Which　fell　from　heaven；　from　the　midship　his　voice
  He　sent　aloud：…〃Ye　youths；　that　in　this　bark
  From　Argos　plough'd　the　deep；　now　ply　your　oars；
  And　dash　the　billows　till　they　foam：　those　things
  Are　ours；　for　which　we　swept　the　Euxine　sea。
  And　steer'd　our　course　within　its　clashing　rocks。〃
  They　gave　a　cheerful　shout；　and　with　their　oars
  Dash'd　the　salt　wave。　The　galley；　while　it　rode
  Within　the　harbour；　work'd　its　easy　way；
  But　having　pass'd　its　mouth；　the　swelling　flood
  Roll'd　on　it；　and　with　sudden　force　the　wind
  Impetuous　rising　drove　it　back：　their　oars
  They　slack'd　not；　stoutly　struggling　'gainst　the　wave；
  But　towards　the　land　the　refluent　flood　impell'd
  The　galley：　then　the　royal　virgin　stood；
  And　pray'd：…〃O　daughter　of　Latona；　save　me；
  Thy　priestess　save；　from　this　barbaric　land
  To　Greece　restore　me；　and　forgive　my　thefts：
  For　thou；　O　goddess；　dost　thy　brother　love；
  Deem　then　that　I　love　those　allied　to　me。〃
  The　mariners　responsive　to　her　prayer
  Shouted　loud　paeans；　and　their　naked　arms；
  Each　cheering　each；　to　their　stout　oars　apply。
  But　nearer　and　yet　nearer　to　the　rock
  The　galley　drove：　some　rush'd　into　the　sea；
  Some　strain'd　the　ropes　that　bind　the　loosen'd　sails。
  Straight　was　I　hither　sent　to　thee；　O　king；
  To　inform　thee　of　these　accidents。　But　haste；
  Take　chains　and　gyves　with　thee：　for　if　the　flood
  side　not　to　a　calm；　there　is　no　hope
  Of　safety　to　the　strangers。　Be　assured；
  That　Neptune；　awful　monarch　of　the　main；
  Remembers　Troy；　and；　hostile　to　the　race
  Of　Pelops；　will　deliver　to　thy　hands；
  And　to　thy　people；　as　is　meet；　the　son
  Of　Agamemnon；　and　bring　back　to　the
  His　sister；　who　the　goddess　hath　betray'd；
  Unmindful　of　the　blood　at　Aulis　shed。
  LEADER
  Unhappy　Iphigenia；　thou　must　die；
  Thy　brother　too　must　die；　if　thou　again；
  Seized　in　thy　flight；　to　thy　lord's　hands　shalt　come。
  THOAS
  Inhabitants　of　this　barbaric　land；
  Will　you　not　rein　your　steeds；　will　you　not　fly
  Along　the　shore；　to　seize　whate'er　this　skiff
  Of　Greece　casts　forth；　and；　for　your　goddess　roused；
  Hunt　down　these　impious　men？　Will　you　not　launch
  Instant　your　swift…oar'd　barks；　by　sea；　by　land
  To　catch　them；　from　the　rugged　rock　to　hurl
  Their　bodies；　or　impale　them　on　the　stake？
  But　for　you；　women；　in　these　dark　designs
  Accomplices；　hereafter；　as　I　find
  Convenient　leisure；　I　will　punish　you。
  The　occasion　urges　now；　and　gives　no　pause。
  （MINERVA　appears　above。）
  MINERVA
  Whither；　O　royal　Thoas；　dost　thou　lead
  This　vengeful　chase？　Attend：　Minerva　speaks。
  Cease　thy　pursuit；　and　stop　this　rushing　flood
  Of　arms；　for　hither；　by　the　fateful　voice
  Of　Phoebus；　came　Orestes；　warn'd　to　fly
  The　anger　of　the　Furies；　to　convey
  His　sister　to　her　native　Argos　back；
  And　to　my　land　the　sacred　image　bear。
  Thoas；　I　speak　to　thee：　him；　whom　thy　rage
  Would　kill；　Orestes；　on　the　wild　waves　seized；
  Neptune；　to　do　me　grace；　already　wafts
  On　the　smooth　sea；　the　swelling　surges　calm'd。
  And　thou；　Orestes　（for　my　voice　thou　hear'st；
  Though　distant　far）；　to　my　commands　attend：
  Go；　with　the　sacred　image；　which　thou　bear'st；
  And　with　thy　sister：　but　when　thou　shalt　come
  To　Athens　built　by　gods；　there　is　a　place
  On　the　extreme　borders　of　the　Attic　land；
  Close　neighbouring　to　Carystia's　craggy　height；
  Sacred；　my　people　call　it　Alae：　there
  A　temple　raise；　and　fix　the　statue　there；
  Which　from　the　Tauric　goddess　shall　receive
  Its　name；　and　from　thy　toils；　which　thou；　through　Greece
  Driven　by　the　Furies'　maddening　stings；　hast　borne；
  And　mortals　shall　in　future　times　with　hymns
  The　Tauric　goddess　there；　Diana；　hail。
  And　be　this　law　establish'd；　when　the　feast
  For　thy　deliverance　from　this　shrine　is　held；
  To　a　man's　throat　that　they　apply　the　sword；
  And　draw　the　blood；　in　memory　of　these　rites；
  That　of　her　honours　naught　the　goddess　lose。
  Thou；　Iphigenia；　on　the　hallow'd　heights
  Of　Brauron　on　this　goddess　shalt　attend
  Her　priestess；　dying　shalt　be　there　interr'd；
  Graced　with　the　honours　of　the　gorgeous　vests
  Of　finest　texture；　in　their　houses　left
  By　matrons　who　in　childbed　pangs　expired。
  These　Grecian　dames　back　to　their　country　lead；
  I　charge　thee；　justice　this　return　demands；
  For　I　saved　thee；　when　on　the　mount　of　Mars
  The　votes　were　equal；　and　from　that　decree
  The　shells　in　number　equal　still　absolve。
  But；　son　of　Agamemnon；　from　this　land
  Thy　sister　bear；　nor；　Thoas；　be　thou　angry。
  THOAS
  Royal　Minerva；　he　that　hears　the　gods
  Commanding；　and　obeys　not；　is　unwise。
  My　anger　'gainst　Orestes　flames　no　more；
  Gone　though　he　be；　and　bears　with　him　away
  The　statue　of　the　goddess；　and　his　sister。
  Have　mortals　glory　'gainst　the　powerful　gods
  Contending？　Let　them　go；　and　to　thy　land
  The　sacred　image　bear；　and　fix　it　there；
  Good　fortune　go　with　them。　To　favour　Greece；
  These　dames；　at　thy　high　bidding；　I　will　send。
  My　arms　will　I　restrain；　which　I　had　raised
  Against　the　strangers；　and　my　swift…oar'd　barks；
  Since；　potent　goddess；　this　is　pleasing　to　thee。
  MINERVA
  I　praise　thy　resolution；　for　the　power
  Of　Fate　o'er　thee　and　o'er　the　gods　prevails。
  Breathe　soft；　ye　favouring　gales；　to　Athens　bear
  These　sprung　from　Agamemnon；　on　their　course
  Attending；　I　will　go；　and　heedful　save
  My　sister's　sacred　image。　You　too　go　（to　the　CHORUS）
  Prosperous；　and　in　the　fate　that　guards　you　bless'd。
  （MINERVA　vanishes。）
  CHORUS　（chanting）
  O　thou；　among　the　immortal　gods　revered
  And　mortal　men；　Minerva；　we　will　do
  As　thou　commandest；　for　with　transport　high；
  Exceeding　hope；　our　ears　receive　thy　words。
  O　Victory；　I　revere　thy　awful　power：
  Guard　thou　my　life；　nor　ever　cease　to　crown　me！
  …THE　END…
  。