Teiresias: Enough; I have arrived; why, Creon, dost thou summon me
so urgently?
Creon: I have not forgotten that; but first collect thyself and regain
breath, shaking off the fatigue of thy journey.
Teiresias: I am indeed worn out, having arrived here only yesterday
from the court of the Erechtheidae; for they too were at war, fighting
with Eumolpus, in which contest I insured the victory of Cecrops'
sons; and I received the golden crown, which thou seest me wearing,
as first-fruits of the enemy's spoil.
Creon: I take thy crown of victory as an omen. We, as thou knowest,
are exposed to the billows of an Argive war, and great is the struggle
for Thebes. Eteocles, our king, is already gone in full harness to
meet Mycenae's champions, and hath bidden me inquire of thee our best
course to save the city.
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