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910a
τῆσδε κυρήσας ἀτεκμαρτοτάτης,
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ὡς ὠμοφρόνως δαίμων ἐνέβη
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Περσῶν γενεᾷ : 
τί πάθω τλήμων;
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λέλυται γὰρ ἐμοὶ γυίων ῥώμη
914
τήνδ᾽ ἡλικίαν ἐσιδόντ᾽ ἀστῶν.
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εἴθ᾽ ὄφελεν , 
Ζεῦ , 
κἀμὲ μετ᾽ ἀνδρῶν
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τῶν οἰχομένων
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θανάτου κατὰ μοῖρα καλύψαι.

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Χορός918
ὀτοτοῖ , 
βασιλεῦ , 
στρατιᾶς ἀγαθῆς
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καὶ περσονόμου τιμῆς μεγάλης,
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κόσμου τ᾽ ἀνδρῶν,
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οὓς νῦν δαίμων ἐπέκειρεν.
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γᾶ δ᾽ αἰάζει τὰν ἐγγαίαν
923
ἥβαν Ξέρξᾳ κταμέναν Ἅιδου
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σάκτορι Περσᾶν . 
ᾁδοβάται γὰρ
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πολλοὶ φῶτες , 
χώρας ἄνθος,
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τοξοδάμαντες , 
πάνυ ταρφύς τις
927
μυριὰς ἀνδρῶν , 
ἐξέφθινται.
928
αἰαῖ αἰαῖ κεδνᾶς ἀλκᾶς.
929
Ἀσία δὲ χθών , 
βασιλεῦ γαίας,
930
αἰνῶς αἰνῶς
931
ἐπὶ γόνυ κέκλιται.

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Ξέρξης

932

ὅδ᾽ ἐγώ , οἰοῖ , αἰακτὸς

933

μέλεος γέννᾳ γᾷ τε πατρῴᾳ

934

κακὸν ἄρ᾽ ἐγενόμαν.

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Χορός

935

πρόσφθογγόν σοι νόστου τὰν

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κακοφάτιδα βοάν,

937

κακομέλετον ἰὰν

938

Μαριανδυνοῦ θρηνητῆρος

939

πέμψω πέμψω,

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