“Never dreamt I’d die in Greece.”

Ironically he won’t die in Troy. The Herald tells of how the Greek army has fared and that they took their share of casualties:

“At Scamanders Banks we took our share.”

Now the living have returned home. He praises Agamemnon out of everyone first:

“He comes, he brings us light in the darkness free for every comrade Agamemnon lord of men”

The Herald starts to tell us the full extent of Greek victory. While he’s bragging about Agamemnons greatness:

“He dug Troy down…alters gone!”

This is symbolic because the object of praise is violation of Troys temples. The Greeks had violated the codes of war. Clytemnestra would be happy to be hearing this. The Herald compares the greatness of Agamemnon and his men to the losses of Priam – ancient king of Troy.

The Chorus Leader welcomes the Herald home. In the Stichomythia we learn that those who went to Troy longed for home and those who were

“I cried out long ago! For joy when the first Herald came burning through the night”

“Through the flock to prepare a feast an illicit orgy – the house swam with blood”

“The old men adored it, pampered it in their arms day in, day out”

Some topics in this essay:
Antistrophe Chorus, Heralds Speech, Troy Argos, Chorus Leader, Scamanders Banks, Hermes Greek, East West, Penelope’ Chorus, Leader Herald, Agamemnon’s Clytemnestra, “who god life, “he comes brings, comes brings light, troy herald, blessed radiant, herald tells, “he comes, “only reckless, troy argos, god life, blessed radiant children”, happened justice imagined, brings light, “who god, comes brings,