He lost it, all too truly. IsmeneAnd took this one’s life away. AntigoneWretched family! IsmeneWretched suffering! AntigoneKindred sorrows full of groans! IsmeneSorrows steeped in tripled griefs. ChorusO Fate, giver of grievous troubles, and awful shade of Oedipus, black Erinys, you are indeed a mighty force.

AntigoneNow you know of the Erinys by experience— IsmeneAnd you are made aware no later— AntigoneWhen you came back to our city, IsmeneYes, to face him with your spear. AntigoneA tale of destruction! IsmeneDestruction to look upon!