Capitolo 20
CHOIR
Short it is my word and in clear way. Of the run of Argive
We come, from her, the ox-horned young girl that
Erst discovers the sacred child. My word will give
Whate'er is able 'the stablish this my history of soothfast.
THE KING OF ARGOS
Or stranger houseservants, I cannot have trust in this word,
Those yes have action in this our run of Argive.
Any similarity of our country makes bear of ye,
But semblance as of the womankind of Libyan.
Also such perceived from the banks of Nilus it would grow;
Yea and the Cyprians stamp, in forms female,
Show to the life, that males thrilled the same.
And, besides, of Indian and wandering houseservants
Of who camping-motive from lie of Aethiopia,
It is camels they also oppressed as mules, and being born
Riders, as horses are born, excavations ears have felt;
It is histories of houseservants of meat-devouring mateless
Horsewoman called: to these, if it arches ye they discover,
I had held more he likes it. You speak still favors,
That of Your birth of Argive the truth that I learn.
CHOIR
Here in this Argive it disembarks--so it races the history--
Me it was once priestess of the do of it of Hera.
THE KING OF ARGOS
Yea, truth that is and far this word prevails:
Did Is't say that Zeuses with mixed and deadly love?
CHOIR
Ay and that Heras that I embrace you/he/she has conjectured.
THE KING OF ARGOS
How issued then this conflict of those on tall?
CHOIR
From the wish of Hera, a heifer that she is become.
THE KING OF ARGOS
Zeus done hold then to distance by the horned beast?
CHOIR
'It said Tis, he loved, in semblance of a bull.
THE KING OF ARGOS
And did his/her austere consort, do her aught thereon?
CHOIR
One innumerable-dagli eyes she put, the watch of the heifer.
THE KING OF ARGOS
How namest you this herdsman very-dagli eyes?
CHOIR
Argus, the child of Earth that killed Hermes.
THE KING OF ARGOS
Does he/she anchor the goddess it irritated the beast sick-adorned of stars?
CHOIR
You beaten a horsefly with a sting that goads.