Nurse · Atlas · Falsafa

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The Nurse1 mention

Medea (Greek)

(To the Nurse.

medea ¶

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MedeaClassical · Greek

Medea's old household servant and confidante, devoted to her mistress and fearful for the children.

speak, aged dame, for as I stood by the house with double gates I heard a voice of weeping from within, and I do grieve, lady, for the sorrows of this house, for it hath won my love.

medea ¶

While Medea his hapless wife, thus scorned, appeals to the oaths he swore, recalls the strong pledge his right hand gave, and bids heaven be witness what requital she is finding from Jason.

medea ¶

And if thy lord prefers a fresh love, be not angered with him for that;

medea ¶

AndromacheClassical · Greek

Hermione's old attendant, who tries to restrain her from suicide and counsels calm.

give it back, dear nurse, that I may thrust it through my heart.

andromache ¶

Nurse:

andromache ¶

Nurse:

andromache ¶

HippolytusClassical · Greek

Phaedra's elderly, devoted attendant who extracts her mistress's secret love for Hippolytus and, trying to help, reveals it to Hippolytus, precipitating the catastrophe.

O aged dame, faithful nurse of Phaedra, our queen, we see her sorry plight;

hippolytus ¶

Well, grow more stubborn than the sea, yet be assured of this, that if thou diest thou art a traitress to thy children, for they will ne’er inherit their father’s halls, nay, by that knightly queen the Amazon who bore a son to lord it over thine, a bastard born but not a bastard bred, whom well thou knowest, e’en Hippolytus.

hippolytus ¶

Had I but succeeded, I had been counted wise, for the credit we get for wisdom is measured by our success.

hippolytus ¶

Hymn 19 to PanClassical · Greek

The nurse is the caregiver who reacts fearfully to newborn Pan's uncouth face and beard.

But when the nurse saw his uncouth face and full beard, she was afraid and sprang up and fled and left the child.

hymn 19 to pan ¶