Now the whole earth cries aloud in lamentation; . . . lament the greatness of the glory of your time-hallowed honor,the honor that was yours and your brother’s; and all mortals who make their dwelling place in holy Asia share the anguish of your most lamentable suffering;

ChorusAnd those who dwell in the land of Colchis, the maidens fearless in fight; and the Scythian multitude that inhabits the most remote region of the earth bordering the Maeotic lake;