Sunday, March 22, 2020
Not Slaves
Aeschylus, Persians 241-242 (tr. Alan Sommerstein):
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QUEEN
And who is the shepherd, master and commander over their host?
CHORUS
They are not called slaves or subjects to any man.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΑ
τίς δὲ ποιμάνωρ ἔπεστι κἀπιδεσπόζει στρατῷ;
ΧΟΡΟΣ
οὔτινος δοῦλοι κέκληνται φωτὸς οὐδ᾿ ὑπήκοοι.
