17 examples of haemon in sentences

[Greek: | | | haemon], Q. |

vi. 4, [Greek: Akoue, Israael, Kurios ho Theos haemon kurios eis estin].

There is a variation in the Clementine text, which for [Greek: haemon] has, according to Dressel, [Greek: sou], and, according to Cotelier, [Greek: humon].

[Greek: Tines oun haemon hoi logoi, hois entrephometha; lego humin, agapate tous echthrous humon, eulogeite tous kataromenous, proseuchesthe huper ton diokonton humas, hopos genaesthe huioi

[ho sotaer haemon apephaenato].] Ibid.

[Greek: Hothen kai didaskalos haemon peri tou

Haemon, her lover, killed himself also by her side.

This time she is apprehended in the act and brought before the king, who condemns her to be immured alive in a tomb, though she is betrothed to his son Haemon.

Haemon now appears and tries to move his father to mercy, but in vain, though he threatens to slay himself if his bride is killed.

Horrified, the king begs his son to come out of the tomb, but Haemon seizes his sword and rushes forward to slay his father.

The king escapes the danger by flight, whereupon Haemon thrusts the sword into his own body, and expires, clasping the corpse of his bride.

If we thus make Haemon practically the central figure of the tragedy, it resembles a romantic love-story; but in reality Haemon is little more than an episode.

If we thus make Haemon practically the central figure of the tragedy, it resembles a romantic love-story; but in reality Haemon is little more than an episode.

Moreover, if we examine the dialogue in detail we see that the motive of Haemon's suicide is not even grief over his lost bride, but rage at his father.

Had Sophocles understood love as we understand it, he would have represented Haemon as drawing his sword at once and moving heaven and earth to prevent his bride from being buried alive.

She never even mentions Haemon, has no thought of him, but is entirely absorbed in the idea of benefiting the spirit of her dead brother by performing the forbidden funeral rites.

Antigone and Haemon.

17 examples of  haemon  in sentences