He sits down amongst the women.
Woman Herald
295
Silence! Silence! Pray to the Thesmophorae, Demeter and Cora; pray to Plutus, Calligenia, Curotrophus,
300
the Earth, Hermes and the Graces, that all may happen for the best at this gathering, both for the greatest advantage of
Athens
305
and for our own personal happiness! May the award be given her who, by both deeds and words, has most deserved it from the Athenian people and from the women!
310
Address these prayers to heaven and demand happiness for yourselves. Io Paean! Io Paean! Let us rejoice!
295
Silence! Silence! Pray to the Thesmophorae, Demeter and Cora; pray to Plutus, Calligenia, Curotrophus,
300
the Earth, Hermes and the Graces, that all may happen for the best at this gathering, both for the greatest advantage of
Athens
305
and for our own personal happiness! May the award be given her who, by both deeds and words, has most deserved it from the Athenian people and from the women!
310
Address these prayers to heaven and demand happiness for yourselves. Io Paean! Io Paean! Let us rejoice!
Thesmophoriazusae. Aristophanes. ed. Eugene O'Neill, Jr.. New York. 1938.
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