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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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While Ajax and Eurypylus fight against the fierce Trojan pursuit, Eurypylus is wounded and retreats. Watching from his ship, Achilles sends Patroclus to Nestor's tent to identify the wounded man being carried back, who appears to be Machaon.
Τρῶες ὑπέρθυμοι πολυηγερέες τʼ ἐπίκουροι
The high-spirited Trojans and their far-summoned allies,
νύσσοντες ξυστοῖσι μέσον σάκος αἰὲν ἕποντο.
ever thrusting with their spears at the middle of his shield, followed him.
Αἴας δʼ ἄλλοτε μὲν μνησάσκετο θούριδος ἀλκῆς
And Ajax at one time would turn back again and remember his furious valour,
αὖτις ὑποστρεφθείς, καὶ ἐρητύσασκε φάλαγγας
and hold back the phalanxes of the horse-taming Trojans,
Τρώων ἱπποδάμων· ὁτὲ δὲ τρωπάσκετο φεύγειν.
and at another time he would turn to flee.
πάντας δὲ προέεργε θοὰς ἐπὶ νῆας ὁδεύειν,
He barred them all from making their way to the swift ships,
αὐτὸς δὲ Τρώων καὶ Ἀχαιῶν θῦνε μεσηγὺ
and himself stood and raged between
ἱστάμενος· τὰ δὲ δοῦρα θρασειάων ἀπὸ χειρῶν
Trojans and Achaeans; and the spears from bold hands,
ἄλλα μὲν ἐν σάκεϊ μεγάλῳ πάγεν ὄρμενα πρόσσω,
some were fixed, rushing forward, in his great shield,
πολλὰ δὲ καὶ μεσσηγύ, πάρος χρόα λευκὸν ἐπαυρεῖν,1
and many also, before they could touch his white flesh,
ἐν γαίῃ ἵσταντο λιλαιόμενα χροὸς ἆσαι.
stood in the earth midway, longing to glut themselves with flesh.
τὸν δʼ ὡς οὖν ἐνόησʼ Εὐαίμονος ἀγλαὸς υἱὸς
But when Eurypylus, the glorious son of Euaemon, saw him
Εὐρύπυλος πυκινοῖσι βιαζόμενον βελέεσσι,
hard pressed by thick missiles,
στῆ ῥα παρʼ αὐτὸν ἰών, καὶ ἀκόντισε δουρὶ φαεινῷ,
he went and stood beside him, and hurled with his bright spear,
καὶ βάλε Φαυσιάδην Ἀπισάονα ποιμένα λαῶν
and struck Apisaon, son of Phausias, shepherd of the host,
ἧπαρ ὑπὸ πραπίδων, εἶθαρ δʼ ὑπὸ γούνατʼ ἔλυσεν·
in the liver below the diaphragm, and straightway loosed his knees;
Εὐρύπυλος δʼ ἐπόρουσε καὶ αἴνυτο τεύχεʼ ἀπʼ ὤμων.
and Eurypylus rushed upon him, and stripped the armour from his shoulders.
τὸν δʼ ὡς οὖν ἐνόησεν Ἀλέξανδρος θεοειδὴς
But when godlike Alexander saw him
τεύχεʼ ἀπαινύμενον Ἀπισάονος, αὐτίκα τόξον
stripping the armour of Apisaon, straightway
ἕλκετʼ ἐπʼ Εὐρυπύλῳ, καί μιν βάλε μηρὸν ὀϊστῷ
he drew his bow against Eurypylus, and struck him with an arrow in the right thigh;
δεξιόν· ἐκλάσθη δὲ δόναξ, ἐβάρυνε δὲ μηρόν.
and the reed-shaft was broken, and his thigh grew heavy.
ἂψ δʼ ἑτάρων εἰς ἔθνος ἐχάζετο κῆρʼ ἀλεείνων,
Back then into the throng of his comrades he shrank, avoiding death,
ἤϋσεν δὲ διαπρύσιον Δαναοῖσι γεγωνώς·
and shouted with a piercing voice, calling aloud to the Danaans:
ὦ φίλοι Ἀργείων ἡγήτορες ἠδὲ μέδοντες
”O friends, leaders and rulers of the Argives,
στῆτʼ ἐλελιχθέντες καὶ ἀμύνετε νηλεὲς ἦμαρ
turn and stand, and ward off the pitiless day
Αἴανθʼ,2 ὃς βελέεσσι βιάζεται, οὐδέ ἕ φημι
from Ajax, who is hard pressed by missiles; nor do I think
φεύξεσθʼ ἐκ πολέμοιο δυσηχέος· ἀλλὰ μάλʼ ἄντην
he will escape from the ill-sounding battle;
ἵστασθʼ ἀμφʼ Αἴαντα μέγαν Τελαμώνιον υἱόν.
but stand right face to face around great Ajax, son of Telamon.”
ὣς ἔφατʼ Εὐρύπυλος βεβλημένος· οἳ δὲ παρʼ αὐτὸν
So spoke Eurypylus, wounded though he was; and they
πλησίοι ἔστησαν σάκεʼ ὤμοισι κλίναντες
came and stood close beside him, leaning their shields against their shoulders,
δούρατʼ ἀνασχόμενοι· τῶν δʼ ἀντίος ἤλυθεν Αἴας.
and holding up their spears; and Ajax came to meet them.
στῆ δὲ μεταστρεφθείς, ἐπεὶ ἵκετο ἔθνος ἑταίρων.
And he turned and stood when he had reached the throng of his comrades.
ὣς οἳ μὲν μάρναντο δέμας πυρὸς αἰθομένοιο·
Thus they fought like blazing fire;
Νέστορα δʼ ἐκ πολέμοιο φέρον Νηλήϊαι ἵπποι
and the horses of Neleus, sweating, bore Nestor out of the battle,
ἱδρῶσαι, ἦγον δὲ Μαχάονα ποιμένα λαῶν.
and carried Machaon, shepherd of the host.
τὸν δὲ ἰδὼν ἐνόησε ποδάρκης δῖος Ἀχιλλεύς·
And swift-footed noble Achilles saw and marked him;
ἑστήκει γὰρ ἐπὶ πρυμνῇ μεγακήτεϊ νηῒ
for he was standing on the stern of his great-bellied ship,
εἰσορόων πόνον αἰπὺν ἰῶκά τε δακρυόεσσαν.
looking upon the sheer toil of battle and the tearful rout.
αἶψα δʼ ἑταῖρον ἑὸν Πατροκλῆα προσέειπε
Straightway he spoke to his comrade Patroclus,
φθεγξάμενος παρὰ νηός· ὃ δὲ κλισίηθεν ἀκούσας
calling aloud from the ship; and he, when he heard, came out from the tent
ἔκμολεν ἶσος Ἄρηϊ, κακοῦ δʼ ἄρα οἱ πέλεν ἀρχή.
like unto Ares; and this was the beginning of evil for him.
τὸν πρότερος προσέειπε Μενοιτίου ἄλκιμος υἱός·
Him first the valiant son of Menoetius addressed:
τίπτέ με κικλήσκεις Ἀχιλεῦ; τί δέ σε χρεὼ ἐμεῖο;3
”Why do you call me, Achilles? What need have you of me?”
τὸν δʼ ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφη πόδας ὠκὺς Ἀχιλλεύς·
And swift-footed Achilles answered and spoke to him:
δῖε Μενοιτιάδη τῷ ἐμῷ κεχαρισμένε θυμῷ
”Noble son of Menoetius, dear to my heart,
νῦν ὀΐω περὶ γούνατʼ ἐμὰ στήσεσθαι Ἀχαιοὺς
now I think the Achaeans will stand about my knees,
λισσομένους· χρειὼ γὰρ ἱκάνεται οὐκέτʼ ἀνεκτός.
entreating me; for a need has come upon them that is no longer to be borne.
ἀλλʼ ἴθι νῦν Πάτροκλε Διῒ φίλε Νέστορʼ ἔρειο
But go now, Patroclus, dear to Zeus, and ask Nestor
ὅν τινα τοῦτον ἄγει βεβλημένον ἐκ πολέμοιο·
who this is whom he brings wounded from the battle.
ἤτοι μὲν τά γʼ ὄπισθε Μαχάονι πάντα ἔοικε
Truly, from behind he is in all things like Machaon,
τῷ Ἀσκληπιάδῃ, ἀτὰρ οὐκ ἴδον ὄμματα φωτός·
son of Asclepius, but I did not see the eyes of the man;
ἵπποι γάρ με παρήϊξαν πρόσσω μεμαυῖαι.
for the horses dashed past me, speeding onward.”
ὣς φάτο, Πάτροκλος δὲ φίλῳ ἐπεπείθεθʼ ἑταίρῳ,
So he spoke, and Patroclus obeyed his dear comrade,
βῆ δὲ θέειν παρά τε κλισίας καὶ νῆας Ἀχαιῶν.
and went running along the tents and the ships of the Achaeans.
οἳ δʼ ὅτε δὴ κλισίην Νηληϊάδεω ἀφίκοντο,
But when they came to the tent of the son of Neleus,
αὐτοὶ μέν ῥʼ ἀπέβησαν ἐπὶ χθόνα πουλυβότειραν,
they themselves stepped down upon the bounteous earth,
ἵππους δʼ Εὐρυμέδων θεράπων λύε τοῖο γέροντος
and the squire Eurymedon loosed the old man’s horses
ἐξ ὀχέων· τοὶ δʼ ἱδρῶ ἀπεψύχοντο χιτώνων
from the chariot; and they dried the sweat from their tunics,
στάντε ποτὶ πνοιὴν παρὰ θῖνʼ ἁλός· αὐτὰρ ἔπειτα
standing in the breeze by the shore of the sea; and thereafter
ἐς κλισίην ἐλθόντες ἐπὶ κλισμοῖσι κάθιζον.
they went into the tent and sat down on chairs.
τοῖσι δὲ τεῦχε κυκειῶ ἐϋπλόκαμος Ἑκαμήδη,
And for them fair-tressed Hecamede mixed a potion,
τὴν ἄρετʼ ἐκ Τενέδοιο γέρων, ὅτε πέρσεν Ἀχιλλεύς,
she whom the old man had taken from Tenedos, when Achilles sacked it,
θυγατέρʼ Ἀρσινόου μεγαλήτορος, ἥν οἱ Ἀχαιοὶ
the daughter of great-hearted Arsinous; her the Achaeans
ἔξελον οὕνεκα βουλῇ ἀριστεύεσκεν ἁπάντων.
had chosen out for him, because in counsel he was ever best of all.
ἥ σφωϊν πρῶτον μὲν ἐπιπροΐηλε τράπεζαν
She first drew before them a table,
καλὴν κυανόπεζαν ἐΰξοον, αὐτὰρ ἐπʼ αὐτῆς
beautiful, highly polished, with feet of cyanus, and upon it
χάλκειον κάνεον, ἐπὶ δὲ κρόμυον ποτῷ ὄψον,
a charger of bronze, and on it an onion as a relish for their drink,
ἠδὲ μέλι χλωρόν, παρὰ δʼ ἀλφίτου ἱεροῦ ἀκτήν,
and pale honey, and beside it ground meal of sacred barley;
πὰρ δὲ δέπας περικαλλές, ὃ οἴκοθεν ἦγʼ ὁ γεραιός,
and beside it a right beautiful cup, which the old man had brought from home,
χρυσείοις ἥλοισι πεπαρμένον· οὔατα δʼ αὐτοῦ
studded with bosses of gold; four were its handles,
τέσσαρʼ ἔσαν, δοιαὶ δὲ πελειάδες ἀμφὶς ἕκαστον
and about each two golden doves were
χρύσειαι νεμέθοντο, δύω δʼ ὑπὸ πυθμένες ἦσαν.
feeding, and below were two supports.
ἄλλος μὲν μογέων ἀποκινήσασκε τραπέζης
Another, when it was full, could scarce have moved it from the table with labor,
πλεῖον ἐόν,4 Νέστωρ δʼ ὁ γέρων ἀμογητὶ ἄειρεν.
but old Nestor raised it with no effort.
- 11.573πάρος χρόα λευκὸν ἐπαυρεῖν
The conjunction πάρος (before) here introduces an accusative and infinitive construction, where χρόα λευκὸν is the direct object of the aorist infinitive ἐπαυρεῖν (to touch/reach).
- 11.589Αἴανθʼ
Αἴανθʼ is the dative Αἴαντι with its final vowel elided and the τ aspirated to θ before the initial rough breathing of ὅς. The verb ἀμύνω takes a dative of the person (from whom) and an accusative of the thing (what is warded off), meaning 'ward off the pitiless day from Ajax'.
- 11.606τί δέ σε χρεὼ ἐμεῖο;
A nominal sentence with χρεώ (need) as the subject, taking the accusative σε of the person affected and the genitive ἐμεῖο (of me) of the object needed, with the copula omitted. It literally means 'what need of me comes upon you?'.
- 11.637πλεῖον ἐόν
ἐόν is the Ionic present participle neuter singular (= ὄν), agreeing with the implied noun δέπας (cup). It functions as a circumstantial participle expressing condition or time ('when it was full').