mythological Greek character

Antigone

daughter of Pheres in Greek mythology

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mythological Greek character

daughter of Pheres in Greek mythology

“μήθ᾿ οἷς ἐχθαίρεις ὑπεράχθεο μήτ᾿ ἐπιλάθου.”
— Forget not thy foes, but refrain from excess of wrath against them.
“δίδασκ᾿· ἄνευ γνώμης γὰρ οὔ με χρὴ ψέγειν.”
— Say on: I must not pronounce without knowledge.
“μὴ πάντ᾿ ἐρεύνα· πολλὰ καὶ λαθεῖν καλόν.”
— In some things be not anxious to inquire: Far better is it oft to leave them hid.
“μήπω μέγ᾿ εἴπῃς, πρὶν τελευτήσαντ᾿ ἴδῃς.”
— Praise no man much until thou see his death.
“εἰ δείν᾿ ἔδρασας, δεινὰ καὶ παθεῖν σε δεῖ.”
— If ills you do, ills also you must bear.
“εἰ μέν εἰμι Σοφοκλῆς, οὐ παραφρονῶ· εἰ δὲ παραφρονῶ, οὐκ εἰμὶ Σοφοκλῆς.”
— If I am Sophocles, I am not mad; and if I am mad, I am not Sophocles.

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No public IJR answers mention Antigone yet. As people ask about it and share their answers, they'll appear here.

“μήθ᾿ οἷς ἐχθαίρεις ὑπεράχθεο μήτ᾿ ἐπιλάθου.”
— Forget not thy foes, but refrain from excess of wrath against them.
“δίδασκ᾿· ἄνευ γνώμης γὰρ οὔ με χρὴ ψέγειν.”
— Say on: I must not pronounce without knowledge.
“μὴ πάντ᾿ ἐρεύνα· πολλὰ καὶ λαθεῖν καλόν.”
— In some things be not anxious to inquire: Far better is it oft to leave them hid.
“μήπω μέγ᾿ εἴπῃς, πρὶν τελευτήσαντ᾿ ἴδῃς.”
— Praise no man much until thou see his death.
“εἰ δείν᾿ ἔδρασας, δεινὰ καὶ παθεῖν σε δεῖ.”
— If ills you do, ills also you must bear.
“εἰ μέν εἰμι Σοφοκλῆς, οὐ παραφρονῶ· εἰ δὲ παραφρονῶ, οὐκ εἰμὶ Σοφοκλῆς.”
— If I am Sophocles, I am not mad; and if I am mad, I am not Sophocles.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.