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at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The Libation Bearers Author: Aeschylus Translator: Ioannis Gryparis Release Date: March 7, 2012 [EBook #39073] Language: Greek Character set encoding: UTF-8 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE LIBATION BEARERS ***

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AISCULOS

ORESTEIA COHFOROI

METAFRASH . N. G R U P A R H

BIBLIOQHKH FEXH ARCAIN ELLHNN SUGGRAFEN AISCULOU ORESTEIA

COHFOROI METAFRASIS

. N. G R U P A R H
EKOTIKOS OIKOS GERGIOU FEXH

U P O Q E S I S

To deteron dra thV OresteaV, ai Cohfroi, pericousi thn kuran prxin, dhl. thn htroktonan tou Orstou ep thV opoaV sthrzetai to hqikn prblha thV TrilogaV. H nocoV Klutainstra tarassonh ap apasia neira stllei thn krhn thV Hlktran e sunodean dolwn gunaikn (o corV) dia na exeuensh e nekrwsouV ek rouV thV spondV (coV) thn skin ton adikoskotonou AganonoV. Eke ep tou tfou, gnetai h anagnrisiV twn do adelfn, thV HlktraV kai tou Orstou, stiV krufwV ek thV FwkdoV ecen lqh et ton flon tou Puldou di na lbh ekdkhsin tou fnou tou patrV tou, sufnwV e thn epitaktikn diatagn tou ApllwnoV. Oi do adelfo yllousin aoibaon epitfion qrnon (kon) ep ton tfou tou patrV twn, kai scedizousi thn ekdkhsin. Prgati o OrsthV eisgetai di dlou, pwV apthsen o crhsV tou delfiko Qeo, eiV to patrikn anktoron, pou foneei prton ton Agisqon kai katpin ep tou ptatoV auto thn htra tou Klutainstran. AkoloqwV anogei taV plaV tou anaktrou kai epideiknei eiV ton lan touV nekroV twn tiwrhqntwn encwn kai af' etrou ton pplon di ton opoon ekenoi perietlixan ton patra ton kai ton edolofnhsan. All sugcrnwV arczei na tarssetai to logikn tou, blpei enpin tou ta fsata twn tiwrn Erinwn, epikaletai thn arturan twn Argewn di thn aqwtht ton kai trpetai eiV ekousan exoran.

P R O S P A

ORESTHS PULAHS COROS HLEKTRA OULOS KLUTAIMNHSTRA TROFOS AIGISQOS

AISCULOU

COHFOROI

ORESTHS cqnie rh, thV patrikV ou arcV prostth, swtraV, doai, gne ou kai sacoV ou, tra pou psw o exristoV ftnw sth gh aV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kai krzw tou patra ou, s' autn epnw tou tfou tou ton cto, na ' akosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plexda ptrefa tou Incou ki' aut thn llh gia to pnqoV tou patrV ou. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . giat den oun proV na klyw to nekr sou, patra, oud sto xdi sou n' aplsw cri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A! ti 'nai pou blpw! san poia nnai h sunodea twn gunaikn autn twn auroforenwn, prcountai dqe; ti na fantasq pwV trcei; h brke na to spti aV sufor pli; den qa gelast an eip pwV tou patrV ou frnoun coV pou touV nekroV kalokardzoun; to dcwV llo! giat, n, qarr k' h Hlktra rcetai h aderf ou ed barupenqosa. a, dse tou patra ou to fno na ekdikhq kai gne prquoV bohqV ou! Puldh, aV trabhctoe, gia na exakribsw ti nnai autn twn gunaikn h litanea. COROS (prodoV) rqa stalnh sunodei coV na frw ap' ta paltia gorg ta stqia ou ceroctupntaV prpoun sta atwna goul ou xegdrat' ap' to nikopo spraga twn nucin so gia qrnouV bskoai kaqhern ' autoV. Twn pplwn ou ta lin fdia scsthkan k' ginan kourlia ap th lph ou, pnw sta stqia, pou stlizan, koatiasna, ap ta aglast aV pqia.

Giat fboV orqtricoV tranV oneironthV twn spitin, ston pno frouzontaV ' org, sthV nctaV thn kardi, bal' na xefwnht troraV sta paltia sto gunaikth sa pftontaV barV ki auto tou onerou oi exhghtdeV epan, ' egghsi qeki, pwV tcoun oi katwkosteV bari parno sthn kardi kai kraton rghta stouV fonideV. ZhtntaV cri acristh, w nna gh, na stryh tota ta kak ap' thn kefal thV, ' steil' ena dw h qeh h gunaka wV, foboai na ton pw to lgo aut giat poin cei giatrei to aa pou qa cuq; Allo, spti panqlio, qeelioxespitata, anlia anqrwposhta skotdia se skepzoune, e tou kurou to qnato. Tra to prin to sbaV tapolhto ki ankhto ki adasto, pou s' ap' tou lao t' auti pernose kai s' ap' ta frna, cqhke kai kaqeV ttoia eutuca fobtai ponai qeV gia touV qnhtoV kai kti pio pol. ThV dkhV h apfasi agrupn gi' llouV gorg kataesera, gi llouV fulei e ton kair thn tiwra to sorpwa, ki llouV kratei esnucta. Gia ta aata pou cqhkan kai tpie h nna ghV nei phctV ki askrpistoV lqroV ekdikhtV k' h basanstra ekdkhsi ton srnei ed k' eke ton noco, pou psa arrsteia turagne. Kai na kruft se nufik den cei glutw ki loi narqon oi potao apna dro, gia na plnoun cri aiatwno, tou kkou qe na xeceilsoun. Ma eg afo ou wrsane oi qeo dipl patrda, ki ap' ta sptia ta patrik e rxane sthn tch thV sklabiV prpei se dkia ki dika twn kriwn thV zwV ou sfwnh nai, pngontaV thn pikrn cqra sthn kardi ou kai skpontaV to prswpo dakrzw tou afnth aV thn tufl tch k' oi krufV lpeV e argnoun. HLEKTRA PistV ou sklbeV, twn spitin aV kuberntreV, afo az ou cet' erq, thV litaneaV etothV sunodea, zht th suboul saV, tra pou autV tiV nekrikV coV sto na tou patra ou cnw, poian euc na kw pou na tone kaldecth; na tou pw tca

pwV ap roV thV htraV ou tiV frnw, thV kalV tou gunakaV ston kal thV ntra; en cw qrroV ac! kai ti na pw den xrw, en thn prosfor ston tfo tou qa cnw. na tou dehq, kaqV kai noV enai anqrpinoV, na dsh autn, pou tou tiV stlloun tiV prosforV, thn plerw pou touV axzei; dcwV lgo, athta, kaqV kai kenoV ecqhke, na csw tiV coV sto ca, pou qa tiV pi kai na gursw tsi opsw san naV pou afnei kaqaroV kai fegei dcwV ta tia tou na stryh na koitxh; Kai seiV thn dia ncete, fleV ou, gnh, afo thn dian coue sto spti cqra anoxet ou dcwV fbo thn kardi saV, giat t' oio graft thV oraV perinei k' eleqero ki poioV se xna cria sklboV lge ou, tpote kalter ou an xrhV. COROS Sboai sa bw to na tou patrV sou ki afo prostzeiV qa sou krnw ap' thn kardi ou. HLEKTRA KaqV ton tfo tou sebsthkeV, kai krne. COROS Cne, k' ecou kal gia souV ton agapone HLEKTRA Kai poio 'nai oi floi auto pou leV na onoatsw; COROS Esna prta peV ki soi 'nai ecqro tou Aigsqou. HLEKTRA Tte gia e kai se thn euc leV na kw. COROS Mnh sou pia katlabe ti ceiV na krnhV. HLEKTRA Poio loipn llo et V na blw aka; COROS Ton Orsth elthse, wV ki an leph. HLEKTRA Kal leV, kai ton fereV kai e sto nou ou. COROS Tra quenh, gi' autoV pou ton skotsan . . . HLEKTRA Ti na pw; xghs ou thV aqhV na qw. COROS KpoioV gi' autoV nqrwpoV qeV na ftsh, HLEKTRA

Kai poio ap' ta duo, kritV twn ekdikhtV twn; COROS Tso ftnei na phV, to aa na prh psw. HLEKTRA Kai ou enai toto ap' touV qeoV sucwreno; COROS PV ci, ton ecqr e kak na plernhV; HLEKTRA Kruka giste thV ghV kai tourano, boqhs aV, cqnie Er, kai stele ou tiV autV ou tiV eucV ktw sth ghV, n' akosoun tou ktw ksou oi qeo, pou to fulgoun to aa tou patra ou, k' h Gh pou la genn kai qrfei kai to spra psw parnei. Kai gw skorpntaV stouV nekroV ta dra tota lw kai krzw elhse kai e, patra, kai ton Orsth, na ton froue sta sptia, pou tsi san poulhnoi tra trigurnoe ap' thn dia th nna aV ki llaxen ntra ton Agisto antV se, to sunerg tou fnou. K' eai se tpo dolaV tra eg ki o OrsthV ap' ta dik tou exristoV, en ekenoi carokopon apkota sa sto bioV sou. M' aV rqh pia o OrsthV ap kpoia tch, parakal se, ki kous ou es patra dse k' eg pol pio gnwstiki na gnw ap' th htra kai ' agntera ta cria. Gia aV autV oi eucV kai stouV ecqroV aV pli lw na fan, patra ou, ekdikhtV sou, pou touV fonideV e to dkio na skotsh [aut sth sh bzw thV kalV eucV ou kai lw gia kenouV thn kakn aut katra ] se aV ta kal stlle aV, e th boqeia twn qen kai thV ghV kai thV niktraV dkhV. Se ttoieV pnw eucV tiV spondV toteV cnw, kai seiV e oirolgia stefannet tiV, wV enai noV, yllontaV nekrikn no. COROS Cnete dkrua ar' ap stanio tadikoskotwnou aV afnth, tra pcei piwneV tiV coV autV o tfoV twn kaln h skph kai prostasa kai fulakt gia ta kak ta xwrkisna ki kou kai dxou, sebast, ap th arh thn kardi ou tiV eucV aV. Ac, kai poioV na etan cerodnaoV nrcontan ntraV lutrwtV aV, dstrofa seintaV blh skuqik ston pleo, kai sth dex kaldeta acaria kubernntaV! HLEKTRA pien h ghV k' cei o patraV tiV coV aV, a tra akoste ou ki autn ton no to lgo.

COROS PeV ou. . . corophd ap' to fbo ou h kardi ou. HLEKTRA Blpw ston tfo thn konh aut plexda. COROS Poiou tc' antrV, poiaV cahlzwsthV krhV; HLEKTRA KaqnaV ekola pore na tapeiksh . . . COROS PV ap se th neter ou qe na qw; HLEKTRA lloV, xw ap e, den preie na thn kyh. COROS Giat 'nai ekenoi ecqro pprepe na penqsoun. HLEKTRA Ki wV en' ooitath aut h plexda . . . COROS Me poia alli; aut sa sa na ou qhV. HLEKTRA Me ta dik ou na ta blphV pra oizoun. COROS Mhn enai tca kruf dro tou Orsth; HLEKTRA Pra pol ' ekenou oizei tiV plexdeV. COROS Kai pV ekenoV tlhse narq edwpra; HLEKTRA steile ta ta alli tou ston patra. COROS Aut pou leV ou frnoun tra ki lla dkria, afo pot den qa patsh ed to pdi. HLEKTRA Kai na sthn kardi ou anbh pikr ka colV, san na e prase spaq gia pra, ki ap ta tia ou kautV ou pftoun stleV abstageV, sa ceiwnitikhV plhraV, ti eda thn plexda aut giat poiano llou na fantast pwV eipore nn' aut' h kh; kai bbaia den thn koyen h fniss tou, h nna aV! pou tairiast den cei gnh ' aut h kakorga tnoa gia ta paidi thV. Ma kai pV pli na paradecq pwV enai tou Orsth dro takrib stoldi toto, tou fltato aV; ki ac, e turagn h elpda, alloono!

den tan nce lha kai krsi anqrpou na h stekoun dgnwh sto nai kai st' ci, a na porosa ia kal na thn petxw an etane konh ap kefli ecqro aV, an tan pli ap dik, na klah az ou stlisa kai ti s' aut to na epnw. Ma eseV qeo, pou xrete, rtureV nste sa se poiouV ceineV, sa qalassocoi, paradrnou' eeV! a an enai na swqoe tran qelia ap ikr afor sterinoun. Ma n kai pathsiV, detero aut shdi, giat enai cnria duo podin sth ghV grana tou diou ekenou aut kai kpoiou sntrofo tou, etr kai brskw pwV oi ftrneV k' oi patoseV e twn dik ou sufwnon podin to troV w pnoV pou e parnei kai tou nou ou antrla! ORESTHS Gnrize stouV qeoV twn eucn sou to tloV k' eucsou kai ta eploipa se kal nbgoun. HLEKTRA PV tca ti ap cri touV kal e brke; ORESTHS BlpeiV eprV sou autn, pou ap kairn eucsoun HLEKTRA Kai poion ap' touV anqrpouV xreiV pwV kalosa; ORESTHS Xrw pwV ton Orsth pra elactaroseV. HLEKTRA Kai se ti tca eisakoustkane oi eucV ou; ORESTHS Eg e' autV! ki llon pio flo h gurehV. HLEKTRA Ma dlouV tra ed plkeiV gia na, xne; ORESTHS Tte ston eaut ou pei na ph touV plkw. HLEKTRA Ma tca qeV nanagelV stiV suforV ou; ORESTHS Kai stiV dikV ou tte, afo stiV edikV sou. HLEKTRA Na lw loipn pwV en' o OrsthV pou ou krnei; ORESTHS En ton dio blpeiV, wV afiblleiV a tan thn pnqih kour twn allin edeV kai twn podi ou anaetroseV ta shdia, san nblepeV ena ptaxe h kardi sou swse thn plexda aut sthn kefal ou

kai idV e ta alli pV oizei taderfo sou n kai toto to frea, rgo twn ceri sou kai thV sataV sou disio ta xplia tota. Krta to nou sou k' h car sou aV h xespsh giat pikro aV enai, xrw oi fltato aV. HLEKTRA es, tou patriko spitio gluktath gnoia, polklauth thV swthraV aV elpda, qarreontaV sth dna sou qe na prhV psw to qrno tou patra aV w tia, gluktat ou tia, pcete gia na tsser' agphV erdik, giat cw croV patra ou na s' onozw, kai iaV nnaV pou oldika is, se sna pftei h agph, kai thV qusiasnhV splacn' aderfV ou alqeia adrfi ou pist, ti ou frneiV. Mnon h nai k' h kh e ton trto to a ton panuprtaton aV sou suntrxoun. ORESTHS Nai, a, strye ta tia sou stiV suforV aV, kai idV thn orfan gene ahto patra, pou sa sta sfict xeychsen arpgia kataranhV centraV kai ta orfan tou pena tran aV sfixe giat den preiou grh sthn patrik fwli na frnw aka. K' tsi n aV, k' eg kai toth ed h Hlktra, kaqV aV blpeiV, orfanoV ap patra, ki apodiwgnouV s' ap to gonik aV kai san eV, tanlika pouli, aV preV patra pou sou qsiaze kai se tiose, ttoiwn drwn tiV ap poio cri qchV; ot' an th gnna fterhV tahto qe nchV na stllhV antik shdia stouV anqrpouV, ki' oud' ap th rza an araq to arcao to dntro gia touV bwoV sou qa fel sta panhgria. Bhqa! ki ap' to tpota poreV na uyshV spti yhl pou gia kal tcoun pesno. COROS tkna, w thV patrikV estaV swtreV, swpte pwV kai kaneV sV noish, w tkna, kai pei e glssa tsi krith kai ph ta pnta stouV rconteV aV pou eqe na touV dw ia ra nekroV eV touV pissniouV touV atoV thV flgaV. ORESTHS en qa prodsh o alqeutoV crhsV tou Fobou, pou ' sprwxe s' aut ton kntuno kai tso e xeskwse lgontaV frictV fobreV kai yucrV preV sa sta zest ou splcna, an tsi afsw touV fonideV tou patrV ou ki an ' poio trpo sktwsan den touV skotsw, e ia gria lssa, pou llh plerw de strgei alliV qan to plersw eg e th yuc ou, ' sa poll ki aglkanta qa ' eroun pqia giat oi orgV twn coliasnwn ap' ton dh epe pwV stouV dikoV qloune proxensh frictV arrsteieV, ' grieV na trabon sagneV

tiV srkeV, kai leicneV pou qa tiV sparzoun kai qa knoun parllaa thn prthn yi, wV pou na bgoun ' spra alli 'p thn arrsteia ki lleV twn Erinnwn plhgV lege aka pou qa e broun ap to agdkhto to gaa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Giat twn skotwnwn suggenn, pou qloun ekdkhsi, to aro bloV ap' ton dh h lssa ki o nucterinV o taioV fboV seie kai tarzei ki xw ap th cra dictei e calk stiga kor paradarno kai den poron oi ttoioi te se trapzia te se giortinV spondV na lboun roV ki' ap' touV bwoV, aqrhtoV, akri ton dictei o coliasnoV tou patraV kai kannaV oud stgh tou dnei, ' oud kai boqeia, so pou tloV roV, katafronenoV kakn tou kako, qlioV na ton tulxh croV. PV na h pisteut loipn se crhsoV ttoiouV, pou ki an den pisteut, a prpei na to prxw; giat pollV az aforV s' na suntrcoun: h qeki h diatag, kai tou patrV ou to ga pnqoV, k' h anceia e steneei, gia na h nh naV laV, gennaoV eV s' louV, pafnisen ap prospou ghV thn Troa, sklboV se duo gunakeV giat' alqeia ekenoV gunakeia 'cei kardi . . . eid taci qa qh COROS All' w MoreV egleV, aV dsh o qeV na tloV kal eke pcoun to dkio az touV. Me glssa kaki h glssa h kaki na plernetai prpei fwnzei tran pou xofl ta crwstoena h kh. Ki antV fnou plhg pli fnou plhg, na plernetai keiV qa brhV o paplaioV o qoV fwnzei. ORESTHS patra trisoire, ti tca na pw na kw pou qe sou kalosuntch sth gh pou koisai; Cria 'n' to fwV kai cria to sktoV, tsi kleisnh k' h cri twn qrnwn gia touV archgoV tou spitio aV touV prtouV AtredeV. COROS Tknon, to pnea tou nekro den to dazei h floger h fousa thV fwtiV kai kpou fanernei thn org tou qrhnologitai o peqanoV, bganei sth sh o ekdikhtV tou ki an oi patreV gnoun stcth panei e bia kai touV gureei sa sth ghV to oirolgi

HLEKTRA kou loipn sth seir ou kai na, patra, polklauta pnqh twn duo twn paidi sou se klaei epitfioV qrnoV kai ikteV az k' exorstouV aV dcetai aut sou to na ti kaln coe; poio kak lepei; den en' apolhth h arh aV ora; COROS M' an qlh o qeV, akh pore ki ap' aut na dsh tragodia giota car ki' antV gia epitfiouV qrnouV stou basili ta paltia, paineV kainorgia na stsoun krontria carV. ORESTHS Kan npefteV nekrV ktw sthn Troa, patra, ap' to kontri kpoiou Trwadth, dxa sta sptia afnontaV kai knontaV stouV drouV twn paidi sou zw kaloperpthth, tfo qe nceV yhlostobacto sth cra thn peratin k' upofert gia aV qe na etan. COROS FloV stouV flouV ppesan gennaa pra eke qe nprepeV xecwristV kai ktw ap th ghV, afnthV poluotihnoV, k' upourgV pli stouV dunatoV tou ktw ksou basilideV giat' soun kai san zoseV basiliV kai ttoion klron laceV ap th ora na kubernV e dnai kai skptro touV laoV. HLEKTRA Ma oud kai ktw ap ta Trwik patra ou, ta kstra skotwnoV llouV pou to kontri dase laoV nsoun pli sto Skantro qanoV. Kllio prin tsi na ecan skotwq ekenoi pou se sktwnan kai kpoioV <ap akri> na thn eqaine th foniki th suntuci touV xnoV s' autV tiV suforV. COROS Pio kalV ki ap to laa en' autV sou oi eucV ki ap twn Uperborewn th eglh eutuca pol anter' akh k' en' aut pou poreV. All tra wV eke ftnei o ctpoV barV thV diplV saV thV stigaV k' enai sth ghV oi prostteV saV sa en auto pou kraton thn arcn, coun cria ler, ki ap' autoV poioV isqhke pitero ap' louV; ORESTHS San sati pra kai pra ctphse

thn ako ou autV sou o lgoV. a, w a, pou ktw ap th ghV stlleiV thn argotiwrosa kh sto cri, pou la ta kak tol na ta plersh wV e ton tko. COROS pote na taxiwq pikrcolo na keladsw oirolgi pnou tou eke pou qa ton sfzoune kai pnw thV pou qa thn kboun giat pV na to kryw aut pou eV sta frna ou pet; kai ou ctupei katprwra san neoV driV, h brsi thV kardiV kai to qerght ou soV. HLEKTRA Ma pte ki o prostthV aV to cri tou qa blh o aV kai ta keflia touV qa scsh; Sth cra aV h pstiV aV gursh, to dkio ap touV dikouV zht ki akoset ou, sebastV tou ktw ksou eseV QeV. COROS Ma enai noV, twn aitwn oi stleV pou sto ca cuqon na zhton ki llo aa giat krzei ekdkhsi o fnoV, gia na frh, ap kenouV pou cqhkan prin, llo pqoV sto prto to pqoV. ORESTHS Alloono, tou ktw ksou basilideV, dte, katreV pantodnaeV twn skotwnwn, dte kai tapodloipa twn Atreidn ra ki apelpisna, dcwV stgh po na straf, qe ou, kaneV; COROS Pli ragzei ou h kardi nakow aut ta oirolgia kai cnw kaq' elpda, aurzoun ou ta swtik sta lgia pou grik a tan se blpw pli n' antreieesai to qrroV ou xanrcetai kai dictei to fbo ap thn kardi ou kat' anou. HLEKTRA PV na ta ph kaneV swst; na ph tiV suforV pou pqa' ap kenh pou aV 'gnna; kalpiane tiV so qeV, ' autV den enai na eryoun giat enai lkoV kakotrchloV pou den ereei e ta cdia h lssa, pou krat thV nnaV ou.

COROS rion qrno eoirolghsa se no KissianV oirologtraV k' blepeV alliotrbhga kai pnw panwt cri to cri, ed kai kei, na sucnopfth ki ap touV ctpouV bouze to bronthno ou panqlio to kefli. HLEKTRA i wina fnissa kakorga nna! san ntan xdi enV ecqro kai dcwV naklouq o laV thn ekfor tou basili tou, to bstax' h kardi sou aqrnhto ton ntra sou na qyhV. ORESTHS EpeV thn psa, wi, atia thV a bbaia kai qa thn plersh thn katafrnia tou patra aV prta o qeV k' peit' aut to cri to dex ou, qa thn skotsw ki aV caq. COROS To leyan tou to erezleyan, qe kai toto aka k' tsi s' aut to cli tne qyane, ttoia atia anupferth zhtntaV na kollsoun sth zw sou kouseV tou patra sou ttia pqh. HLEKTRA EdeV thn tch tou patra aV k' eg ap akri estekoun gia tpote xia, perifronhnh san dagkaniriko skull s' na kati antrisnh klia ap gloia pio tio ' anbaine, kai sta kruf polqrhnh boggosa a es ta tsa pkouseV grfe ta eV sto nou sou. COROS Ki aV tribelsoune ta duo sou auti ta lgia aut kai na katastalxoun sta suca bqh thV yucV sou tsi enai pwV aV tkouseV k' ceiV lactra na ta qhV kai tra pia ' algisth th gnh trba eprV. ORESTHS Krzw sou e to roV aV nsai, patra. HLEKTRA Kai gw az, sta dkru ou pnignh.

COROS Me ia fwn k' eeV leV az, kou, sou krzoue k' bga sto fwV kai stsou antkru stouV ecqroV, dpla e aV. ORESTHS Qarqon sta cria o rhV e ton rh k' h kh e th kh. HLEKTRA Kai seiV pia frte ta, w qeo, pwV to dkio orzei. COROS Trw p' akow autV saV tiV eucV to ti qa gnh stkei ap kair, ' pote kaqV ecesqe narq. in' arrsteia ap geniV kai suforV parcordh plhg aiatwnh w pnqh barustnacta ki abstaga kai pqoV pou de lei na loufxh. Giat' en' h arrsteia rizwnh sta sptia aut, ki ci parnh apxw ap' llouV, a ap twn diwn thn cqra, pou aa de cortanei. StiV qeV tou ktw ksou autV o noV! M' akosete ou, eseV qeo thV ghV, aut aV thn euc, kai sta paidi stelte boqeia prquh gia na niksoun. ORESTHS Patra, pou den pqaneV sa basilaV, dse na prw katoc twn palati sou. HLEKTRA Ttoia k' eg parklhsi knw, patra, doV na swq, ' afo ton Agisto skotsw. ORESTHS K' tsi no ta nia depna qe nchV thV ghV, alliV, eV stouV kaldeipnouV touV llouV nekroV, pura kniswt qe na steresai. HLEKTRA CoV k' eg, stouV gouV ou, qe na sou frw ap' lh ou twn patrikn spitin thn proka kai prto ap' l' autn ton tfo qa tisw. ORESTHS fiV ton, Gh, na bgh na id ton ple aV. HLEKTRA Ki w Persefnh, dse nkh eutucisnh! ORESTHS QaV patra ta loutr pou se skotsan!

HLEKTRA QaV kai keno pou egkainaseV to dctu! ORESTHS San pisthkeV st' aclkeut touV ta pedoklia. HLEKTRA St' tia pou sofsthkan skepsat touV. ORESTHS TtoieV ntropV de se shknoune, patra; HLEKTRA en shkneiV tca orq to agapht kefli; ORESTHS Kan stele stouV dikoV th kh sac touV k' tsi oia doV na lboune tapceir touV, an qeV ia pou nikqhkeV nantinikshV. HLEKTRA kou ki autn, patra, th stern bou ou aV blpeiV ta pouli sou aut pnw ston tfo k' elhse tou guio touV qrnouV kai thV krhV. ORESTHS Kai twn Pelopidn to spr' aut h sbshV, giat tsi ki an apqaneV de qa peqnhV. HLEKTRA Afo ap' alqeia o peqanoV zh kai nei stnoa twn paidi, pou sa fello kratone ap' to buq to klstino tou dictuo na. ORESTHS kou, k' enai gia sn' aut ta oirolgia su 'sai pou qa swqV ta lgi' aut' an tishV. COROS M' la ta dkia saV autV o polV qrnoV, ti tou tfou gia thn klaut tou ora kai tra, ia pou th boul sou ceiV sterish, kairV na dokizhV sth doulei thn tch. ORESTHS Qa gnh a den blbei narwtsw aka: pqe kai pV na stelh tiV ceV; poioV lgoV na quhq tra stern tagitreuto kak, kai pe thn qlia cri se nekr na stelh, pou den aistnetai; kai gw de xrw ti na pw gi' aut ta dra a 'nai pnt' ap to kra ikrtera giat' souV qhsauroV ki an dshV gia to na to aa pcuseV, tou kkou o kpoV loipn, an xrhV, peV ou ,ti zht na qw. COROS Xrw, paid ou, ti 'oun proV: allaliasnh ap' neira kai nuctoplnhteV troreV steile aut ta dra h qeh h gunaka.

ORESTHS Mh qate kai tneiro na ou to pte; COROS Fantsthke pwV gnnhs' nan fio lei. ORESTHS K' peita ti; poio tloV ece tneir thV; COROS Sta sprgana ton tlixe san na etan brfoV. ORESTHS Ti ztae to niognnhto qeri na fh; COROS Aut buz tou prsfere eV stneir thV. ORESTHS Kai tfhse to serpet aspracto tsi; COROS Trbhxe e to gla thV kai kpon aa. ORESTHS Loipn qa ph pwV tneiro de qn' tou kkou. COROS K' krax' ekenh ap ton pno troagnh kai plqoV fta, tuflwna sto skotdi, xanftoune gia cri thV eV sta paltia kai stllei euqV ta nekrik ta dra etota qarrntaV pwV ' aut to kak qa giatryh. ORESTHS Ma eg parakal th Gh ki aut to na se kal tloV tneiro na bgh gia na k' tsi to krnw alqeia nnai tairiasno: Afo ap thn dia thn koili bgke e na kai koulouristhke sta sprgan ou o fhV ki noixe sta sto buz pou ' cei qryh ki anixe sto gla ou ia stla aa ki ntroh ekenh wlluxe gi' aut to pqoV prpei loipn, wV tqreye tgrio to traV, na poqnh e bi kai gw qa gnw o drkoV kaqV to lei kai tneiro na th skotsw. COROS Oneirokrth to loipn gi' aut se parnw k' tsi aV gen gia tlla tra odghs e ti cei na kh o naV ki o lloV na hn kh. ORESTHS AplV o lgoV: prt' aut na ph sto spti, kai qlw sa ilsae kruf na noun, ki pwV e dlo esktwsan ton tion ntra tsi e dlo na piaston, kai sta oia brcia na skotwqon kaqV to prstaxe ki o FoboV o nax Apllwn, ntiV ayeudV wV tra. Loipn ntunoV sthn entleia wsn xnoV

qa pw ' autn ed pou blpeiV ton Puldh sthn prta thV aulV sa floV spitikV twn, pou k' oi duo, san nast' ap ta rh tca tou Parnaso, qa krnoe th glssa ekenh dnontaV profor Fwkikia sth fwn aV prquoi bbaia oi qurwro de qa aV 'noxoun giat dainou peraxi bastei to spti a eeV eke qa enoue, spou pernntaV ap kei kpoioV aV id k' tsi ilsh: Giat nafnh ton ikth xw ap thn prta o AgistoV, an enai sa kai to xrh; M' an qa persw ia thV prtaV to katfli kai nbrw ekenon stou patra ou to qrno, kai katpi bgh prost ou kai shksh ta tia katapnw ou na to gnwrzhV, prin na proftsh na ou ph poqen o xnoV; nekr e ia gorg spaqi sou ton xaplnw. K' h Erina, pou den thV lebountai skotsia, trto potri qe na pi kraton aa. Es loipn to nou sou nchV eV sto spti, gia nrqoun la bolik tna e tllo kai seiV diakritiki th glssa na kratte, lgontaV sa prpei ki sa h siwpntaV. Gia tlla, ton qen kal na ta frontsh pou ' pwse s' autoV touV fonikoV agneV. COROS $PRTO STASIMO Qrfei k' h gh pollV skictrwn frictn troreV, oi agkaliV thV qlassaV trat' anqrwpoca brzoun ki anesa ghV ki ourano fwtiV epnwq aV 'ggizoun. Petoena kai sterian coun na poun tiV grieV preV san anizoun. Ma poioV qa ph tou antrV th dcwV ria tlh kai twn xwfrnwn gunaikn tiV grieV agpeV, pou eV stiV suforV aV bskoun; O qhlukV o rwtaV, o anrwtaV, pou de logizei tantrogunozeugrwa, qhra kai preV parooizei. Ki aV qh nanaquhq poioV to nou den cei kofio, to ti sofsthke h panqlia kakorga nna, tou Qestou h krh, pou pe na kyh to daul to sunoliko tou guio thV, pou afntaV ap' ton klfo thV pftontaV ekeldhse, h zw tou tan denh lh ' autn wV th oirgraft tou ra.

Ki anqea thn llh pou istoron thn krh thn kakorga, pou clase ton dio ton patra thV gia nan ecqr, giat to nou thV xeskwsan ta krhtik tou Mnou dra, ta crus giortnia, k' koye Nsou tou patra thV pou axgnoiasta ekointan thn trca, h sklla, thn aqnath ki rpaxe th yuc tou o croV. Prto logitai sa s' la ta kak thV Lnou, k' coun na to lne e sica to popiasno, tso pou kai thn dia sufor Lhna thV coun noa dosno ap na kra qeoshto kqe kari anqrpino pei cano giat' ,ti ecqreountai oi Qeo kaneV den proskun se ti den cw dkio ap' la aut; Kai ia pou pqh anera elthsa, den cei ed ton tpo tou kai totwn twn spitin tnoo to zeugrwa to xorkisno, ki o pistoV dloV tou gunakeiou thV ualo gia ntra poleist aratozwsno gia ntra pou tocan wV k' oi ecqro tou sbaV; kai na yhf spitin aqranth gwni, thn nantrh exousa iaV gunakaV; ThV khV stkoun ta qelia stere kai ton calk ap prin douleei h Mora pou ftinei ta spaqi kai eV sta sptia pzei to paid twn arcawn aitwn, gia na ekdikhq e ton kair to kra h doxast baqboulh ErinV. To kofter pikrtato spaq kont sto yucik th dnei pra kai pra th labwati tou se kenon, pou sta pdia tou pate anera ki noa th kh kai den yhfei to sebast tou a to no taqantou. ORESTHS Paid, ai paid, kw h aulporta brontei, poioV enai sa; ai paid, at sou krzw n, pou fwnzw treiV forV gia na bgh kpoioV an en to spti tou Agistou anoikt ston xno. OULOS Kal. Akow. PoioV kai poqen en' o xnoV; ORESTHS se st' afentik sou edhsi, pou rqa xrgou gi' autoV kti antta na touV frw kai bisou, giat bizetai qwreV k' h ncta e ta ara thV tloga, k' oi stratolteV

ra na rxoun gkura se kpoio cni peV nrqh ed h noikoker xw sthn prta tou palatio a pio kal qa tariaze ntraV, giat' h ntrop den knei skepast ta lgia pcei na ph kai qarret ta lei o ntraV ston ntra k' tsi kaqar ta xedialnei. KLUTAIMNHSTRA Lgete, xnoi, ti creizesqe giat la uprcoun sa prpei ttoio spti nch, qer loutr ki anpayi tou kourasnou, krebbti kai dikawn atin h parousa an wV spoudaiterh saV frnh angkh aut 'nai twn ntrwn doulei k' eidopoioe. ORESTHS XnoV eai, aulithV ap th Fwkda kaqV xeknaga gia t' rgoV, fortwnoV ta prat ou noV ou, tsi pwV rqa, ' esws' naV, pou de gnriza katpi taq' ap thn koubnta: StrfioV FwkidithV ki afo gia po e rthse k' epe kai kenoV ou lei afo tsi k' tsi, xne, paV gia t' rgoV, qaV na phV gia ton Orsth stouV gonioV tou pwV pqane kai kotaxe hn taelshV k' ete krnoun eke na steloun na ton proun, et' ed na taf xnoV k' roV sta xna, aV leV sto guris sou tiV paraggeliV twn tra to clkino lebti sta pleur tou krbei tou niou, pou kal klyae, th stcth. Epa eg kena pkousa tra den xrw an tpa s' poiouV prepe kai se dikoV tou, a bbaia prpei na to qoun oi gonio tou. KLUTAIMNHSTRA i, poioV katakfala caV aV brke! ankhth twn palatin autn katra, pso poll, kal kaqoena, akruqe ' alqeuteV atzeiV satiV kai brskeiV! louV ou apoadV touV flouV thV trisqliaV kai tra o OrsthV, poce thn kal thn tch nn' xw ap thn katrathn aut th lsph, h nh elpda pene na aV giatryh ap to kal aV carokpi pei tanou! ORESTHS Eg se xnouV tso kalotucisnouV ap kalterh afor na gnwrizoun qqela kai sto spti touV na fileuoun giat poioV to kal tou xnou tou de qlei; wV artha qa tca sth yuc ou se flouV ttoio pra na h fanersw, ia pdwka to lgo ou kai e fileoun. KLUTAIMNHSTRA e qchV ap aV pio lgo ap' ti axzeiV ki oud pio lgo floV tou spitio qa gnhV t' oio naV lloV qrcontan ta na na frh. Ma enai kairV oi xnoi, pou lh thn hra se dro eprasan akr, nanapauqone

odghs ton sto filxeno andrwnth ki autn pou ton akolouqe to sntrof tou kai na frontshV tpote na hn touV leyh, giat e sna, xre to, qcw na kw. K' eg ston rconta tou palatio qa frw thn edhsi kai dxa o QeV coe flouV gia na skefqoe so gi' aut pou aV eurkan. COROS Loipn pte, gunakeV pistV tou spitio, qen dexo' eeV twn eucn aV th dnai gia ton Orsth; gh sebast kai ca ier tou tfou tou tra krate to kor basili tou stolrcou, tr' apkouse tra boqeia narqV, giat tra kairV na katboun az h dola h Peiq kai o nctioV ErV na epiblyoun s' autV twn spaqin tiV sklhryuceV ceV. O KORUFAIOS Kti kak ou fanetai skarnei o xnoV blpw tou Orsth th buzstr' aut klanh gia po phganeiV, Klissa, xw ap tiV qreV kai lph, aklouqo isqo, srneiV az sou; H BUZASTRA Ton Agisqo h baslissa prstaxe aswV na trxw gia touV xnouV pou rqan na kalsw, gia nrqh kai pio xstera san ntraV ponai to no aut to nua kaloexetsh. Kai proV stouV dolouV knontaV th luphnh krbei eV sta pikr thV tia th car thV, gia thn kal th suntuci, pou rqe gia kenh, a sufor trisoirh gi' aut to spti, ap' to swst to nua pou oi xnoi efran. A! pwV qa eufrnh bbaia th yuc tou ekenoV sa qh aut thn edhsi, alloon ou! pso oi paliV kai tseV suforV pou etcan abstageV eV sta paltia aut tou Atra ou spraxan ta swtik sa sta stqia! a llh ia ttoia de dokasa wV ta tra, giat e upoon ta trbhxa la tlla a ton Orsth, thV yucV ou glukein gnoia, p' ap nnaV koili dcthka k' qrey ton psa xenctia orq sto pdi ap tiV fwnV tou kai psa bsan' anwfleuta gia na den prasa! giat san den aistnesai, esai sa zo, pou prpei e to nou kaneV na brskh ,ti creizetai, kai eV sta sprgan tou to brfoV de ile gia na sou ph an ch pena dya llh proV nero tou angkh, a nh thV douleetai h koili tou brfou. Eg l' aut ta prblepa, a pnta bbaia gelioun kai pollV forV k' prepe tte plstra az loutrrisa kai bgia nai ki autV epnw ou contaV tiV diplV tcneV tou anqreya tou basili aV ton Orsth tra aqanw h oirh to qnat tou!

kai pw na 'brw autn pcei rhxei tota ta sptia ac, ti car qa kh san to akosh! COROS Kai pV tou paragglnei nrqh etoiasnoV; BUZASTRA Ti pV; xhgsou kaqartera na noisw; COROS Tca e touV stratiteV tou, onacV tou; BUZASTRA Maz kai dorufrouV tou hnei na prh. COROS Loipn aut hn tou to phV, an tou chV cqra, all noV narq, hn ph se upoya, peV tou to grhgortero, caroenh tsi san qlh knei o hnutV to strab sio. BUZASTRA TceiV swst; katpi ap' aut ta na; COROS M' an tloV qlh o ZeuV nallxh pia thn tch; BUZASTRA Kai pV; o OrsthV, twn spitin h elpda, pei. COROS Akh! poioV to ph ntiV kakV qe ntan. BUZASTRA Ti leV; h xreiV tpote cria 'p tlla; COROS Pgain' eke pou s' steilan, to croV sou ke kai gia sa gnoizetai o qeV thn gnoia tou cei. BUZASTRA Trab kai katapV ' orneyeV qa prxw, ki' pot' o qeV ti 'n' to pio kal aV aV dnh. COROS $EUTERO STASIMO Tra sou doai, twn Olpiwn qen patra a, eeV pou lactaroe to kal ' eulbeia, dse na doe alqeia euda to dkio h kq' euc aV sou zht, es na ton fulghV, a. Nai, ke, w a, nikhtV, eV sta paltia, twn ecqrn na gnh ki an ton uyshV su tran, dipl tripl thn ofeil prqua qa sou dnh. Flou sou anqrpou tarfan

poulri, gnriz to, s' n' ra suforn ezecthke kai sto treci tou ble su na tro poio ba trcontaV e tsh or s' dafoV ttoio na fulh to tro; Nai, ke, w a, nikhtV, eV sta paltia, twn ecqrn na gnh ki an ton uyshV su tran, dipl tripl thn ofeil prqua qa sou dnh. Kai seiV, pou sa sto palti, tduta caresqe e ta ploth ta faidr twn, akoste aV, ognwoi qeo, kai e thn na sternn ekdkhsi twn prwtinn xeplnete to aa kritwn^ kai pia ed s' aV h aklouqsh o groV fnoV na gennobolsh. Su pou thn trsbaqh sphli thn rian ceiV katoika, ke to spti toto nanablyh kai lapr fwV eleuqeriV na dh e tia carwp eV ap th skotein tou skph. Ki pot' o ErV, thV MaaV o guiV, k' enai to dkio cri na tou dsh, giat' en' o noV opo dnetai ia prxi an qlh na katabodsh kti san aniga qa pw: sta tia kai th ncta sktoV cnei kai thn hra pitero fwV den afnei. Su pou thn trsbaqh sphli thn rian ceiV katoiki, ke to spti toto nanablyh kai lapr fwV eleuqeriV na dh e tia carwp s ap th skotein tou skph. Kai tte pia faner qa dixw fbouV akri kai e gunakeia tragodia faidr qa stsw cor, kai ci strigg oirolgia qe na kinsw na pw ploe pra, dik ou car, akri ap touV flouV h sufor. Kai su e qrroV san rqh tou rgou h ra ki akoshV na sou fwnzh paid ou! tnoa peV tou patra sou kai tyogo tleiwne kra. San tou Persa kardi ke sta stqh sklhr kai gia touV flouV pou ktw k' epnw enai sth ghV xflhse tloV to croV thV tiV tou sfagV, na trxh to aa tou sa roni

kai na xekhV qlio foni. Kai su e qrroV san rqh tou rgou h ra ki akoshV na sou fwnzh paid ou! tnoa peV tou patra sou kai tyogo tleiwne kra AIGISQOS Mnua steilan ki aklestoV den rqa kainorian edhsi aqa pwV kpoioi xnoi rqan apxw k' feran, pou kaqlou den en' eucristh, to qnato tou Orsth kai toto akh na aV brh, gi' aut to spti qa etan aiatostlacth plhg, stiV prteV pou aka den eklesane kai aV ponone pV enai tca kai swst na to pistyw; lgia gunaikn pou tcoun na fobontai, azata tou anou kai sto brnto sbnoun; ti ceiV na phV gi' aut kai na na fwtshV; COROS Takosae kai eiV a kllio na pershV sa kai na xetshV noV sou touV xnouV giat kai to nua den cei axa, so an ta qhV ap' autoV ta pnta o dioV. AIGISQOS Qlw na id kai nanakrnw aut to xno an etane parn pou pqane kont tou, an tsi tcei ap' akoust, lgia t' ara ena tia cei o nouV kai de geliai. COROS a, w a, ti na pw ki ap po narcinsw eulogeV na lw k' eucV kai pV lgontaV pra na bglw sa ql' h kardi ou gi' autn; Giat fqas' h ra tantrfona xfh e thn kyi banh sto aa, gia pnta ta sptia tou Atredh ap prswpo ghV nafansoun, fwV kai fwti gia th leuteri stouV bwoV aV epnw n' anyh kai sta cria tou psw ta skptra na prh kai touV patrikoV qhsauroV tou. Ttoio agna oncoV tou fedroV cei o andreoV OrsthV e do na palyh ki o qeV pia aV tou dnh th nkh. AIGISQOS (Fwn ap sa). i, i, sufor ou! COROS kou, kou pV ngine; pV to pra na tleiwse sa; M' aV trabhctoe ki ti nnai parnei tloV, gia na hn psh epnw aV kai upoya

so gi' aut giat' cei pia kriq o agnaV. OULOS Alo kai pli aloono! pei o afnthV kai treiV forV aloono xan fwnzw tleiwse pei o AgisqoV anoxet aV eutV aswV xeparsete tiV prteV tou gunaikeou a ed creizetai ntraV ki ntraV, ci gi' autn, ti tfeloV; pei doulei tou . . . E, seiV, e seiV! Bront se koufo prta tou kkou krzw pon' Ma qarr tra kretai sto sbrko thV na psh ki gnoiastoi koiontai h Klutainstra, ponai; kopdi epnw dkia ctuphnoV.

KLUTAIMNHSTRA Ti trcei; ti 'n' aut pou skwseV h antra; OULOS To zwntan skotnoun, lw, oi peqanoi. KLUTAIMNHSTRA i! katlaba ti pan na poun ta aingat sou kaqV e dlo esfxae kai qa sfagoe a na palt aV ou dsoun grgor' antrofno, na doe an qa niksoe qa nikhqoe, afo wV ed katnthse nrqh to pra. ORESTHS Sna kai 'gw zht so gi' autn, kal nai. KLUTAIMNHSTRA inane! nekrV, Agisqe fltat ou! ORESTHS Ton agapV autn; loipn ston dio tfo az, de qa ton cwristV nekrn pot sou. KLUTAIMNHSTRA Stsou, paid kai ntrpou kan etoto, gui ou, to stqoV, pou pollV forV s' aut upnwnoV rexeV e ta golia sou qrayer gla. ORESTHS Puldh, ti na knw; pV na sfxw nna; PULAHS Po enai loipn oi eploipoi crhso tou Fobou ap touV elfoV k' oi orkodeneV sufwneV; pio flo ap' touV qeoV kanna h nozhV. ORESTHS Krnw pwV ceiV dkio kai swst orhneeiV akloqa ou dpla tou qlw na se sfxw kai zntaV ton prothseV ap ton patra, koou loipn pli tou nekr, afo agaposeV autn kai kenon, pou etan nagapV, isoseV.

KLUTAIMNHSTRA S' qreya eg, az sou qlw na gersw. ORESTHS Maz ou, tou patrV ou fnissa, na zshV; KLUTAIMNHSTRA H ora, gui ou, s' l' aut en' h aita. ORESTHS Loipn h ora etoase ki autn to fno. KLUTAIMNHSTRA Paid ou, den yhfV dilou katreV nnaV; ORESTHS Sth dustuca ' egnnhseV gia na e rxhV. KLUTAIMNHSTRA Se cria filik onca se eca rxh. ORESTHS EleqeroV eg, poulqhka xw sklboV. KLUTAIMNHSTRA Kai po 'nai h plerw pou dcthka gia sna; ORESTHS Ntrpoai faner kai toto na sou brsw. KLUTAIMNHSTRA Mh, non peV kai tdika kai tou patrV sou. ORESTHS. Mhn krnhV to xwco es, pou neiV spti. KLUTAIMNHSTRA Trei tiV gunakeV o kaV tou antrV na leph. ORESTHS Msa sta sptia autV, tou antrV tiV qrfei o kpoV. KLUTAIMNHSTRA TceiV to blpw apfasi na e skotshV. ORESTHS Su, ki ci eg, ton eaut sou qa skotshV. KLUTAIMNHSTRA Fulxou ap tiV nnaV sou tiV grieV sklleV. ORESTHS Ki ap tou patra ou, pV qa swq an s' afsw; KLUTAIMNHSTRA Qarr tou kkou zwntan klaw proV ston tfo. ORESTHS Sou orzei aut to qnato tou antrV sou h ora.

KLUTAIMNHSTRA ina, eg ton gnnhsa k' qreya fdi w pso alhqinV tou onerou bgke o fboV! ORESTHS SktwseV tn den prepe kai t' oio pqe. O KORUFAIOS Splacnzoai ki autn twn duo th arh ora ' afo sta tsa ta aata balen krh o qlioV o OrsthV, pio kal toulcisto cw na h caq gia pnta tou spitio to ti. COROS $TRITO STASIMO rqe stouV PriadeV h kh e kair bardikh poin rqe kai sto palti tou AganonoV dipl liontri, rhV diplV pra gia pra tbgalen o exristoV, pou anggeile h Puq kai thn or tou wdghsen h gnh twn qen. Tragodia yllete carV pou gltwse tarcontik to spti kai to biV ap ta ncia thV fqorV, ap touV duo iersulouV kak touV rizik. rqe ki o pou thV chV gnoizetai thV krufV th doler poin kai topiase to cri sth c' h alhqin tou a h krh kh eeV to brkae e pituci tnoa pou thV dno' oi qnhto, kai pou cqra pnei qansih gia souV thV en' ecqro. Tragodia yllete carV pou gltwse tarcontik to spti kai to bioV ap ta ncia thV fqorV, ap touV duo iersulouV kak touV rizik. Ekena pou o LoxaV, ap ton Parnas, pcei to ga splaio sthV ghV ton ofal, enteuse, touV brkan gia to pist touV kra pgine croniak pot h qea h dnaiV de bohqei kakoV dxa sth dikaiosnh thV yhl stouV ouranoV. TloV poreV na dhV to fwV kai twn spitin bgke o zugV o barV. Skw palti orq pra poln kair cawpesno sth ghV. Taci o KairV, pou s' la bzei tloV, thn yi qe nallxh ki autn twn palatin, tan to asa xorkist ap th gwni e kaqaroV, pou dictoun to kak k' h tch ilaroprswph gurnei kat aV nakoh pou qen ylloe: o xnoV pou spitqhke kairV na bgh aped. TloV poreV na dhV to fwV kai twn spitin

bgke o zugV o barV. Skw palti orq pra poln kair cawpesno sth ghV. ORESTHS Idte touV diploV thV craV aV turnnouV fonideV tou patrV ou kai xespitwtdeV ognwoi ecan kai san kqontan sto qrno, floi kai tra, pwV poreV na supernhV, sth sufor touV kai pisto ston rko pou epan^ giat' ecan sufwnsh ' rko na skotsoun ton qlio ton patra ou kai napoqnoun k' oi duo az kai krthsan kal ton rko. Kai idte aka, oi rtureV twn kakn totwn, th hcan touV, dsio tou aqlou patrV ou, ta ceropdoukla kai ta podlour tou xedplwst to ki olotrgura stekntaV decte to anqrwpodkano, na id o patraV, ci o dikV ou, a pou l' aut epiblpei, o lioV, thV htraV ou tansia rga, gia nnai rturaV sth dkh ou ia ra pwV e to dkio ou praxa toto to fno thV nnaV ou giat tou Aigsqou ote ton lw cei th dkh o atiastV, pou qlei o noV a aut pou to qeoshto kak esofsth gia ton ntra, pou bstaxe ktou ap th znh to broV twn paidine tou, gluk thV broV nan kair, a tra, wV decnei, ishno, pV thn nozeiV; srna absbaina, pou nou na 'ggxh kpoio espise ki an den dagksh; ti na thn pw kai sto swst na h astocsw; brocloura qerio; skpasa wV ta pdia enV nekro ston krbato; a bbaia dctu kai brcia na thn phV prdea gia ta pdia. Ttoio kai nce naV lhstV, troV twn xnwn, pou cei gia zsh thn kleyi, e ttoio dlo polloV skotnontaV, crusV douleiV pou qce! Par ttoia suntrfissa sto spitik ou kllio kleroV aV dsoun oi qeo na sbsw. COROS Alloono, ti fober kak! ton brke qnatoV frictV a kai gia kenon prghsen, ido, anqzei tra h sufor. ORESTHS praxen den praxe; rturan cw to ntu' aut, pbaye tou Agisqou to xfoV shdi k' oi polukairnV tou aitou oi bolleV, pou poll crata fqeiran ap ta xplia tra egkwizw to rgo ou kai tr' aswV to klaoai pli, k' en lw aut to roco tou patrV ou foni, ta krata ponioai, ta pqh aV ki lh aV th geni kratntaV tazleuta isata iaV ttoiaV nkhV. COROS KaneV nqrwpoV dcwV kak th zw tou wV to tloV azhwtoV de qa persh,

allo tou! tra h ia sufor, k' h llh aswV qa ftsh. ORESTHS Ma gia na qhV giat pou qa bgh den xrw, ki xw ap ton sio dro san pwV na e trcoun talgata, giat e srnei aqlht ou pou den akoei gki o nouV, kai sthn kardi ou toih kontostk' h nhta na ylh ki apkou ap to fbo thV na orcitai ekenh a so pou aka eai kal, stouV flouV lw kai dialal pwV sktwsa, a e to dkio, th nna ou th fnissa kai qen katra ki autV thV tlhV thn apoqui kaucioai pwV bale o puqantiV LoxaV, pou ope xw ap kqe ftaxio qai an to prxw ki an taelsw den to lw to ti qa pqw, oud' en na blh anqrpou nouV tiV suforV ou kai e blpete tra pwV etoiasnoV ' autoV touV klnouV thV eliV kai ta stefnia qa ftsw sto esfalo ier tou Fobou, tsbusto fggoV thV fwtiV kaqV to lne, ap to suggenik diwgnoV aa, ki ode s' llo bw na srw ' fhse o LoxaV. Gi' aut saV qlw ian hra l' oi ArgeteV pwV e hran tota ta kak na arturte a eg planthV xnoV kai cwrV patrda zwntanV kai nekrV tno' aut qafsw. COROS Ma la kal 'nai, kai sto sta sou hn parnhV lgia kakoelthta kai glwssotresai xesklbwseV th cra psa twn Argewn pkoyeV tolhr twn duo fidi thn kra. ORESTHS A, a! PistV aV doleV, na teV keneV sa GorgneV stactaura ntuneV, plokaozwsneV ' araqiV fdia de por pia na bastxw. COROS PoieV frenapteV poluagphte se drnoun; QrroV ki aV h se parakurieei o fboV. ORESTHS en enai frenapteV twn atin ou etoteV, a oi orgisneV, faner, sklleV thV nnaV. COROS Giat 'n' nwp to aa twn ceri sou aka ki aut 'nai pou sou frnei tarag sto nou sou. ORESTHS nax Apllwn! pV plhqanoun autV tra kai stzei ap ta tia touV ishtn aa! COROS Uprcoun kaqaro kai 'ggzontV se o Apllwn ap tiV suforV autV qa se glutsh.

ORESTHS EseV de qa tiV blpete a eg tiV blpw kai dro parnw de por pia na bastxw. COROS Pgaine sthn euc! ki o QeV kalskepV sou aV se fulh s' autV tiV tceV pou se brkan. Ido plin eplkwse o trtoV ceinaV shkwnoV s' aut 'p geniV ta paltia prthn kane arc tou panqliou Qusth to frict paidofgwa ekeno detero rqe to pqha tou basili aV pou eV sto loutr skotwnoV epge, o antreoV archgV twn Ellnwn tra pl' rqe trto ap kpou ki aut kai pV na to pw; swthra ca; a po tca qa bgh kai po qa staq hsuca na brh aut' h gria h lssa;

H Seir twn Arcawn Ellnwn Suggrafwn twn Ekdsewn Fxh, uprxen naV staqV sta ellhnik cronik. Gia prth for prosfertan susthatik sto Ellhnik anagnwstik koin, h arcaa ellhnik skyh (istora, filosofa, pohsh, dra, dikanikV kai politikV lgoV) se dhiourgikV etaforV thV, ap t sthn pi sgcronh orf pou pre, exelisseno, to glwssik thV rgano. O hroV, oi Tragiko ki o AristofnhV, o HrdotoV, o QoukuddhV, o Pltwn, o Xenofn, o AristotlhV, o QekritoV, o QefrastoV, o EpkthtoV, o PlotarcoV, o LoukianV klp prosfrontai kai sera, stiV klasikV pia etafrseiV twn Polul, Ragkab, Mwratdh, Kondulkh, Porith, Gruprh, Tangra, Polh, Kapnh, Kazantzkh Brnalh, Augrh, Boutierdh, Zerbo, FiladelfwV, Tsokpoulou, Sigorou, K. Crhstonou klp. se ia sgcronh seir ekdsewn biblou tsphV, prga pou epshV gnetai gia prth for, susthatik, sthn Ellda. Cohfroi. To detero dra thV OrsteiaV. Pericei thn kuriterh prxh, grw ap thn opoa strfetai h Triloga kai pou pnw thV sthrzetai to hqik prblha pou kine thn Orsteia: o OrsthV qanatnei ton Agisqo kai th htra tou o nouV tou saleetai kai katadiwkenoV ap ta fsata twn Erinwn parnei ton dro thV exoraV. H BIBLIOQHKH FEXH ARCAIN ELLHNN SUGGRAFEN ANATUPQHKE APO TO CRHMATISTHRIO TOU BIBLIOU. AQHNAI, PANEPISTHMIOU 36 QESSALONIKH, TSIMISKH 61 H BIBLIOQHKH FEXH ARCAIN ELLHNN SUGGRAFEN ANATUPQHKE APO TO CRHMATISTHRIO TOU BIBLIOU. AQHNAI, PANEPISTHMIOU 36 QESSALONIKH, TSIMISKH 61

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