Eumenides. Aeschylus. ed. Martin L. West. Stutgardiae. 1990.
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Eumenides. Aeschylus. ed. Martin L. West. Stutgardiae. 1990.
Sponsored by Perseus Project, Tufts University.
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Eumenides
374.
κατὰ γᾶν
,
on earth, is the MS. reading: but as Hermann said, the sense
below the earth, κατὰ γᾶs, is required in antithesis to ὑπ᾿ αἰθέρι. The same mistake occurs again 11. 838, 871. 11. 375, 376. Bold and imaginative expressions :
385-388. διόμεναι is rather a strange word (though the English to pursue a task or charge exactly illustrates it): hence Heath ingeniously suggested διέπο- μεν. But διόμεναι was read by Schol. and the MS. may stand.
387. ἀνηλίῳ λάμπᾳ , lit. in sunless light, an oxymoron, meaning in a light which is no light, where no sunlight shines. [Others translate
387. λάμπᾳ , filth, mould; for there is a very late word λάμπη, 'scum; and Dind. adopts Wieseler's conj. λάπᾳ in the same sense. But the strain of meaning is very harsh, and the word in the last degree unlikely.]
387. δυσοδοπαίπαλα is suspicious, as the metaphor is rather harsh (though perhaps continued from διόμεναι): the metre does not correspond with the antistrophe (καίπερ ὑπὸ χθόνα); and the double compound with δυσis unusual, indeed unique.
393. δοθέντα τέλεον , adj. used proleptically, granted for sure accomplishment.
398. γῆν καταφθατουμένη . Some further alter γῆν into γῆς, and translate hastening from; but the land of Scamander would be a strange expression, and a much fuller and better sense is gained by translating
398. καταφθατουμένη , occupying, hasting to claim the land. (So Hesych. who has καταφθατουμένη, κατακτωμένη.)
401. αὐτόπρεμνον , bold metaphor, root and branch, i. e. utterly, land and all therein.
402. ἐξαίρετον . : it was a custom, from Homer's time, to take out of the spoil a special gift for kings (or, as here, gods). So Homer frequently γέρας ἔξελον υἱὲς Ἀχαιῶν. So Thucydides tells us at the destruction of Mitylene (3. 30) the Athenians made 3000 holdings of the land, and 300 of these τοῖς θεοῖς ἱεροὺς ἐξεῖλον.
405. ἐπιζεύξασ᾽ ὄχον . You can't talk of yoking a car on your legs. It is better to take it metaphorically: the
405. ὄχος is the aegis, the
405. πῶλοι are the winds. So exactly Aristophanes calls Athena αἰγίδος ἠνιόχος Clouds 602.
410. ὑμᾶς θ᾽ , the construction is irregular but natural: she means, and you [I call] like to no race begotten, etc. (or perhaps even a stronger verb of abuse is meant to finish the sentence): but she checks herself 1. 413.
414. ἀποστατεῖ θέμις , Right holds aloof, stately phrase for ,it is wrong,.
417. ἐν οἴκοις γῆς ὕπαι , not for τοῖς γῆς ὕπαι, but 'in our home, beneath the earth, both phrases going with verb κεκλήμεθα.
418. ἐπωνύμους , not in its usual sense called after; but simply 'the names men call you by.'
419. γε μὲν δή , adversative as usual. My office, however, thou shalt learn. So Ag. 661, 887, 1213.
423. μηδαμοῦ: . the μή generalises as usual: Some place where joy is all unknown: the Chorus mean in Hades: but the indefinite or generic way of putting it is quite idiomatic and more imaginative and impressive. μηδαμοῦ νομίζεται, lit. is held of no account.
424. ἐπιρροιζεῖν , to clamour after, of noisy and terrifying pursuit ; To such a flight do ye hound him on?
425. ἠξιώσατο , took on him, rarely med. Cp. Ag. 370 θεοὺς ἀξιοῦσθαι.
426. ἀνάγκη .
427. ὡς often used for ὥστε in poetry: Epic usage.
431. σοφῶν , subtlety.
433. εὐθεῖαν δίκην , poet. for εὐθυδικία, the regular legal term for the 'real issue' opposed to some side question.
434. ἐπὶ . . . τρέποιτ' , entrust, more frequently in the compound ἐπιτρέπω. The separate form (tmesis) is found in poetry, e. g. Ant. 1107 μηδ᾽ ἐπ᾿ ἄλλοισιν τρέπε.
434. τέλος , the final settlement, the decision.' Somewhat similar is Ag. 934 ἐξεῖπον τέλος.
435. κἀπ᾿ ἀξίων (Arnald's correction, adopted by Paley, must be right), a worthy child of worthy sire, i.e. a great goddess, and daughter of Zeus. So Schol. ἀξίων οὖσαν γονέων. [Other corrections numerous, but all less simple and natural.]
442. τούτοις πᾶσιν , neut. to all this, i. e. the accusation of the Eumenides.
452. οἴκοισι . is governed by πρός: the other datives are instrumental.
452. πόρος , stream, is frequent in Aeschylus.
453. ἐκποδῶν λέγω , I speak away the misgiving: rather bold use of the words, but unmistakeable.
460. ποικίλοις , crafty.
466. ἀντίκεντρα , like a spur, see 11. 38, 136.
469.
πράξας πανταχή
, idiomatic use for
howsoe'er I fare. So Antig. 634 πανταχῆ δρῶντες φίλοι,
469. ἐν τῷ δαίμονι Ο. Τ. 1443, ἐν σοὶ ἐσμέν ib. 314, ἐν θεῷ τὸ τέλος ἦν Dem. 292. Here it has rather a different shade of meaning, at thy hands, under thy rule .
472.
ὀξυμηνίτους
is used in a slightly predicative sense,
473. ἄλλως τε καὶ σύ , especially since thou, the causal conjunction being omitted by a looseness due to Aeschylus' bold brevity. Literally it is Both on other grounds (this is so) and (chiefly as) thou hast come. κατηρτυκώς, a hard word. καταρτίω is to fit , train, finish, and this perf. is used intransitively, in a kind of technical sense, of animals, mature, complete (so Schol. and Hesych. say), hence it is here metaphorical, of the suppliant; with all due rites performed. [In a similar metaphor Euripides (Frag. 39) uses the phrase κατηρτυκὼς πόνων, which has been misunderstood from not observing the context. Had I been new to trouble I should have resisted, like a colt newly bridled: but now I am spent (ἀμβλύς) and well trained in toils,' i.e. broken in, the phrase continuing the metaphor of the colt.]
474. ἀβλαβής , harmless, as 1. 285.
475. αἱροῦμαι πόλει , I take thee, welcome thee in my city.
476. μοῖραν οὐκ εὐπέμπελον , lit. an office hard to banish, i. e. such is their office, they are hard to banish: the rights which the appointment of the gods has given them makes it hard for me to deal harshly with them.
478. χώρᾳ , put first to emphasise what is affected, is in sense dependent on ἄφερτος αἰανὴς νόσος.
478. φρονημάτων , wrath.
480-481. ἀμφότερα . . . ἐμοί to let them stay, to drive them forth, both are a peril and a perplexity to me. The change of subject with the inf. ( that they should stay, that I should drive) is much less harsh in Greek: the inf. expresses the simple verbal idea, and the subject need not be consciously supplied.
482. δεῦρ᾽ ἐπέσκηψεν , has fallen to me, i. e. to arrange. 11. 483, 4. The general sense of these lines is plain: but the MS. reading requires to be altered, and the original text must remain C uncertain: I have taken Casaubon's ὁρκίους αἱρουμένη as the least alteration on the whole: I shall choose judges of murder bound by oaths, and appoint them as an ordinance for ever.
482. τόν then agrees with θεσμόν, an ordinance that which [shall be] for all time. But Wecklein's φανῶ δικ. ὁρκίων αἰδουμένους θεσμόν, is ingenious.]
486. ἀρωγὰ ὁρκώματα , apposition to μαρτύρια: Summon evidence and proof, sworn testimony in aid of justice. The Scholiast says ὅρκους αὐτοὺς αἰτήσατε, misunderstanding apparently ὁρκώματα to refer to the judges' oath, whereas it is best to refer it to the oath of witnesses. There is no need to insert θ' before ὁρκώματα, as H. Weil.
487. τὰ βέλτατα , abstract collective for τοὺς βελτίστους. So τάδε μὲν Περσῶν Pers. 1, τὰ πρῶτα τῆς μοχθηρίας Ar. Ran. 421.
488. διαιρεῖν . is epexegetic or consec. inf., that they should decide, the subject being carried on in sense from τὰ βέλτατα, becoming (naturally) masc. in the participle, next line.
491. δίκα τε καὶ βλάβα , the cause and the wrong: the strong contradiction in terms (oxymoron), which comes out in the Greek more than in the English, is intentional and effective: Orestes' δίκα was ἄδικος and βλαβερά in the eyes of the Eumenides.
496. παιδότρωτα πάθεα , woful wounds dealt by a child, woes from the murderous hands of children.
524. ἢ ... τε is irregular :
524. whether city or man we must say in English.
526. ἀνάρχετον . (read for metre's sake), like ἀπεύχετον Cho. 625.
529. παντὶ μέσῳ , ever to the mean god gives success: a common Greek maxim: so Ag. 378 ἔστω δ᾽ ἀπήμαντον ὥστ᾽ ἀπαρκεῖν, ib. 466 τὸ δ᾽ ὑπερκόπως εὖ κλύειν βαρὺ κρίνω δ᾽ ἄφθονον ὄλβον, etc., the idea being that excess was dangerous: so Eur. Fr. 80 τὰ μείζω τῶν μέσων τίκτει νόσους.
530. ἐφορεύει , directs.
531. ξύμμετρον . seems best taken as timely, fitting: a rather fanciful way of saying wise. [Others take it in accord with this, i.e. with the doctrine of moderation: which is a possible meaning and may be defended: only the main point of all this chorus is the need of repressing crime and licence, and the doctrine of moderation is rather a digression.]
538. ἐς τὸ πᾶν , for whate'er befall; i. e. as the first and greatest rule of life.
541. κύριον μένει τέλος , the appointed end abideth: only an impressive way of saying that good and evil alike shall meet their deserts.
546. ξενοτίμους δόμων ἐπιστροφάς , κ.τ.λ., literally, [ let him revere] guest-honouring visits of the house: a characteristically elaborated expression for hospitable welcome.
551. οὐκ ἄνολβος ἔσται , understatement such as is natural and common in Greek, shall not fail to prosper. 11. 553, 4. If the reading is right, the acc. τὰ πολλὰ παντόφυρτ᾽ is governed by the verbal idea in παραιβάταν: The man who dares to resist and commits all manner of transgressions, swerving from Right: such accusatives after verbals are rather in the manner of Aeschylus : θυμοβόρου φρένα Ag. 103, πολλὰ συνίστορα ib. 1090, ἄπορα πόριμος Prom. 904, χοὰς προπομπός Cho. 23, ἀπότροπον ἄγος ib. 155. (So Schol.) Of the corrections proposed Pauw's is the best ... παντόφυρτ᾽ ἄγοντ᾽ ἄνευ (reading παρβάταν for καὶ παραιβάταν), bringing much confusion : but though the grammar is smoother, the sense is weaker.
555. βιαίως , perforce, i. e. the storm shall compel him. καθήσειν, shall lower sail, i. e. shall be made humble and submissive; so ὑφέσθαι is used Ar. Ran. 1220 ὑφέσθαι μοι δοκεῖ, Soph. Εl. 335 πλεῖν ὑφειμένῃ δοκεῖ. [It is far better to make καθήσειν absolute, and make λαῖφος governed by λάβῃ, than with H. to write καθήσειν λαῖφος, ὅταν λάβῃ, κ.τ.λ. The metaphor is then more gradually and naturally introduced: the rhythm is more effective: and also the Schol. clearly takes καθήσειν by itself, for he explains it ταπεινωθήσεται. Such curtailments are common in technical expressions, e. g. in English, luff , put about, lower away.]
556. πόνος , trouble, a word suggestive from its mildness: he means the hurricane.
559. δυσπαλεῖ , taken by some as a verb (Pal. Verrall): but the adj. δυσπαλής is used by Pindar, while the verb is unknown. The sense is equally good, if we take it adj., and the run of the sentence more easy.
560. θερμῷ , headstrong, rash, as often in Greek.
561. τὸν οὔποτ᾽ αὐχοῦντ᾽ , who boasted he ne'er [should suffer], boasted it ne'er should be, the negative used just as in οὔ φημι, οὐκ ἂν ᾤετο, οὐκ ἀξιῶ, etc. So οὔποτ᾽ ἐλπίσαντες, Agam. 1044.
571. ἀρήγει , it helps, i. e. 'tis good.
574. ὧν ἔχεις αὐτὸς κράτει , rule thou thine own domain, like the proverbial τὴν σαυτοῦ πάτει, i. e. mind your own business.
579. σύνδικος is an advocate. Apollo says he will be Orestes' advocate, as he is responsible for the murder.
581. κυροῦν , usually to confirm, here in the rather unusual sense of to settle, as below again 1. 639.
591. γε μέντοι , as usual, adversative, however.
593. πρὸς τοῦ , ‘by whom,' common variation in poetry for ὑπό. So we find ἐκ, ἀπό, παρά, with gen. of agent. See 100.
599. πέπεισθι , exceptional reduplicated aorist imperative with intransitive meaning: trust now in the dead. The form somewhat resembles the Epic κέκλυθι, τέτλαθι, and κέκραχθι (Ach. 335); but has the heavier stem-form.
611. ὥσπερ ἐστίν , i. e. as done it is.
615. θεσμόν , ordinance, means here (as in 1. 484) the court of Areiopagos; and so the Scholiast explains it. It is therefore in apposition to ὑμᾶς.
618. μή . generic, with the indef. opt. κελεύσαι: nothing which Zeus bade not, nothing save what Zeus bade.
620. πιφαύσκω , I bid : nearly all the words of speaking can be so used, λέγω, εἶπον, etc. The displacement of the δέ is common.
620. ὔμμε , Aeolic form of ὑμᾶς found several times in Homer. So ἄμμι (ἡμῖν) Theb. 156, ὔμμε Antig. 846, both however in lyric passages.
624. πράξαντα , prop. exacting, a favourite word of Aeschylus, often for avenging: ἀτίμωσιν πρασσομένα, avenging the dishonour, Ag. 705, χερὶ πράκτορι ib. 111. See Eum. 319.
628. ὥστε , Epic, common in Trag. for ὡς.
638. ταύτην , Klytaimnestra.
640. προτιμᾷ , most regards: i. e. counts it of more importance, as a more heinous sin, to slay him.
643. ὑμᾶς , the judges, as the Scholiast says.
645. ἂν λύσειεν , quite general, fetters may be loosed: not 'Zeus' only, but anyone, may loose them.
649. ἐπῳδάς . So Ag. 1019, 'The black blood once fallen on the earth who can call back with charms?'
653. τὸ μητρὸς αἱμ' ὅμαιμον , his mothers kindred blood,' the attribute μητρὸς ὅμαιμον being divided, as often.
659. κῦμα , from kv-, which has the ideas of bulging, swelling, containing, hence κῦμα is the young in the womb, more commonly κύημα. So Cho. 121.
660. ὁ θρώσκων , he who begets, the male. The strange doctrine is that the father who begets is the real parent (τίκτει), the mother a stranger, ξένη, who only cherishes the child for another.
661. οἷσι μὴ βλάψῃ θεός , ‘save what the god blights,' i.e. 'except the god blight it, the plural relative after ἔpvos being a natural laxity of grammar.
665.
οὐδ
.' has troubled editors: H. Butl. (Dind. Weil, etc.) suppose a line fallen out: Schütz reads οὐκ. I do not see that alteration is necessary if a slight pause is made at πάρεστι :
667. τἄλλα . θ' answers to καὶ τόνδ' ἔπεμψα. τἄλλα is expanded into τὸ σὸν πόλισμα καὶ στρατόν.
674. ἀπὸ γνώμης , from his judgment (gen. of the source), i.e. according to his judgment. Somewhat similar are τλήμων οὖσ᾽ ἀπ᾿ εὐτόλμου φρενός Ag. 1302, ἀπὸ γλώσσης, ‘by word of mouth,' ἀπ᾿ ὄψεως, at sight.
678. τιθεῖσ' , ordering. Athena addresses Apollo and Orestes, but Apollo replies to the judges.
685. ᾿Αμαζόνων ἕδραν . One of the exploits of Theseus was an attack on the warrior women, called Amazons, when he carried off their queen Antiope. In revenge the Amazons invaded Attica, and were not defeated till they had reached the centre of Athens itself. The grammar is broken, and the provisional accusative πάγον δ᾽ ῎Αρειον τόνδ' in the course of the long sentence is forgotten; there is nothing to govern it. So O. T. 449. But it may be that ῎Αρειον is a gloss, which has ousted the verb: so Weil reads ἑδοῦνται, Weckl. ἑδεῖται.
686. κατὰ φθόνον , in hate, spite, slightly strained use.
687. πόλιν νεόπτολιν τήνδ' ἀντεπύργωσαν , 'raised this new city rampart against' the old: i. e. fortified the Areiopagos against the Akropolis.
690. τῷ , it, Epic use of article as pronoun, common in Aeschylus.
691. φόβος τε ξυγγενής , ‘and fear his kinsman.' Aeschylus is fond of such sudden personifications. So Ag. 494 he still more quaintly calls dust the neighbour brother of clay, κάσις πηλοῦ ξύνουρος.
692. σχήσει , ‘shall restrain them.'
697. περιστέλλουσι , lit. wrapping round, i.e. protecting, maintaining. Aeschylus protests against the despot (who was no longer formidable) and anarchy: i. e. he recommends oligarchy under the usual pretext of moderation.
704. κερδῶν ἄθικτον , incorruptible. The gen. belongs to a special (though common) class of usages with negative adjectives, e. g. ἄλυπος ἄτης Soph. Εl. 990, ἀψόφητος κωκυμάτων Αi. 321, ἄσκευος ἀσπίδων Ε1. 36; a combination of gen. of reference and gen. of separation.
705. ὀξύθυμος , quick to wrath: a tribunal that delays not to punish. The fine expression that follows, a wakeful guardian of the land on behalf of them that sleep, has been misunderstood [by Schol. and others]: it is simply an imaginative description of an ever-vigilant tribunal, always watchful even when those it defends slumber.
706. φρούρημα , guardian: for this verbal suffix used actively compare γυναικὸς ὢν δούλευμα Ant. 756.
711. βαρεῖαν τήνδ' ὁμιλίαν χθονός , these dread visitants of the land. χθονός somewhat loosely but naturally after ὁμιλίαν. The Chorus' language is mild: but the threat is none the less effective.
714. ἀκαρπώτους . The notion is often found in the ancient poets that the will of destiny or the gods could be thwarted by man's perverseness: thus in Homer people act or suffer ὑπὲρ μόρον : and in Vergil the 'fates' of one side conflict with the 'fates' of the other.
719. μὴ τυχούσα , of course conditional: if I do not...
720. ὁμιλήσω , will haunt, will visit.
724. ἔπεισας . Euripides says (Alk. 12) that Apollo cheated (δολώσας) the Fates; and (1. 728) Aeschylus tells us it was by making them drunk. The crude barbarism of the tale points to its great age.
725. σέβοντ' , pious. Euripides (Alk. 10) calls Admetos similarly ὅσιος ἀνήρ.
726. τύχοι . The common use is to employ the opt. in past general conditions, the subjunctive where the verb, as here (έστι understood with δίκαιον), is primary. But it is a special idiom to employ the optative in maxims and other statements of a universal character, where the verb is to apply to all time: or to put it otherwise where the idea of time is absent. Thus Soph. O. T. 315 ἄνδρα δ᾽ ὠφελεῖν ἀφ᾽ ὧν ἔχοι τε καὶ δύναιτο κάλλιστος πόνων, ib. 979 εἰκῆ κράτιστον ζῇν ὅπως δύναιτό τις. So Ant. 666, Trach. 93, Ai. 521, 1344. So Thuc. 1. 120 σωφρόνων ἐστιν εἰ μὴ ἀδικοῖντο ἡσυχάζειν.
727. διανομάς , ordinances: the MSS. have δαίμονas, but the Scholiast on Alkestis 12 quotes the line with διανομάς; and this certain emendation was thence made by Cobet. δαίμονας was suggested by θεάς in the next line.
729. σύ . τοι is scornfully repeated. οὐκ ἔχουσα τῆς δίκης τέλος, 'failing to win thy cause' is the general sense. τέλος literally means the decision, as in 1. 243; and having the decision' means winning it.
730. ἐμεῖ . is future.
731. καθιππάζει , characteristic vigorous figure, override, i. e. overbear.
733. ἀμφίβουλος οὖσα , ‘doubtful,' undecided .
734. λοισθίαν κρῖναι δίκην , to give the last judgment, i. e. vote; δίκη in a slight but natural strain of meaning.
738. εἰμὶ τοῦ πατρός , extended use of the gen. of possessor: I am for the father, on the father's side, which would ordinarily be πρὸς τοῦ πατρός. 6
742. πάλους , lots, only an imaginative word for the pebbles: so much turned on the decision.
746. ἀγχόνης τέρματ' , death by the noose, the most miserable death; the form of tragic suicide adopted by women when all is lost, e.g. Iokaste (O. T. 1264), Antigone (Ant. 1221), Phaidra (Hipp. 777). Helena however (Eur. Hel. 300) says: ''Tis best to die: but how to die nobly? Hanging in mid-air is unseemly-'tis held shameful even among slaves.' ἀγχόνη is consequently proverbial for the last and worst suffering : κρεῖσσον ἀγχόνης Ο. Τ. 1374, ἀγχόνης πέλας Heracl. 246, ταῦτα δῆτ᾽ οὐκ ἀγχόνη; Ach. 125. ἀγχόνης is gen. of description or equivalence, like the Homeric τέλος θανάτοιο.
747. γάρ . explains their cry 1.745: 'For 'tis ours to be lost, or yet more honoured.'
748. πεμπάζω , from πέμπε (old form of πέντε), means 'to count' on the five fingers.
749. διαιρέσει , the parting of the votes. This word shews that the voting was (as Schol. says) by black and white pebbles, which was the commonest method at Athens. In this system there were two κάδισκοι or urns, one called κύριος or the decisive one, the other ἄκυρος: each voter had a black and a white pebble; his vote was counted, according as the pebble he dropped into the κύριος was white or black, for acquittal or condemnation. The second or 'inoperative' urn was to get rid of the other pebble, that there might be no clue to the way he had voted. Another method was by an urn of acquittal, and an urn of condemnation: but this would require only counting, no διαίρεσις.
759. ἕκατι , ‘by grace of,' the older Epic use of the word, always with God's name, by will or aid of, like Διὸς ἕκητι. So Cho. 214, 436. τοῦ πάντα κραίνοντος is of course Zeus Soter.
761. ὁρῶν . seems rather weak: Weckl. reads παρείς.
763. ἅπαντα πλειστήρη χρόνον , a stately expression, all the fulness of time.'
766. κεκασμένον , Epic word, arrayed .
769. πράξομεν , we will so deal; ὡς μεταμέλῃ, 'that they may repent:' the παρβαίνουσι depending on the general sense. But the expression is harsh, and perhaps corrupt.
772. ὀρθουμένων . might refer to the oaths, if they are kept,' as the Schol. seems to mean [γεννωμένων, which is prob. corrupt for γενομένων], but is probably vaguer, if all be well. The change to dat. τιμῶσιν is a little loose in structure: but not so unnatural here where the subject is changed.
775. πολισσοῦχος . (like πολιοῦχος) is regularly used of gods, Theb. 69, 185, Ag. 338, but in this play it is used three times (11. 775, 883, 1010), of men, citizens .
776. ἄφυκτον . with πολέμιοις, a struggle wherefrom thy foes ne'er shall escape.
779. εἵλεσθέ , i. e. you have stolen him, Orestes my prey.
781. ἐν γᾷ τᾷδε , upon this land : it seems from 1. 800 as if it was meant to be taken here with βαρύκοτος, falling on this land with grievous wrath. The ἐv is the Epic use with verbs of motion like ἐνὶ στήθεσσιν ὀρούσας: cf. πίτνων ἐν δώμασι Cho. 36, φέρουσ᾽ ἐν ἡμῖν Ag. 1450, and again below ἐν χώρᾳ βαλεῖ 1. 787.
782. ἀντιπενθῆ , woe for woe. So the gloss in the Med. rightly explains, ὁμοῖα δρῶντα οἷς πέπονθα.
mvp-comment-273-1 ἀτίετα: ἀτίετα Canterus. ἀτίεται M. G. Par. Ald. Rob. Turn. ἀτίετον Ven. Flor. Farn.
mvp-comment-274-1 διχοστατοῦντ᾽: διχοστατοῦντο Ven. Flor. Rob. διχοστατοῦ | τ' Μ. G. Turn. διχοστατού | τ' Αld.
mvp-comment-275-1 λάμπα, δυςοδοπαίπαλα: λάμπαι Μ. G. Par. Farn. Ald. λαμπα Ven. Flor. Rob. λάμψαι Turn. Perperam Wieselerus scribendum coniecit λάπα, situ, quod verum putaverunt et alii et Dindorfius in Parisiensi editione Thesauri Stephani. Rectissime Canterus λάμπα. Vsus est hoc vocabulo Aeschylus, ut videtur, etiam infra v. 1022. et, ut Musgravius intellexit, Euripides in Suppl. v. 993. ubi scribendum est λάμπαι δ᾽ ὠκύθοοί νιν ἀμφιππεύουσι δι᾽ ὄρφνας. Nihil autem aliud ἀνηλίῳ λάμπα significatur quam sole destituta caligo, quae mox v. 388. δυςήλιον κνέφας dicitur. Sic in Simonidis carmine de Danae νυκτιλαμπεῖ κυανέῳ τε διάφοτανυσθείς, et sexcenta alia, in quibus lucis et similium rerum notio tantum ad augendum contrarium adiicitur. V. Seidl. ad Eur. Troad. v. 566. Deinde δυσοδοπαίπαλα M. Turn. δυσοδοπαίπαλα G. δυσόδῳ παίπαλα Ald. δυσοπαίπαλα Ven. Flor. Farn. Rob.
mvp-comment-276-1 δερκομένοισι: δερχομένοισι Ald. καὶ δερκόμενοισι, adscripto ἴαμβος, Farn.
mvp-comment-277-1 ἅζεται: οὐχ ἅζεται Turn. οὐχάζεται M. G. Ven. Flor. Farn. Rob. οὐχ ἄζεται Ald.
mvp-comment-278-1 δέδοικεν: Libri δέδοικε.
mvp-comment-279-1 θεσμὸν: θεσμῶν Par.
mvp-comment-280-1 τὸν μοιρόκραντον: μοιρόκραντον Turn. et, ut videtur, M. μοιρόκραντον G. Ald. μοιρόκρατον Rob. μυρόκραντον, ad v supra adscripto or, Ven. Flor.
mvp-comment-281-1 ἔτι δέ μοι ... γέρας παλαιόν: ἔπι δέ μοι γέρας etc. M. G. Ven. Flor. et sic Victorius. ἐπὶ δέ μοι γέρας etc. Ald. Rob. ἔστι δέ μοι γέρας etc. Turn. ἔπι scholiastes interpretatur ἔπεστιν. Scripsi ἔτι δέ μοι * μένει* γέρας παλαιόν etc. Nam iambum excidisse patet.
mvp-comment-282-1 κύρω: Libri κυρῶ. Metri caussa iam olim dedi κύρω. V. ad Soph. Ai. v. 314.
mvp-comment-283-1 τάξιν: τάξιν γ' Ven. Flor. et adscripto ἴαμβος Farn.
mvp-comment-284-1 γῆν καταφθατουμένη: Libri τὴν καταθατουμένην. Robortellus corrigi iubet καιταφατουμένην. Stanleius et Bentleius scribendum viderunt γῆν καταφθατουμένη. Nominativum participii scholiastes legit, qui καταφθάνουσα adscripsit: hoc enim, non καταφθάνουσαν, habent M. G. Hesychius ex hoc loco καταφατουμένη (sic), κατακτωμένη, κυρίως δὲ τὸ ἐκ προκαταλήψεως. Scholiastes Μιτυληναῖοι ἐμάχοντο πρὸς Αθηναίους περὶ πόλεως Σιγείου. ἔδοξεν οὖν μονομαχία (sic M.) λῦσαι τὸν πόλεμον· καὶ ὑπὲρ μὲν Μιτυληναίων ἐπολέμει Πιττακός, ὑπὲρ δὲ Ἀθηναίων Φρύνων. ηττηθέντος δὲ Φρύνωνος διελύθη τὰ τῆς μάχης. ἔοικεν οὖν παρορμῶν Ἀθηναίους ὁ Αἰσχύλος εἰς τὸ ἀντέχεσθαι πάλιν Σιγείου, λέγων τὴν θεὸν ἐκεῖθεν ἐληλυθέναι. V. Strabonem XIII. p. 599. seq. et interpretes Herodoti ad V. 94. 95.
mvp-comment-285-1 ἣν δῆτ᾽: Scribendum est fortasse ἣν δή γ' Ἀχαιῶν etc.
mvp-comment-286-1 τόκοις: τέκνοις pro τόκοις Flor. Farn. et Bekkero teste Ven.
mvp-comment-287-1 ῥοιβδοῦσα: ῥοιδοῦσα G. Ald.
mvp-comment-288-1 πώλοις ... ἐπιζεύξασ᾽: Libri πώλοις. Hinc ad v. 389. scholiastes adnotavit ἐπὶ ὀχήματος ἔρχεται. Idem ad v. 396. ὡς ἀρμένῳ χρωμένη τῇ αἰγίδι. Exornavit hanc currus aerii fictionem O. Müllerus. Ineptam eam esse, rectissimeque Wakefieldium scripsisse κώλοις, demonstravi in Opusc. VI. 2. p. 174. seqq. Per auras advenit Minerva, Aegide tamquam alis utens eaque pedum gressum accelerans. ἐπιζεύξας G. Ald.
mvp-comment-289-1 καινὴν δ᾽ ... τήνδ': καινὴν δ᾽ emendatio est Canteri. Libri καὶ νῦν δ'. Deinde Par. τῆςδ'.
mvp-comment-290-1 ταρβῶ: ταρβῶμεν Ven.
mvp-comment-291-1 πᾶσι δ᾽ ἐς κοινὸν λέγω: πᾶσι δ᾽ ἐς κοινὸν λέγω, scilicet θαυμάζειν με ὑμᾶς, εἰ tibi, Oresta, et vobis: sed mulans constructionem dicit ὑμᾶς τε.
mvp-comment-292-1 ξένῳ: στένω pro ξένῳ Ven. Flor. Farn.
mvp-comment-293-1 ὁμοίας: ὁμοίως Ven. Flor.
mvp-comment-294-1 ὁρωμένας: ὁρωμένας Stanleius. Libri ὁρωμέναις.
mvp-comment-295-1 οὔτ᾽ οὖν ... μορφώμασιν: οὔτ᾽ οὖν M. G. Par. Ven. Flor. Rob. οὔτ᾽ ἐν Ald. Turn. μορφώμασιν Μ. G. Par. Ven. Farn. Ald. Rob. μορφώμασι Flor. Turn.
mvp-comment-296-1 ἄμομφον ... τοὺς πέλας: δ' omittunt Ald. Turn. Deinde άμομφον Robortellus. Ceteri ἄμορφον. Denique τοῦ πέλας Ven. Ceteri τοὺς πέλας. Heathii aliorumque ante eum coniecturam, τὸν πέλας, olim receperam, ac necessario recipere debet, qui ἄμορφον retinet. Sed recte libri τοὺς πέλας habent, recipiendum est autem Robortelli άμομφον. Qui nihil, inquit, habet de quo queratur, ei non licet reprehendere alios. Intellexit hoc Elmsleius ad Med. p. 93. addens hanc vocem άμομφος, ter in hac fabula (hic et v. 467. 670.) ab Aeschylo usurpatam, extra eam apud Atticos non exstare.
mvp-comment-297-1 ἠδ᾽: ήδ' Rob. ἡδ' G. Ald. Turn. ἥδ' Ven. Farn. Scribendum est fortasse, ut Abreschius voluit, deleta interpunctione, πρόσω δικαίων ἥδ᾽ ἀποστατεῖ θέμις.
mvp-comment-298-1 πεύσει: Libri πεύσῃ.
mvp-comment-299-1 ἐσμεν ... αἰανῆς: ἐσμεν Farn. ἐς μὲν Ald. Deinde α'ανή M. G. Rob. αἰεινῆ Ald. αἰανή etiam scholiastes legit, qui sic interpretatur, σκοτεινά. ἢ θρηνητικὰ ἢ (sic M.) αλάζειν ποιοῦντα. Sed αἰανῆς Ven. Flor. Farn. Turn. Tzetzes ad Lycophr. v. 406. κατὰ δὲ Αἰσχύλον Ἐρινύες “Νυκτὸς αἰανῆς τέκνα.” Id praestat, ut in Sophoclis Ai. v. 672. νυκτὸς αἰανῆς κύκλος, ubi v. quae a Lobeckio et a me dicta sunt.
mvp-comment-300-1 Ἀραὶ ... ὑπαὶ κεκλήμεθα: ἀραὶ Canterus, et sic Ven. Flor. ἀρὰ M. G. Ald. Rob. Turn. ἐνοίκοις Αld. ὑπαὶ κεκλήμεθα Stanleius. Επαι κεκλήμεθα Victorius, et sic Franzio teste M. Flor. Ven. Sed ex Ven. Bekkerus ὑπαικεκλήμεθα attulit, idque habent G. Farn. Ald. υπεκεκλήμεθα Rob. ύλαι κεκλήμεθα Turn.
mvp-comment-301-1 κληδόνας τ᾽: κλύδονάς τ' Αld.
mvp-comment-302-1 τιμάς: Personarum index in Rob. hic et deinceps yo. In G. Ven. Flor. Ald. Turn. εὐμ. Idem aut lineola in M.
mvp-comment-303-1 ἐμφανῆ: ἐκφανῆ Ald. Turn.
mvp-comment-304-1 ποῦ τὸ τέρμα τῆς φυγῆς: Libri τοῦτο τέρμα τῆς σφαγής. Arnaldus et Tyrwhittus ποῦ τὸ τέρμα, Scaliger, Casaubonus, Tyrwhittus τῆς φυγῆς.
mvp-comment-305-1 ἦ ... ἐπιρροιζεῖς: ή M. Ven. Flor. Rob. ἢ G. Ald. Deinde ἐπιρροιζεῖς Stanleius sive potius Scaliger. ἐπιρροιζει M. G. Ald. Rob. Turn. ἐπιρροιζεῖν Ven. Flor. Farn.
mvp-comment-306-1 οὔτινος: οὔτινος M. G. Ald. Rob. Turn. ἢ τίνος Ven. ἤ τινος ex Flor. Farn. affertur.
mvp-comment-307-1 παρόντοιν ... λόγος: παρόντων Ven. Farn. λόγος Ven. Flor. Rob. λόγου M. G. Ald. Turn.
mvp-comment-308-1 οὐ δοῦναι θέλοι: Libri οὐ δοῦναι θέλει. Recte Schutzius οὐ δοῦναι θέλοι scripsit. Διωμοσίαν, quam Aeschylus intelligit, his verbis definit memoratus a Stanleio Lysias in or. X. quae est I. in Theomnestum, §. 11. ὁ μὲν γὰρ διώκων ὡς ἔκτεινε διόμνυται, ὁ δὲ φεύγων ὡς οὐκ ἔκτεινε.
mvp-comment-309-1 πένει: πένηι Μ. πένῃ G. Ald. Turn. πένη Rob. πέλη Ven. Flor. et supra adscripto εἰ Farn.
mvp-comment-310-1 τὰ μὴ: τὰ μὲν ριο τὰ μὴ Ven. Flor.
mvp-comment-311-1 ἦ κἀπ᾿ ἐμοὶ: ή κἀπ' ἐμοὶ M. Ven. Flor. η κάπε, μοί Rob. ἦν ἐπ' ἐμοὶ G. Ald. Turn. Deinde πρέποιτ᾽ ἂν Ven. Farn.
mvp-comment-312-1 σέβουσαί γ' ἀξίαν γ᾽ ἐπαξίων: πῶς δ᾽ οὔ· σέβουσαι γ᾽ ἀξίαν τ᾽ ἐπαξίων Μ. G. Ald. Ita eliam Rob. Turn. nisi quod ἐπ᾽ ἀξίων habent. κἀξίαν τ᾽ ἔπαξίων sic Par. σέβομαι γ' ἀξίαν τ᾽ ἐπ' ἀξίων Ven. Bekkero teste, et sic, ut videtur, Flor. nisi quod hic ἐπαξίων habere dicitur. σέβομέν γ' ex Farn. affertur. Scholiastes ἀξίων οὖσαν γονέων. Eum putant ἀπ' ἀξίων legisse, ut scribendum esse coniecit Stanleius. Scribendum πῶς δ᾽ οὔ, σέβουσαί γ' ἀξίαν γ' ἐπαξίων.
mvp-comment-313-1 ὦ ξέν: ὦ ξεῖν G. Ald.
mvp-comment-314-1 τόνδ᾽ ... ἀμυνάθου: τόνδε plene Rob. τῶνδ᾽ Ven. Flor. auvratov Dindorfius ex praecepto Elmsleii ad Med. v. 186. V. ad Phoen. v. 1184.
mvp-comment-315-1 ἀμῆς: ἁμησ' Μ. ἁμῆς G. Ald. Rob. Turn. ἐμῆς Par. Ven. Flor.
mvp-comment-316-1 προςτρόπαιος ... μύσος: προτρόπαιος Rob. et sic M. sed ab alia manu ad primam syllabam o supra adscriptum est. μύσος Ald. Rob.
mvp-comment-317-1 τὴμῇ τὸ σὸν ἐφημένου βρέτας: προήχειρὶ τῇ τῇ Rob. Deinde τόσον G. Ald. Deinde libri ἐφεζομένη. Turnebus ἐφεζομένῃ. Porsonus ἐφημένῃ. Recte Butlerus et Burgesius ἐφημένου. Supra v. 401. βρέτας τε τούμὸν τῷδ᾽ ἐφημένῳ ξένη.
mvp-comment-318-1 ἄφθογγον: ἄφωνον Ven. Flor. Farn.
mvp-comment-319-1 ἔςτ᾽ ἂν πρὸς: ἐπ᾽ ἂν Ald. male lecta codicis G. scriptura. Hine ἐπὼν Turn.
mvp-comment-320-1 καθαιμάξωσι νεοθήλου βοτοῦ: καθαιμάξωσι νεοθήλου βοτοῦ Turn. καθαιμάξουσινοθήλου βοτοῦ Μ. καθαιμάξουσι νοθήλου βοτοῦ G. Ald. καθαιμάζουσιν ὀθήλου βοτοῦ Rob. καθαιμάξουσιν ὀθνείου βροτοῦ Ven. Flor. καθαιμάξωσιν ὀθνείου βροτοῦ Farn. Abreschius νεοθηλούς scribendum putavit. Recte vero Turnebus νεοθήλου scripsisse videtur, aθηλάζειν. Apollonius Rhodius IV. 704. πρῶτα μὲν ἀτρέπτοιο λυτήριον ἥ γε φόνοιο τειναμένη καθύπερθε στὸς τέκος, ἧς ἔτι μαζοὶ πλήμμυρον λοχίης ἐκ νηδύος, αἵματι χεῖρας τέγγεν, ἐπιτμήγουσα δέρην.
mvp-comment-321-1 βοτοῖσι: βροτοῖσι Ven. Deinde τόροις vitium Ald.
mvp-comment-322-1 ἐκποδὼν: ταύτη Rob. μὲν omittit Par. ἐκποδὼν G. Ven. ἐκποδῶν M. Flor. ἐκ ποδῶν Ald. Rob. Turn.
mvp-comment-323-1 πεύσει: Libri πεύσῃ.
mvp-comment-324-1 Ἀγαμέμνονα, ... ναυβατῶν: ἀγάμεμν error Ald. ναυβατῶν H. Ven. Flor. Farn. ναυατῶν Ald. Turn. et supra adscripto βα
mvp-comment-325-1 ἔφθιν᾽ οὗτος: ἔφθιθ᾽ οὗτος Par. ἔφθιθ᾽ οὕτως M. G. Ald. Rob. ἔφθηθ' οὗτος Ven. Flor. Farn. οὗτος ἔφθιτ' a Turnebo illatum erat.
mvp-comment-326-1 ἀγρεύμασιν: ἀγρεύμασιν M. G. Par. Ven. Farn. Ald. Rob. ἀγρεύμασι Flor. Turn.
mvp-comment-327-1 κρύψασ', ἃ λουτρῶν ἐξεμαρτύρει φόνον: κρύψασα λουτρών M. G. Ald. Rob. Τurn. λουτρών etiam scholiastes legit, qui haec ita, sed perperam, interpretatur, ἐκήρυττε τὸν διὰ τῆς ἐπιχύσεως τῶν λουτρῶν γενόμενον αὐτῷ φόνον. λέγεται γὰρ μετὰ τὸ φονεῦσαι γυμνὸν ἐξαγαγεῖν καὶ δεῖξαι τοῖς πολίταις. κρύψασα λουτρὸν δ᾽ Ven. Flor. κρύψασα λούτρον δ' Farn. λουτρών, coniecturam, ut videtur, commemoravit Stephanus. In Opusc. IV. p. 339. haec ita emendanda esse dixi, αλλά νιν κελαινόφρων ἐμὴ μήτηρ κατέκτα ποικίλοις ἀγρεύμασιν ä κρύψασ', ἃ λουτρῶν ἐξεμαρτύρει φόνον. Ita scribendum esse viderat etiam Musgravius. Subtili disputatione Schoemannus demonstrare studuit non ita scripsisse Aeschylum, sed κρύψασα· λουτρών δ᾽ ἐξεμαρτύρει φόνον. In idem incidit Franzius. Mihi aliter iudicandum videri dixi in Annal. Vindob. vol. CXI. p. 262. Neque enim recte dici potuit artificiosis retibus eum contegens: balneum autem letabatur caedem: balneum enim neque caedem neque insidias testari poterat, sed vestis tantum illa ampla, sanguine Agamemnonis maculata, ut in Choeph. v. 1005. dictum est μαρτυρεῖ δέ μοι φάρος τόδ᾽, ὡς ἔβαψεν Αιγίσθου ξίφος. Neque vero si dicitur artificiosis eum relibus contegens, quae caedem in balneo perpetratam testabantur, in balneo facta caedes tamquam nota res commemoratur, quae Schoemanni opinio est, sed adiicitur tantum in balneo caedem Agamemnonis esse perpetratam.
mvp-comment-328-1 πρὸ τοῦ: προτοῦ Farn.
mvp-comment-329-1 κοινῇ: καὶ τῶν δεχοινῆ Ald.
mvp-comment-330-1 ἔρξαιμι τοὺς ἐπαιτίους: Choeph. v. 270. εἰ μὴ μέτειμι τοῦ πατρὸς τοὺς αἰτίους. Ennius in Eumenidibus apud Nonium in v. exantlare, p. 292. nisi patrem materno sanguine exantlando ulciscerem. Nescio autem an Aeschylus scripserit εἰ μὴ ἀντιδρῶν ἔρξαιμι τοὺς ἐπαιτίους.
mvp-comment-331-1 σὺ δ᾽: Libri σύ τ'. Emendavit Pearsonus. κρίνων G. Ald. δίκης Farn.
mvp-comment-332-1 αἰνέσω: παταχῆ Rob. αἰνέσσω Ald. Coniecturas, quibus hunc versum vexarunt critici, nihil attinet commemorare. V. Valcken. ad Hippol. v. 324.
mvp-comment-333-1 ἢ εἰ τις οἴεται: Libri εἴ τις οἴεται. Scholiastes εἴ τις οἴεται τὸ πρᾶγμα τόδε βροτὸς δικάζειν, μεῖζον ἢ κατὰ ἀνθρώπους οἴεται. Pearsonus scribendum coniecit ἤ τις οἴεται. Valckenarius ad Herod. III. 14. ἤ τιν οἴεσθαι βροτὸν δικάζειν. Idem Musgravius, vel ή τις οἴοιτ᾽ ἄν. Scribendum erat εἴ τις οἴεται.
mvp-comment-334-1 φόνου ... ὀξυμηνίτους δίκας: φόνου Rob. Ceteri φόνους. Deinde libri ὀξυμηνίτου. Sic etiam M. ὀξυμηνίτους Stanleii sive Pearsoni emendatio est, item Abreschii, qui scholiastam accusativum legisse animadvertit. Scholiastae adnotatio haec est, ἐφ᾽ οἷς ταχέως μηνίσουσιν Ερινύες, cui adnotationi quod a Robortello et Victorio praefixum est lemma φόνους, non habent M. G.
mvp-comment-335-1 κατηρτικὼς δρόμοις ἱκέτης προςῆλθες καθαρὸς ἀβλαβὴς δόμοις ἐμοῖς· ἄμομφον ὄντα δ᾽ αἰδοῦμαι πόλει: Aliter nunc hos versus emendandos esse censeo quam in Opusc. VI. 2. p. 76. seqq. feci. Libri κατηρτυκὼς ὅμως. Deinde in fine sequentis versus δόμοις M. G. Ald. Rob. Turn. δρόμοις Ven. et Linwoodio teste Flor. ex quo Franzius doóuois affert. Deinde proximus versus in libris ita scriptus est, ὅμως δ᾽ ἄμομφον ὄντα σ' αἱροῦμαι πόλει, nisi quod άμορφον est in Par. et ὄντας pro ὄντα σ' in G. Ald. Scholiastes adscripsit δέχομαι ἐν τῇ πόλει, quod αἱροῦμαι dici non potest. ὅμως in ἐμοῖς mutandum esse viderunt Linwoodius et Franzius, qui δ' post ἄμομφον collocaverunt. Scripsi ἄλλως τε καὶ σὺ μὲν κατηρτυκὼς δρόμοις ἱκέτης προςῆλθες καθαρὸς ἀβλαβὴς δόμοις ἐμοῖς· ἄμομφον ὄντα δ᾽ αἰδοῦμαι πόλει. Κατηρτικώς ita interpretatur scholiastes, τέλειος τὴν ἡλικίαν. τοῦτο δὲ ἀπὸ τῶν ζώων. Est autem κατηρτυκὼς δρόμοις dictum ut apud Euripidem in Aeolo (fr. 19. sive inc. 167.) νῦν δ᾽ ἀμβλύς εἰμι καὶ καττηρτυκώς κακῶν (Valckenarius κακοῖς), quod Cicero Tusc. Q. III. 25. ita expressit, sed iam subactus miseriis obtorpui. Grammaticus in Bekkeri Anecd. p. 105, 25. κατηρτυκέναι ἐλέγοντο οἱ μηκέτι βόλον ἔχοντες ἵπποι. Εὐριπίδης Αιόλω. Hesychius κατηρτικώς, τελειώσας (codes τελείως). κυρίως δὲ ἐπὶ τῶν ἀλόγων ζώων, ὅταν ἐκβάλῃ πάντας τοὺς ὀδόντας. Idem γνώμονα τὸν (codex γνώμ . . τὸ) βαλλόμενον ὀδόντα δι' οὗ τὰς ἡλικίας ἐγνώριζον τῶν τετραπόδων. καὶ ὁ καιτηρτυκώς (codex κατηρτηκώς) ἤδη λιπογνώμων. Conf. Suidas in v. γνώμονα et in v. ἀβολήτως ibique Kusterus. Αμομφον ὄντα δ᾽ αἰδοῦμαι πόλει, miseret me tui, de quo civitas non habet quod queratur. Suppl. v. 621. αἰδοῦνται δ᾽ ἱκέτας Διός. Euripides Heracl. v. 102. εἰκὸς θεῶν ἱκτῆρας αἰδεῖσθαι, ξένε.
mvp-comment-336-1 ἔχουσι ... οὐκ εὐπέμπελον: έχουσι M. Par. Ven. (teste Bekkero et Linwoodio) Flor. (teste Franzio) Rob. έχουσαι G. Ald. Turn. Deinde οὐκ εὐπέμπελον Μ. G. Ald. Rob. Turn. οὐκ εὐπεπλον Farn. οὔκουν εὔπεπλον Ven. et adscripto in margine γρ. οὐκ εὐπέμπελον Flor. Scholiastes εὐπέμπελον ita interpretatur, εὐπαραίτητον, εὐχερῆ, εὐάρεστον. δυσάρεστοι φύσει εἰσὶν αὗται. Non componenda esse εὐπέμπελος et δυςπέμφελος, sed εὐπέμπελον significare contrarium τῷ δυςπέμπτῳ iudicat Lobeckius Pathol. prol. p. 105. Eodem modo interpretandum esse intellexerat Wellauerus, harum vero ea est ratio, ut non facile dimitti possint.
mvp-comment-337-1 χώρᾳ μεταὖθις: χωροῖεν αὖθις, Turnebi coniectura, obtinuit donec veram scripturam, χώρα μεταὖθις, quam confirmat scholiastae ad τυχοῦσαι adnotatio, ἀντὶ τυχουσῶν, Wellauerus restituit. χώραι μετ' αὖθις Μ. G. Ven. Flor. Farn. Ald. χῶραι μετ' αὖτις Par. χῶραιμε τ' αὖθις Rob.
mvp-comment-338-1 αἰανὴs: αἰανὴ Ven. Flor. αἰανής M. G. Ald. Rob. Τurn.
mvp-comment-339-1 μένειν: Falsus est Linwoodius, quum μένειν in μ' ἑλεῖν mutavit.
mvp-comment-340-1 πέμπειν τε, δυςπήμαντ᾽ ἀμηχάνως ἐμοί: Libri πέμπειν δέ. Scribendum esse πέμπειν τε viderunt Abreschius et Tyrwhittus. Deinde δυσπήματ' ἀμηχάνως ἐμοί M. Ven. Rob. et ad δυσ supra adscripto δὴ Flor. Farn. δυσσήματ᾽ ἀμηχάνως ἐμοί G. Ald. Turn. Recte Stanleius sive potius Scaliger δυςπήμαντἀμηχάνως ἐμοί. Aliorum commenta praeterire satius erit. Propter scholiastae adnotationem, quae haec est, πέμπειν αὐτὰς ἀμηνίτως δυςχερές ἐστιν ἐμοί, Tyrwhitto scribendum videbatur πέμπειν τε δυςσήμαντ᾽ ἀμηνίτως ἐμοί, Dindorfio πέμπειν τε δυςπήμαντ᾽ ἀμηνίτως ἐμοί. Non puto scholiastam legisse αμηνίτως, sed eo vocabulo interpretatum esse sequentis versus sententiam.
mvp-comment-341-1 ἐπέσκηψεν: ἐπέσκηψεν Μ. Rob. ἐπέσκηψε G. Ald. Turn. ἀπέσκηψεν Ven. Flor.
mvp-comment-342-1 φόνων δικαστὰς ὁρκίους αἱρουμένη ... Θεσμόν, τὸν εἰς ἅπαντ᾽ ἐγὼ θήσω χρόνον: Libri ορκίων αἱρουμένους. Male Linwoodius inter δικαστὰς et ὁρκίων aliquid excidisse putavit. Recte Casaubonus sive Pearsonus ὁρκίους αἱρουμένη. Scholiastes ad hunc versum hoc adscripsit oἷον ενόρκους δικαστάς. Verum quod sequitur, θεσμὸν τὸν εἰς ἅπαντ᾽ ἐγὼ θήσω χρόνον non potest ita explicari quasi idem sit atque θεσμὸν τὸν ἀΐδιον. Neque enim articulus recte positus esset, et obstat in medio collocatum ἐγὼ θήσω. Scribendum potius est θεσμόν, τὸν εἰς ἅπαντ᾽ ἐγὼ θήσω χρόνον. Excidit autem ante θεσμόν versus hac sententia, σέβειν κελεύσω τῶν ἐμῶν ἀστῶν πόλιν. Itaque lacunae signa posui.
mvp-comment-343-1 καλεῖσθ', ἀρωγὰ τῆς δίκης θ' ὁρκώματα: καλεῖθ᾽ ἀρωγὰ Rob. Deinde libri τῆς δίκης ὁρκώματα. Pauwio ὀρθώματα scribendum esse videbatur. Ορκώματα agnoscit etiam scholiastes, qui ad v. 477. haec adscripsit, ὑμεῖς δὲ ὅρκους αὐττοὺς (sic M. G. αὐτὸν Rob.) αἰτήσατε. Recte Wellauerus τῆς δίκης θὁρκώματα.
mvp-comment-344-1 ἥξω ... ἐτητύμως: Libri ἥξω. Auratus ἄξω, Schneidewinus τάξω, H. L. Ahrens ζω. Nihil omnino mutandum est. Ad litigantes se venturam dicit Minerva, i. e. in Areopagum. ἑτητύμως Farn.
mvp-comment-345-1 ὅρκον πορόντας μηδὲν ἔκδικον φράσειν: Hic versus omissus est in Farn. In Ven. Flor. post v. 478. collocatus est. ὅρκον περώντας μηδὲν (μηδέν Turn.) ἔκδικον φρεσὶν M. G. Ald. Rob. Τurn. ὅρκον περῶντας μηδὲν ἔνδικον φρενὶ Ven. et Linwoodio teste Flor. ex quo Franzius ἔκδικον φρενὶ affert. Scribendum erat ὅρκον πορόντας μηδὲν ἔκδικον φράσειν. Et φράσειν quidem scribendum esse viderunt Marklandus ad Eur. Suppl. v. 112. et Wakefieldius: πορόντας scholiastes legit, cuius haec adnotatio in M. adscripta est, ὅρκον διδόντας.
mvp-comment-345-2 Haec locuta Minerva in interiora templi se recipit.
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νέων:
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δίκα τε καὶ βλάβα:
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εὐχερείᾳ:
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ἔτυμα: Sept. adv. Theb. v. 894.
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τοκεῦσιν:
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μεταὖθις:
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οὐδὲ:
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μαινάδων:
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ἄλλοθεν:
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λῆξιν ὑπόδυσίν τε μόχθων ἄκεα δ᾽ οὐ βέβαια πλάμων μάταν παρηγορεῖ:
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ὦ δίκα:
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Ἐρινύων:
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οἰκτίσαιτ':
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πίτνει: Libri
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ἔσθ' ὅπου τὸ δεινὸν εὖ τις φρενῶν ἐπίσκοπον δειμανεῖ καθήμενον: Libri
mvp-comment-361-1 ξυμφέρει: omissum in Rob.
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ὑπὸ στένει:
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τίς δὲ μηδὲν ἐν δέει καρδίαν ἔτ᾽ ἀνατρέφων, ἢ πόλις βροτός θ' ὁμοίως, ἔτ᾽ ἂν σέβοι δίκαν;: Libri
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ἀνάρχετον:
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παντὶ:
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ἀλλ᾽ ἄλλα δ᾽ ἐφορεύει: Deinde error Aldinae,
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δυςσεβίας:
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ὑγιείας:
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αὖ φρενῶν ὁ πάμφιλος: Libri
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καὶ:
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δέ σοι:
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αἴδεσαι δίκας:
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νιν: Post
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ἀτίσῃς:
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ἐπέσται:
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τις:
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ξενοτίμους:
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δωμάτων ἐπιστροφὰς:
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αἰδόμενός τις ἔστω:
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ἑκὼν δ᾽ ἀνάγκας ἄτερ: Libri
mvp-comment-381-1 ὢν: omittit Farn.
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πανώλεθρος δ᾽:
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παραβάταν:
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τὰ πολλὰ παντόφυρτ᾽ ἄνευ δίκας:
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βιαίως:
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ὅταν: Libri
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οὐ δὲν ἐν μέσᾳ δυςπαλεῖ τε δίνᾳ:
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γελᾷ δὲ δαίμων:
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θερμῷ:
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ἀμαχάνοις: Libri
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λαπαδνόν: Libri
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οὐδ᾽ ὑπερθέοντ᾽:
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προςβαλὼν:
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αἴστος:
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κήρυξ:
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κατειργάθου:
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εἴτ᾽ οὖν διάτορος ... Τυρσηνικὴ:
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πληρουμένου:
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ἐμοὺς: Ennius Eumenidibus apud Nonium in v. opino p. 475.
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ἐκ τῶνδ᾽ ὅπως ἂν εὖ καταγνωσθῇ δίκη:
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μέτεστι πράγματος:
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ἔστι γὰρ νόμῳ ἱκέτης ὅδ᾽ ἀνὴρ καὶ δόμων ἐφέστιος ἐμῶν: Hoc versu incipit codex Augustanus. Libri
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ἀνὴρ:
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ἐφέστιος:
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ξυνδικήσων:
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αἰτίαν δ᾽ ἔχω:
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τοῦ φόνου:
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ὅπως τ᾽ ἐπίστᾳ:
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κύρωσον:
mvp-comment-410-1 NA: Hi versus desunt in Ven. Flor. Farn.
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ἐξ ἀρχῆς:
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πολλαὶ μέν ἐσμεν, λέξομεν δὲ συντόμως: Scholiastes
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ἐν μέρει τιθείς:
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κατέκτονας:
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παλαισμάτων:
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λέγω:
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δέρην:
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πρὸς τοῦ δ᾽:
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βουλεύμασιν:
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ἀεὶ:
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ἀλλ᾽:
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καμοίγ᾽ ἀρωγοὺς ἐκ τάφου πέμψει πατήρ: Libri
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πέπεισθι:
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μιασμάτοιν:
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ἀνδροκτονοῦσα πατέρ᾽ ἐμὸν κατέκτανεν: Stephanus putabat frigidum et ineptum esse
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τί γάρ; σὺ μὲν ζῇς, ἣ δ᾽ ἐλευθέρα φόνῳ:
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πῶς γάρ σ᾽ ἔθρεψεν: Libri
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ἀπεύχει: Libri
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αἷμα φίλτατον:
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ὡςπερ ἐστὶν:
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δοκεῖ, τόδ' αἷμα κρῖνον: Recte G. Ald. Rob. post
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δικαίως:
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μάντις ὢν δ᾽:
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ὃ μὴ κελεύσαι: Libri
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τὸ μὲν δίκαιον τοῦθ': Pro librorum lectione,
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βουλῇ:
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ἐπισπέσθαι:
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ὤπασεν:
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θανεῖν: Male Auratus et Musgravius
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σκήπτροισι:
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τιμαλφούμενον: Ad
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ἀκούσει: Libri
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νιν:
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ἄμεινον ... δροίτῃ περῶντι λουτρά:
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περεσκήνωσεν:
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πεδήσασ':
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οὗτος:
mvp-comment-448-1 δ᾽: addidit Pauwius.
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δηχθῇ:
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ἔδησε:
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ταῦτα:
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παντομισῆ: Hinc rursus adiuvamur codicibus Ven. Flor. Farn.
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μὲν ἂν:
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ἄκος:
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πολλὴ μηχανὴ:
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ἐπειδὰν: Hunc et sequentem versum affert Tzetzes Chil. VIII. 231.
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ἀνασπάσῃ:
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θανόντος: Melius post
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ἔστ᾽:
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ἐποίησεν:
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ἄνω τε καὶ κάτω:
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τίθησιν οὐδέν, ἀσμένῳ μένει:
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ὑπερδικεῖς:
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ὅρα: Idem et Αld.
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ἐκχέας:
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ἔπειτ' ἐν Ἄργει:
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χέρνιψ:
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φρατέρων:
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προςδέξεται:
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ἡ κεκλημένη: Recte Musgravius et Schutzius scribendum viderunt
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νεοσπόρου:
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ἅπερ:
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ξένῳ ξένη:
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ἔρνος:
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βλάψῃ:
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τεκμήριον:
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γένοιτ': Scholiastes, qui
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NA: Versum excidisse indicavi in Opusc. VI. 2. p. 90. et viderat hoc Butlerus. Multo id probabilius est quam quod Schützius putabat,
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οἷον:
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τέκοι:
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ὡς:
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δόμων:
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χρόνου:
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τάδ᾽ αἰανῶς μένοι:
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τὰ πιστὰ:
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κελεύω τούςδ᾽:
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ἀπὸ γνώμης: Euripides in Ione v. 1313.
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ἄμομφος:
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ἠκούσαθ᾽ ὧν ἠκούσατ᾽:
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αἰδεῖσθε:
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ἀστικὸς: Libri
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πρώτας ... κρίνοντες:
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Αἰγείῳ:
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ἀεὶ δικαστῶν:
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πάγον δ᾽ Ἄρειον:
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θ':
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νεόπτολιν:
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τήνδ':
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ἀντεπύργωσαν:
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Ἄρει δ᾽ ἔθυον, ἔνθεν ἔστ᾽ ἐπώνυμος: Εtym. Μ. p. 139, 8.
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μὴ ἀδικεῖν:
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τό τ' ἦμαρ ... ὁμῶς:
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μὴ 'πικαινούντων νόμους:
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κακαῖς ἐπιρροαῖσι· βορβόρῳ δ᾽ ὕδωρ λαμπρὸν μιαίνων οὔ ποθ᾽ εὑρήσεις ποτόν: Post
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τὸ μὴ δ᾽ ἄναρχον μηδὲ δεσποτούμενον ἀστοῖς περιστέλλουσι:
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περιστέλλουσι βουλεύω σέβειν: Non recte Porsonus
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ἔνδικος:
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οὔτις:
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οὔτ᾽ ἐν Σκύθαισιν:
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οὔτε:
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ἐξέτειν᾽ ἐμοῖς παραίνεσιν:
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καὶ διαγνῶναι:
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αἰδουμένους:
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ὅρκον:
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κἄγωγε:
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κελεύω:
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μαντεύσει νέμων:
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ἦ:
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τι σφάλλεται:
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πρωτοκτόνοισι προςτροπαῖς:
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ἀλλ᾽ ἔν τε:
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τοιαῦτα δράσας καὶ Φέρητος ἐν δόμοις Μοίρας ἔπεισας ἀφθίτους θεῖναι βροτούς. σύ τοι παλαιὰς διανομὰς καταφθίσας οἴνῳ παρηπάτησας ἀρχαίας θεάς.: Scholion ad Eur. Alc. v. 12. ex codice Vaticano 909. a Cobetio editum
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τοιαῦτα δράσας: Libri et scholiastes Euripidis
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θεῖναι:
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οὔκουν:
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τὸν σέβοντ᾽:
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χὤτε:
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παλαιὰς διανομὰς καταφθίσας:
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οἴνῳ:
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NA: Ad priorem locum codex Florentinus hoc habet scholion, quod Aug. Matthiae primus edidit,
mvp-comment-531-1 NA: Personae notam, quam G. habet, omittit Ald.
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ἰὸν: Libri
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ἐχθροῖσιν:
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καθιππάζει:
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πρεσβύτιν:
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ἐπήκοος:
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ἀμφίβουλος:
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NA: De calculo Minervae dixi in Opusc. VI. 2. p. 189. seqq. [In Annalium Vindobonensium vol. CXI. p. 238. seqq. Hermannus contra Schoemannum ita disputavit. In der zwölften anmerkung s. 77. ff. bespricht herr Schoemann die schwierige frage über den calculus Minervae, und bestreitet weitläufig die von mir aufgestellte ansicht. Allgemein anerkannt ist, dass bei gleicher zahl der stimmen der beklagte für losgesprochen geachtet wird, und nur wie diese gleichheit der zahl zu denken sei wird gestritten. Die erste und einfachste art ist die, dass vorher bestimmt sei, wenn eben so viel stimmen für wie gegen den verbrecher sprechen, so solle er frei ausgehen. Die zweite besteht darin, dass Athene selbst ihre stimme mit abgebe, und, wenn dann gleichheit der stimmen erfolge, die lossprechung, für die sie mitgestimmt hat, eintrete. Die dritte ist die, dass, wo die stimmen der richter gleich sind, sie noch durch ihre zustimmung ein übergewicht für die lossprechung bewirke: was freilich im grunde nichts anderes als eine aufhebung des grundgedankens ist, indem nun nicht mehr gleichheit der stimmen, sondern die überzahl entscheidet. Keine dieser drei arten ist ohne zeugnisse. Herr Schömann betrachtet nun zuvörderst drei stellen des Euripides, was eigentlich gar nicht nöthig war. Ueber diese stellen hatte ich nur, weil Müller sie angeführt halle, gesprochen, und behauptet, dass Euripides schlechthin durch gleichheit der stimmen die lossprechung bewirken lasse, da nach einer alten tradition die zwölf göller, und unter ihnen auch Athene, jeder gott mit einer stimme, über den Orestes gerichtet hätten. Wenn ich s. 190. der recension von Müllers Eumeniden sagte, dass man das überhaupt in Athen so angesehen hätte, habe ich nur die sache, nicht den vom scholiasten des Aristides dafür angegebenen unstallhaften grund im auge gehabt. Es berührt mich daher gar nicht, was herr Schömann s. 80. geltend macht, dass Euripides in der taurischen Iphigenia v. 970. sage
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θυμῷ:
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οὐ:
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κτανούσης:
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ἐκβάλλεθ᾽:
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πάλους:
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ὅσοις:
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ἆρ᾽ ὁρᾷς:
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speaker: Hunc et sequentem versum libri continuant Furiis. Versum 738. Oresti tribuendum esse vidit Abreschius. Pervulgatum est
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ἔρρειν:
mvp-comment-548-1 speaker: Huic versui lineola praefixa est in M. Omittunt personae notam G. Ven. Flor. Ald. Rob. (sic Rob.) Turn. haec Furiis continuantes. Male Wellauerus versus 740. 741. Oresti, 742. 743. Furiis tribuit, nec melius Wieselerus omnes Oresti tribuendos putavit. Apollinis esse hos quattuor versus intellexerat Victorius.
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ψήφων:
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τὸ μὴ ἀδικεῖν:
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γίγνεται: Libri
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βαλοῦσά:
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ὤρθωσεν:
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ἀνὴρ:
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ὅδ᾽:
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σώσασα:
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κατῴκισάς με:
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ἀνὴρ:
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χρήμασιν: Praeter necessitatem Dorvillius ad Char. p. 197. putabat scribendum esse
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τρίτου:
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ὃς:
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χώρᾳ τῇδε:
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τὸ λοιπὸν:
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πλειστήρη χρόνον:
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ὁρκωμοτήσας:
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μήτοι:
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πρυμνήτην:
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ἐποίσειν:
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ἡμεῖς:
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παρβαίνουσι:
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ἀμηχάνοισι:
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πράξομεν:
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παρόρνιθας:
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μεταμέλῃ:
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ὀρθουμένων:
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ἀεὶ:
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συμμάχῳ:
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καὐτοί γ᾽ ἂν ἡμεῖς εἶμεν εὐμενέστεροι: Libri
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καὶ χαῖρε· καὶ σὺ: Male vulgo
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NA: Relinquunt scenam Orestes et Apollo. Remanere Areopagitas ostendit v. 936.
mvp-comment-581-1 NA: Hoc carmen chori inter octo Furias distribuendum esse indicavi in Opusc. VI. 2. p. 101. seqq. Versus autem 780. 781. nunc aliter scripsi.
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κἀκ χερῶν:
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ἰὸν τὸν ἀντιπενθῆ:
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καρδίας:
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σταλαγμὸν χθόνιον ἄφορον:
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λειχὴν: Libri
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ἄφυλλος:
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ὦ δίκα, δίκα: Tum libri
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ἐπισύμενος:
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κηλῖδας:
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στενάζω; τί ῥέξω; γελῶμαι πολίταις. δύςοισθ' ἄπαθον.:
mvp-comment-592-1 NA: Versus 783 - 809 desunt in Ven. Flor. Farn.
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πίθεσθε:
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βαρυστόνως:
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λάμπᾳ] Inf. 994 and in
Eur. Suppl. 993
the word seems the same as
λαμπάς, but the Schol. explains,
our duties are kept apart from those of the gods through the sunless gloom in which we exercise them (
τῷ προσόντι αὐτοῖς σκότει). Photius,
λάμπη· παχὺς ἀφρὸς ἐπιπολῆς τοῦ οἴνου. Perhaps the Schol. took
a sunless torch to mean
the absence of sunlight. There was a word
λάπη, which Hesychius (in
λάπτης) explains
βόρβορος, and Wieseler proposed to restore it here. ibid.
δυσοδοπαίπαλα]
Schol.
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πρόσωθεν] Athena, invoked by Orestes at v. 287 to hasten to his aid, now appears on the
μηχανή in an aerial car, as it seems from v. 383. She has arrived, she says, from the Troad, where she was taking first possession (in the name of her Athenian people) of Sigeum, the right to which was then, the Schol. tells us, being contested by the Mitylenians.
Hesych.
mvp-comment-123-1
δώρημα] The claim on the Athenian side is thus based on a supposed
donation of Theseus. For the dative following the noun compare
Trach. 603
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πώλοις]
Schol.
mvp-comment-125-1 πᾶσι] ‘To all here present, both to you, the chorus, and to this suppliant at my sacred statue.'
mvp-comment-126-1 ὑμᾶς δὲ κ.τ.λ.] But as for you, who resemble neither gods nor mortal women, well, one must not speak ill of others without having a reason for finding fault: it is not just or right. We get a fair sense by reading ἄμομφον for ἄμορφον, and supposing a break or aposiopesis. To speak of another as uncomely is unjust,' may be thought to refer to the Greek's instinctive admiration for τὸ καλόν. The Scholium here is very obscure, and probably corrupt.
mvp-comment-127-1
αἰανῆ] ‘eternal.' The Schol. explains
σκοτεινά, which seems a confusion with
αἰανῆς. See
Soph. Aj. 672
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Αραί] The imprecation of vengeance is the origin of this name. Cf.
Od. 11. 132
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ποῦ τὸ for
τοῦτο is Tyrwhitt's necessary correction on account of the next verse, which means, in reply,
where the absence of all joy is the law of the place.
Schol.
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ἐπιρροιζεῖς]
Schol.
mvp-comment-131-1 ἄλλης κ.τ.λ.] Was there not some strong constraint (from a god) whose anger he had to fear? The Schol. perhaps read ἀλλ ἐξ ἀνάγκης, ἤ τινος τρέων κότον; Was it from constraint, or from fear of somebody?
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ἥμισυς λόγος] The proceedings are those of an Athenian law-court. The defendant has to put in his declaratory oath,
ἀντωμοσία, but he refuses to plead. He will neither take an oath himself nor tender one to us, the two oaths, called
διωμοσία, being a necessary preliminary proceeding.
Pollux, VIII. 55
mvp-comment-133-1 πράξαι] Supply δικαίως from δίκαιος. The chorus does not see the point of the reproof, which the Schol. well explains μὴ πρότεινε αὐτῷ ὅρκον καὶ διὰ τούτου θέλε νικᾶν. The reply or explanation of Athena amounts to this; 'I tell you not to try to carry an unjust cause by force of oaths. It seems that Orestes, confident in the support of the god, declines to take the oath required by the legal process ( πρόκλησις), that he is innocent. The chorus, baffled in this, next say (411), then proceed to cross-question, and decide the suit by ( εὐθυδικία) omitting the legal form of διωμοσία. But, asks Athena, will you accept me as judge? - Certainly, they reply (413), as we hold you in deserved respect both for your wisdom (409) and for your parentage, as the daughter of Ζεὺς Τέλειος.
mvp-comment-134-1 The Med. has ἀξίαν τ' ἐπαξίων, but the Schol. explains ἀξίων οὖσαν γονέων, and it is likely that ἀπ᾿ ἀξίων should be read.
mvp-comment-135-1 ἐν μέρει] Athena at once commences her office, and asks the defendant what he has to say about himself, and in answer to the charge. She adds, that he would not now be a suppliant at her statue unless he had confidence in the justice of his cause.
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Ιξίονος]
Schol.
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Construe
τὰ ὕστατα τῶν σῶν ἐπῶν. By the term
προσίκτωρ, Orestes understood
a guilty suppliant (
Schol.
mvp-comment-138-1 As a proof that he is not now, i.e. since his purification, polluted and unfit to take sanctuary, Orestes appeals to Athena's words τούτοις ἀμείβου, κ.τ.λ., and pleads that the very fact of holding converse with him is a legal recognition of his right.
mvp-comment-139-1 Construe ἀνὴρ αἵματος καθάρσιος, a man who performs the office of lustration. Cf. sup. 63.
mvp-comment-140-1 πρὸς ἄλλοις οἴκοις] See v. 230. -καὶ βοτοῖσι, κ.τ.λ., both by (the blood of) victims and by running water.
mvp-comment-141-1
φροντίδα]
Schol.
mvp-comment-142-1 γένος δέ] See v. 415.
mvp-comment-143-1 ἱστορεῖς] i.e. γιγνώσκεις.
mvp-comment-144-1 ἐξεμαρτύρει] See Agam. 1167 Cho. 967, 998 , where the blood-stained garment was exhibited in illustration of the murder. Pollux (VIII. 36) defines ἐκμαρτυρία, ῾Ὅταν τις παρὰ τοῦ ἰδόντος ἀκούσας λέγῃ.
mvp-comment-145-1 ἀντίκεντρα] See v. 131. The goading griefs, here alluded to, are enumerated in Cho. 280 seqq.
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πράξας γὰρ κ.τ.λ.]
For however I may have fared in your tribunal, I shall be content.
Schol.
mvp-comment-147-1 The plural δίκας seems to show that the sense is general, 'to decide in trials for murder where passions are so quickly roused. She perhaps means, that the calm and deliberate judgment of a council such as she is about to initiate, the Areopagus, is necessary in such cases.
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Perhaps
ἄλλως τε κεί, κ.τ.λ., ‘especially as you, subdued and tamed by time and suffering, have claimed a protection which I cannot refuse, while these pursuers are not lightly to be dismissed, because if offended they may bring a blight on the country.' Thus
σὺ μὲν and
αὗται δὲ are opposed, and 453 must be regarded as parenthetic (
and though a murderer, yet, as I have no right to object to you as a suppliant, I admit you to my citadel): cf.
Eur. Bacch. 770
mvp-comment-149-1
εὐπέμπελον seems here to represent
εὔπεμπτον. Cf.
Αg. 1161
mvp-comment-150-1 μὴ τυχοῦσαι] ‘If they fail to get the victory in the cause.' A nominativus pendens, since τὴν χώραν βλάψουσι should have followed.
mvp-comment-151-1 αἰανής] See on v. 394.
mvp-comment-152-1 ἀμφότερα] Both alternatives, for them to stay or for me to send them off, are full of harm and difficulty to me. The Schol. seems to have found ἀμηνίτως οι ἀμηνί· τους. The passage is in some way corrupt; but it is very difficult to suggest a correction.
mvp-comment-153-1 τόν] Supply ἐσόμενον or μενοῦντα εἰς ἅπαντα χρόνον.
mvp-comment-154-1 ὑμεῖς] Do you, the Furies, call on the evidences and the proofs. The Schol. took this to mean, Do you swear the judges when they arrive, ὑμεῖς δὲ ὅρκους αὐτοὺς αἰτήσατε.
mvp-comment-155-1 τὰ βέλτατα] See on Pers. 1 . The aristocratic constitution of the Areopagus is here alluded to. -ἥξω, ‘I will return.' Pallas leaves the stage to bring back with her the members of her newly-founded court. Meanwhile the chorus sing an ode on the necessity of some control on human passions through the influence of Fear.
mvp-comment-156-1 φράσειν] that they will deliver no unjust verdict. The MS. has περῶντας-φρεσὶν, but the Schol. gives ὅρκον διδόντας.
mvp-comment-157-1
νῦν καταστροφαί] 'Now we shall have to take up with new laws, if the cause and the wrong of this matricide is to prevail. Cf.
Pers. 783
mvp-comment-158-1
ξυναρμόσει] 'Will reconcile them to viewing matricide with indifference. Cf.
Plat. Resp. 111. p. 391 ult.
mvp-comment-159-1 προσμένει] await, are in reserve for, parents in times yet to come. - ἔτυμα, real, genuine, not merely told in story.
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οὔτε γάρ] The
γάρ preceding is the same as
ἐπεὶ,
since no anger for these deeds will attach to them from us, the weird sisters who watch the actions of men, I shall let every kind of death take its own course, i.e. I shall not interfere to prevent or to punish it.
Schol.
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The meaning here is exceedingly obscure; the MS. reading
ὑπόδοσίν τε is explained by the
Schol.
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κικλησκέτω]
Schol.
mvp-comment-163-1 ταῦτα] ‘in such strains,' λέγων οι θρηνῶν. See on Pers. 161 .
mvp-comment-164-1
ἔσθ᾽ ὅπου] ‘There are cases in which the dread of retribution should remain enthroned in the heart, keeping a salutary watch even over men's minds (as well as over their actions).' For
δεῖ μένειν the Med. has
δειμαίνει, but the
Schol.
mvp-comment-165-1 ὑπὸ στένει] through suffering. This doctrine is enlarged upon in Ag. 170 seqq.
mvp-comment-166-1 μηδέν] Supply δεινὸν from v. 491. In the next verse the metre of v. 489 suggests καρδίας ἂν ἀνατρέφων, ‘if he cherishes no fear in the gaiety of his heart, but thinks all will be well however he may act. - ὁμοίως, as he would do were he in constant fear of punishment.
mvp-comment-167-1
ἀνάρχετον =
ἄναρκτον (the MS. reading, corrected by Wieseler) may be compared with
ἀπεύχετον =
ἄπευκτον,
Cho. 614
.
Hesych.
mvp-comment-168-1 ἄλλ᾿ ἄλλᾳ] 'But other things (viz. whatever is in extreme) he regards differently, or with disfavour. The more ordinary meaning of the phrase, like alia aliter, is here inapplicable.
mvp-comment-169-1
ξύμμετρον]
concise,
Schol.
mvp-comment-170-1 ἐς τὸ πᾶν] Generally, and beyond the application to a particular instance. For the altar of Justice,' see Ag. 375 .
mvp-comment-171-1 κύριον τέλος] Το every man a proper and fitting end is in reserve, viz. punishment or reward according to his deserts.
mvp-comment-172-1 αἰδόμενος] This may stand alone as the predicate, for αἰδήμων, ‘let him show respect by honouring parents and guest,' or we may construe let him honour parents and show a due regard to hospitality, lit. 'to the guesthonouring management of his house. Compare δωμάτων ἐπιστροφὰς in Theb. 645 .
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ἐκών] The doctrine of voluntary justice, i.e. acting from a sense of right and not merely through fear of punishment, a very advanced principle of morality, was enunciated by Simonides quoted by Plato,
Protag. p. 345 D
. See also
Resp. 11. p. 360 c
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τὸν ἀντίτολμον]
Schol.
mvp-comment-175-1 καθήσειν] He will take down his sail when it is too late, and when the yard-arm is being broken by the gale.
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δυσπαλεῖ] aegre luctatur,
he struggles hard in the middle of the whirling waves.
Herod. VIII. 21
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θερμῷ]
rash.
Theb. 599
mvp-comment-178-1 λαπαδνόν] ‘brought low, ᾿ ἀλαπαδνόν. This is Musgrave's conjecture for λέπαδνον, which the Schol. explains ὑπεζευγμένον καὶ χαλινωθέντα. -ἄκραν, not skimming the crest of the wave, but swamped. Eur. frag. Archel. 229 , οὐ γὰρ ὑπερθεῖν κύματος ἄκραν δυνάμεσθ.
mvp-comment-179-1
ἔρματι]
a sunken reef. See
Ag. 977
mvp-comment-180-1 The goddess returns, accompanied by twelve venerable citizens. The loud tones of a trumpet are heard, proclaiming silence and attention to her words, and to the rules that are to be followed in her court for all time, by which expression the poet deprecates any present interference with a divinely-established institution. αἰεί.
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αἰανῆ] See on v. 394.
Schol.
mvp-comment-182-1 καὶ τόνδε] And the defendant too, that the cause may be rightly decided. There is difficulty in the verse, since the Schol. read τῶνδ', which he explains τῶν ᾿Αρεοπαγιτῶν, and καταγνῶναι δίκην, for δικάζειν, is unusual without a genitive of the person condemned, καταγνῶναι θάνατόν τινος, &c. Generally, οὗτος is used for the defendant.'
mvp-comment-183-1
ἄναξ ῎Απολλον]
Schol.
mvp-comment-184-1 The repetition of δόμων is clearly wrong. Perhaps ἔστι γὰρ νόμῳ ἱκέτης (G. Burges and Hermann). καθάρσιος, cf. 63, 427.
mvp-comment-185-1 καὶ ξυνδικήσων] ‘and to be his advocate in person,' - for, he adds, 'I am responsible for the murder of this man's mother,' i. e. Orestes lays it on me as having persuaded him to it, sup. 84.
mvp-comment-186-1 The Med. has κύρωσον. We might read κυρῶσαι, οι ὅπως τ᾽ ἐπίστᾳ. But ὁ κυρώσων seems at least as likely, for Apollo may inquire who intends to act as εἰσαγωγεὺς in the trial, i.e. to approve and sanction the opening of the case. When the goddess godd replies εἰσάγω δὲ τὴν δίκην, bidding the Furies to speak first because the prosecutor should open the case, she virtually takes on herself the office in question.
mvp-comment-187-1 πρῶτον] The first question is one of fact; the second, of the mode, the third, of the motive (author or ad. viser). These are the τρία παλαίσματα, the three crucial questions which must be satisfactorily answered, three throws constituting a defeat in wrestling. --κατέκτονας, a rare form of transitive perfect; this passage is noticed as unique in tragedy by Veitch, Gr. V. p. 395 . There were four forms of transitive aorist, ἔκτεινα, ἔκτανον, ἔκταν, and ἔκανον, the last of which may be referred to καίνω ( Cho. 872 ).
mvp-comment-188-1 ὅπως] The Schol. takes this to mean, ‘how it was that you killed her,' i.e. why, and he thinks that Orestes misunderstands the question ( πλανᾶται), which is accordingly repeated at v. 563.
mvp-comment-189-1 ἐξηγεῖτο] Do you mean to say that the prophetgod himself declared to you (as the interpreter of the divine will) that you should kill your mother?
mvp-comment-190-1
τάχα]
Schol.
mvp-comment-191-1 νεκροῖσι] This is said in contempt, i nunc, fide mortuis; Agamemnon, as a king in Hades, being a δαίμων of power to aid. -πέπεισθι, an epic reduplicated form like κέκλυθι, κέκραχθι, Ar. Ach. 335 . Veitch, Greek Verbs, p. 518 , thinks πέπισθι οι πέποισθι would be more analogical.
mvp-comment-192-1
προσβολάς] The addition of one crime to another, the union of two, viz. the killing of a husband and the wrong done to me by the killing of my father.
Schol.
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The MSS. have
τοιγὰρ and
φόνῳ, but the Schol. read
τί γάρ; and the dative (the correction of Schutz) seems required by the sense.
Well! you are alive (and can be pursued); she is free from pursuit by her death.-
Then you should have pursued her while yet alive, and before I slew her.-
We did not do that, because she had killed a husband, who is not a blood relation. See v. 202.
Schol.
mvp-comment-194-1 ἀπεύχει] Do you disown?
mvp-comment-195-1 ἤδη] At this point of the bear witness for me, and declare for me whether I killed her with justice on my side.' The fact, he adds, being admitted, the question of right alone remains. - δικαίως, supply πεπράχθαι from δρᾶσαι.
mvp-comment-196-1
ὁ μὴ κελεύσαι] quod non jussisset.
Schol.
mvp-comment-197-1 πατρός] As Zeus was the real adviser of the deed, I tell you not to thwart or gainsay his counsel.
mvp-comment-198-1 Again there is irony in the rejoinder of the chorus. 'Let us understand you clearly. According to you, who delivered the oracle, it was Zeus who was the real author of it; you were but his mouth-piece. So then Zeus tells sons to avenge their fathers and not to care about their mothers at all. Apollo is rather in a fix, and replies that Clytemnestra's crime was greatly aggravated by killing a king and a warrior with every circumstance of treachery and ignominy.
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ὥστ᾽᾽ Αμαζόνος] ‘As if he had been slain in war by some Amazon.' Amazons in the
Homer of Aeschylus, now preserved in the epics of
Q. Smyrnaeus Bk. 1
. The genitive is used as in
Ag. 1353
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ἠμποληκότα] ‘When he had returned from the expedition with the greatest success,
lit. after having made the greatest profits (or, more profits than losses) in the trade of war. For the metaphor cf.
Theb. 540
,
ἐλθὼν δ
ἔοικεν οὐ καπηλεύσειν μάχην.—
ἅμ' αἴνοις, ‘with praises.' The editor's correction of
ἄμείνον' (so MS. Med.), which is unintelligible. Cf.
Ag. 890
mvp-comment-201-1 It is better to construe δεδεγμένη δροίτῃ, after receiving him with (or in) a bath. See on ν. 453. –περῶντι, as he was passing out of the bath and just at the end of it. In this case δροίτη must mean the bath-room. But ἐπὶ τέρματι may mean that she threw the garment, like a tentcover, completely over the bath to the very end of it, so as to leave him no escape. - The reading of the Med. and the Schol. is περεσκήνωσεν, as if περισκηνοῦν were meant, to inclose as in a tent. But we should thus expect φάρει, with a mantle.' It is likely that the poet had in mind some well-known painting of the event.
mvp-comment-202-1 ταύτην] This is not rightly used, since in the legal sense it should mean the defendant. Moreover, δὲ is wanting after the μέν. Hence Pauw proposed τοιαύτην δ', Weist, τὴν δ᾽ αὖ τοιαύτην.
mvp-comment-203-1 ὅσπερ] Perhaps ᾧ προστέτακται, since ὅσπερ is not the same as os.
mvp-comment-204-1 ταῦτα τούτοις] Viz. τὸ προτιμᾶν τῷ δῆσαι Κρ. 'They do not wish to find fault with Zeus, but to refute Apollo. Schol.
mvp-comment-205-1 ὑμᾶς] s] You, the judges, I call upon to listen to the answer given. It amounts to this, that one may be liberated from bonds, but not restored to life. The subject to λύσειεν is perhaps μηχανή, but ὁ δήσας might easily be supplied.
mvp-comment-206-1
ἐπῳδάς] The medical remedies of charms or incantations are meant, as
θρηνεῖν ἐπῳδὰς,
Ajax 582
.
Agam. 988
mvp-comment-207-1
πῶς γὰρ κ.τ.λ.]
Schol.
mvp-comment-208-1 ὡς ὀρθῶς ἐρῶ] He now speaks with authority as ἐξηγητὴς, interpreter of a great natural law.
mvp-comment-209-1
τοκεύς] She is not the real parent of that which is called
her child, as if she were the author of its being; the male alone begets, the female does but rear the embryo to maturity.
-κύματος,
Schol.
mvp-comment-210-1 μὴ βλάψη] A metaphor from the blighting or blasting of plants; cf. inf. 869, 898.
mvp-comment-211-1 Perhaps οὐ δὴ, not, of course. For the explanation of the legend, which is simply the rising of the dawn from the forehead of the sky, see Cox, Aryan Mythology, 1. p. 228 and 441.
mvp-comment-212-1
ὡς ἐπίσταμαι]
Schol.
mvp-comment-213-1
αἰανῶς]
for all time. See on 394. In the next line construe
τῶνδε τοὺς ἐπισπόρους, in the political sense,
the descendants of the citizens here present.
Schol.
mvp-comment-214-1
ἀπὸ γνώμης]
according to their convictions.
Schol.
mvp-comment-215-1 The sense is, πῶς τιθῶ ὥστε πρὸς ὑμῶν ἄμομφος εἶναι; Properly, the deliberative subjunctive can only refer to some act, and in τί πάθω=τί πείσομαι the aorist has the epic meaning of a true future.
mvp-comment-216-1 After this verse Hermann inserts 674-6. The poet, perhaps, preferred to make a more direct antithesis between πρώτας δίκας and καὶ τὸ λοιπόν. ὅρκον] Cf. v. 467. Athena gives the same warning, inf. 680.
mvp-comment-217-1 πάγον δὲ κ.τ.λ.] ' And as regards this hill of Ares, once the camping-ground of the Amazons when they marched against Theseus, -in this, I say, a court shall be established which will ever keep the citizens in awe of committing wrong.' There are many examples of an accusative standing first without any regular government; see, for instance, Ag. 1023 , Cho. 826 .
mvp-comment-218-1
πόλιν νεόπτολιν]
Schol.
mvp-comment-219-1 ἐν δὲ τῷ] in hoc, inquam, &c.
mvp-comment-220-1 ἐπικαινούντων] ‘If the citizens themselves do not make innovations in the laws.' This, and what follows, is sage political advice tendered by the goddess of wisdom herself to the reforming party of Ephialtes and Pericles. The τὸ μέσον between anarchy and tyranny was commended sup. 500.
mvp-comment-221-1 τὸν ὅρκον] Cf. 650. The singular, ψῆφον not ψήφους, indicates that each judge had one vote, which was dropped in the urn of acquittal or condemnation ( τευχέων, v. 712; cf. Agam. 789 ). — εἴρηται λόγος, ‘that is all I have to say,' the pleading being now concluded.
mvp-comment-222-1 τοὺς ἐμούς τε κ.τ.λ.] ‘Which are not only mine, as the giver ( προφήτης, ν. 19), but my sire's, as the author of them.'
mvp-comment-223-1 οὐ λαχών] Apollo, as the pure god, the god of joy and justice, had no right to interfere in cases of murder; if he did so, he could not remain at Delphi and continue to give oracles untainted by human crime. The notion of continuance is conveyed by μένων, for which Hermann and others read νέμων.
mvp-comment-224-1
προστροπαῖς]
In the supplication of (i.e. in the pardon of the suppliant) Ixion, the first applicant for purification from murder.
Schol.
mvp-comment-225-1
λέγεις]
You talk (i.e. argue); but I tell you that I, if I fail to get justice, will come again to haunt this land in anger.
Sup. 455
mvp-comment-226-1
ἀφθίτους θεῖναι] ‘to cause them never to die;’ see
Eur. Alcest. 12
mvp-comment-227-1 δίκαιον] Supply ἦν. 'Was it not right to do a favour to a worshipper, especially when he stood in need of aid at the time? The optative is used, as sup. 588, because the event is regarded from a subjective point of view - supposing he wanted it.
mvp-comment-228-1
σύ τοι κ.τ.λ.]
You know that you made away with the ancient awards (of the Fates) and deceived by wine those venerable deities. Some legend is alluded to, mentioned by the
Schol. on Alcest, 33
mvp-comment-229-1 σύ τοι] Cf. 725. This replies to the taunt in the preceding distich. You, no doubt, when you have failed in the suit, will at once spit your venom, but it shall not harm your enemies.' The Schol. understood by τὸν lòv their anger, τὴν ὀργὴν, but the material venom is meant by which blights and rust (inf. 898) were supposed to be caused in trees and plants. plants.
mvp-comment-230-1 καθιππάζει] Since you try to ride over me, I wait to hear the decision, as not having made up my mind (till the result is known) to be angry with the city.
mvp-comment-231-1 λοισθίαν] quod reliquum est. What only now remains in the suit is for me to give my decision. So βλαβέντα λοισθίων δρόμων, Ag. 119 , stopped from the rest of its course, or from running any more. The reason given is sophistical; I shall vote for Orestes because he preferred his father to his mother, and I myself am wholly my father's, as no mother bore me.' As yet, the goddess has only voted for Orestes. She does not yet know the result; it was left to the jury to decide on the guilt or the innocence. She only says, that in the event of their equal votes, her casting vote has been given in his favour.
mvp-comment-232-1 τευχέων] The plural conclusively shows that there were two urns, all the votes being of one kind, and deriving their effect from the vessel in which they were deposited. Hence τῷ δ' ἐναντίῳ κύτει, Αg. 789 . See Ar. Vesp. 987 . The Schol. says the number of the Areopagites was 31, but the number of couplets spoken while the voting was going on (681-703) indicate ten or twelve, as in Agam. 1319 seqq. -The next four verses are said, in tones of suspense and anxiety, while the votes are being reckoned.
mvp-comment-233-1
Schol.
mvp-comment-234-1
γνώμης]
Schol.
mvp-comment-235-1 ἴσον γάρ] See v. 711.
mvp-comment-236-1 Orestes, in an ecstasy of joy at his narrow escape, breaks out into expressions of gratitude to the goddess, which the poet has turned into a political purpose, viz. to cement the alliance made between Athens and Sparta in the same year as the acting of the play, в.с. 459.
mvp-comment-237-1 ᾿Αργεῖος] viz. ἐστὶ, ‘this man is once more a citizen of Argos.'
mvp-comment-238-1 For τρίτος σωτήρ see Suppl. 26 , Ag. 237, 1358 . πατρῷον, opposed to μητρός. 'Seeing that they were taking my mother's part, he took my father's.'
mvp-comment-239-1
πρυμνήτην]
Schol.
mvp-comment-240-1 νῦν] in opposition to τότε, means my present oath. The dative depends on πράξομεν, and is what is called dativus incommodi; 'we will contrive, for those who would transgress the compact I now make, by perplexing mishaps, and by causing disappointments in their expeditions and bad omens in their marches, that they shall repent them of their pains.' Orestes, as a δαίμων in Hades, threatens disasters to any Argive host which shall hereafter invade Athens. The Schol. wrongly explains πράξομεν by τιμωρησόμεθα. Perhaps he found τὸν - παρβαίνοντα in his text.
mvp-comment-241-1
ὀρθουμένων] sc.
τῶν ὁρκωμάτων, ‘if they are rightly kept.' For the genitive absolute in combination with a dative, see
Suppl. 437
mvp-comment-242-1 ἄφυκτον] The metaphor is from wrestling, when an adversary cannot extricate himself from the grip. The Scholium should be read ἄφυκτον· [ διὰ] τὴν ἐμὴν ἐπικουρίαν.
mvp-comment-243-1
μεθεῖσα] Instead of saying
μεθήσω, she intended to say
βλάβην οἴσω at v. 757, but the language is abrupt through excitement, what shall I do to them?' &c. Any patch of blight is called
λιχὴν (our word lichen), and it was thought to be caused by blood-drops from the Erinyes.
Hesych.
mvp-comment-244-1 γένωμαι δυσοίστα] ‘Should I become intolerant to the citizens for what I have suffered?' The old reading was ἔπαθον, and the Schol. explained τί γένωμαι ; ὑπὸ τῶν πολιτῶν ἔπαθον, and ἔπαθον πολίταις δύσοιστα ὄντα. There are many examples of verbal adjectives in the feminine form.
mvp-comment-245-1 μεγάλα] i. e. δεινά.
mvp-comment-155-1 ἀφωρισμένα τῶν θεῶν τῶι προσόντι αὐτοῖς σκότει. μετερχόμεναι λάχη ὑπὲρ ὧν οὐ τιμώμεθα ὑπὸ θεῶν.
mvp-comment-156-1 δυσπαράβατα καὶ τραχέα ζῶσι καὶ τοῖς θνήισκουσιν (καὶ τεθνηκόσιν Wieseler).
mvp-comment-157-1 τὸν ὑπὸ Μοιρῶν καὶ θεῶν τετελεσμένον.
mvp-comment-158-1 ἔπεστιν.
mvp-comment-159-1 ἐπὶ ὀχήματος ἔρχεται.
mvp-comment-160-1 Μιτυληναῖοι ἐμάχοντο πρὸς Αθηναίους περὶ πόλεως Σιγείου. ἔδοξεν οὖν μονομαχίωι λῦσαι τὸν πόλεμον· καὶ ὑπὲρ μὲν Μιτυληναίων ἐπολέμει Πιττακός, ὑπὲρ δὲ Ἀθηναίων Φρύνων. ἡττηθέντος δὲ Φρύνωνος διελύθη τὰ τῆς μάχης. ἔοικεν οὖν παρορμᾶν Ἀθηναίους ὁ Αἰσχύλος εἰς τὸ ἀντέχεσθαι πάλιν Σιγείου, λέγων τὴν θεὸν ἐκεῖθεν ἐληλυθέναι. καταφθάνουσα.
mvp-comment-161-1 ὡς ἀρμένωι χρωμένη τῆι αἰγίδι.
mvp-comment-162-1 καὶ πρὸς ὑμᾶς. τῶν σπειρομένων.
mvp-comment-163-1 μὴ πρότεινε αὐτῶι ὅρκον καὶ διὰ τούτου θέλε νικᾶν (steht bei 429; berichtigt von Weckl.). οὐκ ὀφείλει ὁ ἀδικῶν ὅρκωι φεύγειν τὴν κατηγορίαν· ἐπιορκήσει γάρ.
mvp-comment-164-1 ἀξίων οὖσαν γονέων.
mvp-comment-165-1 ἀντὶ τοῦ) ἔγκλημα.
mvp-comment-166-1 ὃν τρόπον κἀκεῖνος προσεκάθητο τῶι ναῶι τοῦ Διὸς καθαρισθησόμενος· πρῶτος γὰρ Ἰξίων φόνον ποιήσας ἐκαθαρίσθη ὑπὸ Διός.
mvp-comment-167-1 ἀποκρίνου μοί τι εὔγνωστον.
mvp-comment-168-1 ἐναγής.
mvp-comment-169-1 σημείωσαι. τὸν φονέα.
mvp-comment-170-1 καὶ εἰς οἶκον εἰσῆλθον, καὶ ὑδάτων μετέλαβον.
mvp-comment-171-1 τὴν τοῦ μύσους.
mvp-comment-172-1 διατάκτορα, βασιλέα.
mvp-comment-173-1 διὰ τούτων φιλοποιεῖται τὴν θεόν.
mvp-comment-174-1 δολιόφρων.
mvp-comment-175-1 τῶι πέπλωι.
mvp-comment-176-1 ἐκήρυττε τὸν διὰ τῆς ἐπιχύ σεως τῶν λουτρῶν γενόμενον αὐτῶι φόνον. λέγεται γὰρ μετὰ τὸ φονεῦσαι γυμνὸν ἐξαγαγεῖν καὶ δεῖξαι τοῖς πολίταις.
mvp-comment-177-1 πάντων. τοῦτο δὲ πρὸς τὸ „ἄλλης ἀνάγκης οὔτινος τρέων κότον“ (426).
mvp-comment-178-1 τὰ κατὰ τὴν κρίσιν ἀποβαίνοντα, ὁποῖα ἂν ἦι, ἐπαινέσω.
mvp-comment-179-1 εἴ τις οἴεται τὸ πρᾶγμα βροτὸς δικάζειν, μεῖζον ἢ κατὰ ἀνθρώπους οἴεται, ἐμοὶ δὲ περὶ φόνου δικάζειν οὐχ ὅσιον.
mvp-comment-180-1 ἐφ᾽ αἷς (Linwood für οἷς) ταχέως μηνίσουσιν Ἐρινύες.
mvp-comment-181-1 τέλειος τὴν ἡλικίαν. τοῦτο δὲ ἀπὸ τῶν ζώιων.
mvp-comment-182-1 διὰ τούτου ἐλπίδας αὐτῶι χρηστὰς ὑποτίθησιν.
mvp-comment-183-1 δέχομαι ἐν τῆι πόλει. εὐχερῆ, εὐάρεστον. δυσάρεστοι φύσει εἰσὶν αὗται.
mvp-comment-184-1 ὡς σκηπτὸς
mvp-comment-185-1 πέμπειν αὐτὰς ἀμηνίτως δυσχερές ἐστιν ἐμοί. εἰσῆλθεν.
mvp-comment-186-1 οἷον ἐνόρκους δικαστάς.
mvp-comment-187-1 διετέλεσε γὰρ τὸ Ἀρειοπαγιτικὸν συνέδριον.
mvp-comment-188-1 ὑμεῖς δὲ ὅρκους αὐτοὺς αἰτήσατε.
mvp-comment-189-1 βέλτιστα (τὰ μέγιστα f).
mvp-comment-190-1 ὅρκον διδόντας.
mvp-comment-191-1 ἡ μὲν Ἀθηνᾶ ἀπῆλθεν εὐτρεπίσαι δικαστάς, ὁ δὲ Ὀρέστης ἱκετεύων μένει, αἱ δὲ Ἐρινύες φρουροῦσιν αὐτόν. μέλος δὲ οἰκεῖον ἄιδουσι τῆι ἑαυτῶν προαιρέσει.
mvp-comment-192-1 τὸ μητροκτονεῖν.
mvp-comment-193-1 τῶν τοὺς βροτοὺς ἐπισκοπούντων.
mvp-comment-194-1 ἡμῶν δῆλον ὅτι.
mvp-comment-195-1 πάντ᾽ ἐφήσω μό(ρον): οὐκέτι τινὰ μὲν ἔννομον ἡγήσομαι μόρον, τινὰ δὲ οὐ, ἀλλὰ πάντα ἐφήσω μόρον, ὅπως τις βούλεται ἀναιρεῖν. οὐ τιμωρήσω τοῖς ἀδικουμένοις, ἀλλὰ συγχωρήσω ἀλλήλους ἀναιρεῖν.
mvp-comment-196-1 πεύσεται δ᾽ ἄλλος: ἀεὶ τὰ ἀλλήλων ἀκούσονται, καὶ οὐ γίνεται κακῶν ἀνάπαυσις.
mvp-comment-197-1 διαδοχήν.
mvp-comment-198-1 παθὼν δέ τις μάτην ἑαυτὸν παραμυθεῖται τῆι εἰς ἡμᾶς ἐλπίδι. ἡ, ἕκαστος δὲ τῶν φονέων παρηγορηθήσεται. τλήμων γὰρ ὁ ἀναιδής· „ἡ δ᾽ ὧδε τλήμων" (Soph. El. 275).
mvp-comment-199-1 ἡμᾶς δηλονότι.
mvp-comment-200-1 θροῶν.
mvp-comment-201-1 ταῦτα ἀναιρούμενος πατήρ ἤ μήτηρ ὑπὸ παιδός.
mvp-comment-202-1 ἐπειδὴ ἀπόλωλε (f: παρόλ. Μ) τὸ δίκαιον (auch f).
mvp-comment-203-1 οὐ πανταχῆι τὸ δεινὸν ἀπεῖναι φρενῶν δεῖ.
mvp-comment-204-1 ὥστε καθήμενον ὑπὸ στένει σωφρονεῖν. ὡσεὶ ἔλεγεν ὑπὸ τῶι δέει. ἔστι δὲ ἀπ᾿ εὐθείας τῆς τὸ στένος.
mvp-comment-205-1 λαμπρότητι, ὀρθότητι φρενῶν.
mvp-comment-206-1 ἀλλὰ τὸν (Rob. f. τῶν) ἠρέμα τούτων ἐφαπτόμενον· παρόσον αἱ μὲν παντάπασι τυραννούμενοι κακῶς βιοῦσιν, οἱ δὲ ἄναρχοι πονηρῶς.
mvp-comment-207-1 προφωνῶν τὰ τῶν.
mvp-comment-208-1 ὑπόδοσιν Μ, ὑπόδυσιν g (-δησιν f).
mvp-comment-209-1 ἄλλα ἄλλως ἐφορᾶι ὁ θεός. ἔσθ᾽ ὅπη(ι) δέους (zu 516, Weckl.).
mvp-comment-210-1 σύντομον.
mvp-comment-211-1 ὕβριν γεννῶσα. οἱ γὰρ ἀρξάμενοι τοῦ θείου καταφρονεῖν ὑβρίζουσι τοὺς ἀνθρώπους.
mvp-comment-212-1 ἐκ δ᾽ ὑγιείας φρενῶν: ἐκ τοῦ ὀρθὰς ἔχειν φρένας. νόσον δὲ φρενῶν τὴν δυσσέβειάν φησιν, ὑγίειαν δὲ ἐξ ἧς ἂν εἴη τιμή· ἐξ ἐκείνης δὲ ὕβρις.
mvp-comment-213-1 καθολικῶς λέγω τὸ ἐπιφερόμενον.
mvp-comment-214-1 τὴν δίκην.
mvp-comment-215-1 ὁ χωρὶς ἀνάγκης δίκαιος ὤν.
mvp-comment-216-1 τὸν τὰ ἐναντία τοῖς εἰρημένοις τολμῶντα. ἀντὶ τοῦ) τὸν ἄδικον. παραβεβηκότα.
mvp-comment-217-1 πάντοθεν συνηγμένα.
mvp-comment-218-1 ἀπὸ τῶν χειμαζομένων, τροπικῶς. ἀντὶ τοῦ ταπεινωθήσεται.
mvp-comment-219-1 ἀτυχία.
mvp-comment-220-1 τοὺς θεούς.
mvp-comment-221-1 γελᾶι, φησίν, ὁ δαίμων ἐπὶ τῶι ἀδίκωι (Stanley f. -ως) (κακῶς) (<κακά) Hartung) πάσχοντι, τὸν μηδέποτε προσδοκήσαντα τιμωρεῖσθαι ἰδὼν ἐν μέσηι τῆι δύηι ὑπεζευγμένον καὶ χαλινωθέντα· τοῦτο γὰρ δηλοῖ τὸ λέπαδνον.
mvp-comment-222-1 τὸν πολυχρόνιον δὲ ὄλβον ἑαυτοῦ προσκρούσας τῶι βράχει (Abresch f. βραχεῖ) τῆς δίκης ὤλετο.
mvp-comment-223-1 κληρώσασα Ἀθηνᾶ τοὺς ἀρίστους ἄγει δικάσοντας. καθισάντων δὲ αὐτῶν, ἐν μέσωι στᾶσα κελεύει διὰ τῆς σάλπιγγος καὶ τοῦ κήρυκος σιωπὴν γενέσθαι, ὡς μὴ ἀρκοῦντος μόνου τοῦ κήρυκος. ὅρα δὲ πῶς τὰ νέων ἔθη ἀναχρονίζει. ἃ γὰρ νῦν γίνεται, ταῦτα τὴν Ἀθηνῶν εἰσήγαγε λέγουσαν. ἐχρῶντο γὰρ τῆι σάλπιγγι ἀνείργειν τὸ πλῆθος θέλοντες. κάτεχε, κώλυε.
mvp-comment-224-1 συμφέρει.
mvp-comment-225-1 διηνεκή, παρὰ τὸ αἰεί.
mvp-comment-226-1 τῶν Ἀρεοπαγιτῶν. (über der Seite, die V. 597 ff. enthält) ἐν παραχορηγήματι (Ddf. für περιχωρήματι) αὐτῶι εἰσιν οἱ Ἀρεοπαγίται μηδαμοῦ διαλεγόμενοι.
mvp-comment-227-1 ὧν ἐκληρώθης, δηλονότι μαντειῶν. παραφανέντος δ᾽ Ἀπόλλωνος ταῦτά φησιν.
mvp-comment-228-1 μαρτυρήσων ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἐναγής· ἐκάθηρα γὰρ αὐτόν. δικοι λέγονται οἷς ἴσον μέτεστιν ἐν τῆι δίκηι τῆς αἰτίας.
mvp-comment-229-1 τῶν Ἐρινύων. ἅρα τὸ δικαστήριον.
mvp-comment-230-1 ὁ κατηγορῶν.
mvp-comment-231-1 τοῦτο οὐ πρὸς τὰς τρεῖς, ὀλλὰ πρὸς τὸν χορόν· ιε΄ γὰρ ἦσαν.
mvp-comment-232-1 ῥητορικῶς πυνθάνονται. εἰ μὲν ὁμολογοίη, ὑπεύθυνος ἔσται· εἰ δ᾽ ἀρνοῖτο, ἐλεγχθήσεται. καὶ Ἀχιλλεὺς πρὸς τοὺς πρέσβεις· „τι δὲ λαὸν ἀνήγαγεν ἐνθάδ᾽ ἀγείρας Ατρείδης“; διὰ γυναῖκα (Homer I 338 f.).
mvp-comment-233-1 ἓν πέπτωκας (Weil für ἐμπ.). ἡ μεταφορὰ δὲ ἐστιν ἀπὸ τῶν παλαιόντων, οἳ ἐπὶ τοῖς τρισὶ πτώμασιν ὁρίζουσι τὴν ἧτταν.
mvp-comment-234-1 πλανᾶται. αἱ μὲν γὰρ τὴν αἰτίαν τοῦ φόνου πυνθάνονται, ὁ δὲ πρὸς τὸ πῶς“ „ξίφει" φησίν· ὡς τὸ μὴ δι᾿ ἐμὴν ἰότητα“ (Hom. O 42).
mvp-comment-235-1 τὸ ἀεὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ ἕως τάττουσιν Ἀττικοὶ πολλάκις. δεῦρο μέν μοι τόνδ᾽ αἰεὶ τείνει λόγον“ (Adesp. 148 N.). ἕως δεῦρο. τὴν πρᾶξιν.
mvp-comment-236-1 ἀν(τὶ) τοῦ ἴσως.
mvp-comment-237-1 ὡς ὑμᾶς (Herm. f. ὑμῖν) ἔπεμψεν ἡ μήτηρ, οὕτω βοηθοὺς κἀμοὶ πέμψει ὁ πατήρ.
mvp-comment-238-1 συντυχίας.
mvp-comment-239-1 πανούργως φασί, μὴ ἡμᾶς δίδασκε, ἀλλὰ τοὺς δικαστάς.
mvp-comment-240-1 ἐμὲ κἀκεῖνον ἠδίκησεν.
mvp-comment-241-1 πῶς οὖν λέγεις ὅτι ἠδίκησέ με; πῶς δὲ Ἀγαμέμνονα, ὅπου ἀπέθανεν δι᾽ αὐτόν (Linwood f. αὐτὴν)
mvp-comment-242-1 οὐκ εἰ τέθνηκεν, τούτου αἰτία εἶ σύ, (ἣ) ζῶσαν (Steph. u. a.; Μ πῶς ἂν) (οὐκ) ἐδίωκες· ὥστε οὐδὲ ἀποθανοῦσα διὰ τὴν σὴν αἰτίαν ἀπέθανεν.
mvp-comment-243-1 ἐγὼ οὖν ὅμαιμός εἰμι τῆι μητρί
mvp-comment-244-1 ἀπαρνῆι.
mvp-comment-245-1 ὡς ἀπορῶν τῆς ἀποκρίσεως. ἐπεὶ γὰρ ἦλθεν εἰς τὴν διάκρισιν τοῦ δικαίως ἢ μὴ ἀνηιρηκέναι τὴν μητέρα, ἐπὶ τὸν συμβουλεύσαντα θεὸν καταφεύγει. τραγικὸν οὖν καὶ πρέπον (Vict. f. τρέπον)· ὁμοειδές τε τὸ (αὐτὸν) πάντα λέγειν.
mvp-comment-246-1 τὸν Ἀρεοπαγιτικόν.
mvp-comment-247-1 ὥστε ἐμοὶ μὲν Ζείς, ἐγὼ δὲ τούτωι προσέταξα. οὐκ ἄνευ Διὸς οὖν τὸ γενόμενον.
mvp-comment-248-1 ἀντὶ τοῦ μάθε ὦ βουλή.
mvp-comment-249-1 κελεύω δὲ ὑμᾶς πεισθῆναι τῆι βουλῆι τοῦ Διός.
mvp-comment-250-1 ἐκδικήσαντα.
mvp-comment-251-1 συνεχὲς τὸ ὄνομα παρ᾽ Αἰσχύλωι, διὸ σκώπτει αὐτὸν Ἐπίχαρμος.
mvp-comment-252-1 βελτίονα πλεῖστα ηὐτυχηκότα ἀπὸ στρατείας.
mvp-comment-253-1 πυέλωι', τῆι ὡς σορῶι αὐτῶι γενομένηι. παρὰ τὴν δρῦν· ξύλιναι γὰρ αὗται. τῶν λουτρῶν δῆλον ὅτι.
mvp-comment-254-1 παρεσκήνησεν. πρὸς (d. i. τὸ Χ πρὸς, Weckl.) τὴν συναλοιφὴν (-λιφὴν Μ) τῆς περί καὶ τὴν συζυγίαν τοῦ ῥήματος. ἀτραχήλωι.
mvp-comment-255-1 τὴν Κλυταιμήστραν. οἱ δικασταί.
mvp-comment-256-1 ὡς λέγεις σύ (Paley für οὖν), πατέρα προτιμᾶι μητρὸς ὁ Ζεύς.
mvp-comment-257-1 οὐ τὸν Δία προέθετο κακῶς εἰπεῖν, ἀλλὰ τὸν Ἀπόλλωνα ὡς ψευσάμενον βούλετοι ἐλέγξαι.
mvp-comment-258-1 ὦ κριταί.
mvp-comment-259-1 ἐκ τῆς Ἀπόλλωνος ἀπολογίας κατακρινοῦσιν (-κρίνουσιν Μ) Ὀρέστην· εἰ γὰρ τὸν φονέα οὐχ οἷόν τε τὸν φόνον ἀνακαλέσασθαι, πῶς Ὀρέστης φονεύσας ἐλευθερωθήσεται; σκόπει πῶς δικαιοῖς Ὀρέστην φεύγειν.
mvp-comment-260-1 κυήματος.
mvp-comment-261-1 ὁ σπερμαίνων. ὡς παρακαταθήκην.
mvp-comment-262-1 γεννήσειεν.
mvp-comment-263-1 Παλλάς. ὅσον δύναμαι.
mvp-comment-264-1 δι᾿ αἰῶνος.
mvp-comment-265-1 ἀπογόνους.
mvp-comment-266-1 ὃ δοκιμάζεται.
mvp-comment-267-1 τί τιθεῖσα μέμψιν παρ᾽ ὑμῶν οὐχ ὑπομενῶ; zu
mvp-comment-268-1 ὅτι (d. i. τὸ χ ὅτι) πρώτη ἐπὶ Ὀρέστηι γέγονεν δίκη ἐν τῶι Ἀρείωι πάγωι.
mvp-comment-269-1 μῆνιν.
mvp-comment-270-1 τὸν Ἄρειον πάγον· ἐν αὐτῶι γὰρ ἐστρατοπέδευσαν.
mvp-comment-271-1 ὅθεν Ἄρειος πάγος ἐκλήθη.
mvp-comment-272-1 ὁ δὲ ἀντὶ τοῦ γάρ.
mvp-comment-273-1 συμβουλεύω τοῖς
mvp-comment-274-1 ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀποθανόντων τιμωρόν.
mvp-comment-275-1 καθάρας τὸν πρωτομυσῆ
mvp-comment-276-1 ἐπ᾿ ἀπειλὰς τρέπονται ἀφεῖσαι τὴν δικαιολογίαν. Ιξίονα.
mvp-comment-277-1 ἐκβαλεῖς (ἐκβάλλεις Μ) τὴν ὀργὴν οὐδὲν δυναμένην (Paley für -νη) βλάψαι τοὺς ἐχθρούς.
mvp-comment-278-1 κατατρέχεις.
mvp-comment-279-1 ἀμφιβάλλουσα. τέως γὰρ ἐν ἀμφιβόλωι ἔχω τὸ ὀργίζεσθαι.
mvp-comment-280-1 ἐγὼ προσθήσω τὴν ἐσχάτην ψῆφον, ἦι ὅταν (Herm. f. ἢ ὅτι ἂν) ἴσαι γένωνται, νικᾶι ὁ κατηγορούμενος.
mvp-comment-281-1 Leginnenden Seite) ὁ ἀριθμὸς τῶν Ἀρεοπαγιτῶν ν' (Petit.; Μλ΄, nach Vitelli aus Corr. [??]) καὶ εἷς.
mvp-comment-282-1 νῦν μοι ζωὴ ἢ θανάτου τέλος.
mvp-comment-283-1 ἢ τὰς πρώην ἔχειν τιμάς.
mvp-comment-284-1 διακρίσει τῶν λευκῶν καὶ μελαινῶν.
mvp-comment-285-1 γνώμης: ἀντὶ τοῦ) ψήφου. ὁ τρόπος συνεκδοχή, ἀπὸ προηγουμένου τὸ ἀκόλουθον· τὸν γὰρ μέλλοντα βάλλειν ψῆφον δεῖ πρῶτον ἐν γνώμηι γενέσθαι.
mvp-comment-286-1 ἡ ψῆφος δὲ βαλεῖν τε καὶ ὀρθῶσαι οἶκον δύναται.
mvp-comment-287-1 κἂν ἴσαι δὲ γένωνται αἱ ψῆφοι, ὁ κατηγορούμενος νικᾶι.
mvp-comment-288-1 ἀπαισίους.
mvp-comment-289-1 τοῦ Διός.
mvp-comment-290-1 τὰς συνηγόρους Εὐμενίδας.
mvp-comment-291-1 τιμωρησόμεθα.
mvp-comment-292-1 τὴν ἐμὴν ἀπικουρίαν. νήτην.
mvp-comment-293-1 ἄρχοντα, κυβερ-
mvp-comment-294-1 γεννωμένων (??).
mvp-comment-295-1 ἰσοπενθῆ, ὅμοια δρῶντα οἷς πέπονθα.
mvp-comment-296-1 μεθεῖσα: ἀντὶ τοῦ) μεθήσω, μετοχὴ ἀντὶ ῥήματος· ὡς τὸ „καρπῶι βριθομένη" (Homer 307) ἀντὶ τοῦ βρίθεται. σταλαγμὸν δὲ τὴν κατὰ βραχύ φθοράν.
mvp-comment-297-1 τὸν εἰς τὴν γῆν φερόμενον.
mvp-comment-298-1 ψίλωσις. ἄκαρπος.
mvp-comment-299-1 τοῦτο διὰ μέσου ὀλοφυρόμεναι ἀναφωνοῦσιν. ὁ λ(ελιχήν.
mvp-comment-300-1 λείπει ὁ ἢ διαζευκτικός· ἢ τί γένωμαι.
mvp-comment-301-1 ὑπὸ τῶν πολιτῶν ἔπαθον. ἔμζελιξε τῶι θρήνωι τὴν τιμωρίαν τεχνικῶς. εἰπὼν γὰρ „δύσοιστα ἔπαθον“ ἐπήγαγεν „πολίταις“, ἵνα ἦι πολίταις δύσοιστα ὄντα.
mvp-comment-191-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 276
mvp-comment-191-2 erstes Stasimon, welches besonders in den Ephymnien den Charakter des ὕμνος δέσμιος hat. ,, Apollon beraubt uns unseres Rechtes, indem er uns diesen Flüchtling entzieht, der uns zur Sühne des Muttermords zukommt und dem unser grauser Gesang gilt. Denn SO hat das Schicksal bestimmt, dafs wir die Mörder verfolgen und peinigen. Drum weil Umsturz von Häusern unser Los ist, haben die Götter des Lichts keine Gemeinschaft mit uns und Feste der Freude sind uns versagt. Dafür sind die Götter dieser traurigen Sorge überhoben und brauchen sich nicht mit Blutbefleckten zu befassen. Wir verfolgen den Mörder und stürzen ihn von der Höhe seines Ruhms. Er wird, ohne dessen in seiner Geistesnacht inne zu werden, von der Stimme des Volkes verurteilt und allgemeine Mifsachtung umnachtet sein Haus (vgl. Cho. 53 ff. , Ag. 463 ff. ). So steht es fest: Geniessen wir auch nicht die Ehre, den oberen Göttern gesellt zu sein, so haben doch die Sterblichen die vom Schicksal gegebene Satzung, auf der unser altheiliges Amt beruht, zu fürchten und zu verehren." Wenn man aus den drei Ephymnien schliefsen darf, wird jedes der drei ersten Strophenpaare von einem Stoichos, die Ephymnien und das vierte Strophenpaar von dem Gesamtchore vorgetragen.
mvp-comment-214-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 280
mvp-comment-214-2 Schol. τὸν ὑπὸ Μοιρῶν καὶ θεῶν τετελεσμένον. Die Mören haben die Satzungen der Erinyen festgesetzt, das junge Göttergeschlecht hat sie bestätigt.
mvp-comment-215-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 280
mvp-comment-215-2 καίπερ τάξιν ἔχουσα ὑπὸ χθόνα καὶ δυσήλιον κνέφας. Vgl. zu Cho. 990 .
mvp-comment-216-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 280
mvp-comment-216-2 drittes Epeisodion. Athena erscheint und nachdem sie sich von der Chorführerin und Orestes den Sachverhalt hat darlegen lassen (gleichsam die ανάκρισις oder προδικασία), entschliefst sie sich den Fall durch einen neuen Gerichtshof entscheiden zu lassen. Nach 407 könnte man glauben, dafs Athena wie im Aias des Sophokles auf dem θεολογεῖον auftrete. Da sie aber am Schlusse dieser Scene abgeht, um sich in die Stadt zu begeben, und später (569) auf der gewöhnlichen Bühne auftritt (vgl. 738), so mufs man annehmen, dafs sie auch hier auf dem λογεῖον, nicht in der Höhe erscheint. Sie kommt von der linken Seite.
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mvp-comment-217-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 280
mvp-comment-217-3 ἀπὸ Σκαμάνδρου wie πρό σωθεν (fern am Skamander): vgl. zu Ag. 543 . καταφθατουμένη: κατακτωμένη· κυρίως δὲ τὸ ἐκ προκαταλήψεως Hesych. Vgl. φθ ( ο) α- τήσει: φθάσει κτήσασθαι ebd. Das Wort kommt nur an unserer Stelle vor, wo die Erklärung κατακτωμένη dem Sinne gut entspricht. Die Ableitung von φθάνω scheint unrichtig. Gemeint ist das Gebiet von Sigeion, wo Athena einen Tempel hatte ( Herod. V 95 ). Nach der Darstellung des Aschylos wurde das Land schon im trojanischen Kriege den Söhnen des Theseus (und der Athena) zugesprochen. Es verhält sich mit diesem uralten Besitztitel ähnlich wie mit dem aus Homer abgeleiteten Anspruch auf Salamis. Als gegen Ende des siebenten Jahrh. v. Chr. attische Kolonisten unter Anführung des Olympioniken Phrynon sich in Sigeion festgesetzt hatten und die Mytilenäer Sigeion als ihr Eigentum zurückforderten, machten ihnen die Athener gegenüber geltend, dafs ihnen und allen Hellenen, welche Menelaos in der Ahndung des Raubes der Helena unterstützt hätten, ebenso viel Recht auf das Gebiet von Troas zukomme wie den Äoliern ( Herod. V 94 ). Ein Zweikampf des Pittakos und des Phrynon sollte den Streit entscheiden. Phrynon unterlag. Als der Krieg trotzdem fortdauerte, wurde Periander von Korinth von beiden Parteien zum Schiedsrichter erwählt. Dieser entschied, beide Teile sollten das Land behalten, das sie besäfsen. So kamen die Athener in den vollen Besitz des Landes ( Herod. V 95 , Strabon XIIIp. 600 , Diog. L. I 74 ) und die Meinung des Schol., dafs Äschylos mit unserer Stelle die Athener aufreize, wieder auf Sigeion Anspruch zu machen, scheint unbegründet.
mvp-comment-218-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 281
mvp-comment-218-2 δῆτα, eben. ᾿Αχαιῶν: mit diesem Worte sind hinreichend die Teilnehmer des trojanischen Krieges angezeigt.
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mvp-comment-219-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 281
mvp-comment-219-3
αυτόπρεμνον, αὐτόρριζον (samt der Wurzel, mit Grund und Boden).
Soph. Ant. 713
mvp-comment-220-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 281
mvp-comment-220-2 Θησέως τόκοις, Akamas und Demophon. Erst das nachhomerische Epos, so die Ιλιὰς μικρά des Lesches ( Paus. X 25, 8 ), kennt diese als Teilnehmer des trojanischen Krieges.
mvp-comment-221-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 281
mvp-comment-221-2
διώκουσα (rasch bewegend)
πόδα wie
Sept. 358
mvp-comment-222-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 281
mvp-comment-222-2 τόνδε ὄχον, dieses Fahrzeug eigener Art, mit Bezug auf die Agis. Die Ägis hat mich durch die Luft getragen so rasch wie ein Wagen, dem kräftige Rosse vorgespannt sind. Hom. B 447 Ἀθήνη αἰγίδ᾽ ἔχουσ᾽ ἐρίτιμον, ἀγήραον ἀθανάτην σὺν τῇ παιφάσσουσα διέσσυτο λαὸν Ἀχαιῶν. τε ..
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mvp-comment-223-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 281
mvp-comment-223-2 ὁμιλίαν χθονός wie 714, 1031 (Besuch, Genossenschaft des Landes), vgl. ὁμιλεῖν χώρα 723.
mvp-comment-224-1 5
mvp-comment-224-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 282
mvp-comment-224-3
ὑμᾶς mit wechselnder Konstruktion von
λέγω: und euch meine ich".
Sept. 216
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mvp-comment-225-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 282
mvp-comment-225-2 οὔτε .. οὔτ᾽ οὖν wie εἴτε . . εἴτ᾿ οὖν, zu Cho. 679 .
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mvp-comment-226-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 282
mvp-comment-226-3 Den Nächsten ( ὁ πέλας wie Eur. Med. 86 , Thuk. I 32 , gewöhnlich οἱ πέλας) tadeln, weil er mifsgestaltet ist, geziemt sich nicht. πρόσω δικαίων ἐστί, vgl. πρόσω πατρός Eur. Hek, 1158.
mvp-comment-227-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 282
mvp-comment-227-2 Zu 69. graves filiae. αἰανῆ τέκνα,
mvp-comment-227-3 8
mvp-comment-228-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 282
mvp-comment-228-2
Ἀραί, Dirae, vgl.
Sept. 70
mvp-comment-229-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 282
mvp-comment-229-2 κληδόνας ἐπωνύμους, τὰ ἐπώνυμα οἷς καλεῖσθε Schol.
mvp-comment-230-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 282
mvp-comment-230-2 πεύσῃ τάχα (,,allsogleich") wie 457, Soph. El. 35 , wo die Angabe unmittelbar folgt.
mvp-comment-231-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 282
mvp-comment-231-2 Vgl. 301. μηδαμοῦ gehört zu dem Infn. χαίρειν. Schol. ἐν τῷ Αιδῃ.
mvp-comment-232-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 282
mvp-comment-232-2 ἐπιρροιζεῖς, Schol. ἐπι βοᾷς, du gebietest mit kreischender Stimme.
mvp-comment-232-3 9
mvp-comment-233-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 282
mvp-comment-233-2 ἠξιώσατο, er hat es für sich als recht erachtet, er hat es über sich gebracht.
mvp-comment-234-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 282
mvp-comment-234-2 ἄλλης ἀνάγκης κότον, ohne von anderer Seite kommenden Zwang, der ihn mit Groll bedrohte, zu fürchten ? Über ἄλλης Krüger I § 50, 4, 11 οἱ ἄλλοι ξένοι, die anderen, nämlich die Fremden).
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mvp-comment-235-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 282
mvp-comment-235-3 ποῦ γὰρ .. κέντρον ὡς ( ὥστε), nein, denn wo gäbe es einen so mächtigen Stachel, dafs er antriebe u. s. w. Damit setzt sie sich über die intellektuelle Urheberschaft des Apollon hinweg.
mvp-comment-236-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 282
mvp-comment-236-2
D. h. ich kann in betreff der Schuld dir nicht ohne weiteres beistimmen; ich
mufs erst den anderen Teil hören. Der
Schol.
:
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mvp-comment-237-2
Weder wird er den ihm zugeschobenen Eid annehmen, da der Thatbestand feststeht, noch fällt es ihm ein, uns den Eid zuzuschieben.
Schol.
:
mvp-comment-238-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 283
mvp-comment-238-2 ἢ ( δικαίως oder δίκαια) πρᾶξαι. „Dir ist es nur um das formale Recht zu thun, welches du auf deiner Seite hast, nicht um volle sachliche Gerechtigkeit." Die Erinyen als titanische Naturmächte kümmern sich blofs um die That, nicht um die Beweggründe der That.
mvp-comment-239-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 283
mvp-comment-239-2 τῶν σοφῶν (Neutrum) οὐ πένῃ, als Göttin der Weisheit.
mvp-comment-240-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 283
mvp-comment-240-2 Dadurch dafs die Eide wegen des Thatbestandes nicht geleistet werden können, soll das Unrecht nicht siegen. Denn es kann sich nicht blofs um den Thatbestand, sondern auch darum handeln, ob ein δίκαιος φόνος vorliegt oder nicht.
mvp-comment-241-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 283
mvp-comment-241-2 εὐθεῖαν δίκην d. i. εὐθυδι κίαν: εὐθυδικίαν ( εὐθυδικία) εἰσιέra wurde von dem Beklagten gesagt, wenn er ohne Einrede gegen die Einführung der Klage (durch διαμαρτυρία oder παραγραφή) sich ohne weiteres auf den Prozefs einliefs. Vgl. Meier und Schömann att. Proc. S. 649. Hier sagt die Erinye:,,Gut, so schreite zum Verhör und entscheide in direkter Verhandlung ohne Rücksicht auf Einreden."
mvp-comment-242-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 283
mvp-comment-242-2
,,Wollt ihr wirklich mir die Entscheidung eurer Anklage
anheimstellen ? ἐπ' ἐμοὶ τρέποιτε,
ἐπιτρέποιτε ἐμοί. Vgl.
Soph. Ant. 1107
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mvp-comment-243-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 283
mvp-comment-243-3
σέβουσαι ἀξίαν ἐπάξια, wir verehren ja die würdige nach Verdienst. Vgl.
Ag. 1528
,
Plaut. Poen. V 4, 100
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mvp-comment-244-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 283
mvp-comment-244-3 ψόγον, ἔγκλημα Schol.
mvp-comment-245-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 283
mvp-comment-245-2 βρέτας . . φυλάσσων wie 243.
mvp-comment-246-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 283
mvp-comment-246-2 ἐν τρόποις Ιξίονος: Schol. ὃν τρόπον κἀκεῖνος προσεκάθητο τῷ ναῷ τοῦ Διὸς καθαρισθησόμε νος· πρῶτος γὰρ Ιξίων φόνον ποιήσας ἐκαθαρίσθη ὑπὸ Διός. Vgl. 721. Ixion hatte zuerst durch die hinterlistige Ermordung seines Schwiegervaters Deioneus Blut eines Stammgenossen vergossen ( ἐμφύλιον αἷμα πρώτιστος οὐκ ἄτερ τέχνας ἐπέμιξε θνατοῖς Pind. Pyth. II 32 ) und wurde von Zeus gesühnt, als er sich als der erste Schutzfehende ( προσίκτωρ) an ihn als Ζεὺς ἱκέσιος wandte (vgl. Schol. zu Pind. a. O. und zu Eur. Phoen. 1185 , Diod. IV 69 ). Die Sage von Ixion hat Aschylos im Ιξίων und in den Περραιβίδες behandelt σεμνός s. v. a. aidoios, dem Schonung und Erbarmen gebührt. Athena kennt das 237 ff. Gesagte nicht; sie hat in der Ferne nur den Ruf 288 f. gehört.
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mvp-comment-247-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 284
mvp-comment-247-2
Die Konstruktion
τούτοις πᾶσιν (auf alle diese Fragen)
ἀμείβου τι erklärt sich aus der
Bedeutung,,austauschen" (
Herod. VII 152
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mvp-comment-248-2 μέλημα, Anliegen, Bedenken ( φροντίδα 456).
mvp-comment-249-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 284
mvp-comment-249-2
παλαμναΐον, αὐτόχειρα,
φονέα. Zur Sache vgl.
Schol. 276
:
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mvp-comment-250-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 284
mvp-comment-250-3
παλαγμοῖς αἵματος wie frg. 340
πρὶν ἂν παλαγμοῖς αἵματος χοιροκτόνου αὐτός σε (wahrscheinlich ist Ixion angeredet)
χράνῃ Ζεὺς
και ταστάξας χεροίν.
νεόθηλος, gebildet wie
εὔθηλος, im Sinne von
νεογλαγής, recens lactatus.
βοτοῦ, eines Ferkels. Man schlachtete ein junges vom Euter weggenommenes Ferkel und liefs das Blut aus der Wunde am Halse auf die Hände des Mörders herabfliefsen. Vgl. Einl. S. 17 N. 2, oben 283
und aufser dem eben angeführten Fragmente
Apoll. Rh. IV 704
:
mvp-comment-251-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 284
mvp-comment-251-2 Das Asyndeton, weil dieses gleichsam der Nachsatz zu dem Vor- hergehenden ist:,,gut, wir sind längst u. s. w. ,,An anderen Häusern sowohl mit Ferkelblut als mit fliefsendem Wasser." Aber die Trennung von οἴκοισι und βοτοῖσι ist unnatürlich. Vielleicht hat es ursprünglich πρὸς ἄλλων ταῦτ᾽ ἀφιε ρώμεθα | χοιροκτόνοις δρόσοισι καὶ φυτοῖς πόροις geheilsen. Vgl. zu 238 f.
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mvp-comment-252-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 285
mvp-comment-252-2 ταύτην, τὴν τοῦ μύσους Schol.
mvp-comment-253-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 285
mvp-comment-253-2 τάχα: zu 422.
mvp-comment-254-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 285
mvp-comment-254-2
ἱστορεῖς,
οἶσθα, wie
Ag.681
,
Pers. 457
mvp-comment-255-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 285
mvp-comment-255-2 Τροίαν kann nicht richtig überliefert sein, da Ιλίου πόλιν folgt. Meineke vermutet dafür πρώην oder πρῴαν, Dindorf πρόσθεν. ἄπολιν πόλιν: zu Ag. 1137 . Der Schol. bemerkt: διὰ τούτων φιλοποιεῖται τὴν θεόν.
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mvp-comment-256-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 285
mvp-comment-256-2 ποικίλοις (bunt), vgl. τοῦ ποικίλματος Cho. 1011 . ἀγρεύ μασιν: Cho. 490 f.
mvp-comment-257-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 285
mvp-comment-257-2 ,,Das Gewand legte Zeugnis ab von dem Mord im Bade", weil es mit Blut gefärbt war. Cho. 1008 .
mvp-comment-258-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 285
mvp-comment-258-2 ἀντικτόνοις . . πατρός: vgl. Soph. El. 246 αντιφόνους δίκας und zu Ag. 17 .
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mvp-comment-259-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 285
mvp-comment-259-3
κοινῇ μεταίτιος ähnlich wie
Prom. 325
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mvp-comment-260-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 285
mvp-comment-260-3 Cho. 270 ff. wie 136. Vgl. Enn. Eum. frg. II nisi patrem materno sanguine exanclando ulciscerem. ἀντίκεντρα
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mvp-comment-261-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 285
mvp-comment-261-2 δικαίως: έρξα ergänzt sich aus dem vorhergehenden ἔρξαιμι.
mvp-comment-262-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 285
mvp-comment-262-2
Wie ich auch immer durch dich
fabre, ich werde damit zufrieden sein. Vgl.
Soph. Ant. 634
mvp-comment-263-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 286
mvp-comment-263-2 ‚Wenn man glaubt, daſs diesen Fall zu entscheiden zu schwierig für Sterbliche sei, so steht es wahrhaftig auch mir (der Göttin) nicht zu" u. s. w.
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mvp-comment-264-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 286
mvp-comment-264-2 ὀξυμηνίτους δίκας, einen Rechtsstreit, in welchem sich die Gegner mit grimmigem Hasse (unversöhnlich) gegenüberstehen (nicht ἐφ' αἷς ταχέως μηνίσουσιν Ερινύες nach der Erklärung des Schol.). Es bezeichnet ὀξυμηνίτους den Gegensatz der αἴδεσις (478), wie auf dem Areopag der Stein, auf welchem der Ankläger des Mörders stand, λίθος ἀναιδείας hiefs. In dem betonten φόνου liegt der Grund: mit Blutsachen kann sich die Göttin nicht befassen. Vgl. Eur. Iph.T.381ff. , 1207.
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mvp-comment-265-3
Die selbständige Wendung nach
ἄλλως τε καὶ wie
Pers. 691
mvp-comment-266-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 286
mvp-comment-266-2 Für ἱκέτης ist wohl, wie Meineke verlangt, ἵκτης zu schreiben, damit zwei Auflösungen vermieden werden.
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mvp-comment-267-3
ὁμῶς bezieht sich auf die Hauptsache, welche in
ἄμομφον ὄντα liegt: in gleicher Weise kann, wenn ich mich deiner erbarme, die Gemeinde mit dir verkehren, ohne dafs du ihr Anstofs giebst. Vgl.
Suppl. 649
mvp-comment-268-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 286
mvp-comment-268-2 ἔχουσι μοῖραν οὐκ εὐπέμπε λον, diesen gebührt die Rücksicht, dafs sie nicht leichthin weggewiesen werden.
mvp-comment-269-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 286
mvp-comment-269-2
τυχοῦσαι, als ob folgte
μηνίσειαν ἄν.
Ζη 95.
πράγματος νικηφόρου:
Soph. Trach. 186
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mvp-comment-270-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 286
mvp-comment-270-3 ιος .. πεσών, der giftige Schaum, der infolge ihres grimmigen Schnaubens zu Boden fällt. Vgl. 785 f. -- αἰανής (gravis) νόσος wie 943.
mvp-comment-271-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 287
mvp-comment-271-2
ἀμφότερα wie 800
μαρτύ ρια,
Suppl. 393
mvp-comment-272-1 25
mvp-comment-272-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 287
mvp-comment-272-3 δυσπόνητ': solcher Verse, die durch den Mangel der gewöhnlichen Cäsur in zwei Hälften zerfallen, giebt es wenige bei Aschylos, die meisten, nämlich sieben, in den Persern. Doch ist hier die Lesart unsicher. Vgl. Anbang. δυσπόνητα (ἐστὶν ἀμηνίτως, es schwer ohne dafs ich Groll ernte zu bewerkstelligen.
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mvp-comment-273-1 27
mvp-comment-273-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 287
mvp-comment-273-3 φανῶ wie Hom. Ο 26 εἰς ὅ κέ τοι φήνωσι θεοὶ κυδρὴν παράκοιτιν. Vgl. εὐτρεπίσαι in dem zu 492 angef. Scholion. ὁρκίων wie Ag. 1432 ὁρκίων ἐμῶν θέμιν. αἰδουμένους wie 713 αἰδουμένους τὸν ὅρκον. Ich werde Richter bescheren, welche die Schwursatzung achten, die ich für alle Zeit geben werde.
mvp-comment-274-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 287
mvp-comment-274-2 μαρτύρια: der Tribrachys des dritten Fufses besteht manchmal aus den letzten Silben eines mehrsilbigen Wortes, nie aus einem einzigen dreisilbigen Worte.
mvp-comment-275-1 28
mvp-comment-275-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 287
mvp-comment-275-3
καλεῖσθε (wie
Pers. 690
mvp-comment-276-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 287
mvp-comment-276-2
βέλτατα: dieselbe Form
Suppl. 1065
.
Ζυ ἀστῶν τὰ βέλτατα vgl.
Pers. 1
mvp-comment-276-3 29
mvp-comment-277-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 287
mvp-comment-277-2 zweites Stasimon: Der Umsturz der alten Satzungen durch den Sieg des Muttermörders müfste schreckliche Zügellosigkeit und sittliche Verwilderung zur Folge haben, da man für Mord und blu- tige Mifshandlungen keinen Rächer mehr zu fürchten hätte. Furcht mufs herrschen; ohne Furcht kann kein Recht bestehen. Keine Gewaltherrschaft, aber auch keine Gesetzlosigkeit! Das Richtige liegt in der Mitte. Diese rechte Mitte hängt zusammen mit Gesundheit des Geistes, während Gottlosigkeit des Sinnes Übermut und damit Zuchtlosigkeit oder Gewaltherrschaft erzeugt ( ὕβρις φυτεύει τύραννον Soph. Oed. T.873 ). Drum übe man Recht, ehre die Eltern und achte das Gastrecht. Wem diese Rechtlichkeit aus innerer Überzeugung hervorgeht, der wird nicht unbeglückt sein; jedenfalls wird er nie ganz zu Grunde gehen. Für den Frevler aber wird über kurz oder lang die Stunde der Demütigung kommen; dann wird niemand sein Flehen erhören; die Gottheit wird sich vielmehr seines Untergangs freuen und sein früherer Glanz wird für alle Zeit verschollen und vergessen sein.
mvp-comment-278-1 30
mvp-comment-278-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 288
mvp-comment-278-3 καταστροφαὶ νέων θεσμίων, Umsturz der ausgeht von neuen Satzungen. Meineke vermutet με ταστροφαί, Wechsel zu neuen Satzungen, wodurch die alten abgeschafft werden. δίκα τε καὶ βλάβα d. h. δίκη, die nicht δίκη, sondern βλάβη (Schädigung, Missethat) ist.
mvp-comment-279-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 288
mvp-comment-279-2 Alle Welt wird dieses Ereignis meiner Niederlage in leichter Weise an einander bringen d. h. die Menschen werden es nicht schwer nehmen und sich kein Gewissen daraus machen, auf einander loszugehen. Vgl. Platon Staat p. 391 Ε μὴ ἡμῖν πολλὴν εὐχέρειαν ἐντίκτωσι τοῖς νέοις πονηρίας.
mvp-comment-280-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 288
mvp-comment-280-2
D. i. nach meiner Niederlage dürfen sich für die Zukunft Eltern gefafst machen auf viele handgreifliche Miſshandlungen von Seite der Kinder.
ἔτυμα
d.i. Wunden nicht im uneigentlichen, sondern im eigentlichen
Sinne.- δότρωτα πάθεα wie
θηλυκτόνῳ
Ἀρει
Prom. 886
mvp-comment-281-1 31
mvp-comment-281-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 288
mvp-comment-281-3 βροτοσκόπους: bisher achteten sie auf die Schuld der Menschen. - μαινάδας, die Erinyen. ἔπεισι κότος τις τῶνδ᾽ ἐργμάτων (nämlich παιδοτρώτων παθέων).
mvp-comment-282-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 288
mvp-comment-282-2 Jede Todesart (jeden Mord) werde ich hingehen lassen.
mvp-comment-283-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 288
mvp-comment-283-2 Der eine wird da, der andere dort unter lauten Klagen über die von anderen erlittenen Unbilden Aufhören und Abnahme seiner Mühsale erkunden; aber nur mit unwirksamen Heilmitteln kann er, der arme, nichtig trösten. Zu tov πέλας κακά vgl. Krüger I § 47, 5, 1 . I τλάμων, der um Rat gefragte, der selbst von anderen zu leiden hat. Vgl. zu Ag. 71 .
mvp-comment-284-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 289
mvp-comment-284-2 Zu Ag. 1333 .
mvp-comment-285-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 289
mvp-comment-285-2 Es könnte ταῦτα γάρ heissen. ταῦτα ist von ( οἶκτον) οἰκτί σαιτο abhängig. νεοπαθής ist dreisilbig zu lesen: zu 453 und Ag. 1162 .
mvp-comment-286-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 289
mvp-comment-286-2
πίτνει δόμος δίκας:
Cho. 643
mvp-comment-287-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 289
mvp-comment-287-2
Gar manchmal ist die Furcht wohlgethan.
Cho. 337
mvp-comment-288-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 289
mvp-comment-288-2 φρενῶν ἐπίσκοπον, über den Sinn wachend (die Furcht mufs als Wächterin der Seele niedergesetzt bleiben).
mvp-comment-289-1 32
mvp-comment-289-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 289
mvp-comment-289-3
conducit rebus angustis coactum sapere (Hermann).
Ag.190
mvp-comment-290-1 33
mvp-comment-290-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 289
mvp-comment-290-3 Vgl. 702 τίς γὰρ δεδοικὼς μηδὲν ἔνδικος βροτῶν;
mvp-comment-291-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 289
mvp-comment-291-2 ἢ πόλις βροτός τε (d. i. εἴτε πόλις εἴτε ἰδιώτης) für ἢ πόλις ἢ βροτός oder πόλις τε βροτός τε wie Hom. Β 289 ὥστε γὰρ ἢ παῖδες νεαροὶ χῆραί τε γυναῖκες ἀλλήλοισιν ὀδύρονται.
mvp-comment-292-1 34
mvp-comment-292-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 289
mvp-comment-292-3 Vgl. 699 ff. ἀνάρχετος für ἄναρκτος wie ἀπεύχετος für ἄπευκτος, πανάρκετος und ἀμάχετος bei Aschylos, ἀγάμετος bei Sophokles.
mvp-comment-292-4 35
mvp-comment-293-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 290
mvp-comment-293-2
μέσον, die Mitte zwischen zwei Extremen, das rechte Mafs (
μέτριον). Vgl. zu
Ag. 413
, Theogn. 335
μηδὲν ἄγαν σπεύδειν·
πάντων μέσ᾽ ἄριστα, Pind. Pyth.
ΧΙ 53
τῶν γὰρ ἂμ πόλιν εὑρίσκων τὰ μέσσα μάσσονι σὺν ὄλβῳ τεθαλότα
μέμφομ'
αἶσαν τυραννίδων,
Eur. Med. 125
mvp-comment-294-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 290
mvp-comment-294-2 In Ubereinstimmung damit steht der Satz, den ich ausspreche.
mvp-comment-295-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 290
mvp-comment-295-2
Der gleiche Gedanke wie
Ag. 755 ff.
mvp-comment-296-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 290
mvp-comment-296-2 ἐς τὸ πᾶν: καθολικῶς Schol. Über die Stellung von d έ zu Ag. 1084 .
mvp-comment-297-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 290
mvp-comment-297-2 βωμὸν Δίκας: zu 163.
mvp-comment-298-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 290
mvp-comment-298-2
λὰξ ἀτίσῃς d. i.
λακτίσας ἀτιμάσης, vgl.
Ag. 394
mvp-comment-299-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 290
mvp-comment-299-2 Die Stunde der Entscheidung harrt.
mvp-comment-300-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 290
mvp-comment-300-2
πρὸς
τάδε, proinde. Vgl.
Pers. 173
mvp-comment-301-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 290
mvp-comment-301-2 ξενοτίμους proleptisch wie Soph. El. 242 γονέων ἐκτίμους ἴσχουσα πτέρυγας ὀξυτόνων γόων: man achte den Aufenthalt Fremder im Hause, indem man sie ehrt.
mvp-comment-301-3 36
mvp-comment-302-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 290
mvp-comment-302-2
Die
Form
αιδόμενος auch
Suppl. 367
.
τις wiederholt wie
Suppl. 58
mvp-comment-303-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 291
mvp-comment-303-2 ἀνάγκας ἄτερ verstärkt ἑκών wie in den Wendungen κατ' αἶσαν οὐδ᾽ ὑπὲρ αἶσαν, ἑκόντα κοὐκ ἄκοντα, βίᾳ τε κοὐχ ἑκών, πρὸς χάριν τε κου βίᾳ, γνῶτα κοὐκ ἄγνωτα, πολλάκις τε κοὐχ ἅπαξ, πάλαι κοὐ νεωστί, βαιοῦ κοὐχὶ μυρίου χρόνου u. a. Der Dichter schliefst damit die Scheinheiligkeit aus. Hor. epist. I 16 oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore.
mvp-comment-304-1 37
mvp-comment-304-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 291
mvp-comment-304-3 τὸν ἀντίτολμον, τὸν τὰ ἐναν τία τοῖς εἰρημένοις τολμῶντα. Im Folgenden ist an die Stelle des eigentlichen Ausdrucks ohne weiteres das Gleichnis gesetzt und deshalb auch das gesetzlose Handeln des Frevlers mit dem vom Schiffer entlehnten Ausdruck ἄγοντα πολλὰ παντόφυρτα wie nachher (567) der Grund des Untergangs mit ἕρμα δίκης bezeichnet: ,,von dem, der gegen diese Gebote (542 ff.) frevelt, behaupte ich, dafs er ein Schiffer, der vieles mit sich führt, was er widerrechtlich von allen Seiten zusammengerafft hat, mit der Zeit gezwungen die Segel streichen wird, wenn Sturmesnot erfafst die zerschellenden Segelstangen" d. h. ,,der Frevler, der rücksichtslos seine Begierde befriedigt, wird schon noch einmal durch Not gedemütigt werden." βαρίβαν: Bekk. Anekd. p. 84, 10 Σοφοκλῆς ἐν Ποιμέσι βαρίβαν λέγει τὸν ναύτην. Βάρις (Schiff) kommt öfters in den Persern und Schutzfl. vor. Nach Herod. II 96 ist das Wort ägyptisch, vgl. Eur. Iph. A. 249 βαρβάρους βάριδας.
mvp-comment-305-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 291
mvp-comment-305-2
παντόφυρτα: Schol.
πάντοθεν συνηγμένα. Diese Bedeutung erfordert jedenfalls der Sinn; wahrscheinlich ist deshalb, wie Meineke vermutet,
παντόσυρτα zu schreiben. Vgl.
Eur. frg. 423
mvp-comment-305-3 38
mvp-comment-306-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 291
mvp-comment-306-2 Der Gedanke „und in seiner Bedrängnis findet der Gottlose kein Erbarmen bei der Gottheit" wird der vorhergehenden Allegorie entsprechend gegeben.
mvp-comment-307-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 291
mvp-comment-307-2
γελᾷ
κτέ: so wird die Vorstellung vom Neide der Gottheit, welche sich über den Untergang hohen Glückes freut, umgedeutet.
θερμῷ (verwegen, frech) wie
Sept. 590
mvp-comment-308-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 291
mvp-comment-308-2
αὐχοῦντα, der sich dessen nie versah. Vgl.
Eur. Herakl. 931
mvp-comment-308-3 39
mvp-comment-309-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 292
mvp-comment-309-2 δι' αἰῶνος wie Ag. 559 .
mvp-comment-310-1 40
mvp-comment-310-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 292
mvp-comment-310-3 ἕρματι, Schol. τῷ βράχει, verborgene Klippen und Sandbänke. Ag. 994 .
mvp-comment-311-1 41
mvp-comment-311-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 292
mvp-comment-311-3 Vgl. das Homerische οἴχετ' ἄιστος ἄπυστος.
mvp-comment-312-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 292
mvp-comment-312-2
viertes Epeisodion: Vor dem neu eingesetzten Gerichtshof, dem Athena als
ἡγεμών und
εἰσαγωγεύς vorsteht (583), bringen die Erinyen ihre Anklage vor, Apollon legt Zeugnis ab und tritt den Erinyen als Vertreter der Sache des Orestes, die zugleich seine eigene ist, entgegen. Darauf fällen die Areopagiten das Urteil. Athena tritt rechts auf. Ein Herold und ein Trompetenbläser schreiten voraus, Bürger von Athen folgen ihr.
κήρυσσε scil.
σίγα (
Eur. Phoen. 1224
mvp-comment-313-1 42
mvp-comment-313-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 292
mvp-comment-313-3
εἰς οὐρανόν, vgl.
Phot. p. 361, 12
:
mvp-comment-314-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 292
mvp-comment-314-2
πληρουμένου ..
βουλευτηρίου, während das Richterkollegium sich sammelt und vollzählig wird. Vgl.
Aristoph. Ekkl. 83
mvp-comment-315-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 292
mvp-comment-315-2 αἰανή, διηνεκή Schol., verschieden von dem 419, 482 vorkommenden αἰανής. Vgl. αἰανῶς 675. Auch in einer Inschrift von Korkyra, welche Bruchstücke von Trimetern enthält (N. Rhein. Mus. Bd. 18, 1863 S. 554), findet sich sis τὸν αἰανῆ χρόνον.
mvp-comment-316-1 43
mvp-comment-316-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 293
mvp-comment-316-3 τούσδε, die Areopagiten. διαγνωσθῇ wie 712. Nach diesem Vers erwartet man einen Heroldsruf wie σίγα πᾶς ἔστω λεώς ( Eur. Hek. 532 ), einen Trompetenstofs, dann von Seite der Athena die Verkündigung des θεσμός d. h. die Stiftung des Blutgerichts (vgl. 617) mit der Bestimmung, dafs es auf dem " Ἄρειος πάγος seinen Sitz haben soll. Dieser Teil fehlt und dafür ist an ungeeigneter Stelle die Partie 684-713 mit dem einleitenden V. 681 interpoliert worden. Dem ursprünglichen Deouós könnten sehr gut die V. 684 f. und 707-709 angehört haben.
mvp-comment-317-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 293
mvp-comment-317-2 Apollon erscheint (von der linken Seite) und wird von den Erinyen (dem Koryphaios) mit heftigen Worten empfangen. — ὧν ἔχεις αὐτὸς (für dich allein, ungestort von anderen) κράτει (mafse dir nicht Fremdes an), eine Mahnung ähnlich wie τὰ σαυτοῦ πρᾶττε. Theokr. XV 90 πασάμενος ἐπίτασσε, Soph. Oed. K. 839 μὴ ἐπίτασσ᾽ μὴ κρατεῖς. ΟΙ α
mvp-comment-317-3 44
mvp-comment-318-1 45
mvp-comment-318-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 293
mvp-comment-318-3 καὶ μαρτυρήσων καὶ ξυνδικήσων (582).
mvp-comment-319-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 293
mvp-comment-319-2 δόμων ἐμῶν ἐφέστιος d. i. er hat sich in den Schutz meines Tempels begeben.
mvp-comment-320-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 293
mvp-comment-320-2 Schol. σύνδικοι λέγονται οἷς ἴσον μέτεστιν ἐν τῇ δίκῃ τῆς αἰτίας. Daher αὐτός. Eur. El. 1266 Λοξίας γὰρ αἰτίαν εἰς αὑτὸν οἴσει, μητέρος χρήσας φόνον.
mvp-comment-321-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 293
mvp-comment-321-2
εἰσάγειν wird gesagt von dem Vorstand des Gerichtshofs, wenn er nach der
ἀνάκρισις (zu 400) die Sache den Richtern vorlegt.
Demosth. 21, 47
mvp-comment-321-3 46
mvp-comment-322-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 293
mvp-comment-322-2 ὑμῶν, zu den Erinyen. ἐξ ἀρχῆς, vgl. Lys. 12, 3 πειράσομαι ὑμᾶς ἐξ ἀρχῆς ὡς ἂν δύνωμαι δι' ἐλαχίστων διδάξαι.
mvp-comment-322-3 47
mvp-comment-323-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 293
mvp-comment-323-2 Es sind unser zwar viele, aber jede wird sich kurz fassen." Daraus geht hervor, dafs die einzelnen Mitglieder des Chors sprechen, und so ergeben sich hier wie Ag. 1347-70 zwölf Chorpersonen.
mvp-comment-324-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 293
mvp-comment-324-2 D. i. ἀμείβου τιθεὶς ἐν μέρει ἔπος πρὸς ἔπος.
mvp-comment-325-1 48
mvp-comment-325-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 293
mvp-comment-325-3
D. i. mit diesem Zugeständ-
nis ist deine Sache schon fast verloren. Schol.
ἡ μεταφορὰ δέ ἐστιν ἀπὸ τῶν παλαιόντων,
οἳ ἐπὶ τοῖς τρισὶ πτώμασιν ὁρίζουσι τὴν ἧτταν. Vgl. zu
Ag. 181
,
Hom.
Ψ 733
και νύ κε τὸ τρίτον αὖτις ἀναΐξαντε πάλαιον κτέ,
Soph. frg. 678
mvp-comment-326-1 49
mvp-comment-326-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 294
mvp-comment-326-3 οὐ κειμένῳ πω, οὔπω κει μένῳ. Vgl. Prom. 527 .
mvp-comment-327-1 50
mvp-comment-327-2 51
mvp-comment-327-3 Wecklein 1888, p. 294
mvp-comment-327-4 Der Text kann kaum in OrdMan erwartet ξιφουλ nung sein. κὸν χεῖρα πρὸς δέρῃ βαλών oder ξιφουλκῷ προσβολή (Hinschlagen) δέρην τεμών. Das letztere ist wahrscheinlicher.
mvp-comment-328-1 52
mvp-comment-328-2 53
mvp-comment-328-3 Wecklein 1888, p. 294
mvp-comment-328-4
δεῦρο αἰεί (huc usque) wie
Eur. Phoen. 1209
mvp-comment-329-1 54
mvp-comment-329-2 55
mvp-comment-329-3 Wecklein 1888, p. 294
mvp-comment-329-4 πέπισθι: diese Form findet sich nur hier. Vgl. ἐπέπιθμεν, οἶδα ἴσθι, δέδοικα δέδιχθι.
mvp-comment-330-1 56
mvp-comment-330-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 294
mvp-comment-330-3 προσβολάς, Flecken von den μιάσματα, die an sie hingekommen. Vgl. Ag. 401 .
mvp-comment-331-1 57
mvp-comment-331-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 294
mvp-comment-331-3
Schol.
:
mvp-comment-332-1 58
mvp-comment-332-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 294
mvp-comment-332-3 In Agamemnon hat sie sowohl ihren Gatten als meinen Vater getätet ( ἐμὲ κἀκεῖνον ἠδίκησεν).
mvp-comment-333-1 59
mvp-comment-333-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 294
mvp-comment-333-3 Zum Lohn dafür hat sie, während du noch lebst, deine Schuld also noch nicht durch Tod gebüfst hast, durch ihr blutiges Ende ihre Schuld gesühnt. σὺ μὲν ζῆς ist dem Gedanken nach untergeordnet.
mvp-comment-334-1 60
mvp-comment-334-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 294
mvp-comment-334-3 Wie ich, lebte auch sie einmal, war also auch ihre Schuld ungesühnt. Warum hast du es mit ihr nicht so gehalten wie mit mir? Dir verdankt man es nicht, dafs ihre Schuld gesühnt ist. Vgl. 219 ff.
mvp-comment-335-1 61
mvp-comment-335-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 294
mvp-comment-335-3 Vgl. 212.
mvp-comment-336-1 62
mvp-comment-336-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 294
mvp-comment-336-3
ἐντὸς ζώνης:
Cho.990
mvp-comment-337-1 63
mvp-comment-337-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 295
mvp-comment-337-3 ἐξηγοῦ κτέ. steht als Erläuterung zu μαρτύρησον. Man darf also nicht mit O. Müller (Eumen. S.162.) aus ἐξηγοῦ schliefsen, dafs der Dichter dem Apollon das Amt eines ἐξηγητής ( τῶν πατρίων, τῶν ἱερῶν καὶ ὁσίων) gegeben habe.
mvp-comment-338-1 64
mvp-comment-338-2 65
mvp-comment-338-3 Wecklein 1888, p. 295
mvp-comment-338-4
δοκῶ scil.
δρᾶσαι. Vgl. 471.
δρᾶσαι τόδ'
αἷμα wie
Eur. Or. 406
mvp-comment-339-1 66
mvp-comment-339-2 67
mvp-comment-339-3 Wecklein 1888, p. 295
mvp-comment-339-4
λέγω ..
δικαίως: aufgefordert zu sagen, ob mit Recht oder Unrecht, erkläre ich: mit Recht. Vgl. Enn. Eum. frg. III Id ego aecum fecisse expedibo atque eloquar.
τόνδε ..
Θεσμόν: der Rat ist die grofse Stiftung der Göttin. - Als Seher bin ich untrüglich. Vgl.
Cho. 557
mvp-comment-340-1 68
mvp-comment-340-2 69
mvp-comment-340-3 Wecklein 1888, p. 295
mvp-comment-340-4 Also stammt auch der Bescheid, den ich dem Orestes gegeben habe, von Zeus.
mvp-comment-341-1 70
mvp-comment-341-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 295
mvp-comment-341-3 τὸ δίκαιον τοῦτο, diese Erklärung, dafs es δικαίως geschehen, diese Rechtfertigung. Ζη μαθεῖν gehört auch πιφαύσκω ὄμμε. - Über die Stellung von δέ zu Ag. 744 . Die epische ( Hom. Λ 781 κελεύων ὄμμ᾽ ἅμ᾽ ἕπεσθαι) und lyrische Form vuus findet sich auch Soph. Ant. 846 in einer melischen Partie. Vgl. ἄμμι Sept. 141 .
mvp-comment-342-1 71
mvp-comment-342-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 295
mvp-comment-342-3 Nach dem Gesetz, auf welches ihr beeidigt seid, müfst ihr ihn als Mörder verurteilen; der Umstand aber, dafs er in meinem Auftrag d. h. im Auftrage des Zeus gehandelt hat, nimmt alle moralische Schuld von ihm.
mvp-comment-343-1 72
mvp-comment-343-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 295
mvp-comment-343-3 ὡς λέγεις σύ, wie du sagen willst d. i. wenn ich deine Worte recht verstehe.
mvp-comment-344-1 73
mvp-comment-344-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 295
mvp-comment-344-3 Der Spruch konnte nur lauten τὸν πατρὸς φόνον πρᾶξαι. Mit πράξαντα . . νέμειν hebt sie das Widerrechtliche hervor. μητρὸς τιμὰς νέμειν wie Soph. Trach. 56 εἰ πατρὸς νέμοι τιν᾽ ὤραν.
mvp-comment-345-1 74
mvp-comment-345-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 295
mvp-comment-345-3 ἄνδρα . . θανεῖν: das durch ταὐτόν ἐστι geforderte καὶ γυναῖκα ergänzt sich von selbst.
mvp-comment-346-1 75
mvp-comment-346-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 295
mvp-comment-346-3 διοσδότοις σκήπτροισι nach Hom. B 100 ff.
mvp-comment-347-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 296
mvp-comment-347-2 Cho. 344 f. Nicht auf ehrenvolle Weise wurde er durch ein Weib getötet, etwa in der Schlacht durch die Pfeile einer Amazone, sondern auf ganz niederträchtige Art, die du vernehmen sollst.
mvp-comment-348-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 296
mvp-comment-348-2 ἐφήμενοι διαιρεῖν: zu 491.
mvp-comment-349-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 296
mvp-comment-349-2
Hesych.
ἐμπολῇ·
περιέρ χεται,
πραγματεύεται.
Soph. Ai. 978
mvp-comment-350-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 296
mvp-comment-350-2
περεσκήνωσεν: zu
Ag. 1144
.
ἀτέρμονι wie
Ag. 1381
mvp-comment-351-1 76
mvp-comment-351-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 296
mvp-comment-351-3
δηχθῇ:
Hom.
E 493
ὣς φάτο Σαρπηδών,
δάκε δὲ φρένας Ἕκτορι μύθος,
Soph. Phil. 1358
mvp-comment-352-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 296
mvp-comment-352-2
Schol.
:
mvp-comment-353-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 296
mvp-comment-353-2 ,,Euch rufe ich zu Zeugen an dies zu hören" d. i.,,habt acht auf diesen Widerspruch, damit ihr ihn bezeugen könnt." Damit will sie die besondere Aufmerksamkeit der Richter darauf lenken.
mvp-comment-353-3 77
mvp-comment-354-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 296
mvp-comment-354-2 Vg1. Cho. 1026 .
mvp-comment-355-1 78
mvp-comment-355-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 296
mvp-comment-355-3 Zu Ag. 990 f. Im Προμη θεὺς λυόμενος traten die Titanen als Chor auf: Zeus hat ihre Fesseln gelöst und sich mit Kronos ausgesöhnt. Kronos wohnt dann auf den Inseln der Seligen ( Pind. Ol. II 78 ).
mvp-comment-356-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 297
mvp-comment-356-2
μηχανὴ λυτήριος, vgl.
Sept. 1032
mvp-comment-357-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 297
mvp-comment-357-2 Für vergossenes Blut giebt es keine Sühne, während in allem andern Vater Zeus die Sache nicht so genau nimmt und sich nicht sonderlich ereifert. Cetera vero omnia Iupiter constituit, sursum deorsum volvens, h. e. modo sic, modo aliter dirigens (Schütz). Vgl. auch zu 532 f. Wie dort ἄλλο ἄλλα ἐφορεύει, steht hier ἄνω τε καὶ κάτω στρέφων τίθησιν. οὐδὲν.. μένει, keineswegs infolge von Zornmut schnaubend d. i. nicht über die Mafsen aufgebracht und unversöhnlich.
mvp-comment-358-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 297
mvp-comment-358-2 Ganz einverstanden: denn sieh zu, wie du dann für diesen eintrittst, dafs er freigesprochen werde; wenn es für vergossenes Blut keine Sühne giebt, so kann auch Orestes als Mörder nicht gesühnt sein und darf als unrein nicht in seine Heimat kommen. Ζυ τὸ φεύγειν ὑπερδικεῖς τοῦδε vgl. Soph. Ai. 1346 où tavt', 'Odvoσεῦ, τοῦτ᾽ ὑπερμαχεῖς ἐμοί;
mvp-comment-359-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 297
mvp-comment-359-2 Der Mörder mufs den Schauplatz seiner Missethat meiden. Vgl. Hom. Π 573 , Ψ 86 , Ω 481 .
mvp-comment-360-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 297
mvp-comment-360-2 Einem Mörder war der Besuch der Heiligtümer wie der öffentlichen Plätze und Versammlungen untersagt. Dies wurde gleich durch die πρόρρησις bei der Bestattung des Ermordeten erklärt, vgl. Schömann Antiqu. iur. publ. Graec. p. 289. Die
mvp-comment-361-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 297
mvp-comment-361-2 ποία δὲ χέρνιψ: zu Ag. 1020 . Geschlechtsgenossenschaften ( φρῆτραι, φρᾶτραι, φρατρίαι) hatten gemeinsame Kulte und feierten gemeinsame Opfer und Feste, unter denen das bedeutendste die Ἀπατούρια waren.
mvp-comment-361-3 79
mvp-comment-362-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 297
mvp-comment-362-2
Die Mutter von dem was
τέκνον heifst ist nicht
τοκεύς. Mit
κεκλημένον wird so die Bezeichnung
τέκνον im Verhältnis
zur Mutter als ungenau erklärt.
κύματος,
κυήματος wie
Cho. 128
. Den Gedanken hat auch
Eur. Or. 552
zur Widerlegung der gleichen Anklage benützt:
πατὴρ μὲν
ἐφύ τευσέν
με,
σὴ (Orestes spricht zu Tyndareos)
δ᾽ ἔτικτε παῖς,
τὸ
σπέρμ'
ἄρουρα παραλαβοῦσ᾽ ἄλλου πάρα.
ἄνευ δὲ πατρὸς τέκνον οὐκ εἴη
ποτ᾽
ἄν.
ἐλογισάμην οὖν τῷ γένους ἀρχηγέτῃ κάλλιον ἀμυνεῖν τῆς ὑποστάσης τροφάς. Euripides unterscheidet also zwischen
φυτεύειν und
τίκτειν, welches letztere er von der Mutter gelten läfst, während Aschylos das
τίκτειν nur dem Vater zuerkennt. Vgl. auch
Eur. frg. 1048
mvp-comment-362-3 80
mvp-comment-363-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 298
mvp-comment-363-2 ὁ θρώσκων, ὁ σπερμαίνων Schol. Hesych. θρώσκων κνώδαλα: ἐκθορίζων καὶ σπερματίζων, γεννῶν. Αἰσχύλος Ἀμυμώνη. αἷσι . . θεός, eae saltem, quibus foetum non extinxerit deus (Musgrave). Über den Plural αἷσι Krüger I § 58, 3, 5 und über den Konjunktiv ohne άv zu 211.
mvp-comment-364-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 298
mvp-comment-364-2 Der bei μὲν vorschwebende Gedanke ἄνευ δὲ πατρὸς τέκνον οὐκ εἴη ποτ᾽ ἄν ergänzt sich, wie 628 καὶ γυναῖκα, von selbst.
mvp-comment-365-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 298
mvp-comment-365-2 Nach diesem Verse fehlt, wie das folgende ovde zeigt, ein Vers etwa οὐκ ἐκλοχευθεῖσ᾽ ἀγρίοις μόλις πόνοις oder πατρὸς λοχευθεῖσ᾽ ἐξ ἄκρου κρατός ποτε (in diesem Falle würde οὐδ᾽ für καὶ οὐ stehen).
mvp-comment-366-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 298
mvp-comment-366-2 Zur Argumentation wird noch ( ἔξω τοῦ πράγματος) eine auf das Gemüt wirkende Bemerkung hinzugefügt. Doch s. Anhang.
mvp-comment-367-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 298
mvp-comment-367-2
αἰανῶς (575)
μένοι wie
Suppl. 956
mvp-comment-368-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 298
mvp-comment-368-2 ἀπὸ γνώμης (pach innerer Überzeugung) wie τἀπὸ καρδίας Eur. Iph. A. 475 . Gegensatz ἀπὸ γλώσσης Theogn. 63 ἀλλὰ δόκει μὲν πᾶσιν ἀπὸ γλώσσης φίλος εἶναι. Vgl. Aeschin. 1, 92 οὐ γὰρ ἐκ τοῦ λόγου μόνον οὐδὲ ἐκ τῶν μαρτυριῶν, ἀλλ᾽ ἐξ ὧν αὐτοὶ ἐξητάκασι καὶ συνίσασι, τὴν ψῆφον φέρουσι (die Areopagiten).
mvp-comment-369-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 298
mvp-comment-369-2 Nach diesem Verse treten die Richter zur Urne (zu Ag. 806 ). Da 12 Distichen, 6 der Chorführerin, 6 des Apollon folgen (679-725), so werden es 12 Areopagiten gewesen sein entsprechend der Zahl von 12 Göttern, welche nach anderer Sage über Ares oder über Orestes ( Eur. Or. 1650 , Demosth. 23, 66 ) auf dem Areshügel gerichtet haben sollen, und bei jeder Rede des Chors wird einer in den κάδος θανάτου, bei jedem Distichon des Apollon einer in den κάδος ἐλέου seinen Stimmstein gelegt haben.
mvp-comment-370-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 299
mvp-comment-370-2 ἡμῖν μέν (uns allerdings) mit Bezug auf ὡς ἄλις λελεγμένων.
mvp-comment-371-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 299
mvp-comment-371-2 μένω (harre) ἀκοῦσαι wie γενέσθαι μένω 735. Hom. Δ 247 ἡ μένετε Τρώας σχεδὸν ἐλθέμεν, wie μένειν öfter gebraucht ist.
mvp-comment-372-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 299
mvp-comment-372-2 πῶς τιθεῖσα ἄμομφος ω πρὸς ὑμῶν: welcher Art soli mein θεσμός sein, wenn ich mir nicht euren Tadel zuziehen will? Vgl. zu Cho. 14 u. 995. Der Gedanke, welcher die 684 folgende Verkündigung des couós einleitet, steht ganz unvermittelt und die Frage der Göttin wird von niemanden beantwortet. Weiteres zu 684.
mvp-comment-373-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 299
mvp-comment-373-2 ἠκούσαθ᾽ ὧν ἠκούσατε: Zu Cho. 776 . ἐν καρδίᾳ gehört zu αἰδεῖσθε.
mvp-comment-374-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 299
mvp-comment-374-2 Athena erklärt 574 ihren Θεσμός sofort verkünden zu wollen und nach 617 f. ist die Stiftung des areopagitischen Rats bereits vollzogen. Der eouós mufs also nach 576 gegeben worden sein, wie naturgemäfs die Einsetzung des Rates der Verhandlung vor demselben vorausgeht. Wollte man
mvp-comment-374-3 81
mvp-comment-375-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 299
mvp-comment-375-2 nach 576 einfügen, so würde erstens V. 681, der dort so wenig wie hier brauchbar ist, seinen Zusammenhang mit 684 ff. verlieren; ferner würde, wenn die Verse 711-713 vorhergingen, die Aufforderung des Apollon 583 εἴσαγε δίκην überfüssig, der Befehl der Athena in 711 f. verfrüht sein. Dazu kommt, dafs πάγον . . τόνδε 688 und νεόπτολιν τήνδε 690 f. den Areopag als Schauplatz der Handlung voraussetzt in Widerspruch mit 80, 242, 443 u. a. St. Aufserdem bemerkt Dindorf, der 686-702 als unecht erklärt und 707-709 vor 703 einfügt, dafs wahrscheinlich Aschylos für die Ableitung des Namens " Ἄρειος πάγος lieber einer bedeutenderen Überlieferung, wie sich solche bei anderen Schriftstellern (Pausanias I 28, 5, Aristides or. XIII vol. I p. 170 D.) finden, gefolgt sein würde als der Erzählung von den Amazonen. Ferner rügt Dindorf in 699-702, besonders in 701 die ungeschickte Wiedergabe von 520-531. In der That ist in jenen Trimetern eine Vergröberung der weihevoller Kunst entsprechenden Worte des Chorgesangs nicht zu verkennen. Vgl. auch zu 711 und Einl. S. 22.
mvp-comment-376-1 82
mvp-comment-376-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 299
mvp-comment-376-3 ἀσυνδέκαστον (unbestechlich) wie κερδῶν ἄθικτον 707. Vgl. συνδεκάζειν τὴν ἐκκλησίαν Aeschin.
mvp-comment-377-1 83
mvp-comment-377-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 299
mvp-comment-377-3 Die handschriftliche Überlieferung ist πάγον δ᾽ Ἄρειον. Da aber dem Hügel erst 693 der Name gegeben wird und diesem Satze das Verbum fehlt, so ist " Ἀρειον als Glossem auszuscheiden und ein Verbum wie έδεῖται oder, wenn δ' wegbleibt, ein Participium wie καθ ίζον ( βουλευτήριον πάγον καθίζον τόνδε) einzusetzen. Die Worte Ἀμαζόνων ἕδραν σκηνάς τε scheinen das nach Plut. Thes. c. 27 dort anzunehmende Ἀμαζόνειον zu um- schreiben. Vgl. Diod. IV 28 κατ εστρατοπέδευσαν ( αἱ Ἀμαζόνες) ὅπου νῦν ἐστὶ τὸ καλούμενον ἀπ' ἐκείνων Ἀμαζόνειον. - σκηνὰς ὅτε: zu 22. Θησέως κατὰ φθόνον, in Mifsgunst gegen Theseus, etwa weil er die Amazone Antiope als Kriegsgefangene davon geführt hatte. Vgl. Plut. Thes. c. 26 f.
mvp-comment-378-1 84
mvp-comment-378-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 300
mvp-comment-378-3 πόλει (der Akropolis) νεόπτολιν . . ἀντεπύργωσαν: von dieser Trutzburg auf dem Areopag weifs Kleidemos bei Plut. Thes. c. 27 in seiner ausführlichen Beschreibung des Kampfes der Amazonen innerhalb der Stadt Athen nichts. Dagegen erzählt Herod. VIII 52 , dafs die Perser von dem Areopag aus die Akropolis angriffen. Dies scheint später auf die Amazonen übertragen worden zu sein. Die Akropolis ist in ihrem höchsten Punkte 471', der Areopag 355', die beide verbindende Einsattelung 327' hoch. τότε: wie an die Stelle des relativen Pronomens ein demonstratives ( Krüger I § 60, 6, 2 ), so tritt hier τότε für ὅτε ein.
mvp-comment-379-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 300
mvp-comment-379-2 Ἄρει δ᾽ ἔθυον, ἔνθεν κτἑ., nach Etym. M. p. 139, 8 und Eustath. zu Dionys. P. 653 , weil die Amazonen Töchter des Ares waren.
mvp-comment-380-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 300
mvp-comment-380-2
πέτρα: der Areopag ist ein Felsenhügel, welcher in seinem östlichen Teile nach allen Seiten schroff abfällt.
-
ἐν δὲ . .
συγγενής: die auf ihm ruhende Ehrfurcht der Bürger und die ihr verschwisterte Furcht:
ἵνα γὰρ δέος,
ἔνθα καὶ αἰδώς, heifst es in einem von
Plat. Euthyphr. 12
mvp-comment-381-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 300
mvp-comment-381-2 Die Worte βορβόρω ὕδωρ μιαίνων οὔποθ᾽ εὑρήσεις λαμπρὸν ποτόν sind nach Zenob. II 76 u. a. sprichwörtlich geworden ἐπὶ τῶν τὰ κάλλιστα μιγνύντων τοῖς αἰσχί στοις. Das Gleichnis spricht gegen die Anderung der alten Gesetze ein hartes Urteil aus, welches, wenn ursprünglich, das Gesetz des Ephialtes vom Jahr 460 treffen würde, durch das die Wirksamkeit des Areopag geschmälert wurde ( Aristot. Pol. II 9, 3 , Plut. Per. c. 9 , Kim. c. 15 ).
mvp-comment-382-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 300
mvp-comment-382-2 τὸ δεσπ. ist Objekt sowohl zu περιστέλλουσι (sorglich hegen) wie zu σέβειν.
mvp-comment-383-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 300
mvp-comment-383-2 βουλεύω, συμβουλεύω.
mvp-comment-384-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 300
mvp-comment-384-2
Soph. Ai. 1073
mvp-comment-385-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 301
mvp-comment-385-2 ἔρυμά τε χώρας für ἔρυμα χώρας τε.
mvp-comment-386-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 301
mvp-comment-386-2 Vgl. Soph. Oed. K. 694 οἷον ἐγὼ γᾶς Ἀσίας οὐκ ἐπακούω οὐδ᾽ ἐν τῇ μεγάλᾳ Δωρίδι νάσῳ Πέλοπος πώποτε βλαστόν.
mvp-comment-387-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 301
mvp-comment-387-2 ευδόντων ὅπερ ἐγρηγορός scheint auf eine polizeiliche Befugnis des Areopags hinzuweisen, kraft welcher er für nächtliche Sicherheit zu sorgen hatte. richtig ist die Erklärung des Schol. ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀποθανόντων τιμωρόν.) (Uner-
mvp-comment-388-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 301
mvp-comment-388-2 ὀρθοῦσθαι hier in der auffallenden Bedeutung ,sich heben". Der Befehl abzustimmen ist bereits 677 f. gegeben. Wenn dort nicht sofort die Abstimmung beginnen, vielmehr vor derselben wieder von den Parteien gesprochen würde, so stünde das in Widerspruch mit dem weiteren Reden entgegentretenden Entscheide der den Vorsitz führenden Göttin ( ἅλις λελεγμένων).
mvp-comment-389-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 301
mvp-comment-389-2 εἴρηται λόγος: zu Ag. 587 .
mvp-comment-390-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 301
mvp-comment-390-2 ὁμιλίαν χθονός wie 409.
mvp-comment-391-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 301
mvp-comment-391-2 ἐμούς τε καὶ Διός nach 619 ff. κτίσαι: zu 17.
mvp-comment-391-3 85
mvp-comment-392-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 301
mvp-comment-392-2
οὐ λαχών (unberufen):
Prom. 244
mvp-comment-393-1 86
mvp-comment-393-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 301
mvp-comment-393-3 νέμων, inne habend, wie 1018.
mvp-comment-394-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 301
mvp-comment-394-2 πρωτοκτόνοισι (von der Person übertragen) προστροπαῖς Ἰ. deutet die Sache nur kurz an, weil sie nach 444 bekannt ist; genauer müfste es heifsen: dadurch dafs er das Flehen des ersten Mörders erhörte".
mvp-comment-395-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 301
mvp-comment-395-2
τοιαῦτα, nämlich was nicht deines Amtes ist (
οὐ λαχών 718).
Μοίρας ἔπεισας: das gewöhnliche Asyndeton bei der Erläuterung.
βροτούς, den Admetos, Sohn des Pheres, König von Pherä in Thessalien.
Eur. Alk. 10
mvp-comment-396-1 87
mvp-comment-396-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 302
mvp-comment-396-3
τὸν σέβοντα: Admetos war ehrerbietig gegen Apollon, als dieser ihm dienen
musste. Zeus hatte nämlich den Asklepios, den Sohn des Apollon, mit dem Blitze getötet (
Ag. 1007
). Im Zorn darüber erschlug Apollon die Kyklopen, die Verfertiger der Blitze, und mufste zur Strafe bei einem sterblichen Manne um Lohn dienen.
Eur. Alk. 3 ff.
mvp-comment-397-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 302
mvp-comment-397-2
διανομάς: zu 718.
οἴνῳ: vgl.
Eur. Alk. 32
mvp-comment-397-3 88
mvp-comment-398-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 302
mvp-comment-398-2 ἐμῇ (fut.) τὸν ἰν: 481.
mvp-comment-399-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 302
mvp-comment-399-2 λέγεις: bei dir ist es blofse Rede; ich aber werde thatsächlich u. s. w.
mvp-comment-400-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 302
mvp-comment-400-2 v,,,unter", nicht,, in den Augen“, weil ἄτιμος rechtlos (ohne Anrecht auf einen Platz irgendwo) bedeutet.
mvp-comment-401-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 302
mvp-comment-401-2 ἐπεὶ κτἑ.: „Da du . ., SO will ich zunächst sehen, ob auch diese so denken." καθιππάζῃ wie 150. γενέσθαι μένω: zu 680.
mvp-comment-402-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 302
mvp-comment-402-2 ἀμφίβουλος θυμοῦσθαι (unentschlossen zu zürnen) wie βεβου λευμένη θυμοῦσθαι. Vgl. Hom. Θ 167 διάνδιχα μερμήριξεν, ἵππους τε στρέψαι καὶ ἐναντίβιον μαχέ σασθαι.
mvp-comment-403-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 302
mvp-comment-403-2 λοισθίαν δίκην κρῖναι, über den Ausgang des Gerichtes entscheiden; wenn durch die Stimmen der Richter die Entscheidung nicht gegeben wird, in letzter Instanz entschieden.
mvp-comment-404-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 302
mvp-comment-404-2
προσθήσομαι
(hinzufügen"), nämlich wenn die Stimmen der Richter gezählt sein werden, so
dafs, wenn die Stimmenzahl gleich ist, die Freisprechenden die
Majoritat erhalten (
Schol.
:
mvp-comment-404-3 89
mvp-comment-405-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 304
mvp-comment-405-2 Der Infin. τυχεῖν steht dem Akk. πάντα parallel, also als Akk. des Bezugs.
mvp-comment-406-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 304
mvp-comment-406-2 κάρτα . . πατρός: was man als Lob ausspricht, τοῦ πατρὸς εἶναι, gilt von mir recht eigentlich. Eur. El. 933 κακείνους στυγῶ τοὺς παῖδας, ὅστις τοῦ μὲν ἄρσενος πατρὸς οὐκ ὠνόμασται, τῆς δὲ μητρὸς ἐν πόλει, Soph. El. 365 νῦν δ᾽ ἐξὸν πατρὸς πάντων ἀρίστου παῖδα κεκλῆσθαι, καλοῦ τῆς μητρός, frg. 148 οὔτοι χρὴ μητρός (so Nauck für γαστρὸς) καλεῖσθαι παῖδα, τοῦ πατρὸς παρόν.
mvp-comment-407-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 304
mvp-comment-407-2 οὕτω, dem entsprechend.
mvp-comment-407-3 90
mvp-comment-408-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 304
mvp-comment-408-2 νικᾷ: das Präsens bringt den Satz in Beziehung zu 738, als wenn es hiefse: ψῆφον . . προσθήσομαι, ὥστε νικᾶν Ὀρέστην κτἑ. ἐπέZwei
mvp-comment-409-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 304
mvp-comment-409-2 τευχέων: zu 678. σταλται τέλος wie Ag. 899 . Richter treten zu den Urnen, um die Stimmen auszuschütten und der Reihe nach so hinzulegen, dafs die Zahl sofort ersichtlich ist.
mvp-comment-410-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 304
mvp-comment-410-2
αγχόνης ist gen. defin. zu
τέρματα, Schol.
θανάτου τέλος. Zu
ἀγχόνης vgl. Soph. Oed. T. 1374
οἷν ἐμοὶ δυοῖν ἔργ᾽ ἐστὶ κρείσσον ἀγχόνης εἰργασμένα,
Eur. Bakch. 246
mvp-comment-411-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 304
mvp-comment-411-2 γαρ: allerdings; denn für uns entsprechend Dahinsein (Entehrung) u. s. w. νέμειν scil. βροτούς, wenn es nicht, wie Paley vermutet, ursprünglich ἔχειν geheifsen hat.
mvp-comment-412-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 304
mvp-comment-412-2 ἐν διαιρέσει: die Sonderung ist hier das Auseinanderhalten der Stimmsteine der beiden Gefälse. Anders der Schol. διακρίσει τῶν λευκῶν καὶ μελαινῶν. Diese Art der Abstimmung wurde so gehandhabt, dafs jeder Richter einen schwarzen und einen weifsen Stein erhielt und in die gültige Urne ( κύριος καδίσκος), je nachdem er freisprechen oder verurteilen wollte, den weifsen oder schwarzen Stein, in die ungültige Urne ( ἄκυρος κ.) den anderen warf. Aber vgl. zu Ag. 806 und 807 f.
mvp-comment-412-3 91
mvp-comment-413-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 304
mvp-comment-413-2 Das Fehlen einer Stimme wird (unter Umständen) zu grofsem Leid und das Vorhandensein einer einer einzigen Stimme hat (oft) ein Haus aufgerichtet," also s. v. a. „von einer einzigen Stimme hängt oft Wohl oder Wehe einer Familie ab". Vgl. Soph. El. 415 πολλά τοι σμικροί λόγοι ἔσφηλαν ἤδη καὶ κατ ώρθωσαν βροτούς.
mvp-comment-414-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 305
mvp-comment-414-2 Enn. Eum. frg. IV (mit inc. nom. frg. XVIII) Areopagitae quia dedere aequam pilam, dico vicisse Orestem: vos facessite (= recedite).
mvp-comment-415-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 305
mvp-comment-415-2 και τις .. ἐρεῖ, die beliebte Homerische Wendung. Vgl. Soph. Ai. 500 mit Hom. Z 659 .
mvp-comment-416-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 305
mvp-comment-416-2
τρίτου steht zunächst wie Soph. Oed. K. 8
αἱ πάθαι με χώ χρόνος ξυνὼν μακρὸς διδάσκει καὶ τὸ γενναῖον τρίτον, 331
ἢ τῆσδε
καμοῦ;
δυσμόρου
τ᾿
ἐμοῦ τρίτης, Ai. 1174
κόμας ἐμὰς καὶ τῆσδε καὶ σαυτοῦ τρίτου,
Eur. Hipp. 1404
mvp-comment-417-1 92
mvp-comment-417-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 305
mvp-comment-417-3
με tritt unwillkürlich an die Stelle von
σφε, wie auch
τάσδε vom Standpunkt des Orestes aus gesagt ist.
παρείς wie
Cho. 924
mvp-comment-418-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 305
mvp-comment-418-2 Dieses eidliche Versprechen ist vorbereitet durch 289-291 und
mvp-comment-419-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 305
mvp-comment-419-2 πλειστήρης (ewig lange Zeit) kommt nur hier vor, πλειστηρίζομαι Cho. 1027 . Eur.
mvp-comment-420-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 305
mvp-comment-420-2
πρυμνήτην wie 16.
Suppl. 1191
mvp-comment-421-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 305
mvp-comment-421-2 Die Verse 770-777 sind von Dindorf als unecht erklärt worden (versus non Aeschylei, sed ab homine scripti qui quae breviter graviterque versibus praecedentibus dixerat Aeschylus loquacitate sua ineptissime dilatavit). Sie scheinen auch wie die a. St. des Euripides mehr die Stimmung des peloponnesischen Krieges als der Aschyleischen Zeit zu atmen.
mvp-comment-422-1 93
mvp-comment-422-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 306
mvp-comment-422-3
παρβαίνοντα, vgl. 229
παρ Διὸς θρόνοις.
θράξομεν,
ταράξομεν,
Prom. 655
mvp-comment-423-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 306
mvp-comment-423-2
ἀθύμους von der Person übertragen.
–
παρόρνιθας, Schol.
ἀπαισίους. Der Vers scheint als vaticinium post eventum auf etwas Thatsächliches anzuspielen. Vgl.
Enr.
Suppl. 1208
mvp-comment-424-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 306
mvp-comment-424-2 ὀρθουμένων scil. τῶν πραγ μάτων oder vielmehr τῶν ὁρκωμάτων: wenn der Schwur tren gehalten wird. Vgl. zu 970.
mvp-comment-425-1 94
mvp-comment-425-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 306
mvp-comment-425-3 ἐσμέν, s. g. praes. propheticum. Rauchenstein vermutet ἀστοὶς ἂν ἡμεῖς εἶμεν.
mvp-comment-426-1 95
mvp-comment-426-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 306
mvp-comment-426-3 πάλαισμα ἄφυκτον τοῖς ἐναντίοις ist der Sprache der Ringschule entnommen: eine Kunstweise im Ringen, der die Gegner nicht ausweichen können. ἔχων, an meinem Beistand.
mvp-comment-427-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 306
mvp-comment-427-2 δορός (gen. relat.) νικηφόρον s. v. a. δορὸς νίκην φέρον. Orestes und Apollon ab.
mvp-comment-427-3 96
mvp-comment-428-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 306
mvp-comment-428-2 Kommos, Aussöhnung der gekränkten und tief ergrimmten Erinyen durch die begütigenden Worte der Athena. Der Chor singt zwei Strophen, die er als Antistrophen wiederholt. Jeder Strophe und Antistrophe folgen 13 Verse der Athena, wornach die Partie mit 12 Versen Stichomythie und 12 Versen einer ῥῆσις der Athena abgeschlossen wird. Vgl. zu Ag. 1435 .
mvp-comment-429-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 306
mvp-comment-429-2 Ζη εἵλεσθε fehlt das Objekt, etwa τὸν μητροφόντην, τὸν γένους μιάστορα. Vgl. 325 f.
mvp-comment-430-1 97
mvp-comment-430-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 306
mvp-comment-430-3 Ich werde auf dieses Land Verderben träufeln lassen, indem ich Trauer für Trauer erweckendes Gift, Gift aus meinem Herzen loslasse. Mit σταλάξω φθοράν vgl. Cho. 1056 . Doch ist die Lesart unsicher. S. Anhang.
mvp-comment-431-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 307
mvp-comment-431-2 ἄφυλλος ἄτεκνος, d. h. wo der syv sich über die Bäume ausbreitet, da wächst kein Blatt und gedeiht keine Frucht. Vgl. zu Ag. 248 .
mvp-comment-432-1 Wecklein 1888, p. 307
mvp-comment-432-2
βροτοφθόρους κηλίδας ist gesagt mit Bezug auf den
λειχήν als menschliche Krankheit, vgl.
Cho. 280
mvp-comment-433-1 98
mvp-comment-433-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 307
mvp-comment-433-3 Ich klage - was soll ich thun? Soll ich den Bewohnern der Stadt unerträglich werden? d. b. ich klage, ich will nicht blofs klagen, sondern handeln. δυσοίστα: zu Ag. 1527 .
mvp-comment-434-1 99
mvp-comment-434-2 Wecklein 1888, p. 307
mvp-comment-434-3
μεγάλα δυστυχεῖς wie
@
μέγ᾽ εὔδαιμον κόρη
Prom. 674
διόμεναι is rather a strange word (though the English to pursue a task or charge exactly illustrates it): hence Heath ingeniously suggested διέπο- μεν. But διόμεναι was read by Schol. and the MS. may stand.
ἀνηλίῳ λάμπᾳ , lit. in sunless light, an oxymoron, meaning in a light which is no light, where no sunlight shines. [Others translate
λάμπᾳ , filth, mould; for there is a very late word λάμπη, 'scum; and Dind. adopts Wieseler's conj. λάπᾳ in the same sense. But the strain of meaning is very harsh, and the word in the last degree unlikely.]
δυσοδοπαίπαλα is suspicious, as the metaphor is rather harsh (though perhaps continued from διόμεναι): the metre does not correspond with the antistrophe (καίπερ ὑπὸ χθόνα); and the double compound with δυσis unusual, indeed unique.
mvp-sidgwick-184-3-1 There are many suggestions to cure the metrical fault, δυσποροπ., δυσποδοπ., δυσμολοπ., δυσβατοπ., etc. But it is best to leave it.
mvp-sidgwick-185-1-1
Compare
δοθέντα τέλεον , adj. used proleptically, granted for sure accomplishment.
mvp-sidgwick-187-1-1 Two syllables are wanting to make the metre correspond: and they are usually supplied among the iambics of l. 394 , with adoption of Hermann's κύρω for κῠρῶ; but possibly l. 394 is all right, and the loss is in l. 395 .
mvp-sidgwick-187-2-1 [Enter Athena from above in the air.]
γῆν καταφθατουμένη . Some further alter γῆν into γῆς, and translate hastening from; but the land of Scamander would be a strange expression, and a much fuller and better sense is gained by translating
καταφθατουμένη , occupying, hasting to claim the land. (So Hesych. who has καταφθατουμένη, κατακτωμένη.)
mvp-sidgwick-188-2-1 The Schol. tells us there was a reference here to a dispute between Athens and Mitylene for Sigeum in the Troad, settled in favour of M. by single combat. According to Herodotus (5.95) the dispute was an old one: the struggle began about 606, and was settled by mediation of Periander, who gave Sigeum to Athens. But evidently the dispute went on: for Herodotus tells us in the same chapter that Peisistratos (presumably about 550 B.C.) conquered Sigeum. It is quite in Aeschylus' manner to refer to this event in a bold and imaginative way, by making the land given to Athena as choice offering of the spoil by the chiefs of Achaioi. There was a temple of Athena on the promontory.
αὐτόπρεμνον , bold metaphor, root and branch, i. e. utterly, land and all therein.
ἐξαίρετον . : it was a custom, from Homer's time, to take out of the spoil a special gift for kings (or, as here, gods). So Homer frequently γέρας ἔξελον υἱὲς Ἀχαιῶν. So Thucydides tells us at the destruction of Mitylene (3. 30) the Athenians made 3000 holdings of the land, and 300 of these τοῖς θεοῖς ἱεροὺς ἐξεῖλον.
mvp-sidgwick-191-1-1 Flapping the fold of my aegis in wingless flight, a splendid and picturesque line: the goddess needing no wing to fly, the aegis serves her as a wing, and is accompanied with the ῥοῖβδος or whirring noise of wings.
mvp-sidgwick-191-2-1
The αἰγίς was the wonderful shield of Zeus
ἐπιζεύξασ᾽ ὄχον . You can't talk of yoking a car on your legs. It is better to take it metaphorically: the
ὄχος is the aegis, the
πῶλοι are the winds. So exactly Aristophanes calls Athena αἰγίδος ἠνιόχος Clouds 602.
ὑμᾶς θ᾽ , the construction is irregular but natural: she means, and you [I call] like to no race begotten, etc. (or perhaps even a stronger verb of abuse is meant to finish the sentence): but she checks herself l. 413 .
mvp-sidgwick-194-1-1 The MSS. reading ἄμορφον (retained by Dind. Weck. and read by Schol.) is translated, For neighbours to revile a hideous monster is far from justice, which is rather crude and inappropriate; and ὄντα, idiomatic with the subject, is hardly grammar when it constitutes the object. Robortelli's ἄμομφον makes excellent sense: but for one who is not aggrieved (lit. who has no wrong to complain of) to revile others is unjust. (This is confirmed by l. 678 , where Ven. reads again ἄμορφος for ἄμομφος.)
ἀποστατεῖ θέμις , Right holds aloof, stately phrase for ,it is wrong,.
mvp-sidgwick-196-1-1
It is doubtful whether to read αἰανῆ (from αἰανής) or αἰανῆς (from αἰανός). M. G. and Schol. read here αἰανῆ (agreeing with τέκνα) and αἰανής is the ordinary form used elsewhere by Aeschylus,
mvp-sidgwick-196-2-1
As to the meaning: the word certainly sometimes means
eternal (
ἐν οἴκοις γῆς ὕπαι , not for τοῖς γῆς ὕπαι, but in our home, beneath the earth, both phrases going with verb κεκλήμεθα.
ἐπωνύμους , not in its usual sense called after; but simply the names men call you by.
γε μὲν δή , adversative as usual. My office, however, thou shalt learn. So Ag. 661, 887, 1213 .
mvp-sidgwick-200-1-1 I might learn, if one would show a plain tale; a touch of ironic scorn for the dark hints of the Chorus.
μηδαμοῦ: . the μή generalises as usual: Some place where joy is all unknown: the Chorus mean in Hades: but the indefinite or generic way of putting it is quite idiomatic and more imaginative and impressive. μηδαμοῦ νομίζεται, lit. is held of no account.
ἐπιρροιζεῖν , to clamour after, of noisy and terrifying pursuit ; To such a flight do ye hound him on?
ἠξιώσατο
,
took on him, rarely med. Cp.
Ag. 370
ἀνάγκη .
mvp-sidgwick-204-2-1 There is no need to alter the line: the Schol. quotes and explains it thus.
ὡς often used for ὥστε in poetry: Epic usage.
mvp-sidgwick-206-1-1 There are two suitors here, and we have heard but half the pleas, i.e. we must wait till we have heard both sides. The reading of Μ. ἥμισυς λόγου is regular Attic use (as well as λόγος): τῇ ἡμισέᾳ τῆς γῆς Thuc., ὁ ἥμισυς τοῦ ἀριθμοῦ Plat.
mvp-sidgwick-207-1-1 (The correction θέλοι for θέλει is almost necessary, as otherwise it would seem as if the proposal had been made to Orestes.) The reference in this line, he would take no oath, nor challenge us to swear, is to the custom of the ἀνάκρισις or preliminary investigation of causes at Athens, before a magistrate: at this all the evidence was produced; and the first thing was for the injured party to swear (προωμοσία) he had suffered, the defendant to swear (ἀνθωμοσία) he was innocent.
mvp-sidgwick-207-2-1 These oaths, say the Chorus, are impossible here: Orestes will not deny his guilt: he will neither ask us to swear (δοῦναι) nor swear when we ask him (δέξασθαι). The whole of this passage is intended to correspond in a general way to the ἀνάκρισις: after hearing the preliminary statement of either party, Athena refers the whole case to the formal judgment of the Areiopagos.
mvp-sidgwick-208-1-1 The name of Just, not Justice, is thy desire, δίκαια being easily supplied with πρᾶξαι. She means: just forms, rather than justice.
σοφῶν , subtlety.
mvp-sidgwick-210-1-1 I say that injustice must not prevail by oaths, i.e. the issue must not be settled by oaths, but by the real justice of the case. Practically, Athena admits that Orestes cannot swear his innocence, but pleads that in this exceptional case it must not go against him for that: the true issue (εὐθυδικία) must be tried; see next note.
εὐθεῖαν δίκην , poet. for εὐθυδικία, the regular legal term for the real issue opposed to some side question.
ἐπὶ . . . τρέποιτ'
,
entrust, more frequently in the compound ἐπιτρέπω. The separate form (tmesis) is found in poetry, e. g.
Ant. 1107
τέλος
,
the final settlement, the decision.' Somewhat similar is
Ag. 934
κἀπ᾿ ἀξίων (Arnald's correction, adopted by Paley, must be right), a worthy child of worthy sire, i.e. a great goddess, and daughter of Zeus. So Schol. ἀξίων οὖσαν γονέων. [Other corrections numerous, but all less simple and natural.]
mvp-sidgwick-214-1-1 Ixion killed Deioneus, his mother's father, by treachery at a banquet by preparing a pit into which he fell. Pindar says (Pyth. 2. 31) that he was the first of men to shed kindred blood. When all shunned him for the guilt, Zeus took pity on him and purified him. Of course a connection was felt between the name Ιξίων and ἱκ-, the root of the words of supplication: possibly even the origin of the story is to be sought there.
τούτοις πᾶσιν , neut. to all this, i. e. the accusation of the Eumenides.
mvp-sidgwick-216-1-1 MSS. read ἔχει μύσος, and ἐφεζομένη, which has neither sense nor metre. ἐφημένου and ἐφημένη have been suggested; but no tolerable construction has been made of the line.
mvp-sidgwick-216-2-1 I follow Weil. Kirch. Weckl. in adopting Wieseler's far better emendation ἔχων... ἐφεζόμην: the corruption of ἐφεζόμην entailed that of the other.
mvp-sidgwick-216-3-1 Nor with pollution on my hand did I fall suppliant before thy image.
mvp-sidgwick-217-1-1 Till by the hand of the purifier of murder the blood of the slain suckling besprinkle him.
mvp-sidgwick-217-2-1 The form of purification was with water and the blood of a pig, which was commonly used at Athens in such καθάρσεις: e.g. in purifying the space where the public meetings were held: [ἐντὸς τοῦ καθάρματος Ar. Ach. 44.]
οἴκοισι . is governed by πρός: the other datives are instrumental.
πόρος , stream, is frequent in Aeschylus.
ἐκποδῶν λέγω , I speak away the misgiving: rather bold use of the words, but unmistakeable.
mvp-sidgwick-220-1-1 The order is Τροίαν Ἰλίου πόλιν ἄπολιν ἔθηκας. The Schol. remarks on the skill of Orestes in conciliating Athena by reminding her of the former bond between her and Agamemnon.
ποικίλοις , crafty.
mvp-sidgwick-222-1-1 That bare witness to the murder in the bath: for Klytaimnestra had cast the robe about Agamemnon like a net (ἄγρευμα) in the bath and stabbed him and Orestes ( Choeph. 980 ) had held up the bloody robe before the Chorus as a proof and reminder of her deed.
ἀντίκεντρα , like a spur, see ll. 38, 136 .
πράξας πανταχή
, idiomatic use for
howsoe'er I fare. So
Antig. 634
ἐν τῷ δαίμονι
Ο. Τ. 1443
,
mvp-sidgwick-225-1-1 The matter is too hard, if any mortal thinks to judge it; this, the translation of the MSS. reading, εἴ τις, makes very good sense: μεῖζον is used for μεῖζον ἢ ὥστε δικάζειν, which is easily supplied. The Schol. also takes it so, apparently. It must be referred, not to a mortal, -not even to a god: but to a divinely appointed solemn court of judges. [Others read ἤ τις, harder (than any mortal thinks) to judge: which is rather flat sense. The Schol. plainly read eἴ, not ἤ. The confusion of ei and ἤ is very common in the MSS. of Aeschylus.]
ὀξυμηνίτους is used in a slightly predicative sense, to decide with swift vengeance the issues of murder: it is the decision which brings the vengeance.
ἄλλως τε καὶ σύ , especially since thou, the causal conjunction being omitted by a looseness due to Aeschylus' bold brevity. Literally it is Both on other grounds (this is so) and (chiefly as) thou hast come. κατηρτυκώς, a hard word. καταρτίω is to fit, train, finish, and this perf. is used intransitively, in a kind of technical sense, of animals, mature, complete (so Schol. and Hesych. say), hence it is here metaphorical, of the suppliant; with all due rites performed. [In a similar metaphor Euripides (Frag. 39) uses the phrase κατηρτυκὼς πόνων, which has been misunderstood from not observing the context. Had I been new to trouble I should have resisted, like a colt newly bridled: but now I am spent (ἀμβλύς) and well trained in toils,' i.e. broken in, the phrase continuing the metaphor of the colt.]
ἀβλαβής , harmless, as l. 285 .
mvp-sidgwick-229-1-1 MSS. read ὅμως δ': but the adversative nevertheless seems out of place, and there is no sense in saying You are now pure, nevertheless I receive you: moreover the strongly emphatic σὺ μέν requires a personal antithesis. Accordingly I follow Hartung in reading ἐγὼ δέ.
αἱροῦμαι πόλει , I take thee, welcome thee in my city.
μοῖραν οὐκ εὐπέμπελον , lit. an office hard to banish, i. e. such is their office, they are hard to banish: the rights which the appointment of the gods has given them makes it hard for me to deal harshly with them.
χώρᾳ , put first to emphasise what is affected, is in sense dependent on ἄφερτος αἰανὴς νόσος.
mvp-sidgwick-231-2-1
The construction μὴ τυχοῦσαι ... ἰὸς πεσὼν νόσος is the not uncommon anacoluthon called nominativus pendens: compare
Ag. 1008
φρονημάτων , wrath.
ἀμφότερα . . . ἐμοί to let them stay, to drive them forth, both are a peril and a perplexity to me. The change of subject with the inf. ( that they should stay, that I should drive) is much less harsh in Greek: the inf. expresses the simple verbal idea, and the subject need not be consciously supplied.
δεῦρ᾽ ἐπέσκηψεν , has fallen to me, i. e. to arrange. ll. 483-484 . The general sense of these lines is plain: but the MS. reading requires to be altered, and the original text must remain C uncertain: I have taken Casaubon's ὁρκίους αἱρουμένη as the least alteration on the whole: I shall choose judges of murder bound by oaths, and appoint them as an ordinance for ever.
τόν then agrees with θεσμόν, an ordinance that which [shall be] for all time. But Wecklein's φανῶ δικ. ὁρκίων αἰδουμένους θεσμόν, is ingenious.]
ἀρωγὰ ὁρκώματα , apposition to μαρτύρια: Summon evidence and proof, sworn testimony in aid of justice. The Scholiast says ὅρκους αὐτοὺς αἰτήσατε, misunderstanding apparently ὁρκώματα to refer to the judges' oath, whereas it is best to refer it to the oath of witnesses. There is no need to insert θ' before ὁρκώματα, as H. Weil.
τὰ βέλτατα
, abstract collective for τοὺς βελτίστους. So
διαιρεῖν . is epexegetic or consec. inf., that they should decide, the subject being carried on in sense from τὰ βέλτατα, becoming (naturally) masc. in the participle, next line.
mvp-sidgwick-237-1-1 The MSS. ὅρκον περῶντας μηδὲν ἔκδικον φρεσίν is obviously corrupt: and I take the easiest correction which gives any natural sense, πορόντας (Herm.) and φράσειν (Markland)- Swearing an oath to utter naught unjust. πορόντας will then be poetic equivalent for the ordinary διδόντας (or rather δόντας) by which the Schol. interprets it.
mvp-sidgwick-237-2-1 Both errors are of the kind due to the text being dictated and misheard.
mvp-sidgwick-237-3-1 [The line is misplaced by V. Fl. after l. 484 , and omitted by Fa., and hence some have thought it spurious. But its very corruption is in favour of its genuineness.]
mvp-sidgwick-237-4-1 [Athena retires into the temple.]
mvp-sidgwick-238-1-1 Now shall come changes to new laws; rather an unusual use of the gen., though possible: we have (Thucyd. 6. 18) μεταβολὴ ἀπραγμοσύνης, change to timid policy, in a very similar use. [The best alteration is νόμων θεσμίων τ' (L. Schmidt): but it is not so forcible as the text, and not necessary.]
δίκα τε καὶ βλάβα , the cause and the wrong: the strong contradiction in terms (oxymoron), which comes out in the Greek more than in the English, is intentional and effective: Orestes' δίκα was ἄδικος and βλαβερά in the eyes of the Eumenides.
mvp-sidgwick-240-1-1 Hereafter this deed shall set all men's hand to license, is the meaning: literally it is, shall join all mortals to readiness (of sin). The commentators aptly quote Plat. Rep. 391 Ε πολλὴν εὐχέρειαν πονηρίας.
παιδότρωτα πάθεα , woful wounds dealt by a child, woes from the murderous hands of children.
mvp-sidgwick-242-1-1 And, for not even from the Furies that watch mankind Shall wrath for these deeds Come upon any man-I will let loose all murder upon them; reading οὐδέ for οὔτε, with most edd., and τιν' for τις with Weil, μαινάδων is subjective gen., τῶνδε ἐργμάτων objective, both after κότος. The γάρ gives the reason for ἐφήσω; which is common enough when ἀλλά precedes, but unusual (as here) with no such connection.
mvp-sidgwick-243-1-1
mvp-sidgwick-244-1-1 In this fine stanza the Erinyes speak as the Powers of Justice which the gods have overthrown: The afflicted shall call upon us, but we will not hear is what, in effect, they say.
mvp-sidgwick-245-1-1 Somewhere should fear abide enthroned, watching the heart of man; tis well to be chastened with suffering.
mvp-sidgwick-245-2-1
The doctrine that suffering brings wisdom is a favourite Aeschylean maxim,
mvp-sidgwick-246-1-1
The MSS. read :
mvp-sidgwick-246-2-1 (1) Some (Pal. Well. others) retain the first line and read καρδίας: who, if he cherish no [fear] in the gaiety of his heart..., but it is hardly credible that the principal idea, fear should be understood from the last stanza: and therefore-
mvp-sidgwick-246-3-1
(2) The best emendation (without too much alteration) is the old one of Auratus (Herm. Weckl. Schütz. D.)-
ἢ ... τε is irregular :
whether city or man we must say in English.
ἀνάρχετον
. (read for metre's sake), like
παντὶ μέσῳ
,
ever to the mean god gives success: a common Greek maxim: so
Ag. 378
ἐφορεύει , directs.
ξύμμετρον . seems best taken as timely, fitting: a rather fanciful way of saying wise. [Others take it in accord with this, i.e. with the doctrine of moderation: which is a possible meaning and may be defended: only the main point of all this chorus is the need of repressing crime and licence, and the doctrine of moderation is rather a digression.]
mvp-sidgwick-252-1-1
This notion, that crime leads to new crime, is familiar from the Agamemnon:
mvp-sidgwick-253-1-1
I take H.'s correction πάμφιλος for πᾶσι φίλος and Hartung's δόμων for
ἐς τὸ πᾶν , for whate'er befall; i. e. as the first and greatest rule of life.
κύριον μένει τέλος , the appointed end abideth: only an impressive way of saying that good and evil alike shall meet their deserts.
ξενοτίμους δόμων ἐπιστροφάς , κ.τ.λ., literally, [ let him revere] guest-honouring visits of the house: a characteristically elaborated expression for hospitable welcome.
οὐκ ἄνολβος ἔσται
, understatement such as is natural and common in Greek,
shall not fail to prosper.
ll. 553-554
. If the reading is right, the acc. τὰ πολλὰ παντόφυρτ᾽ is governed by the verbal idea in παραιβάταν:
The man who dares to resist and commits all manner of transgressions, swerving from Right: such accusatives after verbals are rather in the manner of Aeschylus :
βιαίως , perforce, i. e. the storm shall compel him. καθήσειν, shall lower sail, i. e. shall be made humble and submissive; so ὑφέσθαι is used Ar. Ran. 1220 ὑφέσθαι μοι δοκεῖ, Soph. Εl. 335 πλεῖν ὑφειμένῃ δοκεῖ. [It is far better to make καθήσειν absolute, and make λαῖφος governed by λάβῃ, than with H. to write καθήσειν λαῖφος, ὅταν λάβῃ, κ.τ.λ. The metaphor is then more gradually and naturally introduced: the rhythm is more effective: and also the Schol. clearly takes καθήσειν by itself, for he explains it ταπεινωθήσεται. Such curtailments are common in technical expressions, e. g. in English, luff, put about, lower away.]
πόνος , trouble, a word suggestive from its mildness: he means the hurricane.
δυσπαλεῖ , taken by some as a verb (Pal. Verrall): but the adj. δυσπαλής is used by Pindar, while the verb is unknown. The sense is equally good, if we take it adj., and the run of the sentence more easy.
θερμῷ , headstrong, rash, as often in Greek.
τὸν οὔποτ᾽ αὐχοῦντ᾽
,
who boasted he ne'er [should suffer],
boasted it ne'er should be, the negative used just as in οὔ φημι, οὐκ ἂν ᾤετο, οὐκ ἀξιῶ, etc. So
mvp-sidgwick-263-1-1 Wrecking his happiness on the reef of justice: the fine metaphor is kept up to the end.
mvp-sidgwick-264-1-1
The difficulty is to fill up the gap in the MS. line here, ἥ τ᾽ οὖν διάτορος Τυρσηνική. Scholefield conjectured οὖν to be a corruption (from contraction) of οὐρανοῦ, and Paley suggested the reading εἶθ᾽ ἡ διάτορος οὐρανοῦ. [Better Weckl. εἰς οὐρανὸν δὲ δ. τ.] But as there is a gap in 3 MSS. after διάτορος, it is better to take a suggestion of Emper's διάτορος αἰθέρος, or Ahrens' διάτορος ἀέρος, supposing the gen. lost owing to its similarity to the termination of διάτορος. The
Tyrrhenian trumpet, because the
Tyrrhenians or Etruscans were from very early times celebrated as workers in bronze: in poetry the adj. seems specially given to the trumpet: thus
Eur. Phoen. 1377
ἀρήγει , it helps, i. e. 'tis good.
mvp-sidgwick-266-1-1 The MSS. read τόνδ' or τῶνδ': the pronoun must be plural, for it must mean the Areopagitae (as Schol. explains it): to take it singular for Orestes makes no real sense with the rest of the line. The gen. is the difficulty, and perhaps points to a lost line as H. Weil. think: but on the whole it is best to read τούσδ' and to suppose τῶνδ' a blunder possibly due to καταγνωσθῇ, which in another sense ( to decide against) often takes gen.
ὧν ἔχεις αὐτὸς κράτει , rule thou thine own domain, like the proverbial τὴν σαυτοῦ πάτει, i. e. mind your own business.
mvp-sidgwick-268-1-1 MSS. end the line δόμων, which with δόμων next line is intolerable. I take νόμῳ, correction of Erf. and Burgess, and approved by H.
σύνδικος is an advocate. Apollo says he will be Orestes' advocate, as he is responsible for the murder.
κυροῦν , usually to confirm, here in the rather unusual sense of to settle, as below again l. 639 .
mvp-sidgwick-271-1-1
This is already one of the three wrestling-falls, alluding to the custom of deciding the wrestling combat by three falls: when a man was defeated thrice, he was beaten. So
γε μέντοι , as usual, adversative, however.
mvp-sidgwick-273-1-1 No need to alter λέγω (Μ. P. A.) into λέξω. The vivid present is natural enough.
πρὸς τοῦ , by whom, common variation in poetry for ὑπό. So we find ἐκ, ἀπό, παρά, with gen. of agent. See 100.
mvp-sidgwick-275-1-1 The γε, as usual, assenting and adding a further point: ay, and till now I do not complain of my lot: i. e. not literally that he had not suffered, but that Apollo had helped him.
πέπεισθι , exceptional reduplicated aorist imperative with intransitive meaning: trust now in the dead. The form somewhat resembles the Epic κέκλυθι, τέτλαθι, and κέκραχθι (Ach. 335); but has the heavier stem-form.
mvp-sidgwick-276-2-1 The Chorus speak of course with bitter irony.
mvp-sidgwick-277-1-1
Schol. takes προσβολάς as
the meeting of two pollutions, but there is no need to take it as different from its ordinary meaning, a
putting or
rubbing or
striking of one thing against another: the pollutions strike her, not each other. So it is used,
Ag. 391
, of
rubbing metal against a touchstone:
Cho. 283
of
attacks of Furies-
mvp-sidgwick-278-1-1 The δέ-clause contains the real predicate as often; the μὲν-clause points the antithesis: Therefore while thou livest [unpurged] she is free by her death.
mvp-sidgwick-279-1-1 An extreme instance of the sharp distinction felt ( l. 212 ) by the Greeks between murdering a blood-relation and an outsider. The wife not being a blood-relation was, according to the doctrine of the Eumenides here put forward, not liable to their pursuit for slaying her husband. The doctrine however fluctuates: in Cho. 923-4 Klyt. tries to deter Orestes by the threat that her Furies (ἐγκότους κύνας) will pursue him if he slays her, but he replies τὰς τοῦ πατρὸς δὲ πῶς φύγω παρεὶς τάδε; and in Sophokles, Elektra 112, the daughter prays the dread divine Erinyes to avenge her father's murder; and the Chorus (490) prophesy that with the tramp of many feet, and the might of many hands, the brazen῏footed Erinyes shall come.
mvp-sidgwick-280-1-1 The bearing of this question is explained below l. 660 , when Apollo lays down the principle that the real parent is the father.
ὥσπερ ἐστίν , i. e. as done it is.
θεσμόν , ordinance, means here (as in l. 484 ) the court of Areiopagos; and so the Scholiast explains it. It is therefore in apposition to ὑμᾶς.
μή . generic, with the indef. opt. κελεύσαι: nothing which Zeus bade not, nothing save what Zeus bade.
πιφαύσκω , I bid : nearly all the words of speaking can be so used, λέγω, εἶπον, etc. The displacement of the δέ is common.
ὔμμε
, Aeolic form of ὑμᾶς found several times in Homer. So
mvp-sidgwick-284-3-1 [There is no need of alterations, as Hartung thinks.]
mvp-sidgwick-285-1-1 i.e. follow Zeus' will [even if you think it unjust]: for no oath [such as you swore, l. 489 , to do justice] is stronger than Zeus.
πράξαντα
, prop.
exacting, a favourite word of Aeschylus, often for
avenging: ἀτίμωσιν πρασσομένα,
avenging the dishonour,
Ag. 705
,
mvp-sidgwick-287-1-1 Here and l. 657 Apollo acts in the character of the ἐξηγητής or expounder of the law, usually consulted about ancient or sacred customs. See Introd. p. 16.
mvp-sidgwick-288-1-1 Schol. tells us that Epicharmos (comic poet 540-450, who knew Aeschylus and lived with him some time at the court of Hiero) criticised him for his fondness for this word τιμαλφεῖν.
ὥστε , Epic, common in Trag. for ὡς.
mvp-sidgwick-290-1-1
A passage of well-known difficulty. The MSS. reading (with slight corrections, see critical notes) is substantially the following:
ταύτην , Klytaimnestra.
προτιμᾷ , most regards: i. e. counts it of more importance, as a more heinous sin, to slay him.
ὑμᾶς , the judges, as the Scholiast says.
ἂν λύσειεν , quite general, fetters may be loosed: not Zeus only, but anyone, may loose them.
mvp-sidgwick-295-1-1 For this sentiment, the keynote of the three plays, see l. 261 . 1 Hartung, Wakefield, Burgess rewrite the passage: Paley reads ἅμ' αἴνοις for ἄμεινον, harsh in itself, and leaving ἠμποληκότα untranslateable; Bothe and Butler ἢ φράσαι for εὔφροσιν, ingenious, but rather too strong: H. Schütz, Linwood, Rauchenstein suppose a lacuna. Wellauer says procul dubio corrupta. Weckl. also leaves a lacuna. It strikes a modern reader as a grotesque defence of Zeus for his unfilial act, to say Fetters can be undone.
ἐπῳδάς
.
So Ag. 1019,
mvp-sidgwick-297-1-1 All else he turns about, setting them high or low as he will.
mvp-sidgwick-298-1-1 Beware how thou pleadest for him, that he be acquitted; the τὸ φεύγειν being a kind of consecutive infinitive, giving the desired result of the pleading.
τὸ μητρὸς αἱμ' ὅμαιμον , his mothers kindred blood,' the attribute μητρὸς ὅμαιμον being divided, as often.
mvp-sidgwick-300-1-1 The Phratriai or clans were originally sub-divisions of the four old Ionic Tribes into which Athenians were grouped. There were twelve phratries, and they were based on a real or supposed kinship. The annual clan festival was the Apatouria (festival of those who had the same father, ἀ- πατήρ). And the purification with water (χέρνιψ) was the common preliminary to these, as to all rites in temples or household gatherings: the bloodguilty being naturally excluded from all.
mvp-sidgwick-301-1-1 The Med. reads κεκλημένου, while Ven. Flor. Farn. read κεκλημένη. Both make sense: (1) κεκλημένου: the mother of the so-called child is not the parent. (2) κεκλημένη: the so-called mother is not the parent of the child. But it is obvious that τέκνου and τοκεύς are opposed, the sense required being ' it is called her τέκνον, but she is not the τοκ-εύς really :' and therefore it is best to take (1), the Medicean reading κεκλημένου.
κῦμα , from kv-, which has the ideas of bulging, swelling, containing, hence κῦμα is the young in the womb, more commonly κύημα. So Cho. 121 .
ὁ θρώσκων , he who begets, the male. The strange doctrine is that the father who begets is the real parent (τίκτει), the mother a stranger, ξένη, who only cherishes the child for another.
οἷσι μὴ βλάψῃ θεός , save what the god blights, i.e. except the god blight it, the plural relative after ἔpvos being a natural laxity of grammar.
mvp-sidgwick-304-2-1 [The indef. subj. without av is an Epic use, common in Tragedy. Note also ἔσωσεν gnomic aor.]
οὐδ
.' has troubled editors: H. Butl. (Dind. Weil, etc.) suppose a line fallen out: Schütz reads οὐκ. I do not see that alteration is necessary if a slight pause is made at πάρεστι :
mvp-sidgwick-305-2-1 [No sense can be got by taking οὐδέ, not even, as Pal. following Wellauer.] The and couples the explanatory clause, as te in Ag. 1526 .
τἄλλα . θ' answers to καὶ τόνδ' ἔπεμψα. τἄλλα is expanded into τὸ σὸν πόλισμα καὶ στρατόν.
mvp-sidgwick-307-1-1 That their posterity should cherish this faithful bond:' the emphasis of this wish for permanence is really a political allusion. Not long before the date of the play (which is generally put at 458 B.C.) the Argives had become allied with Athens. The picture of Orestes the Argive, fleeing for refuge to Athens, had therefore a significance from a political point of view, which is of course only lightly touched, but is not lost sight of. See below l. 765 , and Introduction.
ἀπὸ γνώμης
,
from his judgment (gen. of the source), i.e.
according to his judgment. Somewhat similar are
mvp-sidgwick-309-1-1 The sense is improved by marking this line as interrogative. Athena first asks the Furies whether they are willing to have the voting, and then the other side, Apollo and Orestes. Both express satisfaction, and then she gives her final address and orders them to vote. κελεύω will then be subj. delib. Shall I now order? etc. It is a formal request to both sides to know if there is anything more to be said: no doubt a copy of the usual proceeding on the part of the presiding judge at an Areopagite trial.
τιθεῖσ' , ordering. Athena addresses Apollo and Orestes, but Apollo replies to the judges.
mvp-sidgwick-311-1-1 Athena having formally to address the court, takes this opportunity of solemnly instituting the Areiopagos for ever. [Kirch. Weckl. etc. transfer this speech to 573: but the close of the speech shows that it comes just before the voting.]
mvp-sidgwick-312-1-1 The names Aigeus, Theseus, Amazons, are brought in to emphasize the antiquity and glory of this Athenian institution.
᾿Αμαζόνων ἕδραν . One of the exploits of Theseus was an attack on the warrior women, called Amazons, when he carried off their queen Antiope. In revenge the Amazons invaded Attica, and were not defeated till they had reached the centre of Athens itself. The grammar is broken, and the provisional accusative πάγον δ᾽ ῎Αρειον τόνδ' in the course of the long sentence is forgotten; there is nothing to govern it. So O. T. 449 . But it may be that ῎Αρειον is a gloss, which has ousted the verb: so Weil reads ἑδοῦνται, Weckl. ἑδεῖται.
κατὰ φθόνον , in hate, spite, slightly strained use.
πόλιν νεόπτολιν τήνδ' ἀντεπύργωσαν , raised this new city rampart against the old: i. e. fortified the Areiopagos against the Akropolis.
τῷ , it, Epic use of article as pronoun, common in Aeschylus.
φόβος τε ξυγγενής , and fear his kinsman. Aeschylus is fond of such sudden personifications. So Ag. 494 he still more quaintly calls dust the neighbour brother of clay, κάσις πηλοῦ ξύνουρος.
σχήσει , shall restrain them.
mvp-sidgwick-319-1-1 I take the simplest alteration, ἐπικαινούντων for ᾿πικαινόντων of MSS., and leave the stop at νόμους.
mvp-sidgwick-319-2-1
[Others (H. D. Hart.) run on the sense to ἐπιρροαῖσι, to avoid leaving
l. 694
unconnected; but the rhythm is easier if we end at
l. 693
after the long passage: κακ. ἐπ. goes better with what follows than with ἐπικαινούντων: and as to the want of connexion, we have a similar instance in
Ag. 322
mvp-sidgwick-320-1-1 Same sentiment l. 526 .
περιστέλλουσι , lit. wrapping round, i.e. protecting, maintaining. Aeschylus protests against the despot (who was no longer formidable) and anarchy: i. e. he recommends oligarchy under the usual pretext of moderation.
mvp-sidgwick-322-1-1 The same sentiment as the Furies had expressed before, l. 516 , that Fear is necessary to the moral order of men and states, is here adopted by Athena.
mvp-sidgwick-323-1-1 Such majesty if ye justly revere ye shall find, etc.: by τοιόνδε σέβας she means the reverend court of Areiopagos.
mvp-sidgwick-324-1-1
Neither among the Scythians, nor the lands of Pelops, a stately expression for neither in Greece (the Peloponnesus standing for Greece) nor in the distant barbarous countries.
So (H. quotes) Soph. O. C. 695
κερδῶν ἄθικτον
,
incorruptible. The gen. belongs to a special (though common) class of usages with negative adjectives, e. g. ἄλυπος ἄτης Soph. Εl. 990,
ὀξύθυμος , quick to wrath: a tribunal that delays not to punish. The fine expression that follows, a wakeful guardian of the land on behalf of them that sleep, has been misunderstood [by Schol. and others]: it is simply an imaginative description of an ever-vigilant tribunal, always watchful even when those it defends slumber.
φρούρημα
,
guardian: for this verbal suffix used actively compare
mvp-sidgwick-327-2-1
[During the following dialogue the seated judges in turn arise slowly and solemnly, and take their pebbles and drop them into the two urns (
βαρεῖαν τήνδ' ὁμιλίαν χθονός , these dread visitants of the land. χθονός somewhat loosely but naturally after ὁμιλίαν. The Chorus' language is mild: but the threat is none the less effective.
ἀκαρπώτους . The notion is often found in the ancient poets that the will of destiny or the gods could be thwarted by man's perverseness: thus in Homer people act or suffer ὑπὲρ μόρον : and in Vergil the fates of one side conflict with the fates of the other.
mvp-sidgwick-330-1-1 Thou hast respect to deeds of blood-not thine office, meaning that he protects the murderer, and so interferes with the functions of other deities, viz. themselves.
mvp-sidgwick-331-1-1 No longer from a pure oracle shalt thou prophesy. We must read νέμων for the awkward μένων of MSS. with H. D. Hart. Kirch. Weck., etc.; νέμων will then govern μαντεία. The word ἁγνά is much more applicable to μαντεῖα in the sense of shrine than in the sense of prediction.
mvp-sidgwick-332-1-1
For Ἰξίονος see note on
l. 441
. The argument is, Did not Zeus succeed in purifying a murderer who was a suppliant once before, viz. Ixion? προστροπαῖς,
in the supplication.' Dat. of occasion, used by poets, e. g. νόστοις, ‘at his return, Soph. Εl. 194: τόκοισιν,
in child bearing,
Ο. Τ. 172 :
μὴ τυχούσα , of course conditional: if I do not...
ὁμιλήσω , will haunt, will visit.
mvp-sidgwick-335-1-1 Pheres was father of Admetos: and the reference is to the famous and beautiful story of Alkestis, in Euripides' version as follows:-Apollo having served in the house of Admetos, by order of Zeus, and being well treated, repaid his debt by begging off Admetos' life from the Fates, on condition of his finding a substitute. After trying all his friends he found none but Alkestis, his wife, ready to die for him. See l. 172 , note.
ἔπεισας . Euripides says (Alk. 12) that Apollo cheated (δολώσας) the Fates; and ( l. 728 ) Aeschylus tells us it was by making them drunk. The crude barbarism of the tale points to its great age.
σέβοντ' , pious. Euripides (Alk. 10) calls Admetos similarly ὅσιος ἀνήρ.
τύχοι
. The common use is to employ the opt. in past general conditions, the subjunctive where the verb, as here (έστι understood with δίκαιον), is primary. But it is a special idiom to employ the optative in maxims and other statements of a universal character, where the verb is to apply to all time: or to put it otherwise where the idea of time is absent. Thus
Soph. O. T. 315
διανομάς , ordinances: the MSS. have δαίμονas, but the Scholiast on Alkestis 12 quotes the line with διανομάς; and this certain emendation was thence made by Cobet. δαίμονας was suggested by θεάς in the next line.
σύ . τοι is scornfully repeated. οὐκ ἔχουσα τῆς δίκης τέλος, failing to win thy cause is the general sense. τέλος literally means the decision, as in l. 243 ; and having the decision' means winning it.
ἐμεῖ . is future.
καθιππάζει , characteristic vigorous figure, override, i. e. overbear.
ἀμφίβουλος οὖσα , doubtful, undecided.
λοισθίαν κρῖναι δίκην , to give the last judgment, i. e. vote; δίκη in a slight but natural strain of meaning.
mvp-sidgwick-345-1-1 [Here Athena holds up a white pebble.]
εἰμὶ τοῦ πατρός , extended use of the gen. of possessor: I am for the father, on the father's side, which would ordinarily be πρὸς τοῦ πατρός. 6
mvp-sidgwick-347-1-1 Thus Orestes wins, even if the votes,' etc. The regular rule of the Athenian dicasteries: it is part of the poet's purpose to represent the court and all its customs as of ancient and divine institution.
mvp-sidgwick-347-2-1 [The question has been much discussed whether Athena's vote is counted among the ballots, or is the casting vote; some even maintaining that she does not vote at all.
mvp-sidgwick-347-3-1 At first sight it would appear that Athena votes ( l. 735 ), that the votes are counted ( l. 742 ), and that with Athena's the votes are equal.
mvp-sidgwick-347-4-1 But this would make the court an odd number: the majority in the judges against Orestes; and Athena interfering to turn a majority into a minority:-all of which are very unlikely, and spoil the impressive symbolism of the vote of the goddess. This, as Müller (Eum. Append.) has pointed out, is as follows: The human justice is divided about the cause: the guilt of Orestes, the guilt of Klyt. balance: it is the goddess who gives the casting vote. Thus the rule that equal votes acquit is finely and imaginatively explained: when the earthly ψῆφοι are equal there is an unseen and divine vote for mercy.
mvp-sidgwick-347-5-1 This could easily and simply be brought out in the action: the other judges get up and drop their pebbles in, Athena holds hers in her hand until the counting.]
πάλους , lots, only an imaginative word for the pebbles: so much turned on the decision.
mvp-sidgwick-349-1-1 [Here two judges rise and turn out the votes.]
mvp-sidgwick-350-1-1 The cries of suspense on either side are significantly addressed to Apollo, God of Light (φοῖβος), and Night, mother of the Furies.
ἀγχόνης τέρματ'
,
death by the noose, the most miserable death; the form of tragic suicide adopted by women when all is lost, e.g. Iokaste (
O. T. 1264
), Antigone (
Ant. 1221
), Phaidra (
Hipp. 777
). Helena however (
Eur. Hel. 300
) says: ''Tis best to die: but how to die nobly? Hanging in mid-air is unseemly-
tis held shameful even among slaves. ἀγχόνη is consequently proverbial for the last and worst suffering :
γάρ . explains their cry l. 745 : For 'tis ours to be lost, or yet more honoured.
πεμπάζω , from πέμπε (old form of πέντε), means to count on the five fingers.
διαιρέσει , the parting of the votes. This word shews that the voting was (as Schol. says) by black and white pebbles, which was the commonest method at Athens. In this system there were two κάδισκοι or urns, one called κύριος or the decisive one, the other ἄκυρος: each voter had a black and a white pebble; his vote was counted, according as the pebble he dropped into the κύριος was white or black, for acquittal or condemnation. The second or inoperative urn was to get rid of the other pebble, that there might be no clue to the way he had voted. Another method was by an urn of acquittal, and an urn of condemnation: but this would require only counting, no διαίρεσις.
mvp-sidgwick-355-1-1 If a vote fail, great sorrow comes: the cast of one pebble saves the house; a picturesque and rather loaded way of saying one vote either way makes the difference between ruin and salvation. The picturesque word βαλοῦσα, as though the saving pebble touched or struck the house is quite in Aeschylus' vein of sudden and bold metaphor. ὤρθωσεν, gnomic aor. [Others following Schol. take the last line 'overthrows and uplifts the house, but the expression is very harsh for this].
mvp-sidgwick-356-1-1 [As she speaks, she adds her white pebble to the votes of acquittal.]
mvp-sidgwick-357-1-1 The man is an Argive again.
ἕκατι , by grace of, the older Epic use of the word, always with God's name, by will or aid of, like Διὸς ἕκητι. So Cho. 214, 436 . τοῦ πάντα κραίνοντος is of course Zeus Soter.
ὁρῶν . seems rather weak: Weckl. reads παρείς.
ἅπαντα πλειστήρη χρόνον , a stately expression, all the fulness of time.'
mvp-sidgwick-361-1-1 The oath that no Argive king shall ever bring an army against Athens of course refers to the recent treaty, see note l. 673 .
κεκασμένον , Epic word, arrayed.
mvp-sidgwick-363-1-1 Being then in the grave, the τότε referring to any future time when the friendly Argives should become foes, and lead the arrayed spears against Athens.
mvp-sidgwick-364-1-1 vῦν is part of the attribute: τἀμὰ νῦν ὁρκώματα, my present oaths: the attribute may be always so divided. See note on l. 653 . Notice the Epic syncope of παρά in παρβαίνουσι.
πράξομεν , we will so deal; ὡς μεταμέλῃ, that they may repent: the παρβαίνουσι depending on the general sense. But the expression is harsh, and perhaps corrupt.
mvp-sidgwick-366-1-1 Giving them marches of despair and ways of evil augury; this fine line a fuller explanation of ἀμηχάνοισι δυσπραξίαις.
ὀρθουμένων . might refer to the oaths, if they are kept,' as the Schol. seems to mean [γεννωμένων, which is prob. corrupt for γενομένων], but is probably vaguer, if all be well. The change to dat. τιμῶσιν is a little loose in structure: but not so unnatural here where the subject is changed.
mvp-sidgwick-367-2-1 The whole passage ll. 767-774 is suspected by Dind., but the diction is mostly very Aeschylean, such lines as 768 and 770 particularly: the only noticeable things being the obscurity of πράξομεν and the somewhat superfluous αὐτοῖσιν, αὐτοῖσι. But there is certainly no ground for rejecting the passage.
πολισσοῦχος . (like πολιοῦχος) is regularly used of gods, Theb. 69, 185 , Ag. 338 , but in this play it is used three times ( ll. 775, 883, 1010 ), of men, citizens.
ἄφυκτον . with πολέμιοις, a struggle wherefrom thy foes ne'er shall escape.
mvp-sidgwick-369-2-1 [Orestes and Apollo go out: the Areopagites remain seated, Athena in the midst.]
mvp-sidgwick-370-1-1
Wanting in V. Fl. Va. It is clear that it is not this refrain but the second repetition (
ll. 808-822
) that V. Fl. Fa. copied, as they follow M. G. in reading erroneously
εἵλεσθέ , i. e. you have stolen him, Orestes my prey.
ἐν γᾷ τᾷδε
,
upon this land : it seems from
l. 800
as if it was meant to be taken here with βαρύκοτος,
falling on this land with grievous wrath. The ἐv is the Epic use with verbs of motion like ἐνὶ στήθεσσιν ὀρούσας: cf.
ἀντιπενθῆ , woe for woe. So the gloss in the Med. rightly explains, ὁμοῖα δρῶντα οἷς πέπονθα.
mvp-sidgwick-374-1-1 The participle μεθεῖσα has no verb: the verb, as happens occasionally in these long broken sentences, is deferred and finally appears in a different form l. 789 .
mvp-sidgwick-375-1-1 A leafless childless blight-ah! justice!-speeding o'er the land shall scatter on the ground the deadly plague-spots.
mvp-sidgwick-376-1-1
MSS. read:
mvp-sidgwick-376-2-1 δύσοιστα πολίταις ἔπαθον, Grievous to the city shall be my wrongs, i. e. the city shall pay for my ill-treatment. This is the Scholiast's explanation, and perhaps the best.