Live by the sword, die by the sword
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"Live by the sword, die by the sword" is a proverb in the form of a parallel phrase, which can be traced back to Aeschylus's Agamemnon, line 1558. The line is spoken by Clytemnestra, the wife of Agamemnon and queen of Mycenae in ancient Greek legend.
- "By the sword you did your work, and by the sword you die." --Aeschylus's Agamemnon
Agamemnon was part of the Oresteia, a trilogy of tragic dramas by the ancient Greek dramatist and was first performed in 458 BCE.
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