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The Libation Bearers
The Libation Bearers by Aeschylus, available in Auren as a public-domain ebook in the United States.
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The scene represents the Grave of Agamemnon, a mound of earth in a desolate expanse. The time is afternoon. Orestes and Pylades in the garb of travellers, with swords at their sides, are discovered. Orestes’ hair is cut short, that of Pylades streams down his back. Both look grim and travel-stained. Orestes holds a long tress of hair in his hand.2
Orestes
O Warder Hermês of the world beneath,
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