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Chorus
[1146] O Leader of the chorus of the stars whose breath is fire, overseer of the chants in the night, son begotten of Zeus, [1150] appear, my king, with your attendant Thyiads, who in night-long frenzy dance and sing you as Iacchus the Giver!
Sophocles. The Antigone of Sophocles. Edited with introduction and notes by Sir Richard Jebb. Sir Richard Jebb. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. 1891.
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