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Euripides, Phoenician Women, 1090-1199

λεύκασπιν εἰσορῶμεν ̓Αργείων στρατὸν

and stationed cavalry to cover cavalry, and infantry to support infantry, so that assistance might be close at hand for any weak point in the walls. Then from our lofty towers we saw the Argive army with their white shields leaving

καὶ πρῶτα μὲν προσῆγε Νηίταις πύλαις

First to the Neitian gate, Parthenopaeus, son of the huntress

λόχον πυκναῖσιν ἀσπίσιν πεφρικότα

led a company bristling with thick rows of shields, and he had his own device in the centre of his shield: Atalanta slaying the Aetolian boar with an arrow shot from far. To the gates of Proetu

ὁ τῆς κυναγοῦ Παρθενοπαῖος ἔκγονος

led a company bristling with thick rows of shields, and he had his own device in the centre of his shield: Atalanta slaying the Aetolian boar with an arrow shot from far. To the gates of Proetu

ἐπίσημ' ἔχων οἰκεῖον ἐν μέσῳ σάκει

led a company bristling with thick rows of shields, and he had his own device in the centre of his shield: Atalanta slaying the Aetolian boar with an arrow shot from far. To the gates of Proetu

ἑκηβόλοις τόξοισιν ̓Αταλάντην κάπρον

led a company bristling with thick rows of shields, and he had his own device in the centre of his shield: Atalanta slaying the Aetolian boar with an arrow shot from far. To the gates of Proetu

χειρουμένην Αἰτωλόν. ἐς δὲ Προιτίδας

led a company bristling with thick rows of shields, and he had his own device in the centre of his shield: Atalanta slaying the Aetolian boar with an arrow shot from far. To the gates of Proetu

πύλας ἐχώρει σφάγι' ἔχων ἐφ' ἅρματι

came the prophet Amphiaraus, bringing the victims on a chariot; he had no boastful sign, but weapons chastely plain.

ὁ μάντις ̓Αμφιάραος, οὐ σημεῖ' ἔχων

came the prophet Amphiaraus, bringing the victims on a chariot; he had no boastful sign, but weapons chastely plain.

ὑβρισμέν', ἀλλὰ σωφρόνως ἄσημ' ὅπλα.

came the prophet Amphiaraus, bringing the victims on a chariot; he had no boastful sign, but weapons chastely plain.

̓Ωγύγια δ' ἐς πυλώμαθ' ̔Ιππομέδων ἄναξ

Next lord Hippomedon came marching to the Ogygian gates with this device in the middle of his shield:

ἔστειχ' ἔχων σημεῖον ἐν μέσῳ σάκει

Next lord Hippomedon came marching to the Ogygian gates with this device in the middle of his shield:

στικτοῖς Πανόπτην ὄμμασιν δεδορκότα

Argus the all-seeing dappled with eyes on the watch, some open with the rising stars, others hiding when they set, as could be seen after he was slain.

τὰ μὲν σὺν ἄστρων ἐπιτολαῖσιν ὄμματα

Argus the all-seeing dappled with eyes on the watch, some open with the rising stars, others hiding when they set, as could be seen after he was slain.

βλέποντα, τὰ δὲ κρύπτοντα δυνόντων μέτα

Argus the all-seeing dappled with eyes on the watch, some open with the rising stars, others hiding when they set, as could be seen after he was slain.

ὡς ὕστερον θανόντος εἰσορᾶν παρῆν.

Argus the all-seeing dappled with eyes on the watch, some open with the rising stars, others hiding when they set, as could be seen after he was slain.

̔Ομολωίσιν δὲ τάξιν εἶχε πρὸς πύλαις

At the Homoloian gates Tydeus had his post

Τυδεύς, λέοντος δέρος ἔχων ἐπ' ἀσπίδι

a lion’s skin with shaggy mane upon his shield, while the Titan Prometheus bore a torch in his right hand, to fire the town.

χαίτῃ πεφρικός: δεξιᾷ δὲ λαμπάδα

a lion’s skin with shaggy mane upon his shield, while the Titan Prometheus bore a torch in his right hand, to fire the town.

Τιτὰν Προμηθεὺς ἔφερεν ὡς πρήσων πόλιν.

a lion’s skin with shaggy mane upon his shield, while the Titan Prometheus bore a torch in his right hand, to fire the town.

ὁ σὸς δὲ Κρηναίαισι Πολυνείκης πύλαις

Your own Polyneices led the battle against the Fountain gate; upon his shield for a device

̓́Αρη προσῆγε: Ποτνιάδες δ' ἐπ' ἀσπίδι

Your own Polyneices led the battle against the Fountain gate; upon his shield for a device

ἐπίσημα πῶλοι δρομάδες ἐσκίρτων φόβῳ

were the colts of Potniae galloping at frantic speed, revolving by some clever contrivance on pivots by the handle, so as to appear distraught.

εὖ πως στρόφιγξιν ἔνδοθεν κυκλούμεναι

were the colts of Potniae galloping at frantic speed, revolving by some clever contrivance on pivots by the handle, so as to appear distraught.

πόρπαχ' ὑπ' αὐτόν, ὥστε μαίνεσθαι δοκεῖν.

were the colts of Potniae galloping at frantic speed, revolving by some clever contrivance on pivots by the handle, so as to appear distraught.

ὁ δ' οὐκ ἔλασσον ̓́Αρεος ἐς μάχην φρονῶν

At Electra’s gate Capaneus brought up his company, bold as Ares for the battle;

Καπανεὺς προσῆγε λόχον ἐπ' ̓Ηλέκτραις πύλαις:

At Electra’s gate Capaneus brought up his company, bold as Ares for the battle;

σιδηρονώτοις δ' ἀσπίδος τύποις ἐπῆν

this device his shield bore upon its iron back: an earth-born giant carrying on his shoulders a whole city which he had wrenched from its base, a hint to us of the fate in store for Thebes .

γίγας ἐπ' ὤμοις γηγενὴς ὅλην πόλιν

this device his shield bore upon its iron back: an earth-born giant carrying on his shoulders a whole city which he had wrenched from its base, a hint to us of the fate in store for Thebes .

φέρων μοχλοῖσιν ἐξανασπάσας βάθρων

this device his shield bore upon its iron back: an earth-born giant carrying on his shoulders a whole city which he had wrenched from its base, a hint to us of the fate in store for Thebes .

ὑπόνοιαν ἡμῖν οἷα πείσεται πόλις.

this device his shield bore upon its iron back: an earth-born giant carrying on his shoulders a whole city which he had wrenched from its base, a hint to us of the fate in store for Thebes .

ταῖς δ' ἑβδόμαις ̓́Αδραστος ἐν πύλαισιν ἦν

Adrastus was at the seventh gate;

ἑκατὸν ἐχίδναις ἀσπίδ' ἐκπληρῶν γραφῇ

a hundred vipers engraved on his shield, as he bore on his left arm the hydra the boast of Argos , and serpents were carrying off in their jaws the sons of Thebes from within our very walls. Now I was able to see each of them

ὕδρας ἔχων λαιοῖσιν ἐν βραχίοσιν

a hundred vipers engraved on his shield, as he bore on his left arm the hydra the boast of Argos , and serpents were carrying off in their jaws the sons of Thebes from within our very walls. Now I was able to see each of them

̓Αργεῖον αὔχημ': ἐκ δὲ τειχέων μέσων

a hundred vipers engraved on his shield, as he bore on his left arm the hydra the boast of Argos , and serpents were carrying off in their jaws the sons of Thebes from within our very walls. Now I was able to see each of them

δράκοντες ἔφερον τέκνα Καδμείων γνάθοις.

a hundred vipers engraved on his shield, as he bore on his left arm the hydra the boast of Argos , and serpents were carrying off in their jaws the sons of Thebes from within our very walls. Now I was able to see each of them

παρῆν δ' ἑκάστου τῶνδέ μοι θεάματα

a hundred vipers engraved on his shield, as he bore on his left arm the hydra the boast of Argos , and serpents were carrying off in their jaws the sons of Thebes from within our very walls. Now I was able to see each of them

ξύνθημα παρφέροντι ποιμέσιν λόχων.

as I carried the watch-word along to the leaders of our companies.

μηδ' ἂν τὸ σεμνὸν πῦρ νιν εἰργαθεῖν Διὸς

that even the holy fire of Zeus would not hold him back from giving the city to utter destruction. And even as he spoke, he climbed up beneath the hail of stones, crouched under the shelter of his shield, rung by smooth rung going up the ladder.

ἐπεὶ Κρέοντος παῖς ὁ γῆς ὑπερθανὼν

After Creon’s son, who gave up his life for his country, had taken his stand on the turret’s top and plunged a dark-hilted sword through his throat to save this land, your son told off seven companies with their captains to the seven gates to keep watch on the Argive warriors

πύργων ἐπ' ἄκρων στὰς μελάνδετον ξίφος

After Creon’s son, who gave up his life for his country, had taken his stand on the turret’s top and plunged a dark-hilted sword through his throat to save this land, your son told off seven companies with their captains to the seven gates to keep watch on the Argive warriors

λαιμῶν διῆκε τῇδε γῇ σωτήριον

After Creon’s son, who gave up his life for his country, had taken his stand on the turret’s top and plunged a dark-hilted sword through his throat to save this land, your son told off seven companies with their captains to the seven gates to keep watch on the Argive warriors

λόχους ἔνειμεν ἑπτὰ καὶ λοχαγέτας

After Creon’s son, who gave up his life for his country, had taken his stand on the turret’s top and plunged a dark-hilted sword through his throat to save this land, your son told off seven companies with their captains to the seven gates to keep watch on the Argive warriors

πύλας ἐφ' ἑπτά, φύλακας ̓Αργείου δορός

After Creon’s son, who gave up his life for his country, had taken his stand on the turret’s top and plunged a dark-hilted sword through his throat to save this land, your son told off seven companies with their captains to the seven gates to keep watch on the Argive warriors

σὸς παῖς, ἐφέδρους δ' ἱππότας μὲν ἱππόταις

and stationed cavalry to cover cavalry, and infantry to support infantry, so that assistance might be close at hand for any weak point in the walls. Then from our lofty towers we saw the Argive army with their white shields leaving

ἔταξ', ὁπλίτας δ' ἀσπιδηφόροις ἔπι

and stationed cavalry to cover cavalry, and infantry to support infantry, so that assistance might be close at hand for any weak point in the walls. Then from our lofty towers we saw the Argive army with their white shields leaving

ὡς τῷ νοσοῦντι τειχέων εἴη δορὸς

and stationed cavalry to cover cavalry, and infantry to support infantry, so that assistance might be close at hand for any weak point in the walls. Then from our lofty towers we saw the Argive army with their white shields leaving

ἀλκὴ δι' ὀλίγου. περγάμων δ' ἀπ' ὀρθίων

and stationed cavalry to cover cavalry, and infantry to support infantry, so that assistance might be close at hand for any weak point in the walls. Then from our lofty towers we saw the Argive army with their white shields leaving

Τευμησὸν ἐκλιπόντα, καὶ τάφρου πέλας

Teumesus, and, when near the trench, they charged up to our Theban city at a run. In one loud burst from their ranks and from our walls rang out the battle-cry and trumpet-call.

δρόμῳ ξυνῆψαν ἄστυ Καδμείας χθονός.

Teumesus, and, when near the trench, they charged up to our Theban city at a run. In one loud burst from their ranks and from our walls rang out the battle-cry and trumpet-call.

παιὰν δὲ καὶ σάλπιγγες ἐκελάδουν ὁμοῦ

Teumesus, and, when near the trench, they charged up to our Theban city at a run. In one loud burst from their ranks and from our walls rang out the battle-cry and trumpet-call.

ἐκεῖθεν ἔκ τε τειχέων ἡμῶν πάρα.

Teumesus, and, when near the trench, they charged up to our Theban city at a run. In one loud burst from their ranks and from our walls rang out the battle-cry and trumpet-call.

καὶ πρῶτα μὲν τόξοισι καὶ μεσαγκύλοις

To begin with, we fought with bows and thonged javelins, with slings that shoot from far and crashing stones; and as we were conquering, Tydeus and your son suddenly cried aloud:

ἐμαρνάμεσθα σφενδόναις θ' ἑκηβόλοις

To begin with, we fought with bows and thonged javelins, with slings that shoot from far and crashing stones; and as we were conquering, Tydeus and your son suddenly cried aloud:

πετρῶν τ' ἀραγμοῖς: ὡς δ' ἐνικῶμεν μάχῃ

To begin with, we fought with bows and thonged javelins, with slings that shoot from far and crashing stones; and as we were conquering, Tydeus and your son suddenly cried aloud:

ἔκλαγξε Τυδεὺς καὶ σὸς ἐξαίφνης γόνος:

To begin with, we fought with bows and thonged javelins, with slings that shoot from far and crashing stones; and as we were conquering, Tydeus and your son suddenly cried aloud:

ὦ τέκνα Δαναῶν, πρὶν κατεξάνθαι βολαῖς

You sons of Danaus, before you are torn to pieces by their attack, why delay to fall upon the gates with all your might, light-armed and cavalry and charioteers? No loitering then, soon as they heard that call; and many fell with bloody head

τί μέλλετ' ἄρδην πάντες ἐμπίπτειν πύλαις

You sons of Danaus, before you are torn to pieces by their attack, why delay to fall upon the gates with all your might, light-armed and cavalry and charioteers? No loitering then, soon as they heard that call; and many fell with bloody head

γυμνῆτες ἱππῆς ἁρμάτων τ' ἐπιστάται;

You sons of Danaus, before you are torn to pieces by their attack, why delay to fall upon the gates with all your might, light-armed and cavalry and charioteers? No loitering then, soon as they heard that call; and many fell with bloody head

ἠχῆς δ' ὅπως ἤκουσαν, οὔτις ἀργὸς ἦν:

You sons of Danaus, before you are torn to pieces by their attack, why delay to fall upon the gates with all your might, light-armed and cavalry and charioteers? No loitering then, soon as they heard that call; and many fell with bloody head

πολλοὶ δ' ἔπιπτον κρᾶτας αἱματούμενοι

You sons of Danaus, before you are torn to pieces by their attack, why delay to fall upon the gates with all your might, light-armed and cavalry and charioteers? No loitering then, soon as they heard that call; and many fell with bloody head

ἡμῶν τ' ἐς οὖδας εἶδες ἂν πρὸ τειχέων

and many of us you could have seen thrown to the earth like tumblers before the walls, breathing their last, bedewing the dry ground with streams of blood.

πυκνοὺς κυβιστητῆρας ἐκπεπνευκότας:

and many of us you could have seen thrown to the earth like tumblers before the walls, breathing their last, bedewing the dry ground with streams of blood.

ξηρὰν δ' ἔδευον γαῖαν αἵματος ῥοαῖς.

and many of us you could have seen thrown to the earth like tumblers before the walls, breathing their last, bedewing the dry ground with streams of blood.

ὁ δ' ̓Αρκάς, οὐκ ̓Αργεῖος, ̓Αταλάντης γόνος

Then Atalanta’s son, who was not an Argive but an Arcadian, hurling himself like a hurricane at the gates, called for

τυφὼς πύλαισιν ὥς τις ἐμπεσὼν βοᾷ

Then Atalanta’s son, who was not an Argive but an Arcadian, hurling himself like a hurricane at the gates, called for

πῦρ καὶ δικέλλας, ὡς κατασκάψων πόλιν:

fire and picks to raze the town; but Periclymenus, son of the ocean-god, stayed his wild career, heaving on his head a wagon-load of stone, the coping from the battlements; and it shattered his head with yellow hair and

ἀλλ' ἔσχε μαργῶντ' αὐτὸν ἐναλίου θεοῦ

fire and picks to raze the town; but Periclymenus, son of the ocean-god, stayed his wild career, heaving on his head a wagon-load of stone, the coping from the battlements; and it shattered his head with yellow hair and

Περικλύμενος παῖς λᾶαν ἐμβαλὼν κάρᾳ

fire and picks to raze the town; but Periclymenus, son of the ocean-god, stayed his wild career, heaving on his head a wagon-load of stone, the coping from the battlements; and it shattered his head with yellow hair and

ἁμαξοπληθῆ, γεῖς' ἐπάλξεων ἄπο:

fire and picks to raze the town; but Periclymenus, son of the ocean-god, stayed his wild career, heaving on his head a wagon-load of stone, the coping from the battlements; and it shattered his head with yellow hair and

ξανθὸν δὲ κρᾶτα διεπάλυνε καὶ ῥαφὰς

fire and picks to raze the town; but Periclymenus, son of the ocean-god, stayed his wild career, heaving on his head a wagon-load of stone, the coping from the battlements; and it shattered his head with yellow hair and

ἔρρηξεν ὀστέων, ἄρτι δ' οἰνωπὸν γένυν

crashed through the seams of the skull, dabbling with blood his fresh cheek; and he will never go back alive to his mother with her lovely bow, the maid of Maenalus.

καθῃμάτωσεν: οὐδ' ἀποίσεται βίον

crashed through the seams of the skull, dabbling with blood his fresh cheek; and he will never go back alive to his mother with her lovely bow, the maid of Maenalus.

τῇ καλλιτόξῳ μητρὶ Μαινάλου κόρῃ.

crashed through the seams of the skull, dabbling with blood his fresh cheek; and he will never go back alive to his mother with her lovely bow, the maid of Maenalus.

ἐπεὶ δὲ τάσδ' ἐσεῖδεν εὐτυχεῖς πύλας

Your son then, seeing these gates secure, went on to the next, and I followed him.

ἄλλας ἐπῄει παῖς σός, εἱπόμην δ' ἐγώ.

Your son then, seeing these gates secure, went on to the next, and I followed him.

ὁρῶ δὲ Τυδέα καὶ παρασπιστὰς πυκνοὺς

I saw Tydeus and his thick rows of targeteers hurling their Aetolian spears into the opening at the top of the turrets, so that our men fled and left the battlements; but your son rallied them once more, as a huntsman cheers his hounds

Αἰτωλίσιν λόγχαισιν εἰς ἄκρον στόμα

I saw Tydeus and his thick rows of targeteers hurling their Aetolian spears into the opening at the top of the turrets, so that our men fled and left the battlements; but your son rallied them once more, as a huntsman cheers his hounds

πύργων ἀκοντίζοντας, ὥστ' ἐπάλξεων

I saw Tydeus and his thick rows of targeteers hurling their Aetolian spears into the opening at the top of the turrets, so that our men fled and left the battlements; but your son rallied them once more, as a huntsman cheers his hounds

λιπεῖν ἐρίπνας φυγάδας: ἀλλά νιν πάλιν

I saw Tydeus and his thick rows of targeteers hurling their Aetolian spears into the opening at the top of the turrets, so that our men fled and left the battlements; but your son rallied them once more, as a huntsman cheers his hounds

κυναγὸς ὡσεὶ παῖς σὸς ἐξαθροίζεται

I saw Tydeus and his thick rows of targeteers hurling their Aetolian spears into the opening at the top of the turrets, so that our men fled and left the battlements; but your son rallied them once more, as a huntsman cheers his hounds

πύργοις δ' ἐπέστης' αὖθις. ἐς δ' ἄλλας πύλας

and stationed them at the towers again. And then we hastened to other gates, after stopping the affliction there. As for the madness of Capaneus, how can I describe it? He was going about with a long scaling-ladder, and boasting

ἠπειγόμεσθα, τοῦτο παύσαντες νοσοῦν.

and stationed them at the towers again. And then we hastened to other gates, after stopping the affliction there. As for the madness of Capaneus, how can I describe it? He was going about with a long scaling-ladder, and boasting

Καπανεὺς δὲ πῶς εἴποιμ' ἂν ὡς ἐμαίνετο;

and stationed them at the towers again. And then we hastened to other gates, after stopping the affliction there. As for the madness of Capaneus, how can I describe it? He was going about with a long scaling-ladder, and boasting

μακραύχενος γὰρ κλίμακος προσαμβάσεις

and stationed them at the towers again. And then we hastened to other gates, after stopping the affliction there. As for the madness of Capaneus, how can I describe it? He was going about with a long scaling-ladder, and boasting

ἔχων ἐχώρει, καὶ τοσόνδ' ἐκόμπασε

and stationed them at the towers again. And then we hastened to other gates, after stopping the affliction there. As for the madness of Capaneus, how can I describe it? He was going about with a long scaling-ladder, and boasting

τὸ μὴ οὐ κατ' ἄκρων περγάμων ἑλεῖν πόλιν.

that even the holy fire of Zeus would not hold him back from giving the city to utter destruction. And even as he spoke, he climbed up beneath the hail of stones, crouched under the shelter of his shield, rung by smooth rung going up the ladder.

καὶ ταῦθ' ἅμ' ἠγόρευε καὶ πετρούμενος

that even the holy fire of Zeus would not hold him back from giving the city to utter destruction. And even as he spoke, he climbed up beneath the hail of stones, crouched under the shelter of his shield, rung by smooth rung going up the ladder.

ἀνεῖρφ' ὑπ' αὐτὴν ἀσπίδ' εἱλίξας δέμας

that even the holy fire of Zeus would not hold him back from giving the city to utter destruction. And even as he spoke, he climbed up beneath the hail of stones, crouched under the shelter of his shield, rung by smooth rung going up the ladder.

κλίμακος ἀμείβων ξέστ' ἐνηλάτων βάθρα.

that even the holy fire of Zeus would not hold him back from giving the city to utter destruction. And even as he spoke, he climbed up beneath the hail of stones, crouched under the shelter of his shield, rung by smooth rung going up the ladder.

ἤδη δ' ὑπερβαίνοντα γεῖσα τειχέων

But, just as he was scaling the parapet of the wall, Zeus smote him with a thunderbolt; the earth re-echoed, and fear seized everyone; for from the ladder his limbs were slung far apart, his head toward Olympus , his blood toward earth

βάλλει κεραυνῷ Ζεύς νιν: ἐκτύπησε δὲ

But, just as he was scaling the parapet of the wall, Zeus smote him with a thunderbolt; the earth re-echoed, and fear seized everyone; for from the ladder his limbs were slung far apart, his head toward Olympus , his blood toward earth

χθών, ὥστε δεῖσαι πάντας: ἐκ δὲ κλιμάκων

But, just as he was scaling the parapet of the wall, Zeus smote him with a thunderbolt; the earth re-echoed, and fear seized everyone; for from the ladder his limbs were slung far apart, his head toward Olympus , his blood toward earth

ἐσφενδονᾶτο χωρὶς ἀλλήλων μέλη

But, just as he was scaling the parapet of the wall, Zeus smote him with a thunderbolt; the earth re-echoed, and fear seized everyone; for from the ladder his limbs were slung far apart, his head toward Olympus , his blood toward earth

κόμαι μὲν εἰς ̓́Ολυμπον, αἷμα δ' ἐς χθόνα

But, just as he was scaling the parapet of the wall, Zeus smote him with a thunderbolt; the earth re-echoed, and fear seized everyone; for from the ladder his limbs were slung far apart, his head toward Olympus , his blood toward earth

χεῖρες δὲ καὶ κῶλ' ὡς κύκλωμ' ̓Ιξίονος

while his legs and arms went spinning round like Ixion’s wheel he was hurled, spinnning; his burning corpse fell to the ground.

εἱλίσσετ': ἐς γῆν δ' ἔμπυρος πίπτει νεκρός.

while his legs and arms went spinning round like Ixion’s wheel he was hurled, spinnning; his burning corpse fell to the ground.

ὡς δ' εἶδ' ̓́Αδραστος Ζῆνα πολέμιον στρατῷ

But when Adrastus saw that Zeus was hostile to his army, he drew the Argive troops outside the trench. Meanwhile our armed cavalry, seeing the lucky omen of Zeus before us

ἔξω τάφρου καθῖσεν ̓Αργείων στρατόν.

But when Adrastus saw that Zeus was hostile to his army, he drew the Argive troops outside the trench. Meanwhile our armed cavalry, seeing the lucky omen of Zeus before us

οἱ δ' αὖ παρ' ἡμῶν δεξιὸν Διὸς τέρας

But when Adrastus saw that Zeus was hostile to his army, he drew the Argive troops outside the trench. Meanwhile our armed cavalry, seeing the lucky omen of Zeus before us

ἰδόντες ἐξήλαυνον ἁρμάτων ὄχους

were driving forth their chariots, and the armed men charged with spears into the middle of the Argives, and all troubles happened at once: men were dying, hurled headlong from chariots, wheels flew off, axles crashed together

ἱππῆς ὁπλῖται, κἀς μές' ̓Αργείων ὅπλα

were driving forth their chariots, and the armed men charged with spears into the middle of the Argives, and all troubles happened at once: men were dying, hurled headlong from chariots, wheels flew off, axles crashed together

συνῆψαν ἔγχη: πάντα δ' ἦν ὁμοῦ κακά:

were driving forth their chariots, and the armed men charged with spears into the middle of the Argives, and all troubles happened at once: men were dying, hurled headlong from chariots, wheels flew off, axles crashed together

ἔθνῃσκον ἐξέπιπτον ἀντύγων ἄπο

were driving forth their chariots, and the armed men charged with spears into the middle of the Argives, and all troubles happened at once: men were dying, hurled headlong from chariots, wheels flew off, axles crashed together

τροχοί τ' ἐπήδων ἄξονές τ' ἐπ' ἄξοσι

were driving forth their chariots, and the armed men charged with spears into the middle of the Argives, and all troubles happened at once: men were dying, hurled headlong from chariots, wheels flew off, axles crashed together

νεκροὶ δὲ νεκροῖς ἐξεσωρεύονθ' ὁμοῦ.

while the dead were heaped up on the dead. So for to-day we have prevented destruction of the towers of our land; but if this land will be fortunate for the future, that rests with the gods; for even now it owes its safety to some deity. Chorus Leader

πύργων μὲν οὖν γῆς ἔσχομεν κατασκαφὰς

while the dead were heaped up on the dead. So for to-day we have prevented destruction of the towers of our land; but if this land will be fortunate for the future, that rests with the gods; for even now it owes its safety to some deity. Chorus Leader

ἐς τὴν παροῦσαν ἡμέραν: εἰ δ' εὐτυχὴς

while the dead were heaped up on the dead. So for to-day we have prevented destruction of the towers of our land; but if this land will be fortunate for the future, that rests with the gods; for even now it owes its safety to some deity. Chorus Leader

ἔσται τὸ λοιπὸν ἥδε γῆ, θεοῖς μέλει:

while the dead were heaped up on the dead. So for to-day we have prevented destruction of the towers of our land; but if this land will be fortunate for the future, that rests with the gods; for even now it owes its safety to some deity. Chorus Leader

καὶ νῦν γὰρ αὐτὴν δαιμόνων ἔσῳσέ τις.

while the dead were heaped up on the dead. So for to-day we have prevented destruction of the towers of our land; but if this land will be fortunate for the future, that rests with the gods; for even now it owes its safety to some deity. Chorus Leader

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

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1. Homer, Iliad, 22.290 (8th cent. BCE - 7th cent. BCE)

22.290. /and smote full upon the shield of the son of Peleus, and missed him not; but far from the shield the spear leapt back. And Hector waxed wroth for that the swift shaft had flown vainly from his hand, and he stood confounded, for he had no second spear of ash. Then he shouted aloud, and called to Deiphobus of the white shield

2. Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes, 103, 115, 124, 151-153, 160, 81-82, 84, 89, 91-92, 100 (6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

100. ἀκούετʼ ἢ οὐκ ἀκούετʼ ἀσπίδων κτύπον;

100. Do you hear the clash of shields, or does it escape you? When, if not now, shall we place sacred robes and wreaths on the statues to accompany our prayers? I see the clash—it is not the clatter of a single spear. What will you do? Will you betray

3. Euripides, Phoenician Women, 1004-1008, 1104-1140, 1175, 1223-1241, 1485, 1489, 1703-1707, 649, 676-688, 784-800, 806, 845-848, 852-857, 1003 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

4. Euripides, Suppliant Women, 1001-1113, 980-1000 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

1000. Now from my home in frantic haste with frenzied mind I rush to join thee, seeking to share with thee the fire’s bright flame and the self-same tomb, to rid me of my weary

5. Sophocles, Oedipus At Colonus, 1001-1043, 720-1000 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

6. Statius, Thebais, 10.674-10.675, 10.683-10.685, 10.688, 10.699-10.719, 10.721, 10.736-10.737, 10.756-10.797, 10.801, 10.806-10.813, 10.817-10.818 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)

Subjects of this text:

subject	book bibliographic info
aeschylus	Ker and Wessels, The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn (2020) 156
argos	Augoustakis, Flavian Poetry and its Greek Past (2014) 206
athens	Augoustakis, Flavian Poetry and its Greek Past (2014) 205, 206
attacks	Ker and Wessels, The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn (2020) 156
blindness	Ker and Wessels, The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn (2020) 156
capaneus	Augoustakis, Flavian Poetry and its Greek Past (2014) 206
color	Ker and Wessels, The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn (2020) 156
creon	Augoustakis, Flavian Poetry and its Greek Past (2014) 205
darkness	Ker and Wessels, The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn (2020) 156
deuotio	Augoustakis, Flavian Poetry and its Greek Past (2014) 205, 206
dionyso(u)s	Markantonatos, Brill's Companion to Euripides (2015) 344
eleusis	Augoustakis, Flavian Poetry and its Greek Past (2014) 206
eteocles	Augoustakis, Flavian Poetry and its Greek Past (2014) 205, 206
euripides	Ker and Wessels, The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn (2020) 156
evadne	Augoustakis, Flavian Poetry and its Greek Past (2014) 206
homer, iliad	Ker and Wessels, The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn (2020) 156
menoeceus	Augoustakis, Flavian Poetry and its Greek Past (2014) 205, 206
naples, bilingualism in	Augoustakis, Flavian Poetry and its Greek Past (2014) 205, 206
oedipus	Augoustakis, Flavian Poetry and its Greek Past (2014) 205, 206
persephone	Augoustakis, Flavian Poetry and its Greek Past (2014) 206
phoenician women	Markantonatos, Brill's Companion to Euripides (2015) 344
polynices	Augoustakis, Flavian Poetry and its Greek Past (2014) 205, 206
senses	Ker and Wessels, The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn (2020) 156
sophocles	Ker and Wessels, The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn (2020) 156
sound	Ker and Wessels, The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn (2020) 156
statius, and euripides	Augoustakis, Flavian Poetry and its Greek Past (2014) 205, 206
statius, and greek tragedy	Augoustakis, Flavian Poetry and its Greek Past (2014) 205, 206
statius, and sophocles	Augoustakis, Flavian Poetry and its Greek Past (2014) 205
statius, father of	Augoustakis, Flavian Poetry and its Greek Past (2014) 205, 206
swift, l.'	Markantonatos, Brill's Companion to Euripides (2015) 344
thebes	Augoustakis, Flavian Poetry and its Greek Past (2014) 205, 206
theseus	Augoustakis, Flavian Poetry and its Greek Past (2014) 205, 206
vision	Ker and Wessels, The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn (2020) 156
women	Ker and Wessels, The Values of Nighttime in Classical Antiquity: Between Dusk and Dawn (2020) 156