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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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Nestor reminds Patroclus of his father Menoetius' instructions, urging him to persuade Achilles or to go forth himself in Achilles' armor. Patroclus hurries back, but meets the wounded Eurypylus and stops to tend to his injuries at his request.
ἦρχον ἐγὼ μύθοιο κελεύων ὔμμʼ ἅμʼ ἕπεσθαι·
I was the first to speak, bidding you both to follow with us;
σφὼ δὲ μάλʼ ἠθέλετον, τὼ δʼ ἄμφω πόλλʼ ἐπέτελλον.
and you two were right willing, and they both gave you many charges.
Πηλεὺς μὲν ᾧ παιδὶ γέρων ἐπέτελλʼ Ἀχιλῆϊ
The old man Peleus charged his son Achilles
αἰὲν ἀριστεύειν καὶ ὑπείροχον ἔμμεναι ἄλλων·
ever to be preeminent and to be outstanding above all others;
σοὶ δʼ αὖθʼ ὧδʼ ἐπέτελλε Μενοίτιος Ἄκτορος υἱός·
but to you in turn Menoetius, son of Actor, gave this charge:
τέκνον ἐμὸν γενεῇ μὲν ὑπέρτερός ἐστιν Ἀχιλλεύς,
”My child, in birth indeed Achilles is superior,
πρεσβύτερος δὲ σύ ἐσσι· βίῃ δʼ ὅ γε πολλὸν ἀμείνων.
but you are the elder; and in might he is by far the better.
ἀλλʼ εὖ οἱ φάσθαι πυκινὸν ἔπος ἠδʼ ὑποθέσθαι
Yet speak to him well with wise words, and advise him,
καί οἱ σημαίνειν·1 ὃ δὲ πείσεται εἰς ἀγαθόν περ.
and direct him; and he will obey you for his own good.”
ὣς ἐπέτελλʼ ὃ γέρων, σὺ δὲ λήθεαι· ἀλλʼ ἔτι καὶ νῦν
Thus the old man charged, but you forget; yet even now
ταῦτʼ εἴποις Ἀχιλῆϊ δαΐφρονι αἴ κε πίθηται.
speak thus to wise-hearted Achilles, if perchance he may obey.
τίς δʼ οἶδʼ εἴ κέν οἱ σὺν δαίμονι θυμὸν ὀρίναις
Who knows if, with a god’s help, you might rouse his spirit
παρειπών; ἀγαθὴ δὲ παραίφασίς ἐστιν ἑταίρου.
by persuasion? Good is the persuasion of a comrade.
εἰ δέ τινα φρεσὶν ᾗσι θεοπροπίην ἀλεείνει
But if in his heart he is avoiding some oracle,
καί τινά οἱ πὰρ Ζηνὸς ἐπέφραδε πότνια μήτηρ,
and his lady mother has told him something from Zeus,
ἀλλὰ σέ περ προέτω, ἅμα δʼ ἄλλος λαὸς ἑπέσθω
let him at least send you forth, and let the rest of the host
Μυρμιδόνων, αἴ κέν τι φόως Δαναοῖσι γένηαι·
of the Myrmidons follow with you, if perchance you may be a light of safety to the Danaans;
καί τοι τεύχεα καλὰ δότω πόλεμον δὲ φέρεσθαι,
and let him give you his beautiful armor to bear into war,
αἴ κέ σε τῷ εἴσκοντες ἀπόσχωνται πολέμοιο
if perchance the Trojans, taking you for him, may hold back from battle,
Τρῶες, ἀναπνεύσωσι δʼ ἀρήϊοι υἷες Ἀχαιῶν
and the warlike sons of the Achaeans may take breath,
τειρόμενοι· ὀλίγη δέ τʼ ἀνάπνευσις πολέμοιο.
worn out as they are; for brief is the breathing-space in war.
ῥεῖα δέ κʼ ἀκμῆτες κεκμηότας ἄνδρας ἀϋτῇ
And easily might you who are unwearied drive weary men
ὤσαισθε προτὶ ἄστυ νεῶν ἄπο καὶ κλισιάων.
back to the city, away from the ships and huts, with your war-cry.
ὣς φάτο, τῷ δʼ ἄρα θυμὸν ἐνὶ στήθεσσιν ὄρινε,
So he spoke, and stirred the spirit within Patroclus’ breast,
βῆ δὲ θέειν παρὰ νῆας ἐπʼ Αἰακίδην Ἀχιλῆα.
and he started to run along the ships to Achilles, grandson of Aeacus.
ἀλλʼ ὅτε δὴ κατὰ νῆας Ὀδυσσῆος θείοιο
But when in his running Patroclus reached the ships of noble Odysseus,
ἷξε θέων Πάτροκλος, ἵνά σφʼ ἀγορή τε θέμις τε
where their assembly and place of justice
ἤην, τῇ δὴ καί σφι θεῶν ἐτετεύχατο βωμοί,
were, and where also their altars of the gods were built,
ἔνθά οἱ Εὐρύπυλος βεβλημένος ἀντεβόλησε
there Eurypylus met him, wounded
διογενὴς Εὐαιμονίδης κατὰ μηρὸν ὀϊστῷ
with an arrow in the thigh, the noble son of Evaemon,
σκάζων ἐκ πολέμου· κατὰ δὲ νότιος ῥέεν ἱδρὼς
limping out of the battle; and the moist sweat ran down
ὤμων καὶ κεφαλῆς, ἀπὸ δʼ ἕλκεος ἀργαλέοιο
from his shoulders and head, and from his grievous wound
αἷμα μέλαν κελάρυζε· νόος γε μὲν ἔμπεδος ἦεν.
the black blood gushed; yet his mind was steadfast.
τὸν δὲ ἰδὼν ᾤκτειρε Μενοιτίου ἄλκιμος υἱός,
The brave son of Menoetius saw him and pitied him,
καί ῥʼ ὀλοφυρόμενος ἔπεα πτερόεντα προσηύδα·
and with lamentation spoke winged words to him:
ἆ δειλοὶ Δαναῶν ἡγήτορες ἠδὲ μέδοντες
”Ah, wretched leaders and rulers of the Danaans,
ὣς ἄρʼ ἐμέλλετε τῆλε φίλων καὶ πατρίδος αἴης
were you then destined, far from your friends and native land,
ἄσειν2 ἐν Τροίῃ ταχέας κύνας ἀργέτι δημῷ.
to glut the swift dogs in Troy with your white fat?
ἀλλʼ ἄγε μοι τόδε εἰπὲ διοτρεφὲς Εὐρύπυλʼ ἥρως,
But come, tell me this, hero Eurypylus, nurtured of Zeus,
ἤ ῥʼ ἔτι που σχήσουσι πελώριον Ἕκτορʼ Ἀχαιοί,
will the Achaeans still hold back huge Hector anywhere,
ἦ ἤδη φθίσονται ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ δουρὶ δαμέντες;
or will they now perish, vanquished by his spear?”
τὸν δʼ αὖτʼ Εὐρύπυλος βεβλημένος ἀντίον ηὔδα·
To him again the wounded Eurypylus spoke in turn:
οὐκέτι διογενὲς Πατρόκλεες ἄλκαρ Ἀχαιῶν
”No longer, noble Patroclus, will there be any defense for the Achaeans,
ἔσσεται, ἀλλʼ ἐν νηυσὶ μελαίνῃσιν πεσέονται.
but they will fall among the black ships.
οἳ μὲν γὰρ δὴ πάντες, ὅσοι πάρος ἦσαν ἄριστοι,
For indeed all those who before were the bravest
ἐν νηυσὶν κέαται βεβλημένοι οὐτάμενοί τε
lie among the ships, hit by arrows or wounded by spears
χερσὶν ὕπο Τρώων· τῶν δὲ σθένος ὄρνυται αἰέν.
at the hands of the Trojans; and their strength rises evermore.
ἀλλʼ ἐμὲ μὲν σὺ σάωσον ἄγων ἐπὶ νῆα μέλαιναν,
But do you save me, leading me to my black ship,
μηροῦ δʼ ἔκταμʼ ὀϊστόν, ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ δʼ αἷμα κελαινὸν
and cut the arrow from my thigh, and wash the black blood from it
νίζʼ ὕδατι λιαρῷ, ἐπὶ δʼ ἤπια φάρμακα πάσσε
with warm water, and sprinkle gentle remedies
ἐσθλά, τά σε προτί φασιν Ἀχιλλῆος δεδιδάχθαι,3
of good power, which they say you were taught by Achilles,
ὃν Χείρων ἐδίδαξε δικαιότατος Κενταύρων.
whom Chiron taught, the most righteous of the Centaurs.
ἰητροὶ μὲν γὰρ Ποδαλείριος ἠδὲ Μαχάων
For as for the healers, Podaleirius and Machaon,
τὸν μὲν ἐνὶ κλισίῃσιν ὀΐομαι ἕλκος ἔχοντα
one, I think, lies with a wound in the huts,
χρηΐζοντα καὶ αὐτὸν ἀμύμονος ἰητῆρος
himself in need of a good healer,
κεῖσθαι· ὃ δʼ ἐν πεδίῳ Τρώων μένει ὀξὺν Ἄρηα.
and the other in the plain awaits the sharp battle of the Trojans.”
τὸν δʼ αὖτε προσέειπε Μενοιτίου ἄλκιμος υἱός·
To him again the brave son of Menoetius spoke:
πῶς τὰρ ἔοι τάδε ἔργα; τί ῥέξομεν Εὐρύπυλʼ ἥρως;
”How indeed can these things be? What shall we do, hero Eurypylus?
ἔρχομαι ὄφρʼ Ἀχιλῆϊ δαΐφρονι μῦθον ἐνίσπω
I am going that I may speak a word to wise-hearted Achilles,
ὃν Νέστωρ ἐπέτελλε Γερήνιος οὖρος Ἀχαιῶν·
which Gerenian Nestor, the guardian of the Achaeans, charged me with;
ἀλλʼ οὐδʼ ὧς περ σεῖο μεθήσω τειρομένοιο.
yet even so I will not neglect you in your distress.”
ἦ, καὶ ὑπὸ στέρνοιο λαβὼν ἄγε ποιμένα λαῶν
He spoke, and holding the shepherd of the host under his breast, led him
ἐς κλισίην· θεράπων δὲ ἰδὼν ὑπέχευε βοείας.
to his hut; and his squire, seeing them, spread ox-hides.
ἔνθά μιν ἐκτανύσας ἐκ μηροῦ τάμνε μαχαίρῃ
There Patroclus laid him at full length, and cut with a knife from his thigh
ὀξὺ βέλος περιπευκές, ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ δʼ αἷμα κελαινὸν
the sharp, biting arrow, and washed the black blood from it
νίζʼ ὕδατι λιαρῷ, ἐπὶ δὲ ῥίζαν βάλε πικρὴν
with warm water, and applied a bitter root,
χερσὶ διατρίψας ὀδυνήφατον, ἥ οἱ ἁπάσας
rubbing it between his hands, a pain-killing root, which
ἔσχʼ ὀδύνας· τὸ μὲν ἕλκος ἐτέρσετο, παύσατο δʼ αἷμα.
stayed all his pains; and the wound dried, and the blood ceased.
- 11.788φάσθαι, ὑποθέσθαι, σημαίνειν
Infinitives used in place of the imperative (infinitive of command), expressing a strong instruction within the direct speech.
- 11.817ἐμέλλετε ... ἄσειν
The combination of μέλλω and the future infinitive ἄσειν (to satiate), expressing past intention or destiny: "were you then destined to..."
- 11.831δεδιδάχθαι
Perfect passive infinitive of διδάσκω (to teach). The verb originally takes a double accusative (person and subject). Here in the passive, the subject of the infinitive is the accusative σε, while the relative pronoun τά represents the thing taught.