Δηιάνειρα
ὦ τέκνον, ὦ παῖ, κἀξ ἀγεννήτων ἄρα
μῦθοι καλῶς πίπτουσιν: ἥδε γὰρ γυνὴ
δούλη μέν, εἴρηκεν δ᾽ ἐλεύθερον λόγον.
Ὕλλος
ποῖον; δίδαξον, μῆτερ, εἰ διδακτά μοι.
Δηιάνειρα
65σὲ πατρὸς οὕτω δαρὸν ἐξενωμένου
τὸ μὴ πυθέσθαι ποῦ 'στιν, αἰσχύνην φέρειν.
Ὕλλος
ἀλλ᾽ οἶδα, μύθοις εἴ τι πιστεύειν χρεών.
Δηιάνειρα
καὶ ποῦ κλύεις νιν, τέκνον, ἱδρῦσθαι χθονός;
Ὕλλος
τὸν μὲν παρελθόντ᾽ ἄροτον ἐν μήκει χρόνου
70Λυδῇ γυναικί φασί νιν λάτριν πονεῖν.
Δηιάνειρα
πᾶν τοίνυν, εἰ καὶ τοῦτ᾽ ἔτλη, κλύοι τις ἄν.
Ὕλλος
ἀλλ᾽ ἐξαφεῖται τοῦδέ γ᾽, ὡς ἐγὼ κλύω.
Δηιάνειρα
ποῦ δῆτα νῦν ζῶν ἢ θανὼν ἀγγέλλεται;
Ὕλλος
Εὐβοΐδα χώραν φασίν, Εὐρύτου πόλιν,
75ἐπιστρατεύειν αὐτὸν ἢ μέλλειν ἔτι.
Δηιάνειρα
ἆρ᾽ οἶσθα δῆτ᾽, ὦ τέκνον, ὡς ἔλειπέ μοι
μαντεῖα πιστὰ τῆσδε τῆς χώρας πέρι;
Ὕλλος
τὰ ποῖα, μῆτερ; τὸν λόγον γὰρ ἀγνοῶ.
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Sophocles. Sophocles. Vol 2: Ajax. Electra. Trachiniae. Philoctetes With an English translation by F. Storr. The Loeb classical library, 21. Francis Storr. London; New York. William Heinemann Ltd.; The Macmillan Company. 1913.
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