Medea: It shall be even so; but wouldst thou pledge thy word to this,
I should in all be well content with thee.
Aegeus: Surely thou dost trust me? or is there aught that troubles thee?
Medea: Thee I trust; but Pelias' house and Creon are my foes. Wherefore,
if thou art bound by an oath, thou wilt not give me up to them when
they come to drag me from the land, but, having entered into a compact
and sworn by heaven as well, thou wilt become my friend and disregard
their overtures. Weak is any aid of mine, whilst they have wealth
and a princely house.
Aegeus: Lady, thy words show much foresight, so if this is thy will,
I do not, refuse. For I shall feel secure and safe if I have some
pretext to offer to thy foes, and thy case too the firmer stands.
Now name thy gods.
Medea: Swear by the plain of Earth, by Helios my father's sire, and,
in one comprehensive oath, by all the race of gods.
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