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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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Dione heals Aphrodite's hand and warns about the danger of mortals fighting gods. Meanwhile, Apollo protects Aeneas by leaving a phantom in his place and calls on Ares to restrain Diomedes.
φραζέσθω μή τίς οἱ ἀμείνων σεῖο1 μάχηται,
Therefore now let him take thought lest some one better than you fight with him,
μὴ δὴν2 Αἰγιάλεια περίφρων Ἀδρηστίνη
lest after no long time Aegialeia, the wise daughter of Adrastus,
ἐξ ὕπνου γοόωσα φίλους οἰκῆας ἐγείρῃ
waking from sleep with wailing should rouse her dear domestics,
κουρίδιον ποθέουσα πόσιν τὸν ἄριστον Ἀχαιῶν
longing for her wedded husband, the best of the Achaeans,
ἰφθίμη ἄλοχος Διομήδεος ἱπποδάμοιο.
she the noble wife of horse-taming Diomedes.
ἦ ῥα καὶ ἀμφοτέρῃσιν ἀπʼ ἰχῶ χειρὸς ὀμόργνυ·
She spoke, and with both her hands wiped the ichor from her hand;
ἄλθετο χείρ, ὀδύναι δὲ κατηπιόωντο βαρεῖαι.
the hand was healed, and the grievous pains were assuaged.
αἳ δʼ αὖτʼ εἰσορόωσαι Ἀθηναίη τε καὶ Ἥρη
But those two looking on, Athena and Hera,
κερτομίοις ἐπέεσσι Δία Κρονίδην ἐρέθιζον.
with mocking words provoked Zeus, the son of Cronos.
τοῖσι δὲ μύθων ἦρχε θεὰ γλαυκῶπις Ἀθήνη·
And among them the goddess, flashing-eyed Athena, began speaking:
Ζεῦ πάτερ ἦ ῥά τί μοι κεχολώσεαι ὅττι κεν εἴπω;
”Father Zeus, will you indeed be angry with me for what I shall say?
ἦ μάλα δή τινα Κύπρις Ἀχαιϊάδων ἀνιεῖσα3
Surely indeed Cypris, while urging some one of the Achaean women to follow after
Τρωσὶν ἅμα σπέσθαι, τοὺς νῦν ἔκπαγλα φίλησε,
the Trojans, whom now she loves exceedingly,
τῶν τινα καρρέζουσα Ἀχαιϊάδων ἐϋπέπλων
and while stroking one of those fair-robed Achaean women,
πρὸς χρυσῇ περόνῃ καταμύξατο χεῖρα ἀραιήν.
has scratched her delicate hand on a golden brooch.”
ὣς φάτο, μείδησεν δὲ πατὴρ ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τε,
So she spoke, and the father of men and gods smiled,
καί ῥα καλεσσάμενος προσέφη χρυσῆν Ἀφροδίτην·
and calling golden Aphrodite to him, said:
οὔ τοι τέκνον ἐμὸν δέδοται πολεμήϊα ἔργα,
”Not to you, my child, are given the works of war,
ἀλλὰ σύ γʼ ἱμερόεντα μετέρχεο ἔργα γάμοιο,
but do you go about the lovely works of marriage,
ταῦτα δʼ Ἄρηϊ θοῷ καὶ Ἀθήνῃ πάντα μελήσει.
and all these things shall be the care of swift Ares and Athena.”
ὣς οἳ μὲν τοιαῦτα πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἀγόρευον,
While they were thus speaking to one another,
Αἰνείᾳ δʼ ἐπόρουσε βοὴν ἀγαθὸς Διομήδης,
Diomedes, good at the war-cry, leapt upon Aeneas,
γιγνώσκων4 ὅ οἱ αὐτὸς ὑπείρεχε χεῖρας Ἀπόλλων·
though he knew that Apollo himself held his hands over him;
ἀλλʼ ὅ γʼ ἄρʼ οὐδὲ θεὸν μέγαν ἅζετο, ἵετο δʼ αἰεὶ
yet he did not even revere the great god, but was ever eager
Αἰνείαν κτεῖναι καὶ ἀπὸ κλυτὰ τεύχεα δῦσαι.
to slay Aeneas and strip off his glorious armor.
τρὶς μὲν ἔπειτʼ ἐπόρουσε κατακτάμεναι μενεαίνων,
Thrice then he leapt upon him, eager to slay him,
τρὶς δέ οἱ ἐστυφέλιξε φαεινὴν ἀσπίδʼ Ἀπόλλων·
and thrice Apollo beat back his shining shield;
ἀλλʼ ὅτε δὴ τὸ τέταρτον ἐπέσσυτο δαίμονι ἶσος,
but when for the fourth time he rushed on like a god,
δεινὰ δʼ ὁμοκλήσας προσέφη ἑκάεργος Ἀπόλλων·
then with a terrible shout spoke far-darting Apollo:
φράζεο Τυδεΐδη καὶ χάζεο, μηδὲ θεοῖσιν
”Take thought, son of Tydeus, and give way, nor seek
ἶσʼ ἔθελε φρονέειν, ἐπεὶ οὔ ποτε φῦλον ὁμοῖον
to match your spirit with the gods, since the race
ἀθανάτων τε θεῶν χαμαὶ ἐρχομένων τʼ ἀνθρώπων.
of the immortal gods and of men that walk upon the earth is in no way similar.”
ὣς φάτο, Τυδεΐδης δʼ ἀνεχάζετο τυτθὸν ὀπίσσω
So he spoke, and the son of Tydeus shrank back a little space,
μῆνιν ἀλευάμενος ἑκατηβόλου Ἀπόλλωνος.
avoiding the wrath of far-darting Apollo.
Αἰνείαν δʼ ἀπάτερθεν ὁμίλου θῆκεν Ἀπόλλων
And Aeneas did Apollo set apart from the throng
Περγάμῳ εἰν ἱερῇ, ὅθι οἱ νηός γε τέτυκτο.
in sacred Pergamos, where his temple was built.
ἤτοι τὸν Λητώ τε καὶ Ἄρτεμις ἰοχέαιρα
There Leto and Artemis, who delights in arrows,
ἐν μεγάλῳ ἀδύτῳ ἀκέοντό τε κύδαινόν τε·
healed him in the great sanctuary and glorified him;
αὐτὰρ ὃ εἴδωλον τεῦξʼ ἀργυρότοξος Ἀπόλλων
but Apollo of the silver bow fashioned a phantom
αὐτῷ τʼ Αἰνείᾳ ἴκελον καὶ τεύχεσι τοῖον,
like to Aeneas’ self and in armor like his,
ἀμφὶ δʼ ἄρʼ εἰδώλῳ Τρῶες καὶ δῖοι Ἀχαιοὶ
and around the phantom the Trojans and noble Achaeans
δῄουν ἀλλήλων ἀμφὶ στήθεσσι βοείας
clashed upon one another’s breasts the bull’s-hide
ἀσπίδας εὐκύκλους λαισήϊά τε πτερόεντα.
round shields and fluttering targets.
δὴ τότε θοῦρον Ἄρηα προσηύδα Φοῖβος Ἀπόλλων·
Then to furious Ares spoke Phoebus Apollo:
Ἆρες Ἄρες βροτολοιγὲ μιαιφόνε τειχεσιπλῆτα,
”Ares, Ares, bane of men, blood-stained stormer of walls,
οὐκ ἂν δὴ τόνδʼ ἄνδρα μάχης ἐρύσαιο μετελθὼν
will you not now go and drag this man out of the battle,
Τυδεΐδην, ὃς νῦν γε καὶ ἂν Διὶ πατρὶ μάχοιτο;
the son of Tydeus, who now would fight even with father Zeus?
Κύπριδα μὲν πρῶτα σχεδὸν οὔτασε χεῖρʼ ἐπὶ καρπῷ,
Cypris first he wounded in close fight upon her wrist,
αὐτὰρ ἔπειτʼ αὐτῷ μοι ἐπέσσυτο δαίμονι ἶσος.
and then upon myself he rushed like a god.”
ὣς εἰπὼν αὐτὸς μὲν ἐφέζετο Περγάμῳ ἄκρῃ,
So saying, he himself sat down on high Pergamos,
Τρῳὰς δὲ στίχας οὖλος Ἄρης ὄτρυνε μετελθὼν
and destructive Ares went and urged on the Trojan ranks,
εἰδόμενος Ἀκάμαντι θοῷ ἡγήτορι Θρῃκῶν·
likening himself to swift Acamas, leader of the Thracians.
υἱάσι δὲ Πριάμοιο διοτρεφέεσσι κέλευεν·
And to the god-nourished sons of Priam he called, saying:
ὦ υἱεῖς Πριάμοιο διοτρεφέος βασιλῆος
”O sons of Priam, the god-nourished king,
ἐς τί ἔτι κτείνεσθαι ἐάσετε λαὸν Ἀχαιοῖς;
how long will you still suffer your people to be slain by the Achaeans?
ἦ εἰς ὅ κεν ἀμφὶ πύλῃς εὖ ποιητῇσι μάχωνται;
Is it until they fight about the well-built gates?
κεῖται ἀνὴρ ὃν ἶσον ἐτίομεν Ἕκτορι δίῳ
Low lies a man whom we honored equally with noble Hector,
Αἰνείας υἱὸς μεγαλήτορος Ἀγχίσαο·
Aeneas, son of great-hearted Anchises;
ἀλλʼ ἄγετʼ ἐκ φλοίσβοιο σαώσομεν ἐσθλὸν ἑταῖρον.
but come, let us rescue our noble comrade from the tumult.”
ὣς εἰπὼν ὄτρυνε μένος καὶ θυμὸν ἑκάστου.
So saying, he aroused the strength and spirit of every man.
ἔνθʼ αὖ Σαρπηδὼν μάλα νείκεσεν Ἕκτορα δῖον·
Then Sarpedon chid noble Hector very harshly:
Ἕκτορ πῇ δή τοι μένος οἴχεται ὃ πρὶν ἔχεσκες;
”Hector, whither now has departed the strength that you used to have?
φῆς που ἄτερ λαῶν πόλιν ἑξέμεν ἠδʼ ἐπικούρων
You said, I ween, that without allies and people you would hold the city
οἶος σὺν γαμβροῖσι κασιγνήτοισί τε σοῖσι.
alone with your brothers-in-law and your brothers.
τῶν νῦν οὔ τινʼ ἐγὼ ἰδέειν δύναμʼ οὐδὲ νοῆσαι,
Of these now I can see none, nor perceive them,
ἀλλὰ καταπτώσσουσι κύνες ὣς ἀμφὶ λέοντα·
but they shrink and cower like dogs about a lion;
ἡμεῖς δὲ μαχόμεσθʼ οἵ πέρ τʼ ἐπίκουροι ἔνειμεν.
and we are doing the fighting, we who are here as allies.
καὶ γὰρ ἐγὼν ἐπίκουρος ἐὼν μάλα τηλόθεν ἥκω·
For indeed I, who am but an ally, have come from very far;
τηλοῦ γὰρ Λυκίη Ξάνθῳ ἔπι δινήεντι,
for far is Lycia, upon eddying Xanthus,
ἔνθʼ ἄλοχόν τε φίλην ἔλιπον καὶ νήπιον υἱόν,
where I left my dear wife and infant son,
κὰδ δὲ κτήματα πολλά, τὰ ἔλδεται ὅς κʼ ἐπιδευής.
and many possessions, which he who is in want covets.
ἀλλὰ καὶ ὧς Λυκίους ὀτρύνω καὶ μέμονʼ αὐτὸς
But even so I urge on the Lycians, and am myself eager
- 5.411ἀμείνων σεῖο
Genitive of comparison (σεῖο, Homeric form of the second-person singular genitive) modifying the comparative ἀμείνων, meaning "someone better than you (Aphrodite)". Together with the indirect object οἱ (third-person dative referring to Diomedes), it indicates the impending danger of someone stronger than him fighting against him.
- 5.412μὴ δὴν
The conjunction of apprehension μὴ combined with the temporal adverb δὴν (for a long time, long). It modifies the subjunctive ἐγείρῃ in line 413, expressing an urgent warning: "lest after no long time (i.e., very soon) she should rouse her domestics."
- 5.422ἀνιεῖσα
Present participle feminine singular nominative of ἀνίημι (to incite, urge), agreeing with the subject Κύπρις. It governs the aorist middle infinitive σπέσθαι (to follow, accompany) in line 423, expressing the circumstance or cause: "while inciting them to follow."
- 5.433γιγνώσκων
Present participle nominative agreeing with the subject Diomedes (line 432). In this context, it functions concessively ("although he knew"), and governs the clause introduced by ὅ (used for ὅτι), which declares the fact that Apollo himself was protecting Aeneas.