Depart home, ye mighty honoured virgin daughters of Night, with a friendly escort. (
Eumenides. Aeschylus. Theodore Alois Buckley (Translator). London. 1849.
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Εὐμενίδες First1KGreek (Aeschyli Tragoediae. Sidgwick, Arthur, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1902.) — 1032-1047 focus
str.
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Προπομποι
βᾶτε δόμῳ, μεγάλαι φιλότιμοι
εὐφαμεῖτε δέ, χωρῖται,
3
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βᾶτε δόμῳ, μεγάλαι φιλότιμοι
εὐφαμεῖτε δέ, χωρῖται,
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ant.
1
Προπομποι
γᾶς ὑπὸ κεύθεσιν ὠγυγίοισιν,
εὐφαμεῖτε δὲ πανδαμεί.
6
1040
γᾶς ὑπὸ κεύθεσιν ὠγυγίοισιν,
εὐφαμεῖτε δὲ πανδαμεί.
6
str.
2
Προπομποι
ἵλαοι δὲ καὶ εὐθύφρονες γᾷ
1040
δεῦρ᾽ ἴτε, σεμναί, <ξὺν
7
> πυριδάπτῳ
λαμπάδι τερπόμεναι καθ᾽ ὁδόν.
8
ὀλολύξατε νῦν ἐπὶ μολπαῖς.
1044
ἵλαοι δὲ καὶ εὐθύφρονες γᾷ
1040
δεῦρ᾽ ἴτε, σεμναί, <ξὺν
7
> πυριδάπτῳ
λαμπάδι τερπόμεναι καθ᾽ ὁδόν.
8
ὀλολύξατε νῦν ἐπὶ μολπαῖς.
ant.
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Εὐμενίδες Perseus (Aeschylus, Volume 2. Smyth, Herbert Weir, editor. London; New York: William Heinemann; G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1926.) — 1032-1047 focus
Προπομποί
βᾶτε δόμῳ, μεγάλαι φιλότιμοι
Νυκτὸς παῖδες ἄπαιδες, ὑπʼ εὔφρονι πομπᾷ,
βᾶτε δόμῳ, μεγάλαι φιλότιμοι
Νυκτὸς παῖδες ἄπαιδες, ὑπʼ εὔφρονι πομπᾷ,
Προπομποί
εὐφαμεῖτε δέ, χωρῖται,
1035
γᾶς ὑπὸ κεύθεσιν ὠγυγίοισιν,
καὶ τιμαῖς καὶ θυσίαις περίσεπτα τυχοῦσαι,
εὐφαμεῖτε δὲ πανδαμεί.
εὐφαμεῖτε δέ, χωρῖται,
1035
γᾶς ὑπὸ κεύθεσιν ὠγυγίοισιν,
καὶ τιμαῖς καὶ θυσίαις περίσεπτα τυχοῦσαι,
εὐφαμεῖτε δὲ πανδαμεί.
Προπομποί
ἵλαοι δὲ καὶ σύμφρονες γᾷ
1040
δεῦρʼ ἴτε, σεμναί,
ξὺν πυριδάπτῳ
λαμπάδι τερπόμεναι καθʼ ὁδόν.
ὀλολύξατε νῦν ἐπὶ μολπαῖς.
ἵλαοι δὲ καὶ σύμφρονες γᾷ
1040
δεῦρʼ ἴτε, σεμναί,
ξὺν πυριδάπτῳ
λαμπάδι τερπόμεναι καθʼ ὁδόν.
ὀλολύξατε νῦν ἐπὶ μολπαῖς.
Προπομποί
σπονδαὶ δʼ ἐς τὸ πᾶν ἐκ μετοίκων
Παλλάδος ἀστοῖς. Ζεὺς
ὁ πανόπτας
1045
οὕτω Μοῖρά τε συγκατέβα.
ὀλολύξατε νῦν ἐπὶ μολπαῖς.
σπονδαὶ δʼ ἐς τὸ πᾶν ἐκ μετοίκων
Παλλάδος ἀστοῖς. Ζεὺς
ὁ πανόπτας
1045
οὕτω Μοῖρά τε συγκατέβα.
ὀλολύξατε νῦν ἐπὶ μολπαῖς.
Εὐμενίδες (1518 edition; OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylus, Eumenides, 1518 edition. VLM-assisted OCR with native lineation and automated correspondence to the Smyth edition.) — 1032 focus
Χορὸς Εὐμενίδων
βάτ' ἐν δόμῳ μεγάλαι φιλότιμοι,
νυκτὸς παῖδες ἄπαιδες. ὑπαίφρονι πομπᾷ,
βάτ' ἐν δόμῳ μεγάλαι φιλότιμοι,
νυκτὸς παῖδες ἄπαιδες. ὑπαίφρονι πομπᾷ,
Εὐμενίδες (OCR draft) Experimental (Εὐμενίδες. Guilielmus Dindorfius, 1882.) — 1032 focus
ΠΡΟΠΟΜΠΟΙ.
βᾶτε δόμῳ, μεγάλαι φιλότιμοι
Νυκτὸς παῖδες ἄπαιδες, ὑπ᾽ εὐθύφρονι πομπᾷ –
βᾶτε δόμῳ, μεγάλαι φιλότιμοι
Νυκτὸς παῖδες ἄπαιδες, ὑπ᾽ εὐθύφρονι πομπᾷ –
Εὐμενίδες (OCR draft) Experimental (Εὐμενίδες. Gottfried Hermann, 1852.) — 1032 focus
Προπομποί
1
βᾶτε δόμῳ, μεγάλαι φιλότιμοι
Νυκτὸς παῖδες ἄπαιδες, ὑπ᾽ εὔφρονι πομπᾷ.
1015
βᾶτε δόμῳ, μεγάλαι φιλότιμοι
Νυκτὸς παῖδες ἄπαιδες, ὑπ᾽ εὔφρονι πομπᾷ.
1015
ΕΥΜΕΝΙΔΕΣ (OCR draft) Experimental (ΕΥΜΕΝΙΔΕΣ. Paul Mazon, 1920-1925.) — 1032 focus
Βᾶθ' ὁδόν, ὦ
βάτ (βᾶτ᾿ Τr) ἐν δόμῳ μεγάλαι φιλότιμοι
Νυκτὸς παῖδες ἄπαιδες, ὑπ'
εὔφρονι
εὐθύφρονι (εὐθύφρι F) πομπᾷ
1030
Εὐμενίδες (OCR draft) Experimental (Εὐμενίδες. Arthur Sidgwick, 1887.) — 1032 focus
ΠΡΟΠΟΜΠΟΙ.
βᾶτε δόμῳ, μεγάλαι φιλότιμοι
στρ. α΄.
1
Νυκτὸς παῖδες
ἄπαιδες ὑπ᾽ εὔφρονι πομπᾷ,
βᾶτε δόμῳ, μεγάλαι φιλότιμοι
στρ. α΄.
Νυκτὸς παῖδες
ἄπαιδες ὑπ᾽ εὔφρονι πομπᾷ,
Εὐμενίδες (OCR draft) Experimental (Εὐμενίδες. N. Wecklein, 1885.) — 1032 focus
βᾶτε δόμῳ, μεγάλαι φιλότιμοι
Νυκτὸς παῖδες ἄπαιδες,
ὑπ᾽ εὔφρονι πομπᾷ
1035
βᾶτε δόμῳ, μεγάλαι φιλότιμοι
Νυκτὸς παῖδες ἄπαιδες,
ὑπ᾽ εὔφρονι πομπᾷ
1035
Εὐμενίδες (OCR draft) Experimental (Εὐμενίδες. Martin L. West, 1990.) — 1032 focus
ΝΕΩΚΟΡΟΙ
βᾶτ᾽ †ἐν δόμωι† μεγάλαι φιλότιμοι
Νυχτὸς παῖδες ἄπαιδες ὑπ᾽ εὔφρονι πομπᾶι.
βᾶτ᾽ †ἐν δόμωι† μεγάλαι φιλότιμοι
Νυχτὸς παῖδες ἄπαιδες ὑπ᾽ εὔφρονι πομπᾶι.
Aeschyli Eumenides (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschyli Eumenides. Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, 1914.) — 1032 focus
ΠΡΟΠΟΜΠΟΙ
βᾶτε νόμωι μεγάλαι φιλοτίμωι
Νυκτὸς παῖδες ἄπαιδες ὑπ᾿ εὔφρονι πομπᾶι.
βᾶτε νόμωι μεγάλαι φιλοτίμωι
Νυκτὸς παῖδες ἄπαιδες ὑπ᾿ εὔφρονι πομπᾶι.
Εὐμενίδες (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek text of Aeschylus' Eumenides, edited by F. A. Paley, 1885.) — 1032 focus
βᾶτε δόμῳ, μεγάλαι φιλότιμοι
985
Νυκτὸς παῖδες ἄπαιδες ὑπ᾿ εὔφρονι πομπᾷ,
βᾶτε δόμῳ, μεγάλαι φιλότιμοι
985
Νυκτὸς παῖδες ἄπαιδες ὑπ᾿ εὔφρονι πομπᾷ,
Εὐμενίδες (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek text of Aeschylus' Eumenides, edited by Friedrich Blass, 1907.) — 1032 focus
βᾶτ᾽ ἐς ὁδόν, μεγάλαι φιλότιμοι
Νυκτὸς παῖδες ἄπαιδες, ὑπ᾽ εὐθύφρονι πομπᾶι
βᾶτ᾽ ἐς ὁδόν, μεγάλαι φιλότιμοι
Νυκτὸς παῖδες ἄπαιδες, ὑπ᾽ εὐθύφρονι πομπᾶι
Translations (9)
Eumenides Perseus (Aeschylus, Volume 2. Smyth, Herbert Weir, translator. London; New York: William Heinemann; G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1926. (Modernized by Perseus.)) — 1032-1045 focus
Chorus of the Processional Escort
Go on your way to your home, children of Night: mighty, lovers of honor, children, yet aged, under kindly escort—
you who dwell in the land, refrain from inauspicious speech!
1035
Go on your way to your home, children of Night: mighty, lovers of honor, children, yet aged, under kindly escort—
you who dwell in the land, refrain from inauspicious speech!
1035
Chorus of the Processional Escort
Under the primeval caverns of the earth, gaining the high honor of worship and sacrifice—all you people, refrain from inauspicious speech!
Under the primeval caverns of the earth, gaining the high honor of worship and sacrifice—all you people, refrain from inauspicious speech!
Chorus of the Processional Escort
Gracious and favorable to the land, come here, venerable goddesses, with flame-fed torch, rejoicing as you go—cry aloud now in echo to our song!
1040
Gracious and favorable to the land, come here, venerable goddesses, with flame-fed torch, rejoicing as you go—cry aloud now in echo to our song!
1040
Chorus of the Processional Escort
Peace endures for all time between Pallas’ citizens and these new dwellers here.
Zeus who sees all and Fate have come down to lend aid—cry aloud now in echo to our song!
Exeunt omnes.
1045
Peace endures for all time between Pallas’ citizens and these new dwellers here.
Zeus who sees all and Fate have come down to lend aid—cry aloud now in echo to our song!
Exeunt omnes.
1045
LES EUMÉNIDES (OCR draft) Experimental (LES EUMÉNIDES. Paul Mazon, 1920-1925.) — 1032 focus
ces déesses en vous enveloppant dans des robes de pourpre
1
, et faites jaillir la clarté du feu, afin
The Furies (OCR draft) Experimental (The Furies. Robert Potter, 1779.) — 1032 focus
Remove then from this hallow'd fane,
Daughters of Night, remove your virgin train:
1170
Eschilo, Le Eumenidi: traduzione italiana di Ettore Romagnoli (OCR draft) Experimental (Eschilo, Le Eumenidi: traduzione italiana di Ettore Romagnoli. Ettore Romagnoli, 1922.) — 1032 focus
O de la Notte possenti onorate figliuole
intatte, a la vostra dimora movete,
1080
seguite dal sacro corteo.
E voi, cittadini, acclamate!
1
SCHIERA DI CITTADINI
Aeschylus, Eumenides: versio Latina Ioannis Sanravii (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylus, Eumenides: versio Latina Ioannis Sanravii. Ioannes Sanravius, 1555.) — 1032 focus
Ite domum honorandæ
Noctis filiæ ſine liberis,
965
Cum prudente pompa.
Aeschylus, Die Eumeniden: German translation (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylus, Die Eumeniden: German translation. Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, 1919–1923.) — 1032 focus
Schreitet im festlich geordneten Zuge,
1035
hehre, jungfräuliche Töchter der Nacht.
Treue giebt euch das Geleit.
English (E. D. A. Morshead, 1889, second edition) (OCR draft) Experimental (Aeschylus, The Furies — Morshead translation. Wikisource transcription; speech corresp and card milestones aligned to Smyth perseus-grc2.) — 1032 focus
Chant.
With loyalty we lead you; proudly go,
Night's childless children, to your home below!
With loyalty we lead you; proudly go,
Night's childless children, to your home below!
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.) — 1032 focus
Wandelt in's Haus, ihr Gewaltigen, Hehren,
Greise Töchter der Nacht, in des Zugs treuem Geleite!
Bürger, feiert in Andacht still!
Erste Gegenstrophe.
Wandelt in's Haus, ihr Gewaltigen, Hehren,
Greise Töchter der Nacht, in des Zugs treuem Geleite!
Bürger, feiert in Andacht still!
English (Smyth; revised Bannon and Nagy, CHS) (OCR draft) Experimental (CHS Primary Sources revision of Herbert Weir Smyth’s translation by Cynthia Bannon and Gregory Nagy, with transliterated Greek terms tagged and aligned to the Smyth edition.)
No corresponding passage available
Commentary
Commentary on Aeschylus: Eumenides (Aeschylus. Eumenides. Sidgwick, Arthur, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1887.)
929.
κατανασσαμένη
, middle,
housing in my city. 11. 932, 933. The MSS. read
Now τούτων here must refer to the Furies, as αὗται above and τάσδε below: and consequently βαρέων must be wrong, as (1) it is the wrong gender: (2) even if we suppose (with D.) a fem. form βαρεῶν, it clearly is the wrong sense. What Aeschylus means to say is,
He who incurs the wrath of the Furies meets with unexpected calamity: the sins of his fathers bring him into their power.
ὁ δὲ μὴ κύρσας βαρέων τούτων
οὐκ οἶδεν ὅθεν πληγαὶ βιότου.
964. ἐπιβριθής , lit. weighing down upon, falling heavily on: i. e. grievous .
1034. παῖδες ἄπαιδες , the MSS. reading, could hardly mean childless children, which seems pointless: it might mean evil children, like vᾶes ἄναες: but the real objection to any such word as ἄπαιδες is that here the words in which the Chorus are addressed are specially reverent and honourable. It is best to reject it and then we get rid also of τύχᾳ τε, meaningless and unmetrical, at the end of 1. 1037.
Critical apparatus to Eumenides (OCR draft) (Latin and Greek critical apparatus to Gottfried Hermann's 1852 edition of Eumenides.) focus
mvp-comment-772-1
Προπομποί:
προπομπός χορός adscriptum in Flor. Chori nomen in M. Aug. Par. Ven. Ald. Turn. Nulla personae nota in Rob.
βᾶτε δόμῳ Wellauerus.
βάτ' ἐν δόμωι Μ.
βάτ᾽ ἐν δόμῳ (vel
δόμῳ) Aug. Par. G. Ven. Flor. Ald.
βᾶτ' ἐνδόμῳ Rob.
βάτ᾽ ἐκ δόμων Turn.
Commentary on the Eumenides (OCR draft) (Brief English notes on Aeschylus' Eumenides by F. A. Paley, 1885.) focus
mvp-comment-302-1 πρέπῃ] In order that the Erinyes, in their new character of Eumenides, may be known henceforth for causing circumstances favourable to the manly character of the citizens. The allusion is perhaps to v. 875.
Selected scholia accompanying Blass's Eumenides (OCR draft) (The mixed Greek, Latin, and German scholia register printed with Friedrich Blass's 1907 edition, aligned to O. L. Smith's later recensional editions.) focus
mvp-comment-318-1 αἱ προπομποί.
Wecklein’s commentary on Eumenides (1888; German; OCR draft) (Explanatory commentary, pp. 251–322; HW42J8 and HXJHA8 OCR collated, with missing comparison pages 294–295 explicitly marked. Unresolved OCR and provisional reference mappings are explicitly marked.) focus
mvp-comment-538-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 322
mvp-comment-538-2 δόμῳ d. h. in eure künftige Behausung. Über den Dativ Krüger II § 46, 2, 4 . παῖδες ἄπαιδες, vgl. 69 Νυκτός παλαιαὶ παῖδες, Kinder der Nacht, aber keine Kinder mehr, sondern Greisinnen. Vgl. ἄπολιν πόλιν 460. Das Ephymnion unterbricht den Satz; denn das folgende γᾶς ὑπὸ κεύθεσιν κτέ. schliefst sich an βᾶτε πομπᾷ an.