Of hard and bitter wrath,

He'll hasten unto me,

As I to him shall haste,

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For friendship and for peace.

Chor. Hide it not from us, tell us all the tale:

For what offence Zeus, having seized thee thus,

So wantonly and bitterly insults thee:

If the tale hurt thee not, inform thou us.

Prom. Painful are these things to me e'en to speak: