spirantes super inferias, captiva Pelasgum corpora frenatosque, pater, solacia forti bellorum, mactabat equos; his arduus ignis palpitat, et gemitus tandem erupere paterni: o nisi magnanimae nimius te laudis inisset ardor, Echionios mecum venerande penates atque ultra recture puer, venientia qui nunc gaudia et ingratum regni mihi munus acerbas: tu superum convexa licet coetusque perenni (credo equidem) virtute colas, mihi flebile semper numen eris; ponant aras excelsaque Thebae templa dicent: uni fas sit lugere parenti.
Thereon the father sacrificed living offerings, Pelasgian captives and bridled horses, solace to the battle-brave. With them the tall fire quivers, and at last the paternal lament breaks forth: O my son, who if too strong a passion for noble glory had not possessed you, would have ruled Echions city along with me and after me, reverend boy, who now embitter my coming joys and the ungrateful office of monarchy: though you dwell in the vault of the High Ones and attend the companies of the gods with your immortal valour (I believe it), for me you will ever be one to weep as well as worship. Let Thebes set up altars and dedicate lofty temples; let only your father have the right to mourn.
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