AtKavLKo<; A6709 /;/ Euripides. 21 



And in v. 940 : 



^X,^' ou'xl fiiKpav deov e-x^^v aurov fiira 

 6 T?7crS' dXaarcop. 



Also in V. 948 fg. : 



TTjv Oeov KoXa^e koI Ato<? Kpeiaaaw yevov, 

 09 TMV fiev aXkwv Bacfjiovoiv e%ei KpdTO<i, 

 K€iv7}<i he Sou\6<i icrri. avyyvM/jnj 6' ifiol. 



Finally, in vv. 964, 965 : 



el 8e T(ov dewv Kparelv 

 ^ovXet, TO 'xp^^eiv dfMade^ eari. aoL To'8e. 



This argument of Helen is quite summarily disposed of by 

 Hekabe in v. 988 fg., but Gorgias with his sophistry defends 

 Helen on the same grounds, and tries to prove that she is 

 entirely free from guilt. For, says he (Gorg., Encom. Hel. 6) : 



*H yap TV-)(7}<; ^ovXr'ifiaai kuI Oewv ^ovXevfiaai koI dvdyKr}<i 

 ■yjrrjcpicrfJLaaLv eirpa^ev a eirpa^ev, rj ^ia dpTraa-Oel&a, rj \oyoi<i 

 ireiadelaa, rj epcon aXovcra. Et fxev ovv Sid to rrpoiTOV, d^io<; 

 alTidcrdai 6 alTicofJbevo'i. deov yap irpodv/xiav dvOpwirivr] irpo- 

 firjOeia dSvvaTov KcoXvetv. irec^vKe yap ov to Kpelaaov viro tov 

 rjaaovo<; KwXvecrOai, dXXd to r^aaov viro tov Kpeiaaovo'i cip'X^e- 

 aduL Kal dyecrdai, Kal to fiev Kpelcraov yyeladai, to Be rjcraov 

 eireaOai. 6eb<i S' dvdpcoTrov Kpelaaov Kal fita Kal (ro(f>ia Kai 

 Toi<; dXXoi<;. el ovv ttj tv-^t] Kal tm Oew ttjv aWlav dvadeTeov, 

 Ttjv 'KXevT]!/ Ti}<? BvaKXela^ diroXvTeov. 



Also in sec. 15 : 



el yap epco<; rjv 6 TavTa irdvTa 7rpd^a<;, ov p^aXeTTCo? Bia(f)ev- 

 ^eTai Trjv Trj<i Xeyofievr)'? yeyovevac dfiapTia<i ahiav. a yap 

 opwfiev, €)(^ei, (f)vcriv 01)^ rjv r)p,el<; OeXofzev dXX rjv cKaaTov 

 CTvye ' Sid Se t?}? o'-v/rew? ?/ "^^X^ '^"^ toZ? Tpo7roi<; TVirovTat. 



In sec. 19 he finishes his arguments thus : 



el ovv T&> TOV ' AXe^dvSpov aco/xaTi to Tr]<; 'KX€Vr)<; ofifia rjaOev 

 irpoOvfiiav Kal dfiiXXav ep(OTo^ ttj -^v^V TrapeStOKe, ti Oavfia- 

 a-Tov ; 09 et fXiv decx; (o)v eyei) Oeoiv deiav SvvafMiv, ttw? av 



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