Greek Texts & Translations

Look! Look! Once again the piercing din is around us! 1480Be merciful, divinity, be merciful, if you are bringing anything of gloom for the land which is our mother! May I find you well disposed, and may I not, because I have cared for a man accursed, somehow obtain a favor without profit! 1485Lord Zeus, to you I cry!

Is the man near? Will he find me still alive, children, and master of my senses?

And what is the pledge that you would like to have firm in your mind?

In return for his benefits, 1490I would grant him the fulfillment of the favor that I promised.