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Deianeira
[375] Ah, misery! What is happening to me? What secret plague have I welcomed beneath my roof? Ah, me! So, she was born without a name, as her escort swore? Messenger
No, illustrious by name, as by birth; [380] she is the daughter of Eurytus, and was once called Iole. But he could say nothing of her birth, because, of course, he made no investigation. Chorus
May destruction seize not all wrongdoers—no, only the man who practices stealthy wrongdoing that is shameful to his rank! Deianeira
[385] Ah, friends, what should I do? I am dumbstruck by this latest news! Chorus
Go and question Lichas, since he might tell the truth, if you were willing to compel him by threat of force to answer. Deianeira
I will go. Your advice does not lack good judgment. Messenger
[390] And I, shall I wait here? Or what do you require? Deianeira
Stay here—since he is coming out from the house without my summons, but of his own accord.
Sophocles. The Trachiniae of Sophocles. Edited with introduction and notes by Sir Richard Jebb. Sir Richard Jebb. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. 1892.
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