Chorus.
Sovran Apollo, rule where thou art lord;
But here what business brings the prophet? Speak.
Apollo.
I come a witness of the truth; this man
Is suppliant to me, he on my hearth
Found refuge, him I purified from blood.
I, too, am patron of his cause, I share
The blame, if blame there be, in that he slew
His mother. Pallas, order thou the trial.