Here to pray, and clasp the statues
Of the good gods strong to save.
Eteocles.
Pray that our well-manned walls be strong to save us,
Else will the gods help little. Who knows not
That, when a city falls, they pass to the Victor?[n18]
STROPHE II.
Chorus.
Never, never may the council
Of the assembled gods desert us,
While I live, and look on day!