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