Abode perforce—this Megara and those

Her kinsmen, the desire possessed my son

Rather to dwell in Argos, that walled work,

Kuklopian city, which I fly, myself,

Because I slew Elektruon. Seeking so

To ease away my hardships and once more

Inhabit his own land, for my return

Heavy the price he pays Eurustheus there—

The letting in of light on this choked world!

Either he promised, vanquished by the goad