Now prevails thy murky hour:
Shade of Oedipus thrice sacred,
Night-clad Fury, dread Erinnys,
Mighty, mighty is thy power!
ANTISTROPHE.
Antigone.
Food to feed the eyes with mourning,
Ismene.
Exile sad, more sad returning!
Antigone.
Slain wert thou, when thou hadst slain.