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The Odyssey 5.92–96

The Odyssey 5.92–96
But when he had dined and satisfied his soul with food, then he made answer, and addressed her, saying: “Thou, a goddess, dost question me, a god, upon my coming, and I will speak my word truly, since thou biddest me. It was Zeus who bade me come hither against my will.
ὥς ἄρα φωνήσασα θεὰ παρέθηκε τράπεζαν ἀμβροσίης πλήσασα, κέρασσε δὲ νέκταρ ἐρυθρόν. αὐτὰρ πῖνε καὶ ἦσθε διάκτορος ἀργεϊφόντης. αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ δείπνησε καὶ ἤραρε θυμὸν ἐδωδῇ, καὶ τότε δή μιν ἔπεσσιν ἀμειβόμενος προσέειπεν·
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