Hypothesis of Euripides’ Cyclops

Ἀρχαῖον Κείμενον

Ὀδυσσεὺς ἀναχθεὶς ἐξ Ἰλίου εἰς Σικελίαν ἀπερρίφθη, ἔνθα ὁ Πολύφημος· εὑρὼν δὲ δουλεύοντας ἐκεῖ τοὺς Σατύρους οἶνον δοὺς ἄρνας ἤμελλε λαμβάνειν καὶ γάλα παρ’ αὐτῶν.

ἐπιφανεὶς δ’ ὁ Πολύφημος ζητεῖ τὴν αἰτίαν τῆς τῶν ἰδίων ἐκφορῆσεως. ὁ Σιληνὸς δὲ τὸν ξένον λῃστεύοντα καταλαβεῖν φησιν…

Πρόσωπα τοῦ Δράματος:

Σιληνός, χορὸς Σατύρων, Ὀδυσσεύς, Κύκλωψ.

English Translation

Odysseus, having set sail from Troy, was cast ashore in Sicily, where Polyphemus dwelled. Finding the Satyrs enslaved there, he gave them wine and in return was to receive lambs and milk from them.

Polyphemus then appeared and demanded to know the reason for the removal of his property. Silenus claims that the stranger (Odysseus) is a thief…

Dramatis Personae:

Silenus, Chorus of Satyrs, Odysseus, Cyclops.