EURIPIDES
And make it harder for us with your pity?
What good can come from meeting death with tears?
Only a fool, finding that he must meet it, ^85
Wishes to talk about it. If a man
Is sorry for himself, he doubles death:
Is first a coward, then a coward's corpse.
So let a man accept his destiny,
No pity and no tears. The sacrifice 4^0
Is customary here. We knew it was.
Iphigenid
One'of your names was told me by a herdsman,
May I know which of you is Pylades?
Orestes
He, if it does you any good to know.
Iphigenia
And fr»om what town in Hellas? 495
Orestes
Does it matter?
Iphigenia
Brothers?
Orestes
We are—in everything but birth.
Iphigerua
What is your name?
Orestes
Call me unfortunate. 500
Iphigenia
That would be pity's name for you.
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