Deiphobus

Mortal · 2 speeches

Psychological Vocabulary

All Speeches (2)

Lines 414–416

even as he fareth to the house of Hades, the strong warder, will he be glad at heart, for lo, I have given him one to escort him on his way!

οὐ μὰν αὖτʼ ἄτιτος κεῖτʼ Ἄσιος, ἀλλά ἕ φημι εἰς Ἄϊδός περ ἰόντα πυλάρταο κρατεροῖο γηθήσειν κατὰ θυμόν, ἐπεί ῥά οἱ ὤπασα πομπόν.

Lattimore commentary

A triple phonic echo makes it sound as if Deïphobos is punning: Asios is not un-avenged (atitos) as he goes to the house of Hades (Aïdos).

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thumos

Deiphobus to Aeneas

Lines 463–467

Nay, come thou with me, that we may bear aid to Alcathous, who, for all he was but thy sister's husband, reared thee in the halls when thou wast yet a little child; he, I tell thee, hath been slain of Idomeneus, famed for his spear.

Αἰνεία Τρώων βουληφόρε νῦν σε μάλα χρὴ γαμβρῷ ἀμυνέμεναι, εἴ πέρ τί σε κῆδος ἱκάνει. ἀλλʼ ἕπευ Ἀλκαθόῳ ἐπαμύνομεν, ὅς σε πάρος γε γαμβρὸς ἐὼν ἔθρεψε δόμοις ἔνι τυτθὸν ἐόντα· τὸν δέ τοι Ἰδομενεὺς δουρικλυτὸς ἐξενάριξεν.

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