I tell you to revere me not as a god, but as a man. Footmats and embroideries sound diverse in the voice of Rumor; to think no folly is the best gift of the gods. Only when man’s life comes to its end in prosperity dare we pronounce him happy;and if I may act in all things as I do now, I have good confidence. Clytaemestra Come now, tell me this, in accordance with your mind.