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1288-1383

The first part of the third “ἐπεισόδιον” began, at 1098, with the entrance of Orestes. Now, after the “μέλος ἀπὸ σκηνῆς” (1232—1287), comes the second part, going down to the point at which the avengers pass into the house, followed by Electra.

τὰ … περισς. τῶν λόγων: cp. Ph. 24“τἀπίλοιπα τῶν λόγων” (n.).


Sophocles: The Plays and Fragments, with critical notes, commentary, and translation in English prose. Part VI: The Electra. Sir Richard C. Jebb. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. 1894.

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