Rhesus

Euripides

Euripides. The Rhesus of Euripides. Translated into English rhyming verse with explanatory notes by Gilbert Murray. Murray, Gilbert, translator. London: George Allen and Company, Ltd., 1913.

  1. Halt every man and have no fear!
CAPTAIN.
  1. Come, gather round. Be quick to strike.
ODYSSEUS
  1. ’Twas thou that killed King Rhesus!
CAPTAIN.
  1. No: ’tis I that kill the man that killed . . .
Flies at ODYSSEUS, but other men hold him back.
ODYSSEUS.
  1. Hold back all!
VOICES.
  1. No more holding back!
ODYSSEUS
  1. What, strike an ally in the field?
CAPTAIN.
  1. Then give the watchword!
ODYSSEUS.
  1. Phoebus.
CAPTAIN.
  1. Right. Ho, every man hold back his spear!—