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Sophocles, Ajax, 661-705


nanLet Night and Hades keep it underground! For ever since I took into my hand this gift from Hector, my greatest enemy, I have gotten no good from the Greeks. Yes, men’s proverb is true:


nanLet Night and Hades keep it underground! For ever since I took into my hand this gift from Hector, my greatest enemy, I have gotten no good from the Greeks. Yes, men’s proverb is true:


nanLet Night and Hades keep it underground! For ever since I took into my hand this gift from Hector, my greatest enemy, I have gotten no good from the Greeks. Yes, men’s proverb is true:


nanLet Night and Hades keep it underground! For ever since I took into my hand this gift from Hector, my greatest enemy, I have gotten no good from the Greeks. Yes, men’s proverb is true:


nanthe gifts of enemies are no gifts and bring no good. And so hereafter I shall, first, know how to yield to the gods, and, second, learn to revere the Atreidae. They are rulers, so we must submit. How could it be otherwise? Things of awe and might


nanthe gifts of enemies are no gifts and bring no good. And so hereafter I shall, first, know how to yield to the gods, and, second, learn to revere the Atreidae. They are rulers, so we must submit. How could it be otherwise? Things of awe and might


nanthe gifts of enemies are no gifts and bring no good. And so hereafter I shall, first, know how to yield to the gods, and, second, learn to revere the Atreidae. They are rulers, so we must submit. How could it be otherwise? Things of awe and might


nanthe gifts of enemies are no gifts and bring no good. And so hereafter I shall, first, know how to yield to the gods, and, second, learn to revere the Atreidae. They are rulers, so we must submit. How could it be otherwise? Things of awe and might


nanthe gifts of enemies are no gifts and bring no good. And so hereafter I shall, first, know how to yield to the gods, and, second, learn to revere the Atreidae. They are rulers, so we must submit. How could it be otherwise? Things of awe and might


nanubmit to authority. So it is that winter with its snow-covered paths gives place to fruitful summer; night’s dark orbit makes room for day with her white horses to kindle her radiance; the blast of dreadful wind


nanubmit to authority. So it is that winter with its snow-covered paths gives place to fruitful summer; night’s dark orbit makes room for day with her white horses to kindle her radiance; the blast of dreadful wind


nanubmit to authority. So it is that winter with its snow-covered paths gives place to fruitful summer; night’s dark orbit makes room for day with her white horses to kindle her radiance; the blast of dreadful wind


nanubmit to authority. So it is that winter with its snow-covered paths gives place to fruitful summer; night’s dark orbit makes room for day with her white horses to kindle her radiance; the blast of dreadful wind


nanubmit to authority. So it is that winter with its snow-covered paths gives place to fruitful summer; night’s dark orbit makes room for day with her white horses to kindle her radiance; the blast of dreadful wind


nanallows the groaning sea to rest; and among them all, almighty Sleep releases the fettered sleeper, and does not hold him in a perpetual grasp. And we men—must we not learn self-restraint? I, at least, will learn it, since I am newly aware that an enemy is to be hated only as far a


nanallows the groaning sea to rest; and among them all, almighty Sleep releases the fettered sleeper, and does not hold him in a perpetual grasp. And we men—must we not learn self-restraint? I, at least, will learn it, since I am newly aware that an enemy is to be hated only as far a


nanallows the groaning sea to rest; and among them all, almighty Sleep releases the fettered sleeper, and does not hold him in a perpetual grasp. And we men—must we not learn self-restraint? I, at least, will learn it, since I am newly aware that an enemy is to be hated only as far a


nanallows the groaning sea to rest; and among them all, almighty Sleep releases the fettered sleeper, and does not hold him in a perpetual grasp. And we men—must we not learn self-restraint? I, at least, will learn it, since I am newly aware that an enemy is to be hated only as far a


nanallows the groaning sea to rest; and among them all, almighty Sleep releases the fettered sleeper, and does not hold him in a perpetual grasp. And we men—must we not learn self-restraint? I, at least, will learn it, since I am newly aware that an enemy is to be hated only as far a


nanuits one who will in turn become a friend. Similarly to a friend I would wish to give only so much help and service as suits him who will not forever remain friendly. For the masses regard the haven of comradeship as treacherous. But concerning these things it will be well. You, wife


nanuits one who will in turn become a friend. Similarly to a friend I would wish to give only so much help and service as suits him who will not forever remain friendly. For the masses regard the haven of comradeship as treacherous. But concerning these things it will be well. You, wife


nanuits one who will in turn become a friend. Similarly to a friend I would wish to give only so much help and service as suits him who will not forever remain friendly. For the masses regard the haven of comradeship as treacherous. But concerning these things it will be well. You, wife


nanuits one who will in turn become a friend. Similarly to a friend I would wish to give only so much help and service as suits him who will not forever remain friendly. For the masses regard the haven of comradeship as treacherous. But concerning these things it will be well. You, wife


nanuits one who will in turn become a friend. Similarly to a friend I would wish to give only so much help and service as suits him who will not forever remain friendly. For the masses regard the haven of comradeship as treacherous. But concerning these things it will be well. You, wife


nango inside and pray to the gods that the desires of my heart be completed to the very end. Exit Tecmessa. You also, my comrades, honor my wishes just as she does, and command Teucer, when he comes, to take care of us, and to be kind to you at the same time.


nango inside and pray to the gods that the desires of my heart be completed to the very end. Exit Tecmessa. You also, my comrades, honor my wishes just as she does, and command Teucer, when he comes, to take care of us, and to be kind to you at the same time.


nango inside and pray to the gods that the desires of my heart be completed to the very end. Exit Tecmessa. You also, my comrades, honor my wishes just as she does, and command Teucer, when he comes, to take care of us, and to be kind to you at the same time.


nango inside and pray to the gods that the desires of my heart be completed to the very end. Exit Tecmessa. You also, my comrades, honor my wishes just as she does, and command Teucer, when he comes, to take care of us, and to be kind to you at the same time.


nango inside and pray to the gods that the desires of my heart be completed to the very end. Exit Tecmessa. You also, my comrades, honor my wishes just as she does, and command Teucer, when he comes, to take care of us, and to be kind to you at the same time.


nanI am going to where my journey inexorably leads. But you do as I say, and before long, perhaps, though I now suffer, you will hear that I have found rest and peace. Exit Ajax. Choru


nanI am going to where my journey inexorably leads. But you do as I say, and before long, perhaps, though I now suffer, you will hear that I have found rest and peace. Exit Ajax. Choru


nanI am going to where my journey inexorably leads. But you do as I say, and before long, perhaps, though I now suffer, you will hear that I have found rest and peace. Exit Ajax. Choru


nanI shiver with rapture; I soar on the wings of sudden joy!


nanI shiver with rapture; I soar on the wings of sudden joy!


nanO Pan, O Pan, appear to us, sea-rover, from the stony ridge of snow-beaten Cyllene. King, dancemaker for the gods, come, so that joining with us you may set on the Nysian and the Cnosian steps


nanO Pan, O Pan, appear to us, sea-rover, from the stony ridge of snow-beaten Cyllene. King, dancemaker for the gods, come, so that joining with us you may set on the Nysian and the Cnosian steps


nanO Pan, O Pan, appear to us, sea-rover, from the stony ridge of snow-beaten Cyllene. King, dancemaker for the gods, come, so that joining with us you may set on the Nysian and the Cnosian steps


nanO Pan, O Pan, appear to us, sea-rover, from the stony ridge of snow-beaten Cyllene. King, dancemaker for the gods, come, so that joining with us you may set on the Nysian and the Cnosian steps


nanO Pan, O Pan, appear to us, sea-rover, from the stony ridge of snow-beaten Cyllene. King, dancemaker for the gods, come, so that joining with us you may set on the Nysian and the Cnosian steps


nanyour self-taught dances. Now I want to dance. And may Apollo, lord of Delos , step over the Icarian sea


nanyour self-taught dances. Now I want to dance. And may Apollo, lord of Delos , step over the Icarian sea


nanyour self-taught dances. Now I want to dance. And may Apollo, lord of Delos , step over the Icarian sea


nanyour self-taught dances. Now I want to dance. And may Apollo, lord of Delos , step over the Icarian sea


nanyour self-taught dances. Now I want to dance. And may Apollo, lord of Delos , step over the Icarian sea


nanand join me in his divine form, in eternal benevolence! Choru


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

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1. Sophocles, Ajax, 121-126, 132-133, 1332-1373, 172-182, 201, 245-256, 298-299, 349-350, 364-367, 387-391, 412-413, 443, 450-453, 457-466, 479-480, 485-486, 492-493, 522, 542-543, 560-573, 594-608, 611, 629, 646-660, 662-705, 712-713, 861, 891-893, 924, 100 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

2. Sophocles, Oedipus At Colonus, 1001-1043, 1156-1181, 1199, 1249, 1254-1396, 1413-1446, 1514-1515, 1518-1555, 720-1000 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

3. Sophocles, Oedipus The King, 1106-1107, 82-83, 1105 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

4. Sophocles, Women of Trachis, 178 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

178. Hush—no more ill-omened words! I see a man approaching who is crowned with garlands as if for joyous news. Enter the Messenger. Messenger:
5. Aristotle, Poetics, 18 (4th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE)

6. Quintus Smyrnaeus, Posthomerica, 5.359-5.364



Subjects of this text:

subject book bibliographic info
agamemnon Markantonatos, Brill's Companion to Sophocles (2012) 61, 343
agon Markantonatos, Brill's Companion to Sophocles (2012) 460
ajax, and athena Greensmith, The Resurrection of Homer in Imperial Greek Epic: Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica and the Poetics of Impersonation (2021) 310
ajax Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 476; Markantonatos, Brill's Companion to Sophocles (2012) 343, 460, 572; Seaford, Tragedy, Ritual and Money in Ancient Greece: Selected Essays (2018) 222
ajax (sophocles) Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 476
ares Markantonatos, Brill's Companion to Sophocles (2012) 65
aristotle, on tragedy Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 715
arrival, of creon Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 715
arrival, of the chorus Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 715
artemis Markantonatos, Brill's Companion to Sophocles (2012) 65
athena Markantonatos, Brill's Companion to Sophocles (2012) 65, 572, 574
atreus Markantonatos, Brill's Companion to Sophocles (2012) 573
augustine, authority Castagnoli and Ceccarelli, Greek Memories: Theories and Practices (2019) 103
calchas Castagnoli and Ceccarelli, Greek Memories: Theories and Practices (2019) 103
cameron, alan Greensmith, The Resurrection of Homer in Imperial Greek Epic: Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica and the Poetics of Impersonation (2021) 310
capitoline tablet Greensmith, The Resurrection of Homer in Imperial Greek Epic: Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica and the Poetics of Impersonation (2021) 310
chorus, the, arrival of Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 715
complication, and denouement Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 715
contrast imitation, control agents Greensmith, The Resurrection of Homer in Imperial Greek Epic: Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica and the Poetics of Impersonation (2021) 310
counterfactuals Greensmith, The Resurrection of Homer in Imperial Greek Epic: Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica and the Poetics of Impersonation (2021) 310
creon, arrival of Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 715
cults, of polis Seaford, Tragedy, Ritual and Money in Ancient Greece: Selected Essays (2018) 222
curses Seaford, Tragedy, Ritual and Money in Ancient Greece: Selected Essays (2018) 222
denouement, and complication Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 715
eccyclema Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 476
echoic mention theory' Markantonatos, Brill's Companion to Sophocles (2012) 574
ennius Greensmith, The Resurrection of Homer in Imperial Greek Epic: Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica and the Poetics of Impersonation (2021) 310
episodes, length of Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 715
episodes, of ajax (sophocles) Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 476
episodes Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 715
euripides, heraclidae Seaford, Tragedy, Ritual and Money in Ancient Greece: Selected Essays (2018) 222
general parodos, and the choruss arrival Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 715
gods, and ajax Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 476
harder, m. annette Greensmith, The Resurrection of Homer in Imperial Greek Epic: Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica and the Poetics of Impersonation (2021) 310
heraclitus Seaford, Tragedy, Ritual and Money in Ancient Greece: Selected Essays (2018) 222
hero cult Seaford, Tragedy, Ritual and Money in Ancient Greece: Selected Essays (2018) 222
iliad Markantonatos, Brill's Companion to Sophocles (2012) 343
jebb, r.c. Markantonatos, Brill's Companion to Sophocles (2012) 573
knox, b.m.w. Markantonatos, Brill's Companion to Sophocles (2012) 61
menelaus Markantonatos, Brill's Companion to Sophocles (2012) 61, 65, 343
odyssey Markantonatos, Brill's Companion to Sophocles (2012) 572
peripeteia, in ajax (sophocles) Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 476
phaedrus Markantonatos, Brill's Companion to Sophocles (2012) 343
reciprocity, in pre-state societies Seaford, Tragedy, Ritual and Money in Ancient Greece: Selected Essays (2018) 222
reciprocity, instability of Seaford, Tragedy, Ritual and Money in Ancient Greece: Selected Essays (2018) 222
reinhardt, k. Markantonatos, Brill's Companion to Sophocles (2012) 574
salaminians Seaford, Tragedy, Ritual and Money in Ancient Greece: Selected Essays (2018) 222
sophocles, ajax Greensmith, The Resurrection of Homer in Imperial Greek Epic: Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica and the Poetics of Impersonation (2021) 310; Seaford, Tragedy, Ritual and Money in Ancient Greece: Selected Essays (2018) 222
sophocles, oedipus at colonus Seaford, Tragedy, Ritual and Money in Ancient Greece: Selected Essays (2018) 222
stasima, of ajax (sophocles) Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 476
structure, of ajax (sophocles) Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 476
temporality, and counterfactuals Greensmith, The Resurrection of Homer in Imperial Greek Epic: Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica and the Poetics of Impersonation (2021) 310
tragedy Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 715; Seaford, Tragedy, Ritual and Money in Ancient Greece: Selected Essays (2018) 222
wisdom, and ajax Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 476