This delay at Aulis has lasted far too long. The Panachaean fleet has assembled at this wretched harbor in preparation to sail to Troy; however, adverse winds have prevented the voyage. Better would it have been not to join this stalled expedition and remain at home with my new bride, than to be stranded on this rocky coast with no chance for glory! Calchas has proclaimed that Agamemnon has angered Artemis of the showering arrows, who now demands the sacrifice of his youngest daughter Iphigenia. Agamemnon now has the difficult task of choosing between being a father or a general. May he choose the latter! I am eager to set sail...
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