The Chorus then prays to Zeus, the highest of all the Greek gods. They realize that man is powerless in the face of Zeus’ might. The Chorus remarks that Zeus has ruled forever.
The Chorus believes that there exists in the world a law of misery which does not spare anyone. Those who are comforted by hope soon begin to desire more and are destroyed by the fire of their desire. The Chorus quotes one of the wise men of ancient Greece as saying that the mind often mistakes evil for good. In this present time and age, the Chorus considers few people to be able to live a life free of troubles.