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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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Pitying the desperate state of the Greeks, Hera and Athena arm themselves to join the battle against Zeus's will. However, Zeus sees them from Mount Ida, becomes enraged, and sends Iris to stop them with severe threats.
ὀλλυμένων Δαναῶν κεκαδησόμεθʼ1 ὑστάτιόν περ;
”Shall we no longer care for the dying Danaans, even at this last moment?
οἵ κεν δὴ κακὸν οἶτον ἀναπλήσαντες ὄλωνται
They who are indeed about to perish, fulfilling an evil fate, by the onslaught of one man.
ἀνδρὸς ἑνὸς ῥιπῇ, ὃ δὲ μαίνεται οὐκέτʼ ἀνεκτῶς
And he rages no longer in bearable wise,
Ἕκτωρ Πριαμίδης, καὶ δὴ κακὰ πολλὰ ἔοργε.
Hector, son of Priam, and indeed has already wrought many evils.”
τὴν δʼ αὖτε προσέειπε θεὰ γλαυκῶπις Ἀθήνη·
And the goddess, flashing-eyed Athena, spoke to her in turn:
καὶ λίην οὗτός γε μένος θυμόν τʼ ὀλέσειε
”Indeed, even he would lose his life and strength,
χερσὶν ὑπʼ Ἀργείων φθίμενος ἐν πατρίδι γαίῃ·
slain by the hands of the Argives in his native land;
ἀλλὰ πατὴρ οὑμὸς φρεσὶ μαίνεται οὐκ ἀγαθῇσι
but my father rages with no good mind,
σχέτλιος, αἰὲν ἀλιτρός, ἐμῶν μενέων ἀπερωεύς·
stubborn, ever perverse, the thwarter of my purposes.
οὐδέ τι τῶν μέμνηται, ὅ οἱ μάλα πολλάκις υἱὸν
Nor does he remember anything of how very often I saved his son,
τειρόμενον σώεσκον ὑπʼ Εὐρυσθῆος ἀέθλων.
when he was worn out by the labors of Eurystheus.
ἤτοι ὃ μὲν κλαίεσκε πρὸς οὐρανόν, αὐτὰρ ἐμὲ Ζεὺς
For he indeed would weep to heaven, and Zeus
τῷ ἐπαλεξήσουσαν ἀπʼ οὐρανόθεν προΐαλλεν.
sent me forth from heaven to help him.
εἰ γὰρ ἐγὼ τάδε ᾔδεʼ ἐνὶ φρεσὶ πευκαλίμῃσιν
If I had known this in my cunning mind,
εὖτέ μιν εἰς Ἀΐδαο πυλάρταο προὔπεμψεν
when he sent him to the house of Hades the gate-keeper,
ἐξ Ἐρέβευς ἄξοντα κύνα στυγεροῦ Ἀΐδαο,
to bring from Erebus the dog of loathsome Hades,
οὐκ ἂν ὑπεξέφυγε2 Στυγὸς ὕδατος αἰπὰ ῥέεθρα.
he would not have escaped the steep waters of the river Styx.
νῦν δʼ ἐμὲ μὲν στυγέει, Θέτιδος δʼ ἐξήνυσε βουλάς,
But now he hates me, and has fulfilled the counsels of Thetis,
ἥ οἱ γούνατʼ ἔκυσσε καὶ ἔλλαβε χειρὶ γενείου,
who kissed his knees and took his beard with her hand,
λισσομένη τιμῆσαι Ἀχιλλῆα πτολίπορθον.
beseeching him to honor Achilles, sacker of cities.
ἔσται μὰν ὅτʼ ἂν αὖτε3 φίλην γλαυκώπιδα εἴπῃ.
Yet surely the time will come when he shall again call me his dear flashing-eyed daughter.
ἀλλὰ σὺ μὲν νῦν νῶϊν ἐπέντυε μώνυχας ἵππους,
But now yoke for us the single-hooved horses,
ὄφρʼ ἂν ἐγὼ καταδῦσα Διὸς δόμον αἰγιόχοιο
while I enter the palace of aegis-bearing Zeus
τεύχεσιν ἐς πόλεμον θωρήξομαι, ὄφρα ἴδωμαι
and gird myself with armor for war, that I may see
ἢ νῶϊ Πριάμοιο πάϊς κορυθαίολος Ἕκτωρ
whether the son of Priam, Hector of the flashing helm, will rejoice
γηθήσει προφανέντε ἀνὰ πτολέμοιο γεφύρας,
at the sight of us two appearing along the dykes of war,
ἦ τις καὶ Τρώων κορέει κύνας ἠδʼ οἰωνοὺς
or whether some Trojan also shall glut the dogs and birds
δημῷ καὶ σάρκεσσι, πεσὼν ἐπὶ νηυσὶν Ἀχαιῶν.
with his fat and flesh, falling by the ships of the Achaeans.”
ὣς ἔφατʼ, οὐδʼ ἀπίθησε θεὰ λευκώλενος Ἥρη.
So she spoke, and the white-armed goddess Hera did not disobey.
ἣ μὲν ἐποιχομένη χρυσάμπυκας ἔντυεν ἵππους
She, the revered goddess Hera, daughter of great Cronos,
Ἥρη πρέσβα θεὰ θυγάτηρ μεγάλοιο Κρόνοιο·
went and yoked the horses with golden frontlets.
αὐτὰρ Ἀθηναίη κούρη Διὸς αἰγιόχοιο
But Athena, daughter of aegis-bearing Zeus,
πέπλον μὲν κατέχευεν ἑανὸν πατρὸς ἐπʼ οὔδει
let fall upon her father’s floor her soft robe,
ποικίλον, ὅν ῥʼ αὐτὴ ποιήσατο καὶ κάμε χερσίν,
richly worked, which she herself had made and fashioned with her hands;
ἣ δὲ χιτῶνʼ ἐνδῦσα Διὸς νεφεληγερέταο
she then put on the tunic of cloud-gathering Zeus,
τεύχεσιν ἐς πόλεμον θωρήσσετο δακρυόεντα.
and arrayed herself in armor for tearful war.
ἐς δʼ ὄχεα φλόγεα ποσὶ βήσετο, λάζετο δʼ ἔγχος
Then she stepped with her feet into the flaming chariot, and grasped her spear,
βριθὺ μέγα στιβαρόν, τῷ δάμνησι στίχας ἀνδρῶν
heavy, huge, and strong, with which she subdues the ranks of heroic men,
ἡρώων, τοῖσίν τε κοτέσσεται ὀβριμοπάτρη.
with whomsoever she, child of a mighty sire, is wroth.
Ἥρη δὲ μάστιγι θοῶς ἐπεμαίετʼ ἄρʼ ἵππους·
And Hera swiftly touched the horses with the whip;
αὐτόμαται δὲ πύλαι μύκον οὐρανοῦ ἃς ἔχον Ὧραι,
and of their own accord groaned the gates of heaven, which the Hours had in keeping,
τῇς ἐπιτέτραπται μέγας οὐρανὸς Οὔλυμπός τε
to whom is entrusted great heaven and Olympus,
ἠμὲν ἀνακλῖναι πυκινὸν νέφος ἠδʼ ἐπιθεῖναι.
both to roll back the thick cloud and to shut it to.
τῇ ῥα διʼ αὐτάων κεντρηνεκέας ἔχον ἵππους.
Through these gates then they drove their goaded horses.
Ζεὺς δὲ πατὴρ Ἴδηθεν ἐπεὶ ἴδε χώσατʼ ἄρʼ αἰνῶς,
But father Zeus, when he saw them from Ida, was terribly wroth,
Ἶριν δʼ ὄτρυνε χρυσόπτερον ἀγγελέουσαν·
and sent gold-winged Iris to bear a message:
βάσκʼ ἴθι Ἶρι ταχεῖα, πάλιν τρέπε μηδʼ ἔα ἄντην
”Go, swift Iris, turn them back, and do not let them come face to face
ἔρχεσθʼ· οὐ γὰρ καλὰ συνοισόμεθα πτόλεμον δέ.
with me; for in no good way shall we join in battle.
ὧδε γὰρ ἐξερέω, τὸ δὲ καὶ τετελεσμένον ἔσται·
For thus will I speak, and it shall indeed be fulfilled:
γυιώσω μέν σφωϊν ὑφʼ ἅρμασιν ὠκέας ἵππους,
I will lame their swift horses beneath their chariot,
αὐτὰς δʼ ἐκ δίφρου βαλέω κατά θʼ ἅρματα ἄξω·
and themselves will I cast from the chariot, and break the chariot;
οὐδέ κεν ἐς δεκάτους περιτελλομένους ἐνιαυτοὺς
nor for ten circling years
ἕλκεʼ ἀπαλθήσεσθον, ἅ κεν μάρπτῃσι κεραυνός·
shall they heal the wounds which the thunderbolt shall deal;
ὄφρα ἰδῇ γλαυκῶπις ὅτʼ ἂν ᾧ πατρὶ μάχηται.
that the flashing-eyed goddess may know when she fights with her own father.
Ἥρῃ δʼ οὔ τι τόσον νεμεσίζομαι οὐδὲ χολοῦμαι·
But against Hera I have not so much anger or wrath,
αἰεὶ γάρ μοι ἔωθεν ἐνικλᾶν ὅττί κεν εἴπω.
for she is ever wont to thwart whatever I may say.”
ὣς ἔφατʼ, ὦρτο δὲ Ἶρις ἀελλόπος ἀγγελέουσα,
So he spoke, and storm-footed Iris rose to bear the message,
βῆ δʼ ἐξ Ἰδαίων ὀρέων ἐς μακρὸν Ὄλυμπον.
and went from the hills of Ida to high Olympus.
πρώτῃσιν δὲ πύλῃσι πολυπτύχου Οὐλύμποιο
And at the first gates of many-folded Olympus
ἀντομένη κατέρυκε, Διὸς δέ σφʼ ἔννεπε μῦθον·
she met them and stayed them, and spoke to them the word of Zeus:
πῇ μέματον; τί σφῶϊν ἐνὶ φρεσὶ μαίνεται ἦτορ;
”Whither are you eager to go? Why does the heart rage in your breasts?
οὐκ ἐάᾳ Κρονίδης ἐπαμυνέμεν Ἀργείοισιν.
The son of Cronos does not allow you to help the Argives.
ὧδε γὰρ ἠπείλησε Κρόνου πάϊς, ᾗ τελέει περ,
For thus threatened the son of Cronos, and he will indeed fulfill it:
γυιώσειν μὲν σφῶϊν ὑφʼ ἅρμασιν ὠκέας ἵππους,
he will lame your swift horses beneath your chariot,
αὐτὰς δʼ ἐκ δίφρου βαλέειν κατά θʼ ἅρματα ἄξειν·
and yourselves will he cast from the chariot, and break the chariot;
οὐδέ κεν ἐς δεκάτους περιτελλομένους ἐνιαυτοὺς
nor for ten circling years
ἕλκεʼ ἀπαλθήσεσθον, ἅ κεν μάρπτῃσι κεραυνός·
shall you heal the wounds which the thunderbolt shall deal;
ὄφρα ἰδῇς γλαυκῶπι ὅτʼ ἂν σῷ πατρὶ μάχηαι.
that you may know, flashing-eyed goddess, when you fight with your own father.
Ἥρῃ δʼ οὔ τι τόσον νεμεσίζεται οὐδὲ χολοῦται·
But against Hera he has not so much anger or wrath,
αἰεὶ γάρ οἱ ἔωθεν ἐνικλᾶν ὅττι κεν εἴπῃ·
for she is ever wont to thwart whatever he may say.
ἀλλὰ σύ γʼ αἰνοτάτη κύον ἀδεὲς εἰ ἐτεόν γε
But you, most dread and shameless dog, if indeed
τολμήσεις Διὸς ἄντα πελώριον ἔγχος ἀεῖραι.
you will dare to raise your huge spear against Zeus!”
- 8.353κεκαδησόμεθʼ
Future middle (or perfect) indicative form of κήδω (to care for, trouble oneself). The ending -σόμεθα refers to 'we two' (Hera and Athena).
- 8.366εἰ γὰρ ἐγὼ τάδε ᾔδεʼ ... οὐκ ἂν ὑπεξέφυγε
A past contrary-to-fact conditional sentence. The protasis consists of εἰ with the past indicative (ᾔδεα), and the apodosis of ἄν with the past indicative (ὑπεξέφυγε), meaning 'If I had known these things, he would not have escaped (Styx).'
- 8.373ἔσται μὰν ὅτʼ ἂν αὖτε
An idiomatic expression meaning 'there will come a time when...', followed by the subjunctive (εἴπῃ). It expresses confidence that Zeus, who is currently favoring the Trojans, will eventually restore his favor to Athena and call her his beloved daughter again.