Monday, November 26, 2018
Why Do I Call Upon the Gods?
Euripides, Trojan Women 1280-1281 (Hecuba speaking; tr. David Kovacs):
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Hear me, you gods! But why do I call upon the gods?
They did not listen before when we called upon them.
ἰὼ θεοί. καὶ τί τοὺς θεοὺς καλῶ;
καὶ πρὶν γὰρ οὐκ ἤκουσαν ἀνακαλούμενοι.
