Philoctetes

Sophocles

Sophocles the plays and fragments, Part 4: The Philoctetes. Jebb, Richard Claverhouse, Sir, translator. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1898.

  1. That it was your hope to take
  2. me to that Trojan land I abhor.
Chorus
  1. Yes, I believe that to be the best course.
Philoctetes
  1. Leave me, then—immediately!
Chorus
  1. Pleasant, pleasant, indeed, is the task you set me, and I am ready to obey.
  2. Come, let us be going, each to his station in the ship!
Philoctetes
  1. By Zeus who hears men’s curses, do not go, I implore you!
Chorus
  1. Be moderate.
Philoctetes
  1. Friends, in the name of the gods, stay!
Chorus
  1. Why do you call?
Philoctetes
  1. Ayee, ayee! Doom, Doom! My suffering kills me! Foot, my foot, what shall I do with you in the days to come?