A wavering Creon attempts to appease the heavens, but the Hydra in the shadows thwarts his pious wishes; dreadful monsters besiege his crown, despite the good faith that radiates from his spirit. While a saint predicts the future for the people, a great cry of misfortune suddenly trembles: justice strikes the frightened city, stifling revolt and sacred alarm. At the gates of the city guarded by Cerberus, the exhausted people curse this barrier; they grumble against the shadow and dark intrigues, while the king's guardian pursues tirelessly. But a perfidious venom stokes anger: the child is violently taken from his poor mother. The furious crowd even demands blood, and the royal guard must defend its rank. To calm distress and the voice of the learned, Olympus offers a treasure to measured destinies; a gift from God offered, awaited far too late, which cannot erase the shadow at departure. Then to youth prey to a terrible storm, the masters of knowledge bring tablets: things of the mind to soothe grievances, so that knowledge may erase pain. By Laza Andrianirina, titular member of the Malagasy Academy