The Tragedies of Euripides, Vol. 2 Hercules Furens; Troades; Ion; Andromache; Suppliants; Helen; Electra; Cyclops; Rhesus (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Tragedies of Euripides, Vol. 2: Hercules Furens; Troades; Ion; Andromache; Suppliants; Helen; Electra; Cyclops; Rhesus The son of Perseus, begot, the father of Hercules Who pos sessed this country of Thebes; where the earth-born crop of sown heroes sprung forth, of whose race Mars preserved a small number, who with children of their children people the city of Cadmus.' Hence (was) sprung Creon, son of Me naceus, the ruler of this land. And Creon becomes the father of this Megan, at whose nuptials' erst the whole Cadmean people shouted in tune with the flute, when the renowned Hercules conducted her into my house. But my son, having left Thebes, where I was settled, and this [my daughter] Megan, and his kindred, he chose to inhabit the Argive walls and Cyclopean city, ' from which I take flight, having slain Electryon. But wishing to alleviate my woes, and to dwell in his own country, he ofl'ers, as a great recompence to Burys theus-for my return, to render the land safe from pests, whether being subdued hythe good of Juno, or under the influence of fate. And through the rest. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.