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subject	book bibliographic info
horkios, guardian of zeus oaths	Sommerstein and Torrance (2014), Oaths and Swearing in Ancient Greece, 28, 99, 287, 291, 295
horkios, zeus	Fletcher (2012), Performing Oaths in Classical Greek Drama, 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), Performing Oaths in Classical Greek Drama, 56; Sommerstein and Torrance (2014), Oaths and Swearing in Ancient Greece, 295

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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

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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), Performing Oaths in Classical Greek Drama, 5; Sommerstein and Torrance (2014), Oaths and Swearing in Ancient Greece, 28

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713 ὄμνυμι σεμνὴν ̓́Αρτεμιν, Διὸς κόρην,'' None

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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), Performing Oaths in Classical Greek Drama, 150; Sommerstein and Torrance (2014), Oaths and Swearing in Ancient Greece, 28

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

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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), Performing Oaths in Classical Greek Drama, 96; Sommerstein and Torrance (2014), Oaths and Swearing in Ancient Greece, 28, 99, 295

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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.
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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

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