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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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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-10-27
Zeus sends a destructive Dream to deceive Agamemnon by commanding a full-scale assault on Troy. Appearing in the guise of Nestor, the Dream delivers the message, and Agamemnon awakes confident of victory and summons the council of elders.
ἄλλοι μέν ῥα θεοί τε καὶ ἀνέρες ἱπποκορυσταὶεὗδον παννύχιοι, Δία δʼ οὐκ ἔχε νήδυμος ὕπνος,1
The other gods and chariot-driving men slept all night long, but sweet sleep did not hold Zeus;
ἀλλʼ ὅ γε μερμήριζε κατὰ φρένα ὡς Ἀχιλῆατιμήσῃ, ὀλέσῃ δὲ πολέας ἐπὶ νηυσὶν Ἀχαιῶν.
but he was pondering in his mind how he might honor Achilles, and destroy many beside the ships of the Achaeans.
ἥδε δέ οἱ κατὰ θυμὸν ἀρίστη φαίνετο βουλή,πέμψαι ἐπʼ Ἀτρεΐδῃ Ἀγαμέμνονι οὖλον ὄνειρον·
And this plan seemed best to his mind: to send a destructive dream to Agamemnon, son of Atreus.
καί μιν φωνήσας ἔπεα πτερόεντα προσηύδα·
And he spoke and addressed him with winged words:
βάσκʼ ἴθι οὖλε ὄνειρε θοὰς ἐπὶ νῆας Ἀχαιῶν·
”Go, destructive Dream, to the swift ships of the Achaeans;
ἐλθὼν ἐς κλισίην Ἀγαμέμνονος Ἀτρεΐδαοπάντα μάλʼ ἀτρεκέως ἀγορευέμεν2 ὡς ἐπιτέλλω·
go to the hut of Agamemnon, son of Atreus, and tell him everything very accurately, just as I command you.
θωρῆξαί ἑ κέλευε3 κάρη κομόωντας Ἀχαιοὺςπανσυδίῃ· νῦν γάρ κεν ἕλοι πόλιν εὐρυάγυιαν
Command him to arm the long-haired Achaeans with all speed; for now he may take the wide-wayed city of the Trojans.
Τρώων· οὐ γὰρ ἔτʼ ἀμφὶς Ὀλύμπια δώματʼ ἔχοντεςἀθάνατοι φράζονται· ἐπέγναμψεν γὰρ ἅπαντας
For the immortals who hold Olympian dwellings are no longer divided in counsel; for Hera has bent them all by her entreaties,
Ἥρη λισσομένη, Τρώεσσι δὲ κήδεʼ ἐφῆπται.
and woes are hung over the Trojans from Zeus.”
ὣς φάτο, βῆ δʼ ἄρʼ ὄνειρος ἐπεὶ τὸν μῦθον ἄκουσε·
So he spoke, and the Dream went when he had heard the message;
καρπαλίμως δʼ ἵκανε θοὰς ἐπὶ νῆας Ἀχαιῶν,
and quickly he came to the swift ships of the Achaeans,
βῆ δʼ ἄρʼ ἐπʼ Ἀτρεΐδην Ἀγαμέμνονα· τὸν δὲ κίχανενεὕδοντʼ ἐν κλισίῃ, περὶ δʼ ἀμβρόσιος κέχυθʼ ὕπνος.
and went to Agamemnon, son of Atreus; and him he found sleeping in his hut, and celestial sleep was poured around him.
στῆ δʼ ἄρʼ ὑπὲρ κεφαλῆς Νηληΐῳ υἷι ἐοικώς
And he stood above his head, looking like Nestor, son of Neleus,
Νέστορι, τόν ῥα μάλιστα γερόντων τῖʼ Ἀγαμέμνων·
whom of all the elders Agamemnon honored most;
τῷ μιν ἐεισάμενος προσεφώνεε θεῖος ὄνειρος·
likeness to him the divine dream addressed him:
εὕδεις Ἀτρέος υἱὲ δαΐφρονος ἱπποδάμοιο·
”You sleep, son of wise Atreus, tamer of horses;
οὐ χρὴ παννύχιον εὕδειν βουληφόρον ἄνδραᾧ λαοί τʼ ἐπιτετράφαται καὶ τόσσα μέμηλε·
it is not right for a counsel-giving man to sleep all night, to whom people are entrusted and so many things are a care.
νῦν δʼ ἐμέθεν ξύνες ὦκα· Διὸς δέ τοι ἄγγελός εἰμι,ὃς σεῦ ἄνευθεν ἐὼν μέγα κήδεται ἠδʼ ἐλεαίρει.
Now listen to me quickly; for I am a messenger to you from Zeus, who, though he is far away, cares for you greatly and pities you.
θωρῆξαί σε κέλευσε κάρη κομόωντας Ἀχαιοὺςπανσυδίῃ· νῦν γάρ κεν ἕλοις πόλιν εὐρυάγυιαν
He has commanded you to arm the long-haired Achaeans with all speed; for now you may take the wide-wayed city of the Trojans.
Τρώων· οὐ γὰρ ἔτʼ ἀμφὶς Ὀλύμπια δώματʼ ἔχοντεςἀθάνατοι φράζονται· ἐπέγναμψεν γὰρ ἅπαντας
For the immortals who hold Olympian dwellings are no longer divided in counsel; for Hera has bent them all by her entreaties,
Ἥρη λισσομένη, Τρώεσσι δὲ κήδεʼ ἐφῆπται
and woes are hung over the Trojans from Zeus.
ἐκ Διός· ἀλλὰ σὺ σῇσιν ἔχε φρεσί, μηδέ σε λήθηαἱρείτω εὖτʼ ἄν σε μελίφρων ὕπνος ἀνήῃ.
But keep this in your mind, and let not forgetfulness take hold of you when honey-hearted sleep leaves you.”
ὣς ἄρα φωνήσας ἀπεβήσετο, τὸν δὲ λίπʼ αὐτοῦτὰ φρονέοντʼ ἀνὰ θυμὸν ἅ ῥʼ οὐ τελέεσθαι ἔμελλον·4
So he spoke and departed, and left him there, pondering in his mind things that were not to be accomplished;
φῆ γὰρ ὅ γʼ αἱρήσειν Πριάμου πόλιν ἤματι κείνῳνήπιος, οὐδὲ τὰ ᾔδη ἅ ῥα Ζεὺς μήδετο ἔργα·
for the fool thought he would take Priam’s city on that very day, nor did he know the deeds that Zeus was planning;
θήσειν γὰρ ἔτʼ ἔμελλεν ἐπʼ ἄλγεά τε στοναχάς τεΤρωσί τε καὶ Δαναοῖσι διὰ κρατερὰς ὑσμίνας.
for he was still to bring pains and groanings upon both Trojans and Danaans through mighty combats.
ἔγρετο δʼ ἐξ ὕπνου, θείη δέ μιν ἀμφέχυτʼ ὀμφή·
And he awoke from sleep, and the divine voice was poured around him.
ἕζετο δʼ ὀρθωθείς, μαλακὸν δʼ ἔνδυνε χιτῶνακαλὸν νηγάτεον, περὶ δὲ μέγα βάλλετο φᾶρος·
He sat upright, and put on his soft tunic, beautiful and new, and threw his great cloak around him;
ποσσὶ δʼ ὑπὸ λιπαροῖσιν ἐδήσατο καλὰ πέδιλα,
and under his shining feet he bound his beautiful sandals,
ἀμφὶ δʼ ἄρʼ ὤμοισιν βάλετο ξίφος ἀργυρόηλον·
and about his shoulders he cast his silver-studded sword;
εἵλετο δὲ σκῆπτρον πατρώϊον ἄφθιτον αἰεὶ
and he took his ancestral sceptre, ever imperishable,
σὺν τῷ ἔβη κατὰ νῆας Ἀχαιῶν χαλκοχιτώνων·
with which he went along the ships of the bronze-clad Achaeans.
ἠὼς μέν ῥα θεὰ προσεβήσετο μακρὸν ὌλυμπονΖηνὶ φόως ἐρέουσα καὶ ἄλλοις ἀθανάτοισιν·
Now the goddess Dawn went up to high Olympus to announce the light to Zeus and to the other immortals;
αὐτὰρ ὃ κηρύκεσσι λιγυφθόγγοισι κέλευσεκηρύσσειν ἀγορὴν δὲ κάρη κομόωντας Ἀχαιούς·
but he commanded the clear-voiced heralds to summon the long-haired Achaeans to the assembly.
οἳ μὲν ἐκήρυσσον, τοὶ δʼ ἠγείροντο μάλʼ ὦκα·
And they made the summons, and the people gathered right quickly.
βουλὴν δὲ πρῶτον μεγαθύμων ἷζε γερόντωνΝεστορέῃ παρὰ νηῒ Πυλοιγενέος βασιλῆος·
But first he held a council of the great-hearted elders by the ship of Nestor, the Pylos-born king.
τοὺς ὅ γε συγκαλέσας πυκινὴν ἀρτύνετο βουλήν·
Having called them together, he set before them a close counsel:
κλῦτε φίλοι· θεῖός μοι ἐνύπνιον ἦλθεν ὄνειρος
”Hear me, friends; a divine dream came to me in my sleep through the immortal night;
ἀμβροσίην διὰ νύκτα· μάλιστα δὲ Νέστορι δίῳεἶδός τε μέγεθός τε φυήν τʼ ἄγχιστα ἐῴκει·
and in form, stature, and build it was most like noble Nestor.
στῆ δʼ ἄρʼ ὑπὲρ κεφαλῆς καί με πρὸς μῦθον ἔειπεν·
It stood above my head, and spoke a word to me:
εὕδεις Ἀτρέος υἱὲ δαΐφρονος ἱπποδάμοιο·
’You sleep, son of wise Atreus, tamer of horses;
οὐ χρὴ παννύχιον εὕδειν βουληφόρον ἄνδρα,ᾧ λαοί τʼ ἐπιτετράφαται καὶ τόσσα μέμηλε·
it is not right for a counsel-giving man to sleep all night, to whom people are entrusted and so many things are a care.
νῦν δʼ ἐμέθεν ξύνες ὦκα· Διὸς δέ τοι ἄγγελός εἰμι,ὃς σεῦ ἄνευθεν ἐὼν μέγα κήδεται ἠδʼ ἐλεαίρει·
Now listen to me quickly; for I am a messenger to you from Zeus, who, though he is far away, cares for you greatly and pities you.
θωρῆξαί σε κέλευσε κάρη κομόωντας Ἀχαιοὺςπανσυδίῃ· νῦν γάρ κεν ἕλοις πόλιν εὐρυάγυιαν
He has commanded you to arm the long-haired Achaeans with all speed; for now you may take the wide-wayed city of the Trojans.
Τρώων· οὐ γὰρ ἔτʼ ἀμφὶς Ὀλύμπια δώματʼ ἔχοντεςἀθάνατοι φράζονται· ἐπέγναμψεν γὰρ ἅπαντας
For the immortals who hold Olympian dwellings are no longer divided in counsel; for Hera has bent them all by her entreaties,
Ἥρη λισσομένη, Τρώεσσι δὲ κήδεʼ ἐφῆπται0 ἐκ Διός· ἀλλὰ σὺ σῇσιν ἔχε φρεσίν· ὣς ὃ μὲν εἰπὼν
and woes are hung over the Trojans from Zeus. But keep this in your mind.’ So he spoke”
- 2.2νήδυμος ὕπνος
The adjective νήδυμος was historically debated among ancient scholars, either connected to ἡδύς ('sweet') meaning 'sweet, pleasant' or from νή- (negative) and δύω ('to sink') meaning 'inescapable, deep'. Here, it is translated as 'sweet/pleasant sleep' following the traditional epic formula, consistent across all languages.
- 2.10ἀγορευέμεν
An infinitive form of the verb ἀγορεύω (Aeolic ending -έμεν). Here used as an infinitive for imperative, expressing Zeus's direct command to the Dream.
- 2.11θωρῆξαί ἑ κέλευε
The infinitive θωρῆξαι ('to arm') takes the accusative κάρη κομόωντας Ἀχαιούς ('the long-haired Achaeans') as its subject, while the third-person pronoun ἑ ('him') is the object of the imperative κέλευε ('command'), referring to Agamemnon. Thus, 'command him [Agamemnon] to arm the Achaeans.'
- 2.36τὰ φρονέοντʼ ἀνὰ θυμὸν ἅ ῥʼ οὐ τελέεσθαι ἔμελλον
The present participle φρονέοντα agrees with the omitted object ἑ (Agamemnon). The relative pronoun ἅ (neuter plural) refers to the thoughts in his mind, which 'were not going to be accomplished' (οὐ τελέεσθαι ἔμελλον, future passive infinitive with ἔμελλον).
Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-23) · Revision history (1, latest 2026-09-21)
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