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Zeus the Tragedian (33-35)

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Zeus

But who is this hasty - comer-bronze, wellformed, with a good outline and an obsolete coiffure? It must be your brother, Hermes, the one that stands in the market-place near the Porch. At all events, his hollows are full of pitch from having impressions of him taken daily by the statuaries. Why, my child, do you come to us at racing speed? Have you, perhaps, some fresh news from earth?

Hermagoras

Great news, Zeus, and calling for the greatest attention.

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Zeus

Speak, then, if some new trouble has arisen unknown to us.

Hermagoras

It chanced that even now the brass-workers
Were smearing me with pitch on breast and back.
A breastplate modelled by the mimic's art
Hung round me ludicrous. It was beat out
Merely to take th' impression of my bronze.
But I beheld a crowd approaching. Two
Pale, screaming, quibbling, verbal prize-fighters,
One Damis and the other-

Zeus

Drop the iambics, there's a good fellow. I know whom you mean. But tell me this, whether they have already joined battle.

Hermagoras

Not yet. They were still skirmishing and attacking each other from afar with the javelins of abuse.

Zeus

What is there left for us to do now, deities, but bend down and listen to them? So let the Hours draw the bolt immediately and chase away the clouds and throw open the gates of heaven.

Zeus

Heavens, what a crowd has gathered to hear them! But I am not very well satisfied with Timokles himself; he is trembling with confusion. He will ruin everything this day. Evidently he will not be able to stand against Damis. However, let us do what in us lies and pray for him.

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"Silence on our side, that Damis, at least, may not hear us."

Timokles

What is this you say, Damis, you looter of temples? That the gods do not exist or exercise providence for men?

Damis

That is what I say; but do you first answer me, and state what reason you have for believing in their existence.

Timokles

I will not, you wretch. You answer me.

Damis

I will not. Answer yourself.

Zeus

So far our man has been far more successfully and loudly abusive. That's right, Timokles, pour on the abuse. Your strength lies there, since in other lines he stops your mouth and makes you dumb as a fish.

Timokles

By Heaven, I will not answer you first if I know it.

Damis

Then put your question, for you beat me that time by swearing. But spare abusive language, if you please.

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