Can’st make thy will a deed.

Apollo.

Fear nought. Trust me.

[To Hermes] And thou, true brother’s blood, true father’s son,

Hermes, attend, and to this mission gird thee.

Fulfil the happy omen of thy name,

The Guide,[f10] and guide this suppliant on his way.

For Jove respects thy function and thy pride,

The prosperous convoy, and the faithful guide.

[Exit Hermes, leading Orestes. Apollo retires.