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Sophocles, Antigone, 451-459


nanYes, since it was not Zeus that published me that edict, and since not of that kind are the laws which Justice who dwells with the gods below established among men. Nor did I think that your decrees were of such force, that a mortal could override the unwritten


nanYes, since it was not Zeus that published me that edict, and since not of that kind are the laws which Justice who dwells with the gods below established among men. Nor did I think that your decrees were of such force, that a mortal could override the unwritten


nanYes, since it was not Zeus that published me that edict, and since not of that kind are the laws which Justice who dwells with the gods below established among men. Nor did I think that your decrees were of such force, that a mortal could override the unwritten


nanYes, since it was not Zeus that published me that edict, and since not of that kind are the laws which Justice who dwells with the gods below established among men. Nor did I think that your decrees were of such force, that a mortal could override the unwritten


nanand unfailing statutes given us by the gods. For their life is not of today or yesterday, but for all time, and no man knows when they were first put forth. Not for fear of any man’s pride was I about to owe a penalty to the gods for breaking these.


nanand unfailing statutes given us by the gods. For their life is not of today or yesterday, but for all time, and no man knows when they were first put forth. Not for fear of any man’s pride was I about to owe a penalty to the gods for breaking these.


nanand unfailing statutes given us by the gods. For their life is not of today or yesterday, but for all time, and no man knows when they were first put forth. Not for fear of any man’s pride was I about to owe a penalty to the gods for breaking these.


nanand unfailing statutes given us by the gods. For their life is not of today or yesterday, but for all time, and no man knows when they were first put forth. Not for fear of any man’s pride was I about to owe a penalty to the gods for breaking these.


nanand unfailing statutes given us by the gods. For their life is not of today or yesterday, but for all time, and no man knows when they were first put forth. Not for fear of any man’s pride was I about to owe a penalty to the gods for breaking these.


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

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1. Hebrew Bible, Psalms, 78.1 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)

78.1. מַשְׂכִּיל לְאָסָף הַאֲזִינָה עַמִּי תּוֹרָתִי הַטּוּ אָזְנְכֶם לְאִמְרֵי־פִי׃ 78.1. לֹא שָׁמְרוּ בְּרִית אֱלֹהִים וּבְתוֹרָתוֹ מֵאֲנוּ לָלֶכֶת׃ 78.1. Maschil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth."
2. Aeschylus, Persians, 810 (6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

810. ᾐδοῦντο συλᾶν οὐδὲ πιμπράναι νεώς· 810. restrained by no religious awe, they ravaged the images of the gods and set fire to their temples. Altars have been destroyed, statues of the gods have been thrown from their bases in utter ruin and confusion. Therefore, since they wrought such evil, evil they suffer in no less measure; and other evils are still in store:
3. Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound, 443, 442 (6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

442. ὑμῖν λέγοιμι· τἀν βροτοῖς δὲ πήματα
4. Heraclitus of Ephesus, Fragments, 33 (6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

5. Euripides, Suppliant Women, 302, 311, 430, 526-527, 561-563, 671-672, 301 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

6. Sophocles, Antigone, 10, 1000-1090, 11, 1192-1199, 12, 1200-1243, 1260-1299, 13, 1300-1353, 14-15, 155, 16, 162-169, 17, 170-179, 18, 180-189, 19, 190-199, 2, 20, 200-209, 21, 210, 22-24, 249, 25, 250-259, 26, 260-269, 27, 270-277, 28-29, 3, 30, 305, 31-33, 332-339, 34, 340-349, 35, 350-359, 36, 360-369, 37, 370-376, 38, 388-389, 39, 390-394, 4, 40, 407-409, 41, 410-419, 42, 420-429, 43, 430-439, 44, 440-443, 446-449, 45, 450, 452-459, 46, 460-469, 47, 470-479, 48, 480-489, 49, 490-499, 5, 50, 500-509, 51, 510-519, 52, 520-525, 53, 531-539, 54, 540-549, 55, 550-559, 56, 560-569, 57, 570-579, 58, 580-581, 59, 6, 60-63, 631-639, 64, 640-649, 65, 650-659, 66, 660-669, 67, 670-679, 68, 680-689, 69, 690-699, 7, 70, 700-709, 71, 710-719, 72, 720-729, 73, 730-739, 74, 740-749, 75, 750-759, 76, 760-765, 77-79, 8, 80, 806-809, 81, 810-819, 82, 820-829, 83, 830-839, 84, 840-849, 85, 850-859, 86, 860-869, 87, 870-879, 88, 880-882, 89, 9, 90-93, 937-939, 94, 940-943, 95-99, 998-999, 1 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

7. Sophocles, Oedipus The King, 864-870, 863 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

8. Xenophon, Memoirs, 1.2.43 (5th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE)

1.2.43. But if, as happens under an oligarchy, not the majority, but a minority meet and enact rules of conduct, what are these? Whatsoever the sovereign power in the State, after deliberation, enacts and directs to be done is known as a law. If, then, a despot, being the sovereign power, enacts what the citizens are to do, are his orders also a law? Yes, whatever a despot as ruler enacts is also known as a law.
9. Aristotle, Rhetoric, 1.13 (4th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE)

10. Philo of Alexandria, On The Migration of Abraham, 91, 89 (1st cent. BCE - missingth cent. CE)

89. For there are some men, who, looking upon written laws as symbols of things appreciable by the intellect, have studied some things with superfluous accuracy, and have treated others with neglectful indifference; whom I should blame for their levity; for they ought to attend to both classes of things, applying themselves both to an accurate investigation of invisible things, and also to an irreproachable observance of those laws which are notorious.
11. Demosthenes, Orations, 25.16



Subjects of this text:

subject book bibliographic info
aeschylus,on impiety Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 397
alexandria,importance of Feldman (2006), Judaism and Hellenism Reconsidered, 59
anacolouthon Budelmann (1999), The Language of Sophocles: Communality, Communication, and Involvement, 49
antigone,heroism of Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 345
antigone,responsibility for antigone's suffering" Budelmann (1999), The Language of Sophocles: Communality, Communication, and Involvement, 175
antigone Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 484, 485; Papaioannou et al. (2021), Rhetoric and Religion in Ancient Greece and Rome, 21; Papaioannou, Serafim and Demetriou (2021), Rhetoric and Religion in Ancient Greece and Rome, 21
antigone (sophocles),and divine law Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 397
antigone (sophocles) Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 484, 485
apollo,in oedipus tyrannus Budelmann (1999), The Language of Sophocles: Communality, Communication, and Involvement, 175
aquila,translator of bible into greek Feldman (2006), Judaism and Hellenism Reconsidered, 59
aristotle,on natural law Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 397
asia,as origin of pelops Gruen (2011), Rethinking the Other in Antiquity, 227
athens,laws of Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 397
authority,scripture Najman (2010), The Significance of Sinai: Traditions about Sinai and Divine Revelation in Judaism and Christianity, 92
burial,and divine law Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 397
burial Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 397
characters,tragic/mythical,antigone Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 278, 288
characters,tragic/mythical,creon,king of thebes Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 278
characters,tragic/mythical,haemon Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 278
characters,tragic/mythical,ismene Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 278
characters,tragic/mythical,polyneices Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 278
characters Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 345
chorus,antigone Budelmann (1999), The Language of Sophocles: Communality, Communication, and Involvement, 175
creon,and antigone Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 345
creon,and polynices burial Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 397
creon Papaioannou et al. (2021), Rhetoric and Religion in Ancient Greece and Rome, 21; Papaioannou, Serafim and Demetriou (2021), Rhetoric and Religion in Ancient Greece and Rome, 21
dead,the Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 397
divine,torah/law Najman (2010), The Significance of Sinai: Traditions about Sinai and Divine Revelation in Judaism and Christianity, 92
episodes,of antigone (sophocles) Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 484, 485
eulogy,of human beings Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 484, 485
euripides,and political as opposed to rhetorical tragedy Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 278
euripides,burial Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 288
fictive founder Gruen (2011), Rethinking the Other in Antiquity, 227
fictive founders Gruen (2011), Rethinking the Other in Antiquity, 227
foundation legends,peloponnesus' Gruen (2011), Rethinking the Other in Antiquity, 227
foundation legends Gruen (2011), Rethinking the Other in Antiquity, 227
gods,and humans Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 397
gods,difficult to hold responsible Budelmann (1999), The Language of Sophocles: Communality, Communication, and Involvement, 175
gods,dual moedipus tyrannusivation Budelmann (1999), The Language of Sophocles: Communality, Communication, and Involvement, 175
gods Papaioannou et al. (2021), Rhetoric and Religion in Ancient Greece and Rome, 21; Papaioannou, Serafim and Demetriou (2021), Rhetoric and Religion in Ancient Greece and Rome, 21
groups,complement transferred from one to another Budelmann (1999), The Language of Sophocles: Communality, Communication, and Involvement, 49
hellenistic,philosophy Najman (2010), The Significance of Sinai: Traditions about Sinai and Divine Revelation in Judaism and Christianity, 92
hellenistic Najman (2010), The Significance of Sinai: Traditions about Sinai and Divine Revelation in Judaism and Christianity, 92
heroism,of young women Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 345
homicide,court of the areopagus in athens Fletcher (2012), Performing Oaths in Classical Greek Drama, 107
humans,and the gods Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 397
hyperbaton Budelmann (1999), The Language of Sophocles: Communality, Communication, and Involvement, 49
justice,divine Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 485
justice (dikè),and divine law Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 397
justification,of antigone Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 345
kērygma Papaioannou et al. (2021), Rhetoric and Religion in Ancient Greece and Rome, 21; Papaioannou, Serafim and Demetriou (2021), Rhetoric and Religion in Ancient Greece and Rome, 21
law,divine vs. human Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 397
law,ensouled law Najman (2010), The Significance of Sinai: Traditions about Sinai and Divine Revelation in Judaism and Christianity, 92
law,in antigone Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 485
law,mosaic (law of moses) Najman (2010), The Significance of Sinai: Traditions about Sinai and Divine Revelation in Judaism and Christianity, 92
law,natural Najman (2010), The Significance of Sinai: Traditions about Sinai and Divine Revelation in Judaism and Christianity, 92
law,universal Najman (2010), The Significance of Sinai: Traditions about Sinai and Divine Revelation in Judaism and Christianity, 92
law,unwritten Najman (2010), The Significance of Sinai: Traditions about Sinai and Divine Revelation in Judaism and Christianity, 92
law Papaioannou et al. (2021), Rhetoric and Religion in Ancient Greece and Rome, 21; Papaioannou, Serafim and Demetriou (2021), Rhetoric and Religion in Ancient Greece and Rome, 21
motifs,in postclassical tragedy,burial of the dead Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 288
nomos (pl. nomoi),and physis Gagarin and Cohen (2005), The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Law, 414
nomos (pl. nomoi) Gagarin and Cohen (2005), The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Law, 414
paean,to human beings Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 484, 485
peloponnesus,foundation legend Gruen (2011), Rethinking the Other in Antiquity, 227
pelops,as founder Gruen (2011), Rethinking the Other in Antiquity, 227
perfectionism,perfect copy Najman (2010), The Significance of Sinai: Traditions about Sinai and Divine Revelation in Judaism and Christianity, 92
perfectionism Najman (2010), The Significance of Sinai: Traditions about Sinai and Divine Revelation in Judaism and Christianity, 92
persians,the (aeschylus),on impiety Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 397
philo of alexandria,law of moses Najman (2010), The Significance of Sinai: Traditions about Sinai and Divine Revelation in Judaism and Christianity, 92
philosophy (greek/hellenistic) Najman (2010), The Significance of Sinai: Traditions about Sinai and Divine Revelation in Judaism and Christianity, 92
piety,of antigone Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 345
pindar Gruen (2011), Rethinking the Other in Antiquity, 227
polynices (oedipuss son),and antigone Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 345
polynices (oedipuss son),burial of Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 397
rhetoric (aristotle),on natural law Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 397
sage Najman (2010), The Significance of Sinai: Traditions about Sinai and Divine Revelation in Judaism and Christianity, 92
scripture Najman (2010), The Significance of Sinai: Traditions about Sinai and Divine Revelation in Judaism and Christianity, 92
sentences,change direction Budelmann (1999), The Language of Sophocles: Communality, Communication, and Involvement, 49
silence,and antigone Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 345
silence,of women Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 345
sophoclean language,clarity Budelmann (1999), The Language of Sophocles: Communality, Communication, and Involvement, 49
sophoclean unlike gorgianic,unpredictable yet clear Budelmann (1999), The Language of Sophocles: Communality, Communication, and Involvement, 49
sophocles,and rhetoric/tragedy as a rhetorical form Liapis and Petrides (2019), Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century: A Survey from ca, 278
sophocles,antigone. Gagarin and Cohen (2005), The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Law, 390
sophocles,oedipus tyrannus Gagarin and Cohen (2005), The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Law, 390
stasima,of antigone (sophocles) Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 484, 485
structure,of antigone (sophocles) Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 484, 485
suicide,of women Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 345
thesmos Gagarin and Cohen (2005), The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Law, 390
tiresias,and antigone Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 345
topic Budelmann (1999), The Language of Sophocles: Communality, Communication, and Involvement, 49
tragedy,and law Gagarin and Cohen (2005), The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Law, 390
underworld,and antigone Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 485
unwritten law Gagarin and Cohen (2005), The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Law, 390
women,silence of Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 345
women,young Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 345
writing,authoritative Najman (2010), The Significance of Sinai: Traditions about Sinai and Divine Revelation in Judaism and Christianity, 92
writing,sacred Najman (2010), The Significance of Sinai: Traditions about Sinai and Divine Revelation in Judaism and Christianity, 92
writing,written law. Gagarin and Cohen (2005), The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Law, 390
zeus,and divine law Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 397