ADMETUS: For they loved me in words, not deeds.
[ἌΔΜΗΤΟΣ: λόγῳ γὰρ ἦσαν οὐκ ἔργῳ φίλοι.]
Euripides (485?-406? BC) Greek tragic dramatist
Alcestis [Ἄλκηστις ], l. 339ff (438 BC) [tr. Aldington (1930)]
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Euripides - Alcestis [Ἄλκηστις ], l. 339ff (438 BC) [tr. Aldington (1930)] | WIST Quotations
ADMETUS: For they loved me in words, not deeds. [ἌΔΜΗΤΟΣ: λόγῳ γὰρ ἦσαν οὐκ ἔργῳ φίλοι.] Speaking of his parents, who have refused to die in his stead, leaving it to his beloved wife, Alcestis, to do so. (Source (Greek)).WIST Quotations
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