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NOTES FOR <strong>THE</strong> PERSIANS<br />

<strong>THE</strong> translation of R. Potter was first published in 1777. There are therefore<br />

certain outmoded spellings in his text, particularly in the case of the<br />

Persian proper names. Potter's divisions of the choral passages into<br />

strophe and antistrophe have been maintained.<br />

1. Lines such as this reflect the pride which Athens took in her democratic<br />

institutions.<br />

2. The reference is to the island of Salamis, the reputed birthplace of<br />

Ajax, son of Telamon.<br />

3. The island is Psyttalea.<br />

4. Darius is foretelling the results of the battle of Plataea in 479 B.C.

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