Choephoræ or, The Libation-Bearers
A Lyrico-Dramatic Spectacle
Ἐκ γὰρ Ὀρέσταο τίσις ἔσσεται Ἀτρέιδαο
Ὁπποτ ἄν ἡβήσῃ τε κὰι ἧς ἱμείρεται ἄιης.
Homer.
Think upon our father,
Give the sword scope—think what a man was he.
Landor.
Persons
Orestes, Son of Agamemnon.
Pylades, Friend of Orestes.
Chorus of Captive Women.
Electra, Sister of Orestes.
Nurse of Orestes.
Clytemnestra, Mother of Orestes.
Ægisthus.
Servant.
Scene—as in the preceding piece. The Tomb of Agamemnon in the centre of the Stage.