Euripides Quote

The divine will manifests itself in many forms,
and the gods bring many things to pass against our expectations.
What we thought would happen remains unfulfilled,
while the god has found a way to accomplish the unexpected.
And that is what has happened here.


Bacchae l. 1388; the same lines conclude Euripides' plays Alcestis, Andromache, and Helen


The divine will manifests itself in many forms, and the gods bring many things to pass against our expectations. What we thought would happen remains ...

The divine will manifests itself in many forms, and the gods bring many things to pass against our expectations. What we thought would happen remains ...

The divine will manifests itself in many forms, and the gods bring many things to pass against our expectations. What we thought would happen remains ...

The divine will manifests itself in many forms, and the gods bring many things to pass against our expectations. What we thought would happen remains ...