Electra

Euripides

Euripides. The Plays of Euripides, Translated into English Prose from the Text of Paley. Vol. II. Coleridge, Edward P., translator. London: George Bell and Sons, 1891.

  1. Yes, indeed, give them the right of vengeance for their father.
Orestes
  1. You too, father, living below the earth through an unholy deed—
Electra
  1. And Lady Earth, to whom I give my hands—
Old man
  1. Defend, defend these, your dearest children.
Orestes
  1. Now come and bring with you all the dead as allies.
Electra
  1. Those who destroyed the Trojans in war with you—
Old man
  1. And all who hate the unholy and polluted.
Electra
  1. Do you hear me, you who suffered dreadful things from my mother?
Old man
  1. Your father hears everything, I know; but it is time to be on our way.