Chorus: We are all praying that it may be successful.
Chorus: but may the city and the people be complete.
Chorus: May these things come to pass,
Chorus: But the best things belong to those whom they belong to.
355
Chorus: to be said to be victorious; but as many as
Chorus: they deceive and transgress the
Chorus: the customary oaths
Chorus: for the sake of profits, at the cost of damage,
360
Chorus: Or decrees and a law
Chorus: seeking to exchange places,
Chorus: the secrets to the enemies
Chorus: 'speaking to our men,'
Chorus: Or do they bring in Medus to the land?
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Chorus: for the sake of gain, at the cost of harm,
Chorus: They are acting impiously and unjustly towards the city.
Chorus: but O all-powerful one
Chorus: May Zeus confirm these things, so that
Chorus: to stand as guardians for us
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Chorus: even though they are women.
Thesmophoriazusae. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.