Ὦ Ζεῦ
O Zeus
Translated by Christopher Star27 May 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὦ Ζεῦ, τί ταῦτα; πότερον εὐτυχῆ λέγω; ἢ δεινὰ μέν, κέρδη δέ; λυπηρῶς δ' ἔχει, εἰ τοῖς ἐμαυτῆς τὸν βίον σῴζω κακοῖς· ὡς μὲν γυνὴ κεκίνηται ἐπὶ τῷ πάθει, πρὸς δὲ τὸν κίνδυνον ἀποβλέπουσα ἥδεται.
Betacode
*)=w *zeu=, ti/ tau=ta; po/teron eu)tuxh= le/gw; h)\ deina\ me/n, ke/rdh de/; luphrw=s d' e)/xei, ei) toi=s e)mauth=s to\n bi/on sw/|zw kakoi=s: w(s me\n gunh\ keki/nhtai e)pi\ tw=| pa/qei, pro\s de\ to\n ki/ndunon a)poble/pousa h(/detai.
Notes (2)
- 1Sophocles, Electra 766-768 (web address 1); Clytemnestra's first words after hearing from the Paedagogus the false report of Orestes' death. ↩
- 2This is part of the scholiast's note; it continues, "and on account of the Chorus, she pretends to suffer". See Scholia in Sophoclis Tragoedias Septem e Codice MS. Laurentiano, D. Elmsley, ed. (Oxon. 1825). ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history4 revisions · last 7 Sep 2023
- cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
- tweaked note — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Christopher Star