The Trojan Women

Euripides

Euripides. The Plays of Euripides, Translated into English Prose from the Text of Paley. Vol. I. Coleridge, Edward P., translator. London: George Bell and Sons, 1906.

  1. You that once were the wife of Hector, bravest of the Phrygians,
  2. do not hate me, for I am not a willing messenger. The Danaids and sons of Pelops both command—
Andromache
  1. What is it? your prelude bodes evil news.
Talthybius
  1. It is decreed your son is—how can I tell my news?
Andromache
  1. Surely not to have a different master from me?
Talthybius
  1. None of all Achaea’s chiefs shall ever lord it over him.
Andromache
  1. Is it their will to leave him here, a remnant of Phrygia’s race?
Talthybius
  1. I know no words to break the sorrow lightly to you.