Yes, and he shall bear upon his neck pangs more galling than these of mine. ChorusHow is it that you are not afraid to utter such taunts? PrometheusWhy should I fear since I am fated not to die? ChorusBut he might inflict on you an ordeal even more bitter than this. PrometheusLet him, for all I care! I am prepared for anything. ChorusWise are they who do homage to Necessity.Adrasteia, the inescapable, another name of Nemesis, punished presumptuous words and excessive happiness. PrometheusWorship, adore, and fawn upon whoever is your lord. But for Zeus I care less than nothing. Let him do his will, let him hold his powerfor his little day— since he will not bear sway over the gods for long. But wait, for over there I see his messenger, the servant of our new lord and master. Certainly he has come to announce some news. Enter HermesHermesTo you, the clever and crafty, bitter beyond all bitterness,who has sinned against the gods in bestowing honors upon creatures of a day—to you, thief of fire, I speak. The Father commands that you tell what marriage you boast of, whereby he is to be hurled from power—and this, mark well, set forth in no riddling fashion,but point by point, as the case exactly stands; and do not impose upon me a double journey, Prometheus—you see Zeus is not appeased by dealings such as yours. PrometheusBravely spoken, in truth, and swollen with pride is your speech, as befits a minion of the gods.Young you are, as young your power, and you think indeed that you inhabit heights beyond the reach of grief. Have I not seen two sovereigns cast out from these heights? A third, the present lord, I shall live to see cast out in ruin most shameful and most swift. Do you think