Eumenides. Aeschylus. ed. F. A. Paley. Cambridge. 1885.
Εὐμενίδες (OCR draft) (Greek) (Greek text of Aeschylus' Eumenides, edited by F. A. Paley, 1885.)
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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.
mvp-comment-746-1
ἆρα Flor. Farn. et Bekkero teste Ven.
ἄρα ceteri. Deinde
φρονοῦσιν Μ. (sic M.) G. Ald.
φρονοῦσι Aug. Flor. Turn.
φρονούσης Ven. Rob. In versu sequente libri omnes (nam sie etiam M.)
εὑρίσκει. Robortellus ex sua coniectura
εὑρίσκεις dedit. Porsonus ex Pauwi coniectura
εὑρίσκειν edidit, non addita interpunctione, quae post
ευρίσκει erat. Ego olim scripseram
ἆρα φρονοῦσα γλώσσης ἀγαθῆς ὁδὸν εὑρίσκεις; Sed servandum potius est
φρονοῦσιν et adscito
εὑρίσκειν continuanda oratio ita ut post
πολίταις signum interrogationis ponatur. Num, si sapiunt, his civibus magnum ab his horribilibus vultibus lucrum video bonae linguae viam invenire? h. e. nonne utile erit bene his Furiis dicere?
mvp-comment-293-1 ἆρα κ.τ.λ.] Are they not becoming wise, and do they not find a good course for the expression of their wishes? We might somewhat improve the sense by reading ἀγαθὴν for ἀγαθῆς. The citizens are called on to attest the goodness of the goddesses in their benign wishes for blessings on the state. By φοβερὰ πρόσωπα the masks must be meant which made them look like Gorgons, sup. 49.
mvp-comment-294-1 εὔφρονας εὔφρονες] with mutual goodwill.
mvp-comment-487-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 314
mvp-comment-487-2 Kommos. Der Chor erfleht oder weissagt alles Gute (Wachstum und Gedeihen der Früchte und Herden Gesundheit des Volkes und bürgerliche Eintracht Wohlwollen und Segen der Götter) für Athen und wird darob von Athena belobt und geehrt. · ξυνοικίαν: zu 836.
mvp-comment-519-1 1
mvp-comment-519-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 318
mvp-comment-519-3 ,,Nicht wahr? Verständige (Gutgesinnte) finden den Weg zu guten Worten?“ d. h. da bestätigt sich wieder einmal der Satz, dafs es zur guten Rede nur guter Gesinnung bedarf. ἆρα wie Soph. El. 614 ἆρά σοι δοκεῖ χωρεῖν ἂν εἰς πᾶν ἔργον αἰσχύνης ἄτερ; Oed. Τ. 822 ἆρ᾽ ἔφυν κακός;
mvp-sidgwick-451-1-1 'And may they give joy for joy, with one heart of love, and to hate with one soul.' An imaginative way of saying, 'May they live in happiness that comes from harmony, having the same friends and foes.' The latter phrase is the well-known Greek formula in making alliances.
mvp-sidgwick-452-1-1 MSS. read φρονοῦσιν and εὑρίσκει, no sense. I have adopted the original suggestion of Hermann, accepted by D. Weil. φρονοῦσα and εὑρίσκεις. Dost thou then wisely find the path of good words? i. e. Are you then come to a better mind, blessing instead of cursing?'
mvp-sidgwick-452-2-1 The first two lines are addressed to the Furies: the two next are a reflection and then she turns to the citizens.