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  ETEOCLES

    Relying on the truce�察�which saves thy life�察�thou turnest boaster。

  POLYNEICES

    Once more I ask thee to restore my sceptre and share in the

kingdom。

  ETEOCLES

    I have naught to restore�察�'tis my own house�察�and I will dwell

therein。

  POLYNEICES

    What� �and keep more than thy share��

  ETEOCLES

    Yes�察�I will。 Begone��

  POLYNEICES

    O altars of my fathers' gods� �

  ETEOCLES

    Which thou art here to raze。

  POLYNEICES

    Hear me。

  ETEOCLES

    Who would hear thee after thou hast marched against thy

fatherland��

  POLYNEICES

    O temples of those gods that ride on snow´white steeds��

  ETEOCLES

    They hate thee。

  POLYNEICES

    I am being driven from my country。

  ETEOCLES

    Because thou camest to drive others thence。

  POLYNEICES

    Unjustly�察�O ye gods��

  ETEOCLES

    Call on the gods at Mycenae�察�not here。

  POLYNEICES

    Thou hast outraged right´

  ETEOCLES

    But I have not like thee become my country's foe。

  POLYNEICES

    By driving me forth without my portion。

  ETEOCLES

    And further I will slay thee。

  POLYNEICES

    O father�察�dost thou hear what I am suffering��

  ETEOCLES

    Yea�察�and he hears what thou art doing。

  POLYNEICES

    Thou too�察�mother mine��

  ETEOCLES

    Thou hast no right to mention thy mother。

  POLYNEICES

    O my city��

  ETEOCLES

    Get thee to Argos�察�and invoke the waters of Lerna。

  POLYNEICES

    I will�察�trouble not thyself�察�all thanks to thee though�察�mother

mine´

  ETEOCLES

    Forth from the land��

  POLYNEICES

    I go�察�yet grant me to behold my father。

  ETEOCLES

    Thou shalt not have thy wish。

  POLYNEICES

    At least then my tender sisters。

  ETEOCLES

    No� �them too thou shalt never see。

  POLYNEICES

    Ah�察�sisters mine��

  ETEOCLES

    Why dost thou�察�their bitterest foe�察�call on them��

  POLYNEICES

    Mother dear�察�to thee at least farewell��

  JOCASTA

    A joyous faring mine in sooth�察�my son��

  POLYNEICES

    Thy son no more��

  JOCASTA

    Born to sorrow�察�endless sorrow�察�I��

  POLYNEICES

    'Tis because my brother treats me despitefully。

  ETEOCLES

    I am treated just the same。

  POLYNEICES

    Where wilt thou be stationed before the towers��

  ETEOCLES

    Why ask me this��

  POLYNEICES

    I will array myself against thee for thy death。

  ETEOCLES

    I too have the same desire。

  JOCASTA

    Woe is me� �what will ye do�察�my sons��

  POLYNEICES

    The event will show。

  JOCASTA

    Oh�察�fly your father's curse��

                                         ��JOCASTA enters the palace。��

  ETEOCLES

    Destruction seize our whole house��

  POLYNEICES

    Soon shall my sword be busy�察�plunged in gore。 But I call my native

land and heaven too to witness�察�with what contumely and bitter

treatment I am being driven forth�察�as though I were a slave�察�not a son

of Oedipus as much as he。 If aught happen to thee�察�my city�察�blame him��

not me�察�for I came not willingly�察�and all unwillingly am I driven

hence。 Farewell�察�king Phoebus�察�lord of highways�察�farewell palace and

comrades�察�farewell ye statues of the gods�察�at which men offer sheep��

for I know not if shall ever again address you�察�though hope is still

awake�察�which makes me confident that with heaven's help I shall slay

this fellow and rule my native Thebes。

                                                ��POLYNEICES departs。��

  ETEOCLES

    Forth from the land� �'twas a true name our father gave thee�察�when��

prompted by some god�察�he called thee Polyneices�察�a name denoting

strife。

  CHORUS ��singing��



                                                              strophe



    To this land came Cadmus of Tyre�察�at whose feet an unyoked

heifer threw itself down�察�giving effect to an oracle on the spot where

the god's response bade him take up his abode in Aonia's rich

cornlands�察�where gushing Dirce's fair rivers of water pour o'er

verdant fruitful fields�察�here was born the Bromian god by her whom

Zeus made a mother�察�round whom the ivy twined its wreaths while he was

yet a babe�察�swathing him amid the covert of its green foliage as child

of happy destiny�察�to be a theme for Bacchic revelry among the maids

and wives inspired in Thebes。



                                                          antistrophe



    There lay Ares' murderous dragon�察�a savage warder�察�watching with

roving eye the watered glens and quickening streams�察�him did Cadmus

slay with a jagged stone�察�when he came thither to draw him lustral

water�察�smiting that fell head with a blow of his death´dealing arm��

but by the counsel of Pallas�察�motherless goddess�察�he cast the teeth

upon the earth into deep furrows�察�whence sprang to sight mail´clad

host above the surface of the soil�察�but grim slaughter once again

united them to the earth they loved�察�bedewing with blood the ground

that had disclosed them to the sunlit breath of heaven。



                                                                epode



    Thee too�察�Epaphus�察�child of Zeus�察�sprung from Io our ancestress��

call on in my foreign tongue�察�all hail to thee� �hear my prayer uttered

in accents strange�察�and visit this land�察�'twas in thy honour thy

descendants settled here�察�and those goddesses of twofold name��

Persephone and kindly Demeter or Earth the queen of all�察�that

feedeth every mouth�察�won it for themselves�察�send to the help of this

land those torch´bearing queens�察�for to gods all things are easy。

  ETEOCLES ��to an attendant��

    Go�察�fetch Creon son of Menoeceus�察�the brother of jocasta my

mother�察�tell him I fain would confer with him on matters affecting our

public and private weal�察�before we set out to battle and the

arraying of our host。 But lo� �he comes and saves thee the trouble of

going�察�I see him on his way to my palace。

                                                      ��CREON enters。��

  CREON

    To and fro have I been�察�king Eteocles�察�in my desire to see thee��

and have gone all round the gates and sentinels of Thebes in quest

of thee。

  ETEOCLES

    Why�察�and I was anxious to see thee�察�Creon�察�for I found the terms

of peace far from satisfactory�察�when I came to confer with Polyneices。

  CREON

    I hear that he has wider aims than Thebes�察�relying on his alliance

with the daughter of Adrastus and his army。 Well�察�we must leave this

dependent on the gods�察�meantime I am come to tell thee our chief

obstacle。

  ETEOCLES

    What is that�拭�I do not understand what thou sayest。

  CREON

    There is come one that was captured by the Argives。

  ETEOCLES

    What news does he bring from their camp��

  CREON

    He says the Argive army intend at once to draw a ring of troops

round the city of Thebes�察�about its towers。

  ETEOCLES

    In that case the city of Cadmus must lead out its troops。

  CREON

    Whither�拭�art thou so young that thine eyes see not what they

should��

  ETEOCLES

    Across yon trenches for immediate action。

  CREON

    Our Theban forces are small�察�while theirs are numberless。

  ETEOCLES

    I well know they are reputed brave。

  CREON

    No mean repute have those Argives among Hellenes。

  ETEOCLES

    Never fear� �I will soon fill the plain with their dead。

  CREON

    I could wish it so�察�but I see great difficulties in this。

  ETEOCLES

    Trust me�察�I will not keep my host within the walls。

  CREON

    Still victory is entirely a matter of good counsel。

  ETEOCLES

    Art anxious then that I should have recourse to any other scheme��

  CREON

    Aye to every scheme�察�before running the risk once for all。

  ETEOCLES

    Suppose we fall on them by night from ambuscade��

  CREON

    Good� �provided in the event of defeat thou canst secure thy return

hither。

  ETEOCLES

    Night equalizes risks�察�though it rather favours daring。

  CREON

    The darkness of night is a terrible time to suffer disas

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