Πάγκοινος λίμνη
lake common to all, universal lake
Translated by Catharine Roth15 Sep 2007Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] that of Hades. "But you will not raise him from the lake of Hades, which is common to all, not with lamentations or prayers." *pa/gkoinos [means the lake] at which all must arrive. The sense [is]: not by grieving nor by petitioning the gods will you raise this man up.1 In the Homeric saying: "for there is no effect in bitter lamentation."2 And Aeschylus [writes]: "death [is] the only god who does not love gifts."3 "He does not accept the part of sweet hope."4
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πάγκοινος λίμνη· ἡ τοῦ ᾅδου. ἀλλ' οὔτοι τόν γ' ἐξ ἀΐδα παγκοίνου λίμνας ἀνστάσεις, οὔτε γόοις οὔτε λιταῖσιν. παγκοίνου, εἰς ἣν ἅπαντας ἀφικέσθαι δεῖ. ὁ δὲ νοῦς· οὔτε ὀδυρομένη οὔτε παρακαλοῦσα τοὺς θεοὺς τοῦτον ἀναστήσεις. Ὁμηρικῶς· οὐ γάρ τις πρῆξις πέλεται κρυεροῖο γόοιο. καὶ Αἰσχύλος· μόνος θεῶν γε θάνατος οὐ δώρων ἐρᾷ. οὐ δέχεται γλυκερᾶς μέρος ἐλπίδος.
Betacode
*pa/gkoinos li/mnh: h( tou= a(/|dou. a)ll' ou)/toi to/n g' e)c a)i/+da pagkoi/nou li/mnas a)nsta/seis, ou)/te go/ois ou)/te litai=sin. pagkoi/nou, ei)s h(\n a(/pantas a)fike/sqai dei=. o( de\ nou=s: ou)/te o)durome/nh ou)/te parakalou=sa tou\s qeou\s tou=ton a)nasth/seis. *(omhrikw=s: ou) ga/r tis prh=cis pe/letai krueroi=o go/oio. kai\ *ai)sxu/los: mo/nos qew=n ge qa/natos ou) dw/rwn e)ra=|. ou) de/xetai glukera=s me/ros e)lpi/dos.
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External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history4 revisions · last 21 May 2016
- coding — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth