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ETEOCLES
Relying on the truce�察�which saves thy life�察�thou turnest boaster。
POLYNEICES
Once more I ask thee to restore my sceptre and share in the
kingdom。
ETEOCLES
I have naught to restore�察�'tis my own house�察�and I will dwell
therein。
POLYNEICES
What� �and keep more than thy share��
ETEOCLES
Yes�察�I will。 Begone��
POLYNEICES
O altars of my fathers' gods� �
ETEOCLES
Which thou art here to raze。
POLYNEICES
Hear me。
ETEOCLES
Who would hear thee after thou hast marched against thy
fatherland��
POLYNEICES
O temples of those gods that ride on snow´white steeds��
ETEOCLES
They hate thee。
POLYNEICES
I am being driven from my country。
ETEOCLES
Because thou camest to drive others thence。
POLYNEICES
Unjustly�察�O ye gods��
ETEOCLES
Call on the gods at Mycenae�察�not here。
POLYNEICES
Thou hast outraged right´
ETEOCLES
But I have not like thee become my country's foe。
POLYNEICES
By driving me forth without my portion。
ETEOCLES
And further I will slay thee。
POLYNEICES
O father�察�dost thou hear what I am suffering��
ETEOCLES
Yea�察�and he hears what thou art doing。
POLYNEICES
Thou too�察�mother mine��
ETEOCLES
Thou hast no right to mention thy mother。
POLYNEICES
O my city��
ETEOCLES
Get thee to Argos�察�and invoke the waters of Lerna。
POLYNEICES
I will�察�trouble not thyself�察�all thanks to thee though�察�mother
mine´
ETEOCLES
Forth from the land��
POLYNEICES
I go�察�yet grant me to behold my father。
ETEOCLES
Thou shalt not have thy wish。
POLYNEICES
At least then my tender sisters。
ETEOCLES
No� �them too thou shalt never see。
POLYNEICES
Ah�察�sisters mine��
ETEOCLES
Why dost thou�察�their bitterest foe�察�call on them��
POLYNEICES
Mother dear�察�to thee at least farewell��
JOCASTA
A joyous faring mine in sooth�察�my son��
POLYNEICES
Thy son no more��
JOCASTA
Born to sorrow�察�endless sorrow�察�I��
POLYNEICES
'Tis because my brother treats me despitefully。
ETEOCLES
I am treated just the same。
POLYNEICES
Where wilt thou be stationed before the towers��
ETEOCLES
Why ask me this��
POLYNEICES
I will array myself against thee for thy death。
ETEOCLES
I too have the same desire。
JOCASTA
Woe is me� �what will ye do�察�my sons��
POLYNEICES
The event will show。
JOCASTA
Oh�察�fly your father's curse��
��JOCASTA enters the palace。��
ETEOCLES
Destruction seize our whole house��
POLYNEICES
Soon shall my sword be busy�察�plunged in gore。 But I call my native
land and heaven too to witness�察�with what contumely and bitter
treatment I am being driven forth�察�as though I were a slave�察�not a son
of Oedipus as much as he。 If aught happen to thee�察�my city�察�blame him��
not me�察�for I came not willingly�察�and all unwillingly am I driven
hence。 Farewell�察�king Phoebus�察�lord of highways�察�farewell palace and
comrades�察�farewell ye statues of the gods�察�at which men offer sheep��
for I know not if shall ever again address you�察�though hope is still
awake�察�which makes me confident that with heaven's help I shall slay
this fellow and rule my native Thebes。
��POLYNEICES departs。��
ETEOCLES
Forth from the land� �'twas a true name our father gave thee�察�when��
prompted by some god�察�he called thee Polyneices�察�a name denoting
strife。
CHORUS ��singing��
strophe
To this land came Cadmus of Tyre�察�at whose feet an unyoked
heifer threw itself down�察�giving effect to an oracle on the spot where
the god's response bade him take up his abode in Aonia's rich
cornlands�察�where gushing Dirce's fair rivers of water pour o'er
verdant fruitful fields�察�here was born the Bromian god by her whom
Zeus made a mother�察�round whom the ivy twined its wreaths while he was
yet a babe�察�swathing him amid the covert of its green foliage as child
of happy destiny�察�to be a theme for Bacchic revelry among the maids
and wives inspired in Thebes。
antistrophe
There lay Ares' murderous dragon�察�a savage warder�察�watching with
roving eye the watered glens and quickening streams�察�him did Cadmus
slay with a jagged stone�察�when he came thither to draw him lustral
water�察�smiting that fell head with a blow of his death´dealing arm��
but by the counsel of Pallas�察�motherless goddess�察�he cast the teeth
upon the earth into deep furrows�察�whence sprang to sight mail´clad
host above the surface of the soil�察�but grim slaughter once again
united them to the earth they loved�察�bedewing with blood the ground
that had disclosed them to the sunlit breath of heaven。
epode
Thee too�察�Epaphus�察�child of Zeus�察�sprung from Io our ancestress��
call on in my foreign tongue�察�all hail to thee� �hear my prayer uttered
in accents strange�察�and visit this land�察�'twas in thy honour thy
descendants settled here�察�and those goddesses of twofold name��
Persephone and kindly Demeter or Earth the queen of all�察�that
feedeth every mouth�察�won it for themselves�察�send to the help of this
land those torch´bearing queens�察�for to gods all things are easy。
ETEOCLES ��to an attendant��
Go�察�fetch Creon son of Menoeceus�察�the brother of jocasta my
mother�察�tell him I fain would confer with him on matters affecting our
public and private weal�察�before we set out to battle and the
arraying of our host。 But lo� �he comes and saves thee the trouble of
going�察�I see him on his way to my palace。
��CREON enters。��
CREON
To and fro have I been�察�king Eteocles�察�in my desire to see thee��
and have gone all round the gates and sentinels of Thebes in quest
of thee。
ETEOCLES
Why�察�and I was anxious to see thee�察�Creon�察�for I found the terms
of peace far from satisfactory�察�when I came to confer with Polyneices。
CREON
I hear that he has wider aims than Thebes�察�relying on his alliance
with the daughter of Adrastus and his army。 Well�察�we must leave this
dependent on the gods�察�meantime I am come to tell thee our chief
obstacle。
ETEOCLES
What is that�拭�I do not understand what thou sayest。
CREON
There is come one that was captured by the Argives。
ETEOCLES
What news does he bring from their camp��
CREON
He says the Argive army intend at once to draw a ring of troops
round the city of Thebes�察�about its towers。
ETEOCLES
In that case the city of Cadmus must lead out its troops。
CREON
Whither�拭�art thou so young that thine eyes see not what they
should��
ETEOCLES
Across yon trenches for immediate action。
CREON
Our Theban forces are small�察�while theirs are numberless。
ETEOCLES
I well know they are reputed brave。
CREON
No mean repute have those Argives among Hellenes。
ETEOCLES
Never fear� �I will soon fill the plain with their dead。
CREON
I could wish it so�察�but I see great difficulties in this。
ETEOCLES
Trust me�察�I will not keep my host within the walls。
CREON
Still victory is entirely a matter of good counsel。
ETEOCLES
Art anxious then that I should have recourse to any other scheme��
CREON
Aye to every scheme�察�before running the risk once for all。
ETEOCLES
Suppose we fall on them by night from ambuscade��
CREON
Good� �provided in the event of defeat thou canst secure thy return
hither。
ETEOCLES
Night equalizes risks�察�though it rather favours daring。
CREON
The darkness of night is a terrible time to suffer disas