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Sophocles, Philoctetes, 1054-1062


nanAnd accordingly, where the judgment at hand is of just and good men, you could find no man more pious than me. Victory, however, is my inborn desire in every field—save with regard to you. To you, in this case, I will gladly give way. Yes, release him, and lay not another finger upon him.


nanLet him stay here. We have no further need of you, now that we have these weapons. For Teucer is there among our forces, well-skilled in this craft, as am I, and I believe that I can master this bow in no way worse than you, and point it with no worse a hand.


nanLet him stay here. We have no further need of you, now that we have these weapons. For Teucer is there among our forces, well-skilled in this craft, as am I, and I believe that I can master this bow in no way worse than you, and point it with no worse a hand.


nanLet him stay here. We have no further need of you, now that we have these weapons. For Teucer is there among our forces, well-skilled in this craft, as am I, and I believe that I can master this bow in no way worse than you, and point it with no worse a hand.


nanLet him stay here. We have no further need of you, now that we have these weapons. For Teucer is there among our forces, well-skilled in this craft, as am I, and I believe that I can master this bow in no way worse than you, and point it with no worse a hand.


nanLet him stay here. We have no further need of you, now that we have these weapons. For Teucer is there among our forces, well-skilled in this craft, as am I, and I believe that I can master this bow in no way worse than you, and point it with no worse a hand.


nanSo what need is there of you? Farewell! Enjoy your strolls on Lemnos ! We must be going. And perhaps your onetime prize will bring me the honor which ought to have been your own. Philoctete


nanSo what need is there of you? Farewell! Enjoy your strolls on Lemnos ! We must be going. And perhaps your onetime prize will bring me the honor which ought to have been your own. Philoctete


nanSo what need is there of you? Farewell! Enjoy your strolls on Lemnos ! We must be going. And perhaps your onetime prize will bring me the honor which ought to have been your own. Philoctete


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1. Euripides, Medea, 1379-1383, 1386-1388, 1378 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

1378. No, never! I will bury them myself, bearing them to Hera’s sacred field, who watches o’er the Cape
2. Sophocles, Ajax, 2, 129 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

3. Sophocles, Antigone, 531-581, 883-884, 935-936, 523 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

4. Sophocles, Philoctetes, 101, 1016-1019, 102, 1020-1029, 103, 1030-1034, 104, 1049, 105, 1055-1059, 106, 1060-1062, 107-111, 1116-1117, 112-114, 1140-1145, 115, 1155-1157, 116, 1165-1167, 117-120, 1209, 121-122, 1222-1229, 123, 1230-1239, 124, 1240-1249, 125, 1250-1259, 126, 1260-1269, 127, 1270-1279, 128, 1280-1289, 129, 1290-1299, 130, 1300-1309, 131, 1310-1319, 132, 1320-1329, 133, 1330-1339, 134, 1340-1407, 1409-1451, 191-200, 610-619, 677-699, 745, 766, 779-781, 799-805, 811-813, 817-818, 820, 839-842, 855-859, 86, 860-861, 87-89, 895-899, 90, 900-909, 91, 910-919, 92, 920-926, 93-94, 942, 946-947, 95, 952-958, 96-100 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)

5. Josephus Flavius, Jewish Antiquities, 4.291, 15.260, 15.412, 16.59 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)

4.291. for evident it is, that while their soul is become effeminate, they have withal transfused that effeminacy to their body also. In like manner do you treat all that is of a monstrous nature when it is looked on; nor is it lawful to geld men or any other animals. 15.412. and this cloister deserves to be mentioned better than any other under the sun; for while the valley was very deep, and its bottom could not be seen, if you looked from above into the depth, this further vastly high elevation of the cloister stood upon that height, insomuch that if any one looked down from the top of the battlements, or down both those altitudes, he would be giddy, while his sight could not reach to such an immense depth. 16.59. nor did the Greeks make any defense of themselves, or deny what it was supposed they had done. Their pretense was no more than this, that while the Jews inhabited in their country, they were entirely unjust to them [in not joining in their worship] but they demonstrated their generosity in this, that though they worshipped according to their institutions, they did nothing that ought to grieve them.
6. Josephus Flavius, Jewish War, 1.359, 1.493, 3.481, 4.319, 4.563 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)

1.359. Yet could he not hereby purchase an exemption from all sufferings; for Antony was now bewitched by his love to Cleopatra, and was entirely conquered by her charms. Now Cleopatra had put to death all her kindred, till no one near her in blood remained alive, and after that she fell a slaying those no way related to her. 1.493. insomuch that the palace was full of horribly unjust proceedings; for everybody forged calumnies, as they were themselves in a state of enmity or hatred against others; and many there were who abused the king’s bloody passion to the disadvantage of those with whom they had quarrels, and lies were easily believed, and punishments were inflicted sooner than the calumnies were forged. He who had just then been accusing another was accused himself, and was led away to execution together with him whom he had convicted; for the danger the king was in of his life made examinations be very short. 3.481. We must also reflect upon this, that there is no fear of our suffering any incurable disaster in the present case; for those that are ready to assist us are many, and at hand also; yet it is in our power to seize upon this victory ourselves; and I think we ought to prevent the coming of those my father is sending to us for our assistance, that our success may be peculiar to ourselves, and of greater reputation to us. 4.319. He was on other accounts also a venerable, and a very just man; and besides the grandeur of that nobility, and dignity, and honor of which he was possessed, he had been a lover of a kind of parity, even with regard to the meanest of the people; 4.563. nay, while their faces looked like the faces of women, they killed with their right hands; and when their gait was effeminate, they presently attacked men, and became warriors, and drew their swords from under their finely dyed cloaks, and ran everybody through whom they alighted upon.


Subjects of this text:

subject book bibliographic info
aegeus Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
aetiology Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
ajax Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
ajax (sophocles),actors in Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 208
anger,of philoctetes Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 532, 533
antigone (sophocles),actors in Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 208
athena Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
athens Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
burial,role of Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 208
claudius,roman emperor,expulsion of jews from rome by Feldman (2006), Judaism and Hellenism Reconsidered, 430
communication,between actors Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 208
corinth Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
creon,role of Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 208
cult Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
deception,and tragedy Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 192
deus ex machina Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
dialogue,between characters Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 208
dramaturgy Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
epic cycle Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
epiphany,passim – meaning,exclusive,epilogue epiphany Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
episodes,of philoctetes (sophocles) Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 532, 533
erechtheus Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
exodos,of philoctetes (sophocles) Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 533
festival Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
gods,oracles Budelmann (1999), The Language of Sophocles: Communality, Communication, and Involvement, 126
helenus Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
helios Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
hera,acraea Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
hera Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
hero Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
impasse,dramatic Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
irony Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
ismene,role of Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 208
medea Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
neophron Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
neoptolemus,role of Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 208
neoptolemus Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 192; Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
noble lie,in philoctetes Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 192
noble lie Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 192
odysseus,his character in philoctetes Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 192
odysseus,in sophocles Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 192
odysseus,role of Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 208
odysseus Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
painting,vase Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
peripeteia,in philoctetes (sophocles) Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 532
philoctetes,helenus' prophecy" Budelmann (1999), The Language of Sophocles: Communality, Communication, and Involvement, 126
philoctetes,odysseus Budelmann (1999), The Language of Sophocles: Communality, Communication, and Involvement, 126
philoctetes,role of Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 208
philoctetes Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 192; Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 532, 533; Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
philoctetes (sophocles),actors in Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 208
philoctetes (sophocles) Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 532, 533
plot Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
prophecy,foretelling the future Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93
prophetic language Budelmann (1999), The Language of Sophocles: Communality, Communication, and Involvement, 126
silence,use of Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 208
sophoclean language,ambiguous,elliptic or vague Budelmann (1999), The Language of Sophocles: Communality, Communication, and Involvement, 126
sophocles,works,philoctetes Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 192
sophocles Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 192
stasima,of philoctetes (sophocles) Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 532, 533
structure,of philoctetes (sophocles)' Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 532
structure,of philoctetes (sophocles) Jouanna (2018), Sophocles: A Study of His Theater in Its Political and Social Context, 533
tragedy,and deception Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 192
tragedy,and noble lie Hesk (2000), Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens, 192
troy Lipka (2021), Epiphanies and Dreams in Greek Polytheism: Textual Genres and 'Reality' from Homer to Heliodorus, 93