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AGAVE
From the hills I am bringing to my home a tendril
freshly´culled�察�glad guerdon´of the chase。
CHORUS
I see it�察�and I will welcome thee unto our revels。 All hail��
AGAVE
I caught him with never a snare�察�this lion's whelp�察�as ye may see。
CHORUS
From what desert lair��
AGAVE
Cithaeron´
CHORUS
Yes�察�Cithaeron��
AGAVE
Was his death。
CHORUS
Who was it gave the first blow��
AGAVE
Mine that privilege�察 �Happy Agave� ─�they call me 'mid our
revellers。
CHORUS
Who did the rest��
AGAVE
Cadmus´
CHORUS
What of him��
AGAVE
His daughters struck the monster after me�察�yes�察�after me。
CHORUS
Fortune smiled upon thy hunting here。
AGAVE
Come�察�share the banquet。
CHORUS
Share�拭�ah I what��
AGAVE
'Tis but a tender whelp�察�the down just sprouting on its cheek
beneath a crest of failing hair。
CHORUS
The hair is like some wild creature's。
AGAVE
The Bacchic god�察�a hunter skilled�察�roused his Maenads to pursue
this quarry skilfully。
CHORUS
Yea�察�our king is a hunter indeed。
AGAVE
Dost approve��
CHORUS
Of course I do。
AGAVE
Soon shall the race of Cadmus´
CHORUS
And Pentheus�察�her own son�察�shall to his mother´
AGAVE
Offer praise for this her quarry of the lion's brood。
CHORUS
Quarry strange��
AGAVE
And strangely caught。
CHORUS
Dost thou exult��
AGAVE
Right glad am I to have achieved a great and glorious triumph
for my land that all can see。
CHORUS
Alas for thee� �show to the folk the booty thou hast won and art
bringing hither。
AGAVE
All ye who dwell in fair fenced Thebes�察�draw near that ye may
see the fierce wild beast that we daughters of Cadmus made our prey��
not with the thong´thrown darts of Thessaly�察�nor yet with snares��
but with our fingers fair。 Ought men idly to boast and get them
armourers' weapons�拭�when we with these our hands have caught this prey
and torn the monster limb from limb�拭�Where is my aged sire�拭�let him
approach。 And where is Pentheus�察�my son�拭�Let him bring a ladder and
raise it against the house to nail up on the gables this lion's
head�察�my booty from the chase。
Enter CADMUS。
CADMUS
Follow me�察�servants to the palace´front�察�with your sad burden in
your arms�察�ay�察�follow�察�with the corpse of Pentheus�察�which after long
weary search I found�察�as ye see it�察�torn to pieces amid Cithaeron's
glens�察�and am bringing hither�察�no two pieces did I find together�察�as
they lay scattered through the trackless wood。 For I heard what
awful deeds one of my daughters had done�察�just as I entered the
city´walls with old Teiresias returning from the Bacchanals�察�so I
turned again unto the and bring from thence my son who was slain by
Maenads。 There I saw Autonoe�察�that bare Actaeon on a day to Aristaeus��
and Ino with her�察�still ranging the oak´groves in their unhappy
frenzy�察�but one told me that that Agave�察�was rushing wildly hither��
nor was it idly said�察�for there I see her�察�sight of woe��
AGAVE
Father�察�loudly mayst thou boast�察�that the daughters thou hast
begotten are far the best of mortal race�察�of one and all I speak��
though chiefly of myself�察�who left my shuttle at the loom for nobler
enterprise�察�even to hunt savage beasts with my hands�察�and in my arms I
bring my prize�察�as thou seest�察�that it may be nailed up on thy
palace´wall�察�take it�察�father�察�in thy had and proud of my hunting�察�call
thy friends to a banquet�察�for blest art thou�察�ah� �doubly blest in
these our gallant exploits。
CADMUS
O grief that has no bounds�察�too cruel for mortal eye� �'tis
murder ye have done with your hapless hands。 Fair is the victim thou
hast offered to the gods�察�inviting me and my Thebans to the feast
Ah�察�woe is me first for thy sorrows�察�then for mine。 What ruin the god��
the Bromian king�察�hath brought on us�察�just maybe�察�but too severe��
seeing he is our kinsman��
AGAVE
How peevish old age makes men� �what sullen looks� �Oh�察�may my son
follow in his mother's footsteps and be as lucky in his hunting��
when he goes quest of game in company with Theban youthsl But he can
do naught but wage war with gods。 Father�察�'tis thy duty to warn him。
Who will summon him hither to my sight to witness my happiness��
CADMUS
Alas for you� �alas� �Terrible will be your grief when ye are
conscious of your deeds�察�could ye re。 for ever till life's close in
your present state�察�ye would not�察�spite of ruined bliss�察�appear so
cursed with woe。
AGAVE
Why�拭�what is faulty bere�拭�what here for sorrow��
CADMUS
First let thine eye look up to heaven。
AGAVE
See� �I do so。 Why dost thou suggest my looking thereupon��
CADMUS
Is it still the same�察�or dost think there's any change��
AGAVE
'Tis brighter than it was�察�and dearer too。
CADMUS
Is there still that wild unrest within thy soul��
AGAVE
I know not what thou sayest now�察�yet methinks my brain is
clearing�察�and my former frenzy passed away。
CADMUS
Canst understand�察�and give distinct replies��
AGAVE
Father�察�how completely I forget all we said before��
CADMUS
To what house wert thou brought with marriage´hymns��
AGAVE
Thou didst give me to earthborn Echion�察�as men call him。
CADMUS
What child was born thy husband in his halls��
AGAVE
Pentheus�察�of my union with his father。
CADMUS
What head is that thou barest in thy arms��
AGAVE
A lion's�察�at least they said so�察�who hunted it。
CADMUS
Consider it aright�察�'tis no great task to look at it。
AGAVE
Ah� �what do I see�拭�what is this I am carrying in my hands��
CADMUS
Look closely at it�察�make thy knowledge more certain。
AGAVE
Ah�察�'woe is me� �O sight of awful sorrow��
CADMUS
Dost think it like a lion's head��
AGAVE
Ah no� �'tis Pentheus' head which I his unhappy mother hold。
CADMUS
Bemoaned by me�察�or ever thou didst recognize him。
AGAVE
Who slew him�拭�How came he into my hands��
CADMUS
O piteous truth� �how ill´timed thy presence here��
AGAVE
Speak�察�my bosom throbs at this suspense。
CADMUS
'Twas thou didst slay him�察�thou and thy sisters。
AGAVE
Where died he�拭�in the house or where��
CADMUS
On the very spot where hounds of yore rent Actaeon in pieces。
AGAVE
Why went he�察�wretched youth� �to Cithaeron��
CADMUS
He would go and mock the god and thy Bacchic rites。
AGAVE
But how was it we had journeyed thither��
CADMUS
Ye were distraught�察�the whole city had the Bacchic frenzy。
AGAVE
'Twas Dionysus proved our ruin�察�now I see it all。
CADMUS
Yes�察�for the slight he suffered�察�ye would not believe in his
godhead。
AGAVE
Father�察�where is my dear child's corpse��
CADMUS
With toil I searched it out and am bringing it myself。
AGAVE
Is it all fitted limb to limb in seemly wise��
CADMUS ��*��
��* One line�察�or maybe more�察�is missing��
AGAVE
But what had Pentheus to do with folly of mine��
CADMUS
He was like you in refusing homage to the god�察�who�察�therefore��
hath involved you all in one common ruin�察�you and him alike�察�to
destroy this house and me�察�forasmuch as I�察�that had no sons�察�behold
this youth�察�the fruit of thy womb�察�unhappy mother� �foully and most
shamefully slain。 To thee�察�my child�察�our house looked up�察�to thee my
daughter's son�察�the stay of my palace�察�inspiring the city with awe��
none caring to flout the old king when he saw thee by�察�for he would
get his deserts。 But now shall I be cast out dishonoured from my
halls�察�Cadmus the great�察�who sowed the crop of Theban seed and
reaped that goodly harvest。 O beloved child� �dead though thou art��
thou still shalt be counted by me amongst my own dear children�察�no
more wilt thou lay thy hand upon my chin in fond embrace�察�my child��
and calling on thy mother's sire demand�察 �Who wrongs thee or
dishonours thee�察�old sire�拭�who vexes thy heart�察�a thorn within thy
side�拭�Speak�察�that I may punish thy oppressor�察�father mine� �
But now am I in sorrow plunged�察�and woe is thee�察�and woe thy
mother and her suffering sisters too� �Ah� �if there be any man that
scorns the gods�察�let him well mark this prince's death and then
believe in them。
CHORUS
Cadmus�察�I am sorry for thy fate�察�for though thy daughter's child
hath met but his deserts�察�'tis bitter grief to thee。
AGAVE
O father�察�thou seest how sadly my fortune is changed。��*��
��* After this a very large lacuna occurs in the MS。��
DIONYSUS
Thou shalt be changed into a serpent�察�and thy wife Harmonia�察�Ares'
child�察�whom thou in thy human life didst wed�察�shall change her
nature for a snake's�察�and take its form。 With her shalt thou�察�as
leader of barbarian tribes�察�drive thy team of steers�察�so saith an
oracle of Zeus�察�and many a city shalt thou sack with an army
numberless�察�but in the day they plunder the oracle of Loxias�察�shall
they rue their homeward march�察�but thee and Harmonia will Ares rescue��
and set thee to live henceforth in the land of the blessed。 This do
I declare�察�I Dionysus�察�son of no mortal father but of Zeus。 Had ye
learnt wisdom when ye would not�察�ye would now be happy with the son of
Zeus for your ally。
AGAVE
O Dionysus� �we have sinned�察�thy pardon we implore。
DIONYSUS
Too late have ye learnt to know me�察�ye knew me not at the proper
time。
AGAVE
We recognize our error�察�but thou art too revengeful。
DIONYSUS
Yea�察�for I�察�though a god�察�was slighted by you。
AGAVE
Gods should not let their passion sink to man's level。
DIONYSUS
Long ago my father Zeus ordained it thus。
AGAVE
Alas� �my aged sire�察�our doom is fixed�察�'tis woful exile。
DIONYSUS
Why then d
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