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Euripides, Medea, 515-519

πτωχοὺς ἀλᾶσθαι παῖδας ἥ τ' ἔσωσά σε.

that thy children and the wife who saved thy life are beggars and vagabonds! O Zeus! why hast thou granted unto man clear signs to know the sham in gold, white on man’s brow no brand is stamped whereby to gauge the villain’s heart? Choru

ὦ Ζεῦ, τί δὴ χρυσοῦ μὲν ὃς κίβδηλος ᾖ

τεκμήρι' ἀνθρώποισιν ὤπασας σαφῆ

ἀνδρῶν δ' ὅτῳ χρὴ τὸν κακὸν διειδέναι

οὐδεὶς χαρακτὴρ ἐμπέφυκε σώματι;

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1. Homer, Iliad, 24.677-24.694 (8th cent. BCE - 7th cent. BCE)

24.677. /but Achilles slept in the innermost part of the well-builded hut, and by his side lay fair-cheeked Briseis. 24.678. /but Achilles slept in the innermost part of the well-builded hut, and by his side lay fair-cheeked Briseis. 24.679. /but Achilles slept in the innermost part of the well-builded hut, and by his side lay fair-cheeked Briseis. Now all the other gods and men, lords of chariots, slumbered the whole night through, overcome of soft sleep; but not upon the helper Hermes might sleep lay hold 24.680. /as he pondered in mind how he should guide king Priam forth from the ships unmarked of the strong keepers of the gate. He took his stand above his head and spake to him, saying:Old sire, no thought then hast thou of any evil, that thou still sleepest thus amid foemen, for that Achilles has spared thee. 24.681. /as he pondered in mind how he should guide king Priam forth from the ships unmarked of the strong keepers of the gate. He took his stand above his head and spake to him, saying:Old sire, no thought then hast thou of any evil, that thou still sleepest thus amid foemen, for that Achilles has spared thee. 24.682. /as he pondered in mind how he should guide king Priam forth from the ships unmarked of the strong keepers of the gate. He took his stand above his head and spake to him, saying:Old sire, no thought then hast thou of any evil, that thou still sleepest thus amid foemen, for that Achilles has spared thee. 24.683. /as he pondered in mind how he should guide king Priam forth from the ships unmarked of the strong keepers of the gate. He took his stand above his head and spake to him, saying:Old sire, no thought then hast thou of any evil, that thou still sleepest thus amid foemen, for that Achilles has spared thee. 24.684. /as he pondered in mind how he should guide king Priam forth from the ships unmarked of the strong keepers of the gate. He took his stand above his head and spake to him, saying:Old sire, no thought then hast thou of any evil, that thou still sleepest thus amid foemen, for that Achilles has spared thee. 24.685. /Now verily hast thou ransomed thy son, and a great price thou gavest. But for thine own life must the sons thou hast, they that be left behind, give ransom thrice so great, if so be Agamemnon, Atreus' son, have knowledge of thee, or the host of the Achaeans have knowledge. So spake he, and the old man was seized with fear, and made the herald to arise. 24.686. /Now verily hast thou ransomed thy son, and a great price thou gavest. But for thine own life must the sons thou hast, they that be left behind, give ransom thrice so great, if so be Agamemnon, Atreus' son, have knowledge of thee, or the host of the Achaeans have knowledge. So spake he, and the old man was seized with fear, and made the herald to arise. 24.687. /Now verily hast thou ransomed thy son, and a great price thou gavest. But for thine own life must the sons thou hast, they that be left behind, give ransom thrice so great, if so be Agamemnon, Atreus' son, have knowledge of thee, or the host of the Achaeans have knowledge. So spake he, and the old man was seized with fear, and made the herald to arise. 24.688. /Now verily hast thou ransomed thy son, and a great price thou gavest. But for thine own life must the sons thou hast, they that be left behind, give ransom thrice so great, if so be Agamemnon, Atreus' son, have knowledge of thee, or the host of the Achaeans have knowledge. So spake he, and the old man was seized with fear, and made the herald to arise. 24.689. /Now verily hast thou ransomed thy son, and a great price thou gavest. But for thine own life must the sons thou hast, they that be left behind, give ransom thrice so great, if so be Agamemnon, Atreus' son, have knowledge of thee, or the host of the Achaeans have knowledge. So spake he, and the old man was seized with fear, and made the herald to arise. 24.690. /And Hermes yoked for them the horses and mules, and himself lightly drave them through the camp, neither had any man knowledge thereof.But when they were now come to the ford of the fair-flowing river, even eddying Xanthus, that immortal Zeus begat, then Hermes departed to high Olympus 24.691. /And Hermes yoked for them the horses and mules, and himself lightly drave them through the camp, neither had any man knowledge thereof.But when they were now come to the ford of the fair-flowing river, even eddying Xanthus, that immortal Zeus begat, then Hermes departed to high Olympus 24.692. /And Hermes yoked for them the horses and mules, and himself lightly drave them through the camp, neither had any man knowledge thereof.But when they were now come to the ford of the fair-flowing river, even eddying Xanthus, that immortal Zeus begat, then Hermes departed to high Olympus 24.693. /And Hermes yoked for them the horses and mules, and himself lightly drave them through the camp, neither had any man knowledge thereof.But when they were now come to the ford of the fair-flowing river, even eddying Xanthus, that immortal Zeus begat, then Hermes departed to high Olympus 24.694. /And Hermes yoked for them the horses and mules, and himself lightly drave them through the camp, neither had any man knowledge thereof.But when they were now come to the ford of the fair-flowing river, even eddying Xanthus, that immortal Zeus begat, then Hermes departed to high Olympus

2. Homeric Hymns, To Hermes, 66 (8th cent. BCE - 6th cent. BCE)

66. He took the hollow lyre which he placed

3. Theognis, Elegies, 120-128, 119 (6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

4. Euripides, Electra, 550-551, 367 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

367. φεῦ:

367. Ah! There is no exact way to test a man’s worth; for human nature has confusion in it. For instance, I have seen before now the son of a noble father

5. Euripides, Hecuba, 815-819, 814 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

814. τί δῆτα θνητοὶ τἄλλα μὲν μαθήματα

6. Euripides, Hippolytus, 927 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

7. Euripides, Medea, 466-514, 516-519, 522, 526-528, 534-561, 568-575, 579-583, 586-587, 591-592, 619-620, 625-626, 465 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

465. Thou craven villain (for that is the only name my tongue can find for thee, a foul reproach on thy unmanliness)! comest thou to me, thou, most hated foe of gods, of me, and of all mankind? Tis no proof of courage or hardihood

8. Sophocles, Philoctetes, 133 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

9. Demosthenes, Orations, 19.184-19.185

10. Vergil, Aeneis, 4.304-4.392, 4.433, 4.553-4.570

4.304. receiving fertile coastland for her farms 4.305. by hospitable grant! She dares disdain 4.306. our proffered nuptial vow. She has proclaimed 4.307. Aeneas partner of her bed and throne. 4.308. And now that Paris, with his eunuch crew 4.309. beneath his chin and fragrant, oozy hair 4.310. ties the soft Lydian bonnet, boasting well 4.311. his stolen prize. But we to all these fanes 4.312. though they be thine, a fruitless offering bring 4.314. As thus he prayed and to the altars clung 4.315. th' Omnipotent gave ear, and turned his gaze 4.316. upon the royal dwelling, where for love 4.317. the amorous pair forgot their place and name. 4.318. Then thus to Mercury he gave command: 4.319. “Haste thee, my son, upon the Zephyrs call 4.320. and take thy winged way! My mandate bear 4.321. unto that prince of Troy who tarries now 4.322. in Tyrian Carthage, heedless utterly 4.323. of empire Heaven-bestowed. On winged winds 4.324. hasten with my decrees. Not such the man 4.325. his beauteous mother promised; not for this 4.326. twice did she shield him from the Greeks in arms: 4.327. but that he might rule Italy, a land 4.328. pregt with thrones and echoing with war; 4.329. that he of Teucer's seed a race should sire 4.330. and bring beneath its law the whole wide world. 4.331. If such a glory and event supreme 4.332. enkindle not his bosom; if such task 4.333. to his own honor speak not; can the sire 4.334. begrudge Ascanius the heritage 4.335. of the proud name of Rome ? What plans he now? 4.336. What mad hope bids him linger in the lap 4.337. of enemies, considering no more 4.338. the land Lavinian and Ausonia's sons. 4.339. Let him to sea! Be this our final word: 4.341. He spoke. The god a prompt obedience gave 4.342. to his great sire's command. He fastened first 4.343. those sandals of bright gold, which carry him 4.344. aloft o'er land or sea, with airy wings 4.345. that race the fleeting wind; then lifted he 4.346. his wand, wherewith he summons from the grave 4.347. pale-featured ghosts, or, if he will, consigns 4.348. to doleful Tartarus; or by its power 4.349. gives slumber or dispels; or quite unseals 4.350. the eyelids of the dead: on this relying 4.351. he routs the winds or cleaves th' obscurity 4.352. of stormful clouds. Soon from his flight he spied 4.353. the summit and the sides precipitous 4.354. of stubborn Atlas, whose star-pointing peak 4.355. props heaven; of Atlas, whose pine-wreathed brow 4.356. is girdled evermore with misty gloom 4.357. and lashed of wind and rain; a cloak of snow 4.358. melts on his shoulder; from his aged chin 4.359. drop rivers, and ensheathed in stiffening ice 4.360. glitters his great grim beard. Here first was stayed 4.361. the speed of Mercury's well-poising wing; 4.362. here making pause, from hence he headlong flung 4.363. his body to the sea; in motion like 4.364. ome sea-bird's, which along the levelled shore 4.365. or round tall crags where rove the swarming fish 4.366. flies Iow along the waves: o'er-hovering so 4.367. between the earth and skies, Cyllene's god 4.368. flew downward from his mother's mountain-sire 4.369. parted the winds and skimmed the sandy merge 4.370. of Libya . When first his winged feet 4.371. came nigh the clay-built Punic huts, he saw 4.372. Aeneas building at a citadel 4.373. and founding walls and towers; at his side 4.374. was girt a blade with yellow jaspers starred 4.375. his mantle with the stain of Tyrian shell 4.376. flowed purple from his shoulder, broidered fair 4.377. by opulent Dido with fine threads of gold 4.378. her gift of love; straightway the god began: 4.379. “Dost thou for lofty Carthage toil, to build 4.380. foundations strong? Dost thou, a wife's weak thrall 4.381. build her proud city? Hast thou, shameful loss! 4.382. Forgot thy kingdom and thy task sublime? 4.383. From bright Olympus, I. He who commands 4.384. all gods, and by his sovran deity 4.385. moves earth and heaven—he it was who bade 4.386. me bear on winged winds his high decree. 4.387. What plan is thine? By what mad hope dost thou 4.388. linger so Iong in lap of Libyan land? 4.389. If the proud reward of thy destined way 4.390. move not thy heart, if all the arduous toil 4.391. to thine own honor speak not, Iook upon 4.392. Iulus in his bloom, thy hope and heir 4.433. out of my kingdom? Did our mutual joy 4.553. though yearning sore to remedy and soothe 4.554. uch misery, and with the timely word 4.555. her grief assuage, and though his burdened heart 4.556. was weak because of love, while many a groan 4.557. rose from his bosom, yet no whit did fail 4.558. to do the will of Heaven, but of his fleet 4.559. resumed command. The Trojans on the shore 4.560. ply well their task and push into the sea 4.561. the lofty ships. Now floats the shining keel 4.562. and oars they bring all leafy from the grove 4.563. with oak half-hewn, so hurried was the flight. 4.564. Behold them how they haste—from every gate 4.565. forth-streaming!—just as when a heap of corn 4.566. is thronged with ants, who, knowing winter nigh 4.567. refill their granaries; the long black line 4.568. runs o'er the levels, and conveys the spoil 4.569. in narrow pathway through the grass; a part 4.570. with straining and assiduous shoulder push

Subjects of this text:

subject	book bibliographic info
aeetes	Miller and Clay (2019), Tracking Hermes, Pursuing Mercury, 187
aeneas	Miller and Clay (2019), Tracking Hermes, Pursuing Mercury, 187
aeschines	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 240
agon logon	Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 312
anger	Fortenbaugh (2006), Aristotle's Practical Side: On his Psychology, Ethics, Politics and Rhetoric, 45
antiphon,anti-rhetoric	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 240, 284
apollonius	Miller and Clay (2019), Tracking Hermes, Pursuing Mercury, 187
bipartition,of the soul	Fortenbaugh (2006), Aristotle's Practical Side: On his Psychology, Ethics, Politics and Rhetoric, 45
calypso	Miller and Clay (2019), Tracking Hermes, Pursuing Mercury, 187
carthage	Miller and Clay (2019), Tracking Hermes, Pursuing Mercury, 187
characters,tragic/mythical,ajax,salaminian (telamonian)	Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 312
characters,tragic/mythical,jason	Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 312
characters,tragic/mythical,medea	Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 312
cleverness	Fortenbaugh (2006), Aristotle's Practical Side: On his Psychology, Ethics, Politics and Rhetoric, 45
collard,c.	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 284
deception,and tragedy	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 284
deception,association with rhetoric	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 240, 284
deception,staged detections of	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 240
declamation	Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 312
deliberation,means-end deliberation	Fortenbaugh (2006), Aristotle's Practical Side: On his Psychology, Ethics, Politics and Rhetoric, 45
deliberation,within the bipartite soul	Fortenbaugh (2006), Aristotle's Practical Side: On his Psychology, Ethics, Politics and Rhetoric, 45
democracy,athenian,and noble lies,and its oratory	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 240
democracy,athenian,and noble lies,as rhetorics first critic	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 240
demosthenes,as mimetic liar	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 240
demosthenes,representation of deceit	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 240
demosthenes,works,on the false embassy	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 240
demosthenes	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 240
detienne,m.	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 240
dido	Miller and Clay (2019), Tracking Hermes, Pursuing Mercury, 187
emotion	Fortenbaugh (2006), Aristotle's Practical Side: On his Psychology, Ethics, Politics and Rhetoric, 45
ethiopia/ethiopians,othopoiia	Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 312
euripides,and counterfeit coins	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 284
euripides,and the second sophistic,tragedy and rhetoric	Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 312
euripides,andromache,unity of	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 284
euripides,hecuba	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 284
euripides,hecubas rhetoric in	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 284
euripides,heracles furens	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 284
euripides,medea	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 240, 284
euripides,on lie-detection	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 240, 284
euripides,on rhetoric of anti-rhetoric	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 284
euripides	Miller and Clay (2019), Tracking Hermes, Pursuing Mercury, 187
fear (fright)	Fortenbaugh (2006), Aristotle's Practical Side: On his Psychology, Ethics, Politics and Rhetoric, 45
hermes,dolios/patron of tricks	Miller and Clay (2019), Tracking Hermes, Pursuing Mercury, 187
hyperides	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 240
libanios	Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 312
love	Fortenbaugh (2006), Aristotle's Practical Side: On his Psychology, Ethics, Politics and Rhetoric, 45
medea	Miller and Clay (2019), Tracking Hermes, Pursuing Mercury, 187
mercury/hermes,in vergil	Miller and Clay (2019), Tracking Hermes, Pursuing Mercury, 187
mime	Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 312
mimesis (imitation,representation)	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 240
pantomime	Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 312
popper,k.	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 240
priam	Miller and Clay (2019), Tracking Hermes, Pursuing Mercury, 187
reasoned	Fortenbaugh (2006), Aristotle's Practical Side: On his Psychology, Ethics, Politics and Rhetoric, 45
rhetoric,of anti-rhetoric	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 240, 284
self-exposing lies	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 240
theognis	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 240
theon	Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 312
theseus	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 284
topoi,and interplay with creative strategy	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 240
topoi	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 240
vergil,aeneid'	Miller and Clay (2019), Tracking Hermes, Pursuing Mercury, 187
vergil	Miller and Clay (2019), Tracking Hermes, Pursuing Mercury, 187
vickers,b.	Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 240