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Sophocles, Philoctetes (ed. Sir Richard Jebb), line 1408 (search)
go with this man to the Trojan city, where, first, you shall be healed of your cruel sickness,and then, chosen out as foremost among the warriors in prowess, with my bow you shall sever Paris, the author of these evils, from life. You shall sack Troy and shall receive from the army the spoils of supreme valor to carry hometo the heights of your native Oeta for the delight of your father Poeas. And whatever spoils you receive from that army, from them carry to my pyre a thank-offering for my b of Achilles,for you have not the might to subdue the Trojan realm without him, nor he without you. Rather, like twin lions with the same quarry, each of you must guard the other's life. For the healing of your sickness, I will send Asclepius to Troy, since it is doomed to fall a second timebefore my arrows. But of this be mindful, when you plunder the land—that you show reverence towards the gods. Do this because Father Zeus regards all else as of less account, and because Piety does not di
Sophocles, Philoctetes (ed. Sir Richard Jebb), line 1380 (search)
us Not I. But you, I say, will not understand. Philoctetes Do I not know already that the Atreids cast me away? Neoptolemus They cast you out, yes, but look if they will not in turn restore you. Philoctetes Never—if I must first consent to see Troy. Neoptolemus What can I do, then if my pleading fails to persuade you of anything that I recommend?The easiest course for me is to stop talking, and for you to live, just as you do now, without deliverance. Philoctetes Let me bear the sufferings I must first consent to see Troy. Neoptolemus What can I do, then if my pleading fails to persuade you of anything that I recommend?The easiest course for me is to stop talking, and for you to live, just as you do now, without deliverance. Philoctetes Let me bear the sufferings that are fated me. But what you promised me with your right hand in mine—to bring me home,—that promise fulfil for me, son,and do not delay, or remind me further of Troy. I have had my fill of grief and lamenta
Sophocles, Philoctetes (ed. Sir Richard Jebb), line 1348 (search)
resee I must suffer at the hands ofthese men in the future. For when the mind of men has once mothered wrongdoing, it trains those men to be wrongdoers in all else thereafter. And in you, too, I wonder at this. You should never yourself revisit Troy, and should prevent me from going there, seeing that those men have done you outrageby stripping you of your father's arms [when, in the suit for the weapons, they judged unhappy Ajax inferior to Odysseus]. After that, will you go to fight at thefather, and you will not appear through your service to bad men to be like them in your nature. Neoptolemus Your recommendation is reasonable, but nevertheless, I wish that you would put your trust in the gods and in my words,and sail from this land with me, your friend. Philoctetes What! To the plains of Troy and to the abhorred son of Atreus, with this miserable foot? Neoptolemus No, rather to those who will free you and your pus-filled limb from pain, and will save you from your sickness.
Sophocles, Philoctetes (ed. Sir Richard Jebb), line 1314 (search)
ess,as long as the sun still rises in the east and sets in the west, until of your own free will you come to the plains of Troy, find there the sons of Asclepius, our comrades, be relieved of this infection, and, with this bow'said and mine, be hailed as the sacker of Troy's towers. How I know these things are so ordained, I will tell you. We have a Trojan prisoner, Helenus, foremost among seers, who says plainly that all this must come to pass, and further,that this very summer must see the complete capture of Troy. Otherwise he willingly gives himself over for execution, if these prophecies of his prove false. Therefore, now that you understand everything, give way graciously. It is a glorious addition to your gain to be singled o, now that you understand everything, give way graciously. It is a glorious addition to your gain to be singled outas best of the Greeks—first, for coming into healing hands, and then for taking Troy rich in tears, and so winning a matchless renow
Sophocles, Philoctetes (ed. Sir Richard Jebb), line 1288 (search)
high! Philoctetes O welcome words—if your words are true! Neoptolemus The deed will soon make it plain. Come, stretch out your right hand and be master of your bow!As he hands the bow and arrows to Philoctetes, Odysseus suddenly appears. Odysseus But I forbid it, as the gods are my witnesses, in the name of the Atreids and the entire army! Philoctetes Son, whose voice was that? Do I hear Odysseus? Odysseus Be sure of it, and you see him at your side, who will carry you to the plains of Troy by force, whether or not the son of Achilles is willing. Philoctetes But it will bring you no joy, if this arrow fly straight.Odysseus flees from the stage. Neoptolemus Wait—by the gods, no! Do not let it fly! Philoctetes Let go of me, in the name of the gods, dear boy! Neoptolemus I will not. Philoctetes Alas! Why did you take from me the chance to kill my hated enemy with my bow? Neoptolemus It would have been honorable neither for me, nor for you. Philoctetes Well, you may be sure
Sophocles, Philoctetes (ed. Sir Richard Jebb), line 963 (search)
dled by Hephaestus, will you indeed endure it that this man should take me from your domain by force? Odysseus Zeus it is, I tell you, Zeus, who rules this land,and it is by Zeus that these actions are decreed. I am his servant. Philoctetes Hated creature, what clever pleading you devise! By sheltering yourself behind the gods, you make the gods liars. Odysseus No, but true prophets. Now our march must begin. Philoctetes Never! Odysseus Now, I say. You must obey. Philoctetes Ah, misery! Clearly, then, my father sired me to be a slave and no free man. Odysseus Not so, but to be the peer of the best and bravest, with whom you are destined to take Troy and force it to the ground. Philoctetes No, never—even if I must suffer every torment,so long as I have this island's steep cliffs beneath me! Odysseus What do you plan to do? Philoctetes Throw myself now from the rock and shatter my head on the rocks below! Odysseus Quick, seize him, both of you! Do not give him the chanc
Sophocles, Philoctetes (ed. Sir Richard Jebb), line 927 (search)
of my life. Return it, I beg you, return it, I pray you, son! By the gods of your fathers, do not rob me of my life! Ah, me! He speaks to me no more.He looks away, as if he will never give it up! O you inlets and headlands, you wild creatures of the hills who have shared my life, and you jagged cliffs, to you—for you alone hear me—to you my accustomed companions,I bewail the treacherous treatment I have received from the son of Achilles. Although he swore to take me to my home, it is to Troy that he takes me. Although he gave me his right hand in pledge of his word, he has taken my bow, the sacred bow, once belonging to Zeus's son Heracles, and he keeps it, and wants to show it to the Argives as his own.By force he drags me away, as if he had captured a strong man, and does not see that he is cutting down a corpse, the shadow of smoke, a mere phantom. In my strength he could not have taken me—no!—nor even in my present condition, save by deceit. But now, because of my rotten
Sophocles, Philoctetes (ed. Sir Richard Jebb), line 893 (search)
leave me behind and sail away! Neoptolemus Leave you? No, not I. Rather, to your pain, I will bring you along. That is my torment. Philoctetes What do you mean, son? I do not understand. Neoptolemus I will conceal nothing. You must sail to Troy, back to the Achaeans and the forces of the Atreids. Philoctetes Ah, no! What have you said? Neoptolemus Do not wail in grief, before you understand! Philoctetes Understand what? What do you intend to do to me? Neoptolemus Save you, first, fnd what? What do you intend to do to me? Neoptolemus Save you, first, from this misery, and then,together with you, go and plunder Troy's plains. Philoctetes And this is your true intent? Neoptolemus A harsh necessity governs these events, so do not be angered at hearing of them. Philoctetes I am destroyed—ah, misery!—betrayed! What have you done to me, stranger? Return my bow at once! Neoptolemus No, it is not possible. My duty and my interest alike constrain me to obey those in po
Sophocles, Philoctetes (ed. Sir Richard Jebb), line 591 (search)
nging spirit sent by the gods to exact payment for evil deeds? Merchant I will inform you of all that, since it seems that you have not heard. There was a seer of noble birth,a son of Priam, called Helenus, whom that man, out on a solitary night raid—that deceitful Odysseus, whose repute is all shame and dishonor—captured. Leading him back in bonds, he displayed him publicly to the Achaeans as his glorious prey.Helenus then prophesied for them whatever matter they asked, and, pertaining to Troy, he foretold that they would never sack its towers, unless by winning words they should bring Philoctetes here from the island where he now dwells. And, as soon as he heard the seer prophecy this, Laertes' sonimmediately promised that he would bring the man and show him to the Achaeans. He thought it most likely that he would get him willingly, but, if unwilling, then by force, and he added that, were he to fail in this, whoever wished it might sever his head.You have heard everything, boy,
Sophocles, Philoctetes (ed. Sir Richard Jebb), line 191 (search)
Neoptolemus No part of this is a marvel to me. God-sent—if a man such as I may judge—are both those sufferings which attacked him from savage Chryse,and those with which he now toils untended. Surely he toils by the plan of some god so that he may not bend against Troy the invincible arrows divine, until the time be fulfilled at which, men say,by those arrows Troy is fated to fall. Neoptolemus No part of this is a marvel to me. God-sent—if a man such as I may judge—are both those sufferings which attacked him from savage Chryse,and those with which he now toils untended. Surely he toils by the plan of some god so that he may not bend against Troy the invincible arrows divine, until the time be fulfilled at which, men say,by those arrows Troy is fated
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