text_original: Thus only the king knew where lay the secret spell which made the city of Erechtheus mightier than the city of Kadmos; and the men of Thebes sought in vain to find the grave of (Edipus where the Kephisos flows by the sacred grove of the Eumenides.
text_transcription: THUS ONLY THE KING KNEW WHERE LAY THE SECRET SPELL WHICH MADE THE CITY OF ERECHTIUS MIGHTIER THAN THE CITY OF CADMUS AND THE MEN OF THEBES SOUGHT IN VAIN TO FIND THE GRAVE OF OEDIPUS WHERE THE KAPHYSUS FLOWS BY THE SACRED GROVE OF THE HUMANIDES
phonemes: ðˈʌs ˈoʊnli ðə kˈɪŋ nˈuː wˌɛɹ lˈeɪ ðə sˈiːkɹᵻt spˈɛl wˌɪtʃ mˌeɪd ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv ɪɹˈɛtʃθɪəs mˈaɪɾiɚ ðɐn ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv kˈædmoʊz; ænd ðə mˈɛn ʌv θˈiːbz sˈɔːt ɪn vˈeɪn tə fˈaɪnd ðə ɡɹˈeɪv ʌv (ˈɛdɪpəs wˌɛɹ ðə kɛfˈaɪzoʊz flˈoʊz baɪ ðə sˈeɪkɹɪd ɡɹˈoʊv ʌvðə jˈuːmənˌaɪdz.