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THE CHILDREN OF HERAKLES.
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Iolaus.

Strangers, no island-dweller's life is mine;
But from Mycenæ come we to thy land. 85


Chorus.

And by what name, ancient of days, did they call
Thee, they which be fenced with Mycenæ's wall?


Iolaus.

Herakles' henchman haply do ye know,
Iolaus, for not fameless was my name.


Chorus.

I know; long since I heard: but whose are they, 90
The fosterling lads that thine hand leadeth hitherward?—say.


Iolaus.

Strangers, the sons they are of Herakles,
Which have to thee and Athens suppliant come.


Chorus.

Say, what is your need that here ye are?
Would ye plead your cause at the nation's bar? 95


Iolaus.

Given up we would not be, nor torn away
Hence, in thy Gods' despite, and sent to Argos.


Kopreus.

Ay, but this shall not satisfy thy masters
Whose lordship o'er thee holds, who find thee here. 100

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