Homeric Greek
1ὣς οἳ μὲν παρὰ νηυσὶ κορωνίσι θωρήσσοντο
ἀμφὶ σὲ Πηλέος υἱὲ μάχης ἀκόρητον Ἀχαιοί,
Τρῶες δ' αὖθ' ἑτέρωθεν ἐπὶ θρωσμῷ πεδίοιο:
Ζεὺς δὲ Θέμιστα κέλευσε θεοὺς ἀγορὴν δὲ καλέσσαι
5κρατὸς ἀπ' Οὐλύμποιο πολυπτύχου: ἣ δ' ἄρα πάντῃ
Transliteration
1hōs hoi men para nēusi korōnisi thōrēssonto
amphi se Pēleos huie machēs akorēton Achaioi,
Trōes d' auth' heterōthen epi thrōsmōi pedioio:
Zeus de Themista keleuse theous agorēn de kalessai
5kratos ap' Oulumpoio poluptuchou: hē d' ara pantēi
English · Butler
Thus, then, did the Achaeans arm by their ships round you, O son of Peleus, who were hungering for battle; while the Trojans over against them armed upon the rise of the plain. Meanwhile Zeus from the top of many-delled Olympus, bade Themis gather the gods in council, whereon she went about and called them to the house of Zeus. There was not a river absent except
Homeric Greek
φοιτήσασα κέλευσε Διὸς πρὸς δῶμα νέεσθαι.
οὔτέ τις οὖν ποταμῶν ἀπέην νόσφ' Ὠκεανοῖο,
οὔτ' ἄρα νυμφάων αἵ τ' ἄλσεα καλὰ νέμονται
καὶ πηγὰς ποταμῶν καὶ πίσεα ποιήεντα.
10ἐλθόντες δ' ἐς δῶμα Διὸς νεφεληγερέταο
Transliteration
phoitēsasa keleuse Dios pros dōma neesthai.
oute tis oun potamōn apeēn nosph' Ōkeanoio,
out' ara numphaōn hai t' alsea kala nemontai
kai pēgas potamōn kai pisea poiēenta.
10elthontes d' es dōma Dios nephelēgeretao
English · Butler
Okeanos, nor a single one of the nymphs that haunt fair groves, or springs of rivers and meadows of green grass. When they reached the house of cloud-compelling Zeus, they took their seats in the arcades of polished marble
Homeric Greek
ξεστῇς αἰθούσῃσιν ἐνίζανον, ἃς Διὶ πατρὶ
Ἥφαιστος ποίησεν ἰδυίῃσι πραπίδεσσιν.
ὣς οἳ μὲν Διὸς ἔνδον ἀγηγέρατ': οὐδ' ἐνοσίχθων
νηκούστησε θεᾶς, ἀλλ' ἐξ ἁλὸς ἦλθε μετ' αὐτούς,
15ἷζε δ' ἄρ' ἐν μέσσοισι, Διὸς δ' ἐξείρετο βουλήν:
Transliteration
xestēis aithousēisin enizanon, has Dii patri
Hēphaistos poiēsen iduiēisi prapidessin.
hōs hoi men Dios endon agēgerat': oud' enosichthōn
nēkoustēse theas, all' ex halos ēlthe met' autous,
15hize d' ar' en messoisi, Dios d' exeireto boulēn:
English · Butler
which Hephaistos with his consummate skill had made for father Zeus. In such wise, therefore, did they gather in the house of Zeus. Poseidon also, lord of the earthquake, obeyed the call of the goddess, and came up out of the sea to join them. There, sitting in the midst of them, he asked what Zeus' purpose might be.
Homeric Greek
τίπτ' αὖτ' ἀργικέραυνε θεοὺς ἀγορὴν δὲ κάλεσσας;
ἦ τι περὶ Τρώων καὶ Ἀχαιῶν μερμηρίζεις;
τῶν γὰρ νῦν ἄγχιστα μάχη πόλεμός τε δέδηε.
τὸν δ' ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφη νεφεληγερέτα Ζεύς:
20ἔγνως ἐννοσίγαιε ἐμὴν ἐν στήθεσι βουλὴν
Transliteration
tipt' aut' argikeraune theous agorēn de kalessas;
ē ti peri Trōōn kai Achaiōn mermērizeis;
tōn gar nun anchista machē polemos te dedēe.
ton d' apameibomenos prosephē nephelēgereta Zeus:
20egnōs ennosigaie emēn en stēthesi boulēn
English · Butler
"Why," said he, "wielder of the lightning, have you called the gods in council? Are you considering some matter that concerns the Trojans and Achaeans - for the blaze of battle is on the point of being kindled between them?" And Zeus answered, "You know my purpose, shaker of earth, and wherefore I have called you hither. I take thought for them even in their destruction.
Homeric Greek
ὧν ἕνεκα ξυνάγειρα: μέλουσί μοι ὀλλύμενοί περ.
ἀλλ' ἤτοι μὲν ἐγὼ μενέω πτυχὶ Οὐλύμποιο
ἥμενος, ἔνθ' ὁρόων φρένα τέρψομαι: οἳ δὲ δὴ ἄλλοι
ἔρχεσθ' ὄφρ' ἂν ἵκησθε μετὰ Τρῶας καὶ Ἀχαιούς,
25ἀμφοτέροισι δ' ἀρήγεθ' ὅπῃ νόος ἐστὶν ἑκάστου.
Transliteration
hōn heneka xunageira: melousi moi ollumenoi per.
all' ētoi men egō meneō ptuchi Oulumpoio
hēmenos, enth' horoōn phrena terpsomai: hoi de dē alloi
erchesth' ophr' an hikēsthe meta Trōas kai Achaious,
25amphoteroisi d' arēgeth' hopēi noos estin hekastou.
English · Butler
For my own part I shall stay here seated on Mount Olympus and look on in peace, but do you others go about among Trojans and Achaeans, and help either side as you may be severally disposed in your thinking. If Achilles fights the Trojans without hindrance they will make no stand against him;
Homeric Greek
εἰ γὰρ Ἀχιλλεὺς οἶος ἐπὶ Τρώεσσι μαχεῖται
οὐδὲ μίνυνθ' ἕξουσι ποδώκεα Πηλεί̈ωνα.
καὶ δέ τί μιν καὶ πρόσθεν ὑποτρομέεσκον ὁρῶντες:
νῦν δ' ὅτε δὴ καὶ θυμὸν ἑταίρου χώεται αἰνῶς
30δείδω μὴ καὶ τεῖχος ὑπέρμορον ἐξαλαπάξῃ.
Transliteration
ei gar Achilleus oios epi Trōessi macheitai
oude minunth' hexousi podōkea Pēleïōna.
kai de ti min kai prosthen hupotromeeskon horōntes:
nun d' hote dē kai thumon hetairou chōetai ainōs
30deidō mē kai teichos hupermoron exalapaxēi.
English · Butler
they have ever trembled at the sight of him, and now that he is roused to such fury about his comrade, he will override fate itself and storm their city."
Homeric Greek
ὣς ἔφατο Κρονίδης, πόλεμον δ' ἀλίαστον ἔγειρε.
βὰν δ' ἴμεναι πόλεμον δὲ θεοὶ δίχα θυμὸν ἔχοντες:
Ἥρη μὲν μετ' ἀγῶνα νεῶν καὶ Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη
ἠδὲ Ποσειδάων γαιήοχος ἠδ' ἐριούνης
35Ἑρμείας, ὃς ἐπὶ φρεσὶ πευκαλίμῃσι κέκασται:
Transliteration
hōs ephato Kronidēs, polemon d' aliaston egeire.
ban d' imenai polemon de theoi dicha thumon echontes:
Hērē men met' agōna neōn kai Pallas Athēnē
ēde Poseidaōn gaiēochos ēd' eriounēs
35Hermeias, hos epi phresi peukalimēisi kekastai:
English · Butler
Thus spoke Zeus and gave the word for war, whereon the gods took their several sides and went into battle. Hera, Pallas Athena, earth-encircling Poseidon, Hermes bringer of good luck and excellent in all cunning - all these joined the host that came from the assembly of ships; with them also came Hephaistos in all his glory, limping, but yet with his thin legs plying lustily under him.
Homeric Greek
Ἥφαιστος δ' ἅμα τοῖσι κίε σθένεϊ βλεμεαίνων
χωλεύων, ὑπὸ δὲ κνῆμαι ῥώοντο ἀραιαί.
ἐς δὲ Τρῶας Ἄρης κορυθαίολος, αὐτὰρ ἅμ' αὐτῷ
Φοῖβος ἀκερσεκόμης ἠδ' Ἄρτεμις ἰοχέαιρα
40Λητώ τε Ξάνθός τε φιλομειδής τ' Ἀφροδίτη.
Transliteration
Hēphaistos d' hama toisi kie stheneï blemeainōn
chōleuōn, hupo de knēmai rhōonto araiai.
es de Trōas Arēs koruthaiolos, autar ham' autōi
Phoibos akersekomēs ēd' Artemis iocheaira
40Lētō te Xanthos te philomeidēs t' Aphroditē.
English · Butler
Ares of gleaming helmet joined the Trojans, and with him Apollo of locks unshorn, and the archer goddess Artemis, Leto, Xanthos, and laughter-loving Aphrodite.
Homeric Greek
εἷος μέν ῥ' ἀπάνευθε θεοὶ θνητῶν ἔσαν ἀνδρῶν,
τεῖος Ἀχαιοὶ μὲν μέγα κύδανον, οὕνεκ' Ἀχιλλεὺς
ἐξεφάνη, δηρὸν δὲ μάχης ἐπέπαυτ' ἀλεγεινῆς:
Τρῶας δὲ τρόμος αἰνὸς ὑπήλυθε γυῖα ἕκαστον
45δειδιότας, ὅθ' ὁρῶντο ποδώκεα Πηλεί̈ωνα
Transliteration
heios men rh' apaneuthe theoi thnētōn esan andrōn,
teios Achaioi men mega kudanon, hounek' Achilleus
exephanē, dēron de machēs epepaut' alegeinēs:
Trōas de tromos ainos hupēluthe guia hekaston
45deidiotas, hoth' horōnto podōkea Pēleïōna
English · Butler
So long as the gods held themselves aloof from mortal warriors the Achaeans were triumphant, for Achilles who had long refused to fight was now with them. There was not a Trojan but his limbs failed him for fear as he beheld the fleet son of Peleus all glorious in his armor, and looking like Ares himself. When, however, the Olympians came to take their part among men, forthwith uprose strong Strife, rouser of hosts,
Homeric Greek
τεύχεσι λαμπόμενον βροτολοιγῷ ἶσον Ἄρηϊ.
αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ μεθ' ὅμιλον Ὀλύμπιοι ἤλυθον ἀνδρῶν,
ὦρτο δ' Ἔρις κρατερὴ λαοσσόος, αὖε δ' Ἀθήνη
στᾶσ' ὁτὲ μὲν παρὰ τάφρον ὀρυκτὴν τείχεος ἐκτός,
50ἄλλοτ' ἐπ' ἀκτάων ἐριδούπων μακρὸν ἀύ̈τει.
Transliteration
teuchesi lampomenon brotoloigōi ison Arēï.
autar epei meth' homilon Olumpioi ēluthon andrōn,
ōrto d' Eris kraterē laossoos, aue d' Athēnē
stas' hote men para taphron oruktēn teicheos ektos,
50allot' ep' aktaōn eridoupōn makron aütei.
English · Butler
and Athena raised her loud voice, now standing by the deep trench that ran outside the wall, and now shouting with all her might upon the shore of the sounding sea. Ares also bellowed out upon the other side, dark as some black thunder-cloud, and called on the Trojans at the top of his
Homeric Greek
αὖε δ' Ἄρης ἑτέρωθεν ἐρεμνῇ λαίλαπι ἶσος
ὀξὺ κατ' ἀκροτάτης πόλιος Τρώεσσι κελεύων,
ἄλλοτε πὰρ Σιμόεντι θέων ἐπὶ Καλλικολώνῃ.
ὣς τοὺς ἀμφοτέρους μάκαρες θεοὶ ὀτρύνοντες
55σύμβαλον, ἐν δ' αὐτοῖς ἔριδα ῥήγνυντο βαρεῖαν:
Transliteration
aue d' Arēs heterōthen eremnēi lailapi isos
oxu kat' akrotatēs polios Trōessi keleuōn,
allote par Simoenti theōn epi Kallikolōnēi.
hōs tous amphoterous makares theoi otrunontes
55sumbalon, en d' autois erida rhēgnunto bareian:
English · Butler
voice, now from the acropolis, and now speeding up the side of the river Simoeis till he came to the hill Kallikolone. Thus did the gods spur on both hosts to fight, and rouse fierce contention also among themselves. The sire of gods and men thundered from heaven
Homeric Greek
δεινὸν δὲ βρόντησε πατὴρ ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τε
ὑψόθεν: αὐτὰρ νέρθε Ποσειδάων ἐτίναξε
γαῖαν ἀπειρεσίην ὀρέων τ' αἰπεινὰ κάρηνα.
πάντες δ' ἐσσείοντο πόδες πολυπίδακος Ἴδης
60καὶ κορυφαί, Τρώων τε πόλις καὶ νῆες Ἀχαιῶν.
Transliteration
deinon de brontēse patēr andrōn te theōn te
hupsothen: autar nerthe Poseidaōn etinaxe
gaian apeiresiēn oreōn t' aipeina karēna.
pantes d' esseionto podes polupidakos Idēs
60kai koruphai, Trōōn te polis kai nēes Achaiōn.
English · Butler
above, while from beneath Poseidon shook the vast earth, and bade the high hills tremble. The spurs and crests of many-fountained Ida quaked, as also the city of the Trojans and the ships of the Achaeans. Hades, king of the realms below, was struck with fear; he sprang panic-stricken from his throne and cried
Homeric Greek
ἔδεισεν δ' ὑπένερθεν ἄναξ ἐνέρων Ἀϊδωνεύς,
δείσας δ' ἐκ θρόνου ἆλτο καὶ ἴαχε, μή οἱ ὕπερθε
γαῖαν ἀναρρήξειε Ποσειδάων ἐνοσίχθων,
οἰκία δὲ θνητοῖσι καὶ ἀθανάτοισι φανείη
65σμερδαλέ' εὐρώεντα, τά τε στυγέουσι θεοί περ:
Transliteration
edeisen d' hupenerthen anax enerōn Aïdōneus,
deisas d' ek thronou alto kai iache, mē hoi huperthe
gaian anarrēxeie Poseidaōn enosichthōn,
oikia de thnētoisi kai athanatoisi phaneiē
65smerdale' eurōenta, ta te stugeousi theoi per:
English · Butler
aloud in terror lest Poseidon, lord of the earthquake, should crack the ground over his head, and lay bare his moldy mansions to the sight of mortals and immortals - mansions so ghastly grim that even the gods shudder to think of them. Such was the uproar as the gods came together in battle.
Homeric Greek
τόσσος ἄρα κτύπος ὦρτο θεῶν ἔριδι ξυνιόντων.
ἤτοι μὲν γὰρ ἔναντα Ποσειδάωνος ἄνακτος
ἵστατ' Ἀπόλλων Φοῖβος ἔχων ἰὰ πτερόεντα,
ἄντα δ' Ἐνυαλίοιο θεὰ γλαυκῶπις Ἀθήνη:
70Ἥρῃ δ' ἀντέστη χρυσηλάκατος κελαδεινὴ
Transliteration
tossos ara ktupos ōrto theōn eridi xuniontōn.
ētoi men gar enanta Poseidaōnos anaktos
histat' Apollōn Phoibos echōn ia pteroenta,
anta d' Enualioio thea glaukōpis Athēnē:
70Hērēi d' antestē chrusēlakatos keladeinē
English · Butler
Apollo with his arrows took his stand to face King Poseidon, while Athena took hers against the god of war; the archer-goddess Artemis with her golden arrows, sister of far-darting Apollo, stood to face Hera; Hermes the lusty bringer of good luck faced
Homeric Greek
Ἄρτεμις ἰοχέαιρα κασιγνήτη ἑκάτοιο:
Λητοῖ δ' ἀντέστη σῶκος ἐριούνιος Ἑρμῆς,
ἄντα δ' ἄρ' Ἡφαίστοιο μέγας ποταμὸς βαθυδίνης,
ὃν Ξάνθον καλέουσι θεοί, ἄνδρες δὲ Σκάμανδρον.
75ὣς οἳ μὲν θεοὶ ἄντα θεῶν ἴσαν: αὐτὰρ Ἀχιλλεὺς
Transliteration
Artemis iocheaira kasignētē hekatoio:
Lētoi d' antestē sōkos eriounios Hermēs,
anta d' ar' Hēphaistoio megas potamos bathudinēs,
hon Xanthon kaleousi theoi, andres de Skamandron.
75hōs hoi men theoi anta theōn isan: autar Achilleus
English · Butler
Leto, while the mighty eddying river whom men can Skamandros, but gods Xanthos, matched himself against Hephaistos. The gods, then, were thus ranged against one another.
Homeric Greek
Ἕκτορος ἄντα μάλιστα λιλαίετο δῦναι ὅμιλον
Πριαμίδεω: τοῦ γάρ ῥα μάλιστά ἑ θυμὸς ἀνώγει
αἵματος ἆσαι Ἄρηα ταλαύρινον πολεμιστήν.
Αἰνείαν δ' ἰθὺς λαοσσόος ὦρσεν Ἀπόλλων
80ἀντία Πηλεί̈ωνος, ἐνῆκε δέ οἱ μένος ἠύ̈:
Transliteration
Hektoros anta malista lilaieto dunai homilon
Priamideō: tou gar rha malista he thumos anōgei
haimatos asai Arēa talaurinon polemistēn.
Aineian d' ithus laossoos ōrsen Apollōn
80antia Pēleïōnos, enēke de hoi menos ēü:
English · Butler
The gods, then, were thus ranged against one another. But the heart of Achilles was set on meeting Hektor son of Priam, for it was with his blood that he longed above all things else to glut the stubborn lord of battle. Meanwhile Apollo set Aeneas on to attack the son of Peleus, and put courage into his heart, speaking with the voice of Lykaon son of Priam.
Homeric Greek
υἱέϊ δὲ Πριάμοιο Λυκάονι εἴσατο φωνήν:
τῷ μιν ἐεισάμενος προσέφη Διὸς υἱὸς Ἀπόλλων:
Αἰνεία Τρώων βουληφόρε ποῦ τοι ἀπειλαὶ
ἃς Τρώων βασιλεῦσιν ὑπίσχεο οἰνοποτάζων
85Πηλεί̈δεω Ἀχιλῆος ἐναντίβιον πολεμίξειν;
Transliteration
huieï de Priamoio Lukaoni eisato phōnēn:
tōi min eeisamenos prosephē Dios huios Apollōn:
Aineia Trōōn boulēphore pou toi apeilai
has Trōōn basileusin hupischeo oinopotazōn
85Pēleïdeō Achilēos enantibion polemixein;
English · Butler
In his likeness therefore, he said to Aeneas, "Aeneas, counselor of the Trojans, where are now the brave words with which you vaunted over your wine before the Trojan princes, saying that you would fight Achilles son of Peleus in single combat?"
Homeric Greek
τὸν δ' αὖτ' Αἰνείας ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέειπε:
Πριαμίδη τί με ταῦτα καὶ οὐκ ἐθέλοντα κελεύεις
ἀντία Πηλεί̈ωνος ὑπερθύμοιο μάχεσθαι;
οὐ μὲν γὰρ νῦν πρῶτα ποδώκεος ἄντ' Ἀχιλῆος
90στήσομαι, ἀλλ' ἤδη με καὶ ἄλλοτε δουρὶ φόβησεν
Transliteration
ton d' aut' Aineias apameibomenos proseeipe:
Priamidē ti me tauta kai ouk ethelonta keleueis
antia Pēleïōnos huperthumoio machesthai;
ou men gar nun prōta podōkeos ant' Achilēos
90stēsomai, all' ēdē me kai allote douri phobēsen
English · Butler
And Aeneas answered, "Why do you thus bid me fight the proud son of Peleus, when I am in no mind to do so? Were I to face him now, it would not be for the first time. His spear has already put me to Right from Ida, when he attacked our cattle and sacked Lyrnessos and Pedasos; Zeus indeed saved me in that he granted me strength to flee, else had the fallen
Homeric Greek
ἐξ Ἴδης, ὅτε βουσὶν ἐπήλυθεν ἡμετέρῃσι,
πέρσε δὲ Λυρνησσὸν καὶ Πήδασον: αὐτὰρ ἐμὲ Ζεὺς
εἰρύσαθ', ὅς μοι ἐπῶρσε μένος λαιψηρά τε γοῦνα.
ἦ κ' ἐδάμην ὑπὸ χερσὶν Ἀχιλλῆος καὶ Ἀθήνης,
95ἥ οἱ πρόσθεν ἰοῦσα τίθει φάος ἠδ' ἐκέλευεν
Transliteration
ex Idēs, hote bousin epēluthen hēmeterēisi,
perse de Lurnēsson kai Pēdason: autar eme Zeus
eirusath', hos moi epōrse menos laipsēra te gouna.
ē k' edamēn hupo chersin Achillēos kai Athēnēs,
95hē hoi prosthen iousa tithei phaos ēd' ekeleuen
English · Butler
by the hands of Achilles and Athena, who went before him to protect him and urged him to fall upon the Leleges and Trojans. No man may fight Achilles, for one of the gods is always with him as his guardian, and even were it
Homeric Greek
ἔγχεϊ χαλκείῳ Λέλεγας καὶ Τρῶας ἐναίρειν.
τὼ οὐκ ἔστ' Ἀχιλῆος ἐναντίον ἄνδρα μάχεσθαι:
αἰεὶ γὰρ πάρα εἷς γε θεῶν ὃς λοιγὸν ἀμύνει.
καὶ δ' ἄλλως τοῦ γ' ἰθὺ βέλος πέτετ', οὐδ' ἀπολήγει
100πρὶν χροὸς ἀνδρομέοιο διελθέμεν. εἰ δὲ θεός περ
Transliteration
encheï chalkeiōi Lelegas kai Trōas enairein.
tō ouk est' Achilēos enantion andra machesthai:
aiei gar para heis ge theōn hos loigon amunei.
kai d' allōs tou g' ithu belos petet', oud' apolēgei
100prin chroos andromeoio dielthemen. ei de theos per
English · Butler
not so, his weapon flies ever straight, and fails not to pierce the flesh of him who is against him; if heaven would let me fight him to the finish on even terms, he should not soon
Homeric Greek
ἶσον τείνειεν πολέμου τέλος, οὔ κε μάλα ῥέα
νικήσει', οὐδ' εἰ παγχάλκεος εὔχεται εἶναι.
τὸν δ' αὖτε προσέειπεν ἄναξ Διὸς υἱὸς Ἀπόλλων:
ἥρως ἀλλ' ἄγε καὶ σὺ θεοῖς αἰειγενέτῃσιν
105εὔχεο: καὶ δὲ σέ φασι Διὸς κούρης Ἀφροδίτης
Transliteration
ison teineien polemou telos, ou ke mala rhea
nikēsei', oud' ei panchalkeos euchetai einai.
ton d' aute proseeipen anax Dios huios Apollōn:
hērōs all' age kai su theois aieigenetēisin
105eucheo: kai de se phasi Dios kourēs Aphroditēs
English · Butler
overcome me, though he boasts that he is made of bronze." Then said King Apollo, son to Zeus, "Nay, hero, pray to the ever-living gods, for men say that you were born of Zeus' daughter Aphrodite, whereas Achilles is son to a goddess of inferior rank. Aphrodite is child to Zeus, while Thetis is but daughter to the old man of the sea. Bring, therefore, your spear
Homeric Greek
ἐκγεγάμεν, κεῖνος δὲ χερείονος ἐκ θεοῦ ἐστίν:
ἣ μὲν γὰρ Διός ἐσθ', ἣ δ' ἐξ ἁλίοιο γέροντος.
ἀλλ' ἰθὺς φέρε χαλκὸν ἀτειρέα, μηδέ σε πάμπαν
λευγαλέοις ἐπέεσσιν ἀποτρεπέτω καὶ ἀρειῇ.
110ὣς εἰπὼν ἔμπνευσε μένος μέγα ποιμένι λαῶν,
Transliteration
ekgegamen, keinos de chereionos ek theou estin:
hē men gar Dios esth', hē d' ex halioio gerontos.
all' ithus phere chalkon ateirea, mēde se pampan
leugaleois epeessin apotrepetō kai areiēi.
110hōs eipōn empneuse menos mega poimeni laōn,
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to bear upon him, and let him not scare you with his taunts and menaces." As he spoke he put courage into the heart of the shepherd of his people, and he strode in full armor among the ranks of the foremost fighters.
Homeric Greek
βῆ δὲ διὰ προμάχων κεκορυθμένος αἴθοπι χαλκῷ.
οὐδ' ἔλαθ' Ἀγχίσαο πάϊς λευκώλενον Ἥρην
ἀντία Πηλεί̈ωνος ἰὼν ἀνὰ οὐλαμὸν ἀνδρῶν:
ἣ δ' ἄμυδις στήσασα θεοὺς μετὰ μῦθον ἔειπε:
115φράζεσθον δὴ σφῶϊ Ποσείδαον καὶ Ἀθήνη
Transliteration
bē de dia promachōn kekoruthmenos aithopi chalkōi.
oud' elath' Anchisao païs leukōlenon Hērēn
antia Pēleïōnos iōn ana oulamon andrōn:
hē d' amudis stēsasa theous meta muthon eeipe:
115phrazesthon dē sphōï Poseidaon kai Athēnē
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As he spoke he put courage into the heart of the shepherd of his people, and he strode in full armor among the ranks of the foremost fighters. Nor did the son of Anchises escape the notice of white-armed Hera, as he went forth into the throng to meet Achilles. She called the gods about her, and said, "Look to it, you two, Poseidon and Athena, and consider how this shall be; Phoebus Apollo has been sending Aeneas clad in full armor to fight Achilles.
Homeric Greek
ἐν φρεσὶν ὑμετέρῃσιν, ὅπως ἔσται τάδε ἔργα.
Αἰνείας ὅδ' ἔβη κεκορυθμένος αἴθοπι χαλκῷ
ἀντία Πηλεί̈ωνος, ἀνῆκε δὲ Φοῖβος Ἀπόλλων.
ἀλλ' ἄγεθ', ἡμεῖς πέρ μιν ἀποτρωπῶμεν ὀπίσσω
120αὐτόθεν, ἤ τις ἔπειτα καὶ ἡμείων Ἀχιλῆϊ
Transliteration
en phresin humeterēisin, hopōs estai tade erga.
Aineias hod' ebē kekoruthmenos aithopi chalkōi
antia Pēleïōnos, anēke de Phoibos Apollōn.
all' ageth', hēmeis per min apotrōpōmen opissō
120autothen, ē tis epeita kai hēmeiōn Achilēï
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Shall we turn him back at once, or shall one of us stand by Achilles and endow him with strength so that his heart fail not, and he may learn that the chiefs of the immortals are on his side, while the others who have all along been defending the Trojans are but vain helpers?
Homeric Greek
παρσταίη, δοίη δὲ κράτος μέγα, μηδέ τι θυμῷ
δευέσθω, ἵνα εἰδῇ ὅ μιν φιλέουσιν ἄριστοι
ἀθανάτων, οἳ δ' αὖτ' ἀνεμώλιοι οἳ τὸ πάρος περ
Τρωσὶν ἀμύνουσιν πόλεμον καὶ δηϊοτῆτα.
125πάντες δ' Οὐλύμποιο κατήλθομεν ἀντιόωντες
Transliteration
parstaiē, doiē de kratos mega, mēde ti thumōi
deuesthō, hina eidēi ho min phileousin aristoi
athanatōn, hoi d' aut' anemōlioi hoi to paros per
Trōsin amunousin polemon kai dēïotēta.
125pantes d' Oulumpoio katēlthomen antioōntes
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Let us all come down from Olympus and join in the fight, that this day he may take no hurt at the hands of the Trojans. Hereafter let him suffer whatever fate may have spun out for him when he was begotten and his mother bore him. If Achilles be not thus
Homeric Greek
τῆσδε μάχης, ἵνα μή τι μετὰ Τρώεσσι πάθῃσι
σήμερον: ὕστερον αὖτε τὰ πείσεται ἅσσά οἱ αἶσα
γιγνομένῳ ἐπένησε λίνῳ ὅτε μιν τέκε μήτηρ.
εἰ δ' Ἀχιλεὺς οὐ ταῦτα θεῶν ἐκ πεύσεται ὀμφῆς
130δείσετ' ἔπειθ', ὅτε κέν τις ἐναντίβιον θεὸς ἔλθῃ
Transliteration
tēsde machēs, hina mē ti meta Trōessi pathēisi
sēmeron: husteron aute ta peisetai hassa hoi aisa
gignomenōi epenēse linōi hote min teke mētēr.
ei d' Achileus ou tauta theōn ek peusetai omphēs
130deiset' epeith', hote ken tis enantibion theos elthēi
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assured by the voice of a god, he may come to fear presently when one of us meets him in battle, for the gods are terrible if they
Homeric Greek
ἐν πολέμῳ: χαλεποὶ δὲ θεοὶ φαίνεσθαι ἐναργεῖς.
τὴν δ' ἠμείβετ' ἔπειτα Ποσειδάων ἐνοσίχθων:
Ἥρη μὴ χαλέπαινε παρ' ἐκ νόον: οὐδέ τί σε χρή.
οὐκ ἂν ἔγωγ' ἐθέλοιμι θεοὺς ἔριδι ξυνελάσσαι
135ἡμέας τοὺς ἄλλους, ἐπεὶ ἦ πολὺ φέρτεροί εἰμεν:
Transliteration
en polemōi: chalepoi de theoi phainesthai enargeis.
tēn d' ēmeibet' epeita Poseidaōn enosichthōn:
Hērē mē chalepaine par' ek noon: oude ti se chrē.
ouk an egōg' etheloimi theous eridi xunelassai
135hēmeas tous allous, epei ē polu pherteroi eimen:
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are seen face to face." Poseidon lord of the earthquake answered her saying, "Hera, restrain your fury, which has made you veer in your thinking ; it is not well; I am not in favor of forcing the other gods to fight us, for the advantage is too greatly on our own side; let us take our places on some hill out of the beaten track, and let mortals fight it out among themselves. If Ares or Phoebus Apollo begin fighting, or keep Achilles in check
Homeric Greek
ἀλλ' ἡμεῖς μὲν ἔπειτα καθεζώμεσθα κιόντες
ἐκ πάτου ἐς σκοπιήν, πόλεμος δ' ἄνδρεσσι μελήσει.
εἰ δέ κ' Ἄρης ἄρχωσι μάχης ἢ Φοῖβος Ἀπόλλων,
ἢ Ἀχιλῆ' ἴσχωσι καὶ οὐκ εἰῶσι μάχεσθαι,
140αὐτίκ' ἔπειτα καὶ ἄμμι παρ' αὐτόθι νεῖκος ὀρεῖται
Transliteration
all' hēmeis men epeita kathezōmestha kiontes
ek patou es skopiēn, polemos d' andressi melēsei.
ei de k' Arēs archōsi machēs ē Phoibos Apollōn,
ē Achilē' ischōsi kai ouk eiōsi machesthai,
140autik' epeita kai ammi par' autothi neikos oreitai
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so that he cannot fight, we too, will at once raise the cry of battle, and in that case they will
Homeric Greek
φυλόπιδος: μάλα δ' ὦκα διακρινθέντας ὀί̈ω
ἂψ ἴμεν Οὔλυμπον δὲ θεῶν μεθ' ὁμήγυριν ἄλλων
ἡμετέρῃς ὑπὸ χερσὶν ἀναγκαίηφι δαμέντας.
ὣς ἄρα φωνήσας ἡγήσατο κυανοχαίτης
145τεῖχος ἐς ἀμφίχυτον Ἡρακλῆος θείοιο
Transliteration
phulopidos: mala d' ōka diakrinthentas oïō
aps imen Oulumpon de theōn meth' homēgurin allōn
hēmeterēis hupo chersin anankaiēphi damentas.
hōs ara phōnēsas hēgēsato kuanochaitēs
145teichos es amphichuton Hēraklēos theioio
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soon leave the field and go back vanquished to Olympus among the other gods." With these words the dark-haired god led the way to the high earth-barrow of Herakles, built round solid masonry, and made by the Trojans and Pallas Athena for him flee to when the sea-monster was chasing him from the shore on to the plain. Here Poseidon and those that
Homeric Greek
ὑψηλόν, τό ῥά οἱ Τρῶες καὶ Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη
ποίεον, ὄφρα τὸ κῆτος ὑπεκπροφυγὼν ἀλέαιτο,
ὁππότε μιν σεύαιτο ἀπ' ἠϊόνος πεδίον δέ.
ἔνθα Ποσειδάων κατ' ἄρ' ἕζετο καὶ θεοὶ ἄλλοι,
150ἀμφὶ δ' ἄρ' ἄρρηκτον νεφέλην ὤμοισιν ἕσαντο:
Transliteration
hupsēlon, to rha hoi Trōes kai Pallas Athēnē
poieon, ophra to kētos hupekprophugōn aleaito,
hoppote min seuaito ap' ēïonos pedion de.
entha Poseidaōn kat' ar' hezeto kai theoi alloi,
150amphi d' ar' arrēkton nephelēn ōmoisin hesanto:
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were with him took their seats, wrapped in a thick cloud of darkness; but the other gods seated themselves on the brow of Kallikolone round you, O
Homeric Greek
οἳ δ' ἑτέρωσε καθῖζον ἐπ' ὀφρύσι Καλλικολώνης
ἀμφὶ σὲ ἤϊε Φοῖβε καὶ Ἄρηα πτολίπορθον.
ὣς οἳ μέν ῥ' ἑκάτερθε καθήατο μητιόωντες
βουλάς: ἀρχέμεναι δὲ δυσηλεγέος πολέμοιο
155ὄκνεον ἀμφότεροι, Ζεὺς δ' ἥμενος ὕψι κέλευε.
Transliteration
hoi d' heterōse kathizon ep' ophrusi Kallikolōnēs
amphi se ēïe Phoibe kai Arēa ptoliporthon.
hōs hoi men rh' hekaterthe kathēato mētioōntes
boulas: archemenai de dusēlegeos polemoio
155okneon amphoteroi, Zeus d' hēmenos hupsi keleue.
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Phoebus, and Ares the waster of cities. Thus did the gods sit apart and form their plans, but neither side was willing to begin battle with the other, and Zeus from his seat on high was in command over them all. Meanwhile the whole plain was alive with men and horses, and blazing with the gleam of armor. The earth rang again under the tramp
Homeric Greek
τῶν δ' ἅπαν ἐπλήσθη πεδίον καὶ λάμπετο χαλκῷ
ἀνδρῶν ἠδ' ἵππων: κάρκαιρε δὲ γαῖα πόδεσσιν
ὀρνυμένων ἄμυδις. δύο δ' ἀνέρες ἔξοχ' ἄριστοι
ἐς μέσον ἀμφοτέρων συνίτην μεμαῶτε μάχεσθαι
160Αἰνείας τ' Ἀγχισιάδης καὶ δῖος Ἀχιλλεύς.
Transliteration
tōn d' hapan eplēsthē pedion kai lampeto chalkōi
andrōn ēd' hippōn: karkaire de gaia podessin
ornumenōn amudis. duo d' aneres exoch' aristoi
es meson amphoterōn sunitēn memaōte machesthai
160Aineias t' Anchisiadēs kai dios Achilleus.
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of their feet as they rushed towards each other, and two champions, by far the foremost of them all, met between the hosts to fight - to wit, Aeneas son of Anchises, and noble Achilles.
Homeric Greek
Αἰνείας δὲ πρῶτος ἀπειλήσας ἐβεβήκει
νευστάζων κόρυθι βριαρῇ: ἀτὰρ ἀσπίδα θοῦριν
πρόσθεν ἔχε στέρνοιο, τίνασσε δὲ χάλκεον ἔγχος.
Πηλεί̈δης δ' ἑτέρωθεν ἐναντίον ὦρτο λέων ὣς
165σίντης, ὅν τε καὶ ἄνδρες ἀποκτάμεναι μεμάασιν
Transliteration
Aineias de prōtos apeilēsas ebebēkei
neustazōn koruthi briarēi: atar aspida thourin
prosthen eche sternoio, tinasse de chalkeon enchos.
Pēleïdēs d' heterōthen enantion ōrto leōn hōs
165sintēs, hon te kai andres apoktamenai memaasin
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Aeneas was first to stride forward in attack, his doughty helmet tossing defiance as he came on. He held his strong shield before his breast, and brandished his bronze spear. The son of Peleus from the other side sprang forth to meet him, like some fierce lion that the whole population has met to
Homeric Greek
ἀγρόμενοι πᾶς δῆμος: ὃ δὲ πρῶτον μὲν ἀτίζων
ἔρχεται, ἀλλ' ὅτε κέν τις ἀρηϊθόων αἰζηῶν
δουρὶ βάλῃ ἐάλη τε χανών, περί τ' ἀφρὸς ὀδόντας
γίγνεται, ἐν δέ τέ οἱ κραδίῃ στένει ἄλκιμον ἦτορ,
170οὐρῇ δὲ πλευράς τε καὶ ἰσχία ἀμφοτέρωθεν
Transliteration
agromenoi pas dēmos: ho de prōton men atizōn
erchetai, all' hote ken tis arēïthoōn aizēōn
douri balēi ealē te chanōn, peri t' aphros odontas
gignetai, en de te hoi kradiēi stenei alkimon ētor,
170ourēi de pleuras te kai ischia amphoterōthen
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hunt and kill - at first he bodes no ill, but when some daring youth has struck him with a spear, he crouches openmouthed, his jaws foam, he roars with fury, he lashes his tail from side to side about
Homeric Greek
μαστίεται, ἑὲ δ' αὐτὸν ἐποτρύνει μαχέσασθαι,
γλαυκιόων δ' ἰθὺς φέρεται μένει, ἤν τινα πέφνῃ
ἀνδρῶν, ἢ αὐτὸς φθίεται πρώτῳ ἐν ὁμίλῳ:
ὣς Ἀχιλῆ' ὄτρυνε μένος καὶ θυμὸς ἀγήνωρ
175ἀντίον ἐλθέμεναι μεγαλήτορος Αἰνείαο.
Transliteration
mastietai, hee d' auton epotrunei machesasthai,
glaukioōn d' ithus pheretai menei, ēn tina pephnēi
andrōn, ē autos phthietai prōtōi en homilōi:
hōs Achilē' otrune menos kai thumos agēnōr
175antion elthemenai megalētoros Aineiao.
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his ribs and loins, and glares as he springs straight before him, to find out whether he is to slay, or be slain among the foremost of his foes - even with such fury did Achilles burn to spring upon Aeneas.
Homeric Greek
οἳ δ' ὅτε δὴ σχεδὸν ἦσαν ἐπ' ἀλλήλοισιν ἰόντες,
τὸν πρότερος προσέειπε ποδάρκης δῖος Ἀχιλλεύς:
Αἰνεία τί σὺ τόσσον ὁμίλου πολλὸν ἐπελθὼν
ἔστης; ἦ σέ γε θυμὸς ἐμοὶ μαχέσασθαι ἀνώγει
180ἐλπόμενον Τρώεσσιν ἀνάξειν ἱπποδάμοισι
Transliteration
hoi d' hote dē schedon ēsan ep' allēloisin iontes,
ton proteros proseeipe podarkēs dios Achilleus:
Aineia ti su tosson homilou pollon epelthōn
estēs; ē se ge thumos emoi machesasthai anōgei
180elpomenon Trōessin anaxein hippodamoisi
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When they were now close up with one another Achilles was first to speak. "Aeneas," said he, "why do you stand thus out before the host to fight me? Is it that you hope to reign over the Trojans, partaking of the honor of Priam? Nay, though you kill me Priam will not hand his kingdom over to you. He is a man of sound judgment, and he has sons of his own.
Homeric Greek
τιμῆς τῆς Πριάμου; ἀτὰρ εἴ κεν ἔμ' ἐξεναρίξῃς,
οὔ τοι τοὔνεκά γε Πρίαμος γέρας ἐν χερὶ θήσει:
εἰσὶν γάρ οἱ παῖδες, ὃ δ' ἔμπεδος οὐδ' ἀεσίφρων.
ἦ νύ τί τοι Τρῶες τέμενος τάμον ἔξοχον ἄλλων
185καλὸν φυταλιῆς καὶ ἀρούρης, ὄφρα νέμηαι
Transliteration
timēs tēs Priamou; atar ei ken em' exenarixēis,
ou toi touneka ge Priamos geras en cheri thēsei:
eisin gar hoi paides, ho d' empedos oud' aesiphrōn.
ē nu ti toi Trōes temenos tamon exochon allōn
185kalon phutaliēs kai arourēs, ophra nemēai
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Or have the Trojans been allotting you a demesne of passing richness, fair with orchard lawns and wheat lands, if you should slay me? This you shall hardly do. I have discomfited you once already. Have you forgotten how when you were alone I chased you from your herds helter-skelter down the slopes of Ida?
Homeric Greek
αἴ κεν ἐμὲ κτείνῃς; χαλεπῶς δέ σ' ἔολπα τὸ ῥέξειν.
ἤδη μὲν σέ γέ φημι καὶ ἄλλοτε δουρὶ φοβῆσαι.
ἦ οὐ μέμνῃ ὅτε πέρ σε βοῶν ἄπο μοῦνον ἐόντα
σεῦα κατ' Ἰδαίων ὀρέων ταχέεσσι πόδεσσι
190καρπαλίμως; τότε δ' οὔ τι μετατροπαλίζεο φεύγων.
Transliteration
ai ken eme kteinēis; chalepōs de s' eolpa to rhexein.
ēdē men se ge phēmi kai allote douri phobēsai.
ē ou memnēi hote per se boōn apo mounon eonta
seua kat' Idaiōn oreōn tacheessi podessi
190karpalimōs; tote d' ou ti metatropalizeo pheugōn.
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You did not turn round to look behind you; you took refuge in Lyrnessos, but I attacked the city, and with the help of Athena and father Zeus I sacked it and carried its women into captivity, though Zeus and the other gods rescued you.
Homeric Greek
ἔνθεν δ' ἐς Λυρνησσὸν ὑπέκφυγες: αὐτὰρ ἐγὼ τὴν
πέρσα μεθορμηθεὶς σὺν Ἀθήνῃ καὶ Διὶ πατρί,
ληϊάδας δὲ γυναῖκας ἐλεύθερον ἦμαρ ἀπούρας
ἦγον: ἀτὰρ σὲ Ζεὺς ἐρρύσατο καὶ θεοὶ ἄλλοι.
195ἀλλ' οὐ νῦν ἐρύεσθαι ὀί̈ομαι, ὡς ἐνὶ θυμῷ
Transliteration
enthen d' es Lurnēsson hupekphuges: autar egō tēn
persa methormētheis sun Athēnēi kai Dii patri,
lēïadas de gunaikas eleutheron ēmar apouras
ēgon: atar se Zeus errusato kai theoi alloi.
195all' ou nun eruesthai oïomai, hōs eni thumōi
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You think they will protect you now, but they will not do so; therefore I say go back into the host, and do not face me, or you will rue it. Even a fool may
Homeric Greek
βάλλεαι: ἀλλά σ' ἔγωγ' ἀναχωρήσαντα κελεύω
ἐς πληθὺν ἰέναι, μηδ' ἀντίος ἵστασ' ἐμεῖο,
πρίν τι κακὸν παθέειν: ῥεχθὲν δέ τε νήπιος ἔγνω.
τὸν δ' αὖτ' Αἰνείας ἀπαμείβετο φώνησέν τε:
200Πηλεί̈δη μὴ δὴ ἐπέεσσί με νηπύτιον ὣς
Transliteration
balleai: alla s' egōg' anachōrēsanta keleuō
es plēthun ienai, mēd' antios histas' emeio,
prin ti kakon patheein: rhechthen de te nēpios egnō.
ton d' aut' Aineias apameibeto phōnēsen te:
200Pēleïdē mē dē epeessi me nēpution hōs
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be wise after the event." Then Aeneas answered, "Son of Peleus, think not that your words can scare me as though I were a child. I too, if I will, can brag and talk unseemly.
Homeric Greek
ἔλπεο δειδίξεσθαι, ἐπεὶ σάφα οἶδα καὶ αὐτὸς
ἠμὲν κερτομίας ἠδ' αἴσυλα μυθήσασθαι.
ἴδμεν δ' ἀλλήλων γενεήν, ἴδμεν δὲ τοκῆας
πρόκλυτ' ἀκούοντες ἔπεα θνητῶν ἀνθρώπων:
205ὄψει δ' οὔτ' ἄρ πω σὺ ἐμοὺς ἴδες οὔτ' ἄρ' ἐγὼ σούς.
Transliteration
elpeo deidixesthai, epei sapha oida kai autos
ēmen kertomias ēd' aisula muthēsasthai.
idmen d' allēlōn geneēn, idmen de tokēas
proklut' akouontes epea thnētōn anthrōpōn:
205opsei d' out' ar pō su emous ides out' ar' egō sous.
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We know one another's race and parentage as matters of common fame, though neither have you ever seen my parents nor I yours. Men say that you are son to noble Peleus, and that your mother is Thetis, fair-haired daughter of the sea. I have noble Anchises for my father, and Aphrodite for my mother;
Homeric Greek
φασὶ σὲ μὲν Πηλῆος ἀμύμονος ἔκγονον εἶναι,
μητρὸς δ' ἐκ Θέτιδος καλλιπλοκάμου ἁλοσύδνης:
αὐτὰρ ἐγὼν υἱὸς μεγαλήτορος Ἀγχίσαο
εὔχομαι ἐκγεγάμεν, μήτηρ δέ μοί ἐστ' Ἀφροδίτη:
210τῶν δὴ νῦν ἕτεροί γε φίλον παῖδα κλαύσονται
Transliteration
phasi se men Pēlēos amumonos ekgonon einai,
mētros d' ek Thetidos kalliplokamou halosudnēs:
autar egōn huios megalētoros Anchisao
euchomai ekgegamen, mētēr de moi est' Aphroditē:
210tōn dē nun heteroi ge philon paida klausontai
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the parents of one or other of us shall this day mourn a son, for it will be more than silly talk that shall part us when the fight is over. Learn, then, my
Homeric Greek
σήμερον: οὐ γάρ φημ' ἐπέεσσί γε νηπυτίοισιν
ὧδε διακρινθέντε μάχης ἐξαπονέεσθαι.
εἰ δ' ἐθέλεις καὶ ταῦτα δαήμεναι, ὄφρ' ἐὺ̈ εἰδῇς
ἡμετέρην γενεήν, πολλοὶ δέ μιν ἄνδρες ἴσασι:
215Δάρδανον αὖ πρῶτον τέκετο νεφεληγερέτα Ζεύς,
Transliteration
sēmeron: ou gar phēm' epeessi ge nēputioisin
hōde diakrinthente machēs exaponeesthai.
ei d' etheleis kai tauta daēmenai, ophr' eü eidēis
hēmeterēn geneēn, polloi de min andres isasi:
215Dardanon au prōton teketo nephelēgereta Zeus,
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lineage if you will - and it is known to many. "In the beginning Dardanos was the son of Zeus, and founded Dardania, for Ilion was not yet established on the plain for men to dwell in, and her people still abode on the spurs of many-fountained Ida.
Homeric Greek
κτίσσε δὲ Δαρδανίην, ἐπεὶ οὔ πω Ἴλιος ἱρὴ
ἐν πεδίῳ πεπόλιστο πόλις μερόπων ἀνθρώπων,
ἀλλ' ἔθ' ὑπωρείας ᾤκεον πολυπίδακος Ἴδης.
Δάρδανος αὖ τέκεθ' υἱὸν Ἐριχθόνιον βασιλῆα,
220ὃς δὴ ἀφνειότατος γένετο θνητῶν ἀνθρώπων:
Transliteration
ktisse de Dardaniēn, epei ou pō Ilios hirē
en pediōi pepolisto polis meropōn anthrōpōn,
all' eth' hupōreias ōikeon polupidakos Idēs.
Dardanos au teketh' huion Erichthonion basilēa,
220hos dē aphneiotatos geneto thnētōn anthrōpōn:
English · Butler
"In the beginning Dardanos was the son of Zeus, and founded Dardania, for Ilion was not yet established on the plain for men to dwell in, and her people still abode on the spurs of many-fountained Ida. Dardanos had a son, king Erichthonios, who was wealthiest of all men living; he had three thousand mares that fed by the water-meadows, they and their foals with them. Boreas was enamored of them as they were feeding, and covered them in the semblance of a dark-maned stallion. Twelve filly foals did they conceive and bear him, and these, as
Homeric Greek
τοῦ τρισχίλιαι ἵπποι ἕλος κάτα βουκολέοντο
θήλειαι, πώλοισιν ἀγαλλόμεναι ἀταλῇσι.
τάων καὶ Βορέης ἠράσσατο βοσκομενάων,
ἵππῳ δ' εἰσάμενος παρελέξατο κυανοχαίτῃ:
225αἳ δ' ὑποκυσάμεναι ἔτεκον δυοκαίδεκα πώλους.
Transliteration
tou trischiliai hippoi helos kata boukoleonto
thēleiai, pōloisin agallomenai atalēisi.
taōn kai Boreēs ērassato boskomenaōn,
hippōi d' eisamenos parelexato kuanochaitēi:
225hai d' hupokusamenai etekon duokaideka pōlous.
English · Butler
they sped over the fertile plain, would go bounding on over the ripe ears of wheat and not break them; or again when they would disport themselves on the broad back of Ocean they could gallop on the crest of a breaker. Erichthonios begat Tros, king of
Homeric Greek
αἳ δ' ὅτε μὲν σκιρτῷεν ἐπὶ ζείδωρον ἄρουραν,
ἄκρον ἐπ' ἀνθερίκων καρπὸν θέον οὐδὲ κατέκλων:
ἀλλ' ὅτε δὴ σκιρτῷεν ἐπ' εὐρέα νῶτα θαλάσσης,
ἄκρον ἐπὶ ῥηγμῖνος ἁλὸς πολιοῖο θέεσκον.
230Τρῶα δ' Ἐριχθόνιος τέκετο Τρώεσσιν ἄνακτα:
Transliteration
hai d' hote men skirtōien epi zeidōron arouran,
akron ep' antherikōn karpon theon oude kateklōn:
all' hote dē skirtōien ep' eurea nōta thalassēs,
akron epi rhēgminos halos polioio theeskon.
230Trōa d' Erichthonios teketo Trōessin anakta:
English · Butler
the Trojans, and Tros had three noble sons, Ilos, Assarakos, and Ganymede who was comeliest of mortal men; wherefore the gods carried him off to be Zeus' cupbearer, for his beauty's sake, that he might dwell among the immortals.
Homeric Greek
Τρωὸς δ' αὖ τρεῖς παῖδες ἀμύμονες ἐξεγένοντο
Ἶλός τ' Ἀσσάρακός τε καὶ ἀντίθεος Γανυμήδης,
ὃς δὴ κάλλιστος γένετο θνητῶν ἀνθρώπων:
τὸν καὶ ἀνηρείψαντο θεοὶ Διὶ οἰνοχοεύειν
235κάλλεος εἵνεκα οἷο ἵν' ἀθανάτοισι μετείη.
Transliteration
Trōos d' au treis paides amumones exegenonto
Ilos t' Assarakos te kai antitheos Ganumēdēs,
hos dē kallistos geneto thnētōn anthrōpōn:
ton kai anēreipsanto theoi Dii oinochoeuein
235kalleos heineka hoio hin' athanatoisi meteiē.
English · Butler
Ilos begat Laomedon, and Laomedon begat Tithonos, Priam, Lampos, Klytios, and Hiketaon of the stock of Ares. But Assarakos was father to Kapys, and
Homeric Greek
Ἶλος δ' αὖ τέκεθ' υἱὸν ἀμύμονα Λαομέδοντα:
Λαομέδων δ' ἄρα Τιθωνὸν τέκετο Πρίαμόν τε
Λάμπόν τε Κλυτίον θ' Ἱκετάονά τ' ὄζον Ἄρηος:
Ἀσσάρακος δὲ Κάπυν, ὃ δ' ἄρ' Ἀγχίσην τέκε παῖδα:
240αὐτὰρ ἔμ' Ἀγχίσης, Πρίαμος δ' ἔτεχ' Ἕκτορα δῖον.
Transliteration
Ilos d' au teketh' huion amumona Laomedonta:
Laomedōn d' ara Tithōnon teketo Priamon te
Lampon te Klution th' Hiketaona t' ozon Arēos:
Assarakos de Kapun, ho d' ar' Anchisēn teke paida:
240autar em' Anchisēs, Priamos d' etech' Hektora dion.
English · Butler
Kapys to Anchises, who was my father, while Hektor is son to Priam.
Homeric Greek
ταύτης τοι γενεῆς τε καὶ αἵματος εὔχομαι εἶναι.
Ζεὺς δ' ἀρετὴν ἄνδρεσσιν ὀφέλλει τε μινύθει τε
ὅππως κεν ἐθέλῃσιν: ὃ γὰρ κάρτιστος ἁπάντων.
ἀλλ' ἄγε μηκέτι ταῦτα λεγώμεθα νηπύτιοι ὣς
245ἑσταότ' ἐν μέσσῃ ὑσμίνῃ δηϊοτῆτος.
Transliteration
tautēs toi geneēs te kai haimatos euchomai einai.
Zeus d' aretēn andressin ophellei te minuthei te
hoppōs ken ethelēisin: ho gar kartistos hapantōn.
all' age mēketi tauta legōmetha nēputioi hōs
245hestaot' en messēi husminēi dēïotētos.
English · Butler
"Such do I declare my blood and lineage, but as for valor, Zeus gives it or takes it as he will, for he is lord of all. And now let there be no more of this prating in mid-battle as though we were children. We could fling taunts without end at one another; a hundred-oared galley would not hold them. The tongue can run in every which direction and talk all wise;
Homeric Greek
ἔστι γὰρ ἀμφοτέροισιν ὀνείδεα μυθήσασθαι
πολλὰ μάλ', οὐδ' ἂν νηῦς ἑκατόζυγος ἄχθος ἄροιτο.
στρεπτὴ δὲ γλῶσσ' ἐστὶ βροτῶν, πολέες δ' ἔνι μῦθοι
παντοῖοι, ἐπέων δὲ πολὺς νομὸς ἔνθα καὶ ἔνθα.
250ὁπποῖόν κ' εἴπῃσθα ἔπος, τοῖόν κ' ἐπακούσαις.
Transliteration
esti gar amphoteroisin oneidea muthēsasthai
polla mal', oud' an nēus hekatozugos achthos aroito.
streptē de glōss' esti brotōn, polees d' eni muthoi
pantoioi, epeōn de polus nomos entha kai entha.
250hoppoion k' eipēistha epos, toion k' epakousais.
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it can go here and there, and as a man says, so shall he be gainsaid. What is the use of our bandying hard like women who when they fall foul of one another go out
Homeric Greek
ἀλλὰ τί ἢ ἔριδας καὶ νείκεα νῶϊν ἀνάγκη
νεικεῖν ἀλλήλοισιν ἐναντίον ὥς τε γυναῖκας,
αἵ τε χολωσάμεναι ἔριδος πέρι θυμοβόροιο
νεικεῦσ' ἀλλήλῃσι μέσην ἐς ἄγυιαν ἰοῦσαι
255πόλλ' ἐτεά τε καὶ οὐκί: χόλος δέ τε καὶ τὰ κελεύει.
Transliteration
alla ti ē eridas kai neikea nōïn anankē
neikein allēloisin enantion hōs te gunaikas,
hai te cholōsamenai eridos peri thumoboroio
neikeus' allēlēisi mesēn es aguian iousai
255poll' etea te kai ouki: cholos de te kai ta keleuei.
English · Butler
and wrangle in the streets, one half true and the other lies, as rage inspires them? No words of yours shall turn me now that I am fain to fight- therefore
Homeric Greek
ἀλκῆς δ' οὔ μ' ἐπέεσσιν ἀποτρέψεις μεμαῶτα
πρὶν χαλκῷ μαχέσασθαι ἐναντίον: ἀλλ' ἄγε θᾶσσον
γευσόμεθ' ἀλλήλων χαλκήρεσιν ἐγχείῃσιν.
ἦ ῥα καὶ ἐν δεινῷ σάκει ἤλασεν ὄβριμον ἔγχος
260σμερδαλέῳ: μέγα δ' ἀμφὶ σάκος μύκε δουρὸς ἀκωκῇ.
Transliteration
alkēs d' ou m' epeessin apotrepseis memaōta
prin chalkōi machesasthai enantion: all' age thasson
geusometh' allēlōn chalkēresin encheiēisin.
ē rha kai en deinōi sakei ēlasen obrimon enchos
260smerdaleōi: mega d' amphi sakos muke douros akōkēi.
English · Butler
let us make trial of one another with our spears." As he spoke he drove his spear at the great and terrible shield of Achilles, which rang out as the point struck it. The son of Peleus held the shield before
Homeric Greek
Πηλεί̈δης δὲ σάκος μὲν ἀπὸ ἕο χειρὶ παχείῃ
ἔσχετο ταρβήσας: φάτο γὰρ δολιχόσκιον ἔγχος
ῥέα διελεύσεσθαι μεγαλήτορος Αἰνείαο
νήπιος, οὐδ' ἐνόησε κατὰ φρένα καὶ κατὰ θυμὸν
265ὡς οὐ ῥηί̈δι' ἐστὶ θεῶν ἐρικυδέα δῶρα
Transliteration
Pēleïdēs de sakos men apo heo cheiri pacheiēi
escheto tarbēsas: phato gar dolichoskion enchos
rhea dieleusesthai megalētoros Aineiao
nēpios, oud' enoēse kata phrena kai kata thumon
265hōs ou rhēïdi' esti theōn erikudea dōra
English · Butler
him with his strong hand, and he was afraid, for he deemed that Aeneas' spear would go through it quite easily, not reflecting that the god's glorious gifts were little likely to yield before the blows of mortal men; and indeed Aeneas' spear did not pierce
Homeric Greek
ἀνδράσι γε θνητοῖσι δαμήμεναι οὐδ' ὑποείκειν.
οὐδὲ τότ' Αἰνείαο δαί̈φρονος ὄβριμον ἔγχος
ῥῆξε σάκος: χρυσὸς γὰρ ἐρύκακε, δῶρα θεοῖο:
ἀλλὰ δύω μὲν ἔλασσε διὰ πτύχας, αἳ δ' ἄρ' ἔτι τρεῖς
270ἦσαν, ἐπεὶ πέντε πτύχας ἤλασε κυλλοποδίων,
Transliteration
andrasi ge thnētoisi damēmenai oud' hupoeikein.
oude tot' Aineiao daïphronos obrimon enchos
rhēxe sakos: chrusos gar erukake, dōra theoio:
alla duō men elasse dia ptuchas, hai d' ar' eti treis
270ēsan, epei pente ptuchas ēlase kullopodiōn,
English · Butler
the shield, for the layer of gold, gift of the god, stayed the point. It went through two layers, but the god had made the shield in five, two of bronze, the two innermost ones of tin, and one of gold; it was in
Homeric Greek
τὰς δύο χαλκείας, δύο δ' ἔνδοθι κασσιτέροιο,
τὴν δὲ μίαν χρυσῆν, τῇ ῥ' ἔσχετο μείλινον ἔγχος.
δεύτερος αὖτ' Ἀχιλεὺς προί̈ει δολιχόσκιον ἔγχος,
καὶ βάλεν Αἰνείαο κατ' ἀσπίδα πάντοσ' ἐί̈σην
275ἄντυγ' ὕπο πρώτην, ᾗ λεπτότατος θέε χαλκός,
Transliteration
tas duo chalkeias, duo d' endothi kassiteroio,
tēn de mian chrusēn, tēi rh' escheto meilinon enchos.
deuteros aut' Achileus proïei dolichoskion enchos,
kai balen Aineiao kat' aspida pantos' eïsēn
275antug' hupo prōtēn, hēi leptotatos thee chalkos,
English · Butler
this that the spear was stayed. Achilles in his turn threw, and struck the round shield of Aeneas at the very edge, where the bronze was thinnest; the spear of Pelian ash went clean through, and the shield rang under the blow; Aeneas was afraid, and crouched backwards, holding the shield away from him; the spear, however, flew over his back, and stuck quivering in the ground, after having gone through both circles of the sheltering shield. Aeneas though he had avoided the spear, stood still, blinded with fear and grief because the weapon had gone so near him;
Homeric Greek
λεπτοτάτη δ' ἐπέην ῥινὸς βοός: ἣ δὲ διὰ πρὸ
Πηλιὰς ἤϊξεν μελίη, λάκε δ' ἀσπὶς ὑπ' αὐτῆς.
Αἰνείας δ' ἐάλη καὶ ἀπὸ ἕθεν ἀσπίδ' ἀνέσχε
δείσας: ἐγχείη δ' ἄρ' ὑπὲρ νώτου ἐνὶ γαίῃ
280ἔστη ἱεμένη, διὰ δ' ἀμφοτέρους ἕλε κύκλους
Transliteration
leptotatē d' epeēn rhinos boos: hē de dia pro
Pēlias ēïxen meliē, lake d' aspis hup' autēs.
Aineias d' ealē kai apo hethen aspid' anesche
deisas: encheiē d' ar' huper nōtou eni gaiēi
280estē hiemenē, dia d' amphoterous hele kuklous
English · Butler
then Achilles sprang furiously upon him, with a cry as of death and with his keen blade drawn, and Aeneas
Homeric Greek
ἀσπίδος ἀμφιβρότης: ὃ δ' ἀλευάμενος δόρυ μακρὸν
ἔστη, κὰδ δ' ἄχος οἱ χύτο μυρίον ὀφθαλμοῖσι,
ταρβήσας ὅ οἱ ἄγχι πάγη βέλος. αὐτὰρ Ἀχιλλεὺς
ἐμμεμαὼς ἐπόρουσεν ἐρυσσάμενος ξίφος ὀξὺ
285σμερδαλέα ἰάχων: ὃ δὲ χερμάδιον λάβε χειρὶ
Transliteration
aspidos amphibrotēs: ho d' aleuamenos doru makron
estē, kad d' achos hoi chuto murion ophthalmoisi,
tarbēsas ho hoi anchi pagē belos. autar Achilleus
emmemaōs eporousen erussamenos xiphos oxu
285smerdalea iachōn: ho de chermadion labe cheiri
English · Butler
seized a great stone, so huge that two men, as men now are, would be unable to lift
Homeric Greek
Αἰνείας, μέγα ἔργον, ὃ οὐ δύο γ' ἄνδρε φέροιεν,
οἷοι νῦν βροτοί εἰσ': ὃ δέ μιν ῥέα πάλλε καὶ οἶος.
ἔνθά κεν Αἰνείας μὲν ἐπεσσύμενον βάλε πέτρῳ
ἢ κόρυθ' ἠὲ σάκος, τό οἱ ἤρκεσε λυγρὸν ὄλεθρον,
290τὸν δέ κε Πηλεί̈δης σχεδὸν ἄορι θυμὸν ἀπηύρα,
Transliteration
Aineias, mega ergon, ho ou duo g' andre pheroien,
hoioi nun brotoi eis': ho de min rhea palle kai oios.
entha ken Aineias men epessumenon bale petrōi
ē koruth' ēe sakos, to hoi ērkese lugron olethron,
290ton de ke Pēleïdēs schedon aori thumon apēura,
English · Butler
it, but Aeneas wielded it quite easily. Aeneas would then have struck Achilles as he was springing towards him, either on the helmet, or on the shield that covered him, and Achilles would have closed with him and dispatched him with his sword, had not Poseidon lord of the earthquake been quick to mark, and said forthwith to the immortals, "Alas, I feel grief for great Aeneas, who will now go down to the house of Hades, vanquished by the son of Peleus. Fool that he was to give ear to the counsel of Apollo. Apollo will never save him from destruction.
Homeric Greek
εἰ μὴ ἄρ' ὀξὺ νόησε Ποσειδάων ἐνοσίχθων:
αὐτίκα δ' ἀθανάτοισι θεοῖς μετὰ μῦθον ἔειπεν:
ὢ πόποι ἦ μοι ἄχος μεγαλήτορος Αἰνείαο,
ὃς τάχα Πηλεί̈ωνι δαμεὶς Ἄϊδος δὲ κάτεισι
295πειθόμενος μύθοισιν Ἀπόλλωνος ἑκάτοιο
Transliteration
ei mē ar' oxu noēse Poseidaōn enosichthōn:
autika d' athanatoisi theois meta muthon eeipen:
ō popoi ē moi achos megalētoros Aineiao,
hos tacha Pēleïōni dameis Aïdos de kateisi
295peithomenos muthoisin Apollōnos hekatoio
English · Butler
Why should this man suffer grief when he is guiltless, to no purpose, and in another's quarrel? Has he not at all times offered acceptable sacrifice to the gods that dwell in heaven? Let us then snatch him from death's jaws, lest the son of Kronos be angry should Achilles slay him. It is fated, moreover,
Homeric Greek
νήπιος, οὐδέ τί οἱ χραισμήσει λυγρὸν ὄλεθρον.
ἀλλὰ τί ἢ νῦν οὗτος ἀναίτιος ἄλγεα πάσχει
μὰψ ἕνεκ' ἀλλοτρίων ἀχέων, κεχαρισμένα δ' αἰεὶ
δῶρα θεοῖσι δίδωσι τοὶ οὐρανὸν εὐρὺν ἔχουσιν;
300ἀλλ' ἄγεθ' ἡμεῖς πέρ μιν ὑπὲκ θανάτου ἀγάγωμεν,
Transliteration
nēpios, oude ti hoi chraismēsei lugron olethron.
alla ti ē nun houtos anaitios algea paschei
maps henek' allotriōn acheōn, kecharismena d' aiei
dōra theoisi didōsi toi ouranon eurun echousin;
300all' ageth' hēmeis per min hupek thanatou agagōmen,
English · Butler
that he should escape, and that the race of Dardanos, whom Zeus loved above all the sons born to him of mortal women, shall not perish utterly without seed or sign.
Homeric Greek
μή πως καὶ Κρονίδης κεχολώσεται, αἴ κεν Ἀχιλλεὺς
τόνδε κατακτείνῃ: μόριμον δέ οἵ ἐστ' ἀλέασθαι,
ὄφρα μὴ ἄσπερμος γενεὴ καὶ ἄφαντος ὄληται
Δαρδάνου, ὃν Κρονίδης περὶ πάντων φίλατο παίδων
305οἳ ἕθεν ἐξεγένοντο γυναικῶν τε θνητάων.
Transliteration
mē pōs kai Kronidēs kecholōsetai, ai ken Achilleus
tonde katakteinēi: morimon de hoi est' aleasthai,
ophra mē aspermos geneē kai aphantos olētai
Dardanou, hon Kronidēs peri pantōn philato paidōn
305hoi hethen exegenonto gunaikōn te thnētaōn.
English · Butler
For now indeed has Zeus hated the blood of Priam, while Aeneas shall reign over the Trojans,
Homeric Greek
ἤδη γὰρ Πριάμου γενεὴν ἔχθηρε Κρονίων:
νῦν δὲ δὴ Αἰνείαο βίη Τρώεσσιν ἀνάξει
καὶ παίδων παῖδες, τοί κεν μετόπισθε γένωνται.
τὸν δ' ἠμείβετ' ἔπειτα βοῶπις πότνια Ἥρη:
310ἐννοσίγαι', αὐτὸς σὺ μετὰ φρεσὶ σῇσι νόησον
Transliteration
ēdē gar Priamou geneēn echthēre Kroniōn:
nun de dē Aineiao biē Trōessin anaxei
kai paidōn paides, toi ken metopisthe genōntai.
ton d' ēmeibet' epeita boōpis potnia Hērē:
310ennosigai', autos su meta phresi sēisi noēson
English · Butler
he and his children's children that shall be born hereafter." Then answered Hera, "Earth-shaker, look to this matter yourself, and consider concerning Aeneas, whether you will save him, or suffer him, brave though he be, to fall by the hand of Achilles son of Peleus. For of a truth we
Homeric Greek
Αἰνείαν ἤ κέν μιν ἐρύσσεαι ἦ κεν ἐάσῃς
Πηλεί̈δῃ Ἀχιλῆϊ δαμήμεναι, ἐσθλὸν ἐόντα.
ἤτοι μὲν γὰρ νῶϊ πολέας ὠμόσσαμεν ὅρκους
πᾶσι μετ' ἀθανάτοισιν ἐγὼ καὶ Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη
315μή ποτ' ἐπὶ Τρώεσσιν ἀλεξήσειν κακὸν ἦμαρ,
Transliteration
Aineian ē ken min erusseai ē ken easēis
Pēleïdēi Achilēï damēmenai, esthlon eonta.
ētoi men gar nōï poleas ōmossamen horkous
pasi met' athanatoisin egō kai Pallas Athēnē
315mē pot' epi Trōessin alexēsein kakon ēmar,
English · Butler
two, I and Pallas Athena, have sworn full many a time before all the immortals, that never would we shield Trojans from destruction, not even when all
Homeric Greek
μηδ' ὁπότ' ἂν Τροίη μαλερῷ πυρὶ πᾶσα δάηται
καιομένη, καίωσι δ' ἀρήϊοι υἷες Ἀχαιῶν.
αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ τό γ' ἄκουσε Ποσειδάων ἐνοσίχθων,
βῆ ῥ' ἴμεν ἄν τε μάχην καὶ ἀνὰ κλόνον ἐγχειάων,
320ἷξε δ' ὅθ' Αἰνείας ἠδ' ὃ κλυτὸς ἦεν Ἀχιλλεύς.
Transliteration
mēd' hopot' an Troiē malerōi puri pasa daētai
kaiomenē, kaiōsi d' arēïoi huies Achaiōn.
autar epei to g' akouse Poseidaōn enosichthōn,
bē rh' imen an te machēn kai ana klonon encheiaōn,
320hixe d' hoth' Aineias ēd' ho klutos ēen Achilleus.
English · Butler
Troy is burning in the flames that the Achaeans shall kindle." When earth-encircling Poseidon heard this he went into the battle amid the clash of spears, and came to the place where Achilles and Aeneas were. Forthwith he shed a darkness before the eyes of the son of Peleus, drew the bronze-headed
Homeric Greek
αὐτίκα τῷ μὲν ἔπειτα κατ' ὀφθαλμῶν χέεν ἀχλὺν
Πηλεί̈δῃ Ἀχιλῆϊ: ὃ δὲ μελίην εὔχαλκον
ἀσπίδος ἐξέρυσεν μεγαλήτορος Αἰνείαο:
καὶ τὴν μὲν προπάροιθε ποδῶν Ἀχιλῆος ἔθηκεν,
325Αἰνείαν δ' ἔσσευεν ἀπὸ χθονὸς ὑψόσ' ἀείρας.
Transliteration
autika tōi men epeita kat' ophthalmōn cheen achlun
Pēleïdēi Achilēï: ho de meliēn euchalkon
aspidos exerusen megalētoros Aineiao:
kai tēn men proparoithe podōn Achilēos ethēken,
325Aineian d' esseuen apo chthonos hupsos' aeiras.
English · Butler
ashen spear from the shield of Aeneas, and laid it at the feet of Achilles. Then he lifted Aeneas on high from off the earth and hurried him away. Over the heads of many a band of warriors both horse and foot did he soar as the god's hand sped him, till he
Homeric Greek
πολλὰς δὲ στίχας ἡρώων, πολλὰς δὲ καὶ ἵππων
Αἰνείας ὑπερᾶλτο θεοῦ ἀπὸ χειρὸς ὀρούσας,
ἷξε δ' ἐπ' ἐσχατιὴν πολυάϊκος πολέμοιο,
ἔνθά τε Καύκωνες πόλεμον μέτα θωρήσσοντο.
330τῷ δὲ μάλ' ἐγγύθεν ἦλθε Ποσειδάων ἐνοσίχθων,
Transliteration
pollas de stichas hērōōn, pollas de kai hippōn
Aineias huperalto theou apo cheiros orousas,
hixe d' ep' eschatiēn poluaïkos polemoio,
entha te Kaukōnes polemon meta thōrēssonto.
330tōi de mal' enguthen ēlthe Poseidaōn enosichthōn,
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came to the very fringe of the battle where the Cauconians were arming themselves for fight. Poseidon, shaker of the earth, then came near to him and said, Aeneas, what god has egged you on to this folly in fighting the son of Peleus,
Homeric Greek
καί μιν φωνήσας ἔπεα πτερόεντα προσηύδα:
Αἰνεία, τίς σ' ὧδε θεῶν ἀτέοντα κελεύει
ἀντία Πηλεί̈ωνος ὑπερθύμοιο μάχεσθαι,
ὃς σεῦ ἅμα κρείσσων καὶ φίλτερος ἀθανάτοισιν;
335ἀλλ' ἀναχωρῆσαι ὅτε κεν συμβλήσεαι αὐτῷ,
Transliteration
kai min phōnēsas epea pteroenta prosēuda:
Aineia, tis s' hōde theōn ateonta keleuei
antia Pēleïōnos huperthumoio machesthai,
hos seu hama kreissōn kai philteros athanatoisin;
335all' anachōrēsai hote ken sumblēseai autōi,
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who is both a mightier man of valor and more beloved of heaven than you are? Give way before him whensoever you meet him, lest you go down to the house of Hades even though fate would have it otherwise. When Achilles is dead you may then
Homeric Greek
μὴ καὶ ὑπὲρ μοῖραν δόμον Ἄϊδος εἰσαφίκηαι.
αὐτὰρ ἐπεί κ' Ἀχιλεὺς θάνατον καὶ πότμον ἐπίσπῃ,
θαρσήσας δὴ ἔπειτα μετὰ πρώτοισι μάχεσθαι:
οὐ μὲν γάρ τίς σ' ἄλλος Ἀχαιῶν ἐξεναρίξει.
340ὣς εἰπὼν λίπεν αὐτόθ', ἐπεὶ διεπέφραδε πάντα.
Transliteration
mē kai huper moiran domon Aïdos eisaphikēai.
autar epei k' Achileus thanaton kai potmon epispēi,
tharsēsas dē epeita meta prōtoisi machesthai:
ou men gar tis s' allos Achaiōn exenarixei.
340hōs eipōn lipen autoth', epei diepephrade panta.
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fight among the foremost undaunted, for none other of the Achaeans shall slay you." The god left him when he had given him these instructions, and at once removed the darkness from before the eyes of Achilles, who opened them wide indeed and said in great anger, "Alas! what marvel am I now beholding?
Homeric Greek
αἶψα δ' ἔπειτ' Ἀχιλῆος ἀπ' ὀφθαλμῶν σκέδασ' ἀχλὺν
θεσπεσίην: ὃ δ' ἔπειτα μέγ' ἔξιδεν ὀφθαλμοῖσιν,
ὀχθήσας δ' ἄρα εἶπε πρὸς ὃν μεγαλήτορα θυμόν:
ὢ πόποι ἦ μέγα θαῦμα τόδ' ὀφθαλμοῖσιν ὁρῶμαι:
345ἔγχος μὲν τόδε κεῖται ἐπὶ χθονός, οὐδέ τι φῶτα
Transliteration
aipsa d' epeit' Achilēos ap' ophthalmōn skedas' achlun
thespesiēn: ho d' epeita meg' exiden ophthalmoisin,
ochthēsas d' ara eipe pros hon megalētora thumon:
ō popoi ē mega thauma tod' ophthalmoisin horōmai:
345enchos men tode keitai epi chthonos, oude ti phōta
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The god left him when he had given him these instructions, and at once removed the darkness from before the eyes of Achilles, who opened them wide indeed and said in great anger, "Alas! what marvel am I now beholding? Here is my spear upon the ground, but I see not him whom I meant to kill when I hurled it. Of a truth Aeneas also must be under heaven's protection, although I had thought his boasting was idle. Let him go hang; he will be in
Homeric Greek
λεύσσω, τῷ ἐφέηκα κατακτάμεναι μενεαίνων.
ἦ ῥα καὶ Αἰνείας φίλος ἀθανάτοισι θεοῖσιν
ἦεν: ἀτάρ μιν ἔφην μὰψ αὔτως εὐχετάασθαι.
ἐρρέτω: οὔ οἱ θυμὸς ἐμεῦ ἔτι πειρηθῆναι
350ἔσσεται, ὃς καὶ νῦν φύγεν ἄσμενος ἐκ θανάτοιο.
Transliteration
leussō, tōi epheēka kataktamenai meneainōn.
ē rha kai Aineias philos athanatoisi theoisin
ēen: atar min ephēn maps autōs euchetaasthai.
erretō: ou hoi thumos emeu eti peirēthēnai
350essetai, hos kai nun phugen asmenos ek thanatoio.
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no mood to fight me further, seeing how narrowly he has missed being killed. I will now give my orders to the Danaans and attack
Homeric Greek
ἀλλ' ἄγε δὴ Δαναοῖσι φιλοπτολέμοισι κελεύσας
τῶν ἄλλων Τρώων πειρήσομαι ἀντίος ἐλθών.
ἦ, καὶ ἐπὶ στίχας ἆλτο, κέλευε δὲ φωτὶ ἑκάστῳ:
μηκέτι νῦν Τρώων ἑκὰς ἕστατε δῖοι Ἀχαιοί,
355ἀλλ' ἄγ' ἀνὴρ ἄντ' ἀνδρὸς ἴτω, μεμάτω δὲ μάχεσθαι.
Transliteration
all' age dē Danaoisi philoptolemoisi keleusas
tōn allōn Trōōn peirēsomai antios elthōn.
ē, kai epi stichas alto, keleue de phōti hekastōi:
mēketi nun Trōōn hekas hestate dioi Achaioi,
355all' ag' anēr ant' andros itō, mematō de machesthai.
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some other of the Trojans." He sprang forward along the line and cheered his men on as he did so. "Let not the Trojans," he cried, "keep you at arm's length, Achaeans, but go for them and fight them man for man. However valiant I may be, I cannot give chase to so many and fight all of them.
Homeric Greek
ἀργαλέον δέ μοί ἐστι καὶ ἰφθίμῳ περ ἐόντι
τοσσούσδ' ἀνθρώπους ἐφέπειν καὶ πᾶσι μάχεσθαι:
οὐδέ κ' Ἄρης, ὅς περ θεὸς ἄμβροτος, οὐδέ κ' Ἀθήνη
τοσσῆσδ' ὑσμίνης ἐφέποι στόμα καὶ πονέοιτο:
360ἀλλ' ὅσσον μὲν ἐγὼ δύναμαι χερσίν τε ποσίν τε
Transliteration
argaleon de moi esti kai iphthimōi per eonti
tossousd' anthrōpous ephepein kai pasi machesthai:
oude k' Arēs, hos per theos ambrotos, oude k' Athēnē
tossēsd' husminēs ephepoi stoma kai poneoito:
360all' hosson men egō dunamai chersin te posin te
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Even Ares, who is an immortal, or Athena, would shrink from flinging himself into the jaws of such a fight and laying about him; nevertheless, so far as in me lies I will show no slackness of hand or foot nor want of endurance, not even for a moment; I will utterly break their
Homeric Greek
καὶ σθένει, οὔ μ' ἔτι φημὶ μεθησέμεν οὐδ' ἠβαιόν,
ἀλλὰ μάλα στιχὸς εἶμι διαμπερές, οὐδέ τιν' οἴω
Τρώων χαιρήσειν, ὅς τις σχεδὸν ἔγχεος ἔλθῃ.
ὣς φάτ' ἐποτρύνων: Τρώεσσι δὲ φαίδιμος Ἕκτωρ
365κέκλεθ' ὁμοκλήσας, φάτο δ' ἴμεναι ἄντ' Ἀχιλῆος:
Transliteration
kai sthenei, ou m' eti phēmi methēsemen oud' ēbaion,
alla mala stichos eimi diamperes, oude tin' oiō
Trōōn chairēsein, hos tis schedon encheos elthēi.
hōs phat' epotrunōn: Trōessi de phaidimos Hektōr
365kekleth' homoklēsas, phato d' imenai ant' Achilēos:
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ranks, and woe to the Trojan who shall venture within reach of my spear." Thus did he exhort them. Meanwhile Hektor called upon the Trojans and declared that he would fight Achilles.
Homeric Greek
Τρῶες ὑπέρθυμοι μὴ δείδιτε Πηλεί̈ωνα.
καί κεν ἐγὼ ἐπέεσσι καὶ ἀθανάτοισι μαχοίμην,
ἔγχεϊ δ' ἀργαλέον, ἐπεὶ ἦ πολὺ φέρτεροί εἰσιν.
οὐδ' Ἀχιλεὺς πάντεσσι τέλος μύθοις ἐπιθήσει,
370ἀλλὰ τὸ μὲν τελέει, τὸ δὲ καὶ μεσσηγὺ κολούει.
Transliteration
Trōes huperthumoi mē deidite Pēleïōna.
kai ken egō epeessi kai athanatoisi machoimēn,
encheï d' argaleon, epei ē polu pherteroi eisin.
oud' Achileus pantessi telos muthois epithēsei,
370alla to men teleei, to de kai messēgu kolouei.
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"Be not afraid, proud Trojans," said he, "to face the son of Peleus; I could fight gods myself if the battle were one of words only, but they would be more than a match for me, if we had to use our spears. Even so the deed of Achilles will fall somewhat short of the outcome of his word; he will do in part, and the other part he will clip short.
Homeric Greek
τοῦ δ' ἐγὼ ἀντίος εἶμι καὶ εἰ πυρὶ χεῖρας ἔοικεν,
εἰ πυρὶ χεῖρας ἔοικε, μένος δ' αἴθωνι σιδήρῳ.
ὣς φάτ' ἐποτρύνων, οἳ δ' ἀντίοι ἔγχε' ἄειραν
Τρῶες: τῶν δ' ἄμυδις μίχθη μένος, ὦρτο δ' ἀϋτή.
375καὶ τότ' ἄρ' Ἕκτορα εἶπε παραστὰς Φοῖβος Ἀπόλλων:
Transliteration
tou d' egō antios eimi kai ei puri cheiras eoiken,
ei puri cheiras eoike, menos d' aithōni sidērōi.
hōs phat' epotrunōn, hoi d' antioi enche' aeiran
Trōes: tōn d' amudis michthē menos, ōrto d' aütē.
375kai tot' ar' Hektora eipe parastas Phoibos Apollōn:
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I will go up against him though his hands be as fire - though his hands be fire and his strength iron." Thus urged the Trojans lifted up their spears against the Achaeans, and raised the cry of battle as they flung themselves into the midst of their ranks. But Phoebus Apollo came up to Hektor and said, "Hektor, on no account must you challenge Achilles to single combat;
Homeric Greek
Ἕκτορ μηκέτι πάμπαν Ἀχιλλῆϊ προμάχιζε,
ἀλλὰ κατὰ πληθύν τε καὶ ἐκ φλοίσβοιο δέδεξο,
μή πώς σ' ἠὲ βάλῃ ἠὲ σχεδὸν ἄορι τύψῃ.
ὣς ἔφαθ', Ἕκτωρ δ' αὖτις ἐδύσετο οὐλαμὸν ἀνδρῶν
380ταρβήσας, ὅτ' ἄκουσε θεοῦ ὄπα φωνήσαντος.
Transliteration
Hektor mēketi pampan Achillēï promachize,
alla kata plēthun te kai ek phloisboio dedexo,
mē pōs s' ēe balēi ēe schedon aori tupsēi.
hōs ephath', Hektōr d' autis eduseto oulamon andrōn
380tarbēsas, hot' akouse theou opa phōnēsantos.
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keep a lookout for him while you are under cover of the others and away from the thick of the fight, otherwise he will either hit you with a spear or cut you down at close quarters." Thus he spoke, and Hektor drew back within the crowd, for he was afraid when he heard what the god had said to him. Achilles then sprang upon the Trojans with a terrible cry, clothed in valor as with a garment.
Homeric Greek
ἐν δ' Ἀχιλεὺς Τρώεσσι θόρε φρεσὶν εἱμένος ἀλκὴν
σμερδαλέα ἰάχων, πρῶτον δ' ἕλεν Ἰφιτίωνα
ἐσθλὸν Ὀτρυντεί̈δην πολέων ἡγήτορα λαῶν,
ὃν νύμφη τέκε νηὶ̈ς Ὀτρυντῆϊ πτολιπόρθῳ
385Τμώλῳ ὕπο νιφόεντι Ὕδης ἐν πίονι δήμῳ:
Transliteration
en d' Achileus Trōessi thore phresin heimenos alkēn
smerdalea iachōn, prōton d' helen Iphitiōna
esthlon Otrunteïdēn poleōn hēgētora laōn,
hon numphē teke nēïs Otruntēï ptoliporthōi
385Tmōlōi hupo niphoenti Hudēs en pioni dēmōi:
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First he killed Iphition son of Otrynteus, a leader of many people whom a naiad nymph had borne to Otrynteus waster of cities, in the district of Hyde under the snowy heights of Mount Tmolos. Achilles struck him full on the head as he was coming on towards him, and split it clean in two; whereon he fell heavily to the
Homeric Greek
τὸν δ' ἰθὺς μεμαῶτα βάλ' ἔγχεϊ δῖος Ἀχιλλεὺς
μέσσην κὰκ κεφαλήν: ἣ δ' ἄνδιχα πᾶσα κεάσθη,
δούπησεν δὲ πεσών, ὃ δ' ἐπεύξατο δῖος Ἀχιλλεύς:
κεῖσαι Ὀτρυντεί̈δη πάντων ἐκπαγλότατ' ἀνδρῶν:
390ἐνθάδε τοι θάνατος, γενεὴ δέ τοί ἐστ' ἐπὶ λίμνῃ
Transliteration
ton d' ithus memaōta bal' encheï dios Achilleus
messēn kak kephalēn: hē d' andicha pasa keasthē,
doupēsen de pesōn, ho d' epeuxato dios Achilleus:
keisai Otrunteïdē pantōn ekpaglotat' andrōn:
390enthade toi thanatos, geneē de toi est' epi limnēi
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ground and Achilles vaunted over him saying, "You be low, son of Otrynteus, mighty hero; your death is here, but your lineage is on the Gygaean lake where your father's estate lies, by Hyllos,
Homeric Greek
Γυγαίῃ, ὅθι τοι τέμενος πατρώϊόν ἐστιν
Ὕλλῳ ἐπ' ἰχθυόεντι καὶ Ἕρμῳ δινήεντι.
ὣς ἔφατ' εὐχόμενος, τὸν δὲ σκότος ὄσσε κάλυψε.
τὸν μὲν Ἀχαιῶν ἵπποι ἐπισσώτροις δατέοντο
395πρώτῃ ἐν ὑσμίνῃ: ὃ δ' ἐπ' αὐτῷ Δημολέοντα
Transliteration
Gugaiēi, hothi toi temenos patrōïon estin
Hullōi ep' ichthuoenti kai Hermōi dinēenti.
hōs ephat' euchomenos, ton de skotos osse kalupse.
ton men Achaiōn hippoi epissōtrois dateonto
395prōtēi en husminēi: ho d' ep' autōi Dēmoleonta
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rich in fish, and the eddying waters of Hermos." Thus did he vaunt, but darkness closed the eyes of the other. The chariots of the Achaeans cut him up as their wheels passed over him in the front of the battle, and after
Homeric Greek
ἐσθλὸν ἀλεξητῆρα μάχης Ἀντήνορος υἱὸν
νύξε κατὰ κρόταφον, κυνέης διὰ χαλκοπαρῄου.
οὐδ' ἄρα χαλκείη κόρυς ἔσχεθεν, ἀλλὰ δι' αὐτῆς
αἰχμὴ ἱεμένη ῥῆξ' ὀστέον, ἐγκέφαλος δὲ
400ἔνδον ἅπας πεπάλακτο: δάμασσε δέ μιν μεμαῶτα.
Transliteration
esthlon alexētēra machēs Antēnoros huion
nuxe kata krotaphon, kuneēs dia chalkoparēiou.
oud' ara chalkeiē korus eschethen, alla di' autēs
aichmē hiemenē rhēx' osteon, enkephalos de
400endon hapas pepalakto: damasse de min memaōta.
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him Achilles killed Demoleon, a valiant man of war and son to Antenor. He struck him on the temple through his bronze-cheeked helmet. The helmet did not stay the spear, but it went right on, crushing the bone so that the brain inside was shed in all directions, and his lust of fighting was ended. Then he struck Hippodamas in the midriff as he was
Homeric Greek
Ἱπποδάμαντα δ' ἔπειτα καθ' ἵππων ἀί̈ξαντα
πρόσθεν ἕθεν φεύγοντα μετάφρενον οὔτασε δουρί.
αὐτὰρ ὃ θυμὸν ἄϊσθε καὶ ἤρυγεν, ὡς ὅτε ταῦρος
ἤρυγεν ἑλκόμενος Ἑλικώνιον ἀμφὶ ἄνακτα
405κούρων ἑλκόντων: γάνυται δέ τε τοῖς ἐνοσίχθων:
Transliteration
Hippodamanta d' epeita kath' hippōn aïxanta
prosthen hethen pheugonta metaphrenon outase douri.
autar ho thumon aïsthe kai ērugen, hōs hote tauros
ērugen helkomenos Helikōnion amphi anakta
405kourōn helkontōn: ganutai de te tois enosichthōn:
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springing down from his chariot in front of him, and trying to escape. He breathed his last, bellowing like a bull bellows when young men are dragging him to offer him in sacrifice to the King of Helike, and the heart of the earth-shaker is glad; even so did he bellow as he lay dying.
Homeric Greek
ὣς ἄρα τόν γ' ἐρυγόντα λίπ' ὀστέα θυμὸς ἀγήνωρ:
αὐτὰρ ὃ βῆ σὺν δουρὶ μετ' ἀντίθεον Πολύδωρον
Πριαμίδην. τὸν δ' οὔ τι πατὴρ εἴασκε μάχεσθαι,
οὕνεκά οἱ μετὰ παισὶ νεώτατος ἔσκε γόνοιο,
410καί οἱ φίλτατος ἔσκε, πόδεσσι δὲ πάντας ἐνίκα
Transliteration
hōs ara ton g' erugonta lip' ostea thumos agēnōr:
autar ho bē sun douri met' antitheon Poludōron
Priamidēn. ton d' ou ti patēr eiaske machesthai,
houneka hoi meta paisi neōtatos eske gonoio,
410kai hoi philtatos eske, podessi de pantas enika
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Achilles then went in pursuit of Polydoros son of Priam, whom his father had always forbidden to fight because he was the youngest of his sons, the one he loved best, and the fastest runner. He, in his folly and showing off the excellence of his speed, was rushing about among front ranks until he
Homeric Greek
δὴ τότε νηπιέῃσι ποδῶν ἀρετὴν ἀναφαίνων
θῦνε διὰ προμάχων, εἷος φίλον ὤλεσε θυμόν.
τὸν βάλε μέσσον ἄκοντι ποδάρκης δῖος Ἀχιλλεὺς
νῶτα παραί̈σσοντος, ὅθι ζωστῆρος ὀχῆες
415χρύσειοι σύνεχον καὶ διπλόος ἤντετο θώρηξ:
Transliteration
dē tote nēpieēisi podōn aretēn anaphainōn
thune dia promachōn, heios philon ōlese thumon.
ton bale messon akonti podarkēs dios Achilleus
nōta paraïssontos, hothi zōstēros ochēes
415chruseioi sunechon kai diploos ēnteto thōrēx:
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lost his life, for Achilles struck him in the middle of the back as he was darting past him: he struck him just at the golden fastenings of his belt and where the two pieces of the double breastplate overlapped. The point of the spear pierced him through and came out by the navel, whereon he
Homeric Greek
ἀντικρὺ δὲ διέσχε παρ' ὀμφαλὸν ἔγχεος αἰχμή,
γνὺξ δ' ἔριπ' οἰμώξας, νεφέλη δέ μιν ἀμφεκάλυψε
κυανέη, προτὶ οἷ δ' ἔλαβ' ἔντερα χερσὶ λιασθείς.
Ἕκτωρ δ' ὡς ἐνόησε κασίγνητον Πολύδωρον
420ἔντερα χερσὶν ἔχοντα λιαζόμενον ποτὶ γαίη
Transliteration
antikru de diesche par' omphalon encheos aichmē,
gnux d' erip' oimōxas, nephelē de min amphekalupse
kuaneē, proti hoi d' elab' entera chersi liastheis.
Hektōr d' hōs enoēse kasignēton Poludōron
420entera chersin echonta liazomenon poti gaiē
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fell groaning on to his knees and a cloud of darkness overshadowed him as he sank holding his entrails in his hands. When Hektor saw his brother Polydoros with his entrails in his hands and sinking down upon the ground, a mist came over his eyes, and he could not bear to keep longer at a distance; he therefore poised his spear and darted towards Achilles like a flame of fire. When Achilles saw him he
Homeric Greek
κάρ ῥά οἱ ὀφθαλμῶν κέχυτ' ἀχλύς: οὐδ' ἄρ' ἔτ' ἔτλη
δηρὸν ἑκὰς στρωφᾶσθ', ἀλλ' ἀντίος ἦλθ' Ἀχιλῆϊ
ὀξὺ δόρυ κραδάων φλογὶ εἴκελος: αὐτὰρ Ἀχιλλεὺς
ὡς εἶδ', ὣς ἀνεπᾶλτο, καὶ εὐχόμενος ἔπος ηὔδα:
425ἐγγὺς ἀνὴρ ὃς ἐμόν γε μάλιστ' ἐσεμάσσατο θυμόν,
Transliteration
kar rha hoi ophthalmōn kechut' achlus: oud' ar' et' etlē
dēron hekas strōphasth', all' antios ēlth' Achilēï
oxu doru kradaōn phlogi eikelos: autar Achilleus
hōs eid', hōs anepalto, kai euchomenos epos ēuda:
425engus anēr hos emon ge malist' esemassato thumon,
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bounded forward and vaunted saying, "This is he that has wounded my heart most deeply and has slain my beloved comrade. Not for long shall we two quail before one
Homeric Greek
ὅς μοι ἑταῖρον ἔπεφνε τετιμένον: οὐδ' ἂν ἔτι δὴν
ἀλλήλους πτώσσοιμεν ἀνὰ πτολέμοιο γεφύρας.
ἦ, καὶ ὑπόδρα ἰδὼν προσεφώνεεν Ἕκτορα δῖον:
ἆσσον ἴθ' ὥς κεν θᾶσσον ὀλέθρου πείραθ' ἵκηαι.
430τὸν δ' οὐ ταρβήσας προσέφη κορυθαίολος Ἕκτωρ:
Transliteration
hos moi hetairon epephne tetimenon: oud' an eti dēn
allēlous ptōssoimen ana ptolemoio gephuras.
ē, kai hupodra idōn prosephōneen Hektora dion:
asson ith' hōs ken thasson olethrou peirath' hikēai.
430ton d' ou tarbēsas prosephē koruthaiolos Hektōr:
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another on the highways of war." He looked fiercely on Hektor and said, "Draw near, that you may meet your doom the sooner." Hektor feared him not and answered, "Son of Peleus, think not that your words can scare me as though I were a child;
Homeric Greek
Πηλεί̈δη μὴ δὴ ἐπέεσσί με νηπύτιον ὣς
ἔλπεο δειδίξεσθαι, ἐπεὶ σάφα οἶδα καὶ αὐτὸς
ἠμὲν κερτομίας ἠδ' αἴσυλα μυθήσασθαι.
οἶδα δ' ὅτι σὺ μὲν ἐσθλός, ἐγὼ δὲ σέθεν πολὺ χείρων.
435ἀλλ' ἤτοι μὲν ταῦτα θεῶν ἐν γούνασι κεῖται,
Transliteration
Pēleïdē mē dē epeessi me nēpution hōs
elpeo deidixesthai, epei sapha oida kai autos
ēmen kertomias ēd' aisula muthēsasthai.
oida d' hoti su men esthlos, egō de sethen polu cheirōn.
435all' ētoi men tauta theōn en gounasi keitai,
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I too if I will can brag and talk unseemly; I know that you are a mighty warrior, mightier by far than I, nevertheless the issue lies in the lap of heaven whether I, worse man though I be, may
Homeric Greek
αἴ κέ σε χειρότερός περ ἐὼν ἀπὸ θυμὸν ἕλωμαι
δουρὶ βαλών, ἐπεὶ ἦ καὶ ἐμὸν βέλος ὀξὺ πάροιθεν.
ἦ ῥα, καὶ ἀμπεπαλὼν προί̈ει δόρυ, καὶ τό γ' Ἀθήνη
πνοιῇ Ἀχιλλῆος πάλιν ἔτραπε κυδαλίμοιο
440ἦκα μάλα ψύξασα: τὸ δ' ἂψ ἵκεθ' Ἕκτορα δῖον,
Transliteration
ai ke se cheiroteros per eōn apo thumon helōmai
douri balōn, epei ē kai emon belos oxu paroithen.
ē rha, kai ampepalōn proïei doru, kai to g' Athēnē
pnoiēi Achillēos palin etrape kudalimoio
440ēka mala psuxasa: to d' aps hiketh' Hektora dion,
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not slay you with my spear, for this too has been found keen ere now." He hurled his spear as he spoke, but Athena breathed upon it, and though she breathed but very lightly she turned it back from going towards Achilles, so that it returned to Hektor and lay at his feet in front of him. Achilles then sprang furiously on him with a loud cry, bent on killing him, but Apollo caught him
Homeric Greek
αὐτοῦ δὲ προπάροιθε ποδῶν πέσεν. αὐτὰρ Ἀχιλλεὺς
ἐμμεμαὼς ἐπόρουσε κατακτάμεναι μενεαίνων,
σμερδαλέα ἰάχων: τὸν δ' ἐξήρπαξεν Ἀπόλλων
ῥεῖα μάλ' ὥς τε θεός, ἐκάλυψε δ' ἄρ' ἠέρι πολλῇ.
445τρὶς μὲν ἔπειτ' ἐπόρουσε ποδάρκης δῖος Ἀχιλλεὺς
Transliteration
autou de proparoithe podōn pesen. autar Achilleus
emmemaōs eporouse kataktamenai meneainōn,
smerdalea iachōn: ton d' exērpaxen Apollōn
rheia mal' hōs te theos, ekalupse d' ar' ēeri pollēi.
445tris men epeit' eporouse podarkēs dios Achilleus
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up easily as a god can, and hid him in a thick darkness. Thrice did Achilles spring towards him spear in hand, and thrice did he waste his blow upon the air. When he rushed forward for the fourth time as though he were a daimôn he shouted aloud saying, "Hound, this time too
Homeric Greek
ἔγχεϊ χαλκείῳ, τρὶς δ' ἠέρα τύψε βαθεῖαν.
ἀλλ' ὅτε δὴ τὸ τέταρτον ἐπέσσυτο δαίμονι ἶσος,
δεινὰ δ' ὁμοκλήσας ἔπεα πτερόεντα προσηύδα:
ἐξ αὖ νῦν ἔφυγες θάνατον κύον: ἦ τέ τοι ἄγχι
450ἦλθε κακόν: νῦν αὖτέ σ' ἐρύσατο Φοῖβος Ἀπόλλων,
Transliteration
encheï chalkeiōi, tris d' ēera tupse batheian.
all' hote dē to tetarton epessuto daimoni isos,
deina d' homoklēsas epea pteroenta prosēuda:
ex au nun ephuges thanaton kuon: ē te toi anchi
450ēlthe kakon: nun aute s' erusato Phoibos Apollōn,
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you have escaped death - but of a truth it came exceedingly near you. Phoebus Apollo, to whom it seems you pray before you go into battle, has again saved you; but if I too have any friend among the gods I will surely make an end of you when I come across you at some other time.
Homeric Greek
ᾧ μέλλεις εὔχεσθαι ἰὼν ἐς δοῦπον ἀκόντων.
ἦ θήν σ' ἐξανύω γε καὶ ὕστερον ἀντιβολήσας,
εἴ πού τις καὶ ἔμοιγε θεῶν ἐπιτάρροθός ἐστι.
νῦν αὖ τοὺς ἄλλους ἐπιείσομαι, ὅν κε κιχείω.
455ὣς εἰπὼν Δρύοπ' οὖτα κατ' αὐχένα μέσσον ἄκοντι:
Transliteration
hōi melleis euchesthai iōn es doupon akontōn.
ē thēn s' exanuō ge kai husteron antibolēsas,
ei pou tis kai emoige theōn epitarrothos esti.
nun au tous allous epieisomai, hon ke kicheiō.
455hōs eipōn Druop' outa kat' auchena messon akonti:
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Now, however, I will pursue and overtake other Trojans." On this he struck Dryops with his spear, about the middle of his neck, and he fell headlong at his feet.
Homeric Greek
ἤριπε δὲ προπάροιθε ποδῶν: ὃ δὲ τὸν μὲν ἔασε,
Δημοῦχον δὲ Φιλητορίδην ἠύ̈ν τε μέγαν τε
κὰγ γόνυ δουρὶ βαλὼν ἠρύκακε. τὸν μὲν ἔπειτα
οὐτάζων ξίφεϊ μεγάλῳ ἐξαίνυτο θυμόν:
460αὐτὰρ ὃ Λαόγονον καὶ Δάρδανον υἷε Βίαντος
Transliteration
ēripe de proparoithe podōn: ho de ton men ease,
Dēmouchon de Philētoridēn ēün te megan te
kag gonu douri balōn ērukake. ton men epeita
outazōn xipheï megalōi exainuto thumon:
460autar ho Laogonon kai Dardanon huie Biantos
English · Butler
On this he struck Dryops with his spear, about the middle of his neck, and he fell headlong at his feet. There he let him lie and stayed Demoukhos son of Philetor, a man both brave and of great stature, by hitting him on the knee with a spear; then he smote him with his sword and killed him. After this he sprang on Laogonos and Dardanos, sons of Bias, and threw them from their chariot, the one with a blow from a thrown spear, while the other he cut down in hand-to-hand fight.
Homeric Greek
ἄμφω ἐφορμηθεὶς ἐξ ἵππων ὦσε χαμᾶζε,
τὸν μὲν δουρὶ βαλών, τὸν δὲ σχεδὸν ἄορι τύψας.
Τρῶα δ' Ἀλαστορίδην, ὃ μὲν ἀντίος ἤλυθε γούνων,
εἴ πώς εὑ πεφίδοιτο λαβὼν καὶ ζωὸν ἀφείη
465μηδὲ κατακτείνειεν ὁμηλικίην ἐλεήσας,
Transliteration
amphō ephormētheis ex hippōn ōse chamaze,
ton men douri balōn, ton de schedon aori tupsas.
Trōa d' Alastoridēn, ho men antios ēluthe gounōn,
ei pōs heu pephidoito labōn kai zōon apheiē
465mēde katakteineien homēlikiēn eleēsas,
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There was also Tros the son of Alastor - he came up to Achilles and clasped his knees in the hope that he would spare him and not kill him but let him go, because they were both of the same age. Fool, he might have known that he should not prevail with him, for the man was in no mood for pity or forbearance but was in grim earnest.
Homeric Greek
νήπιος, οὐδὲ τὸ ᾔδη ὃ οὐ πείσεσθαι ἔμελλεν:
οὐ γάρ τι γλυκύθυμος ἀνὴρ ἦν οὐδ' ἀγανόφρων,
ἀλλὰ μάλ' ἐμμεμαώς: ὃ μὲν ἥπτετο χείρεσι γούνων
ἱέμενος λίσσεσθ', ὃ δὲ φασγάνῳ οὖτα καθ' ἧπαρ:
470ἐκ δέ οἱ ἧπαρ ὄλισθεν, ἀτὰρ μέλαν αἷμα κατ' αὐτοῦ
Transliteration
nēpios, oude to ēidē ho ou peisesthai emellen:
ou gar ti glukuthumos anēr ēn oud' aganophrōn,
alla mal' emmemaōs: ho men hēpteto cheiresi gounōn
hiemenos lissesth', ho de phasganōi outa kath' hēpar:
470ek de hoi hēpar olisthen, atar melan haima kat' autou
English · Butler
Therefore when Tros laid hold of his knees and sought a hearing for his prayers, Achilles drove his sword into his liver, and the liver came rolling out, while his bosom was all covered with the black blood that welled from the wound. Thus did death close his
Homeric Greek
κόλπον ἐνέπλησεν: τὸν δὲ σκότος ὄσσε κάλυψε
θυμοῦ δευόμενον: ὃ δὲ Μούλιον οὖτα παραστὰς
δουρὶ κατ' οὖς: εἶθαρ δὲ δι' οὔατος ἦλθ' ἑτέροιο
αἰχμὴ χαλκείη: ὃ δ' Ἀγήνορος υἱὸν Ἔχεκλον
475μέσσην κὰκ κεφαλὴν ξίφει ἤλασε κωπήεντι,
Transliteration
kolpon eneplēsen: ton de skotos osse kalupse
thumou deuomenon: ho de Moulion outa parastas
douri kat' ous: eithar de di' ouatos ēlth' heteroio
aichmē chalkeiē: ho d' Agēnoros huion Echeklon
475messēn kak kephalēn xiphei ēlase kōpēenti,
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eyes as he lay lifeless. Achilles then went up to Moulios and struck him on the ear with a spear, and the bronze spear-head came right out at the other ear. He also struck Echeklos son of Agenor on the head with his sword, which became warm with the blood, while death and stern fate closed the eyes of Echeklos. Next in order the bronze point of his spear
Homeric Greek
πᾶν δ' ὑπεθερμάνθη ξίφος αἵματι: τὸν δὲ κατ' ὄσσε
ἔλλαβε πορφύρεος θάνατος καὶ μοῖρα κραταιή.
Δευκαλίωνα δ' ἔπειθ', ἵνα τε ξυνέχουσι τένοντες
ἀγκῶνος, τῇ τόν γε φίλης διὰ χειρὸς ἔπειρεν
480αἰχμῇ χαλκείῃ: ὃ δέ μιν μένε χεῖρα βαρυνθεὶς
Transliteration
pan d' hupethermanthē xiphos haimati: ton de kat' osse
ellabe porphureos thanatos kai moira krataiē.
Deukaliōna d' epeith', hina te xunechousi tenontes
ankōnos, tēi ton ge philēs dia cheiros epeiren
480aichmēi chalkeiēi: ho de min mene cheira baruntheis
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wounded Deukalion in the fore-arm where the sinews of the elbow are united, whereon he waited Achilles' onset with his arm hanging down and death staring him in the face. Achilles cut his head off with a blow from his sword and flung it helmet and all away from him, and the marrow came oozing out of his backbone as he lay.
Homeric Greek
πρόσθ' ὁρόων θάνατον: ὃ δὲ φασγάνῳ αὐχένα θείνας
τῆλ' αὐτῇ πήληκι κάρη βάλε: μυελὸς αὖτε
σφονδυλίων ἔκπαλθ', ὃ δ' ἐπὶ χθονὶ κεῖτο τανυσθείς.
αὐτὰρ ὃ βῆ ῥ' ἰέναι μετ' ἀμύμονα Πείρεω υἱὸν
485Ῥίγμον, ὃς ἐκ Θρῄκης ἐριβώλακος εἰληλούθει:
Transliteration
prosth' horoōn thanaton: ho de phasganōi auchena theinas
tēl' autēi pēlēki karē bale: muelos aute
sphonduliōn ekpalth', ho d' epi chthoni keito tanustheis.
autar ho bē rh' ienai met' amumona Peireō huion
485Rhigmon, hos ek Thrēikēs eribōlakos eilēlouthei:
English · Butler
He then went in pursuit of Rhigmos, noble son of Peires, who had come from fertile Thrace, and struck him through the middle with a spear which fixed itself in his belly, so that he fell headlong from his chariot. He also speared Areithoos squire to
Homeric Greek
τὸν βάλε μέσσον ἄκοντι, πάγη δ' ἐν νηδύϊ χαλκός,
ἤριπε δ' ἐξ ὀχέων: ὃ δ' Ἀρηί̈θοον θεράποντα
ἂψ ἵππους στρέψαντα μετάφρενον ὀξέϊ δουρὶ
νύξ', ἀπὸ δ' ἅρματος ὦσε: κυκήθησαν δέ οἱ ἵπποι.
490ὡς δ' ἀναμαιμάει βαθέ' ἄγκεα θεσπιδαὲς πῦρ
Transliteration
ton bale messon akonti, pagē d' en nēduï chalkos,
ēripe d' ex ocheōn: ho d' Arēïthoon theraponta
aps hippous strepsanta metaphrenon oxeï douri
nux', apo d' harmatos ōse: kukēthēsan de hoi hippoi.
490hōs d' anamaimaei bathe' ankea thespidaes pur
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Rhigmos in the back as he was turning his horses in flight, and thrust him from his chariot, while the horses were struck with panic. As a fire raging in some mountain glen after long drought - and the dense forest is in a blaze, while the wind carries great tongues of fire in every direction - even so furiously did Achilles rage, wielding his spear as though he were a daimôn, and giving chase to those whom he would slay, till the dark earth ran with blood.
Homeric Greek
οὔρεος ἀζαλέοιο, βαθεῖα δὲ καίεται ὕλη,
πάντῃ τε κλονέων ἄνεμος φλόγα εἰλυφάζει,
ὣς ὅ γε πάντῃ θῦνε σὺν ἔγχεϊ δαίμονι ἶσος
κτεινομένους ἐφέπων: ῥέε δ' αἵματι γαῖα μέλαινα.
495ὡς δ' ὅτε τις ζεύξῃ βόας ἄρσενας εὐρυμετώπους
Transliteration
oureos azaleoio, batheia de kaietai hulē,
pantēi te kloneōn anemos phloga eiluphazei,
hōs ho ge pantēi thune sun encheï daimoni isos
kteinomenous ephepōn: rhee d' haimati gaia melaina.
495hōs d' hote tis zeuxēi boas arsenas eurumetōpous
English · Butler
As a fire raging in some mountain glen after long drought - and the dense forest is in a blaze, while the wind carries great tongues of fire in every direction - even so furiously did Achilles rage, wielding his spear as though he were a daimôn, and giving chase to those whom he would slay, till the dark earth ran with blood. Or as one who yokes broad-browed oxen that they may tread barley in a threshing-floor - and it is soon bruised small under the feet of the lowing cattle - even so did the horses of Achilles trample on the shields and bodies of the slain.
Homeric Greek
τριβέμεναι κρῖ λευκὸν ἐϋκτιμένῃ ἐν ἀλωῇ,
ῥίμφά τε λέπτ' ἐγένοντο βοῶν ὑπὸ πόσσ' ἐριμύκων,
ὣς ὑπ' Ἀχιλλῆος μεγαθύμου μώνυχες ἵπποι
στεῖβον ὁμοῦ νέκυάς τε καὶ ἀσπίδας: αἵματι δ' ἄξων
500νέρθεν ἅπας πεπάλακτο καὶ ἄντυγες αἳ περὶ δίφρον,
Transliteration
tribemenai kri leukon eüktimenēi en alōēi,
rhimpha te lept' egenonto boōn hupo poss' erimukōn,
hōs hup' Achillēos megathumou mōnuches hippoi
steibon homou nekuas te kai aspidas: haimati d' axōn
500nerthen hapas pepalakto kai antuges hai peri diphron,
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The axle underneath and the railing that ran round the car were bespattered with clots of blood thrown up by the horses' hoofs, and from the tires of the wheels; but the son of Peleus pressed on to
Homeric Greek
ἃς ἄρ' ἀφ' ἱππείων ὁπλέων ῥαθάμιγγες ἔβαλλον
αἵ τ' ἀπ' ἐπισσώτρων: ὃ δὲ ἵετο κῦδος ἀρέσθαι
Πηλεί̈δης, λύθρῳ δὲ παλάσσετο χεῖρας ἀάπτους.
Transliteration
has ar' aph' hippeiōn hopleōn rhathaminges eballon
hai t' ap' epissōtrōn: ho de hieto kudos aresthai
Pēleïdēs, luthrōi de palasseto cheiras aaptous.
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win still further glory, and his hands were bedrabbled with gore.