων,
780

Chorus

Now at my supplication, O Zeus, father of the Olympian gods, grant that the fortunes of our house be firmly established,

so that those who rightly desire the rule of order may behold it. Every word of mine has been uttered in justice. O Zeus, may you safeguard it!
785

Chorus

O Zeus, set him who is within the palace before his foes;

since, if you exalt him, he will gladly pay you with double and triple recompense.
790

Chorus

Know that the orphaned colt of a loved one is harnessed to the chariot of distress.

And by setting bounds to his course may you grant that we see him keep a steady pace through this race and win the goal in the straining stride of a gallop.¹
795

Chorus

And you who within the house inhabit the inner chamber that exults in its wealth, hear me, you gods, that feel with us! By a fresh award redeem the blood of deeds done long ago.
800

May aged Murder cease begetting offspring in our house!
805

Chorus

And you who occupy the mighty, gorgeously built cavern,² grant that the man’s house may lift up its eyes again in joy, and that with glad

eyes it may behold from under its veil of gloom the radiant light of freedom.
810

Chorus

May Maia’s son,³ as he rightfully should, lend his aid, for no one can better sail a deed on a favoring course, when he would do so.⁴

But by his mysterious utterance he brings darkness over men’s eyes by night, and by day he is no more clear at all.
815

Chorus

And then at last with a loud voice we shall sing a song of the deliverance of our house,

the song that women raise when the wind sits fair, and not the shrill strain of those who mourn: The ship goes well. This grows to profit for me, for me, and calamity holds off from those I love.
820

Chorus

But may you with good courage, when the part of action comes, cry out loud the name Father when she exclaims Son,

and accomplish the baneful but irreproachable deed.
830

Chorus

Raise up Perseus’ spirit within my breast. And for those dear to you below the earth, and for those above, exact satisfaction for their dire wrath

by working bloody ruin in our house and obliterating the guilt of murder.⁵
835

(Plus soutenu.)

Oui, fais triompher de ses ennemis, Zeus

O, may these eyes behold
885

Her pow'r, ador'd by all, maintain

The glories of her aweful reign!

Zeus, sire of them who on Olympus dwell,

Hear thou, O hear my prayer!

Grant to my rightful lords to prosper well

Even as their zeal is fair!
880

For right, for right goes up aloud my cry—

Höre jetzt unser Fleh'n, großer Zeus,

Sel'ger Götter Vater du!

Sende, Herr, Glück und Heil
780

Ihnen, die verlangend längst

Harren des Edlen Sieg!

Sprach ich doch jeglich Wort

Dir gerecht: nimm's in deine Hut, Zeus!