... quickly, come! These men are on their way to cross our borders! What is this shout? What is the trouble? What fear has moved you to stop my sacrifice at the altar to the sea-god, the lord of your Colonus ? Speak, so that I may know the situation; for that is why I have sped here more swiftly than was pleasant. Dearest of men! I know your voice. Terrible are the things I have just suffered at the han...