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subject	book bibliographic info
horkios, guardian of zeus oaths	Sommerstein and Torrance (2014) 28, 99, 287, 291, 295
horkios, zeus	Fletcher (2012) 5, 56, 96, 150, 151, 152, 153

List of validated texts:

4 validated results for "horkios"

1. Hesiod, Works And Days, 282-285 (8th cent. BCE - 7th cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Zeus Horkios • Zeus Horkios (guardian of oaths)

Found in books: Fletcher (2012) 56; Sommerstein and Torrance (2014) 295

282. ὃς δέ κε μαρτυρίῃσι ἑκὼν ἐπίορκον ὀμόσσας'283. ψεύσεται, ἐν δὲ δίκην βλάψας νήκεστον ἀασθῇ, 284. τοῦ δέ τʼ ἀμαυροτέρη γενεὴ μετόπισθε λέλειπται· 285. ἀνδρὸς δʼ εὐόρκου γενεὴ μετόπισθεν ἀμείνων. '. None

282. And, should he wish, takes note nor fails to know'283. The justice in a city. I’d not be 284. A just man nor would have my son be so – 285. It’s no use being good when wickedne '. None

2. Euripides, Hippolytus, 713 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Zeus Horkios • Zeus Horkios (guardian of oaths)

Found in books: Fletcher (2012) 5; Sommerstein and Torrance (2014) 28

713. ὄμνυμι σεμνὴν ̓́Αρτεμιν, Διὸς κόρην,''. None

713. By majestic Artemis, child of Zeus, I swear I will never divulge aught of thy sorrows. Phaedra''. None

3. Euripides, Medea, 746-747 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Zeus Horkios • Zeus Horkios (guardian of oaths)

Found in books: Fletcher (2012) 150; Sommerstein and Torrance (2014) 28

746. ὄμνυ πέδον Γῆς πατέρα θ' ̔́Ηλιον πατρὸς"747. τοὐμοῦ θεῶν τε συντιθεὶς ἅπαν γένος.' "'. None

746. Swear by the plain of Earth, by Helios my father’s sire, and, in one comprehensive oath, by all the race of gods. Aegeu'747. Swear by the plain of Earth, by Helios my father’s sire, and, in one comprehensive oath, by all the race of gods. Aegeu '. None

4. Sophocles, Philoctetes, 1324 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Zeus Horkios • Zeus Horkios (guardian of oaths)

Found in books: Fletcher (2012) 96; Sommerstein and Torrance (2014) 28, 99, 295

1324. no one can justly excuse or pity them. You have become savage: you welcome no counsellor, and if someone admonishes you, even if he speaks in all good will, you detest him and consider him an enemy who wishes you ill. All the same I will speak to you, calling Zeus who guards oaths to witness.''. None

Please note: the results are produced through a computerized process which may frequently lead to errors, both in incorrect tagging and in other issues. Please use with caution.
Due to load times, full text fetching is currently attempted for validated results only.
Full texts for Hebrew Bible and rabbinic texts is kindly supplied by Sefaria; for Greek and Latin texts, by Perseus Scaife, for the Quran, by Tanzil.net

For a list of book indices included, see here.

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