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Euripides, Hecuba, 736-753


δύστην', ἐμαυτὴν γὰρ λέγω λέγουσα σέUnhappy one! in naming you I name myself; Hecuba, what shall I do? throw myself here at Agamemnon’s knees, or bear my sorrows in silence? Agamemnon


̔Εκάβη, τί δράσω; πότερα προσπέσω γόνυUnhappy one! in naming you I name myself; Hecuba, what shall I do? throw myself here at Agamemnon’s knees, or bear my sorrows in silence? Agamemnon


̓Αγαμέμνονος τοῦδ' ἢ φέρω σιγῇ κακά;Unhappy one! in naming you I name myself; Hecuba, what shall I do? throw myself here at Agamemnon’s knees, or bear my sorrows in silence? Agamemnon


τί μοι προσώπῳ νῶτον ἐγκλίνασα σὸνWhy do you turn your back towards me and


δύρῃ, τὸ πραχθὲν δ' οὐ λέγεις; — τίς ἔσθ' ὅδε;weep, refusing to say what has happened? Who is this? Hecuba aside


ἀλλ', εἴ με δούλην πολεμίαν θ' ἡγούμενοςHEC. (aside) But should he, thinking me a slave, an enemy, spurn me from his knees, I should be adding to my present sufferings. AGA. No prophet I, so as to trace, unless by hearing, the path of thy counsels. HEC. (aside) Am I not rather then putting an evil construction on this man's thoughts, whereas he has no evil intention toward me? AGA. If thou art willing that I should nothing of this affair, thou art of a mind with me, for neither do I wish to hear. HEC. (aside) I can not without him take vengeance for my children. Why do I thus hesitate? I must be bold, whether I succeed, or fail. Agamemnon, by these knees, and by thy beard I implore thee, and by thy blessed hand — AGA. What thy request? Is it to pass thy life in freedom? for this is easy for thee to obtain. HEC. Not this indeed; but so that I avenge myself on the bad, I am willing to pass my whole life in slavery. AGA. And for what assistance dost thou call on me? HEC. In none of those things which thou imaginest, O king. Seest thou this corse, o'er which I drop the tear? AGA. I see it; thy meaning however I can not learn from this.


ἀλλ', εἴ με δούλην πολεμίαν θ' ἡγούμενοςBut if he should count me as a slave and foe and spurn me from his knees, I would add to my anguish. Agamemnon


γονάτων ἀπώσαιτ', ἄλγος ἂν προσθείμεθ' ἄν.But if he should count me as a slave and foe and spurn me from his knees, I would add to my anguish. Agamemnon


οὔτοι πέφυκα μάντις, ὥστε μὴ κλύωνI am no prophet born; therefore, if I am not told, I cannot learn the current of your thoughts. Hecuba aside


ἐξιστορῆσαι σῶν ὁδὸν βουλευμάτων.I am no prophet born; therefore, if I am not told, I cannot learn the current of your thoughts. Hecuba aside


ἆρ' ἐκλογίζομαί γε πρὸς τὸ δυσμενὲςCan it be that in estimating this man’s feelings I make him out too ill-disposed, when he is not really so? Agamemnon


μᾶλλον φρένας τοῦδ', ὄντος οὐχὶ δυσμενοῦς;Can it be that in estimating this man’s feelings I make him out too ill-disposed, when he is not really so? Agamemnon


εἴ τοί με βούλῃ τῶνδε μηδὲν εἰδέναιIf your wish really is that I should remain in ignorance, we are of one mind; for I have no wish myself to listen. Hecuba aside


ἐς ταὐτὸν ἥκεις: καὶ γὰρ οὐδ' ἐγὼ κλύειν.If your wish really is that I should remain in ignorance, we are of one mind; for I have no wish myself to listen. Hecuba aside


οὐκ ἂν δυναίμην τοῦδε τιμωρεῖν ἄτερWithout his aid I shall not be able to avenge


τέκνοισι τοῖς ἐμοῖσι. τί στρέφω τάδε;my children. Why do I still ponder the matter? I must do and dare whether I win or lose. Turning to Agamemnon Agamemnon, by your knees, by your beard and conquering hand I implore you— Agamemnon


τολμᾶν ἀνάγκη, κἂν τύχω κἂν μὴ τύχω. —my children. Why do I still ponder the matter? I must do and dare whether I win or lose. Turning to Agamemnon Agamemnon, by your knees, by your beard and conquering hand I implore you— Agamemnon


̓Αγάμεμνον, ἱκετεύω σε τῶνδε γουνάτωνmy children. Why do I still ponder the matter? I must do and dare whether I win or lose. Turning to Agamemnon Agamemnon, by your knees, by your beard and conquering hand I implore you— Agamemnon


καὶ σοῦ γενείου δεξιᾶς τ' εὐδαίμονοςmy children. Why do I still ponder the matter? I must do and dare whether I win or lose. Turning to Agamemnon Agamemnon, by your knees, by your beard and conquering hand I implore you— Agamemnon


Intertexts (texts cited often on the same page as the searched text):

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1. Euripides, Hecuba, 10, 1075-1080, 11, 1114-1115, 1118-1119, 1132-1182, 1187-1199, 12, 1200-1207, 1217-1233, 1240-1251, 1255, 1260, 1267, 1270, 1292, 13-19, 2, 20-29, 3, 30-34, 345, 35-39, 4, 40-49, 5, 50-59, 6, 661, 669, 675, 684-688, 7, 708-732, 737-799, 8, 800-899, 9, 900-904, 919, 923-925, 934, 946-949, 1 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

1. ̔́Ηκω νεκρῶν κευθμῶνα καὶ σκότου πύλας 1. I have come from out of the charnel-house and gates of gloom, where Hades dwells apart from gods, I Polydorus, a son of Hecuba, the daughter of Cisseus, and of Priam. Now my father, when Phrygia ’s capital
2. Euripides, Medea, 440, 731-758, 439 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

439. Gone is the grace that oaths once had. Through all the breadth
3. Euripides, Suppliant Women, 1184-1212, 1183 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

1183. Hearken, Theseus, to the words that I Athena utter, telling thee thy duty, which, if thou perform it, will serve thy city.
4. Euripides, Trojan Women, 101-104, 1044-1045, 105-153, 155-160, 176-181, 191, 98-100 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

100. no longer am I queen in Ilium . Though fortune change, endure your lot; sail with the stream, and follow fortune’s tack, do not steer your ship of life against the tide, since chance must guide your course.


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