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+The Project Gutenberg EBook of Seven Against Thebes, by Aeschylus
+
+This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
+almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or
+re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
+with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org
+
+
+Title: Seven Against Thebes
+
+Author: Aeschylus
+
+Translator: Ioannis Gryparis
+
+Release Date: March 15, 2006 [EBook #17996]
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+Language: Greek
+
+Character set encoding: windows-1253
+
+*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SEVEN AGAINST THEBES ***
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+Produced by Christos Alexandridis, Publisher Fexis, 1911,
+Translation into Modern Greek by Ioannis Gryparis
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+Ôßôëïò: ÅðôÜ åðß ÈÞâáò
+ÓõããñáöÝáò: Áéó÷ýëïò
+ÌåôáöñáóôÞò: ÉùÜííçò ÃñõðÜñçò
+Åêäüóåéò ÖÝîç, 1911
+ÇëåêôñïíéêÞ ìåôáãñáöÞ: ×ñßóôïò Áëåîáíäñßäçò
+e-mail: chrialex@myrealbox.com
+
+
+Óôçí ðáñïýóá çëåêôñïíéêÞ ìåôáãñáöÞ äéáôçñçèÞêáí, óå ãåíéêÝò
+ãñáììÝò, ç ãëþóóá êáé ç ïñèïãñáößá ôïõ ðñùôïôýðïõ. ÅðåìâÜóåéò
+Ýãéíáí ìüíï åêåß ðïõ ôï áðáéôïýóáí ïé äéïñèþóåéò ôùí ôõðïãñáöéêþí
+ëáèþí, ç óáöÞíåéá ôïõ êåéìÝíïõ êáé ôï ìïíïôïíéêü óýóôçìá.
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+ÕÐÏÈÅÓÉÓ
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+ Ôï äñÜìá ôïýôï, ôï ïðïßïí äéêáßùò ï ÁñéóôïöÜíçò åéò ôïõò
+ÂáôñÜ÷ïõò ôïõ ïíïìÜæåé «¢ñåùò ìåóôüí», áðïôåëåß ìÝñïò ôñéëïãßáò,
+ôçò ïðïßáò ôá äõï ðñþôá äñÜìáôá, áðïëåóèÝíôá, Þóáí ï ËÜéïò êáé ï
+Ïéäßðïõò. ¼ðùò åéò ôáò ÉêÝôéäáò êáé ôïõò ÐÝñóáò ôïõ áõôïý ðïéçôïý
+êáé åíôáýèá åðéêñáôåß ôï ëõñéêüí êáé åðéêüí óôïé÷åßïí ìÜëëïí.
+ÌáêñÜ åßíáé ôá ëõñéêÜ Üóìáôá êáé ïé êïììïß, ìáêñüôáôáé äå êáé
+ôåëåßùò åðéêáß áé ðåñéãñáöáß ôùí Áñãåßùí óôñáôçãþí ôùí
+ðïëéïñêïýíôùí ôáò ÈÞâáò. Äéá ôïýôï êñßíåôáé áðü ôáò ðáëáéïôÝñáò
+ôñáãùäßáò ôïõ ðïéçôïý.
+ Ôï êõñßùò ôñáãéêüí óôïé÷åßïí åßíáé ç áëëçëïêôïíßá åí ìïíïìá÷ßá
+ðñï ôùí ôåé÷þí ôçò ðïëéïñêïõìÝíçò ðüëåùò ôùí áäåëöþí ÅôåïêëÝïõò
+êáé Ðïëõíåßêïõò, ôùí õéþí ôïõ Ïéäßðïäïò. Ôïéïõôïôñüðùò
+åêëçñïýôáé ç öïâåñÜ êáôÜñá ôïõ ðáôñüò ôùí, ç ïðïßá äéá ðáíôüò ôïõ
+äñÜìáôïò åíóáñêþíåé ôçí Ìïßñáí ôçò ôñáãéêÞò ïéêïãåíåßáò. ÌåôÜ
+ôïí äéðëïýí öüíïí, åðÜíù åéò ôá íåêñÜ óþìáôá ôùí äõï áäåëöþí, ï
+÷ïñüò áðïôåëïýìåíïò áðü Èçâáßáò ðáñèÝíïõò øÜëëåé ôïí
+ëõñéêþôáôïí «¾ìíïí ôùí Åñéíýùí» êáèþò ôïí ïíáìÜæïõí áé ßäéáé,
+ôïýôïí äå åðáêïëïõèåß ï ðáèçôéêþôáôïò èñÞíïò ôùí äõï áäåëöþí
+Áíôéãüíçò êáé ÉóìÞíçò, ï ïðïßïò êáé Ýðñåðå íá ôåëåéþíç ôï äñÜìá.
+ ÁëëÜ Ýðåôáé êáé ìéá ôåëåõôáßá óêçíÞ áêüìç. Ç Ãåñïõóßá ôçò
+ðüëåùò áðáãïñåýåé ôçí ôáöÞí ôïõ å÷èñïý ôçò ðáôñßäïò Ðïëõíåßêïõò°
+êáôÜ ôçò áðïöÜóåùò üìùò ôáýôçò åîåãåßñåôáé êáé äéáìáñôýñåôáé ç
+åõóåâÞò öéëáäåëöåßá ôçò Áíôéãüíçò, ìå ôçí ïðïßáí óõíôÜóóåôáé êáé
+ìÝñïò ôïõ ÷ïñïý, åíþ ôï Ýôåñï çìé÷üñéïí, óõììåñéæüìåíïí ôçí
+áðüöáóéí ôçò ðüëåùò, óõíïäåýåé ôïí íåêñüí ôïõ ÅôåïêëÝïõò üóôéò
+ìåôáöÝñåôáé ðñïò ìåãáëïðñåðÞ ôáöÞí. ÁõôÞ äå ç óêçíÞ, ðåñéÝ÷ïõóá
+ùò åí óðÝñìáôé ôçí õðüèåóéí ôçò Áíôéãüíçò ôïõ ÓïöïêëÝïõò, Ýêáìå
+ðïëëïýò ôùí êñéôéêþí íá õðïðôåýùóéí üôé ïöåßëåôáé ßóùò åéò
+ìåôáãåíåóôÝñáí äéáóêåõÞí.
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+ÁÉÓ×ÕËÏÕ
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+ÅÐÔÁ ÅÐÉ ÈÇÂÁÓ
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+ÐÑÏÓÙÐÁ
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+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ Þ ÊÁÔÁÓÊÏÐÏÓ
+×ÏÑÏÓ ÐÁÑÈÅÍÙÍ
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+ÊÇÑÕÎ
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+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Êáäìåßïé, åêåßíïò ðü÷åé ôçí áñ÷Þ óôá ÷Ýñéá
+êáé óôçí ðñýìíá ôçò ðïëéôåßáò ãõñíÜåé ôï äïéÜêé
+÷ùñßò íá êëÞ ôá âëÝöáñÜ ôïõ ï ýðíïò--- ðñÝðåé
+óýìöùíá íá ìåôñÜ ìå ôïõò êáéñïýò ôá ëüãéá.
+Ãéáôß áí ìáò Ýñèïõí âïëéêÜ, ï èåüò ç áéôßá,
+ì’ áí ðÜëéí, ï ìç ãÝíïéôï, êáêü ìáò ëÜ÷ç
+Ýíáò ï ÅôåïêëÞò ðïëëÜ óôçí ðüëç áð’ üëïõò
+ìõñéüóôïìá èá ’÷ç í’ áêïýç ìïéñïëüãéá
+êáé èñÞíïõò, ð’ Üìðïôå ï äéáöåíôåõôÞò ï Äßáò
+ôçí Êáäìåßá ’ð ’ áõôÜ óô’ áëÞèåéá áò äéáöåíôåýç.
+Ìá ôþñá ðñÝðåé åóåßò--- êé üðïéïò ôïõ ëåßðåé áêüìç
+ôçò þñáò ôïõ ç áêìÞ êé ïðïý Ý÷åé ðéá ðåñÜóç---
+ìåãÜëç áîáßíïíôáò ôç æþñç ôïõ êïñìéïý ôïõ,
+êáèÝíáò ìå ôá ÷ñüíéá ôïõ, êáèþò ôáéñéÜæåé,
+íá âïçèÜç ôçí ðáôñßäá ôïõ êáé ôùí èåþí ôçò
+ôïõò âùìïýò, ãéá íá ìç ÷Üóïõí ôéò ôéìÝò ôïõò,
+ôá ôÝêíá ôïõ, ôç ìÜííá ãçò, ãëõêåéÜ èñïöü ìáò°
+ãéáôß ìéêñïýò, ðïõ óôï êáëüãíùìü ôçò ÷þìá
+óåñíüóáóôå, áíáäÝ÷ôç ôçò áíáôñïöÞò óáò
+üëï ôï âÜñïò êáé óáò ôñÜíåøå êáôïßêïõò
+áóðéäïöüñïõò, ãéá íá ãßíåôå ìéá ìÝñá
+ôÝôïéïé ðéóôïß ó’ áõôÞ ôçò ôçí áíÜãêç.
+Êáé ôþñá ùò óÞìåñá ï èåüò äåîéÜ ôá öÝñíåé°
+ãéáôß üëïí ôïýôï ôïí êáéñü, ðïõ Ý÷ïõí æùóìÝíá
+ôá êÜóôñá ìáò, ç ôý÷ç ôïõ ðïëÝìïõ êëßíåé
+ôï ðéüôåñï óå ìáò ìå ôïõ èåïý ôç ÷Üñç.
+Ìá ôþñá ï ìÜíôçò êáèþò ëÝåé ï ðïõëïëüãïò,
+ðïõ êõâåñíÜåé óô’ áõôéÜ ôïõ êáé óôá öñÝíá, äß÷ùò
+èõóßáò öùôéÜ, ôá ìáíôéêÜ ðïõëéÜ, ìå ôÝ÷íç
+ðïõ äå ãåëéÝôáé---áõôüò ôÝôïéùí ÷ñçóìþí äåóðüôçò
+ìáò ëÝåé ðùò áðïöÜóéóáí ïé å÷èñïß ôç íý÷ôá
+Ýöïäï öïâåñþôáôç ãé’ áöáíéóìü ìáò.
+Ìá üëïé óôéò ðïëåìßóôñåò áñìáôïæùóìÝíïé
+óôùí ðýñãùí ôá ðïñôéÜ ñé÷ôÞôå, ðåôá÷ôÞôå,
+ãåìßóôå ôá ôáìðïýñéá, óôéò óêåðÝò ôùí ðýñãùí
+óôáèÞôå êáé óôá Ýâãá ìÝíïíôáò ôùí êÜóôñùí
+Ý÷åôå èÜññïò êáé ðïëý ìçí ôï öïâÜóèå
+ôï ðëÞèïò ôùí å÷èñþí° êé ï èåüò äåîéÜ ôá öÝñíåé.
+Ê’ åãþ óðéïýíïõò ôïõ óôñáôïý êáé êáôáóêüðïõò
+Ýóôåéëá, ðïõ ðéóôåýù äåí è’ áñãïðïñÞóïõí°
+ê’ Ýôóé ìå äüëï íá ðéáóôþ öüâïò äåí åßíáé.
+
+ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ
+¸öèáóá, äïîáóìÝíå âáóéëéÜ ôçò ÈÞâáò,
+îåäéáëõìÝíá öÝñíïíôÜò óïõ áðü ôá ’êåßèå
+íÝá ôïõ óôñáôïý ðïõ ï ßäéïò ìå ôá ìÜôéá ìïõ åßäá.
+ÅðôÜ êáðåôáíÝïé, ðïëåìü÷áñïé Üíôñåò,
+óöÜæïíôáò ìåò óå ìáõñïóßäåñçí áóðßäá
+ôáýñï êáé óôï óöá÷ôÜñé ããßæïíôáò ôá ÷Ýñéá,
+óôïí ¢ñç, Åíõþ êáé Öüâï, ð’ áãáðïýí ôïõò ãüíïõò,
+üñêïõò äþóáíå, Þ, áöïý ôçí êáôáóêÜøïõí
+ìå âßá ôçí ðüëç ôùí Êáäìåßùí í’ áöáíßóïõí,
+Þ óêïôùìÝíïé ìå ôï áßìá ôïõò ôç ãç íá âñÝîïõí.
+Êáé óôï Üñìá ôïõ ¢äñáóôïõ êñåìïýóáíå óçìÜäéá
+èõìçôéêÜ ãéá ôïõò ãïíéïýò ôùí óôçí ðáôñßäá
+÷ýíïíôáò äÜêñõá, ìá óôï óôüìá ôïõò êáíÝíá
+ðáñÜðïíï äåí åß÷áíå° ãéáô’ ç êáñäéÜ ôïõò,
+êáñäéÜ áôóáëÝíéá ðüâñáæå áðü ôç ëýóóá
+óáí ëéïíôáñéþí ìå ô’ Üãñéï áíÜâëåììá, öõóïýóå.
+Êáé äåí áñãïýí íá ô’ áðïäåßîïõí ôá üóá óïõ åßðá°
+êëÞñïõò ôïõò Üöçóá íá âÜæïõí, ãéá íá öÝñç
+ìå ôï ëá÷íü êáèåßò óôéò ðýëåò ôï óôñáôü ôïõ.
+Ãé’ áõôü êáé óõ ãïñãÜ äéáëÝãïíôáò ôïõò ðñþôïõò
+áð’ ôï óôñáôü, ôÜîå ôïõò óôùí ðõëþí ôïõò äñüìïõò.
+Ãéáôß ï óôñáôüò ðÜíïðëïò ôùí Áñãåßùí ôþñá
+êïíôïæõãþíåé, åðëÜêùóå, ôïõò êÜìðïõò ÷ñáßíåé
+ï Üóðñïò áöñüò óôáëÜæïíôáò áð’ ôùí áëüãùí
+ôï öõóïìÜíçìá. Ìá åóý óáí ôéìïíéÝñçò
+Üîéïò ôïõ êáñáâéïý, ôï êÜóôñï íá óôåñéþóçò
+ðñé íá ìáíßóç ç ìðüñá ôïõ ðïëÝìïõ, êé Üêïõ!
+êýìá ôï óôåñéáíü âñïõ÷éÝôáé ôïõ óôñáôïý ôùí.
+¢äñáîå ôïí êáéñü ðïõ ðñÝðåé ÷Ýñé ÷Ýñé,
+ê’ åãþ ãéá ô’ Üëëá çìåñïóêüðïõ ðéóôü ìÜôé
+èå íá ’÷ù êáé ìáèáßíïíôáò óùóôÜ ’ðü ìÝíá
+ôï êÜèå ôé áðü êåé Üâëáâïò ôÝëåéá èá ’óáé.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Ù Äßá êáé Ãç êáé èåïß ìáò ðïëéïý÷ïé
+êáé ôïõ ðáôÝñá ÊáôÜñá ôñáíÞ Åñéíýá,
+ìç ìïõ ôçí ðüëç óõãêïñìüêëáä’ áð’ ôç ñßæá
+îåâãÜëåôå, áð’ ôïõò å÷èñïýò ìáò êïõñóåìÝíç,
+ðïõ ìéëåß ãëþóóá åëëçíéêÞ---ìÞôå ôá óðßôéá
+ðïõ ôéò åóôßåò óáò Ý÷ïõíå° ì’ áõôÞ ôç ÷þñá
+êáé ôïõ ÊÜäìïõ ôçí ðüëç åëåýôåñç ðïôÝ ôçò
+óêëáâéÜò æõãüò ìç óößîç. Óåéò ç áðáíôï÷Þ ìáò!
+ê’ åßíáé êïéíü ôï äéÜöïñï, ãáôß ìéá ðüëç
+êáé ôïõò èåïýò ôéìÜ óáí åßíáé åõôõ÷éóìÝíç.
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+ÐÁÑÏÄÏÓ
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+×ÏÑÏÓ
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+ Á´
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+Ìýñïìáé öïâåñÜ ìåãÜëá ðÜèç.
+Ìïëýèçêå ï óôñáôüò áð’ ôï óôñáôüðåäü ôïõò,
+÷õìßæåé åäþ ðïëýò ëáüò åìðñüò êáâáëëáñéÜ,
+ìåóïõñáíßò ðïõ öÜíçêå ìïõ ëÝåé ôï ï êïõñíéá÷ôüò
+÷ùñßò ìéëéÜ ìá ìçíõôÞò âÝâáéïò êé áëçèéíüò.
+Ôçò ÷þñáò ìïõ ïé êÜìðïé, éäÝò, âñïíôïýí áð’ ôéò ïðëÝò
+êáé âïõÞ óôÝëíïõíå óô’ áõôéÜ ìïõ,
+üðïõ ðåôÜåé ìå âñïõ÷çôü
+ùóÜí ô’ áêñÜôçãï íåñü ðïõ ðÝöôåé áð’ ôï ãêñåìü.
+Áëëïß ìïõ, áëëïß, èåïß, èåÝò,
+ôï êáêü ðïõ ìáò ðëÜêùóå ìáêñýíåô’ áðü ìå.
+Ìå âïõçôü ðïõ îåðåñíÜ ôá êÜóôñá ìáò ïñìÜ
+êáëïÝôïéìïò ìå ôá ëåõêÜ óêïõôÜñéá ôïõ ï ëáüò
+ôñáâþíôáò êáôÜ ìáò.
+Ðïéïò èá ìå óþóç, ðïéïò èá ìïõ åßíáé âïçèüò
+áð’ ôïõò èåïýò, áð’ ôéò èåÝò;
+Ôé Üëëï ìïõ ìÝíåé ôï ëïéðüí Þ íá ðñïóðÝóù åãþ
+óô’ áãÜëìáôá ôùí ðáôñéêþí èåþí;
+Áëëïßìïíï, ù áèÜíáôïé, ìå ôïõò ëáìðñïýò âùìïýò,
+êáéñüò ô’ áãÜëìáôÜ óáò í’ áãêáëéÜæïìå,
+ôé íá óôåêüìáóôå íá ðïëõáíáóôåíÜæïìå;
+Áêïýô’ Þ äåí áêïýãåôå áóðßäùí ÷ôýðï;
+Ðüôå èåíÜ ôá íôýóïìå ëéôáíåõôÜ
+ìå ðÝðëïõò êáé ìå óôÝöáíá áí ü÷é ôþñá;
+Åßäá Ýíáí ÷ôýðï, âñüíôçìá ü÷é áðü ’íá äüñõ.
+Ôé èåíÜ êÜìçò ¢ñç; èá ðñïäþóçò ÷þñá
+äéêÞ óïõ áðü ôá ÷ñüíéá ôá ðáëéÜ;
+ÈåÝ, ìå ôá ÷ñõó’ Üñìáôá, ðñïóôÜôåõå ôç ÷þñá
+ðñïóôÜôåõå, ð’ áãÜðáãåò ðïëý áðü ìéá öïñÜ.
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+ ´
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+(ÁðáããÝëëåôáé áðü ôïõò ôñåéò óôïß÷ïõò ôïõ ÷ïñïý)
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+Ôçò ÷þñáò ðïëéïý÷ïé èåïß, åëÜô’ åëÜôå üëïé
+êáé éäÞô’ áõôÞ ôç ëéôáíåßá ìáò---ðåñèÝíùí
+ðïõ áð’ ôç óêëáâéÜ æçôïýìå ãëõôùìü.
+Êýìá ãýñ’ áð’ ôçí ðüëç
+êõìáôïëüöùí áíôñþí
+êï÷ëÜæåé ìå ôï öýóçìá ô’ ¢ñåùò óçêùìÝíï,
+ðáôÝñá Äßá ðáíôÝëåéå, ìá âüçèá ìå
+êé áð’ ôùí å÷èñþí äéáãïýìéóìá äéáöÝíôåõÝ ìå.
+Ôçí ðïëéôåßá ðåñßæùóáí ôïõ ÊÜäìïõ, Áñãßôåò
+ô’ Üñìáôá ôá ðïëåìéêÜ âñïíôïýí âñïíôïýíå
+êé áð’ ôá óáãþíéá ôùí áôéþí äåôÜ ôá ãêÝìéá
+ðþò öïíéêÜ èñçíïëïãïýíå!
+Ê’ åöôÜ ãåííáßïé îå÷ùñéóôïß ìåò óôï óôñáôü ôïõò
+ìå îÝëáìðñçí áñìáôùóéÜ óôÝêïõí åìðñüò
+óôéò åöôÜ ðýëåò êëçñùìÝíïé ìå ëá÷íü.
+
+Êáé óõ, äýíáìç ðïëåìü÷áñç, êüñç ôïõ Äßá
+ôçò ðüëçò ìáò, ÐáëëÜäá, ãßíå óùôçñßá.
+Êé ï ºððéïò, ôçò èÜëáóóáò ï âáóéëéÜò
+ìå ôï êáìÜêé ôù øáñéþ äéþ÷íïíôáò ôïí å÷èñü
+áðü ôï öüíï ãëýôùóÝ ìå, ãëýôùóÝ ìå.
+Êáé óõ ù ¢ñç, áëëïß ìïõ, áëëïß
+óþóå êáé öñüíôéóÝ ôç öáíåñÜ
+ðüëç óõããåíéêÞ.
+Êáé óõ Áöñïäßôç, Êýðñç äÝóðïéíá,
+óáí ðïõ åßóáé ç ðñþôç ìÜííá ôçò ãåíéÜò ìïõ,
+äéáöÝíôåõÝ ìáò ðïõ åßìáóôå áð’ ôï áßìá óïõ ê’ åìåßò
+êáé óå óéìþíïìå ì’ åõ÷Ýò ð’ áêïýíå ïé èåïß.
+Êáé óõ, ù Ëýêåéå Üíáî, ëýêïò íá ãåíÞò
+ãéá ôïõò å÷èñïýò, ôùí óôåíáãìþí ìïõ åêäéêçôÞò,
+êáé ôï äïîÜñé åôïßìáæå ôçò Ëçôþò êüñç êáé óõ.
+
+ ô
+
+(ÁðáããÝëëåôáé áðü ôá äõï çìé÷üñéá)
+
+Å,å,å,å,
+áñìÜôùí êýëéóìá ãýñù óôçí ðüëç ãñéêþ
+¹ñá ìïõ äÝóðïéíá,
+ôñßæïõí âáñýöïñôá ô’ áîüíéá, íá, ôùí ôñï÷þí.
+Å,å,å ¢ñôåìç áãáðçìÝíç
+áð’ ôï êïíôáñï÷ôýðçìá îåöñÝíéáó’ ï áéèÝñáò
+ôé êáêü âñÞêå ôçí ðüëç ìáò, ôé ’íáé íá ãÝíç;
+Ôé ’íáé ð’ áêüì’ áð’ ôï èåü ìáò ðåñéìÝíåé;
+Å,å,å,å,
+÷áëÜæé áêñüâïëåò óôéò Ýðáëîåò ðÝôñåò ðåôïýí
+ù ößëå Áðüëëùíá,
+áð’ ôá ÷áëêüäåôá óêïõôÜñéá ïé ðýëåò âñïíôïýí.
+Å,å,å,å, ù ãõéÝ ôïõ Äßá ôñáíÝ
+ðïõ óôïõò ðïëÝìïõò áßóéïí êáé êáëü ôÝëïò äßíåéò
+êáé ¼ãêá, äÝóðïéíá èåÜ, ðïõ ’óáé óôéò ðýëåò ìðñïóôÜ
+áð’ ôçí åöôÜðïñôç Ýäñá óïõ ìç îåìáêñýíçò.
+
+ Ä´
+
+(Ôï øÜëëåé üëïò ï ÷ïñüò ìáæß)
+
+Ù ðáíôïäýíáìïé èåïß,
+ù ôÝëåéïé êé ù ôÝëåéåò
+ôçò ÷þñáò ôïýôçò ðõñãïöýëáêåò,
+ìçí ðáñáäþóåôå ôç ÷þñá, äáìáóìÝíç
+áðü êïíôÜñé, óå îåíüöùíï óôñáôü°
+áêïýôå áêïýôå ìáò, ð’ áðü øõ÷Þò, ðáñèÝíåò,
+ìå ÷Ýñéá óáò äåüìåèá õøùìÝíá.
+Ù áãáðçìÝíïé ìáò èåïß,
+áðëþíïíôáò ôï ÷Ýñé óáò
+ðÜíù óôçí ðüëç ìïõ, óùôÞñåò ôçò,
+äåßîåôå ðùò ôçí áãáðÜôå êáé ãíïéáóèÞôå
+ôá êïéíÜ éåñÜ, ãíïéóèÞôå êáé âïçèÜôå,
+ôéò ðñüèõìåò ðëïõóßùí ôåëåôþí
+èõóßåò ðïëëÝò èõìÜìåíïß ìïõ.
+
+
+ÐÑÙÔÏ ÅÐÅÉÓÏÄÉÏ
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+ÅóÜò ñùôþ, ãÝííåò ðïõ äåí ôñáâéÝóôå, ðÞôå
+åßíáé ðñÜìáô’ áõôÜ ðïõ íá ùöåëïýí ôçí ðüëç
+êáé óôïí ðõñãïæùóìÝíï áõôü óôñáôü ìáò èÜññïò,
+ðåóìÝíåò ìðñïò óô’ áãÜëìáôá ôùí ðïëéïý÷ùí
+íá îåöùíßæåôå êáé íá ÷ïõãéÜæåô’ Ýôóé,
+ðñÜìáôá ðïõ ôá å÷èñåýïíôáé üóïé Ý÷ïõí ãíþóç;
+Ïýôå óôéò óõìöïñÝò ïýôå óôçí åõôõ÷ßá ìïõ
+èá ’èåëá íá ’÷á óýíôñïöï ðïôÝ ãõíáßêá°
+ãéáôß óáí åõôõ÷åß áíïéêïíüìçô’ åßíáé
+ç áðïêïôéÜ ôçò° êáé óáí ðÜñåé ðÜëé öüâï
+ðéüôåñï ’íáé êáêü óôï óðßôé êáé óôçí ðüëç.
+Êáé ôþñá ôñÝ÷ïíôáò ì’ áõôïýò áðÜíù êÜôù
+ôïõò äñüìïõò óáò óêïñðÜôå óôï óôñáôü äåéëßá
+ëéãüøõ÷ç ìå ôéò öùíÝò óáò êáé ðñïêüâïõí
+Ýôó’ ïé å÷èñïß ìáò ìéá ÷áñÜí áð’ áöïñìÞò óáò
+êáé ìÝóá åìåßò ÷áëéüìáóôå óõíáðáôïß ìáò.
+¸÷åé Ýãíïéá ï Üíôñáò, ç ãõíáßê’ áò ìç öñïíôßæç
+ãéá ôá üîù· ìåó’ áò êÜèåôáé, êáí äß÷ùò âëÜâç.
+Ìá üðïéïò ôçí ðñïóôáãÞ ìïõ èÝëåé ðáñáêïýóç,
+Üíôñáò, ãõíáßêá êé ü, ôé ’íáé ô’ áíÜìåóü ôïõò,
+áðüöáóç èáíáôéêÞ ãé’ áõôüí èå íá ’âãç,
+ôïõ ëáïý ôï ðåôñïâüëéóìá äå èá îåöýãç.
+Ô’ áêïýò Þ äåí ô’ áêïýò; Þ óå êïõöü ôá ëÝù;
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Ù ößëå, ãõéÝ ôïõ Ïéäßðïäá, öïâÞèçêá
+ãñéêþíôáò ôùí áñìÜôùí âñïíôï÷ôýðçìá
+óáí Ýôñéîáí ô’ áîüíéá ôñï÷ïêßíçôá,
+êáé ôñßîáíå óôá äüíôéá ôùí áëüãùí
+ôá äïõëåìÝíá óôç öùôéÜ ôá ãêÝìéá
+ôá ÷áëéíÜñéá ðïõ ôá ôéìïíåýïõí.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Êáé ôé; ìçí ôÜ÷á ï íáýôçò, áí áðü ôçí ðñýìíç
+ôñÝîç óôçí ðëþñá, èá ’âñç ôñüðï íá ãëõôþóç,
+üôáí ôá êýìáôá äáìÜóïõí ôï êáñÜâé;
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Ìá Þñèá ôñÝ÷ïíôáò óôùí èåþí ô’ áãÜëìáôá,
+ôé Ý÷ù ó’ áõôïýò üëá ôá èÜññç ìïõ,
+üôáí âñïíôïýóå ç ðåôñï÷Üëáæá
+óôéò ðýëåò· ôüôå äá êé ï öüâïò
+ì’ Ýóõñå íá ðñïóðÝóù óôïõò èåïýò
+ôï ÷Ýñé ôïõò åðÜíù ìáò í’ áðëþóïõí.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Åý÷åóèå íá âáóôÜîç ï ðýñãïò ôùí å÷èñþí ìáò
+ôç äýíáìç· äåí åßí’ áõôü óôùí èåþí ôï ÷Ýñé;
+ìá ëåí ðùò ðáñáôïýí ïé èåïß ðüëç ðáñìÝíç.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+¢ìðïôå ìç ì’ áðáñáôÞóç üóï æù
+áõôÞ ôùí èåþí ç óýíáîé, ìçäÝ íá éäþ
+íá äéáãïõìßæåôáé ç ðüëç åôïýôç
+êáé ì’ å÷èñéêÞ íá êáßãïõíôáé öùôéÜ ïé ðýñãïé åôïýôïé.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Åíþ ôïõò èåïýò ðáñáêáëåßò êïßôá ìçí êÜíçò
+ðñÜìáô’ áíüçôá· ãéáôß ’íáé ç ðåéèáñ÷ßá
+ìÜííá ôçò ðåôõ÷éÜò, ãõíáßêá ôïõ óùôÞñïò.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Íáé, ìá ôïõ èåïý ç äýíáìç áêüìç ’í ðéï ôñáíÞ°
+ðïëëÝò öïñÝò ôïí ôÝëåéá áðåëðéóìÝíï,
+êé üôáí ðáí’ áð’ ôá ìÜôéá ôïõ ôá óýãíåöá
+êñÝìïõíôáé ìáýñçò óõìöïñÜò, áíáóôçëþíåé.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+ÄïõëåéÜ ’íáé ôùí áíôñþí áõôü, ãéá íá ðñïóöÝñïõí
+óöá÷ôÜ èõóßåò åéò ôïõò èåïýò, óáí âñÜæåé ç ìÜ÷ç°
+äéêÞ óïõ, íá óùðáßíåéò êáé íá ìÝíçò óðßôé.
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Óôïõò èåïýò ÷ñùóôïýìå ðïõ åßí’ Üðáñôç ç ðüëç
+êáé ôùí å÷èñþí ôï ðëÞèïò ï ðýñãïò âáóôÜåé°
+ðïéïò ôÜ÷á ìðïñåß íá ìç óôÝñãåé ìáò ôïýôá;
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Ôùí èåþí ôï ãÝíïò íá ôéìÜò äåí ó’ åìðïäßæù°
+ìá üìùò, äåéëïýò ãéá íá ìçí êÜíçò ôïõò ðïëßôåò,
+êÜèïõ Þóõ÷ç êáé ìçí ðÜñá ðïëý öïâÜóáé.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Ðñüóöáôï óýóìé÷ôï ðÜôáãï áêïýãïíôáò
+ìå äåéëéáóìÝíç ôñïìÜñá ó’ áõôÞ ôçí áêñüðïëç,
+ôßìéáí Ýäñá ôùí èåþí, Ýôñåîá.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Ìç ëïéðüí ôþñ’ áí ôý÷ç êáé í’ áêïýôå öüíïõò
+êáé ëáâùìïýò, íá ìçí ôï äÝ÷åóèå ìå èñÞíïõò°
+ôé ï ¢ñçò ì’ áõôü èñÝöåôáé, ì’ áíèñþðùí áßìá.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Êé áëÞèåéá íá, öñïõìáíçôÜ ãñéêÜù áëüãùí.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Êé áí ôá ãñéêÜò êÜíå ðùò äåí ô’ áêïýò êáé ôüóï.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Áðüãåéá óåéÝôáé ç ðüëç óáí íá ôçí ìðëïêÜñïõí.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Ëïéðüí äå öôÜíåé åãþ íá ãíïéÜæïìáé ãéá ôïýôá;
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Ìðéóôåýïìáé° ì’ áîáßíåé ï âñïõ÷éóìüò óôéò ðýëåò.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Äå èá óùðÜóçò, ôßðïôå ìçí ðçò óôçí ðüëç;
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Ù Üãéïé ðÜíôåò! ìçí ðñïäþóåôå ôïõò ðýñãïõò.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+¢åé óôçí ïñãÞ, äå èá ðïìïíåõôÞò íá óêÜóçò;
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Èåïß ôçò ÷þñáò ìïõ, óêëáâéÜ íá ìç ìïõ ôý÷ç!
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Óêëáâþíåéò ìüíç óïõ êáé óå êé üëç ôçí ðüëç.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Ù Äßá, óôñÝøå óôïõò å÷èñïýò ìáò ôçí ïñãÞ óïõ.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Ù Äßá, ôé ðñÜìá ðïõ ìáò Ýäéíåò: ãõíáßêåò.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+ÔñéóÜèëéï, óáí ôïõò Üíôñåò ðïõ ôïõò äéáãïõìßæïõí.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Êáé ðÜëé êáêïìåëåôÜò ìðñïò óô’ áãÜëìáôá;
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Áð’ ôç ìéêñïøõ÷éÜ ôç ãëþóó’ áñðÜæåé ï öüâïò.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Áí ó’ ôï æçôïýóá, ìéá åëáöñÞ ìïõ ’êáíåò ÷Üñç;
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+ËÝãå ôçí ôï ðéï ãñÞãïñï êáé èá äù ôüôå.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+ÊáûìÝíç óþðáóå, ôïõò ößëïõò ìçí ôñïìÜæçò.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Óùðáßíù êé ü, ôé í’ ôï ãñáöôü ì’ üëïõò áò ðÜèù.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Áíôßò åêåßí’ áõôü óïõ ðñïôéìþ ôï ëüãï,
+êé áêüìá åðßóçò áð’ ô’ áãÜëìáôá ôñáâÞîïõ
+êáé êÜì’ áõôü ðïõ óïõ æçôþ° ê’ Ýôóé êáôüðé
+èåÜñåóôïí Üãéï ïëïëõãìü íá ðáéáíßóçò,
+åëëçíéêÞ óõíÞèåéá èõóßáò ýìíï,
+èÜññïò óôïõò ößëïõò, âãÜæïíôáò å÷èñþí ôï öüâï.
+Ê’ åãþ óôïõò ðïëéïý÷ïõò ôïõò èåïýò ôçò ÷þñáò
+ôïõò ðåäéïíüìïõò êé áãïñÜò ôïõò åðéóêüðïõò
+óôçò Äßñêçò ôéò ðçãÝò êé ïõäÝ ôïí Éóìçíü îå÷íþ,
+áí âãç ôï ðñÜìá óå êáëü êáé óùè’ ç ðüëç,
+âñÝ÷ïíôáò ôïõò âùìïýò ôùíå ì’ áßìá ðñïâÜôùí
+êáé ôáýñïõò óöÜæïíôáò, ôÜæù í’ áöéåñþóù
+ëÜöõñá êé üëïõò ôïõò íáïýò èåíÜ óôïëßóù
+ì’ å÷èñþí áñìáôùóéÝò êïíôáñïêáñöùìÝíåò.
+ÔÝôïéåò åõ÷Ýò êáé óõ íá êÜíçò äß÷ùò èñÞíïõò
+ìçäÝ ìå ìÜôáéá êé Üãñéá öùíçôÜ ôñüìïõ,
+ôé äåí ãëõôþíåéò ðéüôåñï ì’ áõôÜ áð’ ôç ìïßñá.
+Åã’ üìùò Üíôñåò åî, åöôÜ ìáæß ìå ìÝíá,
+áíôßêñõ óôïõò å÷èñïýò ìåãÜëïõò áíôéìÜ÷ïõò
+èá ðÜù íá óôÞóù óôùí ôåé÷þí ôéò åöôÜ ðüñôåò,
+ðñé íá ’ñèïõí âéáóôéêÜ ìçíýìáôá êáé ëüãïé
+ãïñãüóðáñôïé êáé öùôéÜ ’íÜøç áð’ ôçí áíÜãêç.
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+
+ÐÑÙÔÏ ÓÔÁÓÉÌÏ
+
+ÃíïéÜæïì’ üóá ëåò - ìá ï öüâïò ìïõ äåí ðáýåé
+êáé äå ëÝåé ìåò óôç øõ÷Þ ìïõ íá çóõ÷Üóç°
+ç Ýãíïéá ðü÷åé ìÝóá ìïõ èñïíéÜóç
+ôçí ôñïìÜñá ôùí å÷èñþí ìáò üëï áíÜâåé.
+Ôïõò öïâïýìáé, óáí ôïõò üöéïõò ðåñéóôÝñé
+ôï ðáóßôñïìï ãéá ô’ Üëïõâá ðïõëéÜ ôïõ,
+ð’ ïëïôñüãõñá óôç äüëéá ôç öùëéÜ ôïõ
+Ý÷ïõí óôÞóç êáêïóýíôõ÷ï êáñôÝñé.
+¢ëëïé ïñìïýí êáôÜ ôïõò ðýñãïõò óìÜñéá óìÜñéá
+ðëÞèéá ïëÜêåñá---êáé ôé èá ãÝíù!
+êé Üëëïé ñß÷ôïõíå ÷áëÜæé ôá ëéèÜñéá
+óôï ëáü ìáò ôï ãõñïæùóìÝíï.
+Óþóôå, ù èåïß åðïõñÜíéïé üëïé
+ôï óôñáôü ìå êÜèå ôñüðï êáé ôçí ðüëç.
+
+Ãéáôß ôÜ÷á ðïéá èá âñÞôå êé Üëëç ÷þñá
+ðéï êáëÞ, óáí èÝëåôå ôçí ðáñáäþóç
+óôïõò å÷èñïýò áõôÞ ôç ãç ôçí ðëïõôïöüñá
+êáé ôçò Äßñêçò ôï íåñü---ðïõ üóïé êé áí üóïé
+ðïôáìïß ôïí êüóìï ôñÝ÷ïõí
+ôï ðéïôü ôçò ôï êáëüèñïöï äåí Ý÷ïõí.
+Êáé ãé’ áõôü, èåïß ôçò ðüëçò ìáò ðñïóôÜôåò,
+óôïõò å÷èñïýò ðïõ ìáò ðåñéæþóáí ôá êÜóôñá
+ñß÷ô’ åðÜíù óõìöïñ’ áíèñùðï÷áëÜóôñá
+ðïõ íá ðáßñíïõíå ôá ðüäéá ôïõò óôéò ðëÜôåò.
+Êáé ÷áñßæåôå ôç íßêç óôï óôñáôü ìáò
+êáé óôçí ðüëç óùôçñßá êáé óôáèÞôå
+êáëÜ Ýôóé èñïíéáóìÝíïé áíÜìåóü ìáò,
+ôéò ðéêñÝò ìáò ëéôáíåßåò óðëá÷íéóèÞôå.
+
+Ôüóï ìéá ðáíÜñ÷áéç ðüëç, ù ôé êñßìá!
+íá ôç óôåßëåôå óôïí ¢äç, êïõñåóåìÝíç
+áð’ åíïý Á÷áéïý êïíôÜñé, êáé íá ãÝíç
+ìáæß ì’ üëïõò ôïõò íáïýò óôÜ÷ôç èñýììá.
+Ê’ ïé ãõíáßêåò óêëáâùìÝíåò, ùéìÝíá,
+íéÝò êáé ãñéÝò óáí ô’ Üëïãá íá ôéò ôñáâïýíå
+áð’ ôéò ÷Þôåò, ìå ôá ñïý÷á îåóêéóìÝíá.
+Ê’ åßí’ ç ðüëéò üðïõ áäåéÜæåôáé üëç áíôÜñá
+êáé âïõÞ óýóìé÷ôç ôùí óêëÜâùí ðïõ ÷áëïýíå.
+ÂáñåéÝò ôý÷åò ðïõ ðñïâëÝðù ìå ôñïìÜñá!
+Ê’ åßíáé êëÜìá, íá ôéò âëÝðçò êïñáóßäåò
+íéüêïðåò, ðñéí áð’ ôçí ôßìéá ôç ÷áñÜ ôïõò
+í’ áðïóôåßöïõíôáé, ùéìÝ, óáí áãïõñßäåò
+ôçí îõíÞ ùìïôñýãçôåò äñïóéÜ ôïõò.
+Ù, ìáêÜñéïé ðïõ ðåèáßíïõí, ðñéí íá äïýíå
+üóá ç ðüëéò ìáýñá êé Üñá÷ëá ðáèáßíåé
+óáí äáìÜæåôáé: åäþ óöÜæïõí, êåé ôñáâïýíå,
+Üëëá êáßíå êáé ôá ðÜíôá êáðíüò ÷ñáßíåé
+êé ï èåüò ôïõ ïëÝèñïõ ï ¢ñçò, ðïõ äñéìþíåé
+ì’ Üãñéá ëýóóá, ðÜóá åõóÝâåéá âåâçëþíåé.
+
+Ìåò óôéò ñïýãåò âñïõ÷éóìüò êáé ãýñïõ ìÜíôñåò
+áðü ðýñãïõò å÷èñéêïýò ôçí ðüëç æþíïõí,
+ïé Üíôñåò óöÜæïíôáé áð’ ôïõò Üíôñåò
+êé Üèëéá óêïýæïíôáò ôá âñÝöç ðïõ óêïôþíïõí
+ìå ôï áßìá ôï âõæß ðïõ ðßíïõí âñÝ÷ïõí.
+×Ýñé ÷Ýñé ïé áñðáãÝò ê’ ïé êïýñóåò ôñÝ÷ïõí,
+öïñôùìÝíïõò óõíáíôïýíå ïé öïñôùìÝíïé
+êé ï Üäåéïò êñÜæåé ô’ áäåéáíïý, íá ’÷ç êïëëÞãá,
+ìá ï êåèÝíáò óôï ìåñÜóé ïýôå ðéï ëßãá
+ïýôå ê’ ßóéá èÝëåé íá ’÷ç.---Ù, ôé èá ãÝíç!
+
+×ýìá ÷Üìïõ üë’ ïé êáñðïß, ëýðç óïý öÝñíïõí,
+ìå ðéêñü ïé íïéêïêõñÝò ìÜôé êïéôÜæïõí:
+ðëÞèé’ áíÜêáôá ôçò ãçò ôá äþñ’ áñðÜæïõí
+ô’ áäéáöüñåôá ôá êýìáôá êáé óÝñíïõí.
+Êáé ðñùôüðáèåò íÝåò óêëÜâåò, ìå ãéïìÜôç
+ôçí êáñäéÜ áð’ ôçò óõìöïñÜò ôç íÝá ôçí ôý÷ç,
+ðåñéìÝíïõí êÜðïéïõ áöÝíôç å÷èñïý êñåâÜôé
+üðïéïò ëÜ÷ç ï íéêçôÞò ðïõ èá ôïõò ôý÷ç.
+Ìá åßí’ åëðßäá ç íý÷ôá ç óêüôåéíç íá óþóç
+áð’ ôá ïëüêëáõôá äåéíÜ íá ìå ãëõôþóç.
+
+ÄÅÕÔÅÑÏ ÅÐÅÉÓÏÄÉÏ
+ÇÌÉ×ÏÑÉÏ Á´ (Ï ÇÃÅÌÙÍ)
+
+Íá, ôïõ óôñáôïý ï êáôÜóêïðïò, áí äå ãáëéïýìáé,
+êÜðïéá êáéíïýãéáí åßäçóç, ößëåò, ìáò öÝñíåé
+ìå âßá ô’ áäñÜ÷ôéá óôñÝöïíôáò ôùí ðïäáñéþ ôïõ.
+
+ÇÌÉ×ÏÑÉÏ Â´ (Ï ÇÃÅÌÙÍ)
+
+Ìá íá êé ï ßäéïò ï âáóéëéÜò, ï ãõéüò ôïõ Ïéäßðïõ,
+íá ìÜèç öôÜíåé óå êáéñü ôá íÝá ô’ áããÝëïõ
+êé áðü ôç âßá êé áõôüò äåí ðÜåé ôá ðüäéá ôáßñéá.
+
+ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ
+Èá ðù, êáëÜ ãíùñßæïíôáò, ãéá ôïõò å÷èñïýò ìáò
+ôï ðþò êáèÝíáò Ýëá÷å êëÞñï óôéò ðüñôåò.
+Ðñþôá ï ÔõäÝáò ìðñïò óôéò ðýëåò ôéò Ðñïéôßäåò
+öñïõìÜæåé° ìá ôï ñÝììá ôïõ Éóìçíïý ï ìÜíôçò
+äåí ôïí áöÞíåé íá ðåñÜóç° ãéáôß äåß÷íïõí
+ü÷é êáëÜ ïé èõóßåò° ìá îåöñåíéáóìÝíïò
+åêåßíïò êáé äéøþíôáò ðüëåìï êáé ìÜ÷ç
+ìå óïõñé÷ôÜ ìåóçìåñíÜ ÷ïõãéÜæåé ùò äñÜêïò
+êáé ëïýæåé ìå âñéóéÝò ôï óïöü ìÜíôç Ïéêëåßäç
+ðùò ìðñïò óôïí ðüëåìï áð’ ôïí öüâï ôïõ êùëþíåé.
+ÔÝôïéá öùíÜæïíôáò êïõíåß ôñåéò äáóéïýò ëüöïõò
+÷Þôåò ôïõ êñÜíïõò ôïõ, êáé êÜôù áð’ ôçí áóðßäá
+êïõäïýíéá ÷Üëêéíá ôñïìÜñá ç÷ïëïãïýíå,
+ê’ Ý÷åé ðåñÞöáíï óçìÜäé åðÜíù, ôÝôïéï:
+ôïí ïõñáíü ðïõ áóôñÜöôåé áð’ Üóôñá äïõëåìÝíï,
+êáé ìåò óôç ìÝóç ó’ üëç ôïõ ôç ëÜìøç ðñÝðåé
+ô’ ïëüãéïìï öåããÜñé ôçò íõ÷ôüò ôï ìÜôé.
+Êáé îþöñåíá Ýôóé óôá ðåñÞöáí’ ÜñìáôÜ ôïõ
+êïíôÜ óôïõ ðïôáìïý ôéò ü÷èåò îåöùíßæåé
+äéøþíôáò ðüëåìï, óáí ôï Üôé ðïõ áð’ ôç æþñç
+ëå÷ïìáíÜåé ôùí ãêåìéþ êé üôáí áêïýãåé
+ôï êñÜîéìï ôçò óÜëðéããáò áíáôñáíßæåé.
+Ðïéüí êáô’ áõôü èá ôÜîçò; ðïéïò, óáí áíïé÷ôïýíå
+ôïõ Ðñïßôïõ ïé ðüñôåò, Üîéïò íá ôéò äéáöåíôÝøç;
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Äåí åßì’ åãþ óôïëßäéá áíôñüò íá ìå ôñïìÜîïõí
+êé ïýôå ëáâùìáôéÝò äßíïõíå ôá óçìÜäéá°
+öïýíôåò, êïõäïýíéá äå äáãêÜíïõí äß÷ùò äüñõ,
+ê’ ç íý÷ô’ áõôÞ ðïõ ëåò åðÜíù óôçí áóðßäá
+ðùò åßíáé, áóôñÜöôïíôáò ìå ô’ ïõñáíïý ô’ áóôÝñéá,
+ìÜíôçò ìðïñåß ìå êÜðïéá óçìáóßá íá ãßíç°
+ãéáôß áí ç íý÷ôá ôïõ èáíÜôïõ ðÝóç åðÜíù
+óôá ìÜôéá áõôïý, ðïõ ôï ðåñÞöáíï Ý÷åé ôï óçìÜäé,
+óùóôÜ êáé äßêéá èåí’ áîßæç ô’ üíïìÜ ôïõ
+êé áõôü ðü÷åé íá ðÜèç ï ßäéïò èá ìáíôÝøç.
+Ìá åãþ ôïí Üîéï áíôßêñõ óôïí ÔõäÝá èá ôÜîù,
+ãõéü ôïõ Áóôáêïý, ôçí ðýëç áõôÞ íá äéáöåíôåýç,
+ðïëý åõãåíÞ êáé ôçò ÍôñïðÞò ôéìÜåé ôï èñüíï
+êáé ôá ðåñÞöáíá ðïõ å÷ñåýåôáé ôá ëüãéá,
+áñãüò óôá áéó÷ñÜ---äåéëüò äå óõíçèßæåé íá ’íáé°
+ê’ ç ñßæá ôïõ áð’ ôùí Óðáñôéáôþí âáóôÜåé ôï ãÝíïò
+ð’ Üöçó’ ï ¢ñçò æùíôáíïýò° óô’ áëÞèåéá íôüðéïò
+ï ÌåëÜíéððïò° êé ï ¢ñçò óôïõò êýâïõò èá ôï äåßîç.
+Êáé ãéá ôç ìÜííá ðïõ ôïí ãÝííçóå ôïí óôÝëëåé
+ôï äßêéï ôçò óõããÝíåéáò, ðáñÜ êáè’ Üëëïí,
+ôï êïíôÜñé ôï å÷èñéêü ãéá í’ áðïêñïýóç.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Íá äþóç ï èåüò êáé íá ðåôý÷ç
+ï áãùíéóôÞò ìïõ, ðïõ ôïí óôÝëëåé
+ôï äßêéï ðñüìá÷ï ôçò ðáôñßäáò°
+ìá ôñÝìù íá éäþ áéìáôïöüñïõò
+èñÞíïõò ãéá ößëïõò óêïôùìÝíïõò.
+
+ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ
+Ó’ áõôüí Ýôó’ ïé èåïß íá äþóïõí íá íéêÞóç.
+Ôþñá, êëçñþèçêå óôéò ðýëåò ôéò ÇëÝêôñåò
+ï Êáðáíåýò, ãßãáò áõôüò êáé ðéï ìåãÜëïò
+áðü ôïí ðñþôï ðïõ åßðáìå° ê’ ç Ýðáñóç
+åßí’ áõôïõíïý ü÷é íá ðçò óá íá ’í’ áíèñþðïõ°
+ôé ëÝåé öïâÝñåò ãéá ôïõò ðýñãïõò ìáò ôñïìåñÝò
+ð’ Üìðïôå ç Ôý÷ç íá ìç äþóç í’ áëçèÝøïõí.
+ÈÝëåé äå èÝëåé, ëÝåé, ï èåüò, èåíÜ êïõñóÝøç
+ôçí ðüëç ìáò° êé ïõäÝ ôïõ Äßá áí ðÝóç áêüìç
+ï êåñáõíüò íá ôïí ìðïäßóç èá çìðïñïýóå°
+ãéáôß ôéò áóôñáðÝò êáé ôá êåñáõíïâüëéá
+üìïéá ìå ôéò ìåóçìåñíÝò, ëÝåé, êÜøåò ôá ’÷åé.
+Êáé Ý÷åé óçìÜäé Üíôñá ãõìíü ðïõ êñáôåß öëüãá
+êáé ëÜìð’ ç äÜä’ áñìáôùìÝíç óôç äåîéÜ ôïõ
+êáé ìå ÷ñõóÜ øçöéÜ «Èá êÜøù, ëÝåé, ôçí ðüëç».
+Ó’ áõôüí ðïéïò èá ðáñáôá÷èÞ ôïí ôÝôïéïí Üíôñá;
+Ðïéïò Üôñïìïò óôéò êáý÷çóÝò ôïõ èá ’âãç åìðñüò ôïõ;
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Êé áð’ ôï êÝñäïò áõôü Üëëï ãåííéÝôáé êÝñäïò.
+Ç ãëþóó’ áëçèéíÜ ðñïäßíåé ôùí áíèñþðùí
+ôïõò ìÜôáéïõò ëïãéóìïýò° Ýôóé êé ï ÊáðáíÝáò
+ìáò öïâåñßæåé, Ýôïéìïò êáé íá ôï äåßîç°
+âñßæïíôáò ôïõò èåïýò ôï óôüìá ôïõ ãõìíÜæåé
+óå ìðüóéêç ÷áñÜ, êáé èíçôüò üíôáò óôÝëíåé
+îåöùíçôÜ óôï Äßá ëüãéá öïõóêùìÝíá.
+Ìá Ý÷ù ôá èÜññç ìïõ ðùò èá ’ñèç ìå ôï äßêéï
+åðÜíù ôïõ ôïõ êåñáõíïý ç öùôéÜ, ðïõ äéüëïõ
+ìå ôéò ìåóçìåñíÝò ôéò êÜøåò äå èá ìïéÜæç.
+Ó’ áõôüí ëïéðüí, üóï ãëùóóÜò êáé íá ’íáé, áíôßêñõ
+Ý÷åé ôá÷èÞ, ìå áíôñåßá øõ÷Þò, ï Ðïëõöüíôçò
+öýëáêáò Üîéïò ìðéóôåìïý, ìå ôç âïÞèåéá
+ôçò ¢ñôåìçò ðñïóôÜôéóóáò êáé èåþí ôùí Üëëùí.
+ËÝãå Üëëïí ôþñá ó’ Üëëåò êëçñùìÝíï ðýëåò.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Áò ðÜç ìå ôéò öïâÝñåò ôïõ êé áõôüò
+êé áóôñïðåëÝêé áò ôïí ðïäßóç
+ðñéí ìåó’ óôá óðßôéá ìïõ ÷õìßóç,
+êáé ìå ðåñÞöáíï êïíôÜñé
+áð’ ôçí ðáñèåíéêÞ öùëéÜ ìïõ
+ìðïñÝóç íá ìå îåðïñôßóç.
+
+ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ
+Êáé ëïéðüí ðïéïò êëçñþèçêå èá ðù êáôüðé
+óå ðýëåò° ôñßôïò ôïõ ÅôÝïêëïõ ôñßôïõ ï êëÞñïò
+áðü ôï âÜèïò ðÞäçóå ôïõ ÷áëêïý êñÜíïõò,
+ôéò ÍÞôéäåò ìå ôï óôñáôü ôïõ íá ðñïóâÜëç.
+Êáé ô’ Üôéá ôïõ óôñïöïãõñíÜ, ðïõ ìåò óôá ãêÝìéá
+öñïõìÜæïõí èÝëïíôáò íá ðÝóïõí ìåò óôéò ðüñôåò,
+êé Üãñéá óïõñßæïõí ïé ÷õìïß ðïõ áð’ ôá ñïõèïýíéá
+ôá öïõóêùìÝíá öõóïìÜíéóìá ãéïìßæïõí.
+Ê’ åßíáé ðëáóìÝí’ ç áóðßäá ôïõ ì’ Ýí’ Üîéïí ôñüðï:
+Üíôñáò áñìáôùìÝíïò ôá óêáëéÜ ’íåâáßíåé
+óêÜëáò óå ðýñãï å÷èñþí, ðïõ èÝëåé íá ôïí ðÜñç,
+êé áõôüò ìå ÷áñáììÝíá ãñÜììáôá öùíÜæåé
+ðùò ïõä’ ï ¢ñçò èá ôïí âãÜëç áð’ ôïõò ðýñãïõò.
+Óôåßëå ëïéðüí êáé êáô’ áõôüí Ýíá íá ’í’ Üîéïò
+áðü æõãü óêëáâéÜò íá óþæç áõôÞ ôçí ðüëç.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Ëïéðüí èá óôåßëù áõôüí ê’ ç êáëÞ þñá íá ’íáé!
+êáé óôÝëëåô’ Ýíáò ðïõ äåí Ý÷åé ôçí ðåñöÜíåéá
+óôá ÷Ýñéá ôïõ, ï Ìåãáñåýò ôïõ ÊñÝïíôïò óðÝñìá
+áð’ ôùí Óðáñôþí ôï ãÝíïò, ðïõ äå èá ôñïìÜîç
+ôï ëõóóáóìÝíï ÷ïõãéáôü ôùí áëïãÞóéùí
+öñïõìáíéóìÜôùí íá êùëþóç áðü ôéò ðýëåò°
+ìá Þ ìå ôï áßìá ôïõ ôï ÷ñÝïò ôïõ èá ðëåñþóç
+óôç ãç ìáò, Þ ôïõò äõï ôïõò Üíôñåò êáé ôçí ðüëç
+èá ðÜñç, ðïõ ’í’ åðÜíù óôçí áóðßäá åêåßíïõ,
+íá óôïëßóç ì’ áõôÜ ôï ðáôñéêü ôïõ óðßôé.
+ËÝãå Üëëùí êáý÷çóåò êáé ìç ìïõ ôéò æçëåýçò.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Åý÷ïìáé óå êáëü íá âãïýí,
+ù ðñüìá÷ïé ôùí åóôéþí ìáò,
+êáé êåßíïé áò âëáóôçìïýí°
+êé üðùò ðåñÞöáíá êáõ÷éïýíôáé
+ìå ìáíéùìÝíá öñÝíá,
+Ýôó’ áò ôïõò äç êé ï Äßáò ï åêäéêçôÞò
+ìå âëÝììáôá ùñãéóìÝíá.
+
+ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ
+ÔÝôáñôïò ôéò ãåéôïíéêÝò êñáôüíôáò ðýëåò
+ôçò ¼ãêáò ÁèçíÜò, ìå áíôÜñá óôÝêåé åìðñüò ôùí
+ôïõ ÉððïìÝäïíôá ç êïñìïóôáóéÜ ç ìåãÜëç.
+Êáé ôüóï áëþíé (ôçò áóðßäáò ëÝù ôïí êýêëï)
+äåßëéáóá ð’ áíáãýñéóå êáé äåí ô’ áñíéïýìáé.
+Äå èá ’ôáí âÝâáéá ôïõ ãëõêïý íåñïý ï ôå÷íßôçò
+ðïõ ôÝôïéá óêÜëéîå äïõëåéÜ ó’ áõôÞí åðÜíù:
+ôïí Ôõöþíá ðïõ âãÜæåé áðü ôï óôüìá öëüãåò
+ìå êáðíü ìáýñï, ôçò öùôéÜò ôï óôñéöôü áäÝñöé°
+êáé ãýñïõ ì’ áñìáèéÝò åßíáé óôñùìÝíï öåßäéá
+ôçò êïéëïôïýìðáíÞò ôïõ áóðßäáò ôï óôåöÜíé.
+ÑÝêáî’ áõôüò êé áð’ ôï èåü ãéïìÜôïò ¢ñç
+ëõóóÜåé ãéá áßìá, óá ìáéíÜäá, ì’ Üãñéá ìÜôéá°
+êáé ðñÝðåé áð’ ôçí ïñìÞí áõôïý íá öõëá÷èïýìå
+ð’ áðü ôþñá óêïñðïýí ôï öüâï ïé êïìðáóìïß ôïõ.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Ðñþôá, ç ¼ãêá ç ÁèçíÜ, ðïõ ’íáé óôçìÝíç
+êïíôÜ óôçí ðýëç, å÷èñåýïíôáò ôéò ðåñçöÜíåéåò,
+ôïí Üãñéïí üöéï áð’ ôá êëùóóüðïõëá èá äéþîç°
+Ýðåéôá, ï ãõéüò ôïõ Ïßíïðïõ ï áíôñåßïò ÕðÝñâéïò
+äéáëÝ÷ôçêå ãé’ áõôüí, ðïèþíôáò íá îáãêñßóç
+ôç ìïßñá ôïõ ó’ áõôÞò ôçò ôý÷çò ôçí áíÜãêç°
+ïýôå óôç äýíáìç ïýôå óôçí êáñäéÜ Þ ôçí ôÝ÷íç
+ôùí áñìÜôùí øåãÜäé íá ôïõ âñçò äåí Ý÷åé°
+êé ïñèÜ ôïõò Ýóìéî’ ï ÅñìÞò° å÷èñïß ê’ ïé äõü ôïõò
+èá ’ñèïýí óôá ÷Ýñéá êé å÷èñéêïýò èåïýò åðÜíù
+èá êñïýîïõí óôéò áóðßäåò ôùí, ãéáôß Ý÷åé ï Ýíáò
+ôïí ôõöþíá ðïõ âãÜæåé áðü ôï óôüìá öëüãåò
+êáé óôïõ ÕðÝñâéïõ ï Äßáò ðáôÝñáò ôçí áóðßäá
+óôçôüò, ôéíÜæåé öëïãåñü óôá ÷Ýñéá âÝëïò.
+Êáèþò ëïéðüí ôùí èåþí áõôþí åßíáé ç öéëßá
+Ýôóé ê’ ïé äõü ïé áíôßðáëïé âÝâáéá èá ðñÜîïõí°
+ê’ åßìáóôå ìå ôùí íéêçôþí åìåßò ôï ìÝñïò,
+êåßíïé ôùí íéêçìÝíùí° áöïý âÝâáéá ï Äßáò
+áíþôåñïò óôïí ðüëåìï áð’ ôïí Ôõöþíá åßíáé,
+ôïí Äßá êáíåßò íá íéêçèÞ äåí åßäå ùò ôþñá,
+êáé óôïí ÕðÝñâéï, óýìöùíá ìå ôï ÝìâëçìÜ ôïõ,
+áò ôïí ãëõôþíç, ðüôõ÷å óô’ üðëï ôïõ åðÜíù.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Ðéóôåýù áõôüò ðïõ óôçí áóðßäá ôïõ êñáôåß
+ôïí Üãñéï ôïí áíôßìá÷ï ôïõ Äßá
+ôï äáßìïíá ôï ãõéü ôçò ãçò,
+åéêüíá ìéóçôÞ êé áð’ ôïõò áíèñþðïõò
+êé áð’ ôïõò ðïëý÷ñïíïõò èåïýò,
+åìðñüò óôéò ðýëåò ìáò áõôÝò
+ôçí êåöáëÞ ôïõ íá óõíôñßøç.
+
+ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ
+Ï èåüò íá äþóç° ê’ Ýñ÷ïìáé óôïí ðÝìðôï ôþñá,
+ðïõ ôÜ÷èçêå óôç ÂïñåéíÞ, ôçí ÐÝìðôç ðýëç,
+êïíôÜ óôïõ ÄéïãÝíïõò Áìößïíïò ôï ìíÞìá.
+Êé ïìþíåé óôï êïíôÜñé ðü÷åé---ðïõ êáõ÷éÝôáé
+ðùò ðéï êé áð’ ôï èåü ôéìÜ êé áðü ôï öùò ôïõ---
+ðùò üôé ôùí Êáäìåßùí ôçí ðüëç èá êïõñóÝøç
+óôïõ Äßá ôï ðåßóìá° ôÝôïéá ëÝåé, âïõíÞóéáò ìÜííáò
+âëáóôÜñé ùñéüðëùñï êé áíôñüðáéäïí áñ÷Üñçò,
+ðïõ üôé êáé îåìõôÜåé óôï ìÜãïõëü ôïõ ÷íïýäé,
+óãïõñÞ ôñß÷á äáóåéÜ ðïõ ç ðñþôç íéüôç áäñýíåé°
+êé üìùò ùìü êé ü÷é ìå ôï ðáñèåíéêü ôïõ
+ô’ üíïìá óýìöùíï Ý÷ïíôáò ôï öñüíçìÜ ôïõ
+êáé ãïñã’ áíÜâëåììá, óôÝêåé åìðñïóôÜ óôéò ðýëåò
+êé ü÷é ìå äß÷ùò êáý÷çóåò óôéò ðýëåò óôÝêåé.
+Ãéáôß åêïõíïýóå óôç ÷áëêüäåôÞ ôïõ áóðßäá
+---ôï êõêëùôü ðñïöýëáãìá ôïõ óþìáôüò ôïõ---
+ôçò ðüëåþò ìáò ô’ üíåéäïò: ôçò óáñêïöÜãáò
+ôçò Óößããáò êáñöùôÞ ìå ôÝ÷íç åðÜíù åéêüíá
+ëáìðñÞ, êñïõóôÞ ê’ Ý÷åé óôá íý÷éá Ýíá Èçâáßï,
+ðïõ åðÜíù ôïõ ôá ðéüôåñá íá ðÝöôïõí âÝëç.
+Êáé öáßíåôáé Þñèåí ü÷é ãéá íá ðáæáñÝøç
+ôïí ðüëåìï êé ïõäÝ ôï äéÜâá íá íôñïðéÜóç
+ôïõ ìáêñõíïý ôïõ äñüìïõ ï ÁñêÜò Ðáñèåíïðáßïò.
+ÎÝíïò áõôüò, ìá ðñüèõìïò ãéá íá ðëçñþóç
+êáëÜ èñïöåßá óôï ¢ñãïò, ôÝôïéá öïâåñßæåé
+ôïõò ðýñãïõò ìïõ, ðïõ åßèå ï èåüò íá ìçí ôá äþóç.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Íá ’ôáí áð’ ôïõò èåïýò ôá åðß÷åéñá íá âñßóêáí
+ôùí ëïãéóìþí ôùí, ê’ Þèåëå ìáæß ì’ åêåßíåò
+÷áèïýí ðáíÜèëéá ïé áíüóéåò êáý÷çóÝò ôùí.
+Ìá êáé ãé’ áõôüí ðïõ ëåò âñßóêåôáé ôïí ÁñêÜäá
+Ýíáò ìå äß÷ùò ðïëëÜ ëüãéá, ìá ðïõ âëÝðåé
+íá äïõëåýç ôï ÷Ýñé ôïõ, ï ¢êôïñáò, ô’ Üëëïõ
+ðïõ ’ðáìå ðñé áäåñöüò, êáé ðïõ äå èåí’ áöÞóç
+ìéá ãëþóóá äß÷ùò öñÜêôåò ðëçììõñþíôáò Ýîù
+áðü ôéò ðýëåò íá ðëçèýíç ôá äåéíÜ ìáò,
+êé ïõäÝ óôá êÜóôñá ìÝóá íá ðåñÜó’ ç åéêüíá
+ôïõ ìéóçôïý èåñéïý ðü÷’ ç å÷èñéêéÜ ç áóðßäá°
+ìá ’ð’ üîù , ìå ôïí êýñç ôçò èá ’÷ç íá êÜìç
+üôáí èá ôñþç ðõêíÝò êñïõîéÝò êáô’ áð’ ôçí ðüëç.
+Êé áí èÝëç ï èåüò ôá ëüãéá ìïõ íá âãïýíå áëÞèåéá.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+ÐåñíÜåé ôá óùèéêÜ ìïõ ï öüâïò
+êé ïñèÝò óçêþíïõíôáß ìïõ ïé ôñß÷åò
+áêïýïíôáò ôá ðá÷éÜ ôá ëüãéá
+áðü ôï öïõóêùìÝíï óôüìá
+áíèñþðùí áóåâþí,
+ð’ Üìðïô´åäþ áðü ôïõò èåïýò
+ôÝëïò êáêü íá âñïõí.
+
+ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ
+Ï Ýêôïò ðïõ èá ðù åßí’ Üíèñùðïò ìå ãíþóç
+êé áíôñåßá îå÷ùñéóôÞ, ï ÁìöéÜñáïò ìÜíôçò.
+Áõôüò, ôáãìÝíïò óôéò ÏìïëùÀäåò ðýëåò,
+Ýíá óùñü âñéóéÝò øÜëëåé ãéá ôïí ÔõäÝá,
+ôïí áíôñïöüíï êáé ôçò ðüëåùò ôáñáîßá
+ôïí ðéï ìåãÜëï äÜóêáëï êáêþí ãéá ô’ ¢ñãïò,
+ôçò Åñéíýáò êëçôÞñá, õðïõñãü èáíÜôïõ,
+ôïõ ÁäñÜóôïõ óõìâïõëÜôïñá ôùí êáêþí ôïýôùí°
+ê’ ýóôåñá ðÜëé óôñÝöïíôáò óôïí áäåëöü óïõ
+ìå ìÜôéá ’íÜóôñïöá ôïí êñÜæåé «Ðïëõíåßêç»
+÷ùñßæïíôáò óå äõü óôï ôÝëïò ô’ üíïìÜ ôïõ.
+Êáé ôÝôïéá ëÝåé ôï óôüìá ôïõ: «Åßí’ áõôü ðñÜìá
+ðïõ íá ôï èÝëïõí ïé èåïß; êáé íá ô’áêïýóïõí
+êáëü, êáé íá ôï ëÝíå ê’ ïé êáôïðéíïß ìáò;
+ôç ãç ôçí ðáôñéêÞ êáé ôïõò èåïýò ôïõò íôüðéïõò
+í’ áðïñçìÜæçò öÝñíïíôáò óôñáôü áð’ üîù;
+Ðïéá ôéìùñßá èá óôåãíþóç äÜêñõá ìÜííáò;
+êáé ðþò ç ðáôñéêÞ óïõ ÷þñá êõñéåõìÝíç
+áðü ôï æÞëï óïõ, èá ãßíç óýììá÷üò óïõ;
+Åãþ èå íá äïîÜóù áëÞèåéá áõôü ôï ÷þìá
+êÜôù áðü ÷þñáí å÷èñéêÞ êñõììÝíïò ìÜíôçò°
+áò êôõðçèïýìå, ü÷é Üäïîï èÜíáôï åëðßæù».
+ÔÝôïéá, êñáôþíôáò ôçí ïëü÷áëêÞ ôïõ áóðßäá
+Þóõ÷á ï ìÜíôçò Ýëåãå êé ïýôå óçìÜäé
+êáíÝíá åß÷’ åðÜíù ôçò ãéáôß áõôüò èÝëåé
+ü÷é íá öáßíåôáé, ì’ Üñéóôïò íá ’í’ óô’ áëÞèåéá
+âáèý êáñðïëïãþíôáò ìåò óôï íïõ ôïõ áõëÜêé
+ðïõ ìÝóáèÝ ôïõ ïé ðÜíóïöåò âïõëÝò âëáóôáßíïõí.
+Ãé’ áõôüí óïöïýò êé áíôñåßïõò íá óôÝëíçò áíôéìÜ÷ïõò
+ãéáôß üðïéïò óÝâåôáé èåü, íá ôïí öïâÜóáé.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Ù ôý÷ç áëëïßìïíï, ðïõ óìßãåéò ôïõò áíèñþðïõò
+ôïí åõóåâÞ ìáæß ìå ôïõò áóåâåóôÝñïõò!
+Ìåò ó’ üëá ôßðïôå ÷åéñüôåñï äåí Ý÷åé
+áð’ ôçí êáêÞ ôç óõíôñïöéܰ óïäåéÜ äåí åßíáé
+íá ðåñéìÝíçò. ÈÜíáôïò êáñðïëïãéÝôáé
+ìïíÜ÷’ áðü ôçò áìáñôßáò ôá ÷ùñÜöéá.
+Ãéáôß, óáí ìðç Ýíáò äßêáéïò ìåò óå êáñÜâé
+ìå íáýôåò ðáñáíüìïõò êé Üîéïõò ãéá ôï êÜèå,
+ìáæß ìå ôçí áíôßèåç ôç ãåíéÜ âïõëéÜæåé°
+Þ ìå ôïõò óõíôïðßôåò ôïõ ôïõò å÷èñïîÝíïõò
+ðïõ äåí èõìïýíôáé ôï èåü, êáé äßêáéïò íá ’íáé,
+óôá ßäéá äß÷ôõá ðéÜóôçêå ìå ôïõò áäßêïõò
+êé áð’ ôïõ èåïý ôçí ßäéá ïñãÞ ÷Üèçêå ì’ üëïõò .
+¸ôóé êé áõôüò, ôïõ ÏúêëÝïõò ï ãõéüò ï ìÜíôçò,
+öñüíéìïò, äßêáéïò, åõóåâÞò êé áãáèüò Üíôñáò
+ìÝãáò ðñïöÞôçò, óìßãïíôáò ÷ùñßò íá èÝëç
+ì’ áõèáäïóôüìïõò áóåâåßò áíèñþðïõò, üðïõ
+íá óôñÝøïõí ðïëåìïýí ôç ìáêñéÜ óôñÜôá ðßóù,
+---ï èåüò ôï èÝëåé---èá óõñèÞ êé áõôüò ìáæß ôïõò.
+Êáé íáé ìåí, íïìßæù ðïýôå êáí äå èá ðñïóâÜëç
+áõôüò ôéò ðýëåò, êé ü÷é âÝâáéá áðü äåéëßá,
+ìá îÝñåé ðùò áíÜãê’ åßíáé íá óêïôùèïýíå,
+áí èá êáñðïöïñÞóïõí ïé ÷ñçóìïß ôïõ Öïßâïõ°
+üìùò ó’ áõôüí áíôßêñõ èõñùñü èá ôÜîù
+å÷èñüîåíï ôï äõíáôü ËáóèÝíç, ðïõ åßíáé
+óôç ãíþóç ãÝñïíôáò, ìá Ý÷åé êïñìß åíüò íÝïõ
+ãïñãïðüäáñç ïñìÞ êé ü÷é ïêíçñü ôï ÷Ýñé
+ô’ áðüóêåðá í’ áñðÜîç å÷èñïý ìå ôï êïíôÜñé°
+ê’ Þ íá óùðáßíåé Þ ôá ðñåðÜ áãáðÜ íá ëÝç°
+ìá ç íßêç äþñï ôïõ èåïý óôïí Üíèñùðï åßíáé.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Åóåßò ð’ áêïýôå, èåïß, áðü øçëÜ
+ôá äßêéá ìïõ ðáñáêÜëéá
+êÜìåô’ ç ðüëç íá íéêÞóç°
+êáé óôùí å÷èñþí, ðïõ ðëÜêùóáí ôç ãç ìïõ, ôá êåöÜëéá
+óôñÝøáôå ôïõ ðïëÝìïõ ôá êáêÜ,
+êé üîù áð’ ôïõò ðýñãïõò êåñáõíïýò
+ï Äßáò íá ôïõò êÜøç áò ñßîç.
+
+ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ
+Êáé ôþñá Ýâäïìïò óôçí Ýâäïìç ôçí ðýëç,
+ï ßäéïò ï áäåñöüò óïõ, ôé êáôÜñåò ëÝåé
+èá ðù êáé ôé êáêÜ íá âñïýíå áõôÞ ôçí ðüëç°
+ôá êÜóôñá ìáò áöïý ðáôÞóç êáé ôçò ÷þñáò
+êçñõ÷èÞ âáóéëéÜò, ôçò íßêçò í’ áëáëÜîç
+ðáéÜíá ê’ Ýðåéôá íá ’ñèÞ ìå óå óôá ÷Ýñéá
+ê’ Þ íá ðïèÜíç ðëÜé óïõ óêïôþíïíôÜò óå
+Þ æùíôáíü óïõ åêäéêçèÞ ôçí áôéìßá
+ôçò åîïñßáò ôïõ äéþ÷íïíôáò üìïéá êáé óÝíá.
+ÔÝôïéá öùíÜæåé êáé êáëåß ôïõò ãåíåèëßïõò
+èåïýò ôçò ðáôñéêÞò ôïõ ÷þñáò, íá ãåíïýíå
+åðÜêïõïé áõôþí ôïõ ôùí åõ÷þí, ï Ðïëõíåßêçò.
+Êé áóðßäá êáëïâÜóôáãç êñáôÜåé êáéíïýñãéá
+ì’åðÜíù ôçò äéðëü óçìÜäé äïõëåìÝíï:
+Ýíáí ðïëåìéóôÞ íá éäÞò ÷ñõóïöôéáóìÝíï
+ðïõ ìéá ãõíáßêá ìå óåìíü ôñüð’ ïäçãÜåé°
+ç Äßêç ëÝåé ðùò åßíáé ôÜ÷á, êáèþò ëÝíå
+ôá ãñÜììáôá: Èá öÝñù ðßóù áõôüí íá ðÜñç
+ôç ÷þñá ôïõ êáé ôùí óðéôéþí ôïõ ôçí êõâÝñíéá.
+ÔÝôïéåò åêåßíùí åßíáé ïé öáíôáóéÝò° ôþñá
+ï ßäéïò êñßí’ åóý ðïéï óêÝðôåóáé íá óôåßëçò.
+ÂÝâáéá ðáñÜðïíï ì’ åìÝ ãéá ôéò åéäÞóåéò
+ðïõ óïõ ’öåñá äå èá ’÷çò° ìá ï ßäéïò ôþñá
+êñßíå ôï ðëïßï ôçò ðüëåùò íá êõâåñíÞóçò.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Ù èåïìßóçô’ åóý êáé ðïëý èåïâëáììÝíç
+ôïõ Ïéäßðïõ, ù ðáíôïäÜêñõôç ãåíåÜ äéêÞ ìïõ,
+ùéìÝ! êáé ðéÜíïõí ôþñá ïé ðáôñéêÝò êáôÜñåò.
+Ìá äåí ôáéñéÜæïõí ïäõñìïß ìçäÝ êáé èñÞíïé
+ìÞðùò êáé ðéï áíõðüöïñïõò ãüïõò ãåííÞóïõí,
+ôþñá ãé’ áõôüí, ðïõ ôüóï áîßæåé ô’ üíïìÜ ôïõ,
+ãñÞãïñá èå íá ìÜèïìå ðþò èá ôïõ âãïýíå
+ôá åìâëÞìáôÜ ôïõ êé áí èå íá ôïí öÝñïõí ðßóù
+ôá ÷ñõóÜ ãñÜììáôá ðïõ óôçí áóðßäá åðÜíù
+ìå ôçò øõ÷Þò ôïõ îåöñåíéÜæïõíå ôç ëýóóá.
+ÁëÞèåéá, áí ðáñáóôÝêïíôáí ôïõ Äßá ç êüñç,
+ç áãßá Äßêç, óôá Ýñãá ôïõ êáé ôéò âïõëÝò ôïõ,
+ßóùò íá ãÝíïõíôáí êé áõôü° ìá ïýôå óá âãÞêå
+áð’ ôá óêïôÜäéá ôçò ìçôñüò ôïõ, ïýôå óôá ÷ñüíéá
+ôá ðáéäéêÜ ôïõ, ïýôå óôçí ðñþôç áêüìç íéüôç,
+êé ïõäÝ óáí Üäñõíáí ïé ôñß÷åò ôïõ ãåíåéïý ôïõ,
+ç Äßêç êáôáäÝ÷ôçêå íá ôïí êïéôÜîç,
+êé ïõäÝ ëïéðüí óôï ñÞìáãìá ôçò ðáôñéêÞò ôïõ
+ôçò ãçò, èáññþ, ðùò äßðëá ôïõ íá óôÝêç ôþñá.
+Åéä’ áð’ áëÞèåéá øåýôéêï ô’ üíïìá èá ’÷å
+ç Äßêç, áí ðÞãáéíå ìáæß ìå ôÝôïéïí Üíôñá
+ðïõ üëá ìðïñåß ìå ôï íïõ ðü÷åé íá ôïëìÞóç.
+Ó’ áõôÜ ôá èÜññç ìïõ Ý÷ïíôáò èá ðÜãù ï ßäéïò
+íá ôïõ Ýâãù áíôßêñõ· êáé ðïéïò Üëëïò ìå ðéï äßêéï;
+Üñ÷ïíôáò ì’ Üñ÷ïíôá êáé ì’ áäåñöüí áäÝñöé
+ê’ å÷èñüò ì’ å÷èñüí èá êôõðçèþ. ÖÝñå ìïõ áìÝóùò
+ôéò êíçìßäåò, ðñïöýëáãìá ðåôñþí êáé ôüîùí.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Ìç ðïëõáãÜðçôï, ôïõ Ïéäßðïõ ôÝêíïí, ãßíçò
+üìïéïò óôï íïõ ì’ áõôüí ðïõ üó’ Üêïõóå ô’ áîßæïõí·
+åßí’ áñêåôïß Èçâáßïé ìå ôïõò Áñãåßïõò óôá ÷Ýñéá
+íá ’ñèïõí· ãéáôß îåðëýíåô’ Ýíá ôÝôïéïí áßìá·
+ìá äõü áäåñöþí ï èÜíáôïò Ýôóé áð’ ôï ßäéï
+ôï ÷Ýñé ôïõò, ðïôÝ ôï êñßì’ áõôü äå ëõþíåé.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Íá ’ôáí ÷ùñßò íá íôñïðéáóèÞ êáíåßò íá ðÜèç
+Ýíá êáêü, ôï äÝ÷ïìáé, ãéáôß Ýôóé èá Þôáí
+êÝñäïò ìïíÜ÷á ï èÜíáôïò· ìá ìéá áôõ÷ßá
+ìáæß ìå ôçí íôñïðÞ, ìçí ðçò ðùò öÝñíåé äüîá.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ (Êïììüò)
+ÔÝêíï ôé ìåëåôÜò; ç èåïâëÜâç, ðïõ
+ìå ëýóóá ðïëåìü÷áñç ãéïìßæåé óïõ ôï íïõ,
+ìç óå îåóýñç· ôçí áñ÷Þ ðíßîå ðÜèïõò êáêïý.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Ì’ áöïý ï èåüò âéÜæåé íá ãßíç ü, ôé èá ãßíç
+áò ðÜç, ìéá ðïõ ’ëá÷å ôïõ Êùêõôïý ôï êýìá,
+óôïí Üíåì’ üë’ ç èåïìßóçô’ ç ãåíåÜ ìáò.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Ðïëý ùìïâüñá åðéèõìéÜ óå óðñþ÷íåé öïíéêü
+íá êÜìçò, ðïõ ðéêñü èå íá ’÷ç ôïí êáñðü,
+ãéáôß ’íáé áóõã÷þñçôï ôï áßìá ô’ áäåñöéêü.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Ãéáô’ ç êáêéÜ êáôÜñá ôïõ êáëïý ðáôñüò ìïõ
+ìïõ ëÝåé, êáèþíôáò äßðëá ìïõ ì’ Üêëáõôá ìÜôéá
+ðùò êÝñäïò ìéá þñ’ áñ÷ýôåñá èå íá ’íáé ï ÷Üñïò.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Ìá åóý ìç äßíçò áöïñìÞ êáé äå èá ïíïìáóèÞò
+äåéëüò ðïôÝ, üôáí êáëÜ ôáéñéÜóçò ôç æùÞ·
+öåýãåé áð’ ôá óðßôéá åêåßíùí ç ìáõñïãíÝöáëç Åñéíýò
+ðïõ ôç èõóßá ôïõò äÝ÷ïõíôáé êáëüãíùìá ïé èåïß.
+
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Ôþñ’ áðü ìéÜò ìáò îåãíïéóôÞêáíå ïé èåïß ìáò,
+êáé ìüíï åõðñüóäåêô’ åßí’ ç ÷Üñç ôïõ ÷áìïý ìáò·
+ãéáôß ëïéðüí ôç ìïßñá ìïõ íá ãáëéöåýù;
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Êáí ôþñá ðïõ ’íáé äßðëá óïõ, ãéáôß ìå ôïí êáéñü
+ìðïñåß ôç ãíþìç óôñÝöïíôáò ç Ìïßñá óïõ íá ’ñèÞ
+ìåôáëëáãìÝíç, ì’ Üíåìï öõóþíôáò ðéï áðáëü,
+ìá ôþñ’ áêüìá ìÝóá ôçò Üãñéá ëáâñßæåé ïñãÞ.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Êáé áëÞèåéá ïé êáôÜñåò ëáâñßæïõíå ôïõ Ïéäßðïõ,
+êáé ðïëý áëçèéíÝò ïé ïíåéñïöáíôáóéÝò ìïõ
+ðïõ ôïõ ðáôñüò ìáò ôçí êëçñïíïìéÜ ìåñÜæïõí.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+ÅìÜò, ãõíáßêåò, Üêïõóå êé á äå ìáò óôñÝãçò.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+ËÝãåô’ áñêåß íá ãßíïõíôáé· êáé ëßãá ëüãéá.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Ìçí ðáò åóý ôï äñüìï áõôü óôéò ÅöôÜ ðüñôåò.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Äå ìå óôïìþíåéò êáèþò åßìáé áêïíéóìÝíïò.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+¼ìùò ôéìÜ ï èåüò, êé áí êáé êáêÞ, ôç íßêç.
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Ôï ëüãï áõôü äåí ðÜåé íá óôñÝãç ï óôñáôéþôçò.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Ìá ôï áßìá ôïõ ßäéïõ óïõ áäåñöïý èåò íá ôñõãÞóçò;
+
+ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ
+Óá äßíïõí ôï êáêü ïé èåïß äåí ôï îåöåýãåéò.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+
+ÄÅÕÔÅÑÏ ÓÔÁÓÉÌÏ
+
+ÔñÝìù ôç óðéôïêáôáëýôñá
+èåÜ, ðïõ ìå èåïýò äå ìïéÜæåé,
+ôçí ðáíáëÞèåõôç êáêþí
+ðñïöÞôéóóá, ôçí Åñéíýá,
+ðïõ åêÜëåóáí åõ÷Ýò ðáôñüò,
+ìÞðùò ôéò îþöñåíåò óå ôÝëïò âãÜëç
+ôïõ èåïâëáììÝíïõ Ïéäßðïäá êáôÜñåò·
+êáé ôéò ôá÷áßí’ ç ïëÝèñéá ôùí ôÝêíùí ôïõ ç áìÜ÷ç.
+
+¸íáò îÝíïò ôïõò êëÞñïõò êõâåñíÜ
+ï ×Üëõâïò, ð’ áð’ ôç Óêõèßá ìáò Þñèå,
+êáé ðïõ ìåñÜæåé ôçí êëçñïíïìéÜ
+ìå ôï ðéêñü óêëçñüêáñäï ìá÷áßñé,
+êáé ôïõò êëçñþíåé ôüóç ãç íá êáôïéêïýí
+üóç êáé íá âáóôïýíå ðåèáìÝíïé,
+áð’ ôïõò ìåãÜëïõò êÜìðïõò ôùí
+ôÝëåéá îåêëçñéóìÝíïé.
+
+¼ôáí ðåèÜíïõí ìå ôï ÷Ýñé
+ï Ýíáò ôïõ Üëëïõ óêïôùìÝíïé
+êáé ðéïýí ôá ÷þìáôá ôçò ãçò
+ìáõñüðç÷ôï ôï áßìá ôçò ðëçãÞò,
+ôï êñßìá ôùí ðïéïò èåíÜ êáèáñßóç;
+Ðïéïò íá ôïõò ëïýóç èá èåëÞóç;
+Ù íÝåò ôùí óðéôéþí ôïõò óõìöïñÝò,
+ðïõ ó’ Ýíá óìßãåôå ìå ôéò ðáëéÝò!
+
+ËÝù ôçí ðáëéÜ ôçí áìáñôßá,
+ðïõ çýñå ôá÷éÜ ôçí ôéìùñßá
+ìá êé ùò ôçí ôñßôç ôç ãåíéÜ âáóôÜ·
+üôáí ï ËÜéïò---ðåéóìáôéêÜ
+ôïõ Áðüëëùíïò, ðïõ ôïõ åßðå ôñåéò öïñÝò
+áð’ ôá ìåóüìöáëá ìáíôåßá ôá ÐõèéêÜ
+áðü âáñåéÝò íá óþóç óõìöïñÝò
+ôçí ðüëç ôïõ, ðåèáßíïíôáò äß÷ùò ðáéäéÜ---
+
+Ì’ áð’ ôéò áíüçôåò íéêçìÝíïò çäïíÝò
+ôï èÜíáôïí åãÝííçóå óôïí åáõôü ôïõ,
+Ïéäßðïäá ôïí ðáôñïêôüíï,
+ðïõ åôüëìçóå óôï áãíü ÷ùñÜöé
+íá óðåßñç, ôçò ìçôñüò ðïõ åôñÜöç,
+ìéá öýôñá óôï áßìá âïõôçìÝíç·
+ê’ ç Áâïõëßá ôïõò íýìöéïõò Ýóìéîå
+ôïõò îþöñåíïõò ó’ Ýíá êñåââÜôé.
+
+Êáé öÝñíåé êýìáôá óá èÜëáóóá êáêþí
+ðïõ ôï Ýíá ðÝöôåé, ô’ Üëëï ôñßêïñöï áíåâáßíåé
+êé ïëüãõñá óôçò ðüëçò ìáò
+ôçí ðñýìíá âñÜæïíôáò öïõóêþíåé·
+êé áíÜìåóü ìáò óêÝðç áäýíáìç
+ðýñãïò ôï ëßãï ðÜ÷ïò ôïõ óôõëþíåé·
+êáé ôñÝìù ìå ôïõò âáóéëéÜäåò ôçò íá ìç
+âïõëéÜîç äáìáóìÝí’ ç ðüëç.
+
+Ãéáôß óå ôÝëïò âãáßíïõíå ìå ôïí êáéñü
+ïé áñ÷áßåò êáôÜñåò ìå âáñåéÜ óôñïöÞ ôçò ôý÷çò.
+Ï üëåèñïò ôïí ðñïóðåñíÜ Ýí’ Üíèñùðï öôù÷ü,
+ìá öÝñíåé óõãêëáäüêïñìï îåññßæùìá
+ôùí ðëïýóéùí ôùí á÷üñôáãùí áíèñþðùí
+ç åõôõ÷ßá ðïõ èåíÜ ðáñáðá÷ýíç.
+
+Ðïéüí Üíèñùðïí åèáýìáóáí êáìéÜ öïñÜ
+ôüóïí ðïëý ê’ ïé óðéôéêïß ê’ ïé îÝíïé
+ê’ ç ðïëõóý÷íáóôç ôçò ðüëåùò áãïñÜ,
+üóï åôéìïýóáí ôüôå ôïí Ïéäßðïäá,
+üôáí ìáò ëýôñùóå ôïí ôüðï
+áðü ôï ôÝñáò ð’ Üñðáîå ôüóåò øõ÷Ýò áíèñþðùí;
+
+Ìá üôáí óôï ôÝëïò Ýíïéùóåí
+ï ìáýñïò ôïõò áèëßïõò ôïõ ãÜìïõò,
+ôïí ðüíï ôïõ äå âÜóôáîå
+êáé óôç ìáíßá ôçò êáñäéÜò ôïõ
+äéðëÜ Ýêáìå êáêÜ·
+ìå ôï ðáôñüêôïíü ôïõ ÷Ýñé
+ôá ìÜôéá ôïõ Ý÷õóå óðçñïõíéáóôÜ.
+
+Êáé óôùí ðáéäéþí ôïõ Ýññéîå
+ôéò êåöáëÝò êáôÜñåò ïñãéóìÝíåò
+ãéáôß ôá ãÝííçóå êáé ôá ’èñåöå,
+ðéêñüãëùóóåò, áëëïßìïíï, êáôÜñåò·
+ôï âéü ôïõò íá ìåñÜóïõí ìéá öïñÜ
+ìå ôï óðáèß óôï ÷Ýñé· êáé öïâïýìáé
+íá ìçí ôï êÜìç ç Åñéíýò ôþñá ãïñãÜ.
+
+ÔÑÉÔÏ ÅÐÅÉÓÏÄÉÏ
+
+ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ
+ËÜâåôå èÜññïò, åõãåíþí ìçôÝñùí êüñåò,
+áðü æõãüí åãëýôùóå óêëáâéÜò ç ðüëç·
+ðÝóáí ïé êïìðáóìïß áíôñþí õðåñçöÜíùí,
+Þñè’ ç ãáëÞíç êáé äåí Ýêáìå ôï ðëïßï
+íåñ’ áð’ ôï âñïíôï÷ôýðçìá ôçò ôñéêõìßáò,
+âÜóôáîå ï ðýñãïò êáé óôåñéþóáìå ôéò ðýëåò
+ì’ áîéü÷ñåïõò ðïëý ðñïóôÜôåò ìïíïìÜ÷ïõò.
+ÐÜíå êáëÜ ôá ðéüôåñá óôéò Ýîé ðýëåò·
+ôçí Ýâäïìçí, ï óåâáóôüò åâäïìáãÝôçò
+ï Üíáî Áðüëëùí äéÜëåîå ãéá íá åêäéêÞóç
+åðÜíù óôïõ Ïéäßðïäïò ôç ãåíéÜ ôþñá
+ôïõ ËÜéïõ ôéò ðáëéÝò ôéò êáêïêåöáëéÝò ôïõ.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Ôé íÝï ðÜëé íá ’ôõ÷å ðñÜìá óôçí ðüëç;
+
+ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ
+Ï Ýíáò ôïí Üëëï óêüôùóå êáé ðÜíå åêåßíïé
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Ôé; Ðïéïé; Ôñåëëáßíïì’ áð’ ôùí ëüãùí óïõ ôï öüâï.
+
+ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ
+ÂÜóôá ôï íïõ óïõ êé Üêïõãå· ïé ãõéïß ôïõ Ïéäßðïõ
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+ÙéìÝíá ç ìáýñç! óõìöïñþí ðñïöÞôçò åßìáé.
+
+ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ
+Ëüãï äåí Ý÷åé· åöÜãáíå ê’ ïé äõü ôïõò ÷þìá.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+¸öèáóáí ùò åêåß; ÂáñåéÜ, ìá ðå ìïõ ôá üìùò.
+
+ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ
+¸ôóé ìå ÷Ýñéá áäåñöéêÜ åóêïôùèÞêáí.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Ê’ Ýôóé ðïëý êïéíÞ ôùí äõü Þôáí ç ôý÷ç.
+
+ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ
+Êé áõôÞ áöáíßæåé ôçí ôñéóÜèëéá ãåíåÜ ôïõò.
+ÔÝôïéá áöïñìÞ ëïéðüí ÷áñÜò ìáæß êáé ëýðçò
+Ý÷ïì’ åìåßò· ç ðüëç ìáò íéêÜ, ìá ïé äõü ìáò
+ïé Üñ÷ïíôåò êáé óôñáôçãïß ìå äïõëåìÝíï
+óßäåñï óêõèéêü ôá êôÞìáôÜ ôïõò üëá
+ìåñÜóáíå, êáé èá ’÷ïõí üóç óôçí ôáöÞ ôïõò
+èá ðÜñïõí ÷þñá, óýìöùíá ìå ôéò êáôÜñåò
+êÜíïíôáò êáôï÷Þ ôéò Üèëéåò ôïõ ðáôñüò ôùí.
+Óþèçê’ ç ðüëç, ìá ôùí äõü ôçò âáóéëéÜäùí
+Þðéå ôï áßìá ç ãç ô’ áëëçëïóêïôùìïý ôùí.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ (áíáðáéóôéêüí)
+Ù ìåãÜëå èåÝ Äßá êáé óåéò ðïëéïý÷ïé
+èåïß, ðïõ ôïõ ÊÜäìïõ ôïõò ðýñãïõò
+äéáöåíôåýåô’ áõôïýò,
+÷áñÜ ôÜ÷á íá äåßîù êáé ôñáãïýäéá íá ðù
+ãéá ôçò ðüëçò ìáò ôç óùôçñßá
+Þ íá êëÜøù ôïõò Üìïéñïõò êáé èëéâåñïýò
+ðïëåìÜñ÷ïõò;
+üðïõ âÝâáéá óýìöùíá ìå ô’ üíïìÜ ôïõò
+å ô å ü ê ë å é ô ï é áëÞèåéá êáé ð ï ë õ í å é ê å ß ò
+áð’ ôçí Üäéêç ãíþìç ôïõò ðÜíå.
+
+ÔÑÉÔÏ ÓÔÁÓÉÌÏ
+
+Ù ìáýñç êáé ôåëåßá êáôÜñá
+ôïõ Ïéäßðïäá êáé ôçò ãåíåÜò ôïõ,
+Ýíá êáêü ìïõ ðÝöôåé óôçí êáñäéÜ ìïõ óýãêñõï
+êáé óáí ìáéíÜäá ãéá ôïí ôÜöï ôïõò
+åîÝóðáóá óå ìïéñïëüãéá,
+áêïýïíôáò ôï áéìáôïêýëéóìá
+êáé ôïí êáêü ôï èÜíáôï ðïõ âñÞêáí·
+êáôáñáìÝíç áëÞèåé’ áõôÞ
+ôïõ êïíôáñéïý ôùíå ç óõíáõëßá!
+
+Ôï ’âãáëå ðÝñá êé ïýôå áðüêáìå
+ç åõ÷Þ ðïõ ’äùóå ï ðáôÝñáò,
+ùò ðÝñá ç áíõðÜêïõç ãíþìç åâÜóôáîå
+ôïõ ËÜéïõ· êáé ôþñá ãíïéÜæïìáé
+ôçí ðüëç ìáò, ãéáôß äåí ÷Üíïõíå
+ôç äýíáìÞ ôïõò ïé ÷ñçóìïß. Ù ðïëõóôÝíá÷ôïé,
+áíÞêïõóôï ðïõ åêÜìåôå ôï ðñÜìá
+ê’ Þñèáí áëÞèåéá óõìöïñÝò
+íá êëáßç êáíåßò ü÷é ìå ëüãéá.
+
+ÅÎÏÄÏÓ
+
+ÍÜ ô’ áõôïöÜíåñá, üóá ìáò åßðå ï êÞñõî....
+ðÝíèïò äéðëü êáé óõìöïñÜ äéðëÞ
+ôùí äõü íåêñþí ðïõ óêüôùóå
+ï Ýíáò ôïí Üëëï·
+äéðëÜ óùóôÜ óöá÷ôÜñéá áõôÜ
+êáé ôé íá ðù;
+Ôé Üëëï, Þ ðüíïé ó’ Üëëïõò ðüíïõò
+ìÝóá óôá óðßôéá èñïíéáóìÝíïé;
+Ìá ìå ôïí ðñßìïí áãÝñá, ößëå, ôùí èñÞíùí
+óôéò êåöáëÝò óáò ëÜìíåôå ãýñù
+êïõðéÜ ôá ÷Ýñéá óáò ãéá ôçí ðïìðÞ
+ðïõ ðÜíô’ áíÜìåóá ’ðü ôïí Á÷Ýñïíôá ôñáâÜåé êáé ðÜåé
+ôïí Üãéï äñüìï ôçò ðïõ ôïí ðåñíïýíå ìáýñá ðáíéÜ,
+äñüìïí áíÞëéáãï, ðïõ äåí ôïí ðÜôçóå ðïôÝ ï Áðüëëùíáò
+êáé öÝñíåé ðÝñá
+óôçí ðáíôïäü÷á êé Üöáíôç îÝñá.
+
+ÁëëÜ éäïý ôåò áõôÝò, íá ðëçñþóïõí ðéêñü
+÷ñÝïò Ýñ÷ïõíôáé, ç Áíôéãüíç ê’ ç ÉóìÞíç,
+íá èñçíÞóïõí ôá äõü ôïõò áäÝñöéá·
+êáé èáññþ ìå ôï äßêéï óô’ áëÞèåéá
+áðü ìåò óôá âáèýêïëðá ùñáßá ôïõò óôÞèéá
+ôçò êáñäéÜò ôùí èá ÷ýóïõí ôïí ðüíï.
+Áëë’ åìåßò åßíáé äßêéï êáé ðñéí áð’ áõôÝò
+ôïí ðáñÜöùíïí ýìíïí
+íá ôïíßóùìå ôùí Åñéíýùí
+êé áðü ðÜíù íá øÜëëùìå
+ìéóçôü ôïí ðáéÜíá ôïõ ¢äïõ.
+
+Ù ðéï äõóôõ÷éóìÝíåò åóåßò áäåñöÝò
+áð’ üëåò ðïõ æþóôñá óôç ìÝóç ôïõò ãýñù öïñïýíå
+äáêñýæù, óôåíÜæù êáé äüëïò êáíÝíáò äåí åßíáé
+ðùò üôé áð’ ôá âÜèç äåí êëáßù ôçò øõ÷Þò.
+
+ÙéìÝ, ùéìÝ, êáêüãíùìïé
+óôïõò ößëïõò áíõðÜêïõïé
+óôéò óõìöïñÝò áäÜìáóôïé,
+ôá ðáôñéêÜ åñçìÜîåôå
+óðßôéá ìå ôçí áìÜ÷ç óáò!
+¢èëéïé âÝâáéá ðïõ çýñáíå
+êáé èÜíáôï áèëéþôáôï
+ãéá ôùí óðéôéþ ôïõò ÷áëáóìü.
+
+Ôïõò ôïß÷ïõò êÜôù åññßîáôå,
+áëëïßìïíï, ìïíÜ÷ïé óáò
+êáé ðéêñïýò èñüíïõò åßäåôå·
+ìá ôþñá åóõâáóôÞêåôå
+ìå ôï óðáèß óôï ÷Ýñé.
+Êé áëÞèåéá ç óåâáóôÞ Åñéíýò
+ôïõ Ïéäßðïäá ðáôÝñá óáò
+åôÝëåéùóå ôéò êáôÜñåò.
+
+Áð’ ôá æåñâÜ ôñõðçìÝíïé.
+-Êé áëÞèåéá ôñõðçìÝíïé
+óôá ïìüóðëá÷íá ðëåõñÜ.
+-Áëëïß, äõóôõ÷éóìÝíïé,
+áëëïß êáé óôéò êáôÜñåò
+ðïõ öÝñáí ôçí áíôßöïíç ôç óõìöïñÜ!
+-ËáâùìáôéÜ ðÝñá ãéá ðÝñá
+óôá óðßôéá ôïõò êáé óôá êïñìéÜ,
+ì’ áíÞêïõóôçí áøéèõìéÜ
+ìå ìïßñáí ü÷é äéÜöïñç
+áð’ ôçí êáôÜñá ôïõ ðáôÝñá.
+
+Êáé ìåò óôçí ðüëç ï óôåíáãìüò
+ðåñíÜ· óôåíÜæïõíå ê’ ïé ðýñãïé
+ê’ ç ÷þñá ðïõ ôïõò áãáðïýóå
+êáé óôïõò äéáäü÷ïõò ìÝíïõíå
+ôá êôÞìáôá, ãé’ áõôÜ ðïõ ç áìÜ÷ç
+êé ï Üèëéïò èÜíáôïò ôïõò âñÞêå.
+-Ìå éóéÜäá ìåñáóôÞêáíå
+ïé áøßêáñäïé ôá êôÞìáôÜ ôïõò,
+ê’ ïé ößëïé ôïõò ðáñÜðïíï äåí Ý÷ïìå
+ìå ôï óõâéâáóôÞ ôïõò
+êáé äå ÷áñßóôçêåí ï ¢ñçò.
+
+¸ôó’ åßíáé ôþñá óéäåñï÷ôõðçìÝíïé
+êáé ôïõò ðñïóìÝíåé óéäåñï÷ôõðçìÝíç,
+ßóùò íá ðç êáíåßò «êáé ðïéá;»,
+ôùí ðáôñéêþí ôïõò ôÜöùí ç êëçñïíïìéÜ.
+Ðïëýò á÷üò ôïõò ðñïâïäÜ
+óðáñá÷ôéê’ áð’ ôá óðßôéá ìïéñïëüãéá
+ãéïìÜôá ðüíïõò êáé óôåíÜãìáôá,
+ðïõ âãáßíïõí ìïíá÷Ü,
+Üñá÷ëá êé Ü÷áñá, ð’ áëÞèåéá
+êëáßìå áð’ ôá âÜèç ôçò êáñäéÜò,
+ðïõ ãéá ôïõò äõü ôïõò âáóéëéÜäåò
+ëõþíåé áð’ ôï êëÜì’ áëçèéíÜ.
+
+Ê’ Ý÷åéò áêüìç íá ðçò ãéá ôïõò áèëßïõò
+ðüóá óôçí ðüëç êÜìáíå êáêÜ
+êáé ðüóá êáé óôá ôÜãìáôá üëùí ôùí îÝíùí
+ðïõ ðÜèáéíå óôïí ðüëåìï ôüóç öèïñÜ.
+Äõóôõ÷éóìÝíç ðïõ ôïõò åãåííïýóå,
+ìåò ó’ üëåò ôéò ãõíáßêåò üóåò
+ìáííÜäåò ëÝãïõíôáé ðáéäéþí,
+ðïõ ðÞñåí Üíôñá ôï äéêü ôçò ãõéü,
+êáé ãÝííçóå áõôïýò ðïõ ôÝôïéï ôÝëïò
+ôïõò âñÞêå, íá óêïôþóïõíå ï Ýíáò ôïí Üëëï
+ìå ÷Ýñé áäåñöéêü.
+
+ÁëÞèåéá áäåñöéêÜ êáé ðáíùëÝèñéá
+êáé ì’ ü÷é öéëéêÜ ëáâþìáôá
+ìå öñÝíá ìáíéùìÝíá
+óôï ôÝëïò ôçò áìÜ÷çò ôùí.
+Ôþñá ç Ý÷èñçôá Ýðáõóå
+êáé óìßîáíå óôá ÷þìáôá
+ôá áéìáôïðïôéóìÝíá
+êáé ôþñá åßíáé áëçèéíÜ
+ê’ ïé äõü ôïõò Ýíá áßìá.
+Ðéêñüò óôéò ìðåñäåøéÝò îå÷ùñéóôÞò
+ï îÝíïò ï ðåñáôéíüò ðïõ âãÞêå áð’ ôç öùôéÜ,
+ô’ áêïíéóìÝíï óßäåñï· êáé ôçò êëçñïíïìéÜò
+ðéêñüò ï ¢ñçò óôÜèçêå ìá êé Üîéïò ìåñáóôÞò
+êáé ôçí êáôÜñá ôïõ ðáôñüò Ýâãáëå áëçèéíÞ.
+
+¸÷ïõí ôï ìåñäéêü ðïõ åëÜ÷áíå·
+áðü ôç ìåñáóéÜ, ù ïé ìáýñïé, ôùí êôçìÜôùí
+êáé êÜôù áð’ ôï ÷þìá ðïõ ôïõò óêÝðáóå
+Üâõóóï ðëïýôï ôþñá èá ’÷ïõí.
+ÙéìÝ! ðïõ åóôåöáíþóåôå
+ìå óõìöïñÝò ðïëëÝò ôá óðßôéá·
+êáé óôåñíÜ ôþñá åñÝêáîáí
+óôñéããÜ ôïí Åðéíßêéï ïé ÊáôÜñåò
+áöüíôáò ô’ áóôáìÜôçãï öåõãéü
+åðÞñ’ ç ãåíåÜ êáé ðÜåé.
+Ôçò ¢ôçò óôÝêåôáé ôï ôñüðáéï
+óôéò ðýëåò ðïõ óêïôþèçêáí êáé ìüíï
+áöïý ôïõò äõü ôïõò íßêçóåí
+åëïýöáîå ê’ ç Ìïßñá.
+
+Ï èñÞíïò ôçò Áíôéãüíçò êáé ôçò ÉóìÞíçò
+
+ÁÍÔÏÃÏÍÇ
+ÐëçãÞí Ýäùóåò, ðëçãÞí Ýëáâåò.
+
+ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+Ôïí åóêüôùóåò êáé óêïôþèçêåò.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+Ìå êïíôÜñé ôïí óêüôùóåò.
+
+ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+Ìå êïíôÜñé óêïôþèçêåò
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+Ù, êáêüðñáãïò.
+
+ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+Ù, êáêüðáèïò.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+×õèÞôå èñÞíïé ìïõ.
+
+ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+×õèÞôå äÜêñõÜ ìïõ.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+Áðü ôïõò èñÞíïõò ôï íïõ ìïõ ÷Üíù.
+
+ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+Áð’ ôçí êáñäéÜ ìïõ èñçíþ, óôåíÜæù.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+Ù ðïëõèñÞíçô’ åóý.
+
+ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+Êáé óõ ðÜëé ôñéóÜìïéñå.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+Áðü äéêü åóêïôþèçêåò.
+
+ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+Êáé óõ äéêüí åóêüôùóåò.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+ÄéðëÜ íá ëåò.
+
+ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+ÄéðëÜ í’ áêïýò.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+ÄéðëÝò ìáò óôÝêïõí óõìöïñÝò.
+
+ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+ÁäåñöéêÝò ôéò áäåñöÝò.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ ÊÁÉ ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+Éþ, Ìïßñá, ìåãáëüäùñç ðüíùí ðéêñþí
+êáé ôñáíÞ ôïõ Ïéäßðïäá
+ìáýñç Åñéíýá, ìåãÜëç óïõ ç äýíáìç.
+Áé, áé---Áé, áé.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+ÓõìöïñÝò êáêïèþñçôåò.
+
+ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+ÅðéóôñÝöïíôáò ìüöåñåò.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+Ãéá íá óêïôþóç Þñèå ãõñíþíôáò.
+
+ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+Êáé ÷Üíåé ôç æùÞ ôïõ ïñìþíôáò.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+Ôçí Ý÷áóåí áëÞèåéá áõôüò.
+
+ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+Êáé ôçí åðÞñå êé áõôïõíïý.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+Ù áèëßá ìáíßá.
+
+ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+Êáé ôñéóÜèëéá ðÜèç.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+ÐïëõóôÝíá÷ôåò ëýðåò.
+
+ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+ÐïëõèñÞíçôåò èëßøåò.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ ÊÁÉ ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+Éþ, Ìïßñá, ìåãáëüäùñç ðüíùí ðéêñþí
+êáé ôñáíÞ ôïõ Ïéäßðïäá
+ìáýñç Åñéíýá ìåãÜëç óïõ ç äýíáìç.
+Áé, áé---Áé, áé.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+Äïêßìáóåò ê’ Ý÷åéò íá ðçò.
+
+ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+Ðßóù äåí Ýìåéíåò êáé óõ.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+Áöïý óôçí ðüëç ãýñéóåò.
+
+ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+Êé áñìáôùìÝíïò óôÜèçêåò
+áíôßêñõ óôï êïíôÜñé ôïõ.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+Öñé÷ôÜ íá ëåò.
+
+ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+Öñé÷ôÜ í’ áêïýò.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+ÙéìÝ êáêÜ.
+
+ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+ÙéìÝ äåéíÜ.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+Óôá óðßôéá êáé óôç ÷þñá ìáò.
+
+ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+Êé áêüìá ðéüôåñï óå ìå.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+Áëëïßìïíü óïõ âáóéëéÜ ìïõ ÅôåïêëÞ.
+
+ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+Áð’ üëïõò ðéï ðïëýêëáõôå, áëëïß êáé óõ.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ ÊÁÉ ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+ÙéìÝ ðïõ åôõöëùèÞêáôå
+áð’ ôùí èåþí ôç âëÜâç.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+ÙéìÝíá, ôá êïñìÜêéá óáò
+ðïéïò ôüðïò ãçò èá ëÜâç;
+
+ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+Óå ðïéï èå íá ôá èÜøùìå
+÷þìá ðéï ôéìçìÝíï;
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ ÊÁÉ ÉÓÌÇÍÇ
+Ù ìíÞìá, óôïõ ðáôÝñá óáò
+ôï ðëÜé åôïéìáóìÝíï!
+ÊÇÑÕÎ
+ÐñÝðåé ü, ôé áðïöÜóéóáí êé áðïöáóßæïõí
+ïé ðñïý÷ïíôåò áõôÞò ôçò ðïëéôåßáò ôïõ ÊÜäìïõ,
+íá ðù íá ìÜèåôå.---Áõôüí, ôïí ÅôåïêëÝá,
+ðïõ áð’ áãÜðç ôçò ðáôñßäáò ôïõ Ý÷åé ðÝóç
+åêåß üðïõ áîßæåé óôá êáëÜ ôá ðáëéêÜñéá,
+íá èÜøïõí ìå ôéìÝò óôç ÷þñ’ áðïöáóßæïõí·
+ôÝôïéá Ý÷ù ëÜâç ðñïóôáãÞ íá ëÝù ãéá ôïýôïí.
+Ìá ôïí íåêñü áäåñöü ôïõ áõôüí, ôïí Ðïëõíåßêç,
+Üôáöïò Ýîù íá ñé÷ôÞ, èñïöÞ ôùí óêýëùí,
+ãéáôß åßíáé ÷áëáóôÞò ôçò ÷þñáò ôùí Êáäìåßùí,
+áí êÜðïéïò áðü ôïõò èåïýò äåí ôïõ êñáôïýóå
+ôï äüñõ ôïõ, ìá êáé íåêñüò ôçí áìáñôßá
+ôùí èåþí èá ’÷ç ôçò ðáôñßäáò ôïõ, ãéáô’ Þñèå
+ìå îÝíï áð’ Ýîù óôñÜôåõìá, áôéìÜæïíôÜò ôïõò
+ê’ åêïýñóåõå ôç ÷þñá ôïõ. Ëïéðüí ùñßóèç
+Üôéìç áð’ ôá üñíéá ôá ðåôïýìåíá íá ëÜâç
+ôáöÞ êé Üîéá íá âñç ôá åðß÷åéñÜ ôïõ, äß÷ùò
+íá ôïõ óùñéÜóïõí ÷Ýñéá ÷þìá ãéá ìíçìïýñé,
+äß÷ùò íá ôéìçèÞ ìå ïîýâïá ìïéñïëüãéá,
+äß÷ùò ößëïò êáíåßò ôï îüäé ôïõ í’ áêëïõèÞóç·
+ôÝôïéáí áðüöáóç Ýëáâáí ïé ðñüêñéôïß ìáò.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+Ìá ê’ åãþ ðÜëé óôïõò ðñïêñßôïõò ëÝù ôçò ÈÞâáò:
+êé áí êáíåßò Üëëïò äå èåëÞóç íá ôïí èÜøç
+ìáæß ì’ åìÝíá, ìüíç ìïõ èå íá ôïí èÜøù,
+êé áðÜíù ìïõ áõôüí ôïí êßíäõíï èá ðÜñù
+ôïí áäåñöü ìïõ èÜâïíôáò· íôñïðÞ äåí ôï ’÷ù
+íá äåßîù áíõðÜêïõç áíáñ÷ßá óôçí ðüëç.
+Åßíáé éó÷õñüò äåóìüò ôï êïéíü óðëÜ÷íï, üðïõ
+åëÜâáìå æùÞ ê’ ïé äõü, áðü ìéá ìÜííá
+äõóôõ÷éóìÝíç ê’ Ýíáí Üìïéñï ðáôÝñá.
+Ëïéðüí, øõ÷Þ ìïõ, èÝëïíôáò ðÜñ’ êáé óõ ìÝñïò
+áð’ ôï êáêü ðïõ áèÝëçôá Ýêáì’ åêåßíïò
+êáé, æùíôáíÞ, öéëÜäåëöï öñüíçìá äåßîå
+óôïí ðåèáìÝíï·---êé ïõäÝ ïé ëýêïé èá ãåõôïýíå
+ôéò óÜñêåò ôïõ ïé ëéìÜíôåñïé· áò ìçí ôï âÜëç
+êáíåßò óôï íïõ ôïõ· ãéáô’ åãþ, áí êáé ãõíáßêá,
+ôÜöï êáé ÷þóìá èá ’âñù ôñüðï íá ôïõ êÜìù,
+öÝñíïíôáò óôïõ âõóóéíéïý ìïõ ðÝðëïõ ôïí êüñöï
+íá ôïí óêåðÜóù· êáé ìçí ðçò áëëéþò ðùò èá ’íáé·
+ôñüðï èá âñÞ ôï èÜññïò ìïõ ãéá íá ôï ðñÜîç.
+
+ÊÇÑÕÎ
+Óïõ ëÝù óôçí ðüëç åíÜíôéá ìç èåò íá êÜìçò.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+Êáé ãù óïõ ëÝù ôá ðåñéôôÜ óå ìå ìçí êñßíçò
+
+ÊÇÑÕÎ
+Óêëçñüò ï ëáüò, ìéá ðïõ áð’ ôïí êßíäõíï ãëõôþóç.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+ÓêëÞñéæå, ìá üìùò Üôáöïò áõôüò äå ìÝíåé.
+
+ÊÇÑÕÎ
+Ìá áõôüí ðïõ ç ðüëç å÷èñåýåôáé, óõ èá ôïí èÜøçò;
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+¸÷åé êñéèÞ áðü ôïõò èåïýò ôþñá ðéÜ ôïýôïò.
+
+ÊÇÑÕÎ
+¼÷é üìùò ðñéí óå êßíäõíï ñßîç ôç ÷þñá.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+Ôï Üäéêï ì’ Üäéêï çèÝëçóå íá ôï ðëçñþóç.
+
+ÊÇÑÕÎ
+Ì’ áíôßò ãéá Ýíá, ôï Ü÷ôé ôïõ ôï ’âãáæå ó’ üëïõò.
+
+ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ
+ÓôåñíÞ ôåëåéþíåé áðü ôïõò èåïýò ç ¸ñéò ôï ëüãï·
+ìá èá ôïí èÜøù êáé ôá ëüãéá óïõ ìç ÷Üíçò.
+
+ÊÇÑÕÎ
+ÊÜìå ôïõ êåöáëéïý óïõ· åãþ---åßðá êé áðüåéðá.
+
+×ÏÑÏÓ
+Áëëïßìïí’ áëëïßìïíï!
+ù ìåãáëüãíùìåò, óðéôïêáôáëýôñåò,
+ÊÞñåò Åñéíýåò, ðïõ êáé ôïõ Ïéäßðïäá
+îåðáôþóåô’ Ýôóé ðñüññéæá ôï ãÝíïò,
+ôé íá ãÝíù, ôé íá êÜìù, ôé íá óïöéóôþ;
+ðþò íá ôï ôïëìÞóù, ìÞôå íá óå êëÜøù
+ìÞôå êáé íåêñü íá óå îïäéÜóù;
+Ìá öïâïýìáé---êáé ôñáâéïýìáé---
+ôçí ïñãÞ ôùí ðïëéôþí.
+Á÷, åóÝíá ðïëëÝò èá óå êëÜøïõíå
+ìïéñïëïãÞôñåò.
+Ìá åêåßíïò ï Üèëéïò áèñÞíçôïò
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