Pray that the rampart withstand the enemy spear. Yes, the outcome is in the gods’ hands—but then, it is said that the gods of a captured city abandon it.

ChorusNever so long as I live may this divine assembly abandon us,nor may I live to see the city overrun and the army seizing it with hostile fire! EteoclesWhen you invoke the gods, do not be ill-advised. For Obedience is