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                                     420 BC

                                   HIPPOLYTUS

                                  by Euripides

                         translated by E。 P。 Coleridge




    CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY

  APHRODITE

  HIPPOLYTUS�察�bastard son of THESEUS

  ATTENDANTS OF HIPPOLYTUS

  CHORUS OF TROEZENIAN WOMEN

  NURSE OF PHAEDRA

  PHAEDRA�察�wife of THESEUS

  THESEUS

  MESSENGER

  ARTEMIS





HIPPOLYTUS

    HIPPOLYTUS





    ��SCENE�此�Before the royal palace at Troezen。 There is a statue of

APHRODITE on one side�察�on the other�察�a statue of ARTEMIS。 There is

an altar before each image。 The goddess APHRODITE appears alone。��



  APHRODITE

    WIDE o'er man my realm extends�察�and proud the name that I�察�the

goddess Cypris�察�bear�察�both in heaven's courts and 'mongst all those

who dwell within the limits of the sea and the bounds of Atlas��

beholding the sun´god's light�察�those that respect my power I advance

to honour�察�but bring to ruin all who vaunt themselves at me。 For

even in the race of gods this feeling finds a home�察�even pleasure at

the honour men pay them。 And the truth of this I soon will show�察�for

that son of Theseus�察�born of the Amazon�察�Hippolytus�察�whom holy

Pittheus taught�察�alone of all the dwellers in this land of Troezen��

calls me vilest of the deities。 Love he scorns�察�and�察�as for

marriage�察�will none of it�察�but Artemis�察�daughter of Zeus�察�sister of

Phoebus�察�he doth honour�察�counting her the chief of goddesses�察�and ever

through the greenwood�察�attendant on his virgin goddess�察�he clears

the earth of wild beasts with his fleet hounds�察�enjoying the

comradeship of one too high for mortal ken。 'Tis not this I grudge

him�察�no� �why should I�拭�But for his sins against me�察�I will this very

day take vengeance on Hippolytus�察�for long ago I cleared the ground of

many obstacles�察�so it needs but trifling toil。 For as he came one

day from the home of Pittheus to witness the solemn mystic rites and

be initiated therein in Pandion's land�察�Phaedra�察�his father's noble

wife�察�caught sight of him�察�and by my designs she found her heart was

seized with wild desire。 And ere she came to this Troezenian realm��

a temple did she rear to Cypris hard by the rock of Pallas where it

o'erlooks this country�察�for love of the youth in another land�察�and

to win his love in days to come she called after his name the temple

she had founded for the goddess。 Now�察�when Theseus left the land of

Cecrops�察�flying the pollution of the blood of Pallas' sons�察�and with

his wife sailed to this shore�察�content to suffer exile for a year��

then began the wretched wife to pine away in silence�察�moaning 'neath

love's cruel scourge�察�and none of her servants knows what disease

afflicts her。 But this passion of hers must not fail thus。 No�察�I

will discover the matter to Theseus�察�and all shall be laid bare。

Then will the father slay his child�察�my bitter foe�察�by curses�察�for the

lord Poseidon granted this boon to Theseus�察�three wishes of the god to

ask�察�nor ever ask in vain。 So Phaedra is to die�察�an honoured death

'tis true�察�but still to die�察�for I will not let her suffering outweigh

the payment of such forfeit by my foes as shall satisfy my honour。 But

lo� �I see the son of Theseus coming hither´Hippolytus�察�fresh from

the labours of the chase。 I will get me hence。 At his back follows a

long train of retainers�察�in joyous cries of revelry uniting and

hymns of praise to Artemis�察�his goddess�察�for little he recks that

Death hath oped his gates for him�察�and that this is his last look upon

the light。



    ��APHRODITE vanishes。 HIPPOLYTUS and his retinue of hunting

      ATTENDANTS enter�察�singing。 They move to worship at the

                       altar of ARTEMIS。��



  HIPPOLYTUS

    Come follow�察�friends�察�singing to Artemis�察�daughter of Zeus��

throned in the sky�察�whose votaries we are。

    ATTENDANTS

    Lady goddess�察�awful queen�察�daughter of Zeus�察�all hail� �hail� �of

Latona and of Zeus�察�peerless mid the virgin choir�察�who hast thy

dwelling in heaven's wide mansions at thy noble father's court�察�in the

golden house of Zeus。 All hail� �most beauteous Artemis�察�lovelier far

than all the daughters of Olympus��

  HIPPOLYTUS ��speaking��

    For thee�察�O mistress mine�察�I bring this woven wreath�察�culled

from a virgin meadow�察�where nor shepherd dares to herd his flock nor

ever scythe hath mown�察�but o'er the mead unshorn the bee doth wing its

way in spring�察�and with the dew from rivers drawn purity that garden

tends。 Such as know no cunning lore�察�yet in whose nature self´control��

made perfect�察�hath a home�察�these may pluck the flowers�察�but not the

wicked world。 Accept�察�I pray�察�dear mistress�察�mine this chaplet from my

holy hand to crown thy locks of gold�察�for I�察�and none other of

mortals�察�have this high guerdon�察�to be with thee�察�with thee

converse�察�hearing thy voice�察�though not thy face beholding。 So be it

mine to end my life as I began。

  LEADER OF THE ATTENDANTS

    My prince� �we needs must call upon the gods�察�our lords�察�so wilt

thou listen to a friendly word from me��

  HIPPOLYTUS

    Why�察�that will I� �else were I proved a fool。

  LEADER

    Dost know�察�then�察�the way of the world��

  HIPPOLYTUS

    Not I�察�but wherefore such a question��

  LEADER

    It hates reserve which careth not for all men's love。

  HIPPOLYTUS

    And rightly too�察�reserve in man is ever galling。

  LEADER

    But there's a charm in courtesy��

  HIPPOLYTUS

    The greatest surely�察�aye�察�and profit�察�too�察�at trifling cost。

  LEADER

    Dost think the same law holds in heaven as well��

  HIPPOLYTUS

    I trow it doth�察�since all our laws we men from heaven draw。

  LEADER

    Why�察�then�察�dost thou neglect to greet an august goddess��

  HIPPOLYTUS

    Whom speak'st thou of�拭�Keep watch upon thy tongue lest it same

mischief cause。

  LEADER

    Cypris I mean�察�whose image is stationed o'er thy gate。

  HIPPOLYTUS

    I greet her from afar�察�preserving still my chastity。

  LEADER

    Yet is she an august goddess�察�far renowned on earth。

  HIPPOLYTUS

    'Mongst gods as well as men we have our several preferences。

  LEADER

    I wish thee luck�察�and wisdom too�察�so far as thou dost need it。

  HIPPOLYTUS

    No god�察�whose worship craves the night�察�hath charms for me。

  LEADER

    My son�察�we should avail us of the gifts that gods confer。

  HIPPOLYTUS

    Go in�察�my faithful followers�察�and make ready food within the

house�察�a well´filled board hath charms after the chase is o'er。 Rub

down my steeds ye must�察�that when I have had my fill I may yoke them

to the chariot and give them proper exercise。 As for thy Queen of

Love�察�a long farewell to her。



     ��HIPPOLYTUS goes into the palace�察�followed by all the ATTENDANTS

       except the LEADER�察�who prays before the statue of APHRODITE。��



  LEADER

    Meantime I with sober mind�察�for I must not copy my young master��

do offer up my prayer to thy image�察�lady Cypris�察�in such words as it

becomes a slave to use。 But thou should'st pardon all�察�who�察�in youth's

impetuous heat�察�speak idle words of thee�察�make as though thou

hearest not�察�for gods must needs be wiser than the sons of men。



          ��The LEADER goes into the palace。 The CHORUS OF

                     TROEZENIAN WOMEN enters。��



  CHORUS ��singing��



                                                            strophe 1



    A rock there is�察�where�察�as they say�察�the ocean dew distils�察�and

from its beetling brow it pours a copious stream for pitchers to be

dipped therein�察�'twas here I had a friend washing robes of purple in

the trickling stream�察�and she was spreading them out on the face of

warm sunny rock�察�from her I had the tidings�察�first of all�察�that my

mistress´



                                                        antistrophe 1



    Was wasting on the bed of sickness�察�pent within her house�察�a

thin veil o'ershadowing her head of golden hair。 And this is the third

day I hear that she hath closed her lovely lips and denied her

chaste body all sustenance�察�eager to hide her suffering and reach

death's cheerless bourn。



                                                            strophe 2



    Maiden�察�thou must be possessed�察�by Pan made frantic or by

Hecate�察�or by the Corybantes dread�察�and Cybele the mountain mother。 Or

maybe thou hast sinned against Dictynna�察�huntress´queen�察�and art

wasting for thy guilt in sacrifice unoffered。 For she doth range

o'er lakes' expanse and past the bounds of earth upon the ocean's

tossing billows。



                                                        antistrophe 2



    Or doth some rival in thy house beguile thy lord�察�the captain of

Erechtheus' sons�察�that hero nobly born�察�to secret amours hid from

thee�拭�Or hath some mariner sailing hither from Crete reached this port

that sailors love�察�with evil tidings for our queen�察�and she with

sorrow for her grievous fate is to her bed confined��

            
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