< THE BACCHAE OF EURIPIDES >

*HKW $DIOV PAIV THNDE $QHBAIWN CQONA $DIONUSOV, *ON TIKTEI POQ' *H $KADMOU KORH $SEMELH LOCEUQEIS' ASTRAPHFORW: PURI. MORFHN D' AMEIYAV EK QEOU BROTHSIAN PAREIMI $DIRKHV NAMAT' $ISMHNOU Q' UDWR. *ORW DE MHTROV MNHMA THV KERAUNIAV TOD' EGGUV OIKWN KAI DOMWN EREIPIA TUFOMENA $DIOU PUROV ETI ZWSAN FLOGA, AQANATON *$HRAV MHTER' EIV EMHN UBRIN. AINW DE $KADMON, ABATON *OV PEDON TODE TIQHSI, QUGATROV SHKON. AMPELOU DE NIN PERIX EGW 'KALUYA BOTRUWDEI CLOH:. LIPWN DE $LUDWN TOUV POLUCRUSOUV GUAV $FRUGWN TE, $PERSWN Q' *HLIOBLHTOUV PLAKAV $BAKTRIA TE TEICH THN TE DUSCIMON CQONA $MHDWN EPELQWN $ARABIAN T' EUDAIMONA $ASIAN TE PASAN, *H PAR' *ALMURAN *ALA KEITAI MIGASIN *$ELLHSI BARBAROIV Q' *OMOU PLHREIV ECOUSA KALLIPURGWTOUV POLEIV, EV THNDE PRWTON HLQON *$ELLHNWN POLIN, T=AKEI COREUSAV KAI KATASTHSAV EMAV TELETAV, *IN' EIHN EMFANHV DAIMWN BROTOIV. PRWTAV DE $QHBAV THSDE GHV *$SELLHNIDOV ANWLOLUXA, NEBRID' EXAYAV CROOV QURSON TE DOUV EV CEIRA, KISSINON BELOV. EPEI M' ADELFAI MHTROV, *AV *HKISTA CRHN, $DIONUSON OUK EFASKON EKFUNAI $DIOV, $SEMELHN DE NUMFEUQEISAN EK QNHTOU TINOV EV $ZHN' ANAFEREIN THN *AMARTIAN LECOUV, $KADMOU SOFISMAQ'. *WN NIN O*UNEKA KTANEIN $ZHN' EXEKAUCWNQ', *OTI GAMOUV EYEUSATO. TOIGAR NIN AUTAV EK DOMWN W:STRHS' EGW MANIAIV, OROV D' OIKOUSI PARAKOPOI FRENWN. SKEUHN T' ECEIN HNAGKAS' ORGIWN EMWN, < 0035> KAI PAN TO QHLU SPERMA $KADMEIWN, *OSAI GUNAIKEV HSAN, EXEMHNA DWMATWN. *OMOU DE $KADMOU PAISIN ANAMEMEIGMENAI CLWRAIV UP' ELATAIV ANOROFOIV *HNTAI PETRAIV. DEI GAR POLIN THND' EKMAQEIN, KE=I MH QUELEI, ATELESTON OUSAN TWN EMWN BAKCEUMATWN, $SEMELHV TE MHTROV APOLOGHSASQAI M' UPER FANENTA QNHTOIV DAIMON' *ON TIKTEI $DII. $KADMOV MEN OUN GERAV TE KAI TURANNIDA $PENQEI DIDWSI QUGATROV EKPEFUKOTI, *OV QEOMACEI TA KAT' EME KAI SPONDWN APO WQEI M', EN EUCAIV T' OUDAMOU MNEIAN ECEI. *WN O*UNEK' AUTW: QEOV GEGWV ENDEIXOMAI PASIN TE $QHBAIOISIN. EV D' ALLHN CQONA, T=ANQENDE QEMENOV EU, METASTHSW PODA, DEIKNUV EMAUTON. HN DE $QHBAIWN POLIV ORGH: SUN *OPLOIV EX OROUV BAKCAV AGEIN ZHTH:, XUNAYW MAINASI STRATHLATWN. *WN O*UNEK' EIDOV QNHTON ALLAXAV ECW MORFHN T' EMHN METEBALON EIV ANDROV FUSIN. ALL', W LIPOUSAI $TMWLON ERUMA $LUDIAV, QIASOV EMOV, GUNAIKEV, *AV EK BARBARWN EKOMISA PAREDROUV KAI XUNEMPOROUV EMOI, AIRESQE T=APICWRI' EN POLEI $FRUGWN TUMPANA, $REAV TE MHTROV EMA Q' E*URHMATA BASILEIA T' AMFI DWMAT' ELQOUSAI TADE KTUPEITE $PENQEWV, *WV *ORA: $KADMOU POLIV. EGW DE BAKCAIV, EV $KIQAIRWNOV PTUCAV ELQWN *IN' EISI, SUMMETASCHSW CORWN. $ASIAV APO GAV *IERON $TMWLON AMEIYASA QOAZW $BROMIW: PONON *HDUN KAMATON T' EUKAMATON, $BAKCION EUAZOMENA. TIV *ODW: TIV *ODW: ? TIV ? MELAQROIV EKTOPOV ESTW, STOMA T' EUFHMON *APAV EXOSIOUSQW. TA NOMISQENTA GAR AIEI $DIONUSON UMNHSW. W MAKAR, *OSTIV EUDAIMWN TELETAV QEWN EIDWV BIOTAN *AGISTEUEI KAI QIASEUETAI YUCAN EN ORESSI BAKCEUWN *OSIOIV KAQARMOISIN, TA TE MATROV MEGALAV ORGIA $KUBELAV QEMITEUWN, ANA QURSON TE TINASSWN, KISSW: TE STEFANWQEIV $DIONUSON QERAPEUEI. ITE BAKCAI, ITE BAKCAI, $BROMION PAIDA QEON QEOU $DIONUSON KATAGOUSAI $FRUGIWN EX OREWN *$ELLADOV EIV EURUCOROUV AGUIAV, TON $BROMION. *ON POT' ECOUS' EN WDINWN LOCIAIV ANAGKAISI PTAMENAV $DIOV BRONTAV NHDUOV EKBOLON MATHR ETEKEN, LIPOUS' AIWNA KERAUNIW: PLHGA:. LOCIOIV D' AUTIKA NIN DEXATO QALAMAIV $KRONIDAV $ZEUV, KATA MHRW: DE KALUYAV CRUSEAISIN SUNEREIDEI PERONAIV KRUPTON AF' *$HRAV. ETEKEN D', *ANIKA $MOIRAI TELESAN, TAUROKERWN QEON STEFANWSEN TE DRAKONTWN STEFANOIV, ENQEN AGRAN QHROTROFON MAINADEV AMFIBALLONTAI PLOKAMOIV. W $SEMELAV TROFOI $QHBAI, STEFANOUSQE KISSW:. BRUETE BRUETE CLOHREI MILAKI KALLIKARPW: KAI KATABAKCIOUSQE DRUOV H ELATAV KLADOISI, STIKTWN T' ENDUTA NEBRIDWN STEFETE LEUKOTRICWN PLOKAMWN MALLOIV. AMFI DE NARQHKAV UBRISTAV *OSIOUSQ'. AUTIKA GA PASA COREUSAI.... $BROMIOV *OSTIV AGH: QIASOUV.... EIV OROV EIV OROV, ENQA MENEI QHLUGENHV OCLOV AF' *ISTWN PARA KERKIDWN T' OISTRHQEIV $DIONUSW:. W QALAMEUMA $KOURHTWN ZAQEOI TE $KRHTAV $DIOGENETOREV ENAULOI, ENQA TRIKORUQEV ANTROIV BURSOTONON KUKLWMA TODE MOI $KORUBANTEV H*URON. BAKCEIA: D' ANA SUNTONW: KERASAN *ADUBOA: $FRUGIWN AULWN PNEUMATI MATROV TE $REAV EV CERA QHKAN, KTUPON EUASMASI $BAKCAN. PARA DE MAINOMENOI $SATUROI MATEROV EXANUSANTO QEAV, EV DE COREUMATA SUNHYAN TRIETHRIDWN, A*IV CAIREI $DIONUSOV. *HDUV EN ORESIN, *OTAN EK QIASWN DROMAIWN PESH: PEDOSE, NEBRIDOV ECWN *IERON ENDUTON, AGREUWN A*IMA TRAGOKTONON, WMOFAGON CARIN, *IEMENOV EV OREA $FRUGIA, $LUDI', *O D' EXARCOV $BROMIOV, EUO*I. REI DE GALAKTI PEDON, REI D' OINW:, REI DE MELISSAN NEKTARI. $SURIAV D' *WV LIBANOU KAPNON *O $BAKCEUV ANECWN < 0146> PURSWDH FLOGA PEUKAV EK NARQHKOV =AISSEI DROMW: KAI COROISIN PLANATAV EREQIZWN IACAIV T' ANAPALLWN, TRUFERON (TE) PLOKAMON EIV AIQERA RIPTWN. *AMA D' EUASMASI TOIAD' EPIBREMEI. W ITE BAKCAI, ITE BAKCAI, $TMWLOU CRUSOROOU CLIDA: MELPETE TON $DIONUSON BARUBROMWN UPO TUMPANWN, EUIA TON EUION AGALLOMENAI QEON EN $FRUGIAISI BOAIV ENOPAISI TE, LWTOV *OTAN EUKELADOV *IEROV *IERA PAIGMATA BREMH:, SUNOCA FOITASIN EIV OROV EIV OROV. *HDOMENA D' ARA, PWLOV *OPWV *AMA MATERI FORBADI, KWLON AGEI TACUPOUN SKIRTMASI BAKCA. TIV EN PULAISI ? $KADMON EKKALEI DOMWN, $AGHNOROV PAID', *OV POLIN $SIDWNIAN LIPWN EPURGWS' ASTU $QHBAIWN TODE. ITW TIV, EISAGGELLE $TEIRESIAV *OTI ZHTEI NIN. OIDE D' AUTOV *WN *HKW PERI *A TE XUNEQEMHN PRESBUV WN GERAITERW:, QURSOUV ANAPTEIN KAI NEBRWN DORAV ECEIN STEFANOUN TE KRATA KISSINOIV BLASTHMASIN. W FILTAQ', *WV SHN GHRUN H:SQOMHN KLUWN SOFHN SOFOU PAR' ANDROV, EN DOMOISIN WN. *HKW D' *ETOIMOV THND' ECWN SKEUHN QEOU. DEI GAR NIN ONTA PAIDA QUGATROV EX EMHV $$SPURIOUS [$DIONUSON *OV PEFHNEN ANQRWPOIV QEOV] *OSON KAQ' *HMAV DUNATON AUXESQAI MEGAN. POI DEI COREUEIN, POI KAQISTANAI PODA KAI KRATA SEISAI POLION ? EXHGOU SU MOI GERWN GERONTI, $TEIRESIA. SU GAR SOFOV. *WV OU KAMOIM' AN OUTE NUKT' OUQ' *HMERAN QURSW: KROTWN GHN. EPILELHSMEQ' *HDEWV GERONTEV ONTEV. [ (TE.) TA=YT' EMOI PASCEIV ARA.] [ (KA.) GERONTEV ONTEV. (TE.) ] TA=UT' EMOI PASCEIV ARA. TA=UT' EMOI PASCEIV ARA. K=AGW GAR *HBW K=APICEIRHSW COROIV. OUKOUN OCOISIN EIV OROV PERASOMEN ? ALL' OUC *OMOIWV AN *O QEOV TIMHN ECOI. GERWN GERONTA PAIDAGWHSW S' EGW. *O QEOV AMOCQI KEISE NW:N *HGHSETAI. MONOI DE POLEWV $BAKCIW: COREUSOMEN ? MONOI GAR EU FRONOUMEN, O*I D' ALLOI KAKWV MAKRON TO MELLEIN. ALL' EMHV ECOU CEROV. IDOU, XUNAPTE KAI XUNWRIZOU CERA. OU KATAFRONW 'GW TWN QEWN QNHTOV GEGWV. OUDEN SOFIZOMESQA TOISI DAIMOSIN. PATRIOUV PARADOCAV, *AV Q' *OMHLIKAV CRONW: KEKTHMEQ', OUDEIV AUTA KATABALEI LOGOV, OUD' EI DI' AKRWN TO SOFON H*URHTAI FRENWN. EREI TIV *WV TO GHRAV OUK AISCUNOMAI, MELLWN COREUEIN KRATA KISSWSAV EMON ? OU GAR DIH:RHC' *O QEOV, OUTE TON NEON EI CRH COREUEIN OUTE TON GERAITERON, ALL' EX *APANTWN BOULETAI TIMAV ECEIN KOINAV, DIARIQMWN D' OUDEN' AUXESQAI QELEI. EPEI SU FEGGOV, $TEIRESIA, TOD' OUC *ORA:V, EGW PROFHTHV SOI LOGWN GENHSOMAI. $PENQEUV PROV OIKOUV *ODE DIA SPOUDHV PERA:, $ECIONOV PAIV, *W: KRATOV DIDWMI GHV. *WV EPTOHTAI. TI POT' EREI NEWTERON? EKDHMOV WN MEN THSD' ETUGCANON CQONOV, KLUW DE NEOCMA THND' ANA PTOLIN KAKA, GUNAIKAV *HMIN DWMAT' EKLELOIPENAI PLASTAISI BAKCEIAISIN, EN DE DASKIOIV 0219> ORESI QOAZEIN, TON NEWSTI DAIMONA $DIONUSON, *OSTIV ESTI, TIMWSAV COROIV. PLHREIV DE QIASOIV EN MESOISIN *ESTANAI KRATHRAV, ALLHN D' ALLOS' EIV ERHMIAN PTWSSOUSAN EUNAIV ARSENWN UPHRETAIN, PROFASIN MEN *WV DH MAINADAV QUOSKOOUV, THN D' $AFRODITHN PROSQ' AGEIN TOU $BAKCIOU. *OSAV MEN OUN EILHFA, DESMIOUV CERAV SW:ZOUSI PANDHMOISI PROSPOLOI STEGAIV. *OSAI D' APEISIN, EX OROUV QHRASOMAI, $$SPURIOUS [$IVW T' $AGAUHN Q', *H ME ETIKT' $ECIONI,] $$SPURIOUS [$AKTAIONOV TE MHTER', $AUTONOHN LEGW.] KAI SFAV SIDHRAIV *ARMOSAV EN ARKUSIN PAUSW KAKOURGOU THSDE BAKCEIAV TACA. LEGOUSI D' *WV TIV EISELHLUQE XENOV, GOHV EPW:DOV $LUDIAV APO CQONOV, XANQOISI BOSTRUCOISIN EUOSMWN KOMHN, OINWPAV OSSOIV CARITAV $AFRODITHV ECWN, *OV *HMERAV TE KE=UFRONAV SUGGIGNETAI TELETAV PROTEINWN EUIOUV NEANISIN. EI D' AUTON EISW THSDE LHYOMAI STEGHV, PAUSW KTUPOUNTA QURSON ANASEIONTA TE KOMAV, TRACHLON SWMATOV CWRIV TEMWN. EKEINOV EINAI FHSI $DIONUSON QEON, EKEINOV EN MHRW: POT' ERRAFQAI $DIOV, *OV EKPUROUTAI LAMPASIN KERAUNIAIV SUN MHTRI, $DIOUV *OTI GAMOUV EYEUSATO. TAUT' OUCI DEINHV AGCONHV EST' AXIA, UBREIV UBRIZEIN, *OSTIV ESTIN *O XENOV? ATAR TOD' ALLO QAUMA, TO TERASKOPON EN POIKILAISI NEBRISI $TEIRESIAN *ORW PATERA TE MHTROV THV EMHV.... POLUN GELWN.... NARQHKI BAKCEUONT'. ANAINOMAI, PATER, TO GHRAV UMWN EISORWN NOUN OUK ECON. OUK APOTINAXEIV KISSON ? OUK ELEUQERAN QURSOU MEQHSEIV CEIR', EMHV MHTROV PATHR ? SU TAUT' EPEISAV, $TEIRESIA. TOND' AU QELEIV TON DAIMON' ANQRWPOISIN ESFERWN NEON SKOPEIN PTERWPOUV K=AMPURWN MISQOUV FEREIN. EI MH SE GHRAV POLION EXERRUETO, KAQHS' AN EN BAKCAISI DESMIOV MESAIV, TELETAV PONHRAV EISAGWN. GUNAIXI GAR *OPOU BOTRUOV EN DAITI GIGNETAI GANOV, OUC UGIEV OUDEN ETI LEGW TWN ORGIWN. THV DUSSEBEIAV. W XEN', OUK AIDH: QEOUV $KADMON TE TON SPEIRANTA GHGENH STACUN, $ECIONOV D' WN PAIV KATAISCUNEIV GENOV? *OTAN LABH: TIV TWN LOGWN ANHR SOFOV KALAV AFORMAV, OU MEG' ERGON EU LEGEIN. SU D' EUTROCON MEN GLWSSAN *WV FRONWN ECEIV, EN TOIV LOGOISI D' OUK ENEISI SOI FRENEV. QRASEI DE DUNATOV KAI LEGEIN O*IOV T' ANHR KAKOV POLITHV GIGNETAI NOUN OUK ECWN. O*UTOV D' *O DAIMWN *O NEOV, *ON SU DIAGELA:V, OUK AN DUNAIMHN MEGEQOV EXEIPEIN *OSOV KAQ' *$ELLAD' ESTAI. DUO GAR, W NEANIA, TA PRWT' EN ANQRWPOISI. $DHMHTHR QEA.... GH D' ESTIN, ONOMA D' *OPOTERON BOULH: KALEI. A*UTH MEN EN XHROISIN EKTREFEI BROTOUV. *OV D' HLQ' EPEIT', ANTIPALON *O $SEMELHV GONOV BOTRUOV UGRON PWM' H*URE KE=ISHNEGKATO QNHTOIV, *O PAUEI TOUV TALAIPWROUV BROTOUV LUPHV, *OTAN PLHSQWSIN AMPELOU POHV, UPNON TE LHQHN TWN KAQ' *HMERAN KAKWN DIDWSIN, OUD' EST' ALLO FARMAKON PONWN. O*UTOV QEOISI SPENDETAI QEOV GEGWV, *WSTE DIA TOUTON T=AGAQ' ANQRWPOUV ECEIN. KAI KATAGELA:V NIN, *WV ENERRAFH $DIOV MHRW: ? DIDAXW S' *WV KALWV ECEI TODE. EPEI NIN *HRPAS' EK PUROV KERAUNIOU $ZEUV, EV D' $OLUMPON BREFOV ANHGAGEN QEON, *$HRA NIN HQEL' EKBALEIN AP' OURANOU. $ZEUV D' ANTEMHCANHSAQ' O*IA DH QEOV. RHXAV MEROV TI TOU CQON' EGKUKLOUMENOU AIQEROV, EQHKE TOND' *OMHRON EKDIDOUV, $DIONUSON *$HRAV NEIKEWN. CRONW: DE NIN BROTOI RAFHNAI FASIN EN MHRW: $DIOV, ONOMA METASTHSANTEV, *OTI QEA: QEOV *$HRA: POQ' *WMHREUSE, SUNQENTEV LOGON. MANTIV D' *O DAIMWN *ODE. TO GAR BAKCEUSIMON KAI TO MANIWDEV MANTIKHN POLLHN ECEI. *OTAN GAR *O QEOV EV TO SWM' ELQH: POLUV, LEGEIN TO MELLON TOUV MEMHNOTAV POIEI. $AREWV TE MOIRAN METALABWN ECEI TINA. STRATON GAR EN *OPLOIV ONTA K=API TAXESIN FOBOV DIEPTOHSE PRIN LOGCHV QIGEIN. MANIA DE KAI TOUT' ESTI $DIONUSOU' PARA. ET' AUTON OYH: K=API $DELFISIN PETRAIV PHDWNTA SUN PEUKAISI DIKORUFON PLAKA, PALLONTA KAI SEIONTA BAKCEION KLADON, MEGAN T' AN' *$ELLADA. ALL' EMOI, $PENQEU, PIQOU. MH TO KRATOV AUCEI DUNAMIN ANQRWPOIV ECEIN, MHD', HN DOKH:V MEN, *H DE DOXA SOU NOSH: FRONEIN DOKEI TI. TON QEON D'EV GHN DECOU KAI SPENDE KAI BAKCEUE KAI STEFOU KARA. OUC *O $DIONUSOV SWFRONEIN ANAGKASEI GUNAIKEV EV THN $KUPRIN, ALL' EN TH: FUSEI $$SPURIOUS [TO SWFRONEIN ENESTIN EIV TA PANT' AEI] TOUTO SKOPEIN CRH. KAI GAR EN BAKCEUMASIN OUS' *H GE SWFRWN OU DIAFQARHSETAI. *ORA:V, SU CAIREIV, *OTAN EFESTWSIN PULAIV POLLOI, TO $PENQEWV D' ONOMA MEGALUNH: POLIV. K=AKEINOV, OIMAI, TERPETAI TIMWMENOV. EGW MEN OUN KAI $KADMOV, *ON SU DIAGELA:V, KISSW: T' EREYOMESQA KAI COREUSOMEN, POLIA XUNWRIV, ALL' *OMWV COREUTEON, KO=U QEOMACHSW SWN LOGWN PEISQEIV UPO. MAINH: GAR *WV ALGISTA, KO=UTE FARMAKOIV AKH LABOIV AN OUT' ANEU TOUTWN NOSEIV. W PRESBU, $FOIBON T' OU KATAISCUNEIV LOGOIV, TIMWN TE $BROMION SWFRONEIV, MEGAN QEON W PAI KALWV SOI $TEIRESIAV PARH:NESEN. OIKEI MEQ' *HMWN, MH QURAZE TWN NOMWN. NUN GAR PETH: TE KAI FRONWN OUDEN FRONEIV. KE=I MH GAR ESTIN *O QEOV O*UTOV, *WV SU FH:V, PARA SOI LEGESQW. KAI KATAYEUDOU KALWV *WV ESTI, $SEMELH Q' *INA DOKH: QEON TEKEIN, *HMIN TE TIMH PANTI TW: GENEI PROSH:. *ORA:V TON $AKTEWNOV AQLION MORON, *ON WMOSITOI SKULAKEV *AV EQREYATO DIESPASANTO, KREISSON' EN KUNAGIAIV $ARTEMIDOV EINAI KOMPASANT', EN ORGASIN. *O MH PAQH:V SU. DEURO SOU STEYW KARA KISSW:. MEQ' *HMWN TW: QEW: TIMHN DIDOU. OU MH PROSOISEIV CEIRA, BAKCEUSEIV D' IWN, MHD' EXOMORXH: MWRIAN THN SHN EMOI ? THV SHV (D') ANOIAV TONDE TON DIDASKALON DIKHN METEIMI. STEICETW TIV *WV TACOV, ELQWN DE QAKOUV TOUD' *IN' OIWNOSKOPEI MOCLOIV TRIAINOU K=ANATREYON EMPALIN, ANW KATW TA PANTA SUGCEAV *OMOU, P KAI STEMMAT' ANEMOIV KAI QUELLAISIN MEQEV. MALISTA GAR NIN DHXOMAI DRASAV TADE. O*I D' ANA POLIN STEICONTEV EXICNEUSATE TON QHLUMORFON XENON, *OV ESFEREI NOSON KAINHN GUNAIXI KAI LECH LUMAINETAI. K=ANPER LABHTE, DESMION POREUSATE DEUR' AUTON, *WV AN LEUSIMOU DIKHV TUCWN QANH:, PIKRAN BAKCEUSIN EN $QHBAIV IDWN. W SCETLI', *WV OUK OISQA POU POT' EI LOGWN. MEMHNAV HDH. KAI PRIN EXESTHV FRENWN. STEICWMEN *HMEIV, $KADME, K=AXAITWMEQA UPER TE TOUTOU KAIPER ONTOV AGRIOU UPER TE POLEWV TON QEON MHDEN NEON DRAN. ALL' *EPOU MOI KISSINOU BAKTROU META, PEIRW D' ANORQOUN SWM' EMON, K=AGW TO SON. GERONTE D' AISCRON DUO PESEIN. ITW D' *OMWV, TW: $BAKCIW: GAR TW: $DIOV DOULEUTEON. $PENQEUV D' *OPWV MH PENQOV EISOISEI DOMOIV TOIV SOISI, $KADME. MANTIKH: MEN OU LEGW, TOIV PRAGMASIN DE. MWRA GAR MWROV LEGEI. *OSIA POTNA QEWN, *OSIA D' *A KATA GAN CRUSEAN PTERUGA FEREIV, TADE $PENQEWV =AIEIV ? =AIEIV OUC *OSIAN UBRIN EV TON $BROMION, TON $SEMELAV, TON PARA KALLISTEFANOIV EUFROSUNAIV DAIMONA PRWTON MAKARWN ? *OV TAD' ECEI, QIASEUEIN TE COROIV META T' AULOU GELASAI APOPAUSAI TE MERIMNAV, *OPOTAN BOTRUOV ELQH: GANOV EN DAITI QEWN, KISSOFOROIV D' EN QALIAIV ANDRASI KRATHR UPNON AMFIBALLH:. ACALINWN STOMATWN ANOMOU T' AFROSUNAV TO TELOV DUSTUCIA. *O DE TAV HSUCIAV BIOTOV KAI TO FRONEIN ASALEUTON TE MENEI KAI SUNECEI DWMATA. PORSW GAR *OMWV AIQERA NAIONTEV *ORWSIN TA BROTWN OURANIDAI. TO SOFON D' OU SOFIA TO TE MH QNHTA FRONEIN. BRACUV AIWN. EPI TOUTW: DE TIV AN MEGALA DIWKWN TA PARONT' OUCI FEROI. MAINOMENWN O*IDE TROPOI KAI KAKOBOULWN PAR' EMOIGE FWTWN. *IKOMAN POTI $KUPRON, NASON TAV $AFRODITAV, *IN' O*I QELXIFRONEV NEMONTAI QNATOISIN $ERWTEV, $PAFON Q' *AN *EKATOSTOMOI BARBAROU POTAMOU ROAI KARPIZOUSIN ANOMBROI. O*U D' *A KALLISTEUOMENA $PIERIA MOUSEIOV *EDRA, SEMNA KLITUV $OLUMPOU, EKEIS' AGE ME, $BROMIE $BROMIE, PROBAKC' EUIE DAIMON. EKEI $CARITEV, EKEI DE $POQOV. EKEI DE BAKCAIV QEMIV ORGIAZEIN. *O DAIMWN *O $DIOV PAIV CAIREI MEN QALIAISIN, FILEI D' OLBODOTEIRAN $EIRHNAN, KOUROTROFON QEAN. ISAN D' EV TE TON OLBION TON TE CEIRONA DWK' ECEIN OINOU TERYIN ALUPON MISEI D' *W: MH TAUTA MELEI, KATA FAOV NUKTAV TE FILAV EUAIWNA DIAZHN, SOFAN D' APECEIN PRAPIDA FRENA TE PERISSWN PARA FWTWN. TO PLHQOV *O TI TO FAULOTERON ENOMISE CRHTAI TE, TOD' AN DECOIMAN. $PENQEU, PARESMEN THND' AGRAN HGREUKOTEV EF' *HN EPEMYAV, OUD' AKRANQ' *WRMHSAMEN. *O QHR D' *OD *HMIN PRAOV OUD' UPESPASEN FUGH: POD', ALL' EDWKEN OUK AKWN CERAV OUD' WCROV, OUD' HLLAXEN OINWPON GENUN, GELWN DE KAI DEIN K=APAGEIN EFIETO EMENE TE, TO=UMON EUTREPEV POIOUMENOV. K=AGW DI' AIDOUV EIPON.. W XEN', OUC *EKWN AGW SE, $PENQEWV D' *OV M' EPEMY' EPISTOLAIV. *AV D' AU SU BAKCAV E*IRXAV, *AV SUNHRPASAV K=ADHSAV EN DESMOISI PANDHMOU STEGHV, FROUDAI G' EKEINAI LELUMENAI PROV ORGADAV SKIRTWSI $BROMION ANAKALOUMENAI QEON. AUTOMATA D' AUTAIV DESMA DIELUQH PODWN KLH:DEV T' ANHKAN QURETR' ANEU QNHTHV CEROV. POLLWN D' *OD' *ANHR QAUMATWN *HKEI PLEWV EV TASDE $QHBAV. SOI DE T=ALLA CRH MELEIN. MEQESQE CEIRWN TOUD'. EN ARKUSIN GAR WN OUK ESTIN O*UTWV WKUV *WSTE M' EKFUGEIN. ATAR TO MEN SWM' OUK AMORFOV EI, XENE, *WV EV GUNAIKAV, EF' *OPER EV $QHBAV PAREI. PLOKAMOV TE GAR SOU TANAOV, OU PALHV UPO, GENUN PAR' AUTHN KECUMENOV, POQOU PLEWV. LEUKHN DE CROIAN EK PARASKEUHV ECEIV. OUK *HLIOU BOLAISIN, ALL' UPO SKIAV, THN $AFRODITHN KALLONH: QHRWMENOV. PRWTON MEN OUN MOI LEXON *OSTIV EI GENOV. OU KOMPOV OUDEIV. RA:DION D' EIPEIN TODE. TON ANQEMWDH $TMWLON OISQA POU KLUWN. OID', *OV TO $SARDWEN ASTU PERIBALLEI KUKLW:. ENTEUQEN EIMI, $LUDIA DE MOI PATRIV. POQEN DE TELETAV TASD' AGEIV EV *$ELLADA ? $DIONUSOV *HMAV EISEBHS', *O TOU $DIOV. $ZEUV D' EST' EKEI TIV, *OV NEOUV TIKTEI QEOUV ? OUK, ALL' *O $SEMELHN ENQADE ZEUXAV GAMOIV. POTERA DE NUKTWR S' H KAT' OMM' HNAGKASEN ? *ORWN *ORWNTA, KAI DIDWSIN ORGIA. TA D' ORGI' ESTI TIN' IDEAN ECONTA SOI ? ARRHT' ABAKCEUTOISIN EIDENAI BROTWN. ECEI D' ONHSIN TOISI QUOUSIN TINA ? OU QEMIV AKOUSAI S', ESTI D' AXI' EIDENAI. EU TOUT' EKIBDHLEUSAV, *IN' AKOUSAI QELW. ASEBEIAN ASKOUNT' ORGI' ECQAIREI QEOU. TON QEON *ORAN GAR FH:V SAFWV, POIOV TIV HN ? *OPOIOV HQEL', OUK EGW 'TASSON TODE. TOUT' AU PARWCETEUSAV EU KO=UDEN LEGWN. DOXEI TIV AMAQEI SOFA LEGWN OUK EU FRONEIN. HLQEV DE PRWTA DEUR' AGWN TON DAIMONA ? PAV ANACOREUEI BARBARWN TAD' ORGIA. FRONOUSI GAR KAKION *$ELLHNWN POLU. TAD' EU GE MALLON. O*I NOMOI DE DIAFOROI. TA D' *IERA NUKTWR H MEQ' *HMERAN TELEIV ? NUKTWR TA POLLA. SEMNOTHT' ECEI SKOTOV. TOUT' EV GUNAIKAV DOLION ESTI KAI SAQRON. K=AN *HMERA: TO G' AISCRON EXEUROI TIV AN. DIKHN SE DOUNAI DEI SOFISMATWN KAKWN. SE D' AMAQIAV GE K=ASEBOUNT' EV TON QEON. *WV QRASUV *O BAKCOV KO=UK AGUMNASTOV LOGWN. EIF' *O TI PAQEIN DEI. TI ME TO DEINON ERGASH: ? PRWTON MEN *ABRON BOSTRUCON TEMW SEQEN. *IEROV *O PLOKAMOV. TW: QEW: D' AUTON TREFW. EPEITA QURSON TONDE PARADOV EK CEROIN. AUTOV M' AFAIROU. TONDE $DIONUSOU FORW. E*IRKTAISI T' ENDON SWMA SON FULAXONMEN. LUSEI M' *O DAIMWN AUTOV, *OTAN EGW QELW. *OTAN GE KALESH:V AUTON EN BAKCAIV STAQEIV. KAI NUN *A PASCW PLHSION PARWN *ORA:. KAI POU 'STIN ? OU GAR FANEROV OMMASIN G' EMOIV. PAR' EMOI. SU D' ASEBHV AUTOV WN OUK EISORA:V. LAZUSQE. KATAFRONEI ME KAI $QHBAV *ODE. AUDW ME MH DEIN SWFRONWN OU SWFROSIN. EGW DE DEIN GE, KURIWTEROV SEQEN. OUK OISQ' *O TI ZH:V, OUD' *O DRA:V, OUD' *OSTIV EI. $PENQEUV, $AGAUHV PAIV, PATROV D' $ECIONOV. ENDUSTUCHSAI TO=UNOM' EPITHDEIOV EI. CWREI. KAQEIRXAT' AUTON *IPPIKAIV PELAV FATNAISIN, *WV AN SKOTION EISORA: KNEFAV. EKEI COREUE. TASDE D' *AV AGWN PAREI KAKWN SUNERGOUV H DIEMPOLHSOMEN H CEIRA DOUPOU TOUDE KAI BURSHV KTUPOU PAUSAV, EF' *ISTOIV DMWIDAV KEKTHSOMAI. STEICOIM' AN. *O TI GAR MH CREWN, OUTOI CREWN PAQEIN. ATAR TOI TWND' APOIN' UBRISMATWN METEISI $DIONUSOV S', *ON OUK EINAI LEGEIV. *HMAV GAR ADIKWN KEINON EIV DESMOUV AGEIV. $ACELW:OU QUGATER, POTNI' EUPARQENE $DIRKA, SU GAR EN SAIV POTE PAGAIV TO $DIOV BREFOV ELABEV, *OTE MHRW: PUROV EX AQANATOU $ZEUV *O TEKWN *HRPASE NIN, TAD' ANABOASAV. IQI, $DIQURAMB', EMAN ARSENA TANDE BAQI NHDUN. ANAFAINW SE TOD', W $BAKCIE, $QHBAIV ONOMAZEIN. SU DE M', W MAKAIRA $DIRKA, STEFANHFOROUV APWQH: QIASOUV ECOUSAN EN SOI. TI M' ANAINH: ? TI ME FEUGEIV ? ETI NAI TAN BOTRUWDH $DIONUSOU CARIN OINAV, ETI SOI TOU $BROMIOU MELHSEI. O*IAN O*IAN ORGAN ANAFAINEI CQONION GENOV EKFUV TE DRAKONTOV POTE $PENQEUV, *ON $ECIWN EFUTEUSE CQONIOV, AGRIWPON TERAV, OU FWTA BROTEION, FONION D' *WSTE GIGANT' ANTIPALON QEOIV. *OV EM' EN BROCOISI TAN TOU $BROMIOU TACA XUNAYEI, TON EMON D' ENTOV ECEI DWMATOV HDH QIASWTAN SKOTIAIV KRUPTON EN E*IRKTAIV. ESORA:V TAD', W $DIOV PAI $DIONUSE, SOUV PROFHTAV EN *AMILLAISIN ANAGKAV ? MOLE, CRUSWPA TINASSWN, ANA, QURSON KAT' $OLUMPON, FONIOU D' ANDROV UBRIN KATASCEV. POQI $NUSAV ARA TAV QHROTROFOU QURSOFOREIV QIASOUV, W $DIONUS', H KORUFAIV $KWRUKIAIV ? TACA D' EN TAIV POLUDENDRESSIN $OLUMPOU QALAMAIV, ENQA POT' $ORFEUV KIQARIZWN SUNAGEN DENDREA MOUSAIV, SUNAGEN QHRAV AGRWTAV. MAKAR W $PIERIA, SEBETAI S' $EUIOV, *HXEI TE COREUSWN *AMA BAKCEUMASI, TON T' WKUROAN DIABAV $AXION E*ILISSOMENAV $MAINADAV AXEI, $LUDIAN PATERA TE, TON TAV EUDAIMONIAV BROTOIV OLBODOTAN, TON EKLUON EUIPPON CWRAN UDASIN KALLISTOISI LIPAINEIN. IW, KLUET' EMAV KLUET' AUDAV, IW BAKCAI, IW BAKCAI. TIV *ODE, TIV (*ODE), POQEN *O KELADOV ANA M' EKALESEN $EUIOU ? IW IW, PALIN AUDW, *O $SEMELAV, *O $DIOV PAIV. IW IW DESPOTA DESPOTA, MOLE NUN *HMETERON EV QIASON, W $BROMIE $BROMIE. (SEIE) PEDON CQONOV $ENNOSI POTNIA. A A, TACA TA $PENQEW MELAQRA DIATINAXETAI PESHMASIN. *O $DIONUSOV ANA MELAQRA. SEBETE NIN. ....SEBOMEN W. EIDETE LA'INA KIOSIN EMBOLA DIADROMA TADE ? $BROMIOV (*OD') ALALAZETAI STEGAV ESW. *APTE KERAUNION AIQOPA LAMPADA. SUMFLEGE SUMFLEGE DWMATA $PENQEOV. A A, PUR OU LEUSSEIV, OUD' AUGAZH:, $SEMELAV *IERON AMFI TAFON, *AN POTE KERAUNOBOLOV ELIPE FLOGA $DIOU BRONTAV ? DIKETE PEDOSE TROMERA SWMATA DIKETE, $MAINADEV, *O GAR ANAX ANW KATW TIQEIV EPEISI MELAQRA TADE $DIOV GONOV. BARBAROI GUNAIKEV, O*UTWV EKPEPLHGMENAI FOBW: PROV PEDW: PEPTWKAT' ? H:SQHSQ', *WV EOIKE, $BAKCIOU DIATINAXANTOV @DWMA $PENQEWV. ALL' EXANISTATE@ SWMA KAI QARSEITE SARKOV EXAMEIYASAI TROMON. W FAOV MEGISTON *HMIN EUIOU BAKCEUMATOV, *WV ESEIDON ASMENH SE, MONAD' ECOUS' ERHMIAN. EIV AQUMIAN AFIKESQ', *HNIK'EISEPEMPOMHN, $PENQEWV *WV EV SKOTEINAV *ORKANAV PESOUMENOV ? PWV GAR OU ? TIV MOI FULAX HN, EI SU SUMFORAV TUCOIV ? ALLA PWV HLEUQERWQHV ANDROV ANOSIOU TUCWN ? AUTOV EXESW:S' EMAUTON RA:DIWV ANEU PONOU. OUDE SOU SUNHYE CEIRE DESMIOISIN EN BROCOIV ? TAUTA KAI KAQUBRIS' AUTON, *OTI ME DESMEUEIN DOKWN OUT' EQIGEN OUQ' *HYAQ' *HMWN, ELPISIN D' EBOSKETO. PROV FATNAIV DE TAURON E*URWN, O*U KAQEIRX' *HMAV AGWN, TW:DE PERI BROCOUV EBALLE GONASI KAI CHLAIV PODWN, QUMON EKPNEWN, *IDRWTA SWMATOV STAZWN APO, CEILESIN DIDOUV ODONTAV. PLHSION D' EGW PARWN V 0622> *HSUCOV QASSWN ELEUSSON. EN DE TW:DE TW: CRONW: ANETINAX' ELQWN *O $BAKCOV DWMA KAI MHTROV TAFW: PUR ANHY', *O D' *WV ESEIDE, DWMAT' AIQESQAI DOKWN, H:SS' EKEISE K=A:T' EKEISE, DMWSIN $ACELW:ON FEREIN ENNEPWN, *APAV D' EN ERGW: DOULOV HN, MATHN PONWN. DIAMEQEIV DE TONDE MOCQON, *WV EMOU PEFEUGOTOV, *IETAI XIFOV KELAINON *ARPASAV DOMWN ESW. K=A:Q' *O $BROMIOV, *WV EMOIGE FAINETAI, DOXAN LEGW, FASM' EPOIHSEN KAT' AULHN. *O D' EPI TOUQ' *WRMHMENOV H:SSE K=AKENTAI FAENNON (AIQER'), *WV SFAZWN EME. PROV DE TOISD' AUTW: TAD' ALLA $BAKCIOV LUMAINETAI. DWMAT' ERRHXEN CAMAZE. SUNTEQRANWTAI D' *APAN PIKROTATOUV IDONTI DESMOUV TOUV EMOUV. KOPOU D' UPO DIAMEQEIV XIFOV PAREITAI. PROV QEON GAR WN ANHR EV MACHN ELQEIN ETOLMHSE. *HSUCOV D' EKBAV EGW DWMATWN *HKW PROV UMAV, $PENQEWV OU FRONTISAV. *WV DE MOI DOKEI....YOFEI GOUN ARBULH DOMWN ESW.... EV PRONWPI' AUTIC' *HXEI. TI POT' AR' EK TOUTWN EREI ? RA:DIWV GAR AUTON OISW, K=AN PNEWN ELQH: MEGA. PROV SOFOU GAR ANDROV ASKEIN SWFRON' EUORGHSIAN. PEPONQA DEINA. DIAPEFEUGE M' *O XENOV, *OV ARTI DESMOIV HN KATHNAGKASMENOV. EA EA. *OD' ESTIN *ANHR. TI TADE ? PWV PRONWPIOV FAINH: PROV OIKOIV TOIV EMOIV, EXW BEBWV ? STHSON POD', ORGH: D' UPOQEV *HSUCON PODA. POQEN SU DESMA DIAFUGWN EXW PERA:V ? OUK EIPON....H OUK HKOUSAV....*OTI LUSEI ME TIV ? TIV ? TOUV LOGOUV GAR ESFEREIV KAINOUV AEI. *OV THN POLUBOTRUN AMPELON FUEI BROTOIV. WNEIDISAV DH TOUTA $DIONUSW: KALON. KLH:EIN KELEUW PANTA PURGON EN KUKLW:. TI D' ? OUC UPERBAINOUSI KAI TEICH QEOI ? SOFOV SOFOV SU, PLHN *A DEI S' EINAI SOFON. *A DEI MALISTA, TAUT' EGWG' EFUN SOFOV. KEINOU D' AKOUSAV PRWTA TOUV LOGOUV MAQE, *OV EX OROUV PARESTIN AGGELWN TI SOI. *HMEIV DE SOI MENOUMEN, OU FEUXOUMEQA. $PENQEU KRATUNWN THSDE $QHBAIAV CQONOV, *HKW $KIQAIRWN' EKLIPWN, *IN' OUPOTE LEUKHV CIONOV ANEISAN EUAGEIV BOLAI. *HKEIV DE POIAN PROSTIQEIV SPOUDHN LOGOU ? BAKCAV POTNIADAV EISIDWN, A*I THSDE GHV OISTROISI LEUKON KWLON EXHKONTISAN, *HKW FRASAI SOI KAI POLEI CRH:ZWN, ANAX, *WV DEINA DRWSI QAUMATWN TE KREISSONA. QELW D' AKOUSAI, POTERA SOI PARRHSIA: FRASW TA KEIQEN H LOGON STEILWMEQA. TO GAR TACOV SOU TWN FRENWN DEDOIK', ANAX, KAI TO=UXUQUMON KAI TO BASILIKON LIAN. LEG' *WV AQW:OV EX EMOU PANTWV ESH:. TOIV GAR DIKAIOIV OUCI QUMOUSQAI CREWN. *OSW: D' AN EIPH:V DEINOTERA BAKCWN PERI, TOSW:DE MALLON TON UPOQENTA TAV TECNAV GUNAIXI TONDE TH: DIKH: PROSQHSOMEN. AGELAIA MEN BOSKHMAT' ARTI PROV LEPAV MOSCWN UPEXHKRIZON, *HNIC' *HLIOV AKTINAV EXIHSI QERMAINWN CQONA. *ORW DE QIASOUV TREIV GUNAIKEIWN CORWN, *WN HRC' *ENOV MEN $AUTONOH, TOU DEUTEROU MHTHR $AGAUH SH, TRITOU D' $INW COROU. H*UDON DE PASAI SWMASIN PAREIMENAI, A*I MEN PROV ELATHV NWT' EREISASAI FOBHN, A*I D' EN DRUOV FULLOISI PROV PEDW: KARA EIKH: BALOUSAI SWFRONWV, OUC *WV SU FH:V W:NWMENAV KRATHRI KAI LWTOU YOFW: QHRAN KAQ' ULHN $KUPRIN HRHMWMENAV. *H SH DE MHTHR WLOLUXEN EN MESAIV STAQEISA BAKCAIV, EX UPNOU KINEIN DEMAV, MUKHMAQ' *WV HKOUSE KEROFORWN BOWN. A*I D' APOBALOUSAI QALERON OMMATWN UPNON ANH:XAN ORQAI, QAUM' IDEIN EUKOSMIAV. NEAI PALAIAI PARQENOI T' ET' AZUGEV. KAI PRWTA MEN KAQEISAN EIV WMOUV KOMAV NEBRIDAV T' ANESTEILANQ' *OSAISIN *AMMATWN SUNDESM' ELELUTO, KAI KATASTIKTOUV DORAV OFESI KATEZWSANTO LICMWSIN GENUN. A*I D' AGKALAISI DORKAD' H SKUMNOUV LUKWN AGRIOUV ECOUSAI LEUKON EDIDOSAN GALA, *OSAIV NEOTOKOIV MASTOV HN SPARGWN ETI BREFH LIPOUSAIV. EPI D' EQENTO KISSINOUV STEFANOUV DRUOV TE MILAKOV T' ANQESFOROU. QURSON DE TIV LABOUS' EPAISEN EV PETRAN, *OQEN DROSWDHV UDATOV EKPHDA: NOTIV. ALLH DE NARQHK' EV PEDON KAQHKE GHV, KAI TH:DE KRHNHN EXANHK' OINOU QEOV. *OSAIV DE LEUKOU PWMATOV POQOV PARHN, AKROISI DAKTULOISI DIAMWSAI CQONA GALAKTOV *ESMOUV EICON. EK DE KISSINWN QURSWN GLUKEIAI MELITOV ESTAZON ROAI. *WST', EI PARHSQA, TON QEON TON NUN YEGEIV EUCAISIN AN METHLQEV EISIDWN TADE. XUNHLQOMEN DE BOUKOLOI KAI POIMENEV, KOINWN LOGWN DWSONTEV ALLHLOIV ERIN *WV DEINA DRWSI QAUMATWN T' EPAXIA. KAI TIV PLANHV KAT' ASTU KAI TRIBWN LOGWN ELEXEN EIV *APANTAV.. W SEMNAV PLAKAV NAIONTEV OREWN, QELETE QHRASWMEQA $PENQEWV $AGAUHN MHTER' EK BAKCEUMATWN CARIN T' ANAKTI QWMEQA ? EU D' *HMIN LEGEIN EDOXE, QAMNWN D' ELLOCIZOMEN FOBAIV KRUYANTEV A*UTOUV. A*I DE THN TETAGMENHN *WRAN EKINOUN QURSON EV BAKCEUMATA, $IAKCON AQROW: STOMATI TON $DIOV GONON $BROMION KALOUSAI. PAN DE SUNEBAKCEU' OROV KAI QHREV, OUDEN D' HN AKINHTON DROMW:. KUREI D' $AGAUH PLHSION QRW:SKOUSA MOU. K=AGW 'XEPHDHS' *WV SUNARPASAI QELWN, LOCMHN KENWSAV ENQ' EKRUPTOMHN DEMAV. *H D' ANEBOHSEN.. W DROMADEV EMAI KUNEV, QHRWMEQ' ANDRWN TWND' UP'. ALL' *EPESQE MOI, *EPESQE QURSOIV DIA CERWN *WPLISMENAI. *HMEIV MEN OUN FEUGONTEV EXHLUXAMEN BAKCWN SPARAGMON, A*I DE NEMOMENAIV CLOHN MOSCOIV EPHLQON CEIROV ASIDHROU META. KAI THN MEN AN PROSEIDEV EUQHLON PORIN MUKWMENHN ECOUSAN EN CEROIN DICA, ALLAI DE DAMALAV DIEFOROUN SPARAGMASIN. EIDEV D' AN H PLEUR' H DICHLON EMBASIN RIPTOMEN' ANW TE KAI KATW. KREMASTA DE ESTAZ' UP' ELATAIV ANAPEFURMEN' A*IMATI. TAUROI D' UBRISTAI K=AV KERAV QUMOUMENOI TO PROSQEN ESFALLONTO PROV GAIAN DEMAV, MURIASI CEIRWN AGOMENOI NEANIDWN. QASSON DE DIEFOROUNTO SARKOV ENDUTA H SE XUNAYAI BLEFARA BASILEIOIV KORAIV. CWROUSI D' *WST' ORNIQEV ARQEISAI DROMW: PEDIWN UPOTASEIV, A*I PAR' $ASWPOU ROAIV EUKARPON EKBALLOUSI $QHBAIWN STACUN. $USIAV T' $ERUQRAV Q', A*I $KIQAIRWNOV LEPAV NERQEN KATW:KHKASIN, *WSTE POLEMIOI, EPESPESOUSAI PANT' ANW TE KAI KATW DIEFERON. *HRPAZON MEN EK DOMWN TEKNA. *OPOSA D' EP' WMOIV EQESAN, OU DESMWN UPO PROSEICET' OUD' EPIPTEN EV MELAN PEDON, OU CALKOV, OU SIDHROV. EPI DE BOSTRUCOIV PUR EFERON, OUD' EKAIEN. O*I D' ORGHV UPO EV *OPL' ECWROUN FEROMENOI BAKCWN UPO. O*UPER TO DEINON HN QEAM' IDEIN, ANAX. TOIV MEN GAR OUC *H:MASSE LOGCWTON BELOV, KEINAI DE QURSOUV EXANIEISAI CERWN ETRAUMATIZON K=APENWTIZON FUGH: GUNAIKEV ANDRAV, OUK ANEU QEWN TINOV. PALIN D' ECWROUN *OQEN EKINHSAN PODA, KRHNAV EP' AUTAV *AV ANHK' AUTAIV QEOV. NIYANTO D' A*IMA, STAGONA D' EK PARHIDWN GLWSSH: DRAKONTEV EXEFAIDRUNON CROOV. TON DAIMON' OUN TOND' *OSTIV EST', W DESPOTA, DECOU POLEI TH:D'. *WV TA T' ALL' ESTIN MEGAV, K=AKEINO FASIN AUTON, *WV EGW KLUW, THN PAUSILUPON AMPELON DOUNAI BROTOIV. OINOU DE MHKET' ONTOV OUK ESTIN $KUPRIV OUD' ALLO TERPNON OUDEN ANQRWPOIV ETI. TARBW MEN EIPEIN TOUV LOGOUV ELEUQEROUV PROV TON TURANNON, ALL' *OMWV EIRHSETAI. $DIONUSOV *HSSWN OUDENOV QEWN EFU. HDH TOD' EGGUV *WSTE PUR UFAPTETAI UBRISMA BAKCWN, YOGOV EV *$ELLHNAV MEGAV. ALL' OUK OKNEIN DEI. STEIC' EP' $HLEKTRAV IWN PULAV. KELEUE PANTAV ASPIDHFOROUV *IPPWN T' APANTAN TACUPODWN EPEMBATAV PELTAV Q' *OSOI PALLOUSI KAI TOXWN CERI YALLOUSI NEURAV, *WV EPISTRATEUSOMEN BAKCAISIN. OU GAR ALL' UPERBALLEI TADE, EI PROV GUNAIKWN PEISOMESQ' *A PASCOMEN. PEIQH: MEN OUDEN, TWN EMWN LOGWN KLUWN, $PENQEU. KAKWV DE PROV SEQEN PASCWN *OMWV OU FHMI CRHNAI S' *OPL' EPAIRESQAI QEW:, ALL' *HSUCAZEIN. $BROMIOV OUK ANEXETAI KINOUNTA BAKCAV (S') EUIWN ORWN APO. OU MH FRENWSEIV M', ALLA DESMIOV FUGWN SW:SH: TOD' ? H SOI PALIN ANASTREYW DIKHN ? QUOIM' AN AUTW: MALLON H QUMOUMENOV PROV KENTRA LAKTIZOIMI QNHTOV WN QEW:. QUSW, FONON GE QHLUN, *WSPER AXIAI, POLUN TARAXAV EN $KIQAIRWNOV PTUCAIV. FEUXESQE PANTEV. KAI TOD' AISCRON, ASPIDAV QURSOISI BAKCWN EKTREPEIN CALKHLATOUV. APORW: GE TW:DE SUMPEPLEGMEQA XENW:, *OV OUTE PASCWN OUTE DRWN SIGHSETAI. W TAN, ET' ESTIN EU KATASTHSAI TADE. TI DRWNTA ? DOULEUONTA DOULEIAIV EMAIV ? EGW GUNAIKAV DEUR' *OPLWN AXW DICA. OIMOI. TOD' HDH DOLION EV ME MHCANA:. POION TI, SW:SAI S' EI QELW TECNAIV EMAIV ? XUNEQESQE KOINH: TAD' *INA BAKCEUHT' AEI. KAI MHN XUNEQEMHN....TOUTO G' ESTI....TW: QEW:. EKFERETE MOI DEUR' *OPLA, SU DE PAUSAI LEGWN. A. BOULH: SF' EN ORESI SUGKAQHMENAV IDEIN ? MALISTA, MURION GE DOUV CRUSOU STAQMON. TI D' EIV ERWTA TOUDE PEPTWKAV MEGAN ? LUPRWV NIN EISIDOIM' AN EXW:NWMENAV. *OMWV D' IDOIV AN *HDEWV *A SOI PIKRA ? SAF' ISQI, SIGH: G' UP' ELATAIV KAQHMENOV. ALL' EXICNEUSOUSIN SE, K=AN ELQH:V LAQRA:. ALL' EMFANWV. KALWV GAR EXEIPAV TADE. AGWMEN OUN SE K=APICEIRHSEIV *ODW: ? AG' *WV TACISTA, TOU CRONOU DE SOI FQONW. STEILAI NUN AMFI CRWTI BUSSINOUV PEPLOUV. TI DH TOD' ? EV GUNAIKAV EX ANDROV TELW ? MH SE KTANWSIN, HN ANHR OFQH:V EKEI. EU G' EIPAV TOD'. *WV TIV EI PALAI SOFOV. $DIONUSOV *HMAV EXEMOUSWSEN TADE. PWV OUN GENOIT' AN *A SU ME NOUQETEIV KALWV ? EGW STELW SE DWMATWN ESW MOLWN. TINA STOLHN ? H QHLUN ? ALL' AIDWV M' ECEI. OUKETI QEATHV MAINADWN PROQUMOV EI. STOLHN DE TINA FH:V AMFI CRWT' EMON BALEIN ? KOMHN MEN EPI SW: KRATI TANAON EKTENW. TO DEUTERON DE SCHMA TOU KOSMOU TI MOI ? PEPLOI PODHREIV. EPI KARA: D' ESTAI MITRA. H KAI TI PROV TOISD' ALLO PROSQHSEIV EMOI ? QURSON GE CEIRI KAI NEBROU STIKTON DERAV. OUK AN DUNAIMHN QHLUN ENDUNAI STOLHN. ALL' A*IMA QHSEIV SUMBALWN BAKCAIV MACHN. ORQWV. MOLEIN CRH PRWTON EIV KATASKOPHN. SOFWTERON GOUN H KAKOIV QHRAN KAKA. KAI PWV DI' ASTEWV EIMI $KADMEIOUV LAQWN ? *ODOUV ERHMOUV IMEN. EGW D' *HGHSOMAI. PAN KREISSON *WSTE MH 'GGELAN BAKCAV EMOI. ELQONT' EV OIKOUV . . . *AN DOKH: BOULEUSOMAI. EXESTI. PANTH: TO G' EMON EUTREPEV PARA. STEICOIM' AN. H GAR *OPL' ECWN POREUSOMAI H TOISI SOISI PEISOMAI BOULEUMASIN. [848] GUNAIKEV, *ANHR EV BOLON KAQISTATAI, [847] *HXEI DE BAKCAV, *OU QANWN DWSEI DIKHN. $DIONUSE, NUN SON ERGON. OU GAR EI PROSW. TEISWMEQ' AUTON. PRWTA D' EKSTHSON FRENWN, ENEIV ELAFRAN LUSSAN. *WV FRONWN MEN EU OU MH QELHSH: QHLUN ENDUNAI STOLHN, EXW D' ELAUNWN TOU FRONEIN ENDUSETAI. CRH:ZW DE NIN GELWTA $QHBAIOIV OFLEIN GUNAIKOMORFON AGOMENON DI' ASTEWV EK TWN APEILWN TWN PRIN, A*ISI DEINOV HN. ALL' EIMI KOSMON *ONPER EIV *$AIDOU LABWN APEISI MHTROV EK CEROIN KATASFAGEIV, $PENQEI PROSAYWN. GNWSETAI DE TON $DIOV $DIONUSON, *OV PEFUKEN EN TELEI QEOV, DEINOTATOV, ANQRWPOISI D' HPIWTATOV. AR' EN PANNUCIOIV COROIV QHSW POTE LEUKON POD' ANABAKCEUOUSA, DERAN EIV AIQERA DROSERON RIPTOUS', *WV NEBROV CLOERAIV EMPAIZOUSA LEIMAKOV *HDONAIV, *HNIK' AN FOBERAN FUGH: QHRAN EXW FULAKAV EUPLEKTWN UPER ARKUWN, QW'USSWN DE KUNAGETAV SUNTEINH: DRAMHMA KUNWN. MOCQOIV T' WKUDROMOIV T' AELLAIV QRW:SKEI PEDION PARAPOTAMION, *HDOMENA BROTWN ERHMIAIV SKIAROKOMOIO T' ERNESIN ULAV. TI TO SOFON ? H TI TO KALLION PARA QEWN GERAV EN BROTOIV H CEIR' UPER KORUFAV TWN ECQRWN KREISSW KATECEIN ? *O TI KALON FILON AEI. *ORMATAI MOLIV, ALL' *OMWV PISTON (TI) TO QEION SQENOV. APEUQUNEI DE BROTWN TOUV T' AGNWMOSUNAN TIMWNTAV KAI MH TA QEWN AUXONTAV SUN MAINOMENA: DOXA:. KRUPTEUOUSI DE POIKILWV DARON CRONOU PODA KAI QHRWSIN TON ASEPTON. OU GAR KREISSON POTE TWN NOMWN GIGNWSKEIN CRH KAI MELETAN. KOUFA GAR DAPANA NOMIZEIN ISCUN TOD' ECEIN, *O TI POT' ARA TO DAIMONION, TO T' EN CRONW: MAKRW: NOMIMON AEI FUSEI TE PEFUKOV. TI TO SOFON ? H TI TO KALLION PARA QEWN GERAV EN BROTOIV H CEIR' UPER KORUFAV TWN ECQRWN KREISSW KATECEIN ? *O TI KALON FILON AEI. EUDAIMWN MEN *OV EK QALASSAV EFUGE CEIMA, LIMENA D' EKICEN. EUDAIMWN D' *OV UPERQE MOCQWN EGENEQ'. *ETERA: D' *ETEROV *ETERON OLBW: KAI DUNAMEI PARHLQEN. MURIAI D' ETI MURIOIV EISIN ELPIDEV. A*I MEN TELEUTWSIN EN OLBW: BROTOIV, A*I D' APEBHSAN. TO DE KAT' HMAR *OTW: BIOTOV EUDAIMWN, MAKARIZW. SE TON PROQUMON ONQ' *A MH CREWN *ORAN SPEUDONTA T' ASPOUDASTA, $PENQEA LEGW, EXIQI PAROIQE DWMATWN, OFQHTI MOI, SKEUHN GUNAIKOV MAINADOV BAKCHV ECWN, MHTROV TE THV SHV KAI LOCOU KATASKOPOV. PREPEIV DE $KADMOU QUGATERWN MORFHN MIA:. KAI MHN *ORAN MOI DUO MEN *HLIOUV DOKW. DISSAV DE $QHBAV KAI POLISM' *EPTASTOMON. KAI TAUROV *HMIN PROSQEN *HGEISQAI DOKEIV KAI SW: KERATA KRATI PROSPEFUKENAI. ALL' H POT' HSQA QHR ? TETAURWSAI GAR OUN. *O QEOV *OMARTEI, PROSQEN WN OUK EUMENHV, ENSPONDOV *HMIN, NUN D' *ORA:V *A CRH S' *ORAN. TI FAINOMAI DHT' ? OUCI THN $INOUV STASIN H THN $AGAUHV *ESTANAI, MHTROV G' EMHV ? AUTAV EKEINAV EISORAN DOKW S' *ORWN. ALL' EX *EDRAV SOI PLOKAMOV EXESTHC' *ODE, OUC *WV EGW NIN UPO MITRA: KAQHRMOSA. ENDON PROSEIWN AUTON ANASEIWN T' EGW KAI BAKCIAZWN EX *EDRAV MEQWRMISA. ALL' AUTON *HMEIV, O*IV SE QERAPEUEIN MELEI, PALIN KATASTELOUMEN. ALL' ORQOU KARA. IDOU, SU KOSMEI. SOI GAR ANAKEIMESQA DH. ZWNAI TE SOI CALWSI KO=UC *EXHV PEPLWN STOLIDEV UPO SFUROISI TEINOUSIN SEQEN. K=AMOI DOKOUSI PARA GE DEXION PODA. T=ANQENDE D' ORQWV PARA TENONT' ECEI PEPLOV. H POU ME TWN SWN PRWTON *HGHSH: FILWN, *OTAN PARA LOGON SWFRONAV BAKCAV IDH:V. POTERA DE QURSON DEXIA: LABWN CERI H TH:DE, BAKCH:MALLON EIKASQHSOMAI ? EN DEXIA: CRH C*AMA DEXIW: PODI AIREIN NIN. AINW D' *OTI MEQESTHKAV FRENWN. AR' AN DUNAIMHN TAV $KIQAIRWNOV PTUCAV AUTAISI BAKCAIV TOIV EMOIV WMOIV FEREIN ? DUNAI' AN, EI BOULOIO. TAV DE PRIN FRENAV OUK EICEV UGIEIV, NUN D' ECEIV O*IAV SE DEI. MOCLOUV FERWMEN ? H CEROIN ANASPASW KORUFAIV UPOBALWN WMON H BRACIONA ? MH SU GE TA $NUMFWN DIOLESH:V *IDRUMATA KAI $PANOV *EDRAV ENQ' ECEI SURIGMATA. KALWV ELEXAV. OU SQENEI NIKHTEON GUNAIKAV. ELATAISIN D' EMON KRUYW DEMAV. KRUYH: SU KRUYIN *HN SE KRUFQHNAI CREWN, ELQONTA DOLION MAINADWN KATASKOPON. KAI MHN DOKW SFAV EN LOCMAIV ORNIQAV *WV LEKTRWN ECESQAI FILTATOIV EN *ERKESIN. OUKOUN EP' AUTO TOUT' APOSTELLH: FULAX. LHYH: D' ISWV SFAV, HN SU MH LHFQH:V PAROV. KOMIZE DIA MESHV ME $QHBAIAV CQONOV. MONOV GAR AUTWN EIM' ANHR TOLMWN TODE. MONOV SU POLEWV THSD' UPERKAMNEIV, MONOV. TOIGAR S' AGWNEV ANAMENOUSIN O*UV ECRHN. *EPOU DE POMPOV [D'] EIM' EGW SWTHRIOV, KEIQEN D' APAXEI S' ALLOV. [($PE.) H TEKOUSA GE.] [($DI.) KEIQEN D' APAXEI S' ALLOV. ($PE.)] H TEKOUSA GE. EPISHMON ONTA PASIN. [($PE.) EPI TOD' ERCOMAI.] [($DI.) EPISHMON ONTA PASIN. ($PE.)] EPI TOD' ERCOMAI. FEROMENOV .HXEIV. . .[($PE.) *ABROTHT' EMHN LEGEIV.] [($DI.) FEROMENOV *HXEIV. . .($PE.)] *ABROTHT' EMHN LEGEIV. EN CERSI MHTROV [($PE.) KAI TRUFAN M' ANAGKASEIV.] [($DI.) EN CERSI MHTROV. ($PE.)] KAI TRUFAN M' ANAGKASEIV. TRUFAV GE TOIASDE. [($PE.) AXIWN MEN *APTOMAI.] [($DI.) TRUFAV GE TOIASDE. ($PE.)] AXIWN MEN *APTOMAI. DEINOV SU DEINOV K=API DEIN' ERCH: PAQH, *WST' OURANW: STHRIZON E*URHSEIV KLEOV. EKTEIN', $AGAUH, CEIRAV A*I Q' *OMOSPOROI $KADMOU QUGATEREV. TON NEANIAN AGW TOND' EIV AGWNA MEGAN, *O NIKHSWN D' EGW KAI $BROMIOV ESTAI. T=ALLA D' AUTO SHMANEI. ITE QOAI $LUSSAV KUNEV IT' EIV OROV, QIASON ENQ' ECOUSI $KADMOU KORAI, ANOISTRHSATE NIN EPI TON EN GUNAIKOMIMW: STOLA: LUSSWDH KATASKOPON MAINADWN. MATHR PRWTA NIN LEURAV APO PETRAV H SKOLOPOV OYETAI DOKEUONTA, MAINASIN D' APUSEI. TIV *OD' OREIDROMWN MASTHR $KADMEIWN EV OROV EV OROV EMOL' EMOLEN, W BAKCAI ? TIV ARA NIN ETEKEN ? OU GAR EX A*IMATOV GUNAIKWN EFU, LEAINAV DE TINOV *OD' H $GORGONWN $LIBUSSAN GENOV. ITW DIKA FANEROV, ITW XIFHFOROV FONEUOUSA LAIMWN DIAMPAX TON AQEON ANOMON AIDKON $ECIONOV GONON GHGENH. *OV ADIKW: GNWMA: PARANOMW: T' ORGA: PERI (SA) $BAKCI', ORGIA MATROV TE SAV MANEISA: PRAPIDI PARAKOPW: TE LHMATI STELLETAI, T=ANIKATON *WV KRATHWSN BIA:, GNWMAN SWFRONA QANATOV APROFASISTOV EV TA QEWN EFU. BROTEIWV T' ECEIN ALUPOV BIOV. TO SOFON OU FQONW. CAIRW QHREUOUSA. TA D' *ETERA MEGALA FANERA T'. W, NAEI(N) EPI TA KALA BION, HMAR EV NUKTA T' EUAGOUNT' EUSEBEIN, TA D' EXW NOMIMA DIKAV EKBALONTA TIMAN QEOUV. ITW DIKA FANEROV, ITW XIFHFOROV FONEUOUSA LAIMWN DIAMPAX TON AQEON ANOMON ADIKON $ECIONOV TOKON GHGENH. FANHQI TAUROV H POLUKRANOV IDEIN DRAKWN H PURIFLEGWN *ORASQAI LEWN. IQ', W $BAKCE, QHRAGREUTA: BAKCAN GELWNTI PROSWPW: PERIBALE BROCON QANASIMON UP' AGALAN PESONTI TAN MAINADWN. W DWM' *O PRIN POT' EUTUCEIV AN' *$ELLADA $SIDWNIOU GERONTOV, *OV TO GHGENEV DRAKONTOV ESPEIR' $OFEOV EN GAIA: QEROV, *WV SE STENAZW, DOULOV WN MEN, ALL' *OMWV. $$SPURIOUS [CRHSTOISI DOULOIV SUMFORA TA DESPOTWN.] TI D' ESTIN ? EK BAKCWN TI MHNUEIV NEON ? $PENQEUV OLWLEN, PAIV $ECIONOV PATROV. WNAX $BROMIE, QEOV FAINH: MEGAV. PWV FH:V ? TI TOUT' ELEXAV ? H 'PI TOIV EMOIV CAIREIV KAKWV PRASSOUSI DESPOTAIV, GUNAI ? EUAZW XENA MELESI BARBAROIV. OUKETI GAR DESMWN UPO FOBW: PTHSSW. $QHBAV D' ANANDROUV *WD' AGEIV . . . *O $DIONUSOV *O $DIONUSOV, OU $QHBAI KRATOV ECOUS' EMON. SUGGNWSTA MEN SOI, PLHN EP' EXEIRGASMENOIV KAKOISI CAIREIN, W GUNAIKEV, OU KALON. ENNEPE MOI, FRASON, TINI MORW: QNH:SKEI ADIKOV ADIKA T' EKPORIZWN ANHR ? EPEI QERAPNAV THSDE $QHBAIAV CQONOV LIPONTEV EXEBHMEN $ASWPOU ROAV, LEPAV $KIQAIRWNEION EISEBALLOMEN $PENQEUV TE K=AGW....DESPOTH: GAR E*IPOMHN.... ZENOV Q' *OV *HMIN POMPOV HN QEWRIAV. PRWTON MEN OUN POIHRON *IZOMEN NAPOV, TA T' EK PODWN SIGHLA KAI GLWSSHV APO SW:ZONTEV, *WV *ORW:MEN OUC *ORWMENOI. HN D' AGKOV AMFIKRHMNON, UDASI DIABROCON, PEUKAISI SUSKIAZON, ENQA MAINADEV KAQHNT' ECOUSAI CEIRAV EN TERPNOIV PONOIV. A*I MEN GAR AUTWN QURSON EKLELOIPOTA KISSW: KOMHTHN AUQIV EXANESTEFON, A*I D', EKLIPOUSAI POIKIL' *WV PWLOI ZUGA, BAKCEION ANTEKLAZON ALLHLIAV MELOV. $PENQEUV D' *O TLHMWN QHLUN OUC *ORWN OCLON ELEXE TOIAD'.. W XEN', O*U MEN *ESTAMEN, OUK EXIKNOUMAI MAINADWN OSSOIV NOQWN. OCQWN D' EP', AMBAV EV ELATHN UYAUCENA, IDOIM' AN ORQWV MAINADWN AISCROURGIAN. TO=UNTEUQEN HDH TOU XENOU (TO) QAUM' *ORW. LABWN GAR ELATHV OURANION AKRON KLADON KATHGEN, HGEN, HGEN EV MELAN PEDON. KUKLOUTO D' *WSTE TOXON H KURTOV TROCOV TORNW: GRAFOMENOV PERIFORAN *ELKEI DROMON. *WV KLWN' OREION *O XENOV CEROIN AGWN EKAMPTEN EV GHN, ERGMAT' OUCI QNHTA DRWN. $PENQEA D' *IDRUSAV ELATINWN OZWN EPI, ORQON MEQIEI DIA CERWN BLASTHM' ANW ATREMA, FULASSWN MH ANACAITISEIE NIN, ORQH D' EV ORQON AIQER' ESTHRIZETO, ECOUSA NWTOIV DESPOTHN EFHMENON. WFQH DE MALLON H KATEIDE MAINADAV. *OSON GAR OUPW DHLOV HN QASSWN ANW, KAI TON XENON MEN OUKET' EISORAN PARHN, EK D' AIQEROV FWNH TIV, *WV MEN EIKASAI $DIONUSOV, ANEBOHSEN.. W NEANIDEV, AGW TON UMAV K=AME T=AMA T' ORGIA GELWN TIQEMENON. ALLA TIMWREISQE NIN. KAI TAUQ' *AM' HGOREUE KAI PROV OURANON KAI GAIAN ESTHRIXE FWV SEMNOU PUROV. SIGHSE D' AIQHR, SIGA D' ULIMOV NAPH FULL' EICE, QHRWN D' OUK AN HKOUSAV BOHN. A*I D' WSIN HCHN OU SAFWV DEDEGMENAI ESTHSAN ORQAI KAI DIHNEGKAN KORAV. *O D' AUQIV EPEKELEUSEN. *WV D' EGNWRISAN SAFH KELEUSMON $BAKCIOU $KADMOU KORAI, H:XAN PELEIAV WKUTHT' OUC *HSSONTEV PODWN TRECOUSAI SUNTONOIV DRAMHMASI, MHTHR $AGAUH SUGGONOI Q' *OMOSPOROI PASAI TE BAKCAI. DIA DE CEIMARROU NAPHV AGMWN T' EPHDWN QEOU PNOAISIN EMMANEIV. *WV D' EIDON ELATH: DESPOTHN EFHMENON, PRWTON MEN AUTOU CERMADAV KRATAIBOLOUV ERRIPTON, ANTIPURGON EPIBASAI PETRAN, OZOISI T' ELATINOISIN HKONTIZETO. ALLAI DE QURSOUV *IESAN DI' AIQEROV $PENQEWV, STOCON DUSTHNON. ALL' OUK HNUTON. KREISSON GAR UYOV THV PROQUMIAV ECWN KAQHSQ' *O TLHMWN, APORIA: LELHMMENOV. TELOV DE DRUINOUV SUGKERAUNOUSAI KLADOUV RIZAV ANESPARASSON ASIDHROIV MOCLOIV. EPEI DE MOCQWN TERMAT' OUK EXHNUTON, ELEX' $AGAUH.. FERE, PERISTASAI KUKLW: PTORQOU LABESQE, MAINADEV, TON AMBATHN QHR' *WV *ELWMEN, MHD' APAGGEILH: QEOU COROUV KRUFAIOUV. A*I DE MURIAN CERA PROSEQESAN ELATH: K=AXANESPASAN CQONOV. UYOU DE QASSWN UYOQEN CAMAIRIFHV PIPTEI PROV OUDAV MURIOIV OIMWGMASIN $PENQEUV. KAKOU GAR EGGUV WN EMANQANEN. PRWTH DE MHTHR HRXEN *IEREA FONOU KAI PROSPITNEI NIN. *O DE MITRAN KOMHV APO ERRIYEN, *WV NIN GNWRISASA MH KTANOI TLHMWN $AGAUH, KAI LEGEI, PARHIDOV YAUWN.. EGW TOI, MHTER, EIMI, PAIV SEQEN $PENQEUV, *ON ETEKEV EN DOMOIV $ECIONOV. OIKTIRE D' W MHTER ME, MHDE TAIV EMAIV *AMARTIAISI PAIDA SON KATAKTANH:V. *H D' AFRON EXIEISA KAI DIASTROFOUV KORAV *ELISSOUS', OU FRONOUS' *A CRH FRONEIN, EK $BAKCIOU KATEICET', OUD' EPEIQE NIN. LABOUSA D' WLENHV ARISTERAN CERA, PLEURAISIN ANTIBASA TOU DUSDAIMONOV APESPARAXEN WMON, OUC UPO SQENOUV, ALL' *O QEOV EUMAREIAN EPEDIDOU CEROIN. $INW DE T=API QATER' EXEIRGAZETO, RHGNUSA SARKAV, $AUTONOH T' OCLOV TE PAV EPEICE BAKCWN. HN DE PAS' *OMOU BOH, *O MEN STENAZWN *OSON ETUGCAN' EMPNEWN, A*I D' HLALAZON. EFERE D' *H MEN WLENHN, *H D' ICNOV AUTAIV ARBULAIV. GUMNOUNTO DE PLEURAI SPARAGMOIV. PASA D' *H:MATWMENH CEIRAV DIESFAIRIZE SARKA $PENQEWV. KEITAI DE CWRIV SWMA, TO MEN UPO STUFLOIV PETRAIV, TO D' ULHV EN BAQUXULW: FOBH:, OU RA:DION ZHTHMA. KRATA D' AQLION, *OPER LABOUSA TUGCANEI MHTHR CEROIN, PHXAS' EP' AKRON QURSON *WV ORESTEROU FEREI LEONTOV DIA $KIQAIRWNOV MESOU, LIPOUS' ADELFAV EN COROISI MAINADWN. CWREI DE QHRA:DUSPOTMW: GAUROUMENH TEICEWN ESW TWND', ANAKALOUSA $BAKCION TON XUGKUNAGON, TON XUNERGATHN AGRAV, TON KALLINIKON, *W: DAKRUA NIKHFOREI. EGW MEN OUN (TH:D') EKPODWN TH: XUMFORA: APEIM', $AGAUHN PRIN MOLEIN PROV DWMATA. TO SWFRONEIN DE KAI SEBEIN TA TWN QEWN KALLISTON. OIMAI D' AUTO KAI SOFWTATON QNHTOISIN EINAI KTHMA TOISI CRWMENOIV. ANACOREUSWMEN $BAKCION, ANABOASWMEN XUMFORAN TAN TOU DRAKONTOV $PENQEOV EKGENETA. *OV TAN QHLUGENH STOLAN NARQHKA TE, PISTON *$AIDAN, ELABEN EUQURSON, TAURON PROHGHTHRA SUMFORAV ECWN. BAKCAI $KADMEIAI, TON KALLINIKON KLEINON EXEPRAXATE EV STONON, EV DAKRUA. KALOV AGWN, CER' A*IMATI STAZOUSAN PERIBALEIN TEKNOU. ALL', EISORW GAR EV DOMOUV *ORMWMENHN $PENQEWV $AGAUHN MHTER' EN DIASTROFOIV OSSOIV, DECESQE KWMON EUIOU QEOU. $ASIADEV BAKCAI....[($CO.) TI M' OROQUNEIV, W ?] [($AG.) $ASIADEV BAKCAI....($CO.)] TI M' OROQUNEIV, W ? FEROMEN EX OREWN *ELIKA NEOTOMON EPI MELAQRA, MAKARION QHRAN. *ORW KAI DE DEXOMAI SUGKWMON. EMARYA TOND' ANEU BROCWN (LEONTOV AGROTEROU) NEON ININ. *WV *ORAN PARA. POQEN ERHMIAV ? $KIQAIRWN . . .[($CO.) $KIQAIRWN ?] [($AG.) $KIQAIRWN. . .($CO.)] $KIQAIRWN ? KATEFONEUSE NIN. TIV *A BALOUSA ? [($AG.) PRWTON EMON TO GERAV.] [($CO.) TIV *A BALOUSA ? ($AG.)] PRWTON EMON TO GERAV. MAKAIR' $AGAUH KLH:ZOMEQ' EN QIASOIV. TIV ALLA ?[($AG.) TA $KADMOU. . .($CO.)] TI $KADMOU ? [($CO.) TIV ALLA ? ($AG.)] TA $KADMOU. . .[($CO.) TI $KADMOU ?] GENEQLA MET' EME MET' EME TOUD' EQIGE QHROV. EUTUCHV G' *AD' AGRA. METECE NUN QOINAV. [($CO.) TI ? METECW, TLAMON ?] [($AG.) METECE NUN QOINAV. ($CO.)] TI ? METECW, TLAMON ? NEOV *O MOSCOV ARTI GENUN UPO KORUQ' *APALOTRICA KATAKOMON QALLEI. PREPEI G' *WSTE QHR AGRAULOV FOBH:. *O $BAKCIOV KUNAGETAV SOFOV SOFWV ANEPHL' EPI QHRA TONDE MAINADAV. *O GAR ANAX AGREUV. EPAINEIV ?[($CO.) EPAINW.] [($AG.) EPAINEIV ? ($CO.)] EPAINW. TACA DE $KADMEIOI. . . KAI PAIV GE $PENQEUV. . .[($AG.) MATER' EPAINESETAI,] [($CO.) KAI PAIV GE $PENQEUV. . .($AG.)] MATER' EPAINESETAI, LABOUSAN AGRAN TANDE LEONTOFUH. PERISSAN ? [($AG.) PERISSWV. ($CO.)] AGALLH:. [($CO.) PERISSAN ? ($AG.)] PERISSWV. [($CO.) AGALLH:.] GEGHQA, MEGALA MEGALA KAI FANERA TA:D' AGRA: KATEIRGASMENA. DEIXON NUN, W TALAINA, SHN NIKHFORON ASTOISIN AGRAN *HN FEROUS' ELHLUQAV. <1202> W KALLIPURGON ASTU $QHBAIAV CQONOV NAIONTEV, ELQEQ' *WV IDHTE THND' AGRAN, $KADMOU QUGATEREV QHROV *HN HGREUSAMEN, OUK ANKULHTOIV $QESSALWN STOCASMASIN, OU DIKTUOISIN, ALLA LEUKOPHCESI CEIRWN AKMAISIN. K=A:TA KOMPAZEIN CREWN KAI LOGCOPOIWN ORGANA KTASQAI MATHN ? *HMEIV DE G' AUTH: CEIRI TONDE Q' E*ILOMEN, CWRIV TE QHROV ARQRA DIEFORHSAMEN. POU MOI PATHR *O PRESBUV ? ELQETW PELAV. $PENQEUV T' EMOV PAIV POU 'STIN ? AIRESQW LABWN PHKTWN PROV OIKOUV KLIMAKWN PROSAMBASEIV, *WV PASSALEUSH: KRATA TRIGLUFOIV TODE LEONTOV *ON PAREIMI QHRASAS' EGW. *EPESQE MOI FERONTEV AQLION BAROV $PENQEWV, *EPESQE, PROSPOLOI, DOMWN PAROV, O*U SWMA MOCQWN MURIOIV ZHTHMASIN FERW TOD', E*URWN EN $KIQAIRWNOV PTUCAIV DIASPARAKTON, KO=UDEN EN TA=UTW: PEDW: LABWN, EN ULH: KEIMENON DUSEURETW:. HKOUSA GAR TOU QUGATERWN TOLMHMATA, HDH KAT' ASTU TEICEWN ESW BEBWV SUN TW: GERONTI $TEIRESIA: $BAKCWN PARA. PALIN DE KAMYAV EIV OROV KOMIZOMAI TON KATQANONTA PAIDA $MAINADWN UPO. KAI THN MEN $AKTEWN' $ARISTAIW: POTE TEKOUSAN EIDON $AUTONOHN $INW Q' *AMA ET' AMFI DRUMOUV OISTROPLHGAV AQLIAV, THN D' EIPE TIV MOI DEURO BAKCEIW: PODI STEICEIN $AGAUHN, OUD' AKRANT' HKOUSAMEN. LEUSSW GAR AUTHN, OYIN OUK EUDAIMONA. PATER, MEGISTON KOMPASAI PARESTI SOI, PANTWN ARISTAV QUGATERAV SPEIRAI MAKRW: QNHTWN. *APASAV EIPON, EXOCWV D' EME, *H TAV PAR' *ISTOIV EKLIPOUSA KERKIDAV EV MEIZON' *HKW, QHRAV AGREUEIN CEROIN. FERW D' EN WLENAISIN, *WV *ORA:V, TADE LABOUSA T=ARISTEIA, SOISI PROV DOMOIV *WV AGKREMASQH:. SU DE, PATER, DEXAI CEROIN. GAUROMENOV DE TOIV EMOIV AGREUMASIN KALEI FILOUV EV DAITA. MAKARIOV GAR EI, MAKARIOV, *HMWN TOIAD' EXEIRGASMENWN. W PENQOV OU METRHTON OUD' O*ION T' IDEIN, FONON TALAINAIV CERSIN EXEIRGASMENWN. KALON TO QUMA KATABALOUSA DAIMOSIN EPI DAITA $QHBAV TASDE K=AME PARAKALEIV. OIMOI KAKWN MEN PRWTA SWN, EPEIT' EMWN. *WV *O QEOV *HMAV ENDIKWV MEN, ALL' AGAN, $BROMIOV ANAX APWLES' OIKEIOV GEGWV. *WV DUSKOLON TO GHRAV ANQRWPOIV EFU EN T' OMMASI SKUQRWPON. EIQE PAIV EMOV EUQHROV EIH, MHTROV EIKASQEIV TROPOIV, *OT' EN NEANIAISI $QHBAIOIV *AMA QHRWN ORIGNW:T'. ALLA QEOMACEIN MONON OI*OV T' EKEINOV. NOUQETHTEOV, PATER. SO=USTIN. TIV AUTON DEUR' AN OYIN EIV EMHN KALESEIEN, *WV IDH: ME THN EUDAIMONA ? FEU FEU. FRONHSASAI MEN O*I' EDRASATE ALGHSET' ALGOV DEINON. EI DE DIA TELOUV EN TW:D' AEI MENEIT' AN EN *W: KAQESTATE, OUK EUTUCOUSAI DOXET' OUCI DUSTUCEIN. TI D' OU KALWV TWND' H TI LUPHRWV ECEI ? PRWTON MEN EV TOND' AIQER' OMMA SON MEQEV. IDOU. TI MOI TOND' EXUPEIPAV EISORAN ? EQ' A*UTOV H SOI METABOLAV ECEIN DOKEI ? LAMPROTEROV H PRIN KAI DIEIPETESTEROV. TO DE PTOHQEN TOD' ETI SH: YUCH: PARA ? OUK OIDA TO=UPOV TOUTO. GIGNOMAI DE PWV ENNOUV, METASTAQEISA TWN PAROV FRENWN. KLUOIV AN OUN TO K=APOKRINAI' AN SAFWV ? *WV EKLELHSMAI G' *A PAROV EIPOMEN, PATER. EV POION HLQEV OIKON UMENAIWN META ? $SPARTW: M' EDWKAV, *WV LEGOUS', $ECIONI. TIV OUV EN OIKOIV PAIV EGENETO SW: POSEI ? $PENQEUV, EMH: TE KAI PATROV KOINWNIA:. TINOV PROSWPON DHT' EN AGKALAIV ECEIV ? LEONTOV, *WV G' EFASKON A*I QHRWMENAI. SKEYAI NUN ORQWV. BRACUV *O MOCQOV EISIDEIN. EA, TI LEUSSW ? TI FEROMAI TOD' EN CEROIN ? AQRHSON AUTO KAI SAFESTERON MAQE. *ORW MEGISTON ALGOV *H TALAIN' EGW. MWN SOI LEONTI FAINETAI PROSEIKENAI ? OUK, ALLA $PENQEWV *H TALAIN' ECW KARA. W:MWGMENON GE PROSQEN H SE GNWRISAI. TIV EKTANE NIN ? ....PWV EMAV HLQEN CERAV ? DUSTHN' ALHQEI', *WV EN OU KAIRW: PAREI. LEG', *WV TO MELLON KARDIA PHDHM' ECEI. SU NIN KATEKTAV KAI KASIGNTAI SEQEN. POU D' WLET' ? H KAT' OIKON ? H POIOIV TOPOIV ? O*UPER PRIN $AKTEWNA DIELACON KUNEV. TI D' EV $KIQAIRWN' HLQE DUSDAIMWN *ODE ? EKERTOMEI QEON SAV TE BAKCEIAV MOLWN. *HMEIV D' EKEISE TINI TROPW: KATHRAMEN ? EMANHTE, PASA T' EXEBAKCEUQH POLIV. $DIONUSOV *HMAV WLES', ARTI MANQANW. UBRIN (G') UBRISQEIV. QEON GAR OUC *HGEISQE NIN. TO FILTATON DE SWMA POU PALDOV, PATER ? EGW MOLIV TOD' EXEREUNHSAV FERW. H PAN EN ARQROIV SUGKEKLH:MENON KALWV ? $PENQEI DE TI MEROV AFROSUNHV PROSHK' EMHV ? UMIN EGENEQ' *OMOIOV, OU SEBWN QEON. TOIGAR SUNHYE PANTAV EV MIAN BLABHN, UMAV TE TONDE Q', *WSTE DIOLESAI DOMOUV K=AM', *OSTIV ATEKNOV ARSENWN PAIDWN GEGWV THV SHV TOD' ERNOV, W TALAINA, NHDUOV AISCISTA KAI KAKISTA KATQANONQ' *ORW, *W: DWM' ANEBLEF'....*OV SUNEICEV, W TEKNON, TO=UMON MELAQRON, PAIDOV EX EMHV GEGWV, POLEI TE TARBOV HSQA. TON GERONTA DE OUDEIV UBRIZEIN HQEL' EISORWN TO SON KARA. DIKHN GAR AXIAN ELAMBANEV. NUN D' EK DOMWN ATIMOV EKBEBLHSOMAI *O $KADMOV *O MEGAV, *OV TO $QHBAIWN GENOV ESPEIRA K=AXHMHSA KALLISTON QEROV. W FILTAT' ANDRWN....KAI GAR OUKET' WN *OMWV TWN FILTATWN EMOIG' ARIQMHSH:, TEKNON.... OUKETI GENEIOU TOUDE QIGGANWN CERI, TON MHTROV AUDWN PATERA PROSPTUXH:, TEKNON, LEGWN.. TIV ADIKEI, TIV S' ATIMAZEI, GERON ? TIV SHN TARASSEI KARDIAN LUPHROV WN ? LEG', *WV KOLAZW TON ADIKOUNTA S', W PATER. NUN D' AQLIOV MEN EIM' EGW, TLHMWN DE SU. OIKTRA DE MHTHR, TLHMONEV DE SUGGONOI. EI D' ESTIN *OSTIV DAIMONWN UPERFRONEI, EV TOUD' AQRHSAV QANATON *HGEISQW QEOUV. TO MEN SON ALGW, $KADME. SOV D' ECEI DIKHN PAIV PAIDOV AXIAN MEN, ALGEINHN DE SOI. W PATER, *ORA:V GAR T=AM' *OSW: METESTRAFH DRAKWN GENHSH: METABALWN, DAMAR TE SH EKQHRIWQEIS' OFEOV ALLAXEI TUPON, *HN $AREOV ESCEV *$ARMONIAN QNHTOV GEGWV. OCON DE MOSCWN, CRHSMOV *WV LEGEI $DIOV, ELA:V MET' ALOCOU, BARBARWN *HGOUMENOV. POLLAV DE PERSEIV ANARIQMW: STRATEUMATI POLEIV. *OTAN DE $LOXIOU CRHSTHRION DIARPASWSI, NOSTON AQLION PALIN SCHSOUSI. SE D' $ARHV *ARMONIAN TE RUSETAI MAKARWN T' EV AIAN SON KAQIDRUSEI BION. TAUT' OUCI QNHTOU PATROV EKGEGWV LEGW $DIONUSOV, ALLA $ZHNOV. EI DE SWFRONEIN EGNWQ', *OT' OUK HQELETE, TON $DIOV GONON EUDAIMONEIT' AN SUMMACON KEKTHMENOI. $DIONUSE, LISSOMESQA S', HDIKHKAMEN. OY' EMAQEQ' *HMAV, *OTE DE CRHN, OUK H:DETE. EGNWKAMEN TAUT'. ALL' EPEXERCH:LIAN. KAI GAR PROV UMWN QEOV GEGWV UBRIZOMHN. ORGAV PREPEI QEOUV OUC *OMOIOUSQAI BROTOIV. PALAI TADE $ZEUV O*UMOV EPENEUSEN PATHR. AIAI, DEDOKTAI, PRESBU, TLHMONEV FUGAI. TI DHTA MELLEQ *APER ANAGKAIWV ECEI ? W TEKNON, *WV EV DEINON HLQOMEN KAKON (PANTEV,) SU Q' *H TALAINA SUGGONOI TE SAI, EGW Q' *O TLHMWN. BARBAROUV AFIXOMAI GERWN METOIKOV. ETI DE MOI TO QESFATON EV *$ELLAD' AGAGEIN MIGADA BARBARON STRATON. KAI THN $AREWV PAID' *$ARMONIAN, DAMART' EMHN, DRAKWN DRAKAINHV (FUSIN) ECOUSAN AGRIAN AXW 'PI BWMOUV KAI TAFOUV *$SELLHNIKOUV, *HGOUMENOV LOGCAISIN. OUDE PAUSOMAI KAKWN *O TLHMWN, OUDE TON KATAIBATHN $ACERONTA PLEUSAV *HSUCOV GENHSOMAI. W PATER, EGW DE SOU STEREISA FEUXOMAI. TI M' AMFIBALLEIV CERSIN, W TALAINA PAI, ORNIV *OPWV KHFHNA POLIOCRWN KUKNOV ? POI GAR TRAPWMAI PATRIDOV EKBEBLHMENH ? OUK OIDA, TEKNON. MIKROV EPIKOUROV PATHR. CAIR', W MELAQRON, CAIR', W PATRIA POLIV. EKLEIPW S' EPI DUSTUCIA: FUGAV EK QALAMWN. STEICE NUN, W PAI, TON $ARISTAIOU STENOMAI SE, PATER [($KA.) K=AGW (SE), TEKNON,] [($AG.) STENOMAI SE, PATER. ($KA.)] K=AGW (SE), TEKNON, KAI SAV EDAKRUSA KASIGNHTAV. DEINWV GAR TAND' AIKEIAN $DIONUSOV ANAX TOUV SOUV EIV OIKOUV EFEREN. KAI GAR EPASCON DEINA PROV UMWN, AGERASTON ECWN ONOM' EN $QHBAIV. CAIRE, PATER, MOI. [($KA.) CAIR', W MELEA] [($AG.) CAIRE, PATER, MOI. ($KA.)] CAIR', W MELEA QUGATER. CALEPWV (D') EV TOD' AN *HKOIV. AGET', W POMPOI, ME KASIGNHTAV *INA SUMFUGADAV LHYOMEQ' OIKTRAV. ELQOIMI D' *OPOU MHTE $KIQAIRWN (EM' IDOI) MIAROV MHTE $KIQAIRWN' OSSOISIN EGW, MHQ' *OQI QURSOU MNHN' ANAKEITAI. $BAKCAIV D' ALLAISI MELOIEN. POLLAI MORFAI TWN DAIMONIWN, POLLA D' AELPTWV KRAINOUSI QEOI. KAI TA DOKHQENT' OUK ETELESQH, TWN D' ADOKHTWN PORON H*URE QEOV. TOIOND' APEBH TODE PRAGMA. < END OF THE BACCHAE >