Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 1
The Oedipus Trilogy
La Trilogía de Edipo
by Sophocles
por Sófocles
Contents
Contenido
OEDIPUS THE KING
EDIPO REY
OEDIPUS AT COLONUS
EDIPO EN COLONO
ANTIGONE
ANTÍGONA
Translation by F. Storr, BA
Traducción de F. Storr, BA
Formerly Scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge
Antiguo becario del Trinity College, Cambridge
From the Loeb Library Edition
De la edición de la Biblioteca Loeb
Originally published by
Publicado originalmente por
Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA
Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA
and
y
William Heinemann Ltd, London
William Heinemann Ltd, Londres
First published in 1912
Publicado por primera vez en 1912
ARGUMENT
ARGUMENTO
To Laius, King of Thebes, an oracle foretold that the child born to him by his queen Jocasta would slay his father and wed his mother.
A Layo, rey de Tebas, un oráculo predijo que el hijo que le naciera de su reina Yocasta mataría a su padre y se casaría con su madre.
So when in time a son was born the infant's feet were riveted together and he was left to die on Mount Cithaeron.
Así que cuando con el tiempo nació un hijo, los pies del infante fueron atravesados y atados, y fue abandonado para morir en el monte Citerón.
But a shepherd found the babe and tended him, and delivered him to another shepherd who took him to his master, the King of Corinth.
Pero un pastor encontró al niño y lo cuidó, y lo entregó a otro pastor que lo llevó a su amo, el rey de Corinto.
Polybus being childless adopted the boy, who grew up believing that he was indeed the King's son.
Pólibo, al no tener hijos, adoptó al niño, quien creció creyendo que era en verdad el hijo del rey.
Afterwards doubting his parentage he inquired of the Delphic god and heard himself the word declared before to Laius.
Dudando después de su origen, consultó al dios de Delfos y escuchó de boca del oráculo la misma sentencia que antes le había sido declarada a Layo.
Wherefore he fled from what he deemed his father's house and in his flight he encountered and unwillingly slew his father Laius.
Por lo cual huyó de lo que consideraba la casa de su padre, y en su huida se encontró con su padre Layo y lo mató sin querer.
Arriving at Thebes he answered the riddle of the Sphinx and the grateful Thebans made their deliverer king.
Al llegar a Tebas respondió el enigma de la Esfinge y los agradecidos tebanos hicieron rey a su libertador.
So he reigned in the room of Laius, and espoused the widowed queen.
Así reinó en lugar de Layo y se desposó con la reina viuda.
Children were born to them and Thebes prospered under his rule, but again a grievous plague fell upon the city.
Les nacieron hijos y Tebas prosperó bajo su gobierno, pero de nuevo una terrible plaga cayó sobre la ciudad.
Again the oracle was consulted and it bade them purge themselves of blood-guiltiness.
De nuevo se consultó el oráculo y este les ordenó purificarse de la culpa de sangre.
Vocabulary
- Trilogía
- A set of three related literary or dramatic works
- Contenido
- Content or table of contents of a text
- REY
- King, a male monarch or ruler
- COLONO
- Colonist or settler; also title of Sophocles play
- Traducción
- Translation from one language to another
- Antiguo
- Old, ancient, or former in time or status
- becario
- Scholar or fellow holding an academic scholarship
- edición
- Edition or published version of a book
- Biblioteca
- Library or collection of books and publications
- Publicado
- Published, released for public distribution
- originalmente
- Originally, at the beginning or first instance
- Londres
- London, the capital city of England
- primera
- First, feminine form of ordinal number one
- vez
- Time or instance, as in 'one time'
- ARGUMENTO
- Plot summary or argument of a literary work
- rey
- King, a male sovereign or monarch
- oráculo
- Oracle, a divine prophecy or prophetic message
- predijo
- Predicted or foretold a future event
- hijo
- Son, a male child of a parent
- naciera
- Subjunctive of 'nacer'; that would be born
- reina
- Queen, a female monarch or king's wife
- mataría
- Would kill; conditional tense of 'matar'
- padre
- Father, a male parent
- casaría
- Would marry; conditional tense of 'casarse'
- madre
- Mother, a female parent
- Así
- Thus, so, in this way or manner
- tiempo
- Time, or weather depending on context
- nació
- Was born; past tense of 'nacer'
- pies
- Feet, the lower extremities of the body
- infante
- Infant or baby, a very young child
- atravesados
- Pierced or crossed through; past participle of atravesar
- atados
- Tied or bound; past participle of atar
- abandonado
- Abandoned, left behind without care or support
- morir
- To die, to cease living
- monte
- Mountain or woodland; wild natural terrain
- pastor
- Shepherd, a person who tends sheep
- encontró
- Found or encountered; past tense of 'encontrar'
- niño
- Child or boy, a young male person
- cuidó
- Cared for or looked after; past tense of cuidar
- entregó
- Handed over or delivered; past tense of entregar
- otro
- Another or other, a different one
- llevó
- Took or carried; past tense of 'llevar'
- amo
- Master or owner; person with authority over another
- tener
- To have or to possess something
- hijos
- Children or sons; plural of hijo
- adoptó
- Adopted; past tense of adoptar, to legally take in
- creció
- Grew up; past tense of 'crecer'
- creyendo
- Believing; present participle of 'creer'
- verdad
- Truth, that which is true or real
- Dudando
- Doubting; present participle of 'dudar'
- después
- Afterwards or later in time
- origen
- Origin or source; where something comes from
- consultó
- Consulted; past tense of consultar, to seek advice
- dios
- God, a divine supernatural being
- escuchó
- Listened or heard; past tense of 'escuchar'
- boca
- Mouth, the opening used for speaking or eating
- misma
- Same, identical; feminine form of 'mismo'
- sentencia
- Sentence or decree; a formal pronouncement or judgment
- antes
- Before, previously in time
- declarada
- Declared or announced; past participle of declarar
- huyó
- Fled or ran away; past tense of 'huir'
- consideraba
- Considered; imperfect tense of 'considerar'
- casa
- House or home, a place of residence
- huida
- Flight or escape from a dangerous situation
- mató
- Killed; past tense of 'matar'
- sin
- Without, lacking something
- querer
- To want; here meaning without intending to
- llegar
- To arrive or to reach a destination
- respondió
- Answered or responded; past tense of responder
- enigma
- Riddle or mystery; a puzzling question or problem
- agradecidos
- Grateful or thankful; plural past participle of agradecer
- hicieron
- Made or did; past tense of 'hacer'
- libertador
- Liberator, one who frees others from oppression
- reinó
- Reigned; past tense of 'reinar,' to rule as king
- lugar
- Place or location; position in space or order
- desposó
- Married or wed; past tense of desposar
- viuda
- Widow, a woman whose husband has died
- nacieron
- Were born; past tense plural of 'nacer'
- prosperó
- Prospered; past tense of prosperar, to thrive
- bajo
- Under or below; also short or low
- gobierno
- Government or rule; the system of governing
- nuevo
- New, recent, or different from before
- terrible
- Terrible, dreadful, causing great fear or suffering
- plaga
- Plague or pestilence; a devastating widespread disease
- cayó
- Fell or struck; past tense of 'caer'
- sobre
- On, over, or about; a preposition of position
- ciudad
- City, a large urban settlement of people
- este
- This, demonstrative pronoun or adjective; also east
- ordenó
- Ordered or commanded; past tense of ordenar
- purificarse
- To purify oneself; reflexive infinitive of purificar
- culpa
- Guilt or fault; responsibility for a wrongdoing
- sangre
- Blood, the red fluid circulating in the body
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