Iphigenia in Aulis

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. Pallas set in a winged chariot drawn by steeds with solid hoof, a lucky sight for mariners.
Chorus
  1. Then I saw Boeotia’s fleet of fifty sails
  2. decked with ensigns; these had Cadmus at the stern holding a golden dragon at the beaks of the vessels, and earth-born Leitus
  3. was their admiral. And there were ships from Phocis; and from Locris came the son of Oileus with an equal contingent, leaving famed Thronium’s citadel.
Chorus
  1. And from Mycenae, the Cyclopes’ town, Atreus’ son sent a hundred well-manned galleys, and [*](Paley reads ἀδελφὸς with Markland for Ἄδραστος of the old copies.) was with him in command, as friend with friend,