Give this information for each of the 10 selections below, from Herodotus, Histories (His.) and Aeschylus, Agamemnon (Ag.), Libation Bearers (LB), Furies

(1) context: author and text: Herod., His.; Aesch., Ag. LB, Furies (name the specific play); speaker, if applicable; general situation of quotation; book and/or line numbers are not required. (4 points)

(2) significance: importance in analysis, as per lectures, journals, discussions. (6 points)

Be brief but specific. Answer in no more than a few, well-chosen words, for each part.

Use one line-space for context (cont.) and one line-space for significance (signif.), as arranged on this document; do not exceed one line-space for each part.

1) "Come now, my love, step down from the chariot. . . . Strew the path of his feet with these fabrics. Cover his way with crimson, let Justice lead him into the home he never expected to see again."

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2) "With your help I shall pass through Europe from end to end and make it all one country. Thus the guilty and the innocent alike shall bear the yoke of servitude."

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3) "These then were the oracles of Apollo; how could I not act on them? Even if I did not, the deed must still be done: I have many motives of my own that drive me."

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4) "One of you must die, my husband or you. You have outraged decency by seeing me naked."

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5) Speakers A: "You say that Zeus has a higher regard for a father's destiny, and yet he placed his own father Cronos in chains. This seems to contradict your argument."

Speaker B: "You repulsive hags! The gods detest you."

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6) Here they fought to the last, with their swords if they had them, and if not with their hands and teeth, until the Persians finally overwhelmed them with missile weapons. The dead there have a special epitaph, "Go tell the Spartans, you who read: We took their orders and here lie dead."

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7) "There are good reasons for my choice of Tellus," he said. "First, his city was prosperous, and he had fine sons, and he lived to see his grandchildren . . . he had wealth enough, and he had a glorious death."

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8) "There will be no anarchy, nor the rule of tyranny . . . you must respect this court and fear it, it is your best defense, for the stronger the defense the safer the city."

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9) The defeat of the Persians began. They were in hopeless confusion; such ships as offered resistance or tried to escape were cut to pieces by the Athenians.

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10) I have no doubt that he was completely out of his mind; it is the only possible explanation of his assault upon and mockery of everything ancient law and custom made sacred in Egypt.

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Extra credit (5 points)

Xerxes fell asleep and dreamed of a figure that said to him: "If you do not undertake this war, just as in a moment you rose to power, so in a moment you will be brought low again."

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