(exeunt PHERES stage right and the funeral procession stage left, led
by THANATOS and followed by ADMETUS and the CHORUS; as they leave, the
CHORUS begin the ode that ADMETUS requested before his father appeared)
CHORUS
Farewell, fount of courage,
bravest, noblest, best;
may the god who rules below
receive you with full honors.
If virtue has its reward
under the earth as well,
then may you take your place
at the right hand of the god.