Eumenides

Aeschylus

Aeschylus, Volume 2. Smyth, Herbert Weir, translator. London; New York: William Heinemann; G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1926.

  1. Then would you turn over the decision of the charge to me?
Chorus
  1. How not?—since we honor you because you are worthy and of worthy parentage.
Athena
  1. What do you want to say to this, stranger, in turn? After you name your country and family and fortunes, then defend yourself against this charge; if indeed, relying on the justice of your case,