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*OSA DH DEDHGMAI THN EMAUTOU KARDIAN,
*HSQHN DE BAIA, PANU DE BAIA, TETTARA.
*A D' WDUNHQHN, YAMMAKOSIOGARGARA.
FER' IDW, TI D' *HSQHN AXION CAIRHDONOV ?
EG=W:D' EF' *W: GE TO KEAR HUFRANQHN IDWN,
TOIV PENTE TALANTOIV O*IV $KLEWN EXHMESEN.
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ALL' WDUNHQHN *ETERON AU TRAGW:DIKON,
*OTE DH 'KECHNH PROSDOKWN TON $AISCULON,
*O D' ANEIPEN, EISAG' W $QEOGNI TON CORON.
PWV TOUT' ESEISE MOU DOKEIV THN KARDIAN ?
ALL' *ETERON *HSQHN, *HNIK' EPI $MOSCW: POTE
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THTEV D' APEQANON KAI DIESTRAFHN IDWN,
*OTE DH PAREKUYE $XAIRIV EPI TON ORQION.
ALL' OUDEPWPOT' EX *OTOU 'GW RUPTOMAI
O*UTWV EDHCQHN UPO KONIAV TAV OFRUV
*WV NUN, *OPOT' OUSHV KURIAV EKKLHSIAV
*EWQINHV ERHMOV *H PNUX A*UTHI,
O*I D' EN AGORA: LALOUSI K=ANW KAI KATW.
TO SCOINION FEUGOUSI TO MEMILTWMENON.
OUD' O*I PRUTANEIV *HKOUSIN, ALL' AWRIAN
*HKONTEV, EITA D' WSTIOUNTAI PWV DOKEIV
ELQONTEV ALLHLOISI PERI PRWTOU XULOU,
*AQROOI KATARREONTEV. EIRHNH D' *OPWV
ESTAI PROTIMWS' OUDEN. W POLIV POLIV.
EGW D' AEI PRWTISTOV EIV EKKLHSIAN
NOSTWN KAQHMAI. K=A:T' EPAIDAN W MONOV,
STENW KECHNA SKORDINWMAI PERDOMAI,
APORW GRAFW PARATILLOMAI LOGIZOMAI,
APOBLEPWN EV TON AGRON EIRHNHV ERWN,
STUGWN MEN ASTU TON D' EMON DHMON POQWN,
*OV OUDEPWPOT' EIPEN, ANQRAKAV PRIW,
OUK OXOV OUK ELAION, OUD' H:DEI.. PRIW,
ALL' AUTOV EFERE PANTA C=W PRIWN APHN.
NUN OUN ATECNWV *HKW PARESKEUASMENOV
BOAN UPOKROUEIN LOIDOREIN TOUV RHTORAV,
EAN TIV ALLO PLHN PERI EIRHNHV LEGH:.
ALL' O*I PRUTANEIV GAR O*UTOII MESHMBRINOI.
OUK HGOREUON ? TOUT' EKEIN' O*UGW 'LEGON.
EV THN PROEDRIAN PAV ANHR WSTIZETAI.
PARIT' EV TO PROSQEN,
PARIQ', *WV AN ENTOV HTE TOU KAQARMATOV.
HDH TIV EIPE ? [($K1) TIV AGOREUEIN BOULETAI ?]
[($AM.) HDH TIV EIPE ? ($K1)] TIV AGOREUEIN BOULETAI ?
[($AM.)EGW.($K1)] TIV WN ? [($AM.)$AMFIQEOV.($K1)] OUK' ANQRWPOV ? [($AM.) OU,]
EGW. [($K1) TIV WN ? ($AM.)] $AMFIQEOV. [($K1) OUK ANQRWPOV ? ($AM.)] OU,
ALL' AQANATOV. *O GAR $AMFIQEOV $DHMHTROV HN
KAI $TRIPTOLEMOU. TOUTOU DE $KELEOV GIGNETAI.
GAMEI DE $KELEOV $FAINARETHN THQHN EMHN,
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AQANATOV EIM'. EMOI D' EPETREYAN O*I QEOI
SPONDAV POIEISQAI PROV $LAKEDAIMONIOUV MONW:.
ALL' AQANATOV WN WNDREV EFODI' OUK ECW.
OU GAR DIDOASIN O*I PRUTANEIV. [($K1) O*I TOXOTAI.]
[($AM.) OU GAR DIDOASIN O*I PRUTANEIV. ($K1)] O*I TOXOTAI.
W $ TRIPTOLEME KAI $KELEE PERIOYESQE ME ?
WNDREV PRUTANEIV ADIKEITE THN EKKLHSIAN
TON ANDR' APAGONTEV, *OSTIV *HMIN HQELE
SPONDAV POIEISQAI KAI KREMASAI TAV ASPIDAV.
KAQHSO, SIGA. [($DI.) MA TON $APOLLW 'GW MEN OU,]
[($K1) KAQHSO, SIGA. ($DI.)] MA TON $APOLLW 'GW MEN OU,
HN MH PERI EIRHNHV GE PRUTANEUSHTE MOI.
O*I PRESBEIV O*I PARA BASILEWV.
POIOU BASILEWV ? ACQOMAI 'GW PRESBESIN
KAI TOIV TA*WSI TOIV T' ALAZONEUMASIN.
[($K1) SIGA. ($DI.)] BABAIAX. WKBATANA TOU SCHMATOV.
SIGA. [($DI.) BABAIAX. WKBATANA TOU SCHMATOV.]
EPEMYAQ' *HMAV *WV BASILEA TON MEGAN
MISQON FERONTAV DUO DRACMAV THV *HMERAV
EP' $EUQUMENOUV ARCONTOV. [($DI.) OIMOI TWN DRACMWN.]
[($PR.) EP' $EUQUMENOUV ARCONTOV. ($DI.)] OIMOI TWN DRACMWN.
KAI DHT' ETRUCOMESQA DIA $KA'USTRIWN
PEDIWN *ODOIPLANOUNTEV ESKHNHMENOI,
EF' *ARMAMAXWN MALQAKWV KATAKEIMENOI,
APOLLUMENOI. [($DI.) SFODRA GAR ESW:ZOMHN EGW]
APOLLUMENOI. ($DI.)] SFODRA GAR ESW:ZOMHN EGW
PARA THN EPALXIN EN FORUTW: KATAKEIMENOV.
XENIZOMENOI DE PROV BIAN EPINOMEN
EX UALINWN EKPWMATWN KAI CRUSIDWN
AKRATON OINON *HDUN. [($DI.) W $KRANAA POLIV]
[($PR.) AKRATON OINON *HDUN. ($DI.)] W $KRANAA POLIV
AR' AISQANEI TON KATAGELWN TWN PRESBEWN ?
O*I BARBAROI GAR ANDRAV *HGOUNTAI MONOUV
TOUV PLEISTA DUNAMENOUV KATAFAGEIN KAI PIEIN.
*HMEIV DE LAIKASTAV TE KAI KATAPUGONAV.
ETEI TETARTW: D' EV TA BASILEI' HLQOMEN.
ALL' EIV APOPATON W:CETO STRATIAN LABWN,
K=ACEZEN OKTW MHNAV EPI CRUSWN ORWN.
POSOU DE TON PRWKTON CRONOU XUNHGAGEN ?
TH: PANSELHNW:. K=A:T' APHLQEN OIKADE.
EM' EXENIZE. PARETIQEI D' *HMIN *OLOUV
EK KRIBANOU BOUV. [($DI.) KAI TIV EIDE PWPOTE]
[($PR.) EK KRIBANOU BOUV. ($DI.)] KAI TIV EIDE PWPOTE
BOUV KRIBANITAV ? TWN ALAZONEUMATWN.
KAI NAI MA $DI' ORNIN TRIPLASION $KLEWNUMOU
PAREQHKEN *HMIN. ONOMA D' HN AUTW: FENAX.
TAUT' AR' EFENAKIZEV SU DUO DRACMAV FERWN.
AGONTEV *HKOMEN $YEUDARTABAN,
TON BASILEWV OFQALMON. [($DI.) EKKOYEIE GE]
[($PR.) TON BASILEWV OFQALMON. ($DI.)] EKKOYEIE GE
KORAX PATAXAV, TON TE SON TOU PRESBEWV.
*O BASILEWV OFQALMOV. [($DI.) WNAX *$HRAKLEIV.]
[($K1) *O BASILEWV OFQALMOV. ($DI.)] WNAX *$HRAKLEIV.
PROV TWN QEWN ANQRWPE NAUFARKTON BLEPEIV ?
H PERI AKRAN KAMPTWN NEWSOIKON SKOPEIV ?
ASKWM' ECEIV POU PERI TON OFQALMON KATW.
AGE DH SU BASILEUV *ATTA S' APEPEMYEN FRASON
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IARTAMAN EXARXAN APISSONA SATRA.
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XUNHKAQ' *O LEGEI ? [($DI.) MA TON $APOLLW 'GW MEN OU.]
PEMYEIN BASILEA FHSIN UMIN CRUSION.
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[($DI.) OIMOI KAKODAIMWN *WV SAFWV. ($PR.)] TI D' AU LEGEI ?
OIMOI KAKODAIMWN *WV SAFWV. [($PR.) TI D' AU LEGEI ?]
*O TI ? CAUNOPRWKTOUV TOUV $IAONAV LEGEI,
EI PROSDOKWSI CRUSION EK TWN BARBARWN.
OUK, ALL' ACANAV *ODE GE CRUSIOU LEGEI.
POIAV ACANAV ? SU MEN ALAZWN EI MEGAV.
ALL' APIQ'. EGW DE BASANIW TOUTON MONOV.
AGE DH SU FRASON EMOI SAFWV PROV TOUTONI,
*INA MH SE BAYW BAMMA $SARDIANIKON.
BASILEUV *O MEGAV *HMIN APOPEMYEI CRUSION ?
[ANANEUEI]
ALLWV AR' EXAPATWMEQ' UPO TWN PRESBEWN ?
[EPINEUEI]
*$ELLHNIKON G' EPENEUSAN *ANDREV O*UTOII,
KO=UK ESQ' *OPWV OUK EISIN ENQEND' AUTOQEN.
KAI TOIN MEN EUNOUCOIN TON *ETERON TOUTONI
EG=W:D' *OV ESTI, $KLEISQENHV *O $SIBURTIOU.
W QERMOBOULON PRWKTON EXURHMENE,
TOIONDE G' W PIQHKE TON PWGWN' ECWN
EUNOUCOV *HMIN HLQEV ESKEUASMENOV ?
*ODI DE TIV POT' ESTIN ? OU DHPOU $STRATWN ?
SIGA, KAQIZE.
TON BASILEWV OFQALMON *H BOULH KALEI
EV TO PRUTANEION. [($DI.) TAUTA DHT' OUK AGCONH ?]
[($K.1) EV TO PRUTANEION. ($DI.)] TAUTA DHT' OUK AGCONH ?
K=APEIT' EGW DHT' ENQADI STRAGGEUOMAI ?
TOUV DE XENIZEIN OUDEPOTE G' ISCEI QURA.
ALL' ERGASOMAI TI DEINON ERGON KAI MEGA.
ALL' $AMFIQEOV MOI POU 'STIN ? [($AM.) O*UTOSI PARA.]
[($DI.) ALL' $AMFIQEOV MOI POU' STIN ? ($AM.)] O*UTOSI PARA.
EMOI SU TAUTASI LABWN OKTW DRACMAV
SPONDAV POIHSAI PROV $LAKEDAIMONIOUV MONW:
KAI TOISI PAIDIOISI KAI TH: PLATIDI.
UMEIV DE PRESBEUESQE KAI KECHNETE.
PROSITW $QEWROV *O PARA $SITALKOUV. [$QE.) *ODI.]
[($K.1) PROSITW $QEWROV *O PARA $SITALKOUV. ($QE.)] *ODI.
*ETEROV ALAZWN O*UTOV ESKHRUTTETAI.
CRONON MEN OUK AN HMEN EN $QRA:KH: POLUN,
MA $DI' OUK AN, EI MISQON GE MH 'FEREV POLUN.
EI MH KATENEIYE CIONI THN $QRA:KHN *OLHN
KAI TOUV POTAMOUV EPHX', [($DI.) UP' AUTON TON CRONON,]
[($QE.) KAI TOUV POTAMOUV EPHX', ($DI.)] UP' AUTON TON CRONON,
*OT' ENQADI $QEOGNIV HGWNIZETO.
TOUTON META $SITALKOUV EPINON TON CRONON.
KAI DHTA FILAQHNAIOV HN UPERFUWV,
UMWN T' ERASTHV HN ALHQHV *WSTE KAI
EN TOISI TOICOIV EGRAF', $AQHNAIOI KALOI.
*O D' U*IOV, *ON $AQHNAION EPEPOIHMEQA,
HRA FAGEIN ALLANTAV EX $APATOURIWN,
KAI TON PATER' HNTEBOLEI BOHQEIN TH: PATRA:.
*O D' WMOSE SPENDWN BOHQHSEIN ECWN
STRATIAN TOSAUTHN *WST' $AQHNAIOUV EREIN,
*OSON TO CRHMA PARNOPWN PROSERCETAI.
KAKIST' APOLOIMHN, EI TI TOUTWN PEIQOMAI
*WN EIPAV ENTAUQOI SU PLHN TWN PARNOPWN.
KAI NUN *OPER MACIMWTATON $QRA:KWN EQNOV
EPEMYEN UMIN. [($DI.) TOUTO MEN G' HDH SAFEV.]
[($QE.) EPEMYEN UMIN. ($DI.)] TOUTO MEN G' HDH SAFEV.
O*I $QRA:KEV ITE DEUR', O*UV $QEWROV HGAGEN.
[($DI.) TOUTI TI ESTI TO KAKON ? ($QE.)] $ODOMANTWN STRATOV.
TOUTI TI ESTI TO KAKON ? [($QE.) $ODOMANTWN STRATOV.]
POIWN $ODOMANTWN ? EIPE MOI TOUTI TI HN ?
TIV TWN $ODOMANTWN TO PEOV APOTEQRIAKEN ?
TOUTOIV EAN TIV DUO DRACMAV MISQON DIDW:,
KATAPELTASONTAI THN $BOIWTIAN *OLHN.
TOISDI DUO DRACMAV TOIV APEYWLHMENOIV ?
UPOSTENOI MENT=AN *O QRANITHV LEWV
*O SWSIPOLIV. OIMOI TALAV APOLLUMAI,
UPO TWN $ODOMANTWN TA SKORODA PORQOUMENOV.
OU KATABALEITE TA SKOROD' ? [($QE.) W MOCQHRE SU]
[($DI.) OU KATABALEITE TA SKOROD' ? ($QE.)] W MOCQHRE SU
OU MH PROSEI TOUTOISIN ESKORODISMENOIV.
TAUTI PERIEIDEQ' O*I PRUTANEIV PASCONTA ME
EN TH: PATRIDI KAI TAUQ' UP' ANDRWN BARBARWN ?
ALL' APAGOREUW MH POIEIN EKKLHSIAN
TOIV $QRA:XI PERI MISQOU. LEGW D' UMIN *OTI