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Euripides, Helen, 1642

ἐπίσχες ὀργὰς αἷσιν οὐκ ὀρθῶς φέρῃ DIOSCURI: Restrain those bursts of rage that hurry thee to undue lengths, Theoclymenus, king of this country. We are the twin sons of Zeus that call to thee by name, whom Leda bore one day, with Helen too who hath fled from thy palace. For thou art wroth for a marriage never destined for thee; nor is thy sister Theonoe, daughter of a Nereid goddess, wronging thee because she honours the word of God and her father's just behests. For it was ordained that Helen should abide within thy halls up till the present time, but since Troy is razed to the ground and she hath lent her name to the goddesses, no longer need she stay, now must she be united in the self-same wedlock as before, and reach her home and share it with her husband. Withhold then thy malignant blade from thy sister, and believe that she herein is acting with discretion. Long, long ago had we our sister saved, seeing that Zeus has made us gods, but we were too weak for destiny as well as the deities, who willed these things to be. This is my bidding to thee; while to my sister I say, "Sail on with thy husband; and ye shall have a prosperous breeze; for we, thy brethren twain, will course along the deep and bring you safely to your fatherland. And when at last thy goal is reached and thy life ended, thou shalt be famous as a goddess, and with thy twin brethren share the drink-offering, and like us receive gifts from men, for such is the will of Zeus.

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1. Euripides, Helen, 1644-1687, 1643 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) 1643. Θεοκλύμενε, γαίας τῆσδ' ἄναξ: δισσοὶ δέ σε
2. Euripides, Hippolytus, 1423-1430, 1415 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) 1415. O that the race of men could bring a curse upon the gods! Artemi
3. Euripides, Ion, 1571 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) 1571. Do thou, Creusa, take this stripling and to Cecrops’ land set forth; and there upon the monarch’s throne establish him, for from Erechtheus’ stock is he sprung, and therefore hath a right to rule that land of mine.
4. Euripides, Iphigenia Among The Taurians, 1446-1457, 1435 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
5. Euripides, Orestes, 1625 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) 1625. Appearing in the clouds. Menelaus, calm your anger that has been whetted; I am Phoebus, the son of Leto, drawing near to call you by name. And you also, Orestes, who are keeping guard on the girl, sword in hand, so that you may hear what I have come to say. Helen, whom all your eagerne
6. Euripides, Suppliant Women, 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.
7. Euripides, Trojan Women, 512-515, 511 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
8. Plato, Cratylus, 425d (5th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE) 425d. Socrates. It will, I imagine, seem ridiculous that things are made manifest through imitation in letters and syllables; nevertheless it cannot be otherwise. For there is no better theory upon which we can base the truth of the earliest names, unless you think we had better follow the example of the tragic poets, who, when they are in a dilemma, have recourse to the introduction of gods on machines. So we may get out of trouble by saying that the gods gave the earliest names, and therefore they are right.
9. Sophocles, Ajax, 15 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
10. Sophocles, Philoctetes, 1410-1444, 1409 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
11. New Testament, John, 20.19 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 20.19. When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were locked where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, "Peace be to you.
12. New Testament, Matthew, 28.10 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 28.10. Then Jesus said to them, "Don't be afraid. Go tell my brothers that they should go into Galilee, and there they will see me.

Subjects of this text:

subject	book bibliographic info
aetiological myths/aetia	Xanthaki-Karamanou, 'Dionysiac' Dialogues: Euripides' 'Bacchae', Aeschylus and 'Christus Patiens' (2022) 131
antiphanes, on the mechane	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 706
apollo	Xanthaki-Karamanou, 'Dionysiac' Dialogues: Euripides' 'Bacchae', Aeschylus and 'Christus Patiens' (2022) 131
aristophanes, frogs	Markantonatos, Brill's Companion to Euripides (2015) 323
aristophanes, thesmophoriazusae	Markantonatos, Brill's Companion to Euripides (2015) 323
artemis	Xanthaki-Karamanou, 'Dionysiac' Dialogues: Euripides' 'Bacchae', Aeschylus and 'Christus Patiens' (2022) 131
athena	Lipka, Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus (2021) 92; Xanthaki-Karamanou, 'Dionysiac' Dialogues: Euripides' 'Bacchae', Aeschylus and 'Christus Patiens' (2022) 131
cult-establishment/foundation	Xanthaki-Karamanou, 'Dionysiac' Dialogues: Euripides' 'Bacchae', Aeschylus and 'Christus Patiens' (2022) 131
cult/ritual/worship	Xanthaki-Karamanou, 'Dionysiac' Dialogues: Euripides' 'Bacchae', Aeschylus and 'Christus Patiens' (2022) 131
deus ex machina	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 706; Xanthaki-Karamanou, 'Dionysiac' Dialogues: Euripides' 'Bacchae', Aeschylus and 'Christus Patiens' (2022) 131
dioscuri	Lipka, Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus (2021) 92
egypt	Lipka, Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus (2021) 92
euripides, and the gods	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 706
euripides, exodos (missing part/lacuna) of	Xanthaki-Karamanou, 'Dionysiac' Dialogues: Euripides' 'Bacchae', Aeschylus and 'Christus Patiens' (2022) 131
fate	Lipka, Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus (2021) 92
gods, in euripides	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 706
gospels	Xanthaki-Karamanou, 'Dionysiac' Dialogues: Euripides' 'Bacchae', Aeschylus and 'Christus Patiens' (2022) 131
griffiths, e. xxi	Markantonatos, Brill's Companion to Euripides (2015) 323
hecuba (hecabe)	Markantonatos, Brill's Companion to Euripides (2015) 323
helen	Lipka, Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus (2021) 92; Markantonatos, Brill's Companion to Euripides (2015) 323
helenus	Lipka, Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus (2021) 92
heracles	Lipka, Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus (2021) 92
hero	Lipka, Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus (2021) 92
impasse, dramatic	Lipka, Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus (2021) 92
jesus christ, epiphany of	Xanthaki-Karamanou, 'Dionysiac' Dialogues: Euripides' 'Bacchae', Aeschylus and 'Christus Patiens' (2022) 131
jesus christ	Xanthaki-Karamanou, 'Dionysiac' Dialogues: Euripides' 'Bacchae', Aeschylus and 'Christus Patiens' (2022) 131
mary magdalene	Xanthaki-Karamanou, 'Dionysiac' Dialogues: Euripides' 'Bacchae', Aeschylus and 'Christus Patiens' (2022) 131
mechane/mechanè	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 706
menelaus	Lipka, Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus (2021) 92
neoptolemus	Lipka, Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus (2021) 92
orestes	Markantonatos, Brill's Companion to Euripides (2015) 323
peleus	Lipka, Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus (2021) 92
philoctetes	Lipka, Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus (2021) 92
plato, on the mechane	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 706
plot	Lipka, Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus (2021) 92
prologue/expository opening, of christus patiens	Xanthaki-Karamanou, 'Dionysiac' Dialogues: Euripides' 'Bacchae', Aeschylus and 'Christus Patiens' (2022) 131
prophecy, foretelling the future	Lipka, Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus (2021) 92
resemblances, reception	Xanthaki-Karamanou, 'Dionysiac' Dialogues: Euripides' 'Bacchae', Aeschylus and 'Christus Patiens' (2022) 131
sparta	Lipka, Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus (2021) 92
theoclymenus	Lipka, Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus (2021) 92
theologos (iohannes)	Xanthaki-Karamanou, 'Dionysiac' Dialogues: Euripides' 'Bacchae', Aeschylus and 'Christus Patiens' (2022) 131
theotokos (mother of god)	Xanthaki-Karamanou, 'Dionysiac' Dialogues: Euripides' 'Bacchae', Aeschylus and 'Christus Patiens' (2022) 131
trojan women (troades)	Markantonatos, Brill's Companion to Euripides (2015) 323
troy	Lipka, Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus (2021) 92
variations'	Xanthaki-Karamanou, 'Dionysiac' Dialogues: Euripides' 'Bacchae', Aeschylus and 'Christus Patiens' (2022) 131
xxii, dramatis personae (characters)	Xanthaki-Karamanou, 'Dionysiac' Dialogues: Euripides' 'Bacchae', Aeschylus and 'Christus Patiens' (2022) 131