Ὦ δύσμορ' Αἶαν
o ill-fated Ajax
Translated by Christopher Star4 Apr 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
"[O ill-fated Ajax,] although [you are] such a man, what a state you are in! How worthy [you are] of lamentations even from enemies!"
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὦ δύσμορ' Αἶαν, οἷος ὢν οἵως ἔχεις. ὡς καὶ παρ' ἐχθροῖς ἄξιος θρήνων τυχεῖν.
Betacode
*)=w du/smor' *ai)=an, oi(=os w)\n oi(/ws e)/xeis. w(s kai\ par' e)xqroi=s a)/cios qrh/nwn tuxei=n.
Notes
- Sophocles, Ajax 923-4 (web address 1); Tecmessa is speaking. See also omicroniota 155.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history5 revisions · last 7 Sep 2023
- cosmetics — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- added cross-reference, raised status — Catharine Roth
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Revised — Helma Dik
- Translated — Christopher Star