Sophocles Philoctetes 971-2 September 30, 2013 ~ sententiaeantiquae ~ 1 Comment “You aren’t bad but by learning from wicked men you became used to pursuing wicked things” οὐκ εἶ κακὸς σύ, πρὸς κακῶν δ᾽ ἀνδρῶν μαθὼν ἔοικας ἥκειν αἰσχρά: Sophocles doesn’t say that he started out good though… Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Like this:Like Loading...
January 4, 2013 ~ sententiaeantiquae ~ Leave a comment Aeschylus, Fragment 400b (Philoctetes) “Where the wind allows you neither to stay nor to escape.” ‘ἔνθ’ οὔτε μίμνειν ἄνεμος οὔτ’ ἐ<κ>πλεῖν ἐᾶι’. A remnant of Aeschylus’ version of Philoctetes. The phrase refers to the title figure’s lonely island. Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Like this:Like Loading...
