Greek Texts & Translations

Is this then your fixed decision, my brother?

Yes, and do not detain me. This path now will be my destiny, ill-fated and evil, because of my father here and his Furies. But as for you two, 1435may Zeus grant you good things, if you bring these things to completion for me when I am dead, since in life you will see me no more.

Now release me, and farewell; for nevermore will you behold me living.

Ah, wretched that I am!

Do not mourn for me.

And who would not mourn you, brother, when you are hurrying off 1440to a death foreseen?

If it is fated, then I must die.

No, no, listen to my prayer!

Do not plead for what must not be.

Then I, indeed, am utterly wretched, if I must lose you!

It rests with the divinity, this way or that. But as for you two, 1445I pray to the gods that you may never meet with evil; for in all men's eyes you do not deserve to suffer.Polyneices exits.