Then since it was the gods who saved you, do not dishonor the gods.MenelausWhat, would I find fault with divine law?TeucerYes, if by your presence here you prevent burial of the dead.MenelausPrevent it I do, since he was at war with me and I with him. Burial in such a case would not be right.TeucerWhat do you mean? Did Ajax ever stand forth publicly to war with you?MenelausHe hated me as I hated him, and you knew it, too.TeucerYes, he hated you because you had been caught fixing the votes in order to rob him.MenelausAt the hands of the jurymen, not mine, he suffered that loss.