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Quote #10
(Orestes): "O Pallas! O saviour of my house! You have restored me to my home when I was deprived of my father's land. Among the Greeks they will be saying, "The man is again an Argive, and living on his father's property"—thanks to Pallas, and to Loxias, and to him the third, the Saviour, who accomplishes everything, who from proper regard for my father's death has brought me safety, on seeing these advocates for my mother." (754-761)
Here is yet another example of the Greeks' "you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours" approach to religion. Orestes has just gotten off the hook, and now promises to give the gods extra tasty sacrifice treats.