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Libation Bearers (530-534)

urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-eng2:530-534
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What food did it crave, the newborn viper?
Chorus
In her dream she offered it her own breast.
Orestes
Surely her nipple was not unwounded by the loathsome beast?
Chorus
No: it drew in clotted blood with the milk.
Orestes
Truly it is not without meaning: the vision signifies a man!

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