Aeschylus' EUMENIDES Complete

Translated by E. Morshead.

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Apollo enters.

Leader of the Chorus: O king Apollo, rule what is thine own,
But in this thing what share pertains to thee?

Apollo: First, as a witness come I, for this man
Is suppliant of mine by sacred right,
Guest of my holy hearth and cleansed by me
Of blood-guilt: then, to set me at his side
And in his cause bear part, as part I bore
Erst in his deed, whereby his mother fell.
Let whoso knoweth now announce the cause.

Athena:
to the Chorus
'Tis I announce the cause-first speech be yours;
For rightfully shall they whose plaint is tried
Tell the tale first and set the matter clear.

Leader: Though we be many, brief shall be our tale.
To Orestes
Answer thou, setting word to match with word;
And first avow-hast thou thy mother slain?

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