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antistrophe 7
And thou�察�O maiden´goddess chaste and pure´
Queen of the inner fane´
Look of thy grace on me�察�O Artemis��
Thy willing suppliant´thine�察�thine it is�撮�
Who from the lustful onslaught fled secure��
To grant that I too without stain
The shelter of thy purity may gain��
refrain 2
Grant that henceforth unstained as heretofore
I may escape the forced embrace
Of those proud children of the race
That sacred Io bore��
strophe 8
Yet if this may not be��
We�察�the dark race sun´smitten�察�we
Will speed with suppliant wands
To Zeus who rules below�察�with hospitable hands
Who welcomes all the dead from all the lands��
Yea�察�by our own hands strangled�察�we will go��
Spurned by Olympian gods�察�unto the gods below��
refrain 3
Zeus�察�hear and save��
The searching�察�poisonous hate�察�that Io vexed and drave��
Was of a goddess�此�well I know
The bitter ire�察�the wrathful woe
Of Hera�察�queen of heaven´
A storm�察�a storm her breath�察�whereby we yet are driven��
antistrophe 8
Bethink thee�察�what dispraise
Of Zeus himself mankind will raise��
If now he turn his face averted from our cries��
If now�察�dishonoured and alone��
The ox´horned maiden's race shall be undone��
Children of Epaphus�察�his own begotten son´
Zeus�察�listen from on high� �to thee our prayers arise。
refrain 3
Zeus�察�hear and save��
The searching poisonous hate�察�that lo vexed and drave��
Was of a goddess�此�well I know
The bitter ire�察�the wrathful woe
Of Hera�察�queen of heaven´
A storm�察�a storm her breath�察�whereby we yet are driven��
��After the CHORUS has finished its song and dance�察�DANAUS
comes forward。��
DANAUS
Children�察�be wary´wary he with whom
Ye come�察�your trusty sire and steersman old��
And that same caution hold I here on land��
And bid you hoard my words�察�inscribing them
On memory's tablets。 Lo�察�I see afar
Dust�察�voiceless herald of a host�察�arise��
And hark�察�within their griding sockets ring
Axles of hurrying wheels� �I see approach��
Borne in curved cars�察�by speeding horses drawn��
A speared and shielded band。 The chiefs�察�perchance。
Of this their land are hitherward intent
To look on us�察�of whom they yet have heard
By messengers alone。 But come who may��
And come he peaceful or in ravening wrath
Spurred on his path�察�'twere best�察�in any case��
Damsels�察�to cling unto this altar´mound
Made sacred to their gods of festival�察�
A shrine is stronger than a tower to save��
A shield that none may cleave。 Step swift thereto��
And in your left hands hold with reverence
The white´crowned wands of suppliance�察�the sign
Beloved of Zeus�察�compassion's lord�察�and speak
To those that question you�察�words meek and low
And piteous�察�as beseems your stranger state��
Clearly avowing of this flight of yours
The bloodless cause�察�and on your utterance
See to it well that modesty attend��
From downcast eyes�察�from brows of pure control��
Let chastity look forth�察�nor�察�when ye speak��
Be voluble nor eager´they that dwell
Within this land are sternly swift to chide。
And be your words submissive�此�heed this well��
For weak ye are�察�outcasts on stranger lands��
And froward talk beseems not strengthless hands。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
O father�察�warily to us aware
Thy words are spoken�察�and thy wisdom's hest
My mind shall hoard�察�with Zeus our sire to aid。
DANAUS
Even so´with gracious aspect let him aid。
LEADER
Fain were I now to seat me by thy side´
DANAUS
Now dally not�察�but put our thought in act。
LEADER
Zeus�察�pity our distress�察�or e'er we die。
DANAUS
If so he will�察�your toils to joy will turn。
LEADER
Lo�察�on this shrine�察�the semblance of a bird。
DANAUS
Zeus' bird of dawn it is�察�invoke the sign。
LEADER
Thus I invoke the saving rays of morn。
DANAUS
Next�察�bright Apollo�察�exiled once from heaven。
LEADER
The exiled god will pity our exile。
DANAUS
Yea�察�may he pity�察�giving grace and aid。
LEADER
Whom next invoke I�察�of these other gods��
DANAUS
Lo�察�here a trident�察�symbol of a god。
LEADER
Who gave sea´safety�察�may he bless on land��
DANAUS
This next is Hermes�察�carved in Grecian wise。
LEADER
Then let him herald help to freedom won。
DANAUS
Lastly�察�adore this altar consecrate
To many lesser gods in one�察�then crouch
On holy ground�察�a flock of doves that flee��
Scared by no alien hawks�察�a kin not kind��
Hateful�察�and fain of love more hateful still��
Foul is the bird that rends another bird��
And foul the men who hale unwilling maids��
From sire unwilling�察�to the bridal bed。
Never on earth�察�nor in the lower world��
Shall lewdness such as theirs escape the ban��
There too�察�if men say right�察�a God there is
Who upon dead men turns their sin to doom��
To final doom。 Take heed�察�draw hitherward��
That from this hap your safety ye may win。
��The KING OF ARGOS enters�察�followed by his attendants and
soldiers。��
THE KING OF ARGOS
Speak´of what land are ye�拭�No Grecian band
Is this to whom I speak�察�with Eastern robes
And wrappings richly dight�此�no Argive maid��
No woman in all Greece such garb doth wear��
This too gives marvel�察�how unto this land��
Unheralded�察�unfriended�察�without guide��
And without fear�察�ye came�拭�yet wands I see��
True sign of suppliance�察�by you laid down
On shrines of these our gods of festival。
No land but Greece can rede such signs aright。
Much else there is�察�conjecture well might guess��
But let words teach the man who stands to hear。
LEADER
True is the word thou spakest of my garb��
But speak I unto thee as citizen��
Or Hermes' wandbearer�察�or chieftain king��
THE KING OF ARGOS
For that�察�take heart and answer without fear。
I am Pelasgus�察�ruler of this land��
Child of Palaichthon�察�whom the earth brought forth��
And�察�rightly named from me�察�the race who reap
This country's harvests are Pelasgian called。
And o'er the wide and westward´stretching land��
Through which the lucent wave of Strymon flows��
I rule�察�Perrhaebia's land my boundary is
Northward�察�and Pindus' further slopes�察�that watch
Paeonia�察�and Dodona's mountain ridge。
West�察�east�察�the limit of the washing seas
Restrains my rule´the interspace is mine。
But this whereon we stand is Apian land��
Styled so of old from the great healer's name��
For Apis�察�coming from Naupactus' shore
Beyond the strait�察�child of Apollo's self
And like him seer and healer�察�cleansed this land
From man´devouring monsters�察�whoin the earth��
Stained with pollution of old bloodshedding��
Brought forth in malice�察�beasts of ravening jaws��
A grisly throng of serpents manifold。
And healings of their hurt�察�by knife and charm��
Apis devised�察�unblamed of Argive men��
And in their prayers found honour�察�for reward。
´Lo�察�thou hast heard the tokens that I give��
Speak now thy race�察�and tell a forthright tale��
In sooth�察�this people loves not many words。
LEADER
Short is my word and clear。 Of Argive race
We come�察�from her�察�the ox´horned maiden who
Erst bare the sacred child。 My word shall give
Whate'er can stablish this my soothfast tale。
THE KING OF ARGOS
O stranger maids�察�I may not trust this word��
That ye have share in this our Argive race。
No likeness of our country do ye bear��
But semblance as of Libyan womankind。
Even such a stock by Nilus' banks might grow��
Yea�察�and the Cyprian stamp�察�in female forms��
Shows�察�to the life�察�what males impressed the same。
And�察�furthermore�察�of roving Indian maids
Whose camping´grounds by Aethiopia lie��
And camels burdened even as mules�察�and bearing
Riders�察�as horses bear�察�mine ears have heard��
And tales of flesh´devouring mateless maids
Called Amazons�此�to these�察�if bows ye bare��
I most had deemed you like。 Speak further yet��
That of your Argive birth the truth I learn。
LEADER
Here in this Argive land´so runs the tale´
Io was priestess once of Hera's fane。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Yea�察�truth it is�察�and far this word prevails��
Is't said that Zeus with mortal mingled love��
LEADER
Ay�察�and that Hera that embrace surmised。
THE KING OF ARGOS
How issued then this strife of those on high��
LEADER
By Hera's will�察�a heifer she became。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Held Zeus aloof then from the horned beast��
LEADER
'Tis said�察�he loved��
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