Dan. My children, since the Argives' vote is passed,
Take courage: they will fight for thee, I know.
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Antistrophe I
Chor. Hateful and wanton are Ægyptos' sons,
Insatiable of conflict, and I speak
To one who knows them. They in timbered ships,
Dark-eyed, have sailed in wrath that hits its mark,
With great and swarthy host.
Dan. Yet many they shall find whose arms are tanned