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. and gave the privilege back again to Loxias, and to mortals confidence in the songs of prophecy at the throne visited by many men.
Messenger
  1. O you that guard the temple and stand by the altar,
  2. where has Thoas, the lord of this land, gone? Open the well-fastened gates, and call forth from this shrine the ruler of the land.
Chorus Leader
  1. What is it, if I may speak when not commanded?
Messenger
  1. The two young men are gone away,