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Euripides, Andromache, 670-746
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καὶ μὴν ἴσον γ' ἀνήρ τε καὶ γυνὴ στένειAgain, thou mayst say, husband and wife have an equally strong case if she is wronged by him, and similarly if he find her guilty of indiscretion in his house; yet while he has ample powers in his own hands, she depends on parents and friends for her case. Surely then I am right in helping my own kin! Thou art in thy dotage; for thou wilt do me more good by speaking of my generalship than by concealing it. Helen's trouble was not of her own choosing, but sent by heaven, and it proved a great benefit to Hellas; her sons, till then untried in war or arms, turned to deeds of prowess, and it is experience which teaches man all he knows. I showed my wisdom in refraining from slaying my wife, directly I caught sight of her. Would that thou too hadst ne'er slain Phocus! All this I bring before thee in pure good-will, not from anger. But if thou resent it, thy tongue may wag till it ache, yet shall I gain by prudent forethought.
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παύσασθον ἤδη — λῷστα γὰρ μακρῷ τάδε —LEADER: Cease now from idle words, 'twere better far, for fear ye both alike go wrong. PELEUS: Alas! what evil customs now prevail in Hellas! Whenever the host sets up a trophy o'er the foe, men no more consider this the work of those who really toiled, but the general gets the credit for it. Now he was but one among ten thousand others to brandish his spear; he only did the work of one; but yet he wins more praise than they. Again, as magistrates in all the grandeur of office they scorn the common folk, though they are naught themselves; whereas those others are ten thousand times more wise than they, if daring combine with judgment. Even so thou and thy brother, exalted by the toilsome efforts of others, now take your seats in all the swollen pride of Trojan fame and Trojan generalship. But I will teach thee henceforth to consider Idaean Paris a foe less terrible than Peleus, unless forthwith thou pack from this roof, thou and thy childless daughter too, whom my own true son will hale through his halls by the hair of her head; for her barrenness will not let her endure fruitfulness in others, because she has no children herself. Still if misfortune prevents her bearing offspring, is that a reason why we should be left childless?
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φθείρεσθε τῆσδε, δμῶες, ὡς ἂν ἐκμάθωBegone! ye varlets, let her go! I will soon see if anyone will hinder me from loosing her hands. (to ANDROMACHE) Arise; these trembling hands of mine will untie the twisted thongs that bind thee. Out on thee, coward! is this how thou hast galled her wrists? Didst think thou wert lashing up a lion or bull? or wert afraid she would snatch a sword and defend herself against thee? Come, child, nestle to thy mother's arms; help me loose her bonds; I will yet rear thee in Phthia to be their bitter foe. If your reputation for prowess and the battles ye have fought were taken from you Spartans, in all else, be very sure, you have not your inferiors. LEADER: The race of old men practises no restraint; and their testiness makes it hard to check them.
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ἄγαν προνωπὴς εἰς τὸ λοιδορεῖν φέρῃ:MENELAUS Thou art only too ready to rush into abuse; while, as for me, I came to Phthia by constraint and have therefore no intention either of doing or suffering anything mean. Now must I return home, for I have no time to waste; for there is a city not so very far from Sparta, which aforetime was friendly but now is hostile; against her will I march with my army and bring her into subjection. And when I have arranged that matter as I wish, I will return; and face to face with my son-in-law I will give my version of the story and hear his. And if he punish her, and for the future she exercise self-control, she shall find me do the like; but if he storm, I'll storm as well; and every act of mine shall be a reflex of his own. As for thy babbling, I can bear it easily; for, like to a shadow as thou art, thy voice is all thou hast, and thou art powerless to do aught but talk. (MENELAUS and his retinue withdraw.) PELEUS: Lead on, my child, safe beneath my sheltering wing, and thou too, poor lady; for thou art come into a quiet haven after the rude storm.
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Intertexts (texts cited often on the same page as the searched text):

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1. Homer, Odyssey, 11.438 (8th cent. BCE - 7th cent. BCE)

2. Euripides, Andromache, 100, 1000-1008, 101-106, 1064, 107, 1075, 108, 1085-1089, 109, 1090-1099, 110, 1100-1109, 111, 1110-1119, 112, 1120-1129, 113, 1130-1139, 114, 1140-1149, 115, 1150-1159, 116, 1160-1172, 1176, 1187, 1211, 1218, 1239-1241, 1253-1268, 127, 147-159, 16, 160-169, 17, 170-179, 18, 180-189, 19, 190-199, 2, 20, 200-259, 26, 260-269, 27, 270-279, 28, 280-289, 29, 290-292, 309-319, 32, 320-332, 334-351, 361-363, 37, 376, 38, 381, 41, 419, 43-44, 445-459, 46, 460-463, 47-48, 52-53, 537-539, 54, 540-544, 547-549, 55, 550-659, 66, 660-669, 67, 671-746, 763, 78-80, 805, 83-85, 854, 86-89, 922-928, 993-999, 10 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

10. ῥιφθέντα πύργων ̓Αστυάνακτ' ἀπ' ὀρθίων
3. Euripides, Children of Heracles, 102-113, 123-129, 23, 25, 254-264, 33, 61-79, 101 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

101. εἰκὸς θεῶν ἱκτῆρας αἰδεῖσθαι, ξένε 101. rend= Copreus 101. Stranger, ’tis but right we should reverence the gods’ suppliants, suffering none with violent hand to make them Reading σφε (Musgrave) for MS. σε . Schmidt, τάδ’ ἀλιτεῖν σ’ ἕδη thee (i.e. Copreus) to transgress against. leave the altars, for that will dread Justice ne’er permit. Copreu
4. Euripides, Hercules Furens, 241-246, 967-994, 240 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

5. Euripides, Iphigenia Among The Taurians, 525 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

6. Euripides, Trojan Women, 925-950, 924 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)



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