Abstract

The openings of the strophe and antistrophe do not correspond, and many unavailing efforts have been made, from Triclinius to Lawson, to bring them into conformity. But, as I have shown elsewhere , the discrepancy appears to be intentional and appropriate. For other instances of the same thing see 709–10, 715–16 , and there is yet another in Cho. 422–4 = 443–5 . In 1005 πρπαρ is not only better attested than προιθ' , but it makes a much better rhythm: τ δ' π γν πεσν παξ θανσιμον πρνσιμον πρπαρ νδρς μλαν αμα τς ν…