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- Homer. Homeri Opera, Volumes 1-2. Monro, D. B. (David Binning), editor; Allen, Thomas W. (Thomas William), editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908-1920.
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Zeus and Hera engage in a fierce dispute over Thetis, but through the skillful intervention of Hephaestus, the gods reconcile and feast before retiring to sleep.
κρυπτάδια φρονέοντα δικαζέμεν·1 οὐδέ τί πώ μοι
making secret plans and rendering judgment; nor yet at all to me
πρόφρων τέτληκας εἰπεῖν ἔπος ὅττι νοήσῃς.
have you had the heart of your own free will to tell any word of what you purpose.”
τὴν δʼ ἠμείβετʼ ἔπειτα πατὴρ ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τε·
Then the father of men and gods answered her:
Ἥρη μὴ δὴ πάντας ἐμοὺς ἐπιέλπεο μύθους
”Hera, do not expect to know all my words;
εἰδήσειν· χαλεποί τοι ἔσοντʼ ἀλόχῳ περ ἐούσῃ·
they will be hard for you, even though you are my wife.
ἀλλʼ ὃν μέν κʼ ἐπιεικὲς ἀκουέμεν οὔ τις ἔπειτα
But whatever is fitting for you to hear, then no one,
οὔτε θεῶν πρότερος τὸν εἴσεται οὔτʼ ἀνθρώπων·
neither of gods nor of men, shall know it before you;
ὃν δέ κʼ ἐγὼν ἀπάνευθε θεῶν ἐθέλωμι νοῆσαι
but whatever I wish to plan apart from the gods,
μή τι σὺ ταῦτα ἕκαστα διείρεο μηδὲ μετάλλα.
do not inquire about each of these things, nor make search.”
τὸν δʼ ἠμείβετʼ ἔπειτα βοῶπις πότνια Ἥρη·
Then the ox-eyed queenly Hera answered him:
αἰνότατε Κρονίδη ποῖον τὸν μῦθον ἔειπες;
”Dreaded son of Cronos, what a word have you spoken!
καὶ λίην σε πάρος γʼ οὔτʼ εἴρομαι οὔτε μεταλλῶ,
Surely in the past I have neither asked you nor made search,
ἀλλὰ μάλʼ εὔκηλος τὰ φράζεαι ἅσσʼ ἐθέλῃσθα.
but completely undisturbed you plan whatever you wish.
νῦν δʼ αἰνῶς δείδοικα κατὰ φρένα μή σε παρείπῃ
But now I terribly fear in my mind lest she win you over,
ἀργυρόπεζα Θέτις θυγάτηρ ἁλίοιο γέροντος·
silver-footed Thetis, daughter of the old man of the sea;
ἠερίη γὰρ σοί γε παρέζετο καὶ λάβε γούνων·
for early in the morning she sat by you and took hold of your knees.
τῇ σʼ ὀΐω κατανεῦσαι ἐτήτυμον ὡς Ἀχιλῆα
To her I think you bowed your head in true promise that Achilles
τιμήσῃς, ὀλέσῃς δὲ πολέας ἐπὶ νηυσὶν Ἀχαιῶν.
you will honor, and will destroy many beside the ships of the Achaeans.”
τὴν δʼ ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφη νεφεληγερέτα Ζεύς·
Then cloud-gathering Zeus answered her and said:
δαιμονίη αἰεὶ μὲν ὀΐεαι2 οὐδέ σε λήθω·
”Strange woman, you are always imagining, and I do not escape your notice;
πρῆξαι δʼ ἔμπης οὔ τι δυνήσεαι, ἀλλʼ ἀπὸ θυμοῦ
yet you will not be able to accomplish anything, but will be further from my heart
μᾶλλον ἐμοὶ ἔσεαι· τὸ δέ τοι καὶ ῥίγιον ἔσται.
for me; and that will be even colder for you.
εἰ δʼ οὕτω τοῦτʼ ἐστὶν ἐμοὶ μέλλει φίλον εἶναι·
If indeed this is so, it must be my pleasure.
ἀλλʼ ἀκέουσα κάθησο, ἐμῷ δʼ ἐπιπείθεο μύθῳ,
But sit down in silence, and obey my word,
μή νύ τοι οὐ χραίσμωσιν ὅσοι θεοί εἰσʼ ἐν Ὀλύμπῳ
lest all the gods who are in Olympus protect you not
ἆσσον ἰόνθʼ, ὅτε κέν τοι ἀάπτους χεῖρας ἐφείω.
when I draw near, when I lay my invincible hands upon you.”
ὣς ἔφατʼ ἔδεισεν δὲ βοῶπις πότνια Ἥρη,
So he spoke, and ox-eyed queenly Hera was afraid,
καί ῥʼ ἀκέουσα καθῆστο ἐπιγνάμψασα φίλον κῆρ·
and sat down in silence, bending her heart to his will;
ὄχθησαν δʼ ἀνὰ δῶμα Διὸς θεοὶ Οὐρανίωνες·
and the heavenly gods were troubled throughout the hall of Zeus.
τοῖσιν δʼ Ἥφαιστος κλυτοτέχνης ἦρχʼ ἀγορεύειν
And among them Hephaestus, famous for his art, began to speak,
μητρὶ φίλῃ ἐπίηρα φέρων λευκωλένῳ Ἥρῃ·
bringing pleasant service to his dear mother, white-armed Hera:
ἦ δὴ λοίγια ἔργα τάδʼ ἔσσεται οὐδʼ ἔτʼ ἀνεκτά,
”Surely this will be a ruinous business, and no longer tolerable,
εἰ δὴ σφὼ ἕνεκα θνητῶν ἐριδαίνετον ὧδε,
if indeed you two wrangle thus for the sake of mortals,
ἐν δὲ θεοῖσι κολῳὸν ἐλαύνετον· οὐδέ τι δαιτὸς
and bring wrangling among the gods; nor will there be any joy
ἐσθλῆς ἔσσεται ἦδος, ἐπεὶ τὰ χερείονα νικᾷ.
in the good feast, since worse things prevail.
μητρὶ δʼ ἐγὼ παράφημι καὶ αὐτῇ περ νοεούσῃ
And I advise my mother, though she herself has understanding,
πατρὶ φίλῳ ἐπίηρα φέρειν Διί, ὄφρα μὴ αὖτε
to bring pleasant service to our dear father Zeus, so that again
νεικείῃσι πατήρ, σὺν δʼ ἡμῖν δαῖτα ταράξῃ.
our father may not upbraid her, and throw our feast into confusion.
εἴ περ γάρ κʼ ἐθέλῃσιν3 Ὀλύμπιος ἀστεροπητὴς
For if indeed the Olympian, lord of the lightning, should wish
ἐξ ἑδέων στυφελίξαι· ὃ γὰρ πολὺ φέρτατός ἐστιν.
to thrust us from our seats—for he is far the strongest.
ἀλλὰ σὺ τὸν ἐπέεσσι καθάπτεσθαι μαλακοῖσιν·
But do you address him with gentle words;
αὐτίκʼ ἔπειθʼ ἵλαος Ὀλύμπιος ἔσσεται ἡμῖν.
straightway then the Olympian will be gracious to us.”
ὣς ἄρʼ ἔφη καὶ ἀναΐξας δέπας ἀμφικύπελλον
So he spoke, and springing up he placed the double cup
μητρὶ φίλῃ ἐν χειρὶ τίθει καί μιν προσέειπε·
in his dear mother’s hand, and spoke to her:
τέτλαθι μῆτερ ἐμή, καὶ ἀνάσχεο κηδομένη περ,
”Bear up, my mother, and endure, troubled though you are,
μή σε φίλην περ ἐοῦσαν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖσιν ἴδωμαι
lest, dear though you are, I see you before my eyes
θεινομένην, τότε δʼ οὔ τι δυνήσομαι ἀχνύμενός περ
being beaten; and then I shall not be able, grieved though I am,
χραισμεῖν· ἀργαλέος γὰρ Ὀλύμπιος ἀντιφέρεσθαι·
to help you; for the Olympian is hard to oppose.
ἤδη γάρ με καὶ ἄλλοτʼ ἀλεξέμεναι μεμαῶτα4
For already at another time, when I was eager to defend you,
ῥῖψε ποδὸς τεταγὼν ἀπὸ βηλοῦ θεσπεσίοιο,
he caught me by the foot and hurled me from the heavenly threshold,
πᾶν δʼ ἦμαρ φερόμην, ἅμα δʼ ἠελίῳ καταδύντι
and all day long I was carried down, and at the setting of the sun
κάππεσον ἐν Λήμνῳ, ὀλίγος δʼ ἔτι θυμὸς ἐνῆεν·
I fell in Lemnos, and little life was left in me;
ἔνθά με Σίντιες ἄνδρες ἄφαρ κομίσαντο πεσόντα.
there the Sintian men straightway cared for me after my fall.”
ὣς φάτο, μείδησεν δὲ θεὰ λευκώλενος Ἥρη,
So he spoke, and the white-armed goddess Hera smiled,
μειδήσασα δὲ παιδὸς ἐδέξατο χειρὶ κύπελλον·
and smiling she accepted the cup from her son’s hand.
αὐτὰρ ὃ τοῖς ἄλλοισι θεοῖς ἐνδέξια πᾶσιν
But he to all the other gods from left to right
οἰνοχόει γλυκὺ νέκταρ ἀπὸ κρητῆρος ἀφύσσων·
poured sweet nectar, drawing it from the mixing bowl.
ἄσβεστος δʼ ἄρʼ ἐνῶρτο γέλως μακάρεσσι θεοῖσιν
And unquenchable laughter arose among the blessed gods,
ὡς ἴδον Ἥφαιστον διὰ δώματα ποιπνύοντα.
when they saw Hephaestus bustling through the halls.
ὣς τότε μὲν πρόπαν ἦμαρ ἐς ἠέλιον καταδύντα
So then all day long until the setting of the sun
δαίνυντʼ, οὐδέ τι θυμὸς ἐδεύετο δαιτὸς ἐΐσης,
they feasted, nor did their heart lack anything of the equal feast,
οὐ μὲν φόρμιγγος περικαλλέος ἣν ἔχʼ Ἀπόλλων,
nor of the beautiful lyre that Apollo held,
Μουσάων θʼ αἳ ἄειδον ἀμειβόμεναι ὀπὶ καλῇ.
and of the Muses who sang, answering one another with sweet voice.
αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ κατέδυ λαμπρὸν φάος ἠελίοιο,
But when the bright light of the sun went down,
οἳ μὲν κακκείοντες ἔβαν οἶκον δὲ ἕκαστος,
they went each to his own house to lie down,
ἧχι ἑκάστῳ δῶμα περικλυτὸς ἀμφιγυήεις5
where for each the famous lame god
Ἥφαιστος ποίησεν ἰδυίῃσι πραπίδεσσι·
Hephaestus had made a dwelling with cunning skill.
Ζεὺς δὲ πρὸς ὃν λέχος ἤϊʼ Ὀλύμπιος ἀστεροπητής,
And Zeus, the Olympian lord of lightning, went to his own bed,
ἔνθα πάρος κοιμᾶθʼ ὅτε μιν γλυκὺς ὕπνος ἱκάνοι·
where of old he was wont to sleep when sweet sleep came upon him;
ἔνθα καθεῦδʼ ἀναβάς, παρὰ δὲ χρυσόθρονος Ἥρη.
there he slept, having gone up, and beside him slept golden-throned Hera.
- 1.542δικαζέμεν
The infinitive δικαζέμεν (Homeric form for δικάζειν) depends on φίλον ἐστίν in line 541, expressing the action preferred by Zeus ("it is always your pleasure... to make decisions").
- 1.561ὀΐεαι
The verb ὀΐεαι is the second-person singular present indicative middle of ὀΐομαι, with Homeric ending, meaning "you are always imagining/suspecting."
- 1.580εἴ περ γάρ κʼ ἐθέλῃσιν
An example of an omitted apodosis after the conditional clause εἴ περ... κʼ ἐθέλῃσιν (subjunctive with κʼ for future/potential condition); the main clause (such as "he can/will do so") is left unexpressed as it is clear from the context.
- 1.590μεμαῶτα
The infinitive ἀλεξέμεναι (Homeric form for ἀλέξειν) limits the perfect participle μεμαῶτα (accusative of μεμαώς, "eager"), meaning "eager to defend."
- 1.607περικλυτὸς ἀμφιγυήεις
A hyperbaton where the subject Ἥφαιστος and its epithet περικλυτὸς ἀμφιγυήεις span across lines 607–608.