Tag Archives: Euripides

Euripides, fr. 760

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

    “For the wicked, profit is superior to justice”   κακοῖς τὸ κέρδος τῆς δίκης ὑπέρτερον

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Posted on April 18, 2013 by

“The light of day is the sweetest thing for men to see And the world beneath us is nothing. Whoever prays to die is insane. Better to live badly than to die well.”   τὸ φῶς τόδ᾽ ἀνθρώποισιν ἥδιστον βλέπειν, … Continue reading →

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Euripides, Fr. 638 (Polyidus)

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

  Who knows whether living is really death and whether death is thought to be living below?   τίς δ᾿ οἶδεν εἰ τὸ ζῆν μέν ἐστι κατθανεῖν, τὸ κατθανεῖν δὲ ζῆν κάτω νομίζεται   Polyidus? A seer who found the … Continue reading →

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Euripides, Fragment 553

Posted on December 19, 2012 by

“It is foolish for a man to make his misfortunes known to everyone; it is wise to keep them hidden.”   ἐκμαρτυρεῖν γὰρ ἄνδρα τὰς αὑτοῦ τύχας εἰς πάντας ἀμαθές, τὸ δ’ ἐπικρύπτεσθαι σοφόν.   Ah, fragments. Always so quotable … Continue reading →

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Euripides, Electra 743

Posted on December 7, 2012 by

“Myths frighten people.”   φοβεροὶ δὲ βροτοῖσι μῦθοι   Fear isn’t always a bad thing, right?  

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Euripides, Electra 294-5

Posted on November 29, 2012 by

  “Empathy is denied by ignorance but granted to the wise.”   ἔνεστι δ᾽ οἶκτος ἀμαθίᾳ μὲν οὐδαμοῦ / σοφοῖσι δ᾽ ἀνδρῶν   Ok, ok. οἶκτος…ἀνδρῶν isn’t literally “empathy”: but it seems to fit the passage better.

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Euripides Suppliant Women 1080-1

Posted on July 13, 2012 by

  “Why isn’t it mortals’ fate to be young twice and then old again?”     τί δὴ βροτοῖσιν οὐκ ἔστιν τόδε, νέους δὶς εἶναι καὶ γέροντας αὖ πάλιν;     Herakles got to defeat old age….

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Euripides, Electra 583-4

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

It is right to  believe in the gods no longer if injustice will surpass what is just     ἢ χρὴ μηκέθ᾽ ἡγεῖσθαι θεούς, εἰ τἄδικ᾽ ἔσται τῆς δίκης ὑπέρτερα.   Electra, daughter of Agamemnon, certainly had reasons to be … Continue reading →

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Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis 334

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

“An unsteady mind is an unjust possession” νοῦς δέ γ᾽ οὐ βέβαιος ἄδικον κτῆμα… Although many minds might come undone at the thought of Iphigenia….

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Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis, 917

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

“To give birth is awe-inspiring: it brings a great love charm. “   δεινὸν τὸ τίκτειν καὶ φέρει φίλτρον μέγα   Euripides is not always so kind to women…    

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