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. (Approaching to embrace Iphigenia.)My dearest sister, with what astonishment and delight I hold you in my unbelieving arms, after learning these marvels!
Chorus Leader
  1. Stranger, you are wrongly defiling the attendant of the goddess, by putting your hands on her robe that should not be touched.
Orestes
  1. My own sister, born from my father Agamemnon, do not turn away from me, when you hold your brother and thought you never would!
Iphigenia
  1. You are my brother? Stop this talk! He is well known in Argos and Nauplia.
Orestes
  1. Unhappy girl, your brother is not there.