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                                    HERACLES

                                  by Euripides

                         translated by E。 P。 Coleridge


    CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY
  AMPHITRYON�察�husband of Alcmena�察�the mother of HERACLES
  MEGARA�察�wife of HERACLES�察�daughter of Creon
  LYCUS�察�unlawful King of Thebes
  IRIS
  MADNESS
  MESSENGER
  HERACLES�察�son of Zeus and Alcmena
  THESEUS�察�King of Athens
  CHORUS OF OLD MEN OF THEBES
  Sons of HERACLES�察�guards�察�attendants


HERACLES
  HERACLES


    ��SCENE�此�Before the palace of HERACLES at Thebes。 Nearby stands the
altar of Zeus�察�on the steps of which are now seated AMPHITRYON�察�MEGARA
and her sons by HERACLES。 They are seeking refuge at the altar。��

  AMPHITRYON
    WHAT mortal hath not heard of him who shared a wife with Zeus��
Amphitryon of Argos�察�whom on a day Alcaeus�察�son of Perseus begat��
Amphitryon the father of Heracles�拭�He it was dwelt here in Thebes��
where from the sowing of the dragon's teeth grew up a crop of
earth´born giants�察�for of these Ares saved a scanty band�察�and their
children's children people the city of Cadmus。 Hence sprung Creon�察�son
of Menoeceus�察�king of this land�察�and Creon became the father of this
lady Megara�察�whom once all Cadmus' race escorted with the glad music
of lutes at her wedding�察�in the day that Heracles�察�illustrious
chief�察�led her to my halls。 Now he�察�my son�察�left Thebes where I was
settled�察�left his wife Megara and her kin�察�eager to make his home in
Argolis�察�in that walled town which the Cyclopes built�察�whence I am
exiled for the slaying of Electryon�察�so he�察�wishing to lighten my
affliction and to find a home in his own land�察�did offer Eurystheus
a mighty price for my recall�察�even to free the world of savage
monsters�察�whether it was that Hera goaded him to submit to this�察�or
that fate was leagued against him。 Divers are the toils he hath
accomplished�察�and last of all hath he passed through the mouth of
Taenarus into the halls of Hades to drag to the light that hound
with bodies three�察�and thence is he never returned。 Now there is an
ancient legend amongst the race of Cadmus�察�that one Lycus in days gone
by was husband to Dirce being king of this city with its seven towers��
before that Amphion and Zethus�察�sons of Zeus�察�lords of the
milk´white steeds�察�became rulers in the land。 His son�察�called by the
same name as his father�察�albeit no Theban but a stranger from
Euboea�察�slew Creon�察�and after that seized the government�察�having
fallen on this city when weakened by dissension。 So this connection
with Creon is likely to prove to us a serious evil�察�for now that my
son is in the bowels of the earth�察�this illustrious monarch Lycus is
bent on extirpating the children of Heracles�察�to quench one bloody
feud with another�察�likewise his wife and me�察�if useless age like
mine is to rank amongst men�察�that the boys may never grow up to
exact a blood´penalty of their uncle's family。 So I�察�left here by my
son�察�whilst he is gone into the pitchy darkness of the earth�察�to
tend and guard his children in his house�察�am taking my place with
their mother�察�that the race of Heracles may not perish�察�here at the
altar of Zeus the Saviour�察�which my own gallant child set up to
commemorate his glorious victory over the Minyae。 And here we are
careful to keep our station�察�though in need of everything�察�of food�察�of
drink�察�and raiment�察�huddled together on the hard bare ground�察�for we
are barred out from our house and sit here for want of any other
safety。 As for friends�察�some I see are insincere�察�while others�察�who
are staunch�察�have no power to help us further。 This is what misfortune
means to man�察�God grant it may never fall to the lot of any who
bears the least goodwill to me�察�to apply this never´failing test of
friendship��
  MEGARA
    Old warrior�察�who erst did raze the citadel of the Taphians leading
on the troops of Thebes to glory�察�how uncertain are God's dealings
with man� �For I�察�as far as concerned my sire was never an outcast of
fortune�察�for he was once accounted a man of might by reason of his
wealth�察�possessed as he was of royal power�察�for which long spears
are launched at the lives of the fortunate through love of it��
children too he had�察�and me did he betroth to thy son�察�matching me
in glorious marriage with Heracles。 Whereas now all that is dead and
gone from us�察�and I and thou�察�old friend�察�art doomed to die�察�and these
children of Heracles�察�whom I am guarding 'neath my wing as a bird
keepeth her tender chicks under her。 And they the while in turn keep
asking me�察 �Mother�察�whither is our father gone from the land�拭�what
is he about�拭�when will he return�拭─�Thus they inquire for their father��
in childish perplexity�察�while I put them off with excuses�察�inventing
stories�察�but still I wonder if 'tis he whenever a door creaks on its
hinges�察�and up they all start�察�thinking to embrace their father's
knees。 What hope or way of salvation art thou now devising�察�old
friend�拭�for to thee I look。 We can never steal beyond the boundaries
of the land unseen�察�for there is too strict a watch set on us at every
outlet�察�nor have we any longer hopes of safety in our friends。
Whatever thy scheme is�察�declare it�察�lest our death be made ready��
while we are only prolonging the time�察�powerless to escape。
  AMPHITRYON
    'Tis by no means easy�察�my daughter�察�to give one's earnest advice
on such matters easily�察�without weary thought。
  MEGARA
    Dost need a further taste of grief�察�or cling so fast to life��
  AMPHITRYON
    Yes�察�I love this life�察�and cling to its hopes。
  MEGARA
    So do I�察�but it boots not to expect the unexpected�察�old friend。
  AMPHITRYON
    In these delays is left the only cure for our evils。
  MEGARA
    'Tis the pain of that interval I feel so。
  AMPHITRYON
    Daughter�察�there may yet be a happy escape from present troubles
for me and thee�察�my son�察�thy husband�察�may yet arrive。 So calm thyself��
and wipe those tears from thy children's eyes�察�and soothe them with
soft words�察�inventing a tale to delude them�察�piteous though such fraud
be。 Yea�察�for men's misfortunes ofttimes flag�察�and the stormy wind doth
not always blow so strong�察�nor are the prosperous ever so�察�for all
things change�察�making way for each other。 The bravest man is he who
relieth ever on his hopes�察�but despair is the mark of a coward。

           ��The CHORUS OF OLD MEN OF THEBES enters。��

  CHORUS ��chanting��

                                                              strophe

    To the sheltering roof�察�to the old man's couch�察�leaning on my
staff have I set forth�察�chanting a plaintive dirge like some bird
grown grey�察�I that am but a voice and nothing more�察�a fancy bred of
the visions of sleep by night�察�palsied with age�察�yet meaning kindly。
All hail� �ye orphaned babes� �all hail�察�old friend thou too�察 �unhappy
mother�察�wailing for thy husband in the halls of Hades��

                                                          antistrophe

    Faint not too soon upon your way�察�nor let your limbs grow weary��
even as a colt beneath the yoke grows weary as he mounts some stony
hill�察�dragging the weight of a wheeled car。 Take hold of hand or robe��
whoso feels his footsteps falter。 Old friend�察�escort another like
thyself�察�who erst amid his toiling peers in the days of our youth
would take his place beside thee�察�no blot upon his country's
glorious record。
    See�察�how like their father's sternly flash these children's
eyes� �Misfortune�察�God wot�察�hath not failed his children�察�nor yet
hath his comeliness been denied them。 O Hellas� �if thou lose these�察�of
what allies wilt thou rob thyself��
  LEADER OF THE CHORUS
    But I see Lycus�察�the ruler of this land�察�drawing near the house。
                                    ��Lycus and his attendants enter。��
  LYCUS
    One question�察�if I may�察�to this father of Heracles and his wife��
and certainly as your lord and master I have a right to put what
questions choose。 How long do ye seek to prolong your lives�拭�What
hope�察�what succour do ye see to save you from death�拭�Do you trust that
these children's father�察�who lies dead in the halls of Hades�察�will
return�拭�How unworthily ye show your sorrow at having to die�察�thou
��to AMPHITRYON�� after thy idle boasts�察�scattered broadcast through
Hellas�察�that Zeus was partner in thy marriage´bed and there begat a
new god�察�and thou ��to MEGARA�� after calling thyself the wife of so
peerless a lord。
    After all�察�what was the fine exploit thy husband achieved�察�if he
did kil a hydra in a marsh or that monster of Nemea�拭�which he caught
in a snare�察�for all he says he strangled it to death in his arms。
Are these your weapons for the hard struggle�拭�Is it for this then that
Heracles' children should be spared�拭�a man who has won a reputation
for valour in his contests with beasts�察�in all else a weakling�察�who
ne'er buckled shield to arm nor faced the spear�察�but with a bow��
that coward's weapon�察�was ever ready to run away。 Archery is no test
of manly bravery�察�no� �he is a man who keeps his post in the ranks
and steadily faces the swift wound the spear may plough。 My policy��
again�察�old man�察�shows no reckless cruelty�察�but caution�察�for I am
well aware I slew Creon�察�the father of Megara�察�and am in possession of
his thr
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