"Χαλεπὰ γὰρ βροτοῖς ὁμογενῆ μιά- σματ᾽, ἕπεται δ᾽ ἅμ᾽ αὐτοφόνταις ξυνῳ- δὰ θεόθεν πίτνοντ᾽ ἐπὶ δόμοις ἄχη."
— Euripides

January 1, 1970

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Grievous for mortals is the stain of kindred blood. For the murderers are dogged by woes harmonious with their deeds, sent by the gods upon their houses. — ll. 1268–70, Chorus (tr. Kovacs)