[*]Now then advance ye; and the blaze of fire,
Let it go forth, that so this company
Stand forth propitious, henceforth and for aye,
In rearing race of noblest citizens,
Enter an array of women, young and old, in procession, leading the Erinnyes—now, as propitiated, the Eumenides or Gentle Ones—to their shrines
Chorus of Athenian women
Strophe I
Go to your home, ye great and jealous Ones,
Children of Night, and yet no children ye;[[546]]
With escort of good-will,