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                                                            strophe 2

    Next he mounted on a car and tamed with the bit the steeds of
Diomede�察�that greedily champed their bloody food at gory mangers
with jaws unbridled�察�devouring with hideous joy the flesh of men�察�then
crossing Hebrus' silver stream he still toiled on to perform the hests
of the tyrant of Mycenae�察�till he came to the strand of the Malian
gulf by the streams of Anaurus�察�where he slew with his arrows
Cycnus�察�murderer of his guests�察�the savage wretch who dwelt in
Amphanae��

                                                        antistrophe 2

    Also he came to those minstrel maids�察�to their orchard in the
west�察�to pluck from the leafy apple´tree its golden fruit�察�when he had
slain the tawny dragon�察�whose awful coils were twined all round to
guard it�察�and he made his way into ocean's lairs�察�bringing calm to men
that use the oar�察�moreover he sought the home of Atlas�察�and
stretched out his hands to uphold the firmament�察�and on his manly
shoulders took the starry mansions of the gods��

                                                            strophe 3

    Then he went through the waves of heaving Euxine against the
mounted host of Amazons dwelling round Maeotis�察�the lake that is fed
by many a stream�察�having gathered to his standard all his friends from
Hellas�察�to fetch the gold´embroidered raiment of the warrior queen��
a deadly quest for a girdle。 And Hellas won those glorious spoils of
the barbarian maid�察�and safe in Mycenae are they now。 On Lerna's
murderous hound�察�the many´headed hydra�察�he set his branding´iron��
and smeared its venom on his darts�察�wherewith he slew the shepherd
of Erytheia�察�a monster with three bodies��

                                                        antistrophe 3

    And many another glorious achievement he brought to a happy issue��
to Hades' house of tears hath he now sailed�察�the goal of his
labours�察�where he is ending his career of toil�察�nor cometh he thence
again。 Now is thy house left without a friend�察�and Charon's boat
awaits thy children to bear them on that journey out of life�察�whence
is no returning�察�contrary to God's law and man's justice�察�and it is to
thy prowess that thy house is looking although thou art not here。
Had I been strong and lusty�察�able to brandish the spear in battle's
onset�察�my Theban compeers too�察�I would have stood by thy children to
champion them�察�but now my happy youth is gone and I am left。
    But lo� �I see the children of Heracles who was erst so great�察�clad
in the vesture of the grave�察�and his loving wife dragging her babes
along at her side�察�and that hero's aged sire。 Ah� �woe is me� �no longer
can I stem the flood of tears that spring to my old eyes。

    ��MEGARA�察�AMPHITRYON�察�and the children enter from the palace。��

  MEGARA
    Come now�察�who is to sacrifice or butcher these poor children�拭�or
rob me of my wretched life�拭�Behold� �the victims are ready to be led to
Hades' halls。 O my children� �an ill´matched company are we hurried off
to die�察�old men and babes�察�and mothers�察�all together。 Alas� �for my sad
fate and my children's�察�whom these eyes now for the last time
behold。 So I gave you birth and reared you only for our foes to
mock�察�to flout�察�and slay。 Ah me� �how bitterly my hopes have
disappointed me in the expectation once formed from the words of
your father。 ��Addressing each of her sons in turn�� To thee thy dead
sire was for giving Argos�察�and thou wert to dwell in the halls of
Eurystheus�察�lording it o'er the fair fruitful land of Argolis�察�and
o'er thy head would he throw that lion's skin wherewith himself was
girt。 Thou wert to be king of Thebes�察�famed for its chariots��
receiving as thy heritage my broad lands�察�for so thou didst coax thy
father dear�察�and to thy hand used he to resign the carved club�察�his
sure defence�察�pretending to give it thee。 To thee he promised to
give Oechalia�察�which once his archery had wasted。 Thus with three
principalities would your father exalt you his three sons�察�proud of
your manliness�察�while I was choosing the best brides for you�察�scheming
to link you by marriage to Athens�察�Thebes�察�and Sparta�察�that ye might
live a happy life with a fast sheet´anchor to hold by。 And now that is
all vanished�察�fortune's breeze hath veered and given to you for brides
the maidens of death in their stead�察�and tears to me to bathe them in��
woe is me for my foolish thoughts and your grandsire here is
celebrating your marriage´feast�察�accepting Hades as the father of your
brides�察�a grim relationship to make。 Ah me� �which of you shall I first
press to my bosom�察�which last�拭�on which bestow my kiss�察�or clasp close
to me�拭�Oh� �would that like the bee with russet wing�察�I could collect
from every source my sighs in one�察�and�察�blending them together�察�shed
them in one copious flood� �Heracles�察�dear husband mine�察�to thee I
call�察�if haply mortal voice can make itself heard in Hades' halls�察�thy
father and children are dying and I am doomed�察�I who once because of
thee was counted blest as men count bliss。 Come to our rescue�察�appear��
I pray�察�if but as a phantom�察�since thy mere coming would be enough��
for they are cowards compared with thee�察�who are slaying thy children。
  AMPHITRYON
    Lady�察�do thou prepare the funeral rites�察�but I�察�O Zeus�察�stretching
out my hand to heaven�察�call on thee to help these children�察�if such be
thy intention�察�for soon will any aid of thine be unavailing�察�and yet
thou hast been oft invoked�察�my toil is wasted�察�death seems inevitable。
Ye aged friends�察�the joys of life are few�察�so take heed that ye pass
through it as gladly as ye may�察�without a thought of sorrow from
morn till night�察�for time recks little of preserving our hopes�察�and��
when he has busied himself on his own business�察�away he flies。 Look at
me�察�a man who had made mark amongst his fellows by deeds of note��
yet hath fortune in a single day robbed me of it as of a feather
that floats away toward the sky。 know not any whose plenteous wealth
and high reputation is fixed and sure�察�fare ye well�察�for now have ye
seen the last of your old friend�察�my comrades。

            ��MEGARA catches sight of HERACLES approaching。��

  MEGARA Ha� �old friend�察�is it my own�察�my dearest I behold�拭�or what am
I to say��
  AMPHITRYON
    I know not�察�my daughter�察�I too am struck dumb。
  MEGARA
    Is this he who�察�they told us�察�was beneath the earth��
  AMPHITRYON
    'Tis he�察�unless some day´dream mocks our sight。
  MEGARA
    What am I saying�拭�What visions do these anxious eyes behold�拭�Old
man�察�this is none other than thy own son。 Come hither�察�my children��
cling to your father's robe�察�make haste to come�察�never loose your
hold�察�for here is one to help you�察�nowise behind our saviour Zeus。
                                                   ��HERACLES enters。��
  HERACLES
    All hail� �my house�察�and portals of my home�察�how glad am I to
emerge to the light and see thee。 Ha� �what is this�拭�I see my
children before the house in the garb of death�察�with chaplets on their
heads�察�my wife amid a throng of men�察�and my father weeping o'er some
mischance。 Let me draw near to them and inquire�察�lady�察�what strange
stroke of fate hath fallen on the house��
  MEGARA
    Dearest of all mankind to me� �O ray of light appearing to thy
sire� �art thou safe�察�and is thy coming just in time to help thy dear
ones��
  HERACLES
    What meanest thou�拭�what is this confusion I find on my arrival��
father��
  MEGARA
    We are being ruined�察�forgive me�察�old friend�察�if I have anticipated
that which thou hadst a right to tell him�察�for woman's nature is
perhaps more prone than man's to grief�察�and they are my children
that were being led to death�察�which was my own lot too。
  HERACLES
    Great Apollo� �what a prelude to thy story��
  MEGARA
    Dead are my brethren�察�dead my hoary sire。
  HERACLES
    How so�拭�what befell him�拭�who dealt the fatal blow��
  MEGARA
    Lycus�察�our splendid monarch�察�slew him。
  HERACLES
    Did he meet him in fair fight�察�or was the land sick and weak��
  MEGARA
    Aye�察�from faction�察�now is he master of the city of Cadmus with its
seven gates。
  HERACLES
    Why hath panic fallen on thee and my aged sire��
  MEGARA
    He meant to kill thy father�察�me�察�and my children。
  HERACLES
    Why�察�what had he to fear from my orphan babes��
  MEGARA
    He was afraid they might some day avenge Creon's death。
  HERACLES
    What means this dress they wear�察�suited to the dead��
  MEGARA
    'Tis the garb of death we have already put on。
  HERACLES
    And were ye being haled to death�拭�O woe is me��
  MEGARA
    Yes�察�deserted by every friend�察�and informed that thou wert dead。
  HERACLES
    What put such desperate thoughts into your heads��
  MEGARA
    That was what the heralds of Eurystheus kept proclaiming。
  HERACLES
    Why did ye leave my hearth and home��
  MEGARA
    He forced us�察�thy father was dragged from his bed。
  HERACLES
    Had he no mercy�察�to ill´use the old man so��
  MEGARA
    Mercy forsooth� �that goddess and he dwell far enough apart。
  HERACLES
    Was I so poor in friends in my absence��
  MEGARA
    Who are the friends of a man in misfortune��
  HERACLES
    Do they make so light of my hard warring with the Minyae��
  MEGARA
    Misfortune�察�to repeat it to thee�察�has no friends。
  HERACLES
    Cast from your heads these chaplets of death�察�look up to the
light�察�for instead of the nether gloom your eyes behold the welcome
sun。 I�察�meantime�察�since here is work for my hand�察�will first go raze
this upstart tyrant's halls�察�and when I have beheaded the miscreant�察�I
will throw him to dogs to tear�察�and every Theban who I find has played
the traitor after my kindness�察�will I destroy with this victorious
club�察�the rest will I scatter with my feathered shafts and fill
Ismenus full of bloody corpses�察�and Dirce's clear fount shall run
red with gore。 For whom ought I to help rather than wife and
children and aged sire�拭�Farewell my labours� �for it was in vain I
accomplished them rather than succoured these。 And yet I ought to
die in their defence�察�since they for their sire were doomed�察�else what
shall we find so noble in having fought a hydra and a lion at the
hests of Eurystheus�察�if I make no effort to sav
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