Iphigenia in Tauris

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. First I want to wash them, with holy purification.
Thoas
  1. In fountain waters, or the drops of the sea?
Iphigenia
  1. The sea washes away all men’s evils.
Thoas
  1. They would certainly be holier victims for the goddess.
Iphigenia
  1. And in this way my plans would succeed better.