Thursday, February 15, 2024
The Hunt
Sophocles, Oedipus the King 110-111 (tr. David Grene):
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That which is soughtMenander, Dyscolos 862-863 (tr. Maurice Balme):
can be found; the unheeded thing escapes.
τὸ δὲ ζητούμενον
ἁλωτόν, ἐκφεύγει δὲ τἀμελούμενον.
All things may be achieved by care and work.A.W. Gomme and F.H. Sandbach ad loc.:
ἁλωτὰ γίνετ’ ἐπιμελείᾳ καὶ πόνῳ
ἅπαντ’.
[T]he metaphor of the huntsman's quarry lies in the background.Related post: Seek and Ye Shall Find.
