Thou to me, then, indeed, sending an army for Helena's sake,
(I will not conceal it,) wast—oh, by no help of the Muses!—depicted
Not well of thy midriff the rudder directing,—convicted
Of bringing a boldness they did not desire to the men with existence at stake.
But now—from no outside of mind, nor unlovingly—gracious thou art
To those who have ended the labor, fulfilling their part;
And in time shalt thou know, by inquiry instructed,
Who of citizens justly, and who not to purpose, the city conducted.
Agamemnon. First, indeed, Argos, and the gods, the local,
'T is right addressing—those with me the partners