In your own words and simple language, briefly summarize the meaning of the following portion of the First Choral Ode:

Question

In your own words and simple language, briefly summarize the meaning of the following portion of the First Choral Ode:

CHORUS—Strophe 1

O ray of sunlight,

most beautiful that ever shone

on Thebes, city of the seven gates,

you’ve appeared at last,

you glowing eye of golden day,

moving above the streams of Dirce,

driving into headlong flight

the white-shield warrior from Argos,

who marched here fully armed,

now forced back by your sharper power.

Answer 1

In this part of the First Choral Ode, the chorus is praising the sun for shining on Thebes and bringing light to the city. They are grateful for the sun driving away the warrior from Argos who came fully armed but was forced to retreat because of the sun's power.