atque illae non segnius omnes erumpunt tectis, summasque ad Pallados arces impetus: huc propere stipamur et ordine nullo congestae; stricto mox ense silentia iussit hortatrix scelerum et medio sic ausa profari: Rem summam instinctu superum meritique doloris, o viduae (firmate animos et pellite sexum!) Lemniades, sancire paro;
All the women promptly burst forth from their dwellings and rush to the citadel of Pallas on the height. Thither we crowd in haste, piled together in confusion. Then drawing a sword, the promptress of crime commanded silence and so from our midst dared to speak: Widows of Lemnos, I come at the urging of the High Ones and just indignation to approve a great matter. Steel your courage and drive out your sex.
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