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Medea, Line 36: What the nurse fears

Lines 36–45. The nurse fears that Medea is planning something terrible.

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Nurse
στυγεῖstygeîshe hatesδὲdèandπαῖδαςpaîdasher childrenοὐδ’oud’norὁρῶσ’horôs’in seeing themεὐφραίνεταιeuphraínetaidoes she take joy.δέδοικαdédoikaI am afraidδ’d’andαὐτὴνautḕnsheμήmḗthatτιtisomethingβουλεύσῃbouleúsēimay planνέονnéonunheard of·

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