AiKavtKo<i A0709 in Euripides. 1 1 



ANALYSIS OF HERAKLEIDAI 120-287, AND TROADES 895-1059. 

 HerAKLEIDAI, 120-287. 'P?;crei9, I34-178, 181-23I. 



A sharp discussion occurs near the beginning of this play, 

 lolaos and the children of Herakles have been banished from 

 Argos, and Eurystheus has sent a herald forbidding any city 

 to receive them. The fugitives have just arrived at Marathon, 

 and are found clinging to the altar in front of the temple of 

 Zeus. At V. 55, Kopreus, the herald of Eurystheus, arrives, 

 and is about to drag the suppliants from the altar when he is 

 checked by the arrival of the chorus (v. 73). To the latter 

 lolaos tells his story and begs for protection (vv. 75-98). 

 After a few words between Kopreus and the chorus, the 

 latter bids him state the case to the king. Kopreus then 

 asks (v. 1 14) : 



KO. Tt'<? S' eari '^(opa<; rrjaBe kol 7r6\e&)? ava^ ; 

 XO. icrOXov iraTpo^ rrrat^; ArjfiocfiMV 6 ©Thereto?. 



Kopreus then declares the case shall be discussed before 

 Demophon (vv. 116, 117). The arrival of Demophon, who is 

 to be the judge, is immediately announced (v. 118 fg.), and 

 the king having learned the cause of the trouble, asks for an 

 explanation from Kopreus. This introduces the prjaei'i of 

 the plaintiff and defendant. 



'Pfjo-is OF Kopreus, 134-178. 



1. JJpooi/jLiov, 134, 135 • 



^Apy€t6<; el/jii, tovto yap de\6i<; jxadelv • 

 ecf)' olcTL S' 7]Kco Kal Trap ov Xeyecv deXco. 



2. Upodeaiii, 136-138 : 



TrefiTret yivKrjvcov Sevpo fi Y,vpva6ev<i dva^ 

 d^ovra rovcrhe • iroXka B' rjXdov, & ^eve, 

 BiKaC ofxaprfi Bpdv re Kal \eyeiv k')(Oiv. 



