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    Sophocles, Trachiniae (ed. Sir Richard Jebb)

    Deianeira

    Editions and translations: Greek (ed. Sir Richard Jebb) | English (ed. Sir Richard Jebb) | English (ed. Robert Torrance)
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    Messenger

    I heard this man declare, before many witnesses, that it was for the sake of this girl that Heracles overthrew Eurytus and the high towers of Oechalia: Eros, [355] alone of the gods, enchanted him into doing those deeds of arms, not the toilsome servitude to Omphale in Lydia, nor the death to which Iphitus was hurled. But now the herald has thrust Eros aside and tells a different tale. Well, when Heracles could not persuade him whose seed produced the child [360] to give him the girl for his secret concubine, he devised some petty complaint as a pretext, and made war upon her fatherland, in which, as the herald said, that Eurytus ruled. He killed the king, her father, and [365] sacked her city. And now, as you see, he makes his return, sending her to this house not without consideration, lady, and not as if she were to be a slave. No, do not expect that; it is not likely, if his heart has been kindled with desire. On this account, my Queen, I resolved to reveal to you all [370] that I had heard from that man. Many others were listening to it, as I was, in the public place where the Trachinians were assembled, so they can convict him. If my words are unwelcome, I am grieved; but nevertheless I have spoken the truth.


    There are a total of 10 comments on and cross references to this page.

    Further comments from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Trachiniae:
    line 355: monos theôn
    line 355: thelxeien
    line 360: kruphion hôs echoi lechos
    line 360: aitian
    line 360: hetoimasas
    line 365: hêkei
    line 365: eperse
    line 365: entethermantai
    line 365: hêkei
    line 365: domous hôs tousde

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Oedipus at Colonus:
    * [1579-1779: Exodus]

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Antigone:
    * [1-99]

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Ajax:
    *
    * [201-595]

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Trachiniae:
    * [821-862]
    * [1-93]

    Cross references from Walter Leaf, Commentary on the Iliad (1900):
    4, 324 [Book 4 (D)]

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    This text is based on the following book(s):
    Sophocles. The Trachiniae of Sophocles. Edited with introduction and notes by Sir Richard Jebb. Sir Richard Jebb. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. 1892.
    OCLC: 39793726


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