Seven Against Thebes

Aeschylus

Aeschylus, Volume 1. Smyth, Herbert Weir, translator. London; New York: William Heinemann; G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1922.

  1. All-powerful divinities, you gods and goddesses who wield the power to guard the towers of our land, do not betray our city that now toils under the spear
  2. to an alien-tongued army. Hear us, hear, as is right, the prayers we maidens offer with outstretched hands.
Chorus
  1. Beloved spirits,
  2. encompass the city to deliver it from ruin and show that you love it. Consider the people’s offerings, and as you consider, help us.