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. I wove that shape also, in fine threads.
Orestes
  1. And you received a ceremonial bath from your mother, for Aulis?
Iphigenia
  1. I know; for no happy marriage has taken that memory from me.
Orestes
  1. What about this? You gave locks of your hair to be brought to your mother?
Iphigenia
  1. As a memorial, in place of my body, in the tomb.