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Sophocles, Electra, 410-411
nan The cause, I think, was fear induced by some vision in the night. Electra
nan ELECTRA: Gods of our house! be ye with me- now at last! CHRYSOTHEMIS: Dost thou find any encouragement in this terror? ELECTRA: If thou wouldst tell me the vision, then I could answer. CHRYSOTHEMIS: Nay, I can tell but little of the story. ELECTRA: Tell what thou canst; a little word hath often marred, or made, men's fortunes. CHRYSOTHEMIS: 'Tis said that she beheld our sire, restored to the sunlight, at her side once more; then he took the sceptre,- Once his own, but now borne by Aegisthus,- and planted it at the hearth; and thence a fruitful bough sprang upward, wherewith the whole land of Mycenae was overshadowed. Such was the tale that I heard told by one who was present when she declared her dream to the Sun-god. More than this I: know not,- save that she sent me by reason of that fear. So by the- gods of our house I beseech thee, hearken to me, and be not ruined by folly! For if thou repel me now, thou wilt come back to seek me in thy trouble. ELECTRA: Nay, dear sister, let none of these things in thy hands touch the tomb; for neither custom nor piety allows thee to dedicate gifts or bring libations to our sire from a hateful wife. No- to the winds with them or bury them deep in the earth, where none of them shall ever come near his place of rest; but, when she dies, let her find these treasures laid up for her below. And were she not the most hardened of all women, she would never have sought to pour these offerings of enmity on the grave of him whom she slew. Think now if it is likely that the dead in the tomb should take these honours kindly at her hand, who ruthlessly slew him, like a foeman, and mangled him, and, for ablution, wiped off the blood-stains on his head? Canst thou believe that these things which thou bringest will absolve her of the murder? It is not possible. No, cast these things aside; give him rather a lock cut from thine own tresses, and on my part, hapless that I: am,-scant gifts these, but my best,- this hair, not glossy with unguents, and this girdle, decked with no rich ornament. Then fall down and pray that he himself may come in kindness from the world below, to aid us against our foes; and that the young Orestes may live to set his foot upon his foes in victorious might, that henceforth we may crown our father's tomb with wealthier hands than those which grace it now. I think, indeed, I think that he also had some part in sending her these appalling dreams; still, sister, do this service, to help thyself, and me, and him, that most beloved of all men, who rests in the realm of Hades, thy sire and mine. LEADER: The maiden counsels piously; and thou, friend, wilt do her bidding, if- thou art wise. CHRYSOTHEMIS: I will. When a duty is clear, reason forbids that two voices should contend, and claims the hastening of the deed. Only, when I: attempt this task, aid me with your silence, I entreat you, my friends; for, should my mother hear of it, methinks I shall yet have cause to rue my venture. (CHRYSOTHEMIS departs, to take the offerings to Agamemnon's grave.)
nan My father’s Gods! Stand with me now at last! Chrysothemi

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1. Aeschylus, Agamemnon, 1073-1223, 420-421, 1072 (6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) 1072. ὀτοτοτοῖ πόποι δᾶ. 1072. Otototoi, Gods, Earth, —
2. Aeschylus, Libation-Bearers, 33-43, 523-552, 32 (6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) 32. τορὸς δὲ Φοῖβος ὀρθόθριξ 32. For with a hair-raising shriek, Terror, the diviner of dreams for our house, breathing wrath out of sleep, uttered a cry of terror in the dead of night from the heart of the palace
3. Aeschylus, Eumenides, 101-104, 94-100 (6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) 100. παθοῦσα δʼ οὕτω δεινὰ πρὸς τῶν φιλτάτων 100. And yet, although I have suffered cruelly in this way from my nearest kin, no divine power is angry on my behalf, slaughtered as I have been by the hands of a matricide. See these gashes in my heart, and from where they came! For the sleeping mind has clear vision
4. Aeschylus, Persians, 176-200, 205-210, 221, 230, 175 (6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) 175. εὐμενεῖς γὰρ ὄντας ἡμᾶς τῶνδε συμβούλους καλεῖς. Ἄτοσσα 175. For we whom you summon as counsellors in these matters are well disposed towards you and your interests. Atossa
5. Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound, 646-673, 645 (6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) 645. αἰεὶ γὰρ ὄψεις ἔννυχοι πωλεύμεναι 645. For visions of the night, always haunting my maiden chamber, sought to beguile me with seductive words, saying: q type=
6. Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes, 710-711, 709 (6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) 709. ἐξέζεσεν γὰρ Οἰδίπου κατεύγματα· 709. Yes, the curses of Oedipus have made it seethe in fury.
7. Aeschylus, Suppliant Women, 886-890, 885 (6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) 885. οἰοῖ, πάτερ, βρέτεος ἄρος 885. Alas, father; the help of the sacred images deludes me. Like a spider, he is carrying me seaward step by step—a nightmare, a black nightmare! Oh! Oh!
8. Euripides, Alcestis, 355, 357, 354 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
9. Euripides, Hecuba, 10-19, 2, 20-29, 3, 30-39, 4, 40-49, 5, 50-59, 6, 60-65, 68-69, 7, 70-76, 8, 84, 87-89, 9, 90-91, 93-95, 1 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE) 1. ̔́Ηκω νεκρῶν κευθμῶνα καὶ σκότου πύλας 1. I have come from out of the charnel-house and gates of gloom, where Hades dwells apart from gods, I Polydorus, a son of Hecuba, the daughter of Cisseus, and of Priam. Now my father, when Phrygia ’s capital
10. Euripides, Iphigenia Among The Taurians, 43-60, 42 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
11. Euripides, Orestes, 619-620, 618 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
12. Euripides, Rhesus, 781-789, 780 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
13. Sophocles, Electra, 417-425, 431-438, 449-452, 459, 466, 472-501, 411 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
14. Sophocles, Oedipus The King, 981-983, 980 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
15. Aristotle, Poetics, 5 (4th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE)

Subjects of this text:

subject	book bibliographic info
antigone (sophocles), and time	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 244
anxiety dreams and nightmares, voices	Moxon, Peter's Halakhic Nightmare: The 'Animal' Vision of Acts 10:9–16 in Jewish and Graeco-Roman Perspective (2017) 130
anxiety dreams and nightmares	Moxon, Peter's Halakhic Nightmare: The 'Animal' Vision of Acts 10:9–16 in Jewish and Graeco-Roman Perspective (2017) 130, 383, 384
aristotle, on tragedy	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 244
day, fateful	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 244
deianira, role of	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 244
divine visits	Moxon, Peter's Halakhic Nightmare: The 'Animal' Vision of Acts 10:9–16 in Jewish and Graeco-Roman Perspective (2017) 384
dream imagery, day-to-day objects/realistic scenes	Moxon, Peter's Halakhic Nightmare: The 'Animal' Vision of Acts 10:9–16 in Jewish and Graeco-Roman Perspective (2017) 130
dreams and visions, deixis, anxious state	Moxon, Peter's Halakhic Nightmare: The 'Animal' Vision of Acts 10:9–16 in Jewish and Graeco-Roman Perspective (2017) 130
dreams and visions, disturbing	Moxon, Peter's Halakhic Nightmare: The 'Animal' Vision of Acts 10:9–16 in Jewish and Graeco-Roman Perspective (2017) 130
dreams and visions, examples, comedy	Moxon, Peter's Halakhic Nightmare: The 'Animal' Vision of Acts 10:9–16 in Jewish and Graeco-Roman Perspective (2017) 130
dreams and visions, examples, tragedy	Moxon, Peter's Halakhic Nightmare: The 'Animal' Vision of Acts 10:9–16 in Jewish and Graeco-Roman Perspective (2017) 130, 383, 384
dreams and visions, form criticism/classification, message dreams	Moxon, Peter's Halakhic Nightmare: The 'Animal' Vision of Acts 10:9–16 in Jewish and Graeco-Roman Perspective (2017) 130
dreams and visions, form criticism/classification, symbolic dreams'	Moxon, Peter's Halakhic Nightmare: The 'Animal' Vision of Acts 10:9–16 in Jewish and Graeco-Roman Perspective (2017) 130
electra	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 495, 496
electra (sophocles), and time	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 244
electra (sophocles)	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 495, 496
episodes, of electra (sophocles)	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 495, 496
general parodos, of electra (sophocles)	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 495
length, of plays	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 244
piety, of antigone	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 735
poetics (aristotle), on tragedy	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 244
prologue, of electra (sophocles)	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 495
proportions, of verses	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 244
stasima, of electra (sophocles)	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 496
structure, of electra (sophocles)	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 495, 496
time, unity of vs. extent of	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 244
time, use of	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 244
tragedy	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 244
tutor, and orestes	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 735
women of trachis, the (sophocles), and time	Jouanna, Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context (2018) 244