Epeisodion 3
Medea
nor, whilst life is thine, permit any other, one of my foes maybe, to hale me thence if so he will.
750
Aegeus
By earth I swear, by the sun-god’s holy beam and by all the host of heaven that I will stand fast to the terms, I hear thee make.
Medea
’Tis enough. If thou shouldst break this oath, what curse dost thou invoke upon thyself?
Aegeus
Whate’er betides the impious.
755
Medea
Go in peace; all is well, and I with what speed I may, will to thy city come, when I have wrought my purpose and obtained my wish.
