Seven matched with seven, at each gate one,Their captains, when the day was done,Left for our Zeus who turned the scale,The brazen tribute in full tale: -All save the horror-burdened pair,Dire children of despair,Who from one sire, one mother, drawing breath,Each with conquering lance in restAgainst a true born brother's breast,Found equal lots in death.
-Sophocles
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