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Suppliant Maidens (297-302)

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What then was the result of this royal strife?
King
The goddess of Argos transformed the woman into a cow.
Chorus
And while she was a horned cow, did not Zeus approach her?
King
So they say, making his form that of a bull lusting for a mate.
Chorus
What answer then did Zeus stubborn consort give?

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