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with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Andromache Author: Euripides Translator: George B. Tsokopoulos Release Date: December 22, 2008 [EBook #27592] Language: Greek Character set encoding: UTF-8 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ANDROMACHE ***

Note: The Table of contents is not included in the book. It has been created to help the reader. The tonic system has been changed from polytonic to monotonic. Brackets [] within the play have been used to include obvious mistakes. Next to the bracket, within the text, the correct word is diplayed Shewsh: O pnakaV perieconwn den uprcei sto biblo. hiourgqhke proV dieuklunsh tou anagnsth. O tonisV cei allxei ap polutonik se onotonik. Msa sto rgo, cw crhsiopoisei agkleV [] pou perikleontai efan lqh. xw ap thn agklh sa sto keeno, paraqtw to swst. PINAKAS PERIECOMENN UPOQESIS PROSPA PRAXIS A'. SKHNH A'. SKHNH G'. [*] SKHNH '. PRAXIS B'. SKHNH A'. SKHNH B'. SKHNH G'. SKHNH G'.[*] SKHNH G'.[*] SKHNH '. PRAXIS G'. SKHNH A'. - E'.

PRAXIS '. SKHNH A'. - G'. [*]LqoV arqhsh BIBLIOQHKH FEXH ARCAIN ELLHNN SUGGRAFEN EURIPIOU G. TSOKOPOULOU BIBLIOQHKH FEXH ARCAIN ELLHNN SUGGRAFEN EURIPIOU ANROMACH METAFRASIS G. TSOKOPOULOU EN AQHNAIS EKOTIKOS OIKOS GERGIOU FEXH 1910 UPOQESIS O NeoptleoV, labn en Troa graV thn Androchn, thn gunaka tou ktoroV, egnnhsen ex autV ton Molossn. peita enufeqh thn Erinhn, krhn tou Menelou. Epeid de prin ece zhtsh lgon ap ton elfikn Apllwna di ton fnon tou patrV tou AcillwV, etbh plin eiV to Manteon, di na zhtsh suggnhn. Zulotuposa wV h Erinh thn Androchn eskfqh na thn qanatsh, kai steile kai ekleoe ton patra thV Menlaon. H Androch steile kai kruye akrn ap tanktora ton uin thV, aut de katfugen eiV to iern thV QtidoV. Oi nqrwpoi wV tou Menelou apekluyan ton Molossn, autn de di' apthV apspasan ap to iern te de ellon na qanatsoun kai touV duo, hpodsqhsan up tou elqntoV PhlwV. Kai o en MenlaoV epstreyen eiV thn Sprthn. H de Erinh etenhse fobhqesa ton Neoptleon. Elqn de o [OrsthV] MenlaoV autn en peise na ton akolouqsh, epebouleqh de thn zwn tou Neoptolou, tou opoou ton nekrn froun oi ep thV skhnV. En o PhleV qrhne ton qnaton tou uio tou, efanisqesa h QtiV diatssei autn na qyh ton nekrn eiV touV elfoV kai na stelh thn Androchn e ton uin thV eiV touV MolossoV, anaggllei de eiV ton gronta ti tuce thV aqanasaV kai ti qa katoiksh eiV thn nson twn Makrwn. To dra diexgetai eiV thn Fqan, o de corV apoteletai ap FqitidaV gunakaV. Prologzei h Androch. To dra qewretai ek twn deutrwn. PROSPA ANROMACH QERAPAINA COROS ERMIONH MENELAOS MOLOSSOS PHLEUS

ALLH QERAPAINA TROFOS ORESTHS AGGELOS QETIS

EURIPIOU ANROMACH

PRAXIS A'.

(H skhn en Qessala, etax thV FqaV kai twn Farslwn xw tou iero thV QtidoV, plhson twn Anaktrwn. Kat thn rsin thV aulaaV h Androch fanetai eiV thn qran tou nao).

SKHNH A'.

ANROMACH ANROMACH pliV twn Qhbawn, kacha thV AsiatikV ghV, ap thn opoan lqa llote e polcrusa stoldia eiV ta anktora tou basilwV Priou, wV szugoV doqesa eiV ton ktora. EiV ekenon ton kairn loi ezleuan thn Androchn, all tra den uprcei ote qa gennhq pot gunaka dustucestra ap e. iti eg ton en ndra, ou ton ktora eda e ta tia ou na skotnh o AcilleV, to de paid pou apkthsa ap ekenon, ton Astunakta, eda na pfth ap touV uyhloV prgouV, tan oi llhneV katlaban thn Troan. Eg de, olonti egennqhka eleuqra ap eleuqrouV goneV, en totoiV eiV thn Ellda fqasa dolh, doqesa wV dron eiV ton nhsithn Neoptleon, dialegnh wV to kallteron graV ap la ta trwik lfura. Tra katoik eiV ta geitonik peda thV FqaV kai thV plewV twn Farslwn, pou h qalassa QtiV katkei az e ton Phla fegousa akru ap touV anqrpouV. O QessalikV laV tra proV tin tou gou thV QtidoV e ton Phla onozei ton tpon autn Qetdion, pou ece to spti tou o uiV tou AcillwV, afnwn na basileh eiV ta Frsala o PhleV, diti den qlei na prh to skptron ensw zh o grwn o patraV tou. Eg wV dolh e autn eiV aut to spti apkthsa paid. Kai olonti prin e ecan erh poll kak, en totoiV pntote parhgorohn e thn elpda ti, an swq to paid, qa ekallitreuen h tch ou kai qa ikanopoiohn di taV atucaV ou. Af' tou wV autV epre gunaka thn Erinhn ap thn Lakedaona kai egkatleiye e thn dolhn, katadikoai ap autn ap zhlotupan. iti lgei, ti e ustik fraka katrqwsa na hn kh paid kai na thn issh o szugoV thV, kai ti qlw na enw eg ant ekenhV sa eiV aut to spti kai di thV baV na dixw autn. Aut eg, kai tan ta prwtokousa, den ta paredcqhn, kai tra ta arnoai entelV. O gaV ZeuV to gnwrzei bbaia, ti eg den gina ekouswV ou szugoV. All' ekenh den peqetai kai qlei na e fonesh, cousa sunergn ton patra thV ton

Menlaon, o opooV lqe epthdeV ed ap thn Sprthn, e autn ton skopn. Fobhqesa loipn eg lqa grgora eiV aut to geitonikn iern thV QtidoV, pwV e ssh ap ton qnaton. iti kai autV o PhleV kai oi apgonoi tou PhlwV to sbontai, wV enquzon touV gouV thV NhrhdoV. To de onkrib ou paid to steila kruf eiV llo spti, fobounh pwV to skotsoun. Epeid o patraV tou ote aut ote e hpore na bohqsh, diti lepei eiV touV elfoV, di na zhtsh suggnhn ap ton Apllwna Loxan di thn anohsan pou kaen llote, tan epge eiV thn Puqan, di na zhtsh lgon ap ton Fobon di ton patra tou. Tra loipn enai eke zhtn suggnhn di to palain sfla tou kai parakaln na ch eiV to llon eunokn ton qen. (Eisrcetai h Qerpaina) QERAPAINA Kura, eg den qa pasw na se onozw tsi, diti kai eiV to spti aV tsi se wnaza, tan eqa eiV thn Troan. Epeid de kai se agap kai ton ndra sou, tan ezose, rcoai na sou frw na, e fbon en pwV e akosh kaneV ap touV kurouV, all kai e lphn proV se. iti fanetai ti troer skptetai enanton sou kai enanton tou paidio sou o MenlaoV, kai prpei na fulacqV. ANROMACH agapht dolh kai su pwV eg, diti dolh esai kai su az e thn prhn baslissan, tra de dustucisnh, ti knoun auto, ti hcaneontai plin qlonteV na e skotsoun thn trisaqlan; QERAPAINA dustucisnh, qloun na skotsoun to paid sou, to opoon diwxeV. ANROMACH Alloonon! PooV touV eprdwke kai pte, ti eg steila akru ap' ed to paid ou; , ecqhka h dustucisnh! QERAPAINA en xrw. AutoV eda eg na to zhton. Kai o MenlaoV phganei tra grgora, di na to erh xw ap to spti. ANROMACH Alloono ecqhka! Kai sna, paid ou, qa se skotsoun oi do gpeV, en o patraV sou enai eiV touV elfoV. QERAPAINA Mou fanetai ti, an ekenoV to ed, den qa epqaineV tpote kakn. All tra den ceiV kanna pou na s' agap. ANROMACH en gnetai xw lgoV per tou PhlwV ti rcetai; QERAPAINA EkenoV enai groV, ste na se bohqsh, kai an lqh. ANROMACH steila kai tou enusa kai lista ci an forn non. QERAPAINA Sou fanetai ti pragatikV oi apestalnoi sou efrntisan;

ANROMACH PV na kw; qleiV kai su na paV ek rouV ou; QERAPAINA PV na dikaiologsw ti qa leyw tson ap to spti; ANROMACH PollV dikaiologaV hporeV na erhV? kai su esai gunaka. QERAPAINA Enai polV kndunoV, diti h Erinh proscei pol. ANROMACH BlpeiV; istzeiV, en tsa upofrw eg pou e agapV. QERAPAINA ci, h e brzhV. Phganw, stw kai an prkeitai na pqw tpote kakn, afo eai dolh kai h zw iaV dolhV den axzei tpote. ANROMACH Pgaine loipn grgora. Eg de kaqisnh ed e qrnouV kai gouV kai dkrua qa gesw ton ara. iti enai fusikn eiV hV taV gunakaV wV aplausin na cwen pntote eiV to sta aV taV suforV tou parntoV. Kai di na klaw den cw an aforn all pollV. Thn patrikn ou plin, ton ktora pou casa kai thn sklhrn ou tchn pou ' kae dolhn en den xiza. en prpei kaneV na akarzh na nqrwpon prin id pV qa persh thn teleutaan hran thV zwV tou kai pV katbh eiV ton llon kson. O PriV den fere thn Elnhn eiV to lion wV szugon all wV katastrofn. neka autV, w Troa, e to dru kai e to pur se katlaben o TacV rhV twn Ellnwn e ton stlon twn cilwn plown, kai o uiV thV qalassaV QtidoV ton idikn ou szugon ton ktora sure grw ap ta tech, denon psw ap to ra tou. K' e thn idan ex aitaV thV e rpasan ap ta dwtia ou kai e wdghsan ktw eiV thn qlassan, di na psw eiV thn fobern doulean. fqona ta dkrua trecan eiV to prswpon ou, tan fhsa thn plin kai to spti ou kai ton ndra ou kulienon eiV thn sknhn. dustucisnh eg, ti angkh to na blpw akh to fwV wV dolh thV ErinhV; Kai autn fobounh tra katfuga eiV aut to gala thV qeV, to opoon enagkalzoai wV iktiV, pou kai loai eiV ta dkrua, ta opoa trcoun wV stagneV ap ptran.

SKHNH G'.

ANROMACHCOROS QHBAIN GUNAIKN COROS , su, h opoa lqeV eiV to iern autV thV qeV, eg, an kai gnnha thV FqaV, rcoai wV proV se thn katagonhn ap thn Asan, ap lphn, pwV katorqsw na erw an lsin twn deinn sou, afo se kai thn Erinhn troer riV periplexe, diti kai ai do na ndra cete, ton uin tou AcillwV. Skyou kal thn dustucan eiV thn opoan eurqhV. Su, krh ap thn Troan, agwnzesai proV dspoinan Lkainan. fhse to tra to iern thV qalassinV qeV, to decenon prosforV. iti poon qa enai to felV sou, an anagkzesai na sunagwnzesai proV touV desptaV kai eponwV na fqerhV to sa sou; Oi dunatteroi qa epikratsoun. iat kopizeiV, en den esai

tpote; Pgaine fhse ton nan thV NhrhdoV qeV, skyou ti esai xnh dolh, eiV xnhn plin, pou den blpeiV kanna ap touV flouV sou, w dustucestth, w trisaqla nfh. (Antistrof b'.) ustucestth, lqeV, ed w gunaka thV TroaV. All foboenai touV kurouV aV siwpen, olonti se lupoeqa,h aV id ti se supaqoen h krh tou iV.

SKHNH '.

AI AUTAIERMIONH (H Erinh eisrcetai epideiktikV endedunh kai oile e uperoyan) ERMIONH Ta plosia crus stolsata thV kefalV kai touV kenthnouV pplouV, den laba ote ap ton Acilla ote ap ton Phla, all touV eca proka af' tou fqasa ed ap to spti ou, ap thn Lakwnikn ghn thV SprthV, giat ou ta ece carsh o patraV ou o MenlaoV az e llhn proka, gi' aut cw to dikawa na eai eleuqerstooV. Se saV loipn aut ta lgia lgw. Su wV, an kai esai dolh kai se katkthsan wV lfuron, qleiV na dixhV e ap to spti ou kai na gnhV kura. Kai e ta frak sou kaeV ton ndra ou na e issh kai lh ou h galnh ecqh. iti enai troer h yuc twn gunaikn thV AsaV eiV to na brskoun aut ta sa. All' ap' aut qa se epodsw eg kai eiV tpote den qa se wfelsh aut to iern thV NhrhdoV. Ote o bwV ote o naV qa se prostateoun, all q' apoqnhV. En de kaneV qeV qnhtV qlh na se ssh, prpei prton na paraitshV taV prin idaV sou kai na pshV tapein eiV ta pdia ou, kai na peripoihqV to sa ou kai na ou cnhV sa ap crus aggea drosern nern tou Acelou kai na ennoshV pooi enai ekenoi kont eiV touV opoouV zhV. iti aut ed den enai ote tou ktoroV ote tou Priou, ote ceiV ton crusn pou eceV llote. Ed enai pliV Ellhnik. EiV tshn anadeian fqaseV, dustucisnh, ste etlhseV na prhV ndra ekenon tou opoou o patraV esktwse ton szugn sou kai kaeV paidi e ton krin sou. tsi esqe seiV loi oi brbaroi. O patraV parnei szugon thn krhn tou kai to paid thn htra, kai h krh ton adelfn, oi fltatoi de etax twn epibouleontai o naV ton llon kai allhloskotnontai. AutV taV sunhqeaV fereV kai na taV kratshV di ton eautn sou h taV etadshV de kai eiV hV. HeV den qewroen kaln naV ndraV na ch do gunakaV, all kai oi do szugoi na apoblpoun eiV na rwta, en qloun na zoun kal. COROS Zhltupon enai to flon twn gunaikn ek fsewV, kai pro pntwn dusenV, tan do gunakeV coun na ndra. ANROMACH Alloonon! Kakn enai eiV touV anqrpouV h nethV kai lista tan den thn dieuqnh h dikaiosnh. Eg foboai pwV, epeid eai dolh sou, e epodsh aut na oilsw, olonti cw poll dkaia, ex llou de, an kratsw thn glssan ou, pwV blafq epshV di thn siwpn

ou. iti oi egalofrononteV den akooun eucarstwV ta lgia twn upodeestrwn. All den q' afsw ton eautn ou na nikhq ap adunaan. All eip ou su, w na, poa atia qa se pesoun tca na diekdiksw e se ta dikaiata tou noou gou; MpwV r ge h pliV thV LakedaonoV enai ikrotra ap thn plin twn Frugn, pwV h tch ou enai anwtra thV dikV sou, pwV toulciston eai eleuqra; sthrizonh eiV thn nethta kai eiV thn wraitht ou kai eiV to geqoV thV patrdoV ou kai eiV touV flouV ou qlw na katalbw ant so to spti sou; ti tca, pwV zht na gennsw eg ant so paidi, ta opoa qa enai kai dola pwV eg kai q' auxnoun thn dustucan ou; rage, an su den gennshV paidi, q' anecq h Fqa na basilesoun ta dik ou;. Me agnoon oi llhneV, kai di ton ktora, kai gnwstoV touV eai kai ote gnwrzoun ti oun baslissa twn Frugn. en enai loipn ta fraka ou pou knoun ton ndra sou na se apostrfetai, all fanetai ti su den gnwrzeiV na ton peripoihqV. iti aut enai to fltron thV gunaikV ci h kallon thV all ta proterat thV eucariston touV ndraV. Su de, liV olgon peiracqV, oileV e uperhfneian di thn patrda sou kai perifroneV thn Skron. ecneiV su ton ploton sou sa eiV touV ptwcoV kai o MenlaoV enai di' es egalteroV ap ton Acilla. Aut knoun ton ndra sou na se apostrfetai. Prpei h gunaka, kai an prh ndra kakn, na uponh kai ci na sunagwnzetai az tou eiV uperhfneian. En soun eiV thn skepasnhn e cinia Qrkhn kai eucV ndra basila, o opooV qa eoirzeto e pollV thn klnhn tou, qa taV esktwneV laV; Kai ap to acrtaston pqoV sou qa brizeV laV taV gunakaV; Aut enai aiscrn an kai heV aisqaneqa autn thn asqneian perissteron ap touV ndraV, en totoiV prospaqoen na thn etrizwen. fltate ktwr, pV enquoai ti, an kpote h KpriV sou enpneen adunaan, eg thn upfera kai pollkiV dwka ton astn ou eiV ta nqa paida sou, di na h se pikrnw. Me autn thn superiforn elkua proV e ton ndra ou. En su fobesai hn eggsh stw kai ia stalagati drsou ton ndra sou. Prsexe pwV pershV eiV to pqoV proV ton ndra akh ekenhn pou s' egnnhse. Ta paidi twn kakn htrwn, an coun noun, prpei n' apofegoun, ta kaata twn htrwn twn. COROS spoina, son enai dunatn, prospqhse na sufiliwqV az thV. ERMIONH PV; kneiV thn frnihn e ta lgia sou, kai e kathgoreV ena wV h sfrona; ANROMACH Aut den fanetai toulciston ap ta lgia pou epeV. ERMIONH H skyiV sou aV h gnh idik ou skyiV. ANROMACH Esai na kai wV oileV per aiscrn. ERMIONH Su den ta lgeiV, all son hporeV ta kneiV. ANROMACH en hporeV na upofrhV e siwpn sa sou epnei o rwV sou; ERMIONH MpwV aut den enai pntote h prth skyiV thV gunaikV;

ANROMACH tan ta etaceirzetai, kal. Eide enai aiscr. ERMIONH EiV thn plin pou katoikoen den coen touV nouV twn barbrwn. ANROMACH K' eke qewrontai kak sa kak enai k' ed. ERMIONH Sof esai, sof. All' wV prpei n' apoqnhV. ANROMACH BlpeiV pV se kuttzei to gala thV QtidoV; ERMIONH Mise h qe thn patrda sou ex aitaV tou fnou tou AcillwV. ANROMACH H Elnh to h aita tou fnou tou, h htra sou, ci eg. ERMIONH Qa sprxhV akh perissteron taV breiV sou enanton ou; ANROMACH Ido, siwp kai rbw to sta ou. ERMIONH Apnthse eiV ekeno di to opoon lqa. ANROMACH Sou apant ti den ceiV noun son prpei. ERMIONH qa fghV ap aut to agnn tenoV thV qalassaV qeV; ANROMACH Nekr bebawV. En wV den apoqnw, den qa to afsw pot. ERMIONH Aut enai plon apofasisnon kai den qa perienw thn epistrofn tou suzgou ou. ANROMACH Ote eg wV wV tte qa paradoq eiV se. ERMIONH qa blw fwti kai qa s' anagksw cwrV na anhsucsw proV crin sou. ANROMACH naye loipn thn fwti oi qeo qa ta idon aut. ERMIONH Kai eiV to sa sou qa proxensw touV pnouV pou frnoun ta troer traata. ANROMACH Sfxe e, cse to aa ou eiV ton bwn thV qeV. Ekenh qa se

tiwrsh. ERMIONH gnnha brbaron kai w sklhrn qrsoV, perifroneV ton qnaton; All eg cw to son na se kw n' afshV e thn qlhsn sou to roV aut. cw ton trpon na se pesw. All' aV kratsw ta lgia ou, na gnoun grgora prga. Kqhsai kal ed all kai an e olbi esai kollhnh eiV to dafoV, plin eg qa se ektopsw, prin na lqh o uiV tou AcillwV, eiV ton opoon ceiV tshn pepoqhsin. ANROMACH cw pepoqhsin. Parxenon! Kat twn erpetn kai twn qhrwn oi qeo dwkan eiV touV anqrpouV fraka. KaneV wV den eurke pot frakon enanton thV kakV gunaikV, h opoa kai ap thn cidnan kai ap thn fwtin enai troerwtra. Tson kakn eeqa heV di touV anqrpouV. COROS BebawV eglwn kakn uprxen aita o uiV tou iV kai thV MaaV, tan lqen eiV to dsoV thV dhV odhgn to laprn ra twn trin qen, wplisnon di thn oleqran rida thV kallonV proV na nearn poina, o opooV ekqhto noV tou eiV taV erouV epaleiV kai touV staqoV. tan lqan ai qea eiV to puknn dsoV, prton lousan ta wraa sata eiV to rea twn oreinn phgn kai peita epgan eiV ton uin tou Priou, apeuqnousai h a proV thn llhn lgia prosblhtik. All h KpriV enkhse e ta dlia lgia thV ta opoa trpoun, uprxan wV pikr di thn dustucisnhn plin thV TroaV. Eqe na rricnen opsw thV to kakn ekenh pou egnnhsen llote ton Prin prin katoiksh taV upwreaV thV dhV, tan efnazen h Kassndra, kaqisnh kont eiV thn profhtikn dfnhn, ti prepe na foneuq, diti elle na gennsh thn dustucan thV eglhV plewV tou Priou. ProV poon den lqe; Poon ap touV dhogrontaV den pareklese na fonesh to brfoV; En thn kouan, ote ai llai gunakeV thV TroaV qa egnonto dolai, ote su wV dolh qa soun plhson eiV touV turnnouV. Kai h ap lhn thn Ellda ekstratesasa neolaa den qa hgwnzeto dka crnia xw ap ta tech thV TroaV, ote tsai szugoi qa enan rhoi, ote tsoi gronteV orfano ap paidi. A U L A I A

PRAXIS B'.

SKHNH A'.

MENELAOS ANROMACH MENELAOS rcoai, afo anekluya to paid sou, to opoon kruf ap thn qugatra ou steileV eiV llo spti. EpsteueV ti es en qa ssh aut h qe, to paid sou de ekenoi pou to kruyan. All' apedecqhV

oligteron xupnh ap ton Menlaon. An den fghV ap autn ton tpon, qa foneswen aut ant sou. Skyou loipn aut, poon ek twn do qleiV, n' apoqnhV su, na caq aut, ex aitaV sou, di' sa kaeV su enanton thV krhV ou. ANROMACH fh, fh, urouV qantouV, oi poioi den axzoun tpote, kaeV na fanwntai egloi. Eg qewr eutuceV ekenouV, twn opown h fh sthrzetai eiV thn alqeian. EkenouV wV, oi opooi sthrzontai eiV to yedoV, den qewr ti coun llhn axan par non ti ofeloun thn fhn twn eiV thn tchn. Su loipn esai, pou archgV twn eklektn Ellnwn afreseV llote thn Troan ap ton Praon, olonti esai tson nandroV; Su, o opooV peisqeV eiV ta lgia thV krhV sou, pou enai paid akh, tson uperhfaneesai kai katadcesai na poleV an dustucisnhn dolhn gunaka; en s' eurskw ote se xion thV TroaV ote thn Troan xin sou. soi loipn fanontai lapro, enai non ap' xw, ap sa wV enai soi e touV koinoV anqrpouV kai non kat ta ploth diafroun, diti aut touV ddoun dnain. Menlae, aV teleiswen autn thn oilan. En caq di thn krhn sou, pV ekenh q' apofgh thn tiwran di to aa pou qa cuq; Kai su akh eiV ta tia twn polln qa esai sunergV auto tou fnou, di to roV pou labeV eiV autn. An eg swq ap ton qnaton, foneshV de to paid ou, pV q' anecq ekola ton qnaton tou o patraV tou; Autn den ton eqerhsen nandron h Troa, pwV se. EkenoV, qa kh ,ti prpei kai qa fan ti knei xia tou PhlwV kai tou patrV tou AcillwV. qa dixh loipn thn krhn sou ap to spti, tan de su qlhshV na thn dshV eiV llon ndra, ti qa tou ephV; ti tca ton fhse, frnih aut, kai fuge, epeid to kakV szugoV; All aut qa enai yedoV. qa thn kratshV eiV to spti sou na ghrsh anpandroV; , dustucisne, den blpeiV psh kak qa enai h sunpeia! Psa den qa eprotioseV na pqh h krh sou ap antizlouV par sa eg sou lgw; en prpei di ikr prgata na prokal kaneV eglaV dustucaV, oud an ai gunakeV eeqa nta tson kak, oi ndreV na exooiontai e hV kat thn fsin. Eg, an eteceirsqhn fraka, di na kw steran thn qugatra sou, pwV aut lgei, e thn qlhsn ou kai ci di thV baV, q' afsw ton bwn autn kai qa upoblhq eiV thn krsin tou gabro sou. iti kai autn den blptw oligteron, an ton katadikzw na enh cwrV paidi. Eg aut cw na epw di ton eautn ou. son afor es, na non parathr. ti di gunaikean rida katstreyeV kai thn dustucisnhn plin thV TroaV. COROS OlhseV proV ndraV e perissotran tlh ap sh arzei eiV gunakaV kai elhsnhseV thn frnhsin. MENELAOS Aut enai nkh ikr kai ci xia thV basileaV ou kai, pwV lgeiV, thV ElldoV. Mqe wV ti ekeno pou creizetai kaneV, tou enai egalteron ap thn lwsin thV TroaV. Eg qa bohqsw thn krhn ou, diti enai eglh prosbol na diwcq ap thn suzugikn klnhn. la ta lla, ta opoa hpore na pqh a gunaka enai oligtera to na cnh wV ton ndra thV enai wV na cnh thn zwn thV. O szugoV thV krhV ou cei to dikawa na diatssh touV dolouV ou, pwV h krh ou kai eg na diatsswen touV idikoV tou. iti etax flwn, oi opooi enai pragatiko floi, den uprcei tpote idiateron, all la enai koin. An loipn, tan leph ekenoV, den frontsw eg di ta sufronta tou, eai nqrwpoV faloV kai ci frnioV. All fhse plon ton nan autV thV qeV, diti, an apoqnhV su, aut to paid szetai ap ton qnaton. An wV su den qlhV n' apoqnhV, qa

fonesw aut. naV ap touV do saV enai angkh na afsh thn zwn. ANROMACH Alloonon, poan pikrn eklogn zwV ou proteneiV! Kai an eklxw qa eai aqla kai an den eklxw gnoai dustucV. su, pou crin ikrV aitaV, egla kneiV, kouse e. i poan aitan zhteV ton qnaton ou; Poan plin eprdwsa, poon ap ta paidi sou esktwsa, po bala purkan; i thV baV ekoiqhn e ton krin ou kai foneeiV e ant ekenou o opooV enai h aita; AfneiV thn arcn kai fresai enanton tou apotelsatoV; , ti dustuca enai aut! ustucisnh ou patrV, psa upofrw! T angkh to na gennsw, di na prosqsw kai llo broV diplon eiV ta brh ou; Poa eucarsthsiV uprcei eiV thn zwn ou, kai ti, poaV dustucaV na kuttxw, taV perasnaV taV parosaV; MpwV den eda thn sfagn tou ktoroV denou eiV to ra, kai to lion oiktrV purpoloenon, eg de h ida den eislqa wV dolh eiV ta ploa twn Argewn, suronh ap ta alli; tan fqasa eiV thn Fqan, ou edqh szugoV o foneV tou ktoroV. iat wV na klaw di' autV taV palaiV dustucaV kai den sullogzoai ta kak pou cw eprV ou; na paid ou ene, fwV thV zwV ou, kai aut qa ou to skotsoun tra, diti to qloun. All ci, den qa gnh aut di na ssw eg thn aqlan ou zwn, diti to na swq aut, enai h nh ou elpV, eiV e de qa enai ascoV na h caq proV crin tou paidio ou. Ido loipn afnw ton bwn kai paraddoai eiV ta cria saV. Sfxate e, fonesate e, dsate e, kresat e ap ton lain. , paid ou, eg h htra sou katabanw eiV ton dhn, di na h peqnhV su! An de swqV ap ton qnaton, enqhsou thn htra sou, psa upfere k' ecqh. Kai, tan se fil o patraV sou, agkliase ton kai e dkrua eip tou ti kaa. lwn twn anqrpwn h zw twn enai ta paidi twn. EkenoV pou qa e kathgorsh, diti enai peiroV ap paidi, bebawV oligteron pone, kai dustucn enai plin eutucV. COROS Ta lgia thV aV suneknhsan diti ta dustucata twn anqrpwn, kai xnoi an enai, aV proxenon lphn, Su, Menlae, prepe na sufilishV autn e thn krhn sou, di n' apallacq kai aut ap ta dustucata thV. MENELAOS (proV touV akoloqouV tou) oloi, prete ou thn autn kai dsate thV ta cria. iti den prkeitai n' akosh eucrista lgia. Eg, di n' afshV ton gion bwn thV qeV, se hpelhsa e ton qnaton auto tou paidio kai se hngkasa na lqhV eiV ta cria ou, di na se skotsw. Kai aut en qe ti enai apofasisna di' es. ti wV afor eiV aut to paid qa to apofassh h krh ou, an qlh na to skotsh, ci. Pgaine tra eiV tanktora, di na qhV, dolh es, na ubrzhV touV eleuqrouV. ANROMACH Alloonon, e hpthseV, e dlon ' peiseV! MENELAOS en to arnoai, to diakhrttw faner eiV louV. ANROMACH Aut enai h sofa pou qauzoun eiV ton Eurtan; MENELAOS Kai eiV thn Troan epshV ekdikontai ekenouV pou ubrzoun.

ANROMACH Ta de qea den ta nozeiV qea, kai den sou fanetai ti qa dshV lgon; MENELAOS tan lqh o kairV, qa ta upost. All es qa se fonesw. ANROMACH Kai aut to paid qa to apospshV ap thn [ta] agklhn thV htraV tou; MENELAOS BebawV ci an qlh wV h krh ou, qa thV to dsw na to fonesh. ANROMACH Alloonon! PV na se klyw, paid ou! MENELAOS BebawV kai aut den hpore na ch pollV elpdaV. ANROMACH ishtteroi lwn twn anqrpwn, ktoikoi thV SprthV, dlioi eiV taV skyeiV saV, basileV tou yedouV, hcanorrfoi twn kakn, pou den skptesqe tpote sion kai tion all perploka non, adika enai na eutucte eiV thn Ellda. Poon gklha sV enai gnwston; en enai pukno oi fnoi saV; en esqe aiscrokerdeV; en sullabnesqe diarkV ti lla lgete e thn glssan kai lla skptesqe; ustuca eiV saV! i' e o qnatoV den enai tson troerV, son nozeiV. iti eg ecqhka ap thn hran pou katelfqh h Troa kai efoneqh o gennaoV szugoV ou, o opooV pollkiV s' kae na trchV ap thn xhrn, pou soun eiV ta ploa nathV. Tra fanesai gennaoV achtV enanton iaV gunaikV kai e foneeiV. Ktphs e, diti pot den qa kolakesw se kai thn krhn sou. An su soun egloV eiV thn Sprthn, k' eg wV oun eiV thn Troan. An de eg dustuc tra, hn uperhfaneesai kai se qa erh e thn seirn sou h dustuca. (Apgetai ap touV dolouV. O MenlaoV exrcetai e touV akoloqouV).

SKHNH B'.

COROS Pot den qa epainsw ekenon ton nqrwpon, o opooV cei do gunakaV kai paidi ap do htraV, diti aut frei dienxeiV eiV thn oikogneian kai pikrn lphn. Eqe o idikV ou szugoV n' arktai eiV e an gunaka kai na h frh antzhlon eiV to nufikn aV krebbti. Kai h pliV do rcontaV den upofrei eukoltera ap ton na, diti epnw eiV to na broV prostqetai llo, kai gnetai afor na stasizoun oi poltai. Akh kai eiV touV poihtV ai Mosai agapon na gennon dicnoiaV, tan do e epileian sunqtoun ton dion non. tan de gorga pnoa neou sprcnoun ta ploa, do gnai twn phdaliocwn kai puknn plqoV sofn den axzoun son naV nqrwpoV, oligteron eidwn all' aplutoV krioV. tsi h exousa kai eiV taV oikogeneaV kai eiV taV pleiV enai anagkaa, tan qlh kaneV na hn afsh na tou fgh, a eukaira. To apodeiknei h Lkaina, h krh tou strathltou Menelou, h opoa fere thn fwtin eiV an oikogneian, gnetai de aita na foneuq tra h dustucisnh

krh thV TroaV az e to paid thV. qeoi, nooi, enanton thV fsewV enai o fqnoV. Su de, w dspoina, qa etanoseiV kpote di' sa kneiV tra. All blpw na procra proV tanktora to zegoV to opoon enai tson sten sundedenwn e an aplausin qanatikn. dustucisnh gunaka kai su oiro paid, pou peqaneiV, di na plrwshV ton gon thV htraV sou, en esai aqon su kai tpote kakn den kaeV eiV touV basileV!

SKHNH G'.

COROS ANROMACH MOLOSSOS ANROMACH Ido eg e aratwna ta cria ap touV brcouV katebanw eiV ton ktw kson. MOLOSSOS Aa, htra ou, htra ou, k' eg katebanw az sou ktw ap ta fter sou. ANROMACH Qa thV sfagV. , basileV thV FqaV! MOLOSSOS , patra, la na aV bohqshV! ANROMACH , agaphno ou paid, qa koihqV sa eiV thn ghn eiV to stqoV thV dustucisnhV htraV sou nekrn kai su ktw ap to ca kont eiV thn nekrn! MOLOSSOS , alloonon, ti qa ou koun k' ena kai eiV esna, htra! MENELAOS Phganete eiV ton dhn, diti lqate ap ecqrikn plin. Peqanete kai oi do ap dipln aplausin. Su en foneesai e thn idikn ou apfasin, to de paid aut kat' apfasin thV ErinhV. Meglh afrosnh enai o ecqrV na fedetai tou ecqro tou, tan hpor na ton fonesh kai n' apallxh ap autn thn oikan. ANROMACH , szuge ou, ui tou Priou, diat na hn cw to cri sou kai to dru sou na e bohqsoun! MOLOSSOS , alloonon, e ti agikn tragodi na swq ap ton qnaton! ANROMACH Pse eiV ta pdia tou desptou sou, paid ou, kai paraklese ton. MOLOSSOS , agapht ou, h e paradshV eiV ton qnaton! ANROMACH Analoai eiV dkrua, ai krai ou stzoun diarkV pwV h phg, h

opoa trcei ap brcon anlion. MOLOSSOS , alloonn ou, pwV na swq ap autn thn dustucan! MENELAOS Ti pfteiV eiV ta pdia ou kai e parakaleV, pwV to ka eiV ton brcon thV qalsshV; Eg eai o prostthV thV idikV ou oikogeneaV, di' es wV den aisqnoai kaan agphn, diti pol ap thn zwn ou kathnlwsa, di na gnw krioV thV TroaV kai thV htraV sou. Afo ceiV thn aplausin na esai paid thV, qa katbhV az thV eiV ton dhn. COROS Ido ti rcetai proV ta ed o grwn PhleV spedwn e to gerontikn tou ba.

SKHNH G'.

OI AUTOIPHLEUS PHLEUS SaV erwt, w gunakeV, kaqV kai autn, o opooV enai toioV di sfagn ti subanei, kai diat; Poa h aita thV taracV eiV ta anktora; Ti shanei aut h ektlesiV cwrV dkhn; Stsou, Menlae. Mh spedhV na ektelshV cwrV dkhn. (ProV ton dolon). Su, odghse e grhgortera. iti ou fanetai ti den epitrpetai argopora, all tra par pot llote qa huchn na eca neanikn dnain. Kai prton en proV autoV aV dieuqnwen eunokn neon, pwV ekenon pou fousknei ta pani twn plown. Eip ou su, poa dkh apefsise na sou dsoun ta cria kai na se odhgsoun ed e to paid sou; Fresai proV to qnaton wV probatna e to arn thV, en eg den eai parn ote o szugoV sou. ANROMACH KaqV blpeiV, w gron, auto e odhgon na apoqnw az e to paid ou. Ti kqoai wV kai sou lgw, en ta gnwrzeiV; Eg den sou steila na all polloV aggeliofrouV, ap thn anupoonhsan ou. BebawV qa kouseV thn dicnoian, h opoa egennqh eiV thn oikogneian neka thV krhV auto, kai di thn opoan eg peqanw tra. Kai tra e apspasan ap ton bwn thV QtidoV, h opoa sou egnnhse ton eugen sou uin kai thn opoan tson sbesai, su, cwrV na e diksoun eiV dkhn oud na perinoun na epistryoun oi idiko ou, kai epeid gnwrzoun thn erhan ou kai auto to paidio, to opoon den ptaei eiV tpote, phganoun na to fonesoun az e e thn dustucisnhn. Se exorkzw, w gron, kai se iketew pesnh eiV ta pdia souditi den ou epitrpetai e to cri ou na eggsw to agaphnon sou prswponsse aV, di to noa twn qen. llwV qa apoqnwen kai aut qa enai dustuca en di' hV, ascoV de di saV. PHLEUS SaV diatssw na lsete ta des, prin kaneV saV etanosh, kai n' afsete eleqera ta cria thV.

MENELAOS To apagorew wV eg, o opooV ed den eai katterV sou, kai cw perisstera dikaiata ap se eiV autn thn gunaka. PHLEUS PV; lqeV ed na gnhV krioV tou okou ou; en se fqnei ti esai krioV thV SprthV; MENELAOS Eg thn laba aiclwton eiV thn Troan. PHLEUS O uiV tou uio ou wV thn epre brabeon thV nkhV. MENELAOS en enai idikn ou ,ti ankei eiV autn, pwV idikn tou ,ti ankei eiV e; PHLEUS BebawV, all tan prkeitai na to etaceirisqV kal. ci wV tan prkeitai kai na kakoetaceirisqV kai na foneshV di thV baV. MENELAOS en qa thn apospshV pot autn ap ta cria ou. PHLEUS Me aut to skptron qa sou atsw to kefli. MENELAOS ggixe e kai la plhson di na qhV... PHLEUS ceirtere ap touV kakoV, sou epitrpetai na oilV etax twn andrn, kai na upologzesai etax autn su, tou opoou thn gunaka etlhse na klyh naV ap thn Frugan; Su, o opooV fhseV opsw sou tanktora aflakta kai cwrV frourn wV na eceV gunaka frnihn, en eceV thn ceirotran lwn twn gunaikn; Kai an qele de, pV qa ene frnih SpartitiV krh; en gnwrzoen ti afnousai thn patrikn oikan phganoun e touV nouV eiV taV palastraV kai eiV ton dron, e gunoV touV hroV kai kont ta forata; Pooi nqrwpoi frnioi qa to hneconto aut; Kai peita prpei na qauzh kaneV diat den enai ai gunakeV saV sena; i' aut prpei na erwtshV thn Elnhn, h opoa afsasa to spti tou suzgou thV fuge e na non ndra, eiV xnhn ghn. Kai peita proV crin ekenhV es, sunaqrosaV tson stratn twn Ellnwn, ton wdghseV eiV to lion. En prepen, af'o thn egnrizeV kal, ci non na h zhtshV na thn prhV opsw, all na thn afshV na nh eke kai na thn plhrnhV, di na h epistryh pot eiV to spti sou. All' aut den lqen eiV ton noun sou. All pollV yucV gennaaV steileV eiV ton dhn kai fhseV graaV cwrV paidi, kai ap grontaV patraV afreseV ta gennaa paidi. Metax autn eai k' eg o dustucV, se blpw de tra despthn olusnon ap ton fnon tou AcillwV. Su noV lqeV ap thn Troan cwrV kan na plhgwqV, kai fereV opsw ta egaloprep pla sou sa eiV crusV qkaV, oia pwV san tan ta epgeV. Eg epaneilhnwV to epa eiV ton Acilla, te e se na suggenesh te na decq eiV to spti tou thn krhn iaV kakV gunaikV, diti ai qugatreV epanalabnoun ta asch twn htrwn. Kai seiV loi soi prkeitai na nufeuqte, prosxete h szugoV pou qa prete na enai krh kalV htraV. MpwV eiV la aut den prosqeseV kai aut to gklha, sustsaV eiV ton adelfn sou na qusish thn krhn tou; Tson

efobqhV pwV den prhV opsw thn kakn ekenhn gunaka; tan de katlabeV thn Troan diti prpei na lqw kai eiV aut ta qla sou den esktwseV thn gunaka autn, tan lqen eiV ta cria sou. All liV sou deixe to stqoV thV rriyeV to xfoV, kai edcqhV na se filsh ekenh pou s' eprdwke tson sou ton adnaton nantistaqV eiV thn Afrodthn, w anandrtate su. Kai peita rcesai eiV to spti twn paidin ou kai kneiV ton krion, en o uiV ou lepei, kai foneeiV atwV an dustucisnhV gunaka, kai na paid, to opoon, kai treiV forV nqon an to, qa kh kai se kai thn krhn sou na klyete. iti, pwV pollkiV h lept gh nik eiV thn kallirgeian thn baqean, tsi kai pollo nqoi enai kallteroi twn gnhswn. Pre tra thn krhn sou kai pgaine enai kallteron eiV touV anqrpouV na coun ptwcn all tion gabrn kai flon par plosion kai kakn. Su den axzeiV tpote. COROS Ap ikrn aforn eglhn filoneikan genn h glssa twn anqrpwn. i toto kai oi frnioi nqrwpoi proscoun na hn lqoun eiV filoneikan e touV flouV twn. MENELAOS Ti na eip kaneV di touV grontaV, oi opooi fhzontai wV sofo kai di' ekenouV pou etax twn Ellnwn qewrontai ti coun krsin, afo su o PhleV, uiV endxou patrV, suggenesaV az ou, lgeiV lgia atiwtik kai di' es kai ubristik di' hV; Kai aut crin iaV gunaikV barbrou, thn opoan prepe na thn dixhV pran tou Nelou kai pran tou FsioV, di pantV, af' ou enai ap thn Asan, pou tsoi llhneV pesan nekro, kai enai sunnocoV eiV ton fnon tou uio sou; iti o PriV, o opooV esktwse ton Acilla, to adelfV tou ktoroV, aut de enai szugoV tou ktoroV. Kai wV su katoikeV az thV, ktw ap thn idan stghn, kai thn ancesai na trgh eiV to dion ' es trapzi, kai thn afneiV na genn eiV to spti sou paidi, ta opoa enai ecqro; Kai tra pou eg, frontzwn kai di' es kai di' e, qlw na thn skotsw, thn afaireV sa ap ta cria ou; AV to skefqen wV az diti den enai entrop na gnetai lgoV per auto an h idik ou krh den gennsh paidi, gennhqon wV ap' autn, qa tafshV na gnoun basileV auto tou tpou, thV FqitidoV; Kai en aut qa katgwntai ap barbrouV qa basilesoun ep twn Ellnwn; Kai peita eg paralogzoai skeptenoV dika, en su esai frnioV; Skyou kai toto an dideV thn krh sou gunaka eiV na polthn k' epqaine ,ti paqe h idik ou, qa to upfereV siwpn; En totoiV crin iaV xnhV ubrzeiV touV suggeneV kai touV flouV. sa wV enai ta dikaiata tou andrV kai thV gunaikV, kai tan aut ubrzetai ap ton ndra thV kai tan ekenoV ch gunaka piston. Kai ekenoV en cei o dioV thn dnain eiV ta cria tou, ekenh wV ap touV goneV kai touV flouV perinei boqeian. en knw loipn tpote dikon an bohq touV idikoV ou. Esai grwn, grwn. tan de oilV di thn strathgan, e wfeleV perissteron par an esiwposeV. H Elnh den sfale e thn qlhsn thV, all diti to qelan oi qeo. Kai aut to sfla thV pol wflhse thn Ellda, diti oi llhneV, peiroi eiV ta pla kai eiV ton pleon, apkthsan andrean, h de pera enai lwn twn anqrpwn didskaloV. An de eg, tan eda thn gunaka ou, ekratqhn kai den thn esktwsa, kaa frnia. qela kai su na hn eceV fonesh ton Fkon, ton adelfn sou. Aut ta epa proV crin sou kai ci ap orgn. En su, parafresai, aut ofeletai eiV to ti su ceiV egalutran thn glssan, eg wV qewr krdoV ou thn frnhsin, COROS Pasate plon aut ta anwfel lgia, di na h sub tpote

dusreston kai eiV touV do. PHLEUS , pson kak sunqeia epikrate eiV thn Ellda! tan o stratV stsh ecqrik trpaia, den qewretai aut rgon ekenwn pou ekopasan, all h dxa prosfretai eiV ton strathgn, o opooV, olonti den knei tpote perissteron par na etaceirzetai to dru tou pwV clioi lloi, en totoiV fhzetai perissteron ap louV. Sobaro katalabnonteV taV arcV thV plewV, perifronon ton lan e thn uperhfnein twn, olonti pragatikV den axzoun tpote. Kai wV oi lloi enai cilikiV kallteroi twn, en ecan tlhn kai qlhsin. Aparllakta kai su kai o adelfV sou, uperhfaneesqe di thn archgan tou Trwiko polou, sthrizenoi eiV touV kpouV kai eiV touV pnouV twn llwn. All eg qa se qw na h qewrV ton Inion Prin ecqrn epifobteron ap ton Phla, an den fghV to tacteron ap tanktora aut az e thn steran qugatra sou, llwV o uiV ou qa thn dixh srwn autn ap ta alli. Aut h stera agelV den q' anecq llhn na genn paidi, en aut den cei. All' an ekenh den cei thn tchn n' apoktsh paidi, prpei kai heV na enwen cwrV paidi; (ProV touV dolouV) Apoakrunqte ap' autn, doloi, di na dw an uprcei kaneV pou qa e epodsh na thV lsw ta cria. Anashksou su, di na lsw eg, an kai trwn, touV desoV twn intwn sou (thn exetzei). PV katrqwseV, qlie, na kakoetaceirisqV tson aut ta cria; Taron lonta enizeV ti dneiV; pwV efobqhV ti q' arpxh to xfoV kai qa uperaspisq; la eiV thn agklhn ou, paid ou, kai boqhse e na lswen ta des thV htraV sou. K' eg qa se anaqryw eiV thn Fqan, di na gnhV aeliktoV ecqrV autn ed. An ap saV touV SpartitaV leipen h dxa twn plwn kai h pera twn polwn, eiV ta lla den qa ecate kaan uperocn. COROS Oi gronteV enai baioi, kai dskola profulttontai ap ton qun. MENELAOS Pol fresai proV taV breiV. Eg elqn ed den qa kw tpote kakn di thV baV, ote qa anecq. Kai tra en epeid den cw kairn na cnw epistrfw opsw. iti uprcei a pliV, ci akrn ap thn Sprthn, h opoa prin to filik ou, all tra ginen ecqr. Autn loipn qlw na thn eprsw kai na thn katalbw e ton stratn ou. tan taktopoisw ta eke pwV qlw, qa lqw plin kai eprV eiV ton gabrn ou qa epw ,ti cw na epw kai q' akosw ti qa ou apantsh. An tiwrsh autn kai eiV to llon enai tioV apnanti ou, tion qa e erh kai e. An wV paraferq, qa dokish thn paraforn ou, qa ton etaceirisq pwV kai ekenoV qa e etaceirisq. son afor eiV taV breiV sou taV ancoai ekola. iti esai oioV e skin, e thn diaforn ti ceiV fwnn, non de na lghV ceiV dnain kai esai adnatoV, eiV kqe llo. (Exrcetai)

SKHNH G'.

OI AUTOI PLHN TOU MENELAOU PHLEUS

Procrhse, paid ou, eprV ed eiV thn agklh ou, pwV kai su, w dustucisnh. Afo se ere dein trikua, tra plon eurskeiV lina sucon.

ANROMACH O gron, eqe oi qeo na dsoun eutucan eiV se kai eiV touV dikoV sou, afo swseV to paid ou kai e thn dustucisnhn. Prsexe wV, pwV auto krunoi eiV kann rhon roV tou drou e arpsoun di thV baV, blponteV ti su esai grwn, eg gunaka adnath kai aut ed wr paid. Kttaxe loipn pwV esqhen tra, all xanapswen sta cria twn. PHLEUS Mh lghV lgia deil gunaikn. Procrei. EkenoV o opooV qa tolsh na aV eggxh, qa etanosh. Me thn boqeian twn qen, e to ippikn ou kai touV opltaV ou basilew ep thV FqaV. Eai akh dunatV kai ci grwn, pwV nozeiV. Me nqrwpon pwV autV, arke na ton kuttxw non di na ton niksw, an kai grwn. iti o grwn, tan ch kardan, enai kallteroV ap polloV nouV. Ti shanei na ch kaneV dnain, tan enai deilV; (Exrcetai e thn Androchn kai ton Molossn).

SKHNH '.

COROS COROS Eqe na h gennhq kaneV eiV ton kson, na gennhq ap goneV eugeneV kai oikogneian dunatn. iti, tan pqh kaneV kti kakn, oi eugeneV den noun cwrV boqeian. Kai eiV taV eutucaV oi dunato coun tin kai dxan. To graV den afaire ta cnh twn eglwn andrn, h de aret twn lpei kai et ton qnatn twn. Protiteron enai na hn epitch kaneV nkhn dusfhisnhn, par e ton fqnon kai e thn dnain na parabizh kaneV to dkaion. EiV thn arcn aut h nkh enai eucristoV eiV touV anqrpouV, all e ton kairn etablletai eiV pikran kai atizei thn oikogneian. Autn thn zwn ti, autn thn zwn enno, kaa dnaiV den uprcei ektV thV dikaiosnhV ote eiV thn oikogneian, ote eiV thn plin. gron, ui tou Aiako, to pistew ti layeV eiV ton pleon twn Lapiqn kai twn Kentarwn, kai e to ploon thn Arg epraseV thn afilxenon qlassan kai taV agraV SuplhgdaV, kai tan eiV to lion prthn forn o ndoxoV uiV tou iV, o HraklV, speire thn sfagn, su suneersqhV touV qlouV tou kai fqaseV ndoxoV eiV thn Eurphn. AULAIA

PRAXIS G'.

SKHNH A'.

QERAPAINA COROS QERAPAINA , fltatai gunakeV, pV h a dustuca akolouqe thn llhn sera! Msa eiV to spti h kura ou, h Erinh, afo fugen o patraV thV kai eskfqh ti qele na kh, na skotsh thn Androchn kai to paid thV, qlei n' autoktonsh. Trei pwV o ndraV thV, tan qh ti gine, thn dixh ap to spti, thn skotsh, epeid ezthse kai aut na skotsh ekenouV pou prepe na sebasq. MliV oi doloi katorqnoun na thn kratsoun na h kreasq, kai thV arpzoun ap to cri to spaq pou qlei na truphq. Tsh enai h lph thV kai tson anagnwrzei ti sa kae prin den san kal kawna. Eg loipn ekoursqhka na thn epodzw na kreasq. Phganete tra kai seiV sa kai prospaqsate na thn apotryhte ap ton qnaton. Epeid ap touV flouV pou cei sunhqsh kaneV perissteron peqoun ekenoi pou rcontai noi. COROS rcetai, pragatikV, ap tanktora bo twn uphretn di' sa aV anagglleiV. H dustucisnh decnei pson etanoe di' sa kae. A, na pou bganei ap tanktora kai xefegei ap ta cria twn dolwn e ton pqon na peqnh.

SKHNH B'.

AI AUTAI ERMIONH H TROFOS ERMIONH , afste e na trabxw ta alli ou kai na scsw to prswpon ou e ta ncia ou. TROFOS Krh ou, ti kneiV; Giat plhgneiV tsi to sa sou; ERMIONH , pgaine na caqV eiV touV anouV, leptn pplon twn allin ou. TROFOS Paid ou, skpase to stqoV sou, e ton pplon. ERMIONH Giat na skepsw to stqoV ou, afo kaa tson fanern kakn eiV ton ndra ou, cwrV na to kryw; TROFOS Apelpzesai, epeid eskfqhV na skotshV thn llhn gunaka tou andrV sou; ERMIONH Kathranh h skyiV ou, pou etlhsa na to kw aut, eg h

kathranh, h isht eiV touV ndraV. TROFOS O ndraV sou qa sou sugcrhsh autn thn aartan. ERMIONH Giat ou eprate to spaq ap ta cria; se ou to, dse ou na persw to stqoV ou. Giat ' epodsate na kreasq; TROFOS Mpor na s' afsw na peqnhV, afo paralogzesai; ERMIONH Alloonon! Ti tch enai aut; Po na erw fwtin na psw; Po na erw na brcon kont eiV thn qlassan; epnw eiV ta boun sa se dsoV na peqnw kai na kateb eiV ton ktw kson; TROFOS Giat na basanzesai tsi; Thn dustucan thn stlloun oi qeo eiV touV anqrpouV, llote eiV ton na, llote eiV ton llon. ERMIONH Me fhseV, patra, e fhseV san karbi cwrV tini kai cwrV koupi eiV thn qlassan, qa e skotsh, qa e skotsh o ndraV ou. en qa enw pia eiV aut to palti pou kaa touV gouV ou. EiV tnoV qeo gala na psw iktiV; Na psw wV dolh eiV ta pdia thV dolhV; Eqe na oun poul na epetosa akru ap thn Fqitida. na oun ekeno to ploon ap pekhn pou eprase prton taV SuplhgdaV... TROFOS Krh ou, den s' epnesa ote thn uperboln sou tte pou ezhtoseV na skotshV thn gunaka ap thn Troan, all ote tra egkrnw touV uperbolikoV sou fbouV. O ndraV sou den qa se dixh peisqeV eiV ta lgia iaV barbrou dolhV. iti esna den s' fere aiclwton ap thn Trwda, all esai krh patrV endxou, thn opoan epre az e polln proka kai ap an plin eutucisnhn. O patraV sou den qa se afsh na se dixoun ap' ed, pwV nozeiV. Pgaine wV sa kai h fanesai xw ap tanktora, h se kakologsoun ti esai xw ap to spti sou, krh ou. (H Erinh, h trofV kai ai dolai eisrcontai).

SKHNH G'.

COROS, peita ORESTHS COROS Na naV xnoV, pwV fanetai ap to exwterikn tou, pou rcetai trectoV proV ta ed. ORESTHS (eisercenoV) Xnai, aut enai ta basilik anktora tou uio tou AcillwV; COROS Aut enai. All su pooV esai pou aV erwtV;

ORESTHS Eg eai o uiV tou AganonoV kai thV KlutainstraV kai onozoai OrsthV. Phganw eiV thn wdnhn, eiV to anteon tou iV tan wV fqasa ed eiV thn Fqan, eskfqhn na lqw na qw di an suggen ou gunaka an zh kai an enai eutucV, thn Erinhn ap thn Sprthn. iti, an kai zh pol akru ap hV, wV thn agap.

SKHNH '.

OI AUTOI ERMIONH ERMIONH (h opoa ap thn qran ecen akosh ton Orsthn) ui tou AganonoV, ou fanesai pwV fanetai o lin eiV touV nautikoV eiV ran trikuaV. EiV ta gnata sou pftw kai se parakal, lupsou e, kaqV, e blpeiV, eiV thn dustucan ou. An den cw touV kldouV twn iketn, wV kataqtw ta cria ou eiV ta gnata sou. ORESTHS Ti trcei; MpwV cw lqoV enai aut h krh tou Menelou, h baslissa autn twn anaktrwn; ERMIONH Aut enai pou onacokrhn thn egnnhse h Elnh h krh tou Tundrou. en ceiV lqoV. ORESTHS Apllwn, ere lsin eiV taV dustucaV. Ti subanei; r ge ap touV qeoV ap touV anqrpouV psceiV; ERMIONH lla upofrw ex aitaV eo thV idaV, lla ap touV qeoV, lla ap ton ndra ou. la e katadikoun. ORESTHS Ti na sou subanh; Afo den ceiV paidi, ti llhn suforn hporeV na chV par n' adiksai eiV ton rwta sou; ERMIONH Aut ou subanei. Kal enteuseV. ORESTHS MpwV llhn gunaka proti ap es o szugoV sou; ERMIONH Nai, thn aiclwton, thn gunaka tou ktoroV. ORESTHS Kakn aut, naV ndraV na ch do gunakaV ERMIONH

AkribV. K eg hqlhsa na aunq. ORESTHS ThV sthseV kaan pagda, pwV knoun ai gunakeV; ERMIONH Hqlhsa na thn skotsw ekenhn kai to paid thV to nqon. ORESTHS Kai to kaeV s' epdise tpote; ERMIONH Me epdise o grwn PhleV, o opooV thn eprostteuse. ORESTHS EceV kanna na se bohqsh s' autn ton fnon; ERMIONH Ton patra ou, o opooV lqen epthdeV ap thn Sprthn. ORESTHS Kai o patraV sou upecrhse eiV na gronta; ERMIONH Nai, ap entropn. Kai fuge kai e fhse nhn. ORESTHS Enhsa tra fobesai ton ndra sou di' ,ti kaeV. ERMIONH Nai, qa e skotsh kai dikawV giat na tarnhq; Se exorkzw loipn eiV ton a ton Suggenikn, pre e son to dunatn akrtera ap' autn ton tpon, eiV tanktora tou patra ou. Ed ou fanetai ti kai oi tocoi qa e diwcnan plon, an ecan fwnn, kai ti e ise h gh thV FqaV. An, prin e prhV, lqh o szugoV ou ed, epistrfwn ap to anteon twn elfn, o qnatoV qa enai h tiwra tou egklatoV ou qa gnw dolh autV thV opoaV oun prin h kura. ORESTHS PV sou lqe na to khV aut; ERMIONH Me katstreyan ta lgia twn kakn gunaikn, pou e hrqizan e ttoiaV frseiV: q' anecqV su na oirasqV ton ndra sou kai to spti sou e autn thn tapeinn dolhn; Orkzoai eiV thn spoinn aV ti eg bbaia den q' fhna na zsh ekenhn pou qa to antzhloV ou. Kai eg kousa ta lgia aut twn Seirnwn ta panorga kai epitdeia kai epiknduna, kai casa ton noun ou. iti ti angkh to na fulxw ton ndra ou, en eca ,ti ou ecreizeto; Ploth fqona den uprcon eiV to spti ou kai den oun kura sa eiV ta anktora; Eg qa egennosa ta nia paidi, aut de dolouV kai nqouV. Pot den prpei, pot, aut qa to epanalabnw nqrwpoi frnioi, oi opooi coun gunaka, n' afnoun gunakaV, na phganoun eiV to spti tou. iti atai ddoun kakV suboulV. H a crin krdouV katastrfei thn oikogneian, h llh, epeid dustuce aut, qlei kai touV llouV na dustucon. Polla to knoun ap kakoqeian. Ido pwV upofroun neka autn ai oikogneiai. Kleidsate loipn ta sptia saV e kleidi kai e ocloV. Tpote kaln den rcetai ap' xw.

COROS Pra pol exapluseV thn glssan sou kat twn ooflwn sou. Kai an esai en tra sugcwrhnh, all wV prpei ai gunakeV na skepzoun taV adunaaV twn gunaikn. ORESTHS Ece dkaion ekenoV pou epe ti prpei kaneV n' akoh kqe ti ap to dion to sta twn anqrpwn. iti eg o opooV xeura kal thn sgcusin pou epikrate eiV to spti sou kai thn dicnoian etax sou kai thV gunaikV tou ktoroV, qa hporosa na perinw ti qa khV, an dhlad qa enhV ed an fobhqesa thn aiclwton qa qeleV na fghV. All lqa eg o dioV, cwrV na perinw na ou hnshV, kai an apefsizeV, pwV decnoun ta lgia sou, na se prw ap' ed. iti, en prin soun idik ou, tra zhV e autn ton nqrwpon, ex aitaV thV kakopistaV tou patrV sou, o opooV prin ekstratesh kat thV TroaV se ece dsh eiV e, peita de se upescqh eiV ekenon o opooV s' cei tra, en katalbh thn Troan. tan egrisen ed o uiV tou AcillwV o NeoptleoV, esugcrhsa ton patra sou, eparakalosa wV ekenon na paraithq ap se, kai tou dihgqhn taV dustucaV ou, kai thn suforn pou e parhkoloqei. Tou exghsa ti non ap thn oikogneian ou gunaka qa hporosa na prw kai ci ap xnhn oikogneian, afo oun fugV ap to spti ou. EkenoV wV apnthse ubrzwn e diti esktwsa thn htra ou kai taV ErinaV. Eg tapeinwnoV ap taV dustucaV thV oikogeneaV ou, upfera, nai upfera, all hncqhn thn suforn ou kai biasqeV na sterhq se, fuga. Tra wV pou llaxen h tch sou kai eiV thn dustucan sou den xereiV ti na khV, qa se apoakrnw ap' ed, kai qa se dsw eiV ta cria tou patra sou. Aut ene h dnaiV twn desn tou aatoV kai eiV taV suforV den uprcei tpote kallteron ap na agaphtn suggen. ERMIONH i touV gouV ou qa frontsh o patraV ou, kai eg den epitrpetai n' apofassw. All tra pre e son to dunatn grhgortera ap' ed pwV e profqsh o szugoV ou epistrfwn, h qh o PhleV ti fhsa to spti tou paidio tou kai aV katadixh e ta grgora log tou. ORESTHS Mh fobesai to cri enV grontoV ote ton uin tou AcillwV h fobhqV, pou e brise. Aut to cri pou blpeiV tou sthse an fonikn pagda, thn opoan den qa fanersw, all qa thn qhV, tan qa ektelesq eiV touV brcouV twn elfn. O htroktnoV qa tou dexh an qa enoun pisto eiV ton rkon twn oi nqrwpoi ou eiV thn Puqikn ghn ti den prepe na prh szugon ekenhn thn opoan upescqhsan eiV e. Pikr de qa tou stoicsh h ekdkhsiV di ton fnon tou patrV tou, thn opoan zhte ap ton Apllwna, kai h etaleia tou den qa wfelsh tpote, diti o qeV qa ton tiwrsh tra. All kai ex aitaV twn bren tou proV e qa caq. Tte qa qh poon ecqrn ece e. O qeV etastrfei thn tchn twn anqrpwn kai den touV afnei na uperhfanewntai. (Exrcetai e thn Erinhn).

SKHNH E'.

COROS COROS Fobe, su pou ywseV dunatoV prgouV eiV ton lfon thV TrwdoV, kai su, w qe thV qalsshV, pou odhgeV eiV to ugrn plagoV to ra sou, surenon ap ara loga, giat afsate na katastraf to rgon twn ceirn saV, h dustucisnh Troa, egkataleifqesa eiV thn anan tou qeo twn polwn; (Antistrof a'.) Ezexate poluriqa rata eiV taV cqaV tou SiontoV kai afsate cwrV stfanon polln hrwn agnaV, pesan de nekro kai oi basileV thV TrwdoV. Tra plon den lpei fwti eiV touV bwoV twn qen eiV thn Troan, kai den anebanei proV ta yh o kapnV twn qutwn. (Strof b'.) Efoneqh kai o Aganwn ap thn Klutainstran, all kai aut eplrwse to gklh thV foneuqesa ap ta paidi thV. iatag tou qeo to kai upkousen o uiV tou AganonoV kai spesaV ap to rgoV eislqen eiV to dwtion thV KlutainstraV, wV foneV thV htraV tou. qe Fobe, pV na pistesw la aut; (Antistrof b') Psai EllhndeV gunakeV sundeusan stenzousai thn apleian ton paidin twn, kai psai fhsan to spti twn dieuqunenai proV llon szugon! ci non eiV se kai eiV touV idikoV sou pesan auta ai sufora upferen lh h EllV lh upferen. O keraunV eprase ap thn an kran thV FrugaV wV thn llhn, sperwn aata kai fnouV. AULAIA

PRAXIS '.

SKHNH A'.

PHLEUSO COROS TN INAIKN PHLEUS (Eisrcetai spedwn) GunakeV thV FqaV, apantsate eiV taV erwtseiV ou kaqar. kousa kpoian ariston fhn, ti h krh tou Menelou fuge. lqa na qw an aut enai alqeia diti, tan lepoun oi idiko aV, prpei ekenoi pou noun na frontzoun di ta sufronta twn.

COROS Enai alqeia sa aqeV. en prpei na sou krywen to kakn afo to gnwrzoen. Nai, fuge ap tanktora h baslissa. PHLEUS Ti thn efbise; Plhrofrhs e. COROS Efobqh pwV o szugoV thn dixh. PHLEUS Ex aitaV thV apofseV thV na skotsh to paid; COROS Nai, to paid kai thn aiclwton htra. PHLEUS Me ton patra thV phganei eiV thn patrda thV; e llon fuge; COROS O OrsthV, o uiV tou AganonoV thn epre ap' ed. PHLEUS Me poan elpda; MpwV prkeitai na thn prh gunaka tou; COROS Nai, kai elet na skotsh to paid tou uio sou, ton Neoptleon. PHLEUS Me poin trpon; Kruf faner; COROS Msa eiV to iern tou Loxou ApllwnoV, e thn boqeian twn katokwn twn elfn. PHLEUS , alloonn ou! Troern aut! (proV touV akoloqouV) AV trxh naV saV, son to dunatn grhgortera, eiV to anteon, kai aV fanersh eiV touV eke flouV aV sa ginan ed, prin oi ecqro aV skotsoun ton uin tou AcillwV. (O aklouqoV fegei trcwn)

SKHNH B'.

OI AUTOI AGGELOS AGGELOS Alloonon! Ti suforn rcoai nanaggelw o dustucV kai eiV se kai eiV touV flouV tou kurou ou! PHLEUS , ti apasion proasqha sfggei thn yucn ou! AGGELOS

Mqe ti den zh plon o NeoptleoV. pese plhgwnoV ap ta xfh twn katokwn twn elfn kai tou xnou pou lqen ap taV MuknaV. COROS E, e! Ti qa gnhV tra, gron! Mhn afnesai na pshV!... Kratsou!... PHLEUS en eai tpote plon. Ecqhka. en cw plon fwnn. Ta lh ou paraloun. AGGELOS kouse, an qlhV na ekdikshV touV idikoV sou, kai krthse taV duneiV sou. PHLEUS ora, tra pou fqasa eiV to tloV thV zwV ou, ti suforV ou eflatteV! PV ou fegei to no paid tou nou ou paidio! Lge qlw na akosw thn dighsin autn, son qliber kai an enai. AGGELOS Ap tte pou fqasa en eiV ton doxasnon tpon tou Fobou, treiV forV o lioV ece kh ton dron tou kai heV eiV to etax eqauzaen ,ti eblpae. Aut dwke upoyeV oi nqrwpoi pou katoikon ekenon ton tpon tou qeo eazeonto eiV kklouV kai escolazon. EiV to etax o OrsthV trcwn sa eiV thn plin eyiqrize eiV to aut tou kaqenV lgia ecqrik enanton aV Blpete autn pou gurzei ta ier tou qeo, ta geta crusfi kai qhsauroV; Enai deutra for pou rcetai, e ton dion skopn pou lqe kai llote ed, na klyh dhlad ton nan tou qeo. H kak fh plon eskorpzeto eiV lhn thn plin, oi rconteV eazeonto di na apofassoun kai pro pntwn ekenoi, pou coun thn frontda na fulttoun ta crata tou qeo, kai frourn balan eiV ta peristlia. HeV cwrV na gnwrzwen tpote ap' aut epraen prbata, pou ecan bosksh eiV ta pukn dsh tou Parnasso, kai epgaen eiV toV bwoV, az e touV filoxnouV kai touV PuqikoV nteiV. KpoioV epe tte eiV ton Neoptleon: Ti na zhtswen, ne, ap ton qen di' es; Poa enai h aita tou ercoo sou;. O NeoptleoV apnthse rcoai di na exilewq di an aartan pou kaa proV ton Fobon. Tou ezthsa llote ekdkhsin di ton fnon tou patrV ou. Aut efnh ti ebebawse ta lgia tou Orstou, ti o krioV ou lege yata, kai ti rcetai e kakn skopn. O NeoptleoV rcetai sa eiV ton nan, di na proseuchq eiV ton Fobon kai exetsh thn fwtin twn qutwn. All psw ap taV dfnaV pou san krunoi oron nqrwpoi e gun spaqi, etax twn opown to kai o uiV thV KlutainstraV, o opooV ta ehcaneqh la aut. Kai o en NeoptleoV stketai apnanti eiV to gala kai prosecetai, oi de wplisnoi e ta kofter spaqi kruf ktupon ton dustucisnou Neoptleon. EkenoV upocwre, diti den to dunat ktuphnoV, arpzei ta pla pou san kreasna eiV ton tocon, kai stketai eiV ton bwn, grgora wplisnoV plon. Tte fwnzei eiV touV katokouV twn elfn iat na e skotsete en rcoai e skopn eulab; Poa enai h aita tou qantou ou;. Ap touV polloV wV kaneV den apant, all ton ektuposan e taV ptraV. ProsballenoV ap panto ap autoV wV ap puknn brocn, ekrpteto psw ap ta pla tou di na profulacq, kai eprteine dexi kai arister e to cri thn aspda tou. Tou kkou wV. Blh, drata kai sobleV twn qutwn, acaria ap ekena pou sfzoun touV tarouV, peftan eprV eiV ta pdia tou. Eke na blepeV ti phdata troer kane di na proFulacq. Ep tlouV afo ede ti ton ecan perikuklsh ap panto, cwrV na ton afnoun na prh thn anapnon tou, fhse ton bwn pou topoqetontai

ta sfgia kai phdsaV e ta do tou pdia pdha pwV tou AcillwV tan trexe eiV to lion proV ta ploaor enanton twn. Auto, pwV ta peristria tan idon gerki, trpontai eiV fugn. Pollo peftan plhgwnoi o naV apnw eiV ton llon, eiV thn stenn xodon. AlalagV eklnize touV tocouV tou nao. oioV e kalokairan, o krioV ou lape ktw ap ta astrptonta pla, wV tou sa ap to iern a fwn dwke qrroV eiV touV ecqroV tou, oi opooi egrisan psw kai epanlaban thn epqesin. Tte o uiV tou AcillwV pftei ktuphnoV eiV ta pleur ap to spaq enV twn katokwn twn elfn, bohqounou ap polloV llouV. tan ton edan na pfth ktw lloV ton ektupose e to plon, lloV e ptran, kai to wraon tou sa pareorfqh ap ta gria traata. Nekrn plon, ton epran ap kont ap ton bwn pou ece psh kai ton eptaxan xw ap ton nan. HeV tte ton arpxaen grgora eiV ta cria, kai sou ton frnoen ed, di na ton klashV kai na ton qyhV eiV to ca. Ido ti kaen o qeV, o opooV lgoun ti qespzei eiV touV llouV kai krnei ta dkaia twn anqrpwn, eiV ton uin tou AcillwV. V kakV nqrwpoV enquqh kai autV palaiV aiteV. PV loipn na ton onosh kaneV sofn; COROS N pou froun to sa tou basilwV aV ap thn ghn twn elfn eiV tanktora. ustucisnon qa all kai su dustucisne gron, pou dcesai ci pwV qeleV eiV to spti sou ton uin tou AcillwV. H tch plhxe autn all tautocrnwV kai se. (rcontai oi doloi fronteV to sa tou Neoptolou) PHLEUS , alloon ou! Ti kakn enai aut pou blpw kai dcoai sa eiV ta cria ou! Ai, pliV thV QessalaV, ecqhka, apqana.. en cw plon apognouV, den cw paidi eiV to spti ou. , ti sufora ou lqan tou aqlou! ProV poon flon na gursw ta tia ou, di na anakoufisq. agaphnon sta kai prswpon kai cria! iat na h se erh h tch aut eiV thn Troan, eiV taV cqaV tou SientoV! COROS O qnatoV tou tte qa ton endoxteroV kai h idik sou lph oligwtra. PHLEUS olqrie unaie, kai thn oikognein ou kai thn plin katstreyeV! , paid ou, eqe pot na hn ferneV eiV thn oikognein sou to ascoV tou gou sou, thn Erinhn, h opoa enai h aita tou qantou sou. Eqe keraunV na thn ece kash prin, adnatoV su qnhtV, na hn eceV kathgorsh na qen, ton Apllwna, ti e to txon tou cuse to aa tou patrV sou. COROS Alloonon, aV arcswen na klawen ton basila aV sfwna e thn sunqeian twn nekrn. PHLEUS , eg q' apant eiV touV qrnouV saV e ta dkru ou. COROS Ke upoonn ap ton qen enai aut h sufor. PHLEUS agaphno ou paid, afneiV rhon to spti sou kai ena ton

gronta cwrV paid. COROS gron, prepe na eceV peqnh prin ap ta paidi sou. PHLEUS Na xerizsw ta alli ou, na ktup e ta cria to kefli ou; pliV, w pliV, do paidi ou estrhse o Apllwn! COROS dustucisne, pou paqeV kai edeV tsaV suforV, ti zwn qa khV tra plon; PHLEUS CwrV paidi, rhoV, cwrV na blpw tloV eiV ta dein ou, qa fqsw eiV to tloV thV zwV ou. COROS AdkwV s' ethsan tson eiV touV gouV sou oi qeo. PHLEUS la eprasan grgora, sa ' kanan na uperhfaneoai. la fugan, la. COROS MnoV tra qa esai sa eiV ta rha anktora. PHLEUS en uprcei plon patrV di' e. AV petxw eiV thn ghn ktw to skptron ou. Kai su, w krh tou NhrwV, h opoa katoikeV ktw eiV ta skotein splaia, kttax e pwV kuloai dustucV, ktw eiV to ca. COROS ! ti knhsiV enai aut; KpoioV qeV prkeitai na fan. Kuttxete, kuttxete. KpoioV qeV rcetai sa ap ton aiqra kai katebanei eiV thn eforon pedida thV FqaV.

SKHNH G'.

OI AUTOIQETIS (Efanzetai h QtiV katercenh ap ta yh) QETIS Phle, epeid llote uprxa szugoV sou, afnw tanktora tou NhlwV kai rcoai tra eg h QtiV. Kai prton se suboulew na hn afnesai eiV thn apelpisan di thn sherinn suforn. iti k' eg, h opoa prepe, afo eai qe, na knw paidi cwrV na upofrw, en totoiV casa ton uin pou apkthsa ap se, ton tacn Acilla, prton thV ElldoV. qa sou fanersw loipn thn aitan di thn opoan lqa kai su kouse. Autn ton nekrn tou uio tou AcillwV qye eprV eiV ton Puqikn Bwn, di na enai o tfoV tou ainion ascoV di touV elfoV kai rtuV tou biaou fnou tou up tou Orstou thn de aiclwton gunaka, thn Androchn, na egkatastshV eiV thn ghn twn Molossn kai na thn dshV szugon eiV ton lenon, az e ton uin

thV, ton non o opooV szetai ap to gnoV tou Aiako. BasileV qa gennhqon ap' autn, oi opooi qa dioiksoun thn Molossan endxwV. iti prpei kai to idikn sou kai to idikn ou gnoV, kaqV kai tou Priou, na h caq entelV. iti kai di tou Priou to gnoV frontzoun oi qeo, olonti to katstreyen h org thV AqhnV. S de, proV crin twn gwn sou e e, qen krhn qeo, qa se apallxw ap taV dustucaV twn qnhtn, kai qa se kw qen aqnaton kai fqarton. peita eiV ta anktora tou NhrwV, qeV su, qa katoikshV eiV to llon az ' e thn qen. Ap eke, exercenoi ap thn qlassan eiV thn xhrn qa blpwen ton agaphtn eiV se kai eiV e uin aV ton Acilla, pou katoike thn nson e taV leukV aktV, eiV to stenn tou Euxenou. Pgaine loipn tra eiV thn qektiston Plhn twn elfn na etafrhV autn ton nekrn kai afo ton kryhV eiV thn ghn grise pli eiV to baq splaion thV palaiV ShpidoV kai kqise na e perinhV wV tou lqw ap thn qlassan akolouqounh ap pentkonta NhrhdaV, di na se prw eiV ta bqh thV qalsshV. iti prpei na gnh ,ti enai peprwnon o de ZeuV apefsise na gnh aut. Pase loipn tra na lupsai ekenouV oi opooi apqanan. iti loi oi nqrwpoi prpei na apoqnoun aut enai h apfasiV twn qen. PHLEUS sebast kai gennaiyucoV krh tou NhrwV kai szuge ou, se cairet. ,ti kneiV enai xion sou kai twn tknwn sou. Paw thn lphn !!ou, afo su, qe, e diatsseiV. Kai qa qyw autn eiV tou Phlou ta splaia, pou ekrthsa sa eiV ta cria ou to wraon sou sa. peita pV na hn zht kaneV, tan ch noun, na parnh szugon ap ga gnoV, kai na ddh ta paidi tou eiV touV kaloV, n' apofegh de ton kakn gon, akh kai an prkeitai di plousan proka; soi knoun aut bebawV den coun na fobhqon kaan dustucan ap touV qeoV. COROS Polla orfa thV oraV fanontai eiV touV anqrpouV, poll de anlpista knoun oi qeo. Ekena pou eperinaen den ginan, kai o qeV eurke dixodon eiV tanlpista. Aut sunbh kai tra. A U L A I A

H Seir twn Arcawn Ellnwn Suggrafwn, twn Ekdsewn Fxh, uprxen naV staqV sta ellhnik cronik. Gia prth for prosfertan susthatik sto ellhnik anagnwstik koin, h arcaa ellhnik skyh (Istora, filosofa, pohsh, dra, dikanikV kai politikV lgoV) se dhiourgikV etaforV thV, ap touV ristouV etafrastV tou tpou, sthn pio sgcronh orf pou pre exelisseno to glwssik thV rgano. O hroV, oi Tragiko ki o AristofnhV, o HrdotoV, o QoukuddhV, o Pltwn, o Xenofn, o AristotlhV, o QekritoV, o QefrastoV, o EpkthtoV, o PlotarcoV, o LoukianV klp. prosfrontai kai sera, stiV klasikV pia etafrseiV twn Polul, Ragkab, Mwratdh, Kondulkh, Porith, Gruprh, Tangra, Polh, Kapnh, Kazantzkh, Brnalh, Augrh, Boutierdh, Zerbo, FiladelfwV, Tsokpoulou, Sigorou, K. Crhstonou klp, se ia sgcronh seir ekdsewn biblou tsphV, prga pou epshV gnetai gia prth for, susthatik, sthn Ellda. Androch To dra aut eikonzei, kat ton pio qauast trpo, nan kso aisqhtwn, zleiaV, souV kai storgV. O NeoptleoV, cwrzontaV ap thn Androch, pantreetai thn krh tou Menlaou kai

thV ElnhV, thn Erinh, pou sunennoetai e ton patra thV na skotsoun ton gi pou dwse h Androch ston Neoptleo. O PhlaV, pappoV tou paidio, szei ton ikr, kai o MenlaoV skotnei e dlo ton Neoptleo. Metfrash, tou G. Tsokpoulou. H BIBLIOQHKH FEXH ARCAIN ELLHNN SUGGRAFEN ANATUPQHKE APO TO CRHMATISTHRIO TOU BIBLIOU. AQHNAI, PANEPISTHMIOU 36 QESSALONIKH, TSIMISKH 61 TIMH TOMOU RACMES 10

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