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Page 85
... madness . After he has gone into the house , Iris and Lyssa ( Madness ) suddenly appear to the chorus and announce that they will fulfil the vengeance of Hera , make Heracles mad and cause him to murder his children . The reason for ...
... madness . After he has gone into the house , Iris and Lyssa ( Madness ) suddenly appear to the chorus and announce that they will fulfil the vengeance of Hera , make Heracles mad and cause him to murder his children . The reason for ...
Page 254
... Madness herself rebels , but to no avail ; she must obey the goddesses ' command and , calling upon the sun to witness her reluctance , she addresses herself to her task and becomes before our eyes what she indeed is , madness incarnate ...
... Madness herself rebels , but to no avail ; she must obey the goddesses ' command and , calling upon the sun to witness her reluctance , she addresses herself to her task and becomes before our eyes what she indeed is , madness incarnate ...
Page 256
... madness had to come upon Heracles from outside , not from within , and we find little of the psycho- logical motivation at which Euripides is such a past master . We have Madness and Iris instead . Heracles has accomplished all his ...
... madness had to come upon Heracles from outside , not from within , and we find little of the psycho- logical motivation at which Euripides is such a past master . We have Madness and Iris instead . Heracles has accomplished all his ...
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