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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 · 2026-11-01
As the opposing gods look on from their respective positions, Achilles and Aeneas advance to the space between the two armies. Achilles taunts Aeneas and warns him to withdraw, recalling past encounters, but Aeneas confidently replies by recounting his illustrious lineage tracing back to Dardanus and Zeus.
ἔνθα Ποσειδάων κατʼ ἄρʼ ἕζετο καὶ θεοὶ ἄλλοι,
There Poseidon and the other gods sat down,
ἀμφὶ δʼ ἄρʼ ἄρρηκτον νεφέλην ὤμοισιν ἕσαντο·
and clothed their shoulders with an impenetrable cloud;
οἳ δʼ ἑτέρωσε καθῖζον ἐπʼ ὀφρύσι Καλλικολώνης
and the others sat on the brow of Kallicolone on the other side,
ἀμφὶ σὲ ἤϊε Φοῖβε καὶ Ἄρηα πτολίπορθον.
around you, archer Phoebus, and Ares, sacker of cities.
ὣς οἳ μέν ῥʼ ἑκάτερθε καθήατο μητιόωντες
Thus they sat on either side, devising
βουλάς· ἀρχέμεναι δὲ δυσηλεγέος πολέμοιο
counsels; but to begin grievous war
ὄκνεον ἀμφότεροι, Ζεὺς δʼ ἥμενος ὕψι κέλευε.
both sides hesitated, while Zeus sitting on high commanded them.
τῶν1 δʼ ἅπαν ἐπλήσθη πεδίον καὶ λάμπετο χαλκῷ
And all the plain was filled with them and gleamed with the bronze
ἀνδρῶν ἠδʼ ἵππων· κάρκαιρε δὲ γαῖα πόδεσσιν
of men and horses; and the earth rang under the feet
ὀρνυμένων ἄμυδις. δύο δʼ ἀνέρες ἔξοχʼ ἄριστοι
of them as they rushed together. And two men, preeminent among the best,
ἐς μέσον ἀμφοτέρων συνίτην μεμαῶτε μάχεσθαι
came together into the midst of the two hosts, eager to fight,
Αἰνείας τʼ Ἀγχισιάδης καὶ δῖος Ἀχιλλεύς.
Aeneas, son of Anchises, and noble Achilles.
Αἰνείας δὲ πρῶτος ἀπειλήσας ἐβεβήκει
Aeneas first had come forward with threatening mien,
νευστάζων κόρυθι βριαρῇ· ἀτὰρ ἀσπίδα θοῦριν
nodding with his heavy helmet; and his furious shield
πρόσθεν ἔχε στέρνοιο, τίνασσε δὲ χάλκεον ἔγχος.
he held before his chest, and brandished his bronze spear.
Πηλεΐδης δʼ ἑτέρωθεν ἐναντίον ὦρτο λέων ὣς
And the son of Peleus on the other side rushed against him like a ravening lion
σίντης, ὅν τε καὶ ἄνδρες ἀποκτάμεναι μεμάασιν
that men are eager to slay, the whole village having
ἀγρόμενοι πᾶς δῆμος· ὃ δὲ πρῶτον μὲν ἀτίζων
gathered together; he at first goes on his way, scorning them,
ἔρχεται, ἀλλʼ ὅτε κέν τις ἀρηϊθόων αἰζηῶν
but when one of the youths swift in battle
δουρὶ βάλῃ ἐάλη τε χανών, περί τʼ ἀφρὸς ὀδόντας
strikes him with a spear, he gathers himself up with open mouth, and foam
γίγνεται, ἐν δέ τέ οἱ κραδίῃ στένει ἄλκιμον ἦτορ,
rises about his teeth, and his brave heart groans in his breast,
οὐρῇ δὲ πλευράς τε καὶ ἰσχία ἀμφοτέρωθεν
and with his tail he lashes his ribs and flanks
μαστίεται, ἑὲ δʼ αὐτὸν ἐποτρύνει μαχέσασθαι,
on both sides, and rouses himself to fight,
γλαυκιόων δʼ ἰθὺς φέρεται μένει, ἤν τινα πέφνῃ
and with glaring eyes he charges straight on in his fury, to see if he can slay some man,
ἀνδρῶν, ἢ αὐτὸς φθίεται πρώτῳ ἐν ὁμίλῳ·
or himself perish in the foremost throng;
ὣς Ἀχιλῆʼ ὄτρυνε μένος καὶ θυμὸς ἀγήνωρ
even so was Achilles driven by his fury and his lordly heart
ἀντίον ἐλθέμεναι μεγαλήτορος Αἰνείαο.
to go face to face with great-hearted Aeneas.
οἳ δʼ ὅτε δὴ σχεδὸν ἦσαν ἐπʼ ἀλλήλοισιν ἰόντες,
And when they had come near as they advanced against each other,
τὸν πρότερος προσέειπε ποδάρκης δῖος Ἀχιλλεύς·
first to speak was swift-footed noble Achilles:
Αἰνεία τί σὺ τόσσον ὁμίλου πολλὸν ἐπελθὼν
”Aeneas, why have you stepped so far out of the throng to stand
ἔστης; ἦ σέ γε θυμὸς ἐμοὶ μαχέσασθαι ἀνώγει
against me? Does your heart bid you fight with me,
ἐλπόμενον Τρώεσσιν ἀνάξειν ἱπποδάμοισι
because you hope to rule over the horse-taming Trojans
τιμῆς2 τῆς Πριάμου; ἀτὰρ εἴ κεν ἔμʼ ἐξεναρίξῃς,
with the office of Priam? Yet even if you slay me,
οὔ τοι τοὔνεκά γε Πρίαμος γέρας ἐν χερὶ θήσει·
not for that will Priam place the prize of kingship in your hands;
εἰσὶν γάρ οἱ παῖδες, ὃ δʼ ἔμπεδος οὐδʼ ἀεσίφρων.
for he has sons, and he is himself steadfast and not flighty of mind.
ἦ νύ τί τοι Τρῶες τέμενος τάμον ἔξοχον ἄλλων
Or have the Trojans cut out for you a tract of land preeminent above all others,
καλὸν φυταλιῆς καὶ ἀρούρης, ὄφρα νέμηαι
fair with orchard and plowland, for you to possess
αἴ κεν ἐμὲ κτείνῃς; χαλεπῶς δέ σʼ ἔολπα τὸ ῥέξειν.
if you slay me? Hard, I think, will you find it to do that.
ἤδη μὲν σέ γέ φημι καὶ ἄλλοτε δουρὶ φοβῆσαι.
For already, I say, I have chased you with my spear once before.
ἦ οὐ μέμνῃ ὅτε πέρ σε βοῶν ἄπο μοῦνον ἐόντα
Do you not remember when you were alone away from your cattle, and I
σεῦα κατʼ Ἰδαίων ὀρέων ταχέεσσι πόδεσσι
drove you down from the hills of Ida with swift feet
καρπαλίμως; τότε δʼ οὔ τι μετατροπαλίζεο φεύγων.
headlong? On that day you did not look behind you as you fled.
ἔνθεν δʼ ἐς Λυρνησσὸν ὑπέκφυγες· αὐτὰρ ἐγὼ τὴν
From there you escaped to Lyrnessus; but I
πέρσα μεθορμηθεὶς σὺν Ἀθήνῃ καὶ Διὶ πατρί,
attacked it and sacked it with the aid of Athena and father Zeus,
ληϊάδας δὲ γυναῖκας ἐλεύθερον ἦμαρ ἀπούρας
and carried off the women as booty, robbing them
ἦγον· ἀτὰρ σὲ Ζεὺς ἐρρύσατο καὶ θεοὶ ἄλλοι.
of their day of freedom; but Zeus saved you, and the other gods.
ἀλλʼ οὐ νῦν ἐρύεσθαι ὀΐομαι, ὡς ἐνὶ θυμῷ
But I do not think they will save you now, as you lay
βάλλεαι· ἀλλά σʼ ἔγωγʼ ἀναχωρήσαντα κελεύω
to heart; so I bid you draw back into the throng,
ἐς πληθὺν ἰέναι, μηδʼ ἀντίος ἵστασʼ ἐμεῖο,
and do not stand face to face with me,
πρίν τι κακὸν παθέειν· ῥεχθὲν δέ τε νήπιος ἔγνω.3
before you suffer some harm; even a fool knows a thing when it is done.”
τὸν δʼ αὖτʼ Αἰνείας ἀπαμείβετο φώνησέν τε·
To him Aeneas answered and said:
Πηλεΐδη μὴ δὴ ἐπέεσσί με νηπύτιον ὣς
”Son of Peleus, do not expect to frighten me with words as if I were a child,
ἔλπεο δειδίξεσθαι, ἐπεὶ σάφα οἶδα καὶ αὐτὸς
since I myself know well
ἠμὲν κερτομίας ἠδʼ αἴσυλα μυθήσασθαι.
how to speak both taunts and unseemly words.
ἴδμεν δʼ ἀλλήλων γενεήν, ἴδμεν δὲ τοκῆας
We know each other’s lineage, and we know our parents,
πρόκλυτʼ ἀκούοντες ἔπεα θνητῶν ἀνθρώπων·
having heard the words heard of old among mortal men;
ὄψει δʼ οὔτʼ ἄρ πω σὺ ἐμοὺς ἴδες οὔτʼ ἄρʼ ἐγὼ σούς.
but by sight you have never seen my parents, nor I yours.
φασὶ σὲ μὲν Πηλῆος ἀμύμονος ἔκγονον εἶναι,
They say that you are the son of noble Peleus,
μητρὸς δʼ ἐκ Θέτιδος καλλιπλοκάμου ἁλοσύδνης·
and of your mother, fair-tressed Thetis, daughter of the sea;
αὐτὰρ ἐγὼν υἱὸς μεγαλήτορος Ἀγχίσαο
but I boast to be the son of great-hearted Anchises,
εὔχομαι ἐκγεγάμεν, μήτηρ δέ μοί ἐστʼ Ἀφροδίτη·
and my mother is Aphrodite.
τῶν δὴ νῦν ἕτεροί γε φίλον παῖδα κλαύσονται
Of these, one pair or the other shall mourn their dear son
σήμερον· οὐ γάρ φημʼ ἐπέεσσί γε νηπυτίοισιν
today; for I say we shall not part from battle and return thus
ὧδε διακρινθέντε4 μάχης ἐξαπονέεσθαι.
with childish words.
εἰ δʼ ἐθέλεις καὶ ταῦτα δαήμεναι, ὄφρʼ ἐῢ εἰδῇς
But if you wish to learn this also, so that you may
ἡμετέρην γενεήν, πολλοὶ δέ μιν ἄνδρες ἴσασι·
well know our lineage—and many men know it:
Δάρδανον αὖ πρῶτον τέκετο νεφεληγερέτα Ζεύς,
Zeus the cloud-gatherer first begot Dardanus,
κτίσσε δὲ Δαρδανίην, ἐπεὶ οὔ πω Ἴλιος ἱρὴ
and he founded Dardania, since sacred Ilios was not yet
ἐν πεδίῳ πεπόλιστο πόλις μερόπων ἀνθρώπων,
built in the plain to be a city of mortal men,
ἀλλʼ ἔθʼ ὑπωρείας ᾤκεον πολυπίδακος Ἴδης.
but they still dwelt on the slopes of many-fountained Ida.
Δάρδανος αὖ τέκεθʼ υἱὸν Ἐριχθόνιον βασιλῆα,
And Dardanus begot a son, king Erichthonius,
ὃς δὴ ἀφνειότατος γένετο θνητῶν ἀνθρώπων·
who became the richest of mortal men;
- 20.156τῶν
Genitive demonstrative pronoun functioning as a prolepsis (anticipation) of the noun phrase ἀνδρῶν ἠδʼ ἵππων ('of men and horses') in the next line. Both are genitives of material/content governed by the passive verb of filling ἐπλήσθη ('was filled').
- 20.181τιμῆς
Genitive depending on the future infinitive ἀνάξειν ('to rule'). While ἀνάσσω regularly takes the dative of the people ruled (Τρώεσσιν), the genitive τιμῆς here acts as a genitive of value or prize, indicating the authority or office of Priam with which Aeneas hopes to rule.
- 20.198ῥεχθὲν δέ τε νήπιος ἔγνω
An epic proverbial formula. ῥεχθέν is the neuter singular nominative of the aorist passive participle of ῥέζω ('to do'), used circumstantially to mean 'once a thing has been done' or 'after the fact.' ἔγνω is a gnomic aorist expressing a timeless truth, best translated as a present tense ('knows/learns'). τε is the generalizing epic particle.
- 20.212διακρινθέντε
Nominative dual aorist passive participle of διακρίνω ('to separate/part'). It agrees with the unexpressed subject ('we two') of the infinitive ἐξαπονέεσθαι ('to depart/return'), referring specifically to the two combatants, Achilles and Aeneas.
Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-23) · Revision history (2, latest 2026-09-21)
- 2026-09-21 AI review — note 1
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