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. And how much longer were you waiting at Troy?
Teucer
  1. For many months; the moon held its course through ten years.
Helen
  1. And did you capture the Spartan woman?
Teucer
  1. Menelaos caught her by the hair to drag her away.
Helen
  1. Did you yourself see the wretched creature? Or do you speak from hearsay?