Rhesus

Acts

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  Act 0

  The complete text of Rhesus. A night raid on the Trojan camp. Odysseus and Diomedes kill the Thracian king Rhesus and steal his horses. The only surviving example of a Euripidean 'military' play.

  55 lines
• Prologue

  Night in the Trojan camp. Hector sends scouts as the Greeks light fires.

  93 lines
• Parodos

  The Trojan sentries patrol. Every sound could be an enemy.

  36 lines
• First Episode

  Dolon volunteers to spy on the Greek camp, bargaining for Achilles' horses.

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• First Stasimon

  The chorus prays for Dolon's success.

  40 lines
• Second Episode

  Rhesus arrives with a magnificent army. Hector is angry — he comes late.

  147 lines
• Second Stasimon

  The chorus welcomes Rhesus despite Hector's resentment.

  35 lines
• Rhesus Arrives

  Rhesus boasts he will drive the Greeks into the sea in a single day.

  24 lines
• The Night Raid

  Odysseus and Diomedes infiltrate the camp. Athena guides them to Rhesus's tent.

  36 lines
• The Killing

  They kill Rhesus in his sleep and steal his horses.

  271 lines