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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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