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                                     410 BC

                                     HELEN

                                  by Euripides

                         translated by E。 P。 Coleridge




    CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY

  HELEN�察�wife Of MENELAUS

  TEUCER�察�a Greek warrior�察�who fought at Troy

  CHORUS OF CAPTIVE GREEK WOMEN�察�attending HELEN

  MENELAUS�察�King of Sparta

  PORTRESS of THEOCLYMENUS

  FIRST MESSENGER

  SECOND MESSENGER

  THEONOE�察�sister of THEOCLYMENUS

  THEOCLYMENUS�察�King of Egypt

  SERVANT of THEOCLYMENUS

  THE DIOSCURI

  Guards�察�attendants�察�etc。





HELEN

  HELEN

  ��SCENE�此�Before the palace of THEOCLYMENUS in Egypt。 It is near the

  mouth of the Nile。 The tomb of Proteus�察�the father of THEOCLYMENUS

  is visible。 HELEN is discovered alone before the tomb。��



  HELEN

    Lo� �These are the fair virgin streams of Nile�察�the river that

waters Egypt's tilth�察�fed by pure melting snow instead of rain from

heaven。 Proteus during his life´time was king of this land�察�dwelling

in the isle of Pharos�察�and ruling o'er Egypt�察�and he took to wife

one of the daughters of the sea�察�Psamathe�察�after she left the embraces

of Aeacus。 Two children she bare in this his palace�察�a son

Theoclymenus�察�who hath passed his life in duteous service to the gods��

and likewise a noble daughter�察�her mother's pride�察�called Eido in

her infancy�察�but when she reached her youthful prime�察�the age for

wedded joys�察�renamed Theonoe�察�for well she knew whate'er the gods

design�察�both present and to come�察�for she had won this guerdon from

her grandsire Nereus。 Nor is my fatherland unknown to fame�察�e'en

Sparta�察�or my sire Tyndareus�察�for a legend tells how Zeus winged his

way to my mother Leda's breast�察�in the semblance of a bird�察�even a

swan�察�and thus as he fled from an eagle's pursuit�察�achieved by guile

his amorous purpose�察�if this tale be true。 My name is Helen�察�and I

will now recount the sorrows I have suffered。 To a hollow vale on

Ida came three goddesses to Paris�察�for beauty's prize contending�察�Hera

and Cypris�察�and the virgin child of Zeus�察�eager to secure his

verdict on their loveliness。 Now Cypris held out my beauty�察�if aught

so wretched deserves that name�察�as a bride before the eyes of Paris��

saying he should marry me�察�and so she won the day�察�wherefore the

shepherd of Ida left his steading�察�and came to Sparta�察�thinking to win

me for his bride。 But Hera�察�indignant at not defeating the

goddesses�察�brought to naught my marriage with Paris�察�and gave to

Priam's princely son not Helen�察�but a phantom endowed with life��

that she made in my image out of the breath of heaven�察�and Paris

thought that I was his�察�although I never was�察�an idle fancy� �Moreover��

the counsels of Zeus added further troubles unto these�察�for upon the

land of Hellas and the hapless Phrygians he brought a war�察�that he

might lighten mother´earth of her myriad hosts of men�察�and to the

bravest of the sons of Hellas bring renown。 So I was set up as a prize

for all the chivalry of Hellas�察�to test the might of Phrygia�察�yet

not I�察�but my name alone�察�for Hermes caught me up in the embracing

air�察�and veiled me in a cloud�察�for Zeus was not unmindful of me�察�and

he set me down here in the house of Proteus�察�judging him to be the

most virtuous of all mankind�察�that so I might preserve my marriage

with Menelaus free from taint。 Here then I abide�察�while my hapless

lord has gathered an army�察�and is setting out for the towers of

Ilium to track and recover me。 And there by Scamander's streams hath

many a life breathed out its last�察�and all for me�察�and I�察�that have

endured all this�察�am accursed�察�and seem to have embroiled all Hellas

in a mighty war by proving a traitress to my husband。 Why�察�then�察�do

I prolong my life�拭�Because I heard Hermes declare�察�that I should yet

again make my home on Sparta's glorious soil�察�with my lord�察�for Hermes

knew I never went to Ilium�察�that so I might never submit to any

other's wooing。 Now as long as Proteus gazed upon yon glorious sun��

I was safe from marriage�察�but when o'er him the dark grave closed�察�the

dead man's son was eager for my hand。 But I�察�from regard to my

former husband�察�am throwing myself down in suppliant wise before

this tomb of Proteus�察�praying him to guard my husband's honour��

that�察�though through Hellas I bear a name dishonoured�察�at least my

body here may not incur disgrace。

                                                     ��TEUCER enters。��

  TEUCER

    Who is lord and master of this fenced palace�拭�The house is one I

may compare to the halls of Plutus�察�with its royal bulwarks and

towering buildings。 Ha� �great gods� �what sight is here�拭�I see the

counterfeit of that fell murderous dame�察�who ruined me and all the

Achaeans。 May Heaven show its loathing for thee�察�so much dost thou

resemble Helen� �Were I not standing on a foreign soil�察�with this

well´aimed shaft had worked thy death�察�thy reward for resembling the

daughter of Zeus。

  HELEN

    Oh� �why�察�poor man�察�whoe'er thou art�察�dost thou turn from me��

loathing me for those troubles Helen caused��

  TEUCER

    I was wrong�察�I yielded to my anger more than I ought�察�my reason

was�察�the hate all Hellas bears to that daughter of Zeus。 Pardon me��

lady�察�for the words I uttered。

  HELEN

    Who art thou�拭�whence comest thou to visit this land��

  TEUCER

    One of those hapless Achaeans am I�察�lady。

  HELEN

    No wonder then that thou dost bate Helen。 But say�察�who art thou��

Whence comest�拭�By what name am I to call thee��

  TEUCER

    My name is Teucer�察�my sire was Telamon�察�and Salamis is the land

that

    nurtured me。

  HELEN

    Then why art thou visiting these meadows by the Nile��

  TEUCER

    A wanderer I�察�an exile from my native land。

  HELEN

    Thine must be a piteous lot�察�who from thy country drives thee out��

  TEUCER

    My father Telamon。 Couldst find a nearer and a dearer��

  HELEN

    But why�拭�This case is surely fraught with woe。

  TEUCER

    The death of Ajax my brother at Troy was my ruin。

  HELEN

    How so�拭�surely 'twas not thy sword that stole his life away��

  TEUCER

    He threw himself on his own blade and died。

  HELEN

    Was he mad�拭�for who with sense endowed would bring himself to

this��

  TEUCER

    Dost thou know aught of Achilles。 son of Peleus��

  HELEN

    He came�察�so I have heard�察�to woo Helen once。

  TEUCER

    When he died�察�he left his arms for his comrades to contest。

  HELEN

    Well�察�if he did�察�what harm herein to Ajax��

  TEUCER

    When another won these arms�察�to himself he put an end。

  HELEN

    Art thou then a sufferer by woes that he inflicted��

  TEUCER

    Yes�察�because I did not join him in his death。

  HELEN

    So thou camest�察�sir stranger�察�to Ilium's famous town��

  TEUCER

    Aye�察�and�察�after helping to sack it�察�myself did learn what ruin

meant。

  HELEN

    Is Troy already fired and utterly by flames consumed��

  TEUCER

    Yea�察�so that not so much as one vestige of her walls is now to

be seen。

  HELEN

    Woe is thee�察�poor Helen� �thou art the cause of Phrygia's ruin。

  TEUCER

    And of Achaea's too。 Ah� �'tis a tale of grievous misery��

  HELEN

    How long is it since the city was sacked��

  TEUCER

    Nigh seven fruitful seasons have come and gone。

  HELEN

    And how much longer did ye abide in Troy��

  TEUCER

    Many a weary month�察�till through ten full years the moon had

held her course。

  HELEN

    And did ye capture that Spartan dame��

  TEUCER

    Menelaus caught her by the hair�察�and was for dragging her away。

  HELEN

    Didst thou thyself behold that unhappy one�拭�or art thou speaking

from hearsay��

  TEUCER

    As plain as I now see thee�察�I then saw her。

  HELEN

    Consider whether ye were but indulging an idle fancy sent by

heaven。

  TEUCER

    Bethink thee of some other topic�察�no more of her��

  HELEN

    Are you so sure this fancy was reliable��

  TEUCER

    With these eyes I saw her face to face�察�if so be I see thee now。

  HELEN

    Hath Menelaus reached his home by this time with his wife��

  TEUCER

    No�察�he is neither in Argos�察�nor yet by the streams of Eurotas。

  HELEN

    Ah me� �here is evil news for those to whom thou art telling it。

  TEUCER

    'Tis said he disappeared with his wife。

  HELEN

    Did not all the Argives make the passage together��

  TEUCER

    Yes�此�but a tempest scattered them in every direction。

  HELEN

    In what quarter of the broad ocean��

  TEUCER

    They were crossing the Aegean in mid channel。

  HELEN

    And after that�察�doth no man know of Menelaus' arrival��

  TEUCER

    No�察�none�察�but through Hellas is he reported to be dead。

  HELEN

    Then am I lost。 Is the daughter of Thestius alive��

  TEUCER

    Dost speak of Leda�拭�She is dead�察�aye�察�dead and gone。

  HELEN

    Was it Helen's shame that caused her death��

  TEUCER

    Aye�察�'tis said she tied the noose about her noble neck。

  HELEN

    Are the sons of Tyndareus still alive or not��

  TEUCER

    Dead�察�and yet alive�此�'tis a double story。

  HELEN

    Which is the more credible report�拭�Woe is me for my sorrows��

  TEUCER

    Men say that they are gods in the likeness of stars。

  HELEN

    That is happy news�察�but what is the other rumour��

  TEUCER

    That they by self´inflicted wounds gave up the ghost because of

their sister's shame。 But enough of such talk� �I have no wish to

multiply my griefs。 The reason of my coming to this royal palace was a

wish to see that famous prophetess Theonoe。 Do thou the means

afford�察�that I from her may obtain an oracle how I shall steer a

favourable course to the sea´girt shores of Cyprus�察�for there Apollo

hath declared my home shall be�察�giving to it the name of Salamis�察�my

island home�察�in honour of that fatherland across the main。

  HELEN

    That shall the voyage itself explain�察�sir stranger�察�but do thou

leave these 

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