Allied by marriage-ties to warrior-men— A mischief to thy father and to us And all the people, to our foes a joy, And a disgrace to thee? Why couldst thou not Await Atrides? Then hadst thou been taught From what a valiant warrior thou didst take His blooming spouse. Thy harp will not avail, Nor all the gifts of Venus, nor thy locks, Nor thy fair form, when thou art laid in dust. Surely the sons of Troy are faint of heart, Else hadst thou, for the evil thou hast wrought, Been laid beneath a coverlet of stone.”
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