Zeus, First Cause, Prime Mover; For What

Fear Hurries On My Tongue Through Want Of Courage.

From Him [death] Alone Of All The Powers Of Heaven Persuasion Holds Aloof.

When The Black And Mortal Blood Of Man Has Fallen To The Ground ... Who Then Can Sing Spells To Call It Back Again?

The Cure Is In The House, Not Brought By Other Hands From Distant Places, But By Its Own, In Agony And Blood.

We Shall Perish By Guile Just As We Slew.