[615] So then, I expect that he will not even charge the gates: not because he lacks courage [without thmos] or has a worthless [kakon] disposition, but because he knows that he must meet his end [telos] in battle, if the prophecies of Loxias are to come to fruitionthe god usually either holds silent or speaks to the point. I am terrifiedthe crashing at the gates is increasing. Finally, the commander of the troops before the seventh gate is revealed to be Polynices, the brother of the king. Some of the worlds are: Planet Earth, Under The Sea, Inventions, Seasons, Circus, Transports and Culinary Arts. . I am silent. [75] May they never hold the free land and city of Kadmos beneath the yoke of slavery! Eteokles Each end of this tunnel was guarded by a lion god. And against him, even though he is a big talker, a man of fiery spirit, mighty [bi] Polyphontes, is stationed, a dependable sentinel [450] with the good will of guardian Artemis and the other gods. To their misery, indeed, [880] they found a miserable death in the outrage done their house. Messenger I would send this man here, and with good fortune. It was Aker who opened the earth's gate for the king to pass into the Underworld. In derangement [at], you were possessed-by-a-daimn. Chorus [710] Too true [alths] were the phantoms in my sleeping visions, predicting the division of our fathers wealth! [290] Anxieties border upon my heart and kindle my fear of the army surrounding our walls, as a trembling dove fears for her children in the nest because of snakes that are dangerous bed-fellows. Antigone Suppliant Women, 4 - 6. Later, in book K the guards are inspected during the night. The Chorus enters in fearful agitation. At Thebes, the Seven faced off against the seven gates of Thebes, with Amphiaraus opposite either the Homoloidian Gate, or the Proetidian Gate. Twofold are our troubled thoughts [merimnai] double evils [kaka] [850] of kindred murder, this double suffering [path] has come to fulfillment [telos]. Antigone But when, his sanity regained, he grew miserable in his wretched [780] marriage, then carried away by his grief [algos] and with maddened [mainesthai] heart he accomplished [verb of telos] a double evil [kaka]. Their enmity [ekhthos] has ceased. For technical support about any game, you can contact the developer via Play Store. Where is the story set in. This song of the spear, sung to the flute, is indeed born of an ill omen.[20]. Thebes is the city that has seven gates in a yawning ring in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. When Oedipus, King of Thebes, realized he had married his own mother and had two sons and two daughters with her, he blinded himself and cursed his sons to divide their inheritance (the kingdom) by the sword. Copy. In my weakness fear controls my tongue. That bloodshed can be expiated. Never so long as I live may this divine assembly abandon us, [220] nor may I live to see the city [polis] overrun and the army seizing it with hostile fire! Chorus For his shields symbol [sma] he has a man without armor bearing fire, and the torch, his weapon, blazes in his hands; and in golden letters he says I will burn the city. [435] Against such a man make your dispatchwho will meet him in combat, who will stand firm without trembling before his boasts? [22] As the brothers were to divide the substance of their dead father, their equal inheritance was the tomb. [3], News of Alexander had not reached the southern Greek city-states for some time. Game Answer is not affiliated with the App developers, we are just giving help to players to advance on their games. [260] If only you would grant me easy fulfillment [telos] for what I am pleading. See how to enable JavaScript in your browser. How can I have the heart neither to weep for you [1065] nor escort you to your tomb [tumbos]? Contrasted with the grim vessel that transports all spirits to the sunless land of Hds, is the ship that goes to the festival at Delos, the clearly-seen island, the land of Apollo, god of light and health. Mad Ars storms, subduing the people and polluting [miainein] reverence. [650] [Quickly determine yourself whom you think it best to send.] Enter Eteokles with attendants. the former king was his brother in law whose sons both died in battle how did the new king of thebes claim heir to thrown? May I never share my home with the female stock [genos], neither in time of evil [kaka] nor in phil prosperity! Parthenopaeus: Parthenopaeus is one of the seven warriors who attack Thebes. Illustrated in Larissa Bonfante and Judith Swaddling, Last edited on 15 February 2023, at 11:36, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seven_Against_Thebes_(play)&oldid=1139488244, This page was last edited on 15 February 2023, at 11:36. Chorus who will guard the guards? Antigone [3] Eteocles resolves to meet and fight his brother in person before the seventh gate and exits. Chorus What is our city [polis] undergoing [paskhein]? Here too gain [kerdos] follows with interest from gain [kerdos]. Chorus The following antiphonal dirge is sung by the two sistersAntigone standing by the bier of Polyneikes, Ismene by that of Eteokles. I myself have dispatched scouts and men to observe their army, and I am confident that their going is not in vain. Antigone You would enslave both me and all the city [polis]. Thebes had a democracy which is a system of government where the people rule. Hear them, then, but not too clearly. [155] The air rages at the shaking of spears! Scout To this effect, they killed two Macedonian officers who had been roaming the city, and declared their independence from Macedonia. The Pleiades were seven sisters: Maia, Alcyone, Asterope, Celaeno, Taygete, Electra, and Merope. And on Adrastos chariot they were placing remembrances of themselves [50] for their parents at home, and were shedding tears while so doing, but no piteous wailing escaped their lips. Obey us women, although you do not like to. As a result, many cities were throwing off the Macedonian yoke. [8] Tydeus insolence (l. 387) was gain to our cause; to it is now added that of Kapaneus, which is like money put out at interest [tokos]. Ah, miserable me, I am prophet [mantis] of these evils [kaka]. [145] And you, Apollo, lord of the Wolf,[4] be a wolf to the enemy force and give them groan for groan! Written by Timothy Sexton. Antigone Since the god hastens the deed so urgently, [690] let the whole race [genos] of Laios, hated by Phoebus, be swept on the wind to Kokytos destined flood! [1030] He is to be refused the honor [tm] of being carried in funeral procession by his loved ones [philoi]. Narrative Topography in Aeschylus' Seven against Thebes 11 these names to actual gates in Thebes. In Creons old age, a descendant of an earlier king of Thebes named Lycus invades Thebes and, after killing Creon, takes the crown. Take heart, you daughters who were nurtured by your mother. Eteokles The city [polis] is saved [szein], but the kings [basileus, pl.] When the fortune [olbos] of seafaring merchants has grown too great, [770] it must be thrown overboard. We must put up a good defense against the assault of such a man, [500] for already Rout is boasting of victory at the gate. [235] What wish for retribution [nemesis] makes you resent this? Our city [polis] has escaped the yoke of slavery; the boasts of the powerful men have fallen to the ground. He therefore raced south, hitting Thessaly by the seventh day and Boeotia by end of the next week. [785] Next he launched brutal, wrathful words against the sons he had bredah! I am sure that Zeus antagonist, since he has on his shield the unloved form of an earth-born [khthonios] deity [daimn], an image hateful [ekhthros] to both mortals and the long-lived gods, [525] will drop his head in death before the gate. No symbol [sma] was fixed to his shields circle. Just then I set out in fear to pray to the Blessed Ones [makares] [215] that they spread their protection over the city [polis]. Chorus Eteocles Men of Cadmus's city, he who guards from the stern the concerns of the State and guides its helm with eyes untouched by sleep must speak to the point. A chill of evil [kakon] falls about my heart. Scout born of the same seed. What happened between Polynices and Eteocles? But here come Antigone and Ismene to do their bitter duty, the song of lamentation [thrnos] over their brothers both. Antigone Messenger But when both have died, each killing [735] the other in mutual slaughter, and the earths dust has swallowed the black streams of their blood, who could offer sacrifice that might make purification [katharmoi]? But are you willing to harvest the blood of your own brother? Which country agreed to give up its claims to the Oregon territory in the Adams-onis treaty? He swears by his spear which, in his confidence, he holds more to be revered than a god [530] and more precious than his eyes, that he will sack the town [astu] of the Kadmeians in spite of Zeus. They were chosen by Adrastus, the king of Argos, to be the captains of an Argive army whose purpose was to restore Oedipus' son Polynices to the Theban throne. Narrative Topography in Aeschylus' Seven against Thebes 11 these names to actual gates in Thebes. It was built by the Hutchings-Votey organ company in 1906 and cost $7,367.40 an amount of money that might pay for one stop in a pipe organ in 2005! Dialogues show aspects of Eteocles' character. Pray that the rampart withstand the enemy spear. [620] Just the same, I will station a man against him, mighty [bi] Lasthenes, a gate-keeper who treats strangers [xenoi] as enemies [ekhthroi]. Man falls before man beneath the spear. You intolerable things! We are busy competing with our friends and we often times forget about the new answers. Turn aside the evils [kaka] suffered in war onto those who invade our land! Under strokes of iron they are come to this, and under strokes of iron there await themwhat, one might perhaps askshares in their fathers tomb.[22]. How is it possible for mantle rock to flow? [720] I shudder in terror at the goddess who lays ruin to homes, a goddess unlike other divinities, who is a totally true [alths] prophet [mantis] of evil [kakon] to come. 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