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NIOBE: THE GODS' CHILDREN by AESCHYLUS

First Line: NEAREST IN BLOOD TO GODS
Last Line: NOR HAS THE BLOOD OF GODS YET FAILED IN THEM.
Subject(s): MYTHOLOGY - CLASSICAL;

Nearest in blood to gods,
Zeus' kinsmen they, who have on Ida's mount
An altar to their sire beneath the sky;
Nor has the blood of gods yet failed in them.



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