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Medea.
Ere thou didst what or camst unto what land?
Ægeus.
Ere to my father's hearth I came again.
Medea.
Then seeking what to these shores didst thou sail?
Ægeus.
There is one Pittheus who is king of Trœzen.
Medea.
Of Pelops, so they say, most reverent son. 680 (684)
Ægeus.
To him would I impart the god's reply.
Medea.
For he is wise and in such matters versed.
Ægeus.
And brother in arms to me most dear of all.
Medea.
Now speed thee well, and gain what thou desirest.
Ægeus.
But thou, why is thine eye dulled and thy bloom?
