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The deed committed in the Choephorae is partly enjoined by Apollo as the appointment of fate, and partly originates in natural motives: Orestes' desire of avenging his father, and his brotherly love for the oppressed Electra.
'I suppose he sets off against that his services during the last three years. 'Well, he saved Africa. 'And thereby Egypt also. And you too, as well as the emperor, may be considered as owing him somewhat. 'My good friend, my debts are far too numerous for me to think of paying any of them. But what wages does he want? 'The purple. Orestes started, and then fell into thought.
But when Orestes heard this, he brake in, "Where is this Iphigenia? Hath the dead come back among the living?" "Thou seest her in me. But interrupt me not.
And when she yet doubted, he told her of certain things by which she might know him to be Orestes how that she had woven a tapestry wherein was set forth the strife between Atreus and Thyestes concerning the golden lamb; and that she had given a lock of her hair at Aulis to be a memorial of her; and that there was laid in her chamber at Argos the ancient spear of Pelops, her father's grandsire, with which he slew Œnomaüs and won Hippodamia to be his wife.
"Then you believe in him?" she said, looking up. She could not tell what had prompted her; the words rushed out irresistibly. "Believe in him?" Corby cried, springing to his feet. "Believe in Orestes Anson? Why, I believe he's simply the greatest the most stupendous the most phenomenal figure we've got!" The color rose to Miss Anson's brow. Her heart was beating passionately.
Orestes, bidden by Apollo to steal an image of the goddess to get his final purification, comes on the stage with Pylades; on seeing the temple they are convinced of the impossibility of burgling it. A shepherd describes to Iphigeneia their capture, for strangers were taken and offered to the goddess without exception.
"She is married," said Orestes, "to this Pylades, whom thou seest." "And of what country is he and who is his father?" "His father is Strophius the Phocian; and he is a kinsman, for his mother was the daughter of Atreus and a friend also such as none other is to me." Then Orestes set forth to his sister the cause of his coming to the land of the Taurians.
And here Orestes abode till he was of age and strength to fulfil the law. For the law of the land was that, if a man should be foully slain, his son should avenge him on him that had done this wrong. Also the youth sought counsel of Apollo at his oracle of Delphi, and the god answered him that he should avenge the blood of his father even upon her that bare him.
A wise man knows that woman are the sauce and not the meat of life; Ahasuerus, therefore, is not wise. And in consequence I do not lack a handsome bribe for this Bathyllos whom our good Emperor misguided man! is weak enough to love; my mother goes in chains; and I shall get my province." Here Orestes laughed. And then the master of Nacumera left Dame Melicent alone with Ahasuerus.
He then drew his sword and sprang first upon Antiphates whom he killed in combat, and who fell face upwards on the earth. After him he killed Menon, Iamenus, and Orestes, and laid them low one after the other.
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