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ὣς φάτο· Πηλεΐωνι δʼ ἄχος γένετʼ, ἐν δέ οἱ ἦτορ στήθεσσιν λασίοισι διάνδιχα μερμήριξεν, ἢ ὅ γε φάσγανον ὀξὺ ἐρυσσάμενος παρὰ μηροῦ τοὺς μὲν ἀναστήσειεν, ὃ δʼ Ἀτρεΐδην ἐναρίζοι, ἦε χόλον παύσειεν ἐρητύ...

and break up the assembly, and slay the son of Atreus, or stay his anger and curb his spirit. While he pondered this in mind and heart, and was drawing from its sheath his great sword, Athene came fr...

ἦ γάρ κεν δειλός τε καὶ οὐτιδανὸς καλεοίμην εἰ δὴ σοὶ πᾶν ἔργον ὑπείξομαι ὅττί κεν εἴπῃς· ἄλλοισιν δὴ ταῦτʼ ἐπιτέλλεο, μὴ γὰρ ἔμοιγε σήμαινʼ· οὐ γὰρ ἔγωγʼ ἔτι σοὶ πείσεσθαι ὀΐω. ἄλλο δέ τοι ἐρέω, σὺ δ...

for I do not think I shall obey you any longer. And another thing I will tell you, and take it to heart: with my hands I will not fight for the girl's sake either with you nor with any other, since y...

ὣς εἰπὼν προΐει, κρατερὸν δʼ ἐπὶ μῦθον ἔτελλε· τὼ δʼ ἀέκοντε βάτην παρὰ θῖνʼ ἁλὸς ἀτρυγέτοιο, Μυρμιδόνων δʼ ἐπί τε κλισίας καὶ νῆας ἱκέσθην, τὸν δʼ εὗρον παρά τε κλισίῃ καὶ νηῒ μελαίνῃ ἥμενον· οὐδʼ ἄρ...

The two, seized with dread and in awe of the king, stood, and spoke no word to him, nor made question; but he knew in his heart, and spoke: Hail, heralds, messengers of Zeus and men, draw near. It is ...

ὦ πόποι ἦ δὴ παισὶν ἐοικότες ἀγοράασθε νηπιάχοις οἷς οὔ τι μέλει πολεμήϊα ἔργα. πῇ δὴ συνθεσίαι τε καὶ ὅρκια βήσεται ἥμιν; ἐν πυρὶ δὴ βουλαί τε γενοίατο μήδεά τʼ ἀνδρῶν σπονδαί τʼ ἄκρητοι καὶ δεξιαί, ...

Nay, into the fire let us cast all counsels and plans of warriors, the drink-offerings of unmixed wine, and the hand-clasps wherein we put our trust. For vainly do we wrangle with words, nor can we f...

Δύσπαρι εἶδος ἄριστε γυναιμανὲς ἠπεροπευτὰ αἴθʼ ὄφελες ἄγονός τʼ ἔμεναι ἄγαμός τʼ ἀπολέσθαι· καί κε τὸ βουλοίμην, καί κεν πολὺ κέρδιον ἦεν ἢ οὕτω λώβην τʼ ἔμεναι καὶ ὑπόψιον ἄλλων. ἦ που καγχαλόωσι κά...

would that thou hadst ne'er been born2 and hadst died unwed. Aye, of that were I fain, and it had been better far than that thou shouldest thus be a reproach, and that men should look upon thee in sco...

τὸν δʼ ἐπιμειδήσας προσέφη κρείων Ἀγαμέμνων ὡς γνῶ χωομένοιο· πάλιν δʼ ὅ γε λάζετο μῦθον·

πρόσθεν ἕθεν φεύγοντα μεταδρομάδην ἔλασʼ ὦμον φασγάνῳ ἀΐξας, ἀπὸ δʼ ἔξεσε χεῖρα βαρεῖαν· αἱματόεσσα δὲ χεὶρ πεδίῳ πέσε· τὸν δὲ κατʼ ὄσσε ἔλλαβε πορφύρεος θάνατος καὶ μοῖρα κραταιή. ὣς οἳ μὲν πονέοντο ...

rush with his sword as he fled before him, and in mid-course smite him upon the shoulder and lop off his heavy arm. So the arm all bloody fell to the ground; and down over his eyes came dark death an...

τάων ἃς ἐπέτελλε βοὴν ἀγαθὸς Διομήδης, ἀλλʼ ὅ γε τοὺς μὲν ἑοὺς ἠρύκακε μώνυχας ἵππους νόσφιν ἀπὸ φλοίσβου ἐξ ἄντυγος ἡνία τείνας, Αἰνείαο δʼ ἐπαΐξας καλλίτριχας ἵππους ἐξέλασε Τρώων μετʼ ἐϋκνήμιδας Ἀχ...

the commands that Diomedes good at the war-cry laid upon him. He held his own single-hooved horses away from the turmoil, binding the reins taut to the chariot rim, but rushed upon the fair-maned hor...

γιγνώσκω σε θεὰ θύγατερ Διὸς αἰγιόχοιο· τώ τοι προφρονέως ἐρέω ἔπος οὐδʼ ἐπικεύσω. οὔτέ τί με δέος ἴσχει ἀκήριον οὔτέ τις ὄκνος, ἀλλʼ ἔτι σέων μέμνημαι ἐφετμέων ἃς ἐπέτειλας· οὔ μʼ εἴας μακάρεσσι θεοῖ...

I know thee, daughter of Zeus that beareth the aegis; therefore with a ready heart will I tell thee my thought and hide it not. In no wise doth spiritless terror possess me nor any slackness, but I a...

Τυδεΐδη μεγάθυμε τί ἢ γενεὴν ἐρεείνεις; οἵη περ φύλλων γενεὴ τοίη δὲ καὶ ἀνδρῶν. φύλλα τὰ μέν τʼ ἄνεμος χαμάδις χέει, ἄλλα δέ θʼ ὕλη τηλεθόωσα φύει, ἔαρος δʼ ἐπιγίγνεται ὥρη· ὣς ἀνδρῶν γενεὴ ἣ μὲν φύε...

Great-souled son of Tydeus, wherefore inquirest thou of my lineage? Even as are the generations of leaves, such are those also of men. As for the leaves, the wind scattereth some upon the earth, but ...

ὣς ἄρʼ ἔφαν, πάλλεν δὲ Γερήνιος ἱππότα Νέστωρ, ἐκ δʼ ἔθορε κλῆρος κυνέης ὃν ἄρʼ ἤθελον αὐτοὶ Αἴαντος· κῆρυξ δὲ φέρων ἀνʼ ὅμιλον ἁπάντῃ δεῖξʼ ἐνδέξια πᾶσιν ἀριστήεσσιν Ἀχαιῶν. οἳ δʼ οὐ γιγνώσκοντες ἀπη...

but they knew it not, and denied it every man. But when in bearing it everywhither throughout the throng he was come to him that had marked it and cast it into the helm, even to glorious Aias, then A...

κέκλυτέ μευ πάντές τε θεοὶ πᾶσαί τε θέαιναι, ὄφρʼ εἴπω τά με θυμὸς ἐνὶ στήθεσσι κελεύει. μήτέ τις οὖν θήλεια θεὸς τό γε μήτέ τις ἄρσην πειράτω διακέρσαι ἐμὸν ἔπος, ἀλλʼ ἅμα πάντες αἰνεῖτʼ, ὄφρα τάχιστ...

Hearken unto me, all ye gods and goddesses, that I may speak what the heart in my breast biddeth me. Let not any goddess nor yet any god essay this thing, to thwart my word, but do ye all alike assen...

Τυδεΐδη ἄγε δʼ αὖτε φόβον δʼ ἔχε μώνυχας ἵππους. ἦ οὐ γιγνώσκεις ὅ τοι ἐκ Διὸς οὐχ ἕπετʼ ἀλκή; νῦν μὲν γὰρ τούτῳ Κρονίδης Ζεὺς κῦδος ὀπάζει σήμερον· ὕστερον αὖτε καὶ ἡμῖν, αἴ κʼ ἐθέλῃσι, δώσει· ἀνὴρ δ...

Seest thou not that victory from Zeus waited not on thee? Now to yon man doth Zeus, the son of Cronos, vouchsafe glory for this day; hereafter shall he grant it also to us, if so be he will. But a ma...

Τρῶες καὶ Λύκιοι καὶ Δάρδανοι ἀγχιμαχηταὶ ἀνέρες ἔστε φίλοι, μνήσασθε δὲ θούριδος ἀλκῆς. γιγνώσκω δʼ ὅτι μοι πρόφρων κατένευσε Κρονίων νίκην καὶ μέγα κῦδος, ἀτὰρ Δαναοῖσί γε πῆμα· νήπιοι οἳ ἄρα δὴ τάδ...

I perceive that of a ready heart the son of Cronos hath given unto me victory and great glory, and to the Danaans woe. Fools they are, that contrived forsooth these walls, weak and of none account; t...

ὣς ἄρα φωνήσασα πάλιν τρέπε μώνυχας ἵππους· τῇσιν δʼ Ὧραι μὲν λῦσαν καλλίτριχας ἵππους, καὶ τοὺς μὲν κατέδησαν ἐπʼ ἀμβροσίῃσι κάπῃσιν, ἅρματα δʼ ἔκλιναν πρὸς ἐνώπια παμφανόωντα· αὐταὶ δὲ χρυσέοισιν ἐπ...

and leaned the chariot against the bright entrance wall; and the goddesses sate them down upon golden thrones amid the other gods, with sore grief at heart. But father Zeus drave from Ida his well-whe...

ποιμαίνοντʼ ἐπʼ ὄεσσι λαβών, καὶ ἔλυσεν ἀποίνων. δὴ τότε γʼ Ἀτρεΐδης εὐρὺ κρείων Ἀγαμέμνων τὸν μὲν ὑπὲρ μαζοῖο κατὰ στῆθος βάλε δουρί, Ἄντιφον αὖ παρὰ οὖς ἔλασε ξίφει, ἐκ δʼ ἔβαλʼ ἵππων. σπερχόμενος δ...

Then he made haste to strip from the twain their goodly battle-gear, knowing them full well, for he had seen them before by the swift ships, when Achilles, fleet of foot brought them from Ida. And as...

ὣς εἰπὼν οὔτησε κατʼ ἀσπίδα πάντοσʼ ἐΐσην. διὰ μὲν ἀσπίδος ἦλθε φαεινῆς ὄβριμον ἔγχος, καὶ διὰ θώρηκος πολυδαιδάλου ἠρήρειστο, πάντα δʼ ἀπὸ πλευρῶν χρόα ἔργαθεν, οὐδʼ ἔτʼ ἔασε Παλλὰς Ἀθηναίη μιχθήμενα...

Through the bright shield went the mighty spear, and through the corselet, richly dight, did it force its way, and all the flesh it tore from his side; but Pallas Athene suffered it not to pierce the ...

Ἕκτορ νῶϊ μὲν ἐνθάδʼ ὁμιλέομεν Δαναοῖσιν ἐσχατιῇ πολέμοιο δυσηχέος· οἳ δὲ δὴ ἄλλοι Τρῶες ὀρίνονται ἐπιμὶξ ἵπποι τε καὶ αὐτοί. Αἴας δὲ κλονέει Τελαμώνιος· εὖ δέ μιν ἔγνων· εὐρὺ γὰρ ἀμφʼ ὤμοισιν ἔχει σά...

Trojans are driven in rout confusedly, both horses and men. And it is Aias, son of Telamon, that driveth them; well do I know him, for wide is the shield he hath about his shoulders. Nay, let us too...

οὐχ ἕδος ἐστὶ γεραιὲ διοτρεφές, οὐδέ με πείσεις. αἰδοῖος νεμεσητὸς ὅ με προέηκε πυθέσθαι ὅν τινα τοῦτον ἄγεις βεβλημένον· ἀλλὰ καὶ αὐτὸς γιγνώσκω, ὁρόω δὲ Μαχάονα ποιμένα λαῶν. νῦν δὲ ἔπος ἐρέων πάλιν...

who it is that thou bringest home wounded. But even of myself I know, and behold Machaon, shepherd of the host. And now will I go back again a messenger, to bear word to Achilles. Well knowest thou,...

ὦ φίλοι Ἀργείων ὅς τʼ ἔξοχος ὅς τε μεσήεις ὅς τε χερειότερος, ἐπεὶ οὔ πω πάντες ὁμοῖοι ἀνέρες ἐν πολέμῳ, νῦν ἔπλετο ἔργον ἅπασι· καὶ δʼ αὐτοὶ τόδε που γιγνώσκετε. μή τις ὀπίσσω τετράφθω ποτὶ νῆας ὁμοκ...

or whoso is lesser, for in nowise are all men equal in war, now is there a work for all, and this, I ween, ye know even of yourselves. Let no man turn him back to the ships now that he has heard one t...

ἦ καὶ σκηπανίῳ γαιήοχος ἐννοσίγαιος ἀμφοτέρω κεκοπὼς πλῆσεν μένεος κρατεροῖο, γυῖα δʼ ἔθηκεν ἐλαφρὰ πόδας καὶ χεῖρας ὕπερθεν. αὐτὸς δʼ ὥς τʼ ἴρηξ ὠκύπτερος ὦρτο πέτεσθαι, ὅς ῥά τʼ ἀπʼ αἰγίλιπος πέτρη...

smote the twain with his staff, and filled them with valorous strength and made their limbs light, their feet and their hands above. And himself, even as a hawk, swift of flight, speedeth forth to fly...

ἦ δὴ ταῦτά γʼ ἑτοῖμα τετεύχαται, οὐδέ κεν ἄλλως Ζεὺς ὑψιβρεμέτης αὐτὸς παρατεκτήναιτο. τεῖχος μὲν γὰρ δὴ κατερήριπεν, ᾧ ἐπέπιθμεν ἄρρηκτον νηῶν τε καὶ αὐτῶν εἶλαρ ἔσεσθαι· οἳ δʼ ἐπὶ νηυσὶ θοῇσι μάχην ...

For, lo, the wall has been thrown down, wherein we put our trust that it should be an unbreakable bulwark for our ships and ourselves. And the foemen at the swift ships maintain a ceaseless fight, and...

ὣς εἰπὼν μέγʼ ἄϋσεν ἐπεσσύμενος πεδίοιο. ὅσσόν τʼ ἐννεάχιλοι ἐπίαχον ἢ δεκάχιλοι ἀνέρες ἐν πολέμῳ ἔριδα ξυνάγοντες Ἄρηος, τόσσην ἐκ στήθεσφιν ὄπα κρείων ἐνοσίχθων ἧκεν· Ἀχαιοῖσιν δὲ μέγα σθένος ἔμβαλʼ...

even so mighty a shout did the lord, the Shaker of Earth, send forth from his breast. and in the heart of each man of the Achaeans he put great strength, to war and fight unceasingly. as he went busil...

ἦ ῥʼ εὖ γιγνώσκων, Τρῶας δʼ ἄχος ἔλλαβε θυμόν. ἔνθʼ Ἀκάμας Πρόμαχον Βοιώτιον οὔτασε δουρὶ ἀμφὶ κασιγνήτῳ βεβαώς· ὃ δʼ ὕφελκε ποδοῖιν. τῷ δʼ Ἀκάμας ἔκπαγλον ἐπεύξατο μακρὸν ἀΰσας·

So spake he, knowing the truth full well, and sorrow seized the hearts of the Trojans. Then Acamas, as he bestrode his brother, smote with a thrust of his spear the Boeotian Promachus, who was seeking...

ἀντικρὺ δʼ ἀπάραξε· τὸ μὲν Τελαμώνιος Αἴας πῆλʼ αὔτως ἐν χειρὶ κόλον δόρυ, τῆλε δʼ ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ αἰχμὴ χαλκείη χαμάδις βόμβησε πεσοῦσα. γνῶ δʼ Αἴας κατὰ θυμὸν ἀμύμονα ῥίγησέν τε ἔργα θεῶν, ὅ ῥα πάγχυ μάχη...

at the deeds of the gods, how that Zeus, who thundereth on high, brought utterly to naught the counsels of his battle, and would have victory for the Trojans. Then he gave ground from out the darts; a...

πρῆσε χανών· θανάτου δὲ μέλαν νέφος ἀμφεκάλυψεν. οὗτοι ἄρʼ ἡγεμόνες Δαναῶν ἕλον ἄνδρα ἕκαστος. ὡς δὲ λύκοι ἄρνεσσιν ἐπέχραον ἢ ἐρίφοισι σίνται ὑπʼ ἐκ μήλων αἱρεύμενοι, αἵ τʼ ἐν ὄρεσσι ποιμένος ἀφραδίῃ...

and a black cloud of death enfolded him. forthwith harry the young whose hearts know naught of valour; even so the Damans fell upon the Trojans, and they bethougnt them of ill-sounding flight, and for...

ὣς ἔφατʼ εὐχόμενος, τοῦ δʼ ἔκλυε Φοῖβος Ἀπόλλων. αὐτίκα παῦσʼ ὀδύνας ἀπὸ δʼ ἕλκεος ἀργαλέοιο αἷμα μέλαν τέρσηνε, μένος δέ οἱ ἔμβαλε θυμῷ. Γλαῦκος δʼ ἔγνω ᾗσιν ἐνὶ φρεσὶ γήθησέν τε ὅττί οἱ ὦκʼ ἤκουσε μ...

And Glaucus knew in his mind, and was glad that the great god had quickly heard his prayer. First fared he up and down everywhere and urged on the leaders of the Lycians to fight for Sarpedon, and the...

πολλὰ μάλʼ ἀμφὶ φόνῳ Πατρόκλου μερμηρίζων, ἢ ἤδη καὶ κεῖνον ἐνὶ κρατερῇ ὑσμίνῃ αὐτοῦ ἐπʼ ἀντιθέῳ Σαρπηδόνι φαίδιμος Ἕκτωρ χαλκῷ δῃώσῃ, ἀπό τʼ ὤμων τεύχεʼ ἕληται, ἦ ἔτι καὶ πλεόνεσσιν ὀφέλλειεν πόνον α...

should slay him likewise with the sword, and should strip the armour from his shoulders, or whether for yet more men he should make the utter toil of war to wax. And as he pondered, this thing seemed ...

Ζεῦ πάτερ οὐ μὲν καλὸν ὑπέρβιον εὐχετάασθαι. οὔτʼ οὖν παρδάλιος τόσσον μένος οὔτε λέοντος οὔτε συὸς κάπρου ὀλοόφρονος, οὗ τε μέγιστος θυμὸς ἐνὶ στήθεσσι περὶ σθένεϊ βλεμεαίνει, ὅσσον Πάνθου υἷες ἐϋμμε...

Verily neither is the spirit of pard so high, nor of lion, nor of wild boar, of baneful mind, in whose breast the greatest fury exulteth exceedingly in might, as is the spirit of Panthous' sons, of th...

ὣς εἰπὼν ὃ μὲν αὖτις ἔβη θεὸς ἂμ πόνον ἀνδρῶν, Ἕκτορα δʼ αἰνὸν ἄχος πύκασε φρένας ἀμφὶ μελαίνας· πάπτηνεν δʼ ἄρʼ ἔπειτα κατὰ στίχας, αὐτίκα δʼ ἔγνω τὸν μὲν ἀπαινύμενον κλυτὰ τεύχεα, τὸν δʼ ἐπὶ γαίῃ κε...

stripping off the glorious arms, and of the other lying on the ground; and the blood was flowing down from the stricken wound. Then strode he forth amid the foremost fighters, harnessed in flaming bro...