Sophocles' Ajax 172-181
Kacey King /
- Created on 2018-05-08 19:59:03
- Modified on 2018-05-08 20:16:03
- Translated by Kacey King
- Aligned by Kacey King
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Χορός
ἦ ῥά σε Ταυροπόλα Διὸς Ἄρτεμις—
ὦ μεγάλα φάτις , ὦ
μᾶτερ αἰσχύνας ἐμᾶς—
ὥρμασε πανδάμους ἐπὶ βοῦς ἀγελαίας ,
ἦ πού τινος νίκας ἀκάρπωτον χάριν ,
ἤ ῥα κλυτῶν ἐνάρων
ψευσθεῖσ᾽ , ἀδώροις , εἴτ᾽ ἐλαφαβολίας ;
ἢ χαλκοθώραξ μή τιν᾽ Ἐνυάλιος
μομφὰν ἔχων ξυνοῦ δορὸς ἐννυχίοις
μαχαναῖς ἐτίσατο λώβαν ;
ἦ ῥά σε Ταυροπόλα Διὸς Ἄρτεμις—
ὦ μεγάλα φάτις , ὦ
μᾶτερ αἰσχύνας ἐμᾶς—
ὥρμασε πανδάμους ἐπὶ βοῦς ἀγελαίας ,
ἦ πού τινος νίκας ἀκάρπωτον χάριν ,
ἤ ῥα κλυτῶν ἐνάρων
ψευσθεῖσ᾽ , ἀδώροις , εἴτ᾽ ἐλαφαβολίας ;
ἢ χαλκοθώραξ μή τιν᾽ Ἐνυάλιος
μομφὰν ἔχων ξυνοῦ δορὸς ἐννυχίοις
μαχαναῖς ἐτίσατο λώβαν ;
Chorus
Was it Artemis Bull-Ruler , daughter of Zeus ,
O Great Rumor , O mother of my shame ,
who spurred you on against the cattle herds of all our people ?
Was it for the sake of some unthanked victory ,
whether she was cheated of glorious spoils
or whether it was from the shooting of a deer with no gifts .
Or did the bronze-plated War God , having cause for anger from an alliance of spears ,
take vengeance for the outrage by way of machinations during the night ?
Was it Artemis Bull-Ruler , daughter of Zeus ,
O Great Rumor , O mother of my shame ,
who spurred you on against the cattle herds of all our people ?
Was it for the sake of some unthanked victory ,
whether she was cheated of glorious spoils
or whether it was from the shooting of a deer with no gifts .
Or did the bronze-plated War God , having cause for anger from an alliance of spears ,
take vengeance for the outrage by way of machinations during the night ?