Chorus
So she is, but the power of god is supreme, and often in bad times it raises the helpless man out of harsh misery even when stormclouds are lowering over his eyes.
Eteocles
It is the man’s duty to offer victims and sacrifices to the gods when they test their enemy; your duty is to be silent and to remain inside the house.
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Seven Against Thebes. Aeschylus. Herbert Weir Smyth (Translator). New York. 1922.
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