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Browsing named entities in Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound (ed. Herbert Weir Smyth, Ph. D.). You can also browse the collection for Argos (Greece) or search for Argos (Greece) in all documents.

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Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound (ed. Herbert Weir Smyth, Ph. D.), line 846 (search)

h （e)/facis） of the hand of Zeus. Cp. Aesch. Supp. 45, 48.thus named from the manner of Zeus' engendering; and he shall gather the fruit of all the land watered by the broad-flowing Nile. Fifth in descent from him, fifty maidens shall return to Argos, not of their ownfree choice, but fleeing marriage with their cousin kin; while these, their hearts ablaze with passion, like falcons eagerly pursuing doves, shall come in pursuit of wedlock unlawful to pursue; but God shall grudge them enjoyment!However, love's desire shall charm one of the maidens not to slay her mate; rather, her resolve will lose its edge; for she will make her choice between two evil names to be called coward rather than murderess. She it is who shall give birth in Argos to a royal line—a long story is necessary to explain this clearly; of her seed, however, shall be born a man of daring, renowned with the bow, who shall deliver me from these toils.Heracles. Accidently wounded by the poisoned arrow of this desc<

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