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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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With Athena's help, Diomedes wounds Ares, who retreats to Olympus and complains to Zeus, only to be rebuked and healed. Hera and Athena also return to Olympus after stopping the carnage.
λάζετο δὲ μάστιγα καὶ ἡνία Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη·
Pallas Athena took the whip and the reins;
αὐτίκʼ ἐπʼ Ἄρηϊ πρώτῳ ἔχε μώνυχας ἵππους.
straightway she drove the whole-hooved horses against Ares first.
ἤτοι ὃ μὲν Περίφαντα πελώριον ἐξενάριζεν
Indeed he was stripping giant Periphas,
Αἰτωλῶν ὄχʼ ἄριστον Ὀχησίου ἀγλαὸν υἱόν·
by far the best of the Aetolians, the glorious son of Ochesius.
τὸν μὲν Ἄρης ἐνάριζε μιαιφόνος· αὐτὰρ Ἀθήνη
Him blood-stained Ares was stripping; but Athena
δῦνʼ Ἄϊδος κυνέην, μή μιν ἴδοι ὄβριμος Ἄρης.1
put on the helmet of Hades, so that mighty Ares would not see her.
ὡς δὲ ἴδε βροτολοιγὸς Ἄρης Διομήδεα δῖον,
But when man-slaying Ares saw noble Diomedes,
ἤτοι ὃ μὲν Περίφαντα πελώριον αὐτόθʼ ἔασε
indeed he left giant Periphas there to lie
κεῖσθαι ὅθι πρῶτον κτείνων ἐξαίνυτο θυμόν,
where he first had slain him and taken away his life,
αὐτὰρ ὃ βῆ ῥʼ ἰθὺς Διομήδεος ἱπποδάμοιο.
but he went straight against Diomedes, tamer of horses.
οἳ δʼ ὅτε δὴ σχεδὸν ἦσαν ἐπʼ ἀλλήλοισιν ἰόντες,
And when they were come near, rushing against one another,
πρόσθεν Ἄρης ὠρέξαθʼ ὑπὲρ ζυγὸν ἡνία θʼ ἵππων
first Ares reached out over the yoke and the reins of the horses,
ἔγχεϊ χαλκείῳ μεμαὼς ἀπὸ θυμὸν ἑλέσθαι·
with his bronze spear, eager to take away his life.
καὶ τό γε χειρὶ λαβοῦσα θεὰ γλαυκῶπις Ἀθήνη
And this the goddess, flashing-eyed Athena, caught in her hand,
ὦσεν ὑπὲκ δίφροιο ἐτώσιον ἀϊχθῆναι.2
and pushed it aside from the chariot, to fly in vain.
δεύτερος αὖθʼ ὡρμᾶτο βοὴν ἀγαθὸς Διομήδης
Then second rushed Diomedes, good at the war-cry,
ἔγχεϊ χαλκείῳ· ἐπέρεισε δὲ Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη
with his bronze spear; and Pallas Athena drove it home
νείατον ἐς κενεῶνα ὅθι ζωννύσκετο μίτρῃ·
into his lowermost flank, where he was girt with his loin-guard;
τῇ ῥά μιν οὖτα τυχών,3 διὰ δὲ χρόα καλὸν ἔδαψεν,
there she struck and wounded him, tearing his fair skin,
ἐκ δὲ δόρυ σπάσεν αὖτις· ὃ δʼ ἔβραχε χάλκεος Ἄρης
and drew the spear out again. And bronze Ares roared,
ὅσσόν τʼ ἐννεάχιλοι ἐπίαχον ἢ δεκάχιλοι
as loud as nine thousand or ten thousand men shout
ἀνέρες ἐν πολέμῳ ἔριδα ξυνάγοντες Ἄρηος.
in battle when they clash in the strife of Ares.
τοὺς δʼ ἄρʼ ὑπὸ τρόμος εἷλεν Ἀχαιούς τε Τρῶάς τε
And trembling took both Achaeans and Trojans,
δείσαντας· τόσον ἔβραχʼ Ἄρης ἆτος πολέμοιο.
seized with fear; so loud roared Ares insatiable of battle.
οἵη δʼ ἐκ νεφέων ἐρεβεννὴ φαίνεται ἀὴρ
And as a dark mist appears from the clouds,
καύματος ἐξ ἀνέμοιο δυσαέος ὀρνυμένοιο,
when a fierce wind arises after heat,
τοῖος Τυδεΐδῃ Διομήδεϊ χάλκεος Ἄρης
even so to Tydeus’ son Diomedes did bronze Ares appear,
φαίνεθʼ ὁμοῦ νεφέεσσιν ἰὼν εἰς οὐρανὸν εὐρύν.
as he went together with the clouds into the broad heaven.
καρπαλίμως δʼ ἵκανε θεῶν ἕδος αἰπὺν Ὄλυμπον,
And quickly he came to the steep Olympus, the seat of the gods,
πὰρ δὲ Διὶ Κρονίωνι καθέζετο θυμὸν ἀχεύων,
and sat down beside Zeus, the son of Cronos, grieving at heart,
δεῖξεν δʼ ἄμβροτον αἷμα καταρρέον ἐξ ὠτειλῆς,
and showed the immortal blood flowing from the wound,
καί ῥʼ ὀλοφυρόμενος ἔπεα πτερόεντα προσηύδα·
and wailing spoke winged words:
Ζεῦ πάτερ οὐ νεμεσίζῃ ὁρῶν τάδε καρτερὰ ἔργα;
“Father Zeus, are you not angered at seeing these violent deeds?
αἰεί τοι ῥίγιστα θεοὶ τετληότες εἰμὲν
Ever indeed do we gods endure the most terrible things
ἀλλήλων ἰότητι, χάριν ἄνδρεσσι φέροντες.
by one another’s designs, bringing favor to men.
σοὶ πάντες μαχόμεσθα· σὺ γὰρ τέκες ἄφρονα κούρην
With you we are all at war; for you begot a mad daughter,
οὐλομένην, ᾗ τʼ αἰὲν ἀήσυλα ἔργα μέμηλεν.
pestilent, whose mind is ever set on lawless deeds.
ἄλλοι μὲν γὰρ πάντες ὅσοι θεοί εἰσʼ ἐν Ὀλύμπῳ
For all the other gods who are in Olympus
σοί τʼ ἐπιπείθονται καὶ δεδμήμεσθα ἕκαστος·
obey you, and we are each subject to you.
ταύτην δʼ οὔτʼ ἔπεϊ προτιβάλλεαι οὔτέ τι ἔργῳ,
But her you do not curb either by word or by deed,
ἀλλʼ ἀνιεῖς, ἐπεὶ αὐτὸς ἐγείναο παῖδʼ ἀΐδηλον·
but you let her be, since you yourself begot this ruinous child.
ἣ νῦν Τυδέος υἱὸν ὑπερφίαλον Διομήδεα
Who now has egged on Tydeus’ son, overweening Diomedes,
μαργαίνειν ἀνέηκεν ἐπʼ ἀθανάτοισι θεοῖσι.
to rage against the immortal gods.
Κύπριδα μὲν πρῶτον σχεδὸν οὔτασε χεῖρʼ ἐπὶ καρπῷ,
Cypris first he wounded near on the wrist,
αὐτὰρ ἔπειτʼ αὐτῷ μοι ἐπέσσυτο δαίμονι ἶσος·
and then against me myself he rushed like a god.
ἀλλά μʼ ὑπήνεικαν ταχέες πόδες· ἦ τέ κε δηρὸν
But my swift feet bore me away; otherwise surely for a long time
αὐτοῦ πήματʼ ἔπασχον ἐν αἰνῇσιν νεκάδεσσιν,
I would have suffered pain there among the dread heaps of corpses,
ἤ κε ζὼς ἀμενηνὸς ἔα4 χαλκοῖο τυπῇσι.
or lived strengthless by the blows of the bronze.”
τὸν δʼ ἄρʼ ὑπόδρα ἰδὼν προσέφη νεφεληγερέτα Ζεύς.
Looking at him darkly, cloud-gathering Zeus spoke:
μή τί μοι ἀλλοπρόσαλλε παρεζόμενος μινύριζε.
“Do not sit by me and whine, you double-dealer.
ἔχθιστος δέ μοί ἐσσι θεῶν οἳ Ὄλυμπον ἔχουσιν·
Most hateful to me are you of all the gods who hold Olympus;
αἰεὶ γάρ τοι ἔρις τε φίλη πόλεμοί τε μάχαι τε.
for always strife is dear to you, and wars and battles.
μητρός τοι μένος ἐστὶν ἀάσχετον οὐκ ἐπιεικτὸν
You have the unbearable, unyielding spirit of your mother,
Ἥρης· τὴν μὲν ἐγὼ σπουδῇ δάμνημʼ ἐπέεσσι·
Hera; her I can scarcely tame with words.
τώ σʼ ὀΐω κείνης τάδε πάσχειν ἐννεσίῃσιν.
Therefore I think you suffer these things by her promptings.
ἀλλʼ οὐ μάν σʼ ἔτι δηρὸν ἀνέξομαι ἄλγεʼ ἔχοντα·
Yet I will not endure you to suffer pain any longer;
ἐκ γὰρ ἐμεῦ γένος ἐσσί, ἐμοὶ δέ σε γείνατο μήτηρ·
for you are my offspring, and to me your mother bore you.
εἰ δέ τευ ἐξ ἄλλου γε θεῶν γένευ ὧδʼ ἀΐδηλος
But if you had been born of some other god, being so ruinous,
καί κεν δὴ πάλαι ἦσθα ἐνέρτερος Οὐρανιώνων.
long ago you would have been lower than the sons of Uranus.”
ὣς φάτο, καὶ Παιήονʼ ἀνώγειν ἰήσασθαι.
So he spoke, and bade Paeeon heal him.
τῷ δʼ ἐπὶ Παιήων ὀδυνήφατα φάρμακα πάσσων
And Paeeon, sprinkling pain-assuaging herbs upon him,
ἠκέσατʼ· οὐ μὲν γάρ τι καταθνητός γʼ ἐτέτυκτο.
healed him; for he was not made mortal.
ὡς δʼ ὅτʼ ὀπὸς γάλα λευκὸν ἐπειγόμενος συνέπηξεν
And as when fig-juice quickly curdles white milk,
ὑγρὸν ἐόν, μάλα δʼ ὦκα περιτρέφεται κυκόωντι,5
which is liquid, and it thickens very rapidly as one stirs,
ὣς ἄρα καρπαλίμως ἰήσατο θοῦρον Ἄρηα.
even so quickly did he heal impetuous Ares.
τὸν δʼ Ἥβη λοῦσεν, χαρίεντα δὲ εἵματα ἕσσε·
And Hebe washed him and clothed him in beautiful garments;
πὰρ δὲ Διὶ Κρονίωνι καθέζετο κύδεϊ γαίων.
and he sat down beside Zeus, the son of Cronos, exulting in his glory.
αἳ δʼ αὖτις πρὸς δῶμα Διὸς μεγάλοιο νέοντο
And the others went back to the palace of great Zeus,
Ἥρη τʼ Ἀργείη καὶ Ἀλαλκομενηῒς Ἀθήνη
Hera of Argos and Athena of Alalcomenae,
παύσασαι βροτολοιγὸν Ἄρηʼ ἀνδροκτασιάων.
having stayed man-slaying Ares from his slaughter of men.
- 5.845μή μιν ἴδοι ὄβριμος Ἄρης
A purpose clause introduced by the conjunction μή ("lest" or "so that not"). Since it follows the historical past-tense verb δῦνε in the main clause, the optative mood ἴδοι is used instead of the subjunctive. The pronoun μιν is the third-person accusative pronoun referring to Athena herself.
- 5.854ἐτώσιον ἀϊχθῆναι
The neuter accusative singular ἐτώσιον of the adjective ἐτώσιος is used adverbially to mean "in vain." The aorist passive infinitive ἀϊχθῆναι ("to rush, fly") functions as an infinitive of result or purpose, completing the action of the verb ὦσεν.
- 5.858τῇ ῥά μιν οὖτα τυχών
The active aorist participle τυχών (from τυγχάνω) is used in a semantically circumstantial sense meaning "hitting the mark" or "unerringly." It closely qualifies the action of the main verb οὖτα ("wounded") to emphasize the precision of the strike. μιν is the accusative pronoun referring to Ares.
- 5.885ἦ τέ κε δηρὸν / αὐτοῦ πήματʼ ἔπασχον ... ἤ κε ζὼς ἀμενηνὸς ἔα
A past counterfactual apodosis using the past indicative verbs (ἔπασχον and ἔα, the first-person singular imperfect of εἰμί) with the modal particle κε. The protasis ("if my swift feet had not saved me") is implied. The imperfect tense expresses a continuous state in past time: "I would have been suffering pain for a long time... or would be living strengthless."
- 5.903κυκόωντι
The masculine dative singular present active participle of κυκάω ("to stir, mix"). It functions as a dative of interest or relation ("for/to the one who stirs"). In this simile, it elegantly expresses the rapid reaction relative to the agent: "very quickly for one who stirs it."