AGE Readings 22<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe play Seven against Thebes <\/i>by Aeschylus dramatizes the battle between the two sons of Oedipus, Polynices and Eteocles for control of the city of Thebes. Polynices and an army headed by warriors from Argos (the \u201cseven\u201d of the title) are besieging the city, where Eteocles is mounting a defense. In one scene, Eteocles has an argument with a chorus of Theban women, as the attack begins. This section is a type of dialogue called in Greek \u201cstichomythia<\/i>,\u201d where two parties exchange single lines in rapid fire.<\/p>\n
\u03a7\u03cc\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2
\n\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bc\u1f74\u03bd \u1f00\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03c9 \u03b3\u2019 \u1f31\u03c0\u03c0\u03b9\u03ba\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c6\u03c1\u03c5\u03b1\u03b3\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd.<\/p>\n
\u0395\u03c4\u03b5\u03bf\u03ba\u03bb\u1fc6\u03c2
\n\u03bc\u03ae \u03bd\u03c5\u03bd \u1f00\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u2019 \u1f10\u03bc\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u1ff6\u03c2 \u1f04\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u2019 \u1f04\u03b3\u03b1\u03bd.<\/p>\n
\u03a7\u03bf. \u03c3\u03c4\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1 \u03b3\u1fc6\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd \u1f61\u03c2 \u03ba\u03c5\u03ba\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd.<\/p>\n
\u0395\u03c4. \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd \u1f14\u03bc\u2019 \u1f00\u03c1\u03ba\u03b5\u1fd6 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd\u03b4\u03b5 \u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03cd\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd \u03c0\u03ad\u03c1\u03b9.<\/p>\n
\u03a7\u03bf. \u03b4\u03ad\u03b4\u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u2019, \u1f00\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03bc\u1f78\u03c2 \u03b4\u2019 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c0\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2 \u1f40\u03c6\u03ad\u03bb\u03bb\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9.<\/p>\n
\u0395\u03c4. \u03bf\u1f50 \u03c3\u1fd6\u03b3\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b7\u03b4\u1f72\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd\u03b4\u2019 \u1f10\u03c1\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c0\u03c4\u03cc\u03bb\u03b9\u03bd;<\/p>\n
\u03a7\u03bf. \u1f66 \u03be\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1, \u03bc\u1f74 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03b4\u1ff7\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1.<\/p>\n
\u0395\u03c4. \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba, \u1f10\u03c2 \u03c6\u03b8\u03cc\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd, \u03c3\u03b9\u03b3\u1ff6\u03c3\u2019 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c7\u03ae\u03c3\u1fc3 \u03c4\u03ac\u03b4\u03b5;<\/p>\n
\u03a7\u03bf. \u03b8\u03b5\u03bf\u1f76 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u1fd6\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9, \u03bc\u03ae \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u03c5\u03c7\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd.<\/p>\n
\u0395\u03c4. \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f74 \u03c3\u1f72 \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03ba\u1f00\u03bc\u1f72 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03b9\u03bd.<\/p>\n
\u03a7\u03bf. \u1f66 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u1f72\u03c2 \u0396\u03b5\u1fe6, \u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c8\u03bf\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c7\u03b8\u03c1\u03bf\u1f7a\u03c2 \u03b2\u03ad\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2.<\/p>\n
\u0395\u03c4. \u1f66 \u0396\u03b5\u1fe6, \u03b3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9\u03ba\u1ff6\u03bd \u03bf\u1f37\u03bf\u03bd \u1f64\u03c0\u03b1\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b3\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2.<\/p>\n
\u03a7\u03bf. \u03bc\u03bf\u03c7\u03b8\u03b7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd, \u1f65\u03c3\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1 \u1f04\u03bd\u03b4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2, \u1f67\u03bd \u1f01\u03bb\u1ff7 \u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03b9\u03c2.<\/p>\n
\u0395\u03c4. \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03bd\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03b1\u1f56 \u03b8\u03b9\u03b3\u03b3\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u2019 \u1f00\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd;<\/p>\n
\u03a7\u03bf. \u1f00\u03c8\u03c5\u03c7\u03af\u1fb3 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u03b3\u03bb\u1ff6\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u1f01\u03c1\u03c0\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c6\u03cc\u03b2\u03bf\u03c2.<\/p>\n
\u0395\u03c4. \u03b1\u1f30\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u1ff3 \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u03ba\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c6\u03bf\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30 \u03b4\u03bf\u03af\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2,<\/p>\n
\u03a7\u03bf. \u03bb\u03ad\u03b3\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2 \u1f02\u03bd \u1f61\u03c2 \u03c4\u03ac\u03c7\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03ac\u03c7\u2019 \u03b5\u1f34\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9.<\/p>\n
\u0395\u03c4. \u03c3\u03af\u03b3\u03b7\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd, \u1f66 \u03c4\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1, \u03bc\u1f74 \u03c6\u03af\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c6\u03cc\u03b2\u03b5\u03b9.<\/p>\n
\u03a7\u03bf. \u03c3\u03b9\u03b3\u1ff6\u00b7 \u03c3\u1f7a\u03bd \u1f04\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03bc\u03cc\u03c1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd.<\/p>\n
Aeschylus Seven against Thebes <\/i>245-63<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\u1f04\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03bc\u03b1 \u2013\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03cc statue<\/p>\n
\u1f04\u03b3\u03b1\u03bd too much<\/p>\n
\u1f01\u03bb\u1ff7 ~ \u1f11\u03ac\u03bb\u03c9 < \u1f00\u03bb\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 cf. \u03b1\u1f31\u03c1\u03ad\u03c9<\/p>\n
\u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u2013\u03ad\u03c7\u03c9 hold back<\/p>\n
\u1f00\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2 \u2013\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f41 clashing<\/p>\n
\u1f00\u03c1\u03ba\u03ad\u03c9 be strong enough<\/p>\n
\u1f01\u03c1\u03c0\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 snatch<\/p>\n
\u1f00\u03c8\u03c5\u03c7\u03af\u03b1 \u2013\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f21 lack of courage<\/p>\n
\u03b2\u03ad\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u2013\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03cc dart, spear<\/p>\n
\u03b3\u03b5 intensifies and sharpens the previous word <\/i><\/p>\n
\u03b3\u1fc6\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd from the earth<\/p>\n
\u03b4\u03ad\u03b4\u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1 I am afraid<\/p>\n
\u03b4\u03bf\u03af\u03b7\u03c2 \u201cyou would grant\u201d<\/p>\n
\u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 \u2013\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f21 slavery<\/p>\n
\u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03cc\u03c9 enslave<\/p>\n
\u03b5\u1f34\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u201cI will know\u201d fut. < \u03bf\u1f36\u03b4\u03b1<\/p>\n
\u1f10\u03bc\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03ae\u03c2 \u2013\u03ad\u03c2 visible<\/p>\n
\u1f10\u03c2 \u03c6\u03b8\u03cc\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u201cTo hell with you!\u201d (literally \u201cinto ruin\u201d)<\/p>\n
\u03b8\u03b9\u03b3\u03b3\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 touch<\/p>\n
\u1f31\u03c0\u03c0\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u2013\u03ae \u2013\u03cc\u03bd related to horses<\/p>\n
\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bc\u1f74\u03bd this phrase introduces a new topic in conversation <\/i><\/p>\n
\u03ba\u1f00\u03bc\u03ad = \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03bc\u03ad<\/p>\n
\u03ba\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c6\u03bf\u03c2 \u2013\u03b7 \u2013\u03bf\u03bd light<\/p>\n
\u03ba\u03c5\u03ba\u03bb\u03cc\u03c9 encircle<\/p>\n
\u03bb\u03ad\u03b3\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2 \u201cyou could say\u201d<\/p>\n
\u03bc\u03cc\u03c1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u2013\u03b7 \u2013\u03bf\u03bd fated<\/p>\n
\u03bc\u03bf\u03c7\u03b8\u03b7\u03c1\u03cc\u03c2 \u2013\u03ac \u2013\u03cc\u03bd worn out<\/p>\n
\u03bd\u03c5\u03bd now<\/p>\n
\u03be\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u2013\u03b1\u03c2 \u1f21 assembly (addressing statues of gods on stage<\/i>)<\/p>\n
\u03bf\u1f37\u03bf\u03bd exclamation<\/i>: \u201cWhat a…!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u03bf\u1f50\u03ba\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd sets up an expectation to agree <\/i><\/p>\n
\u1f40\u03c0\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 make as attendants<\/p>\n
\u1f40\u03c6\u03ad\u03bb\u03bb\u03c9 increase<\/p>\n
\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03ae\u03c2 \u2013\u03ad\u03c2 all-powerful<\/p>\n
\u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03bd\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bc\u03ad\u03c9 talk back, mouth off<\/p>\n
\u03c0\u03ad\u03c1\u03b9 accent indicates that this preposition <\/i>takes a preceding object. <\/i><\/p>\n
\u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1 \u2013\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03cc ~ \u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03b9\u03c2<\/p>\n
\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03af\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u2013\u03bf\u03c5 \u1f41 citizen<\/p>\n
\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03b4\u1ff7\u03c2 ~ \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u1fe6<\/p>\n
\u03c0\u03c4\u03cc\u03bb\u03b9\u03c2 ~ \u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03b9\u03c2<\/p>\n
\u03c0\u03cd\u03bb\u03b7 \u2013\u03b7\u03c2 \u1f21 gate<\/p>\n
\u03c0\u03cd\u03c1\u03b3\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1 \u2013\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03cc tower<\/p>\n
\u03c3\u1fd6\u03b3\u03b1 silently<\/p>\n
\u03c3\u03b9\u03b3\u03ac\u03c9 be silent<\/p>\n
\u03c3\u03c4\u03ad\u03bd\u03c9 groan<\/p>\n
\u03c4\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03c2 \u2013\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1 \u2013\u03b1\u03bd wretched<\/p>\n
\u03c6\u03c1\u03cd\u03b1\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1 \u2013\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03cc snorting, neighing<\/p>\n
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