Poems by Euripides

Chorus from Alcestis A thousand shapes our varying Fates assume,
The Gods perform what we coul...

Chorus from Orestes I Lost is the bliss, the rank supreme,
The valour, Atreus' son display'...

Chorus from The Cyclops One with eyes the fairest
Cometh from his dwelling,
Some one loves th...

Chorus from Andromache I Two rival Consorts ne'er can I approve,
Or Sons, the source of stri...

Chorus from Hippolytus Could I take me to some cavern for mine hiding,
In the hilltops where t...

Chorus of Hippolytus When I reflect on Heaven's just sway,
Each anxious thought is driven away...

Chorus of Hippolytus To yours, O Venus, and your Son's control,
Whose glittering pinions spe...

Chorus from The Phoenician Women O winged Fiend, who from the Earth
And an infernal Viper drew...

Chorus from Alcestis In heaven-high musings and many,
Far-seeking and deep debate,
Of strong...

Chorus from Hecuba I No more, O Troy, thy dreaded name
Conspicuous in the lists of fame,
M...

Chorus of Phoenician Women I Borne from Phoenician shores I cross'd the deep,
My tender years...

Chorus from The Cyclops Where has he of race divine
Wandered in the winding rocks?
Here the ai...

Chorus from Andromache Better is conquest, when we gain our right
By no reproachful means, no...

Chorus from Medea I Th' immoderate Loves in their career,
Nor glory nor esteem attends,
But...