Who now are set to give their verdict here.

Chor. Zeus then a father's death, as thou dost say,

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Of highest moment holds, yet He himself

Bound fast in chains his aged father, Cronos;[[520]]

Are not thy words at variance with the facts?

I call on you [to the Court] to witness what he says.

Apol. O hateful creatures, loathèd of the Gods,

Those chains may be undone, that wrong be cured,

And many a means of rescue may be found: