Διφρηλατῶν
driving a chariot
Translated by Catharine Roth26 Aug 2004Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning someone] chariot-driving. Sophocles [writes]: "but you, O Sun who drive your chariot through the lofty heaven, when you see my paternal earth, hold back your golden reins and announce my fate and my death." Ajax says [this].1
Also [sc. attested is the related noun]difrhla/ths ["chariot-driver"].2
Also [sc. attested is the related noun]
Greek original · Adler’s text
Διφρηλατῶν· ἁρματηλατῶν. Σοφοκλῆς· σὺ δ', ὦ τὸν αἰπὺν οὐρανὸν διφρηλατῶν ἥλιε, πατρῴαν τὴν ἐμὴν ὅταν χθόνα ἴδῃς, ἐπισχὼν χρυσόνωτον ἡνίαν ἄγγειλον ἄτας τὰς ἐμὰς μόρον τ' ἐμόν. ὁ Αἴας φησί. καὶ Διφρηλάτης.