And [To Hermes] thou, my brother, of one father born,

My Hermes, guard him; true to that thy name,

Be thou his Guide, true shepherd of this man,

Who comes to me as suppliant: Zeus himself

90

[*]Reveres this reverence e'en to outcasts due,

When it to mortals comes with guidance good.[[482]]

[Exit Orestes led by Hermes. Apollo retires

within the adytum. The Ghost of Clytæmnestra

rises from the ground