Homeric Greek
1ὧς ὁ μὲν ἔνθ' ἠρᾶτο πολύτλας δῖος Ὀδυσσεύς,
κούρην δὲ προτὶ ἄστυ φέρεν μένος ἡμιόνοιιν.
ἡ δ' ὅτε δὴ οὗ πατρὸς ἀγακλυτὰ δώμαθ' ἵκανε,
στῆσεν ἄρ' ἐν προθύροισι, κασίγνητοι δέ μιν ἀμφὶς
5ἵσταντ' ἀθανάτοις ἐναλίγκιοι, οἵ ῥ' ὑπ' ἀπήνης
Transliteration
1hōs ho men enth' ērato polutlas dios Odusseus,
kourēn de proti astu pheren menos hēmionoiin.
hē d' hote dē hou patros agakluta dōmath' hikane,
stēsen ar' en prothuroisi, kasignētoi de min amphis
5histant' athanatois enalinkioi, hoi rh' hup' apēnēs
English · Butler
Thus, then, did Odysseus wait and pray; but the girl drove on to the town. When she reached her father's house she drew up at the gateway, and her brothers - comely as the gods - gathered round her, took the mules out of the wagon, and carried the clothes into the house, while she
Homeric Greek
ἡμιόνους ἔλυον ἐσθῆτά τε ἔσφερον εἴσω.
αὐτὴ δ' ἐς θάλαμον ἑὸν ἤιε: δαῖε δέ οἱ πῦρ
γρῆυς Ἀπειραίη, θαλαμηπόλος Εὐρυμέδουσα,
τήν ποτ' Ἀπείρηθεν νέες ἤγαγον ἀμφιέλισσαι:
10Ἀλκινόῳ δ' αὐτὴν γέρας ἔξελον, οὕνεκα πᾶσιν
Transliteration
hēmionous eluon esthēta te espheron eisō.
autē d' es thalamon heon ēie: daie de hoi pur
grēus Apeiraiē, thalamēpolos Eurumedousa,
tēn pot' Apeirēthen nees ēgagon amphielissai:
10Alkinoōi d' autēn geras exelon, houneka pasin
English · Butler
went to her own room, where an old servant, Eurymedousa of Apeira, lit the fire for her. This old woman had been brought by sea from Apeira, and had been chosen as a prize for Alkinoos because he was king over the Phaeacians, and the people in the dêmos obeyed him as though he were a god.
Homeric Greek
Φαιήκεσσιν ἄνασσε, θεοῦ δ' ὣς δῆμος ἄκουεν:
ἣ τρέφε Ναυσικάαν λευκώλενον ἐν μεγάροισιν.
ἥ οἱ πῦρ ἀνέκαιε καὶ εἴσω δόρπον ἐκόσμει.
καὶ τότ' Ὀδυσσεὺς ὦρτο πόλινδ' ἴμεν: ἀμφὶ δ' Ἀθήνη
15πολλὴν ἠέρα χεῦε φίλα φρονέουσ' Ὀδυσῆι,
Transliteration
Phaiēkessin anasse, theou d' hōs dēmos akouen:
hē trephe Nausikaan leukōlenon en megaroisin.
hē hoi pur anekaie kai eisō dorpon ekosmei.
kai tot' Odusseus ōrto polind' imen: amphi d' Athēnē
15pollēn ēera cheue phila phroneous' Odusēi,
English · Butler
She had been nurse to Nausicaa, and had now lit the fire for her, and brought her supper for her into her own room. Presently Odysseus got up to go towards the town; and Athena shed a thick mist all round him to hide him in case any of the proud Phaeacians who met him should be rude to him, or ask him who he was. Then, as he was just
Homeric Greek
μή τις Φαιήκων μεγαθύμων ἀντιβολήσας
κερτομέοι τ' ἐπέεσσι καὶ ἐξερέοιθ' ὅτις εἴη.
ἀλλ' ὅτε δὴ ἄρ' ἔμελλε πόλιν δύσεσθαι ἐραννήν,
ἔνθα οἱ ἀντεβόλησε θεά, γλαυκῶπις Ἀθήνη,
20παρθενικῇ ἐικυῖα νεήνιδι, κάλπιν ἐχούσῃ.
Transliteration
mē tis Phaiēkōn megathumōn antibolēsas
kertomeoi t' epeessi kai exereoith' hotis eiē.
all' hote dē ar' emelle polin dusesthai erannēn,
entha hoi antebolēse thea, glaukōpis Athēnē,
20parthenikēi eikuia neēnidi, kalpin echousēi.
English · Butler
entering the town, she came towards him in the likeness of a little girl carrying a pitcher. She stood right in front of him,
Homeric Greek
στῆ δὲ πρόσθ' αὐτοῦ, ὁ δ' ἀνείρετο δῖος Ὀδυσσεύς:
"ὦ τέκος, οὐκ ἄν μοι δόμον ἀνέρος ἡγήσαιο
Ἀλκινόου, ὃς τοῖσδε μετ' ἀνθρώποισι ἀνάσσει;
καὶ γὰρ ἐγὼ ξεῖνος ταλαπείριος ἐνθάδ' ἱκάνω
25τηλόθεν ἐξ ἀπίης γαίης: τῷ οὔ τινα οἶδα
Transliteration
stē de prosth' autou, ho d' aneireto dios Odusseus:
"ō tekos, ouk an moi domon aneros hēgēsaio
Alkinoou, hos toisde met' anthrōpoisi anassei;
kai gar egō xeinos talapeirios enthad' hikanō
25tēlothen ex apiēs gaiēs: tōi ou tina oida
English · Butler
and Odysseus said: "My dear, will you be so kind as to show me the house of king Alkinoos? I am an unfortunate foreigner in distress, and do not know one
Homeric Greek
ἀνθρώπων, οἳ τήνδε πόλιν καὶ γαῖαν ἔχουσιν."
τὸν δ' αὖτε προσέειπε θεά, γλαυκῶπις Ἀθήνη:
"τοιγὰρ ἐγώ τοι, ξεῖνε πάτερ, δόμον, ὅν με κελεύεις,
δείξω, ἐπεί μοι πατρὸς ἀμύμονος ἐγγύθι ναίει.
30ἀλλ' ἴθι σιγῇ τοῖον, ἐγὼ δ' ὁδὸν ἡγεμονεύσω,
Transliteration
anthrōpōn, hoi tēnde polin kai gaian echousin."
ton d' aute proseeipe thea, glaukōpis Athēnē:
"toigar egō toi, xeine pater, domon, hon me keleueis,
deixō, epei moi patros amumonos enguthi naiei.
30all' ithi sigēi toion, egō d' hodon hēgemoneusō,
English · Butler
in your town and country." Then Athena said, "Yes, father stranger, I will show you the house you want, for Alkinoos lives quite close to my own father. I will go before you and show the way, but say not a word as you go, and do not look at any man, nor ask him questions; for the people here cannot abide strangers, and do not like men who come from some other place.
Homeric Greek
μηδέ τιν' ἀνθρώπων προτιόσσεο μηδ' ἐρέεινε.
οὐ γὰρ ξείνους οἵδε μάλ' ἀνθρώπους ἀνέχονται,
οὐδ' ἀγαπαζόμενοι φιλέουσ' ὅς κ' ἄλλοθεν ἔλθῃ.
νηυσὶ θοῇσιν τοί γε πεποιθότες ὠκείῃσι
35λαῖτμα μέγ' ἐκπερόωσιν, ἐπεί σφισι δῶκ' ἐνοσίχθων:
Transliteration
mēde tin' anthrōpōn protiosseo mēd' ereeine.
ou gar xeinous hoide mal' anthrōpous anechontai,
oud' agapazomenoi phileous' hos k' allothen elthēi.
nēusi thoēisin toi ge pepoithotes ōkeiēisi
35laitma meg' ekperoōsin, epei sphisi dōk' enosichthōn:
English · Butler
They are a sea-faring folk, and sail the seas by the grace of Poseidon in ships that glide along like thought, or as
Homeric Greek
τῶν νέες ὠκεῖαι ὡς εἰ πτερὸν ἠὲ νόημα."
ὣς ἄρα φωνήσασ' ἡγήσατο Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη
καρπαλίμως: ὁ δ' ἔπειτα μετ' ἴχνια βαῖνε θεοῖο.
τὸν δ' ἄρα Φαίηκες ναυσικλυτοὶ οὐκ ἐνόησαν
40ἐρχόμενον κατὰ ἄστυ διὰ σφέας: οὐ γὰρ Ἀθήνη
Transliteration
tōn nees ōkeiai hōs ei pteron ēe noēma."
hōs ara phōnēsas' hēgēsato Pallas Athēnē
karpalimōs: ho d' epeita met' ichnia baine theoio.
ton d' ara Phaiēkes nausiklutoi ouk enoēsan
40erchomenon kata astu dia spheas: ou gar Athēnē
English · Butler
a bird in the air." On this she led the way, and Odysseus followed in her steps; but not one of the Phaeacians could see him as he passed through the city in the midst of them; for the great goddess Athena in her good will towards him had hidden him in a thick cloud of darkness. He admired their harbors, ships, places of assembly, and the lofty
Homeric Greek
εἴα ἐυπλόκαμος, δεινὴ θεός, ἥ ῥά οἱ ἀχλὺν
θεσπεσίην κατέχευε φίλα φρονέουσ' ἐνὶ θυμῷ.
θαύμαζεν δ' Ὀδυσεὺς λιμένας καὶ νῆας ἐίσας
αὐτῶν θ' ἡρώων ἀγορὰς καὶ τείχεα μακρὰ
45ὑψηλά, σκολόπεσσιν ἀρηρότα, θαῦμα ἰδέσθαι.
Transliteration
eia euplokamos, deinē theos, hē rha hoi achlun
thespesiēn katecheue phila phroneous' eni thumōi.
thaumazen d' Oduseus limenas kai nēas eisas
autōn th' hērōōn agoras kai teichea makra
45hupsēla, skolopessin arērota, thauma idesthai.
English · Butler
walls of the city, which, with the palisade on top of them, were very striking, and when
Homeric Greek
ἀλλ' ὅτε δὴ βασιλῆος ἀγακλυτὰ δώμαθ' ἵκοντο,
τοῖσι δὲ μύθων ἦρχε θεά, γλαυκῶπις Ἀθήνη:
"οὗτος δή τοι, ξεῖνε πάτερ, δόμος, ὅν με κελεύεις
πεφραδέμεν: δήεις δὲ διοτρεφέας βασιλῆας
50δαίτην δαινυμένους: σὺ δ' ἔσω κίε, μηδέ τι θυμῷ
Transliteration
all' hote dē basilēos agakluta dōmath' hikonto,
toisi de muthōn ērche thea, glaukōpis Athēnē:
"houtos dē toi, xeine pater, domos, hon me keleueis
pephrademen: dēeis de diotrepheas basilēas
50daitēn dainumenous: su d' esō kie, mēde ti thumōi
English · Butler
they reached the king's house Athena said: "This is the house, father stranger, which you would have me show you. You will find a number of great people sitting at table, but do not be afraid; go straight in, for the bolder a man
Homeric Greek
τάρβει: θαρσαλέος γὰρ ἀνὴρ ἐν πᾶσιν ἀμείνων
ἔργοισιν τελέθει, εἰ καί ποθεν ἄλλοθεν ἔλθοι.
δέσποιναν μὲν πρῶτα κιχήσεαι ἐν μεγάροισιν:
Ἀρήτη δ' ὄνομ' ἐστὶν ἐπώνυμον, ἐκ δὲ τοκήων
55τῶν αὐτῶν οἵ περ τέκον Ἀλκίνοον βασιλῆα.
Transliteration
tarbei: tharsaleos gar anēr en pasin ameinōn
ergoisin telethei, ei kai pothen allothen elthoi.
despoinan men prōta kichēseai en megaroisin:
Arētē d' onom' estin epōnumon, ek de tokēōn
55tōn autōn hoi per tekon Alkinoon basilēa.
English · Butler
is the more likely he is to carry his point, even though he is a stranger. First find the queen. Her name is Arete, and she comes of the same family as her husband Alkinoos. They both descend originally from Poseidon, who was father to Nausithoos by Periboia, a woman of great beauty. Periboia was the youngest daughter
Homeric Greek
Ναυσίθοον μὲν πρῶτα Ποσειδάων ἐνοσίχθων
γείνατο καὶ Περίβοια, γυναικῶν εἶδος ἀρίστη,
ὁπλοτάτη θυγάτηρ μεγαλήτορος Εὐρυμέδοντος,
ὅς ποθ' ὑπερθύμοισι Γιγάντεσσιν βασίλευεν.
60ἀλλ' ὁ μὲν ὤλεσε λαὸν ἀτάσθαλον, ὤλετο δ' αὐτός:
Transliteration
Nausithoon men prōta Poseidaōn enosichthōn
geinato kai Periboia, gunaikōn eidos aristē,
hoplotatē thugatēr megalētoros Eurumedontos,
hos poth' huperthumoisi Gigantessin basileuen.
60all' ho men ōlese laon atasthalon, ōleto d' autos:
English · Butler
of Eurymedon, who at one time reigned over the giants, but he ruined his ill-fated people and lost his own life to boot.
Homeric Greek
τῇ δὲ Ποσειδάων ἐμίγη καὶ ἐγείνατο παῖδα
Ναυσίθοον μεγάθυμον, ὃς ἐν Φαίηξιν ἄνασσε:
Ναυσίθοος δ' ἔτεκεν Ῥηξήνορά τ' Ἀλκίνοόν τε.
τὸν μὲν ἄκουρον ἐόντα βάλ' ἀργυρότοξος Ἀπόλλων
65νυμφίον ἐν μεγάρῳ, μίαν οἴην παῖδα λιπόντα
Transliteration
tēi de Poseidaōn emigē kai egeinato paida
Nausithoon megathumon, hos en Phaiēxin anasse:
Nausithoos d' eteken Rhēxēnora t' Alkinoon te.
ton men akouron eonta bal' argurotoxos Apollōn
65numphion en megarōi, mian oiēn paida liponta
English · Butler
"Poseidon, however, lay with his daughter, and she had a son by him, the great Nausithoos, who reigned over the Phaeacians. Nausithoos had two sons Rhexenor and Alkinoos; Apollo killed the first of them while he was still a bridegroom and without male issue; but he left a daughter Arete, whom Alkinoos married, and honors
Homeric Greek
Ἀρήτην: τὴν δ' Ἀλκίνοος ποιήσατ' ἄκοιτιν,
καί μιν ἔτισ', ὡς οὔ τις ἐπὶ χθονὶ τίεται ἄλλη,
ὅσσαι νῦν γε γυναῖκες ὑπ' ἀνδράσιν οἶκον ἔχουσιν.
ὣς κείνη περὶ κῆρι τετίμηταί τε καὶ ἔστιν
70ἔκ τε φίλων παίδων ἔκ τ' αὐτοῦ Ἀλκινόοιο
Transliteration
Arētēn: tēn d' Alkinoos poiēsat' akoitin,
kai min etis', hōs ou tis epi chthoni tietai allē,
hossai nun ge gunaikes hup' andrasin oikon echousin.
hōs keinē peri kēri tetimētai te kai estin
70ek te philōn paidōn ek t' autou Alkinooio
English · Butler
as no other woman is honored of all those that keep house along with their husbands. "Thus she both was, and still is, respected beyond measure by her children, by Alkinoos himself, and by the whole people, who look upon her as a goddess, and greet her whenever she goes about the city, for she is a thoroughly good woman both in head and heart, and when any women are friends of hers, she will help their husbands also to settle their disputes. If you can
Homeric Greek
καὶ λαῶν, οἵ μίν ῥα θεὸν ὣς εἰσορόωντες
δειδέχαται μύθοισιν, ὅτε στείχῃσ' ἀνὰ ἄστυ.
οὐ μὲν γάρ τι νόου γε καὶ αὐτὴ δεύεται ἐσθλοῦ:
ᾗσι τ' ἐὺ φρονέῃσι καὶ ἀνδράσι νείκεα λύει.
75εἴ κέν τοι κείνη γε φίλα φρονέῃσ' ἐνὶ θυμῷ,
Transliteration
kai laōn, hoi min rha theon hōs eisoroōntes
deidechatai muthoisin, hote steichēis' ana astu.
ou men gar ti noou ge kai autē deuetai esthlou:
hēisi t' eu phroneēisi kai andrasi neikea luei.
75ei ken toi keinē ge phila phroneēis' eni thumōi,
English · Butler
gain her good will, you may have every hope of seeing your friends again, and getting
Homeric Greek
ἐλπωρή τοι ἔπειτα φίλους τ' ἰδέειν καὶ ἱκέσθαι
οἶκον ἐς ὑψόροφον καὶ σὴν ἐς πατρίδα γαῖαν."
ὣς ἄρα φωνήσασ' ἀπέβη γλαυκῶπις Ἀθήνη
πόντον ἐπ' ἀτρύγετον, λίπε δὲ Σχερίην ἐρατεινήν,
80ἵκετο δ' ἐς Μαραθῶνα καὶ εὐρυάγυιαν Ἀθήνην,
Transliteration
elpōrē toi epeita philous t' ideein kai hikesthai
oikon es hupsorophon kai sēn es patrida gaian."
hōs ara phōnēsas' apebē glaukōpis Athēnē
ponton ep' atrugeton, lipe de Scheriēn erateinēn,
80hiketo d' es Marathōna kai euruaguian Athēnēn,
English · Butler
safely back to your home and country." Then Athena left Scheria and went away over the sea. She went to Marathon and to the spacious streets of Athens, where she entered the abode of Erechtheus; but Odysseus went on to the house of
Homeric Greek
δῦνε δ' Ἐρεχθῆος πυκινὸν δόμον. αὐτὰρ Ὀδυσσεὺς
Ἀλκινόου πρὸς δώματ' ἴε κλυτά: πολλὰ δέ οἱ κῆρ
ὥρμαιν' ἱσταμένῳ, πρὶν χάλκεον οὐδὸν ἱκέσθαι.
ὥς τε γὰρ ἠελίου αἴγλη πέλεν ἠὲ σελήνης
85δῶμα καθ' ὑψερεφὲς μεγαλήτορος Ἀλκινόοιο.
Transliteration
dune d' Erechthēos pukinon domon. autar Odusseus
Alkinoou pros dōmat' ie kluta: polla de hoi kēr
hōrmain' histamenōi, prin chalkeon oudon hikesthai.
hōs te gar ēeliou aiglē pelen ēe selēnēs
85dōma kath' hupserephes megalētoros Alkinooio.
English · Butler
Alkinoos, and he pondered much as he paused a while before reaching the threshold of bronze, for the splendor of the palace was like that of the sun or moon. The walls on either side were of bronze from end to end, and the cornice was of blue enamel. The doors were gold, and
Homeric Greek
χάλκεοι μὲν γὰρ τοῖχοι ἐληλέδατ' ἔνθα καὶ ἔνθα,
ἐς μυχὸν ἐξ οὐδοῦ, περὶ δὲ θριγκὸς κυάνοιο:
χρύσειαι δὲ θύραι πυκινὸν δόμον ἐντὸς ἔεργον:
σταθμοὶ δ' ἀργύρεοι ἐν χαλκέῳ ἕστασαν οὐδῷ,
90ἀργύρεον δ' ἐφ' ὑπερθύριον, χρυσέη δὲ κορώνη.
Transliteration
chalkeoi men gar toichoi elēledat' entha kai entha,
es muchon ex oudou, peri de thrinkos kuanoio:
chruseiai de thurai pukinon domon entos eergon:
stathmoi d' argureoi en chalkeōi hestasan oudōi,
90argureon d' eph' huperthurion, chruseē de korōnē.
English · Butler
hung on pillars of silver that rose from a floor of bronze, while the lintel was silver and the hook of the door was of gold.
Homeric Greek
χρύσειοι δ' ἑκάτερθε καὶ ἀργύρεοι κύνες ἦσαν,
οὓς Ἥφαιστος ἔτευξεν ἰδυίῃσι πραπίδεσσι
δῶμα φυλασσέμεναι μεγαλήτορος Ἀλκινόοιο,
ἀθανάτους ὄντας καὶ ἀγήρως ἤματα πάντα.
95ἐν δὲ θρόνοι περὶ τοῖχον ἐρηρέδατ' ἔνθα καὶ ἔνθα,
Transliteration
chruseioi d' hekaterthe kai argureoi kunes ēsan,
hous Hēphaistos eteuxen iduiēisi prapidessi
dōma phulassemenai megalētoros Alkinooio,
athanatous ontas kai agērōs ēmata panta.
95en de thronoi peri toichon erēredat' entha kai entha,
English · Butler
On either side there stood gold and silver mastiffs which Hephaistos, with his consummate skill, had fashioned expressly to keep watch over the palace of king Alkinoos; so they were immortal and could never grow old. Seats were ranged all along the wall, here and there from one end to the other, with coverings of fine woven work which the women of the house had made. Here the chief persons of the Phaeacians used
Homeric Greek
ἐς μυχὸν ἐξ οὐδοῖο διαμπερές, ἔνθ' ἐνὶ πέπλοι
λεπτοὶ ἐύννητοι βεβλήατο, ἔργα γυναικῶν.
ἔνθα δὲ Φαιήκων ἡγήτορες ἑδριόωντο
πίνοντες καὶ ἔδοντες: ἐπηετανὸν γὰρ ἔχεσκον.
100χρύσειοι δ' ἄρα κοῦροι ἐυδμήτων ἐπὶ βωμῶν
Transliteration
es muchon ex oudoio diamperes, enth' eni peploi
leptoi eunnētoi beblēato, erga gunaikōn.
entha de Phaiēkōn hēgētores hedrioōnto
pinontes kai edontes: epēetanon gar echeskon.
100chruseioi d' ara kouroi eudmētōn epi bōmōn
English · Butler
to sit and eat and drink, for there was abundance at all seasons; and there were golden figures of young men with lighted torches in their hands, raised on pedestals, to give light by night to those who were at table. There are fifty maid servants in the house, some of whom are always grinding
Homeric Greek
ἕστασαν αἰθομένας δαί̈δας μετὰ χερσὶν ἔχοντες,
φαίνοντες νύκτας κατὰ δώματα δαιτυμόνεσσι.
πεντήκοντα δέ οἱ δμωαὶ κατὰ δῶμα γυναῖκες
αἱ μὲν ἀλετρεύουσι μύλῃς ἔπι μήλοπα καρπόν,
105αἱ δ' ἱστοὺς ὑφόωσι καὶ ἠλάκατα στρωφῶσιν
Transliteration
hestasan aithomenas daïdas meta chersin echontes,
phainontes nuktas kata dōmata daitumonessi.
pentēkonta de hoi dmōai kata dōma gunaikes
hai men aletreuousi mulēis epi mēlopa karpon,
105hai d' histous huphoōsi kai ēlakata strōphōsin
English · Butler
rich yellow grain at the mill, while others work at the loom, or sit and spin, and their shuttles go, backwards and forwards like the fluttering of aspen leaves, while the linen is so closely woven that it will turn oil.
Homeric Greek
ἥμεναι, οἷά τε φύλλα μακεδνῆς αἰγείροιο:
καιρουσσέων δ' ὀθονέων ἀπολείβεται ὑγρὸν ἔλαιον.
ὅσσον Φαίηκες περὶ πάντων ἴδριες ἀνδρῶν
νῆα θοὴν ἐνὶ πόντῳ ἐλαυνέμεν, ὣς δὲ γυναῖκες
110ἱστῶν τεχνῆσσαι: πέρι γάρ σφισι δῶκεν Ἀθήνη
Transliteration
hēmenai, hoia te phulla makednēs aigeiroio:
kairousseōn d' othoneōn apoleibetai hugron elaion.
hosson Phaiēkes peri pantōn idries andrōn
nēa thoēn eni pontōi elaunemen, hōs de gunaikes
110histōn technēssai: peri gar sphisi dōken Athēnē
English · Butler
As the Phaeacians are the best sailors in the world, so their women excel all others in weaving, for Athena has taught them all manner of useful arts,
Homeric Greek
ἔργα τ' ἐπίστασθαι περικαλλέα καὶ φρένας ἐσθλάς.
ἔκτοσθεν δ' αὐλῆς μέγας ὄρχατος ἄγχι θυράων
τετράγυος: περὶ δ' ἕρκος ἐλήλαται ἀμφοτέρωθεν.
ἔνθα δὲ δένδρεα μακρὰ πεφύκασι τηλεθόωντα,
115ὄγχναι καὶ ῥοιαὶ καὶ μηλέαι ἀγλαόκαρποι
Transliteration
erga t' epistasthai perikallea kai phrenas esthlas.
ektosthen d' aulēs megas orchatos anchi thuraōn
tetraguos: peri d' herkos elēlatai amphoterōthen.
entha de dendrea makra pephukasi tēlethoōnta,
115onchnai kai rhoiai kai mēleai aglaokarpoi
English · Butler
and they are very intelligent. Outside the gate of the outer court there is a large garden of about four acres with a wall all round it. It is full of beautiful trees - pears, pomegranates, and the most delicious apples. There are luscious figs also, and olives in full growth. The fruits never rot nor fail all the year round,
Homeric Greek
συκέαι τε γλυκεραὶ καὶ ἐλαῖαι τηλεθόωσαι.
τάων οὔ ποτε καρπὸς ἀπόλλυται οὐδ' ἀπολείπει
χείματος οὐδὲ θέρευς, ἐπετήσιος: ἀλλὰ μάλ' αἰεὶ
Ζεφυρίη πνείουσα τὰ μὲν φύει, ἄλλα δὲ πέσσει.
120ὄγχνη ἐπ' ὄγχνῃ γηράσκει, μῆλον δ' ἐπὶ μήλῳ,
Transliteration
sukeai te glukerai kai elaiai tēlethoōsai.
taōn ou pote karpos apollutai oud' apoleipei
cheimatos oude thereus, epetēsios: alla mal' aiei
Zephuriē pneiousa ta men phuei, alla de pessei.
120onchnē ep' onchnēi gēraskei, mēlon d' epi mēlōi,
English · Butler
neither winter nor summer, for the air is so soft that a new crop ripens before the old has dropped. Pear grows on pear, apple on apple, and fig on fig, and so also with the grapes, for there is an excellent vineyard: on the level ground of a part of this, the grapes are being made into raisins; in another part they are being gathered;
Homeric Greek
αὐτὰρ ἐπὶ σταφυλῇ σταφυλή, σῦκον δ' ἐπὶ σύκῳ.
ἔνθα δέ οἱ πολύκαρπος ἀλωὴ ἐρρίζωται,
τῆς ἕτερον μὲν θειλόπεδον λευρῷ ἐνὶ χώρῳ
τέρσεται ἠελίῳ, ἑτέρας δ' ἄρα τε τρυγόωσιν,
125ἄλλας δὲ τραπέουσι: πάροιθε δέ τ' ὄμφακές εἰσιν
Transliteration
autar epi staphulēi staphulē, sukon d' epi sukōi.
entha de hoi polukarpos alōē errizōtai,
tēs heteron men theilopedon leurōi eni chōrōi
tersetai ēeliōi, heteras d' ara te trugoōsin,
125allas de trapeousi: paroithe de t' omphakes eisin
English · Butler
some are being trodden in the wine tubs, others further on have shed their blossom and are beginning to show fruit, others again are just changing color. In the furthest part of the ground there are beautifully arranged beds of flowers that are in bloom all the year round. Two streams go through it, the one
Homeric Greek
ἄνθος ἀφιεῖσαι, ἕτεραι δ' ὑποπερκάζουσιν.
ἔνθα δὲ κοσμηταὶ πρασιαὶ παρὰ νείατον ὄρχον
παντοῖαι πεφύασιν, ἐπηετανὸν γανόωσαι:
ἐν δὲ δύω κρῆναι ἡ μέν τ' ἀνὰ κῆπον ἅπαντα
130σκίδναται, ἡ δ' ἑτέρωθεν ὑπ' αὐλῆς οὐδὸν ἵησι
Transliteration
anthos aphieisai, heterai d' hupoperkazousin.
entha de kosmētai prasiai para neiaton orchon
pantoiai pephuasin, epēetanon ganoōsai:
en de duō krēnai hē men t' ana kēpon hapanta
130skidnatai, hē d' heterōthen hup' aulēs oudon hiēsi
English · Butler
turned in ducts throughout the whole garden, while the other is carried under the ground of the outer court to the house itself, and the town's people draw water from it. Such, then, were the splendors with which the
Homeric Greek
πρὸς δόμον ὑψηλόν, ὅθεν ὑδρεύοντο πολῖται.
τοῖ' ἄρ' ἐν Ἀλκινόοιο θεῶν ἔσαν ἀγλαὰ δῶρα.
ἔνθα στὰς θηεῖτο πολύτλας δῖος Ὀδυσσεύς.
αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ δὴ πάντα ἑῷ θηήσατο θυμῷ,
135καρπαλίμως ὑπὲρ οὐδὸν ἐβήσετο δώματος εἴσω.
Transliteration
pros domon hupsēlon, hothen hudreuonto politai.
toi' ar' en Alkinooio theōn esan aglaa dōra.
entha stas thēeito polutlas dios Odusseus.
autar epei dē panta heōi thēēsato thumōi,
135karpalimōs huper oudon ebēseto dōmatos eisō.
English · Butler
gods had endowed the house of king Alkinoos. So here Odysseus stood for a while and looked about him, but when he had looked long enough he crossed the threshold and went within the precincts of the house. There he found all the chief people among the Phaeacians making their drink-offerings to Hermes, which they always did the last thing before going away for the night.
Homeric Greek
εὗρε δὲ Φαιήκων ἡγήτορας ἠδὲ μέδοντας
σπένδοντας δεπάεσσιν ἐυσκόπῳ ἀργεϊφόντῃ,
ᾧ πυμάτῳ σπένδεσκον, ὅτε μνησαίατο κοίτου.
αὐτὰρ ὁ βῆ διὰ δῶμα πολύτλας δῖος Ὀδυσσεὺς
140πολλὴν ἠέρ' ἔων, ἥν οἱ περίχευεν Ἀθήνη,
Transliteration
heure de Phaiēkōn hēgētoras ēde medontas
spendontas depaessin euskopōi argeïphontēi,
hōi pumatōi spendeskon, hote mnēsaiato koitou.
autar ho bē dia dōma polutlas dios Odusseus
140pollēn ēer' eōn, hēn hoi pericheuen Athēnē,
English · Butler
He went straight through the court, still hidden by the cloak of darkness in which Athena had enveloped him, till he reached Arete and King Alkinoos; then he laid his hands upon the knees of the queen, and at that moment the miraculous darkness fell away from him and he became visible.
Homeric Greek
ὄφρ' ἵκετ' Ἀρήτην τε καὶ Ἀλκίνοον βασιλῆα.
ἀμφὶ δ' ἄρ' Ἀρήτης βάλε γούνασι χεῖρας Ὀδυσσεύς,
καὶ τότε δή ῥ' αὐτοῖο πάλιν χύτο θέσφατος ἀήρ.
οἱ δ' ἄνεῳ ἐγένοντο, δόμον κάτα φῶτα ἰδόντες:
145θαύμαζον δ' ὁρόωντες. ὁ δὲ λιτάνευεν Ὀδυσσεύς:
Transliteration
ophr' hiket' Arētēn te kai Alkinoon basilēa.
amphi d' ar' Arētēs bale gounasi cheiras Odusseus,
kai tote dē rh' autoio palin chuto thesphatos aēr.
hoi d' aneōi egenonto, domon kata phōta idontes:
145thaumazon d' horoōntes. ho de litaneuen Odusseus:
English · Butler
Every one was speechless with surprise at seeing a man there, but Odysseus began at once with his petition.
Homeric Greek
"Ἀρήτη, θύγατερ Ῥηξήνορος ἀντιθέοιο,
σόν τε πόσιν σά τε γούναθ' ἱκάνω πολλὰ μογήσας
τούσδε τε δαιτυμόνας: τοῖσιν θεοὶ ὄλβια δοῖεν
ζωέμεναι, καὶ παισὶν ἐπιτρέψειεν ἕκαστος
150κτήματ' ἐνὶ μεγάροισι γέρας θ' ὅ τι δῆμος ἔδωκεν:
Transliteration
"Arētē, thugater Rhēxēnoros antitheoio,
son te posin sa te gounath' hikanō polla mogēsas
tousde te daitumonas: toisin theoi olbia doien
zōemenai, kai paisin epitrepseien hekastos
150ktēmat' eni megaroisi geras th' ho ti dēmos edōken:
English · Butler
"Queen Arete," he exclaimed, "daughter of great Rhexenor, in my distress I humbly pray you, as also your husband and these your guests (whom may heaven prosper with long life and happiness, and may they leave their possessions to their children, and all the honors conferred upon them by the state ) to help me home to my own country as soon as possible;
Homeric Greek
αὐτὰρ ἐμοὶ πομπὴν ὀτρύνετε πατρίδ' ἱκέσθαι
θᾶσσον, ἐπεὶ δὴ δηθὰ φίλων ἄπο πήματα πάσχω."
ὣς εἰπὼν κατ' ἄρ' ἕζετ' ἐπ' ἐσχάρῃ ἐν κονίῃσιν
πὰρ πυρί: οἱ δ' ἄρα πάντες ἀκὴν ἐγένοντο σιωπῇ.
155ὀψὲ δὲ δὴ μετέειπε γέρων ἥρως Ἐχένηος,
Transliteration
autar emoi pompēn otrunete patrid' hikesthai
thasson, epei dē dētha philōn apo pēmata paschō."
hōs eipōn kat' ar' hezet' ep' escharēi en koniēisin
par puri: hoi d' ara pantes akēn egenonto siōpēi.
155opse de dē meteeipe gerōn hērōs Echenēos,
English · Butler
for I have been long in trouble and away from my friends." Then he sat down on the hearth among the ashes and they all held their peace, till presently the old hero
Homeric Greek
ὃς δὴ Φαιήκων ἀνδρῶν προγενέστερος ἦεν
καὶ μύθοισι κέκαστο, παλαιά τε πολλά τε εἰδώς:
ὅ σφιν ἐὺ φρονέων ἀγορήσατο καὶ μετέειπεν:
"Ἀλκίνο', οὐ μέν τοι τόδε κάλλιον, οὐδὲ ἔοικε,
160ξεῖνον μὲν χαμαὶ ἧσθαι ἐπ' ἐσχάρῃ ἐν κονίῃσιν,
Transliteration
hos dē Phaiēkōn andrōn progenesteros ēen
kai muthoisi kekasto, palaia te polla te eidōs:
ho sphin eu phroneōn agorēsato kai meteeipen:
"Alkino', ou men toi tode kallion, oude eoike,
160xeinon men chamai hēsthai ep' escharēi en koniēisin,
English · Butler
Echeneus, who was an excellent speaker and an elder among the Phaeacians, plainly and in all honesty addressed them thus: "Alkinoos," said he, "it is not creditable to you that a stranger should be seen sitting among the ashes of your hearth; every one is waiting to hear what you are about to say;
Homeric Greek
οἵδε δὲ σὸν μῦθον ποτιδέγμενοι ἰσχανόωνται.
ἄλλ' ἄγε δὴ ξεῖνον μὲν ἐπὶ θρόνου ἀργυροήλου
εἷσον ἀναστήσας, σὺ δὲ κηρύκεσσι κέλευσον
οἶνον ἐπικρῆσαι, ἵνα καὶ Διὶ τερπικεραύνῳ
165σπείσομεν, ὅς θ' ἱκέτῃσιν ἅμ' αἰδοίοισιν ὀπηδεῖ:
Transliteration
hoide de son muthon potidegmenoi ischanoōntai.
all' age dē xeinon men epi thronou arguroēlou
heison anastēsas, su de kērukessi keleuson
oinon epikrēsai, hina kai Dii terpikeraunōi
165speisomen, hos th' hiketēisin ham' aidoioisin opēdei:
English · Butler
tell him, then, to rise and take a seat on a stool inlaid with silver, and bid your servants mix some wine and water that we may make a drink-offering to Zeus the lord of thunder, who takes all well-disposed suppliants under his protection; and let the housekeeper give him some supper,
Homeric Greek
δόρπον δὲ ξείνῳ ταμίη δότω ἔνδον ἐόντων."
αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ τό γ' ἄκουσ' ἱερὸν μένος Ἀλκινόοιο,
χειρὸς ἑλὼν Ὀδυσῆα δαί̈φρονα ποικιλομήτην
ὦρσεν ἀπ' ἐσχαρόφιν καὶ ἐπὶ θρόνου εἷσε φαεινοῦ,
170υἱὸν ἀναστήσας ἀγαπήνορα Λαοδάμαντα,
Transliteration
dorpon de xeinōi tamiē dotō endon eontōn."
autar epei to g' akous' hieron menos Alkinooio,
cheiros helōn Odusēa daïphrona poikilomētēn
ōrsen ap' escharophin kai epi thronou heise phaeinou,
170huion anastēsas agapēnora Laodamanta,
English · Butler
of whatever there may be in the house." When Alkinoos heard this he took Odysseus by the hand, raised him from the hearth, and bade him take the seat of Laodamas, who had been sitting beside him, and was his favorite son. A maid servant then brought him water in a beautiful golden ewer and poured it into a silver basin for him to wash his hands, and she drew a clean table beside him;
Homeric Greek
ὅς οἱ πλησίον ἷζε, μάλιστα δέ μιν φιλέεσκεν.
χέρνιβα δ' ἀμφίπολος προχόῳ ἐπέχευε φέρουσα
καλῇ χρυσείῃ ὑπὲρ ἀργυρέοιο λέβητος,
νίψασθαι: παρὰ δὲ ξεστὴν ἐτάνυσσε τράπεζαν.
175σῖτον δ' αἰδοίη ταμίη παρέθηκε φέρουσα,
Transliteration
hos hoi plēsion hize, malista de min phileesken.
cherniba d' amphipolos prochoōi epecheue pherousa
kalēi chruseiēi huper argureoio lebētos,
nipsasthai: para de xestēn etanusse trapezan.
175siton d' aidoiē tamiē parethēke pherousa,
English · Butler
an upper servant brought him bread and offered him many good things of what there was in the house, and Odysseus ate and drank. Then Alkinoos said to one of the servants, "Pontonoos, mix a cup
Homeric Greek
εἴδατα πόλλ' ἐπιθεῖσα, χαριζομένη παρεόντων.
αὐτὰρ ὁ πῖνε καὶ ἦσθε πολύτλας δῖος Ὀδυσσεύς.
καὶ τότε κήρυκα προσέφη μένος Ἀλκινόοιο:
"Ποντόνοε, κρητῆρα κερασσάμενος μέθυ νεῖμον
180πᾶσιν ἀνὰ μέγαρον, ἵνα καὶ Διὶ τερπικεραύνῳ
Transliteration
eidata poll' epitheisa, charizomenē pareontōn.
autar ho pine kai ēsthe polutlas dios Odusseus.
kai tote kēruka prosephē menos Alkinooio:
"Pontonoe, krētēra kerassamenos methu neimon
180pasin ana megaron, hina kai Dii terpikeraunōi
English · Butler
of wine and hand it round that we may make drink-offerings to Zeus the lord of thunder, who is the
Homeric Greek
σπείσομεν, ὅς θ' ἱκέτῃσιν ἅμ' αἰδοίοισιν ὀπηδεῖ."
ὣς φάτο, Ποντόνοος δὲ μελίφρονα οἶνον ἐκίρνα,
νώμησεν δ' ἄρα πᾶσιν ἐπαρξάμενος δεπάεσσιν.
αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ σπεῖσάν τ' ἔπιόν θ', ὅσον ἤθελε θυμός,
185τοῖσιν δ' Ἀλκίνοος ἀγορήσατο καὶ μετέειπε:
Transliteration
speisomen, hos th' hiketēisin ham' aidoioisin opēdei."
hōs phato, Pontonoos de meliphrona oinon ekirna,
nōmēsen d' ara pasin eparxamenos depaessin.
autar epei speisan t' epion th', hoson ēthele thumos,
185toisin d' Alkinoos agorēsato kai meteeipe:
English · Butler
protector of all well-disposed suppliants." Pontonoos then mixed wine and water, and handed it round after giving every man his drink-offering. When they had made their offerings, and had drunk each as much as he was minded, Alkinoos said:
Homeric Greek
"κέκλυτε, Φαιήκων ἡγήτορες ἠδὲ μέδοντες
ὄφρ' εἴπω τά με θυμὸς ἐνὶ στήθεσσι κελεύει.
νῦν μὲν δαισάμενοι κατακείετε οἴκαδ' ἰόντες:
ἠῶθεν δὲ γέροντας ἐπὶ πλέονας καλέσαντες
190ξεῖνον ἐνὶ μεγάροις ξεινίσσομεν ἠδὲ θεοῖσιν
Transliteration
"keklute, Phaiēkōn hēgētores ēde medontes
ophr' eipō ta me thumos eni stēthessi keleuei.
nun men daisamenoi katakeiete oikad' iontes:
ēōthen de gerontas epi pleonas kalesantes
190xeinon eni megarois xeinissomen ēde theoisin
English · Butler
"Aldermen and town councilors of the Phaeacians, hear my words. You have had your supper, so now go home to bed. Tomorrow morning I shall invite a still larger number of aldermen, and will give a sacrificial banquet in honor of our guest; we can then discuss the question of his escort, and consider how we may at once send him back rejoicing
Homeric Greek
ῥέξομεν ἱερὰ καλά, ἔπειτα δὲ καὶ περὶ πομπῆς
μνησόμεθ', ὥς χ' ὁ ξεῖνος ἄνευθε πόνου καὶ ἀνίης
πομπῇ ὑφ' ἡμετέρῃ ἣν πατρίδα γαῖαν ἵκηται
χαίρων καρπαλίμως, εἰ καὶ μάλα τηλόθεν ἐστί,
195μηδέ τι μεσσηγύς γε κακὸν καὶ πῆμα πάθῃσι,
Transliteration
rhexomen hiera kala, epeita de kai peri pompēs
mnēsometh', hōs ch' ho xeinos aneuthe ponou kai aniēs
pompēi huph' hēmeterēi hēn patrida gaian hikētai
chairōn karpalimōs, ei kai mala tēlothen esti,
195mēde ti messēgus ge kakon kai pēma pathēisi,
English · Butler
to his own country without toil or inconvenience to himself, no matter how distant it may be. We must see that he comes to no harm while on his homeward journey, but when he is once at home he will have to take the luck he was born with for better or worse like other people. It is possible, however, that the stranger is
Homeric Greek
πρίν γε τὸν ἧς γαίης ἐπιβήμεναι: ἔνθα δ' ἔπειτα
πείσεται, ἅσσα οἱ αἶσα κατὰ κλῶθές τε βαρεῖαι
γιγνομένῳ νήσαντο λίνῳ, ὅτε μιν τέκε μήτηρ.
εἰ δέ τις ἀθανάτων γε κατ' οὐρανοῦ εἰλήλουθεν,
200ἄλλο τι δὴ τόδ' ἔπειτα θεοὶ περιμηχανόωνται.
Transliteration
prin ge ton hēs gaiēs epibēmenai: entha d' epeita
peisetai, hassa hoi aisa kata klōthes te bareiai
gignomenōi nēsanto linōi, hote min teke mētēr.
ei de tis athanatōn ge kat' ouranou eilēlouthen,
200allo ti dē tod' epeita theoi perimēchanoōntai.
English · Butler
one of the immortals who has come down from heaven to visit us; but in this case the gods are departing from their usual practice, for hitherto they have made themselves perfectly clear to us when we have been offering them hecatombs. They come and sit at our feasts
Homeric Greek
αἰεὶ γὰρ τὸ πάρος γε θεοὶ φαίνονται ἐναργεῖς
ἡμῖν, εὖτ' ἔρδωμεν ἀγακλειτὰς ἑκατόμβας,
δαίνυνταί τε παρ' ἄμμι καθήμενοι ἔνθα περ ἡμεῖς.
εἰ δ' ἄρα τις καὶ μοῦνος ἰὼν ξύμβληται ὁδίτης,
205οὔ τι κατακρύπτουσιν, ἐπεί σφισιν ἐγγύθεν εἰμέν,
Transliteration
aiei gar to paros ge theoi phainontai enargeis
hēmin, eut' erdōmen agakleitas hekatombas,
dainuntai te par' ammi kathēmenoi entha per hēmeis.
ei d' ara tis kai mounos iōn xumblētai hoditēs,
205ou ti katakruptousin, epei sphisin enguthen eimen,
English · Butler
just like one of our selves, and if any solitary wayfarer happens to stumble upon some one or other of them, they affect no concealment, for we are as near of kin to the gods as
Homeric Greek
ὥς περ Κύκλωπές τε καὶ ἄγρια φῦλα Γιγάντων."
τὸν δ' ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφη πολύμητις Ὀδυσσεύς:
"Ἀλκίνο', ἄλλο τί τοι μελέτω φρεσίν: οὐ γὰρ ἐγώ γε
ἀθανάτοισιν ἔοικα, τοὶ οὐρανὸν εὐρὺν ἔχουσιν,
210οὐ δέμας οὐδὲ φυήν, ἀλλὰ θνητοῖσι βροτοῖσιν.
Transliteration
hōs per Kuklōpes te kai agria phula Gigantōn."
ton d' apameibomenos prosephē polumētis Odusseus:
"Alkino', allo ti toi meletō phresin: ou gar egō ge
athanatoisin eoika, toi ouranon eurun echousin,
210ou demas oude phuēn, alla thnētoisi brotoisin.
English · Butler
the Cyclopes and the savage giants are." Then Odysseus said: "Pray, Alkinoos, do not take any such notion into your head. I have nothing of the immortal about me, neither in body nor mind, and most resemble those among you who are the most afflicted. Indeed, were I to tell you all that
Homeric Greek
οὕς τινας ὑμεῖς ἴστε μάλιστ' ὀχέοντας ὀιζὺν
ἀνθρώπων, τοῖσίν κεν ἐν ἄλγεσιν ἰσωσαίμην.
καὶ δ' ἔτι κεν καὶ μᾶλλον ἐγὼ κακὰ μυθησαίμην,
ὅσσα γε δὴ ξύμπαντα θεῶν ἰότητι μόγησα.
215ἀλλ' ἐμὲ μὲν δορπῆσαι ἐάσατε κηδόμενόν περ:
Transliteration
hous tinas humeis iste malist' ocheontas oizun
anthrōpōn, toisin ken en algesin isōsaimēn.
kai d' eti ken kai mallon egō kaka muthēsaimēn,
hossa ge dē xumpanta theōn iotēti mogēsa.
215all' eme men dorpēsai easate kēdomenon per:
English · Butler
heaven has seen fit to lay upon me, you would say that I was still worse off than they are. Nevertheless, let me sup in spite of sorrow, for an empty stomach is a very importunate thing, and thrusts itself on a man's notice no matter how dire is his distress. I am in great distress, yet it
Homeric Greek
οὐ γάρ τι στυγερῇ ἐπὶ γαστέρι κύντερον ἄλλο
ἔπλετο, ἥ τ' ἐκέλευσεν ἕο μνήσασθαι ἀνάγκῃ
καὶ μάλα τειρόμενον καὶ ἐνὶ φρεσὶ πένθος ἔχοντα,
ὡς καὶ ἐγὼ πένθος μὲν ἔχω φρεσίν, ἡ δὲ μάλ' αἰεὶ
220ἐσθέμεναι κέλεται καὶ πινέμεν, ἐκ δέ με πάντων
Transliteration
ou gar ti stugerēi epi gasteri kunteron allo
epleto, hē t' ekeleusen heo mnēsasthai anankēi
kai mala teiromenon kai eni phresi penthos echonta,
hōs kai egō penthos men echō phresin, hē de mal' aiei
220esthemenai keletai kai pinemen, ek de me pantōn
English · Butler
insists that I shall eat and drink, bids me lay aside all memory of my sorrows and dwell only on the due replenishing of itself. As for yourselves, do as you propose, and at break of day set about helping me to get home. I shall be content
Homeric Greek
ληθάνει ὅσσ' ἔπαθον, καὶ ἐνιπλησθῆναι ἀνώγει.
ὑμεῖς δ' ὀτρύνεσθαι ἅμ' ἠοῖ φαινομένηφιν,
ὥς κ' ἐμὲ τὸν δύστηνον ἐμῆς ἐπιβήσετε πάτρης
καί περ πολλὰ παθόντα: ἰδόντα με καὶ λίποι αἰὼν
225κτῆσιν ἐμήν, δμῶάς τε καὶ ὑψερεφὲς μέγα δῶμα."
Transliteration
lēthanei hoss' epathon, kai eniplēsthēnai anōgei.
humeis d' otrunesthai ham' ēoi phainomenēphin,
hōs k' eme ton dustēnon emēs epibēsete patrēs
kai per polla pathonta: idonta me kai lipoi aiōn
225ktēsin emēn, dmōas te kai hupserephes mega dōma."
English · Butler
to die if I may first once more behold my property, my bondsmen, and all the greatness of my house."
Homeric Greek
ὣς ἔφαθ', οἱ δ' ἄρα πάντες ἐπῄνεον ἠδ' ἐκέλευον
πεμπέμεναι τὸν ξεῖνον, ἐπεὶ κατὰ μοῖραν ἔειπεν.
αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ σπεῖσάν τ' ἔπιον θ' ὅσον ἤθελε θυμός,
οἱ μὲν κακκείοντες ἔβαν οἶκόνδε ἕκαστος,
230αὐτὰρ ὁ ἐν μεγάρῳ ὑπελείπετο δῖος Ὀδυσσεύς,
Transliteration
hōs ephath', hoi d' ara pantes epēineon ēd' ekeleuon
pempemenai ton xeinon, epei kata moiran eeipen.
autar epei speisan t' epion th' hoson ēthele thumos,
hoi men kakkeiontes eban oikonde hekastos,
230autar ho en megarōi hupeleipeto dios Odusseus,
English · Butler
Thus did he speak. Every one approved his saying, and agreed that he should have his escort inasmuch as he had spoken reasonably. Then when they had made their drink-offerings, and had drunk each as much as he was minded they went home to bed every man in his own abode, leaving Odysseus
Homeric Greek
πὰρ δέ οἱ Ἀρήτη τε καὶ Ἀλκίνοος θεοειδὴς
ἥσθην: ἀμφίπολοι δ' ἀπεκόσμεον ἔντεα δαιτός.
τοῖσιν δ' Ἀρήτη λευκώλενος ἤρχετο μύθων:
ἔγνω γὰρ φᾶρός τε χιτῶνά τε εἵματ' ἰδοῦσα
235καλά, τά ῥ' αὐτὴ τεῦξε σὺν ἀμφιπόλοισι γυναιξί:
Transliteration
par de hoi Arētē te kai Alkinoos theoeidēs
hēsthēn: amphipoloi d' apekosmeon entea daitos.
toisin d' Arētē leukōlenos ērcheto muthōn:
egnō gar pharos te chitōna te heimat' idousa
235kala, ta rh' autē teuxe sun amphipoloisi gunaixi:
English · Butler
in the room with Arete and Alkinoos while the servants were taking the things away after supper. Arete was the first to speak, for she recognized the shirt, cloak, and good clothes that Odysseus was wearing, as the work of herself and of her maids; so she said, "Stranger, before we go any further, there is a question I should like to ask you. Who, and whence are you, and who gave you those clothes?
Homeric Greek
καί μιν φωνήσασ' ἔπεα πτερόεντα προσηύδα:
"ξεῖνε, τὸ μέν σε πρῶτον ἐγὼν εἰρήσομαι αὐτή:
τίς πόθεν εἰς ἀνδρῶν; τίς τοι τάδε εἵματ' ἔδωκεν;
οὐ δὴ φῆς ἐπὶ πόντον ἀλώμενος ἐνθάδ' ἱκέσθαι;"
240τὴν δ' ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφη πολύμητις Ὀδυσσεύς:
Transliteration
kai min phōnēsas' epea pteroenta prosēuda:
"xeine, to men se prōton egōn eirēsomai autē:
tis pothen eis andrōn; tis toi tade heimat' edōken;
ou dē phēs epi ponton alōmenos enthad' hikesthai;"
240tēn d' apameibomenos prosephē polumētis Odusseus:
English · Butler
Did you not say you had come here from beyond the sea?" And Odysseus answered, "It would be a long story, Lady, were I to relate in full the tale of my misfortunes, for the hand of heaven has been laid heavy upon me; but as regards your question, there is an island far away in the sea which is called ‘the Ogygian.’ Here dwells the cunning and powerful goddess Calypso, daughter of Atlas.
Homeric Greek
"ἀργαλέον, βασίλεια, διηνεκέως ἀγορεῦσαι
κήδε', ἐπεί μοι πολλὰ δόσαν θεοὶ Οὐρανίωνες:
τοῦτο δέ τοι ἐρέω ὅ μ' ἀνείρεαι ἠδὲ μεταλλᾷς.
Ὠγυγίη τις νῆσος ἀπόπροθεν εἰν ἁλὶ κεῖται:
245ἔνθα μὲν Ἄτλαντος θυγάτηρ, δολόεσσα Καλυψὼ
Transliteration
"argaleon, basileia, diēnekeōs agoreusai
kēde', epei moi polla dosan theoi Ouraniōnes:
touto de toi ereō ho m' aneireai ēde metallāis.
Ōgugiē tis nēsos apoprothen ein hali keitai:
245entha men Atlantos thugatēr, doloessa Kalupsō
English · Butler
And Odysseus answered, "It would be a long story, Lady, were I to relate in full the tale of my misfortunes, for the hand of heaven has been laid heavy upon me; but as regards your question, there is an island far away in the sea which is called ‘the Ogygian.’ Here dwells the cunning and powerful goddess Calypso, daughter of Atlas. She lives by herself far from all neighbors human or divine. A daimôn, however, led me to her hearth all desolate and alone, for Zeus struck my ship with his thunderbolts, and broke it up in mid-ocean. My brave comrades were drowned every man of them, but I stuck
Homeric Greek
ναίει ἐυπλόκαμος, δεινὴ θεός: οὐδέ τις αὐτῇ
μίσγεται οὔτε θεῶν οὔτε θνητῶν ἀνθρώπων.
ἀλλ' ἐμὲ τὸν δύστηνον ἐφέστιον ἤγαγε δαίμων
οἶον, ἐπεί μοι νῆα θοὴν ἀργῆτι κεραυνῷ
250Ζεὺς ἔλσας ἐκέασσε μέσῳ ἐνὶ οἴνοπι πόντῳ.
Transliteration
naiei euplokamos, deinē theos: oude tis autēi
misgetai oute theōn oute thnētōn anthrōpōn.
all' eme ton dustēnon ephestion ēgage daimōn
oion, epei moi nēa thoēn argēti keraunōi
250Zeus elsas ekeasse mesōi eni oinopi pontōi.
English · Butler
to the keel and was carried hither and thither for the space of nine days, till at last during the darkness of the tenth night the gods brought me to the Ogygian island where the great goddess Calypso lives.
Homeric Greek
ἔνθ' ἄλλοι μὲν πάντες ἀπέφθιθεν ἐσθλοὶ ἑταῖροι,
αὐτὰρ ἐγὼ τρόπιν ἀγκὰς ἑλὼν νεὸς ἀμφιελίσσης
ἐννῆμαρ φερόμην: δεκάτῃ δέ με νυκτὶ μελαίνῃ
νῆσον ἐς Ὠγυγίην πέλασαν θεοί, ἔνθα Καλυψὼ
255ναίει ἐυπλόκαμος, δεινὴ θεός, ἥ με λαβοῦσα
Transliteration
enth' alloi men pantes apephthithen esthloi hetairoi,
autar egō tropin ankas helōn neos amphielissēs
ennēmar pheromēn: dekatēi de me nukti melainēi
nēson es Ōgugiēn pelasan theoi, entha Kalupsō
255naiei euplokamos, deinē theos, hē me labousa
English · Butler
She took me in and treated me with the utmost kindness; indeed she wanted to make me immortal that I might never grow old, but
Homeric Greek
ἐνδυκέως ἐφίλει τε καὶ ἔτρεφεν ἠδὲ ἔφασκε
θήσειν ἀθάνατον καὶ ἀγήραον ἤματα πάντα:
ἀλλ' ἐμὸν οὔ ποτε θυμὸν ἐνὶ στήθεσσιν ἔπειθεν.
ἔνθα μὲν ἑπτάετες μένον ἔμπεδον, εἵματα δ' αἰεὶ
260δάκρυσι δεύεσκον, τά μοι ἄμβροτα δῶκε Καλυψώ:
Transliteration
endukeōs ephilei te kai etrephen ēde ephaske
thēsein athanaton kai agēraon ēmata panta:
all' emon ou pote thumon eni stēthessin epeithen.
entha men heptaetes menon empedon, heimata d' aiei
260dakrusi deueskon, ta moi ambrota dōke Kalupsō:
English · Butler
she could not persuade me to let her do so. "I stayed with Calypso seven years straight on end, and watered the good clothes she gave me with my tears during the whole time; but at last when the eighth year came round she bade me depart of her own free will, either because Zeus had told her she must, or because she had changed her mind. She sent me from her island on a raft, which she provisioned with abundance of bread and wine.
Homeric Greek
ἀλλ' ὅτε δὴ ὀγδόατόν μοι ἐπιπλόμενον ἔτος ἦλθεν,
καὶ τότε δή μ' ἐκέλευσεν ἐποτρύνουσα νέεσθαι
Ζηνὸς ὑπ' ἀγγελίης, ἢ καὶ νόος ἐτράπετ' αὐτῆς.
πέμπε δ' ἐπὶ σχεδίης πολυδέσμου, πολλὰ δ' ἔδωκε,
265σῖτον καὶ μέθυ ἡδύ, καὶ ἄμβροτα εἵματα ἕσσεν,
Transliteration
all' hote dē ogdoaton moi epiplomenon etos ēlthen,
kai tote dē m' ekeleusen epotrunousa neesthai
Zēnos hup' angeliēs, ē kai noos etrapet' autēs.
pempe d' epi schediēs poludesmou, polla d' edōke,
265siton kai methu hēdu, kai ambrota heimata hessen,
English · Butler
Moreover she gave me good stout clothing, and sent me a wind that blew both warm and fair. Seventeen days did I sail over the sea, and on the eighteenth I caught sight of the first outlines of the mountains upon your coast - and glad indeed was I to set eyes upon them.
Homeric Greek
οὖρον δὲ προέηκεν ἀπήμονά τε λιαρόν τε.
ἑπτὰ δὲ καὶ δέκα μὲν πλέον ἤματα ποντοπορεύων,
ὀκτωκαιδεκάτῃ δ' ἐφάνη ὄρεα σκιόεντα
γαίης ὑμετέρης, γήθησε δέ μοι φίλον ἦτορ
270δυσμόρῳ: ἦ γὰρ ἔμελλον ἔτι ξυνέσεσθαι ὀιζυῖ
Transliteration
ouron de proeēken apēmona te liaron te.
hepta de kai deka men pleon ēmata pontoporeuōn,
oktōkaidekatēi d' ephanē orea skioenta
gaiēs humeterēs, gēthēse de moi philon ētor
270dusmorōi: ē gar emellon eti xunesesthai oizui
English · Butler
Nevertheless there was still much trouble in store for me, for at this point Poseidon would let me go no further, and raised a great storm against me; the sea was so terribly high that I could
Homeric Greek
πολλῇ, τήν μοι ἐπῶρσε Ποσειδάων ἐνοσίχθων,
ὅς μοι ἐφορμήσας ἀνέμους κατέδησε κέλευθον,
ὤρινεν δὲ θάλασσαν ἀθέσφατον, οὐδέ τι κῦμα
εἴα ἐπὶ σχεδίης ἁδινὰ στενάχοντα φέρεσθαι.
275τὴν μὲν ἔπειτα θύελλα διεσκέδασ': αὐτὰρ ἐγώ γε
Transliteration
pollēi, tēn moi epōrse Poseidaōn enosichthōn,
hos moi ephormēsas anemous katedēse keleuthon,
ōrinen de thalassan athesphaton, oude ti kuma
eia epi schediēs hadina stenachonta pheresthai.
275tēn men epeita thuella dieskedas': autar egō ge
English · Butler
no longer keep to my raft, which went to pieces under the fury of the gale, and I had to swim for it,
Homeric Greek
νηχόμενος τόδε λαῖτμα διέτμαγον, ὄφρα με γαίῃ
ὑμετέρῃ ἐπέλασσε φέρων ἄνεμός τε καὶ ὕδωρ.
ἔνθα κέ μ' ἐκβαίνοντα βιήσατο κῦμ' ἐπὶ χέρσου,
πέτρῃς πρὸς μεγάλῃσι βαλὸν καὶ ἀτερπέι χώρῳ:
280ἀλλ' ἀναχασσάμενος νῆχον πάλιν, ἧος ἐπῆλθον
Transliteration
nēchomenos tode laitma dietmagon, ophra me gaiēi
humeterēi epelasse pherōn anemos te kai hudōr.
entha ke m' ekbainonta biēsato kum' epi chersou,
petrēis pros megalēisi balon kai aterpei chōrōi:
280all' anachassamenos nēchon palin, hēos epēlthon
English · Butler
till wind and current brought me to your shores. "There I tried to land, but could not, for it was a bad place and the waves dashed me against the rocks, so I again took to the sea and swam on till I came to a river that seemed the most likely landing place, for there were no rocks and it was sheltered from the wind. Here, then, I got out of the water and gathered my senses together again. Night was coming on, so I left the river,
Homeric Greek
ἐς ποταμόν, τῇ δή μοι ἐείσατο χῶρος ἄριστος,
λεῖος πετράων, καὶ ἐπὶ σκέπας ἦν ἀνέμοιο.
ἐκ δ' ἔπεσον θυμηγερέων, ἐπὶ δ' ἀμβροσίη νὺξ
ἤλυθ'. ἐγὼ δ' ἀπάνευθε διιπετέος ποταμοῖο
285ἐκβὰς ἐν θάμνοισι κατέδραθον, ἀμφὶ δὲ φύλλα
Transliteration
es potamon, tēi dē moi eeisato chōros aristos,
leios petraōn, kai epi skepas ēn anemoio.
ek d' epeson thumēgereōn, epi d' ambrosiē nux
ēluth'. egō d' apaneuthe diipeteos potamoio
285ekbas en thamnoisi katedrathon, amphi de phulla
English · Butler
and went into a thicket, where I covered myself all over with leaves, and presently heaven sent me off into a very deep sleep. Sick and sorry as I was I slept among the leaves all night, and through the next day till afternoon, when I woke as the
Homeric Greek
ἠφυσάμην: ὕπνον δὲ θεὸς κατ' ἀπείρονα χεῦεν.
ἔνθα μὲν ἐν φύλλοισι φίλον τετιημένος ἦτορ
εὗδον παννύχιος καὶ ἐπ' ἠῶ καὶ μέσον ἦμαρ.
δείλετό τ' ἠέλιος καί με γλυκὺς ὕπνος ἀνῆκεν.
290ἀμφιπόλους δ' ἐπὶ θινὶ τεῆς ἐνόησα θυγατρὸς
Transliteration
ēphusamēn: hupnon de theos kat' apeirona cheuen.
entha men en phulloisi philon tetiēmenos ētor
heudon pannuchios kai ep' ēō kai meson ēmar.
deileto t' ēelios kai me glukus hupnos anēken.
290amphipolous d' epi thini teēs enoēsa thugatros
English · Butler
sun was westering, and saw your daughter's maid servants playing upon the beach, and your daughter among them looking like a goddess. I besought her aid, and she proved to be of an excellent disposition, much more so than could be expected from so young a person - for young people are apt to be thoughtless.
Homeric Greek
παιζούσας, ἐν δ' αὐτὴ ἔην ἐικυῖα θεῇσι:
τὴν ἱκέτευσ': ἡ δ' οὔ τι νοήματος ἤμβροτεν ἐσθλοῦ,
ὡς οὐκ ἂν ἔλποιο νεώτερον ἀντιάσαντα
ἐρξέμεν: αἰεὶ γάρ τε νεώτεροι ἀφραδέουσιν.
295ἥ μοι σῖτον ἔδωκεν ἅλις ἠδ' αἴθοπα οἶνον
Transliteration
paizousas, en d' autē eēn eikuia theēisi:
tēn hiketeus': hē d' ou ti noēmatos ēmbroten esthlou,
hōs ouk an elpoio neōteron antiasanta
erxemen: aiei gar te neōteroi aphradeousin.
295hē moi siton edōken halis ēd' aithopa oinon
English · Butler
She gave me plenty of bread and wine, and when she had had me washed in the river she also gave me the clothes in which you see me. Now, therefore, though it has pained me to
Homeric Greek
καὶ λοῦσ' ἐν ποταμῷ καί μοι τάδε εἵματ' ἔδωκε.
ταῦτά τοι ἀχνύμενός περ ἀληθείην κατέλεξα."
τὸν δ' αὖτ' Ἀλκίνοος ἀπαμείβετο φώνησέν τε:
"ξεῖν', ἦ τοι μὲν τοῦτο γ' ἐναίσιμον οὐκ ἐνόησε
300παῖς ἐμή, οὕνεκά σ' οὔ τι μετ' ἀμφιπόλοισι γυναιξὶν
Transliteration
kai lous' en potamōi kai moi tade heimat' edōke.
tauta toi achnumenos per alētheiēn katelexa."
ton d' aut' Alkinoos apameibeto phōnēsen te:
"xein', ē toi men touto g' enaisimon ouk enoēse
300pais emē, houneka s' ou ti met' amphipoloisi gunaixin
English · Butler
do so, I have told you the whole truth." Then Alkinoos said, "Stranger, it was very wrong of my daughter not to bring you on at once to my house along with the maids, seeing that
Homeric Greek
ἦγεν ἐς ἡμέτερον, σὺ δ' ἄρα πρώτην ἱκέτευσας."
τὸν δ' ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφη πολύμητις Ὀδυσσεύς:
"ἥρως, μή τοι τοὔνεκ' ἀμύμονα νείκεε κούρην:
ἡ μὲν γάρ μ' ἐκέλευε σὺν ἀμφιπόλοισιν ἕπεσθαι,
305ἀλλ' ἐγὼ οὐκ ἔθελον δείσας αἰσχυνόμενός τε,
Transliteration
ēgen es hēmeteron, su d' ara prōtēn hiketeusas."
ton d' apameibomenos prosephē polumētis Odusseus:
"hērōs, mē toi tounek' amumona neikee kourēn:
hē men gar m' ekeleue sun amphipoloisin hepesthai,
305all' egō ouk ethelon deisas aischunomenos te,
English · Butler
she was the first person whose aid you asked." "Pray do not scold her," replied Odysseus; "she is not to blame. She did tell me to follow along with the maids, but I was ashamed and afraid, for I thought you might perhaps be displeased if you saw me. Every human being
Homeric Greek
μή πως καὶ σοὶ θυμὸς ἐπισκύσσαιτο ἰδόντι:
δύσζηλοι γάρ τ' εἰμὲν ἐπὶ χθονὶ φῦλ' ἀνθρώπων."
τὸν δ' αὖτ' Ἀλκίνοος ἀπαμείβετο φώνησέν τε:
"ξεῖν', οὔ μοι τοιοῦτον ἐνὶ στήθεσσι φίλον κῆρ
310μαψιδίως κεχολῶσθαι: ἀμείνω δ' αἴσιμα πάντα.
Transliteration
mē pōs kai soi thumos episkussaito idonti:
duszēloi gar t' eimen epi chthoni phul' anthrōpōn."
ton d' aut' Alkinoos apameibeto phōnēsen te:
"xein', ou moi toiouton eni stēthessi philon kēr
310mapsidiōs kecholōsthai: ameinō d' aisima panta.
English · Butler
is sometimes a little suspicious and irritable." "Stranger," replied Alkinoos, "I am not the kind of man to get angry about nothing; it is always better to be reasonable; but by Father Zeus, Athena, and Apollo, now that I see what kind of person you are, and how much you think as I do, I wish you would stay here, marry my daughter, and become my son-in-law. If you will stay I will give you a house and an estate, but
Homeric Greek
αἲ γάρ, Ζεῦ τε πάτερ καὶ Ἀθηναίη καὶ Ἄπολλον,
τοῖος ἐὼν οἷός ἐσσι, τά τε φρονέων ἅ τ' ἐγώ περ,
παῖδά τ' ἐμὴν ἐχέμεν καὶ ἐμὸς γαμβρὸς καλέεσθαι
αὖθι μένων: οἶκον δέ κ' ἐγὼ καὶ κτήματα δοίην,
315εἴ κ' ἐθέλων γε μένοις: ἀέκοντα δέ σ' οὔ τις ἐρύξει
Transliteration
ai gar, Zeu te pater kai Athēnaiē kai Apollon,
toios eōn hoios essi, ta te phroneōn ha t' egō per,
paida t' emēn echemen kai emos gambros kaleesthai
authi menōn: oikon de k' egō kai ktēmata doiēn,
315ei k' ethelōn ge menois: aekonta de s' ou tis eruxei
English · Butler
no one (heaven forbid) shall keep you here against your own wish, and that you may be sure of this I will attend tomorrow to the matter of your escort. You can sleep during the whole voyage if you like, and the men shall
Homeric Greek
Φαιήκων: μὴ τοῦτο φίλον Διὶ πατρὶ γένοιτο.
πομπὴν δ' ἐς τόδ' ἐγὼ τεκμαίρομαι, ὄφρ' ἐὺ εἰδῇς,
αὔριον ἔς: τῆμος δὲ σὺ μὲν δεδμημένος ὕπνῳ
λέξεαι, οἱ δ' ἐλόωσι γαλήνην, ὄφρ' ἂν ἵκηαι
320πατρίδα σὴν καὶ δῶμα, καὶ εἴ πού τοι φίλον ἐστίν,
Transliteration
Phaiēkōn: mē touto philon Dii patri genoito.
pompēn d' es tod' egō tekmairomai, ophr' eu eidēis,
aurion es: tēmos de su men dedmēmenos hupnōi
lexeai, hoi d' eloōsi galēnēn, ophr' an hikēai
320patrida sēn kai dōma, kai ei pou toi philon estin,
English · Butler
sail you over smooth waters either to your own home, or wherever you please, even though it be a long way further off than Euboea, which those of my people who saw it when they
Homeric Greek
εἴ περ καὶ μάλα πολλὸν ἑκαστέρω ἔστ' Εὐβοίης,
τήν περ τηλοτάτω φάσ' ἔμμεναι, οἵ μιν ἴδοντο
λαῶν ἡμετέρων, ὅτε τε ξανθὸν Ῥαδάμανθυν
ἦγον ἐποψόμενον Τιτυὸν Γαιήιον υἱόν.
325καὶ μὲν οἱ ἔνθ' ἦλθον καὶ ἄτερ καμάτοιο τέλεσσαν
Transliteration
ei per kai mala pollon hekasterō est' Euboiēs,
tēn per tēlotatō phas' emmenai, hoi min idonto
laōn hēmeterōn, hote te xanthon Rhadamanthun
ēgon epopsomenon Tituon Gaiēion huion.
325kai men hoi enth' ēlthon kai ater kamatoio telessan
English · Butler
took yellow-haired Rhadamanthus to see Tityus the son of Gaia, tell me is the furthest of any place - and yet they did the whole voyage in a single day without distressing themselves, and came back again afterwards. You will thus see
Homeric Greek
ἤματι τῷ αὐτῷ καὶ ἀπήνυσαν οἴκαδ' ὀπίσσω.
εἰδήσεις δὲ καὶ αὐτὸς ἐνὶ φρεσὶν ὅσσον ἄρισται
νῆες ἐμαὶ καὶ κοῦροι ἀναρρίπτειν ἅλα πηδῷ."
ὣς φάτο, γήθησεν δὲ πολύτλας δῖος Ὀδυσσεύς,
330εὐχόμενος δ' ἄρα εἶπεν, ἔπος τ' ἔφατ' ἔκ τ' ὀνόμαζεν:
Transliteration
ēmati tōi autōi kai apēnusan oikad' opissō.
eidēseis de kai autos eni phresin hosson aristai
nēes emai kai kouroi anarriptein hala pēdōi."
hōs phato, gēthēsen de polutlas dios Odusseus,
330euchomenos d' ara eipen, epos t' ephat' ek t' onomazen:
English · Butler
how much my ships excel all others, and what magnificent oarsmen my sailors are." Then was Odysseus glad and prayed aloud saying, "Father Zeus, grant that Alkinoos may do all
Homeric Greek
"Ζεῦ πάτερ, αἴθ' ὅσα εἶπε τελευτήσειεν ἅπαντα
Ἀλκίνοος: τοῦ μέν κεν ἐπὶ ζείδωρον ἄρουραν
ἄσβεστον κλέος εἴη, ἐγὼ δέ κε πατρίδ' ἱκοίμην."
ὣς οἱ μὲν τοιαῦτα πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἀγόρευον:
335κέκλετο δ' Ἀρήτη λευκώλενος ἀμφιπόλοισιν
Transliteration
"Zeu pater, aith' hosa eipe teleutēseien hapanta
Alkinoos: tou men ken epi zeidōron arouran
asbeston kleos eiē, egō de ke patrid' hikoimēn."
hōs hoi men toiauta pros allēlous agoreuon:
335kekleto d' Arētē leukōlenos amphipoloisin
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as he has said, for so he will win an imperishable kleos among humankind, and at the same time I shall return to my country." Thus did they converse. Then Arete told her maids to set a bed in
Homeric Greek
δέμνι' ὑπ' αἰθούσῃ θέμεναι καὶ ῥήγεα καλὰ
πορφύρε' ἐμβαλέειν, στορέσαι τ' ἐφύπερθε τάπητας
χλαίνας τ' ἐνθέμεναι οὔλας καθύπερθεν ἕσασθαι.
αἱ δ' ἴσαν ἐκ μεγάροιο δάος μετὰ χερσὶν ἔχουσαι:
340αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ στόρεσαν πυκινὸν λέχος ἐγκονέουσαι,
Transliteration
demni' hup' aithousēi themenai kai rhēgea kala
porphure' embaleein, storesai t' ephuperthe tapētas
chlainas t' enthemenai oulas kathuperthen hesasthai.
hai d' isan ek megaroio daos meta chersin echousai:
340autar epei storesan pukinon lechos enkoneousai,
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the room that was in the gatehouse, and make it with good red rugs, and to spread coverlets on the top of them with woolen cloaks for Odysseus to wear. The maids thereon went out with torches in their hands, and when they had made the bed they came up to Odysseus and said,
Homeric Greek
ὤτρυνον δ' Ὀδυσῆα παριστάμεναι ἐπέεσσιν:
"ὄρσο κέων, ὦ ξεῖνε: πεποίηται δέ τοι εὐνή."
ὣς φάν, τῷ δ' ἀσπαστὸν ἐείσατο κοιμηθῆναι.
ὣς ὁ μὲν ἔνθα καθεῦδε πολύτλας δῖος Ὀδυσσεὺς
345τρητοῖς ἐν λεχέεσσιν ὑπ' αἰθούσῃ ἐριδούπῳ:
Transliteration
ōtrunon d' Odusēa paristamenai epeessin:
"orso keōn, ō xeine: pepoiētai de toi eunē."
hōs phan, tōi d' aspaston eeisato koimēthēnai.
hōs ho men entha katheude polutlas dios Odusseus
345trētois en lecheessin hup' aithousēi eridoupōi:
English · Butler
"Rise, sir stranger, and come with us for your bed is ready," and glad indeed was he to go to his rest. So Odysseus slept in a bed placed in a room over the echoing gateway; but Alkinoos lay in the inner
Homeric Greek
Ἀλκίνοος δ' ἄρα λέκτο μυχῷ δόμου ὑψηλοῖο,
πὰρ δὲ γυνὴ δέσποινα λέχος πόρσυνε καὶ εὐνήν.
Transliteration
Alkinoos d' ara lekto muchōi domou hupsēloio,
par de gunē despoina lechos porsune kai eunēn.
English · Butler
part of the house, with the queen his wife by his side.