Philoctetes

Sophocles

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

  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?