Apollo and the Furies argue about whether the matricide was justified; Apollo holds that the bond of marriage is sacred and Orestes was avenging his father, whereas the Erinyes say that the bond of blood between mother and son is more meaningful than the bond of marriage.
ɐpˈɑːloʊ ænd ðə fjˈʊɹɹiz ˈɑːɹɡjuː ɐbˌaʊt wˈɛðɚ ðə mˈætɹɪsˌaɪd wʌz dʒˈʌstᵻfˌaɪd; ɐpˈɑːloʊ hˈoʊldz ðætðə bˈɑːnd ʌv mˈæɹɪdʒ ɪz sˈeɪkɹɪd ænd ˈoːɹsts wʌz ɐvˈɛndʒɪŋ hɪz fˈɑːðɚ, wˈɛɹæz ðɪ ˈɛɹɪnˌaɪz sˈeɪ ðætðə bˈɑːnd ʌv blˈʌd bᵻtwˌiːn mˈʌðɚ ænd sˈʌn ɪz mˈoːɹ mˈiːnɪŋfəl ðɐn ðə bˈɑːnd ʌv mˈæɹɪdʒ.