Helen

Euripides

Euripides. The Plays of Euripides, Translated into English Prose from the Text of Paley. Vol. I. Coleridge, Edward P., translator. London: George Bell and Sons, 1906.

  1. So that not even a trace of the walls is evident.
Helen
  1. O miserable Helen! Because of you, the Phrygians have been destroyed.
Teucer
  1. And also the Achaeans; great evils have been committed.
Helen
  1. How long is it since the city was sacked?
Teucer
  1. Almost seven years have gone full circle, with their harvests.