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lawlessness�察�he shatters in gloom the car of happiness。

                                                            strophe 2

    Deck thee with garlands�察�O Ismenus� �break forth into dancing�察�ye
paved streets of our seven´gated city� �come Dirce�察�fount of waters
fair�察�and joined with her ye daughters of Asopus�察�come from your
father's waves to add your maiden voices to our hymn�察�the victor's
prize that Heracles hath won。 O Pythian rock�察�with forests crowned��
and haunts of the Muses on Helicon� �make my city and her walls re´echo
with cries of joy�察�where sprang the earth´born crop to view�察�a
warrior´host with shields of brass�察�who are handing on their realm
to children's children�察�a light divine to Thebes。

                                                        antistrophe 2

    All hail the marriage� �wherein two bridegrooms shared�察�the one��
a mortal�察�the other�察�Zeus�察�who came to wed the maiden sprung from
Perseus�察�for that marriage of thine�察�O Zeus�察�in days gone by has
been proved to me a true story beyond all expectation�察�and time hath
shown the lustre of Heracles' prowess�察�who emerged from caverns 'neath
the earth after leaving Pluto's halls below。 To me art thou a worthier
lord than that base´born king�察�who now lets it be plainly seen in this
struggle 'twixt armed warriors�察�whether justice still finds favour
in heaven。

            ��The spectres of MADNESS and IRIS appear
               from above。 The CHORUS sees them。��

    Ha� �see there�察�my old comrades� �is the same wild panic fallen on
us all�察�what phantom is this I see hovering o'er the house�拭�Fly��
fly�察�bestir thy tardy steps� �begone� �away� �away� �O saviour prince��
avert calamity from me��
  IRIS
    Courage�察�old men� �she�察�whom you see�察�is Madness�察�daughter of
Night�察�and I am Iris�察�the handmaid of the gods。 We have not come to do
your city any hurt�察�but against the house of one man only is our
warfare�察�even against him whom they call the son of Zeus and
Alcmena。 For until he had finished all his grievous toils�察�Destiny was
preserving him�察�nor would father Zeus ever suffer me or Hera to harm
him。 But now that he hath accomplished the labours of Eurystheus�察�Hera
is minded to brand him with the guilt of shedding kindred blood by
slaying his own children�察�and I am one with her。 Come then�察�maid
unwed�察�child of murky Night�察�harden thy heart relentlessly�察�send forth
frenzy upon him�察�confound his mind even to the slaying of his
children�察�drive him�察�goad him wildly on his mad career�察�shake out
the sails of death�察�that when he has sent o'er Acheron's ferry that
fair group of children by his own murderous hand�察�he may learn to know
how fiercely against him the wrath of Hera burns and may also
experience mine�察�otherwise�察�if he escape punishment�察�the gods will
become as naught�察�while man's power will grow。
  MADNESS
    Of noble parents was I born�察�the daughter of Night�察�sprung from
the blood of Uranus�察�and these prerogatives I hold�察�not to use them in
anger against friends�察�nor have I any joy in visiting the homes of
men�察�and fain would I counsel Hera�察�before I see her err�察�and thee
too�察�if ye will hearken to my words。 This man�察�against whose house
thou art sending me�察�has made himself a name alike in heaven and
earth�察�for�察�after taming pathless wilds and raging sea�察�he by his
single might raised up again the honours of the gods when sinking
before man's impiety�察�wherefore I counsel thee�察�do not wish him dire
mishaps。
  IRIS
    Spare us thy advice on Hera's and my schemes。
  MADNESS
    I seek to turn thy steps into the best path instead of into this
one of evil。
  IRIS
    'Twas not to practice self´control that the wife of Zeus sent thee
hither。
  MADNESS
    I call the sun´god to witness that herein I am acting against my
will�察�but if indeed I must forthwith serve thee and Hera and follow
you in full cry as hounds follow the huntsman�察�why go I will�察�nor
shall ocean with its moaning waves�察�nor the earthquake�察�nor the
thunderbolt with blast of agony be half so furious as the headlong
rush I will make into the breast of Heracles�察�through his roof will
I burst my way and swoop upon his house�察�after first slaying his
children�察�nor shall their murderer know that he is killing his
own´begotten babes�察�till he is released from my madness。 Behold him��
see how even now he is wildly tossing his head at the outset�察�and
rolling his eyes fiercely from side to side without word�察�nor can he
control his panting breath�察�but like a bull in act to charge�察�he
bellows fearfully�察�calling on the goddesses of nether hell。 Soon
will I rouse thee to yet wilder dancing and sound a note of terror
in thine ear。 Soar away�察�O Iris�察�to Olympus on thy honoured course��
while I unseen will steal into the halls of Heracles。
                                           ��IRIS and MADNESS vanish。��
  CHORUS ��chanting��
    Alas� �alas� �lament�察�O city�察�the son of Zeus�察�thy fairest bloom�察�is
being cut down。
    Woe is thee�察�Hellas� �that wilt cast from thee thy benefactor��
and destroy him as he madly�察�wildly dances where no pipe is heard。
    She is mounted on her car�察�the queen of sorrow and sighing�察�and is
goading on her steeds�察�as if for outrage�察�the Gorgon child of Night��
with hundred hissing serpent´heads�察�Madness of the flashing eyes。
    Soon hath the god changed his good fortune�察�soon will his children
breathe their last�察�slain by a father's hand。
    Ah me� �alas� �soon will vengeance�察�mad�察�relentless�察�lay low by
cruel death thy unhappy son�察�O Zeus�察�exacting a full penalty。
    Alas�察�O house� �the fiend begins her dance of death without the
cymbal's crash�察�with no glad waving of the wine´god's staff。
    Woe to these halls toward bloodshed she moves�察�and not to pour
libations of the juice of the grape。
    O children�察�haste to fly�察�that is the chant of death her piping
plays。
    Ah�察�yes� �he is chasing the children。 Never�察�ah� �never will Madness
lead her revel rout in vain。
    Ah misery��
    Ah me� �how I lament that aged sire�察�that mother too that bore
his babes in vain。
    Look� �look��
    A tempest rocks the house�察�the roof is falling with it。
    Oh� �what art thou doing�察�son of Zeus��
    Thou art sending hell's confusion against thy house�察�as erst did
Pallas on Enceladus。
                                ��A MESSENGER enters from the palace。��
  MESSENGER
    Ye hoary men of eld��
  CHORUS
    Why�察�oh� �why this loud address to me��
  MESSENGER
    Awful is the sight within��
  CHORUS
    No need for me to call another to announce that。
  MESSENGER
    Dead lie the children。
  CHORUS
    Alas��
  MESSENGER
    Ah weep� �for here is cause for weeping。
  CHORUS
    A cruel murder�察�wrought by parents' hands��
  MESSENGER
    No words can utter more than we have suffered。
  CHORUS
    What�察�canst thou prove this piteous ruin was a father's outrage on
his children�拭�Tell me how these heaven´sent woes came rushing on the
house�察�say how the children met their sad mischance。
  MESSENGER
    Victims to purify the house were stationed before the altar of
Zeus�察�for Heracles had slain and cast from his halls the king of the
land。 There stood his group of lovely children�察�with his sire and
Megara�察�and already the basket was being passed round the altar�察�and
we were keeping holy silence。 But just as Alcmena's son was bringing
the torch in his right hand to dip it in the holy water�察�he stopped
without a word。 And as their father lingered�察�his children looked at
him�察�and lo� �he was changed�察�his eyes were rolling�察�he was distraught��
his eyeballs were bloodshot and starting from their sockets�察�and
foam was oozing down his bearded cheek。 Anon he spoke�察�laughing the
while a madman's laugh�察 �Father�察�why should I sacrifice before I
have slain Eurystheus�察�why kindle the purifying flame and have the
toil twice over�察�when I might at one stroke so fairly end it all�拭�Soon
as I have brought the head of Eurystheus hither�察�I will cleanse my
hands for those already slain。 Spill the water�察�cast the baskets
from your hands。 Ho� �give me now my bow and club� �To famed Mycenae
will I go�察�crow´bars and pick´axes must I take�察�for I will heave
from their very base with iron levers those city´walls which the
Cyclopes squared with red plumb´line and mason's tools。;
    Then he set out�察�and though he had no chariot there�察�he thought he
had�察�and was for mounting to its seat�察�and using a goad as though
his fingers really held one。 A twofold feeling filled his servants'
breasts�察�half amusement�察�and half fear�察�and one looking to his
neighbour said�察 �Is our master making sport for us�察�or is he mad�拭─�But
he the while was pacing to and fro in his house�察�and�察�rushing into the
men's chamber�察�he thought he had reached the city of Nisus�察�albeit
he had gone into his own halls。 So he threw himself upon the floor�察�as
if he were there�察�and made ready to feast。 But after waiting a brief
space he began saying he was on his way to the plains amid the valleys
of the Isthmus�察�and then stripping himself of his mantle�察�he fell to
competing with an imaginary rival�察�o'er whom he proclaimed himself
victor with his own voice�察�calling on imaginary spectators to
listen。 Next�察�fancy carrying him to Mycenae�察�he was uttering fearful
threats against Eurystheus。 Meantime his father caught him by his
stalwart arm�察�and thus addressed him�察 �My son�察�what meanest thou
hereby�拭�What strange doings are these�拭�Can it be that the blood of thy
late victims has driven thee frantic�拭─�But he�察�supposing it was the
father of Eurystheus striving in abject supplication to touch his
hand�察�thrust him aside�察�and then against his own children aimed his
bow and made ready his quiver�察�thinking to slay the sons of
Eurystheus。 And they in wild affright darted hither and thither�察�one
to his hapless mother's skirts�察�another to the shadow of a pillar��
while a third cowered 'neath the altar like a bird。 Then cried their
mother�察 �O father�察�what art thou doing�拭�dost mean to slay thy
children�拭─�Likewise his aged sire and all the gathered servants
cried aloud。 But he�察�hunting the child round and round�察�the column�察�in
dreadful circles�察�and coming face to face with him shot him to the
heart�察�and he fell upon his back�察�sprinkling the stone pillars with
blood as he gas
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