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Chorus
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[735] Evil has changed sides; he who was once a mighty king is now turning his life backward into the road to Hades. Hail to you! Justice and heavenly retribution. spoken
[740] At last have you reached the goal where your death will pay the penalty, for your insults against your betters. sung
Joy makes my tears burst forth. He has come back— [745] which I never once thought in my heart would happen—the prince of the land. spoken
Come, old friends, let us look within to see if someone has met the fate I hope. Lycus
within
[750] Ah me! ah me!
Euripides. The Complete Greek Drama, edited by Whitney J. Oates and Eugene O'Neill, Jr. in two volumes. 1. Heracles, translated by E. P. Coleridge. New York. Random House. 1938.
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