Sunday, August 27, 2023
Nothing That Is Not Zeus
Sophocles, Women of Trachis 1275-1278 (tr. Hugh Lloyd-Jones, with his note):
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Do not be left behind in the house, maiden;a
you have lately seen terrible deaths,
and many sufferings unprecedented,
and none of these things is not Zeus.
a These words are addressed to the leader of the Chorus.
λείπου μηδὲ σύ, παρθέν᾽, ἐπ᾽ οἴκων,
μεγάλους μὲν ἰδοῦσα νέους θανάτους,
πολλὰ δὲ πήματα καὶ καινοπαθῆ,
κοὐδὲν τούτων ὅ τι μὴ Ζεύς.
