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Libation Bearers (612-625)

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And there is in legend another murderous virgin to be loathed,[*]
who ruined a loved one at the bidding of his foes, when, lured by Minos gift, the Cretan necklace forged of gold, she with her dogs heart despoiled Nisus of his immortal lock
as he drew breath in unsuspecting sleep. And Hermes[*] overtook him.
623
Chorus
But since I have recalled tales of pitiless afflictions, it is the right time to tell of a marriage void of love,
an abomination to the house, and the plots devised by a wifes cunning against her warrior lord, against her lord revered with reason by his foes. But I honor the hearths of homes not heated by passions fires,

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