§1337πένθει παιδὸς ἀλάστωρ.
With grief for her child, the avenging spirit raged.
§1338ἐπεὶ δʼ ἔπαυσʼ εἰλαπίνας §1339θεοῖς βροτείῳ τε γένει, §1340Ζεὺς μειλίσσων στυγίους §1341ματρὸς ὀργὰς ἐνέπει· §1342βᾶτε, σεμναὶ Χάριτες, §1343ἴτε, τᾷ περὶ παρθένῳ §1344Δηοῖ θυμωσαμένᾳ §1344aλύπαν ἐξαλλάξατʼ ἀλαλᾷ, §1345Μοῦσαί θʼ ὕμνοισι χορῶν. §1346χαλκοῦ δʼ αὐδὰν χθονίαν §1347τύπανά τʼ ἔλαβε βυρσοτενῆ §1348καλλίστα τότε πρῶτα μακά- §1349ρων Κύπρις· γέλασέν τε θεὰ §1350δέξατό τʼ ἐς χέρας §1351βαρύβρομον αὐλὸν §1352τερφθεῖσʼ ἀλαλαγμῷ.
When she put an end to the banquets for the gods and the race of mortals, Zeus, softening the terrible wrath of the mother, spoke: "Go, solemn Graces, go, and from Deo (Demeter) who is angry about the maiden, change her grief with a shout of joy, and you, Muses, with the songs of the choruses." and the earthly sound of bronze and the skin-stretched drums were taken then first of the blessed ones by the most beautiful Cypris (Aphrodite); and the goddess laughed and received in her hands the deep-sounding flute, delighted with the shout of joy.
§1353ὧν οὐ θέμις σʼ οὔθʼ ὁσία §1354ʼπʼύρωσας ἐν θεῶν θαλάμοις, §1355μῆνιν δʼ ἔσχες μεγάλας §1356ματρός, ὦ παῖ, θυσίας §1357οὐ σεβίζουσα θεᾶς.
You burned in the chambers of the gods a fire that was neither lawful nor holy, [burning it], and you incurred the wrath of the great mother, O child, by not revering the sacrifices of the goddess.
§1358μέγα τοι δύναται νεβρῶν §1359παμποίκιλοι στολίδες §1360κισσοῦ τε στεφθεῖσα χλόα §1361νάρθηκας εἰς ἱερούς, §1362ῥόμβου θʼ εἱλισσομένα §1363κύκλιος ἔνοσις αἰθερία, §1364βακχεύουσά τʼ ἔθειρα Βρομί- §1365ῳ καὶ παννυχίδες θεᾶς.
Great power indeed have the variegated robes of fawn-skins, and the ivy-green crowned upon the sacred wands, and the whirling circular noise of the rhombos in the air, and the hair raving for Bromius, and the all-night festivals of the Goddess.
And well did the moon cast her light over you, though you used to boast only of your beauty.
§1369τὰ μὲν κατʼ οἴκους εὐτυχοῦμεν, ὦ φίλαι· §1370ἡ γὰρ συνεκκλέπτουσα Πρωτέως κόρη §1371πόσιν παρόντα τὸν ἐμὸν ἱστορουμένη §1372οὐκ εἶπʼ ἀδελφῷ· κατθανόντα δʼ ἐν χθονὶ §1373οὔ φησιν αὐγὰς εἰσορᾶν ἐμὴν χάριν.
We are fortunate in the affairs within the house, my friends; for the daughter of Proteus who is sharing our escape, being questioned about my husband being present, did not tell her brother; and she says that he, having died in the earth, does not look upon the rays of light, for my sake.
§1374aκάλλιστα δῆτʼ ἀνήρπασʼ ἐν τύχῃ πόσις· §1375ἃ γὰρ καθήσειν ὅπλʼ ἔμελλεν εἰς ἅλα, §1376ταῦτʼ ἐμβαλὼν πόρπακι γενναίαν χέρα §1377αὐτὸς κομίζει δόρυ τε δεξιᾷ λαβών, §1378ὡς τῷ θανόντι χάριτα δὴ συνεκπονῶν.
Most beautifully indeed has my husband snatched them in our fortune; for the weapons which he was to lower into the sea, putting his noble hand into the shield-strap, he himself carries them, taking also the spear in his right hand, as if indeed sharing in the toil of favor for the dead.
§1379προύργου δʼ ἐς ἀλκὴν σῶμʼ ὅπλοις ἠσκήσατο, §1380ὡς βαρβάρων τρόπαια μυρίων χερὶ §1381θήσων, ὅταν κωπῆρες ἐσβῶμεν σκάφος,
And he has equipped his body with weapons for action, as if to set up trophies over countless barbarians with his hand, once we step into the oared ship.
§1382πέπλους δʼ ἀμείψασʼ ἀντὶ ναυφθόρου στολῆς §1383ἐγώ νιν ἐξήσκησα, καὶ λουτροῖς χρόα §1384ἔδωκα, χρόνια νίπτρα ποταμίας δρόσου.
And having changed his garments instead of his shipwrecked attire, I adorned him, and gave baths to his body, a long-delayed washing of river-dew.
§1385ἀλλʼ, ἐκπερᾷ γὰρ δωμάτων ὁ τοὺς ἐμοὺς §1386γάμους ἑτοίμους ἐν χεροῖν ἔχειν δοκῶν, §1387σιγητέον μοι· καὶ σὲ προσποιούμεθα §1388εὔνουν κρατεῖν τε στόματος, ἢν δυνώμεθα §1389σωθέντες αὐτοὶ καὶ σὲ συνσῶσαί ποτε.
But, for he is coming out of the house, the one who thinks he has my marriage ready in his hands, I must keep silent; and we count on you to be well-disposed and to control your tongue, if we can, having been saved ourselves, to save you too some day.
Go in order, as the stranger ordained, servants, carrying the funeral gifts for the sea.
§1392Ἑλένη, σὺ δʼ, ἤν σοι μὴ κακῶς δόξω λέγειν, §1393πείθου, μένʼ αὐτοῦ· ταὐτὰ γὰρ παροῦσά τε §1394πράξεις τὸν ἄνδρα τὸν σὸν ἤν τε μὴ παρῇς.
Helen, and you, if I do not seem to speak ill to you, obey, remain here; for you will achieve the same things for your husband whether you are present or whether you are not.
§1395δέδοικα γάρ σε μή τις ἐμπεσὼν πόθος §1396πείσῃ μεθεῖναι σῶμʼ ἐς οἶδμα πόντιον §1397τοῦ πρόσθεν ἀνδρὸς χάρισιν ἐκπεπληγμένην· §1398ἄγαν γὰρ αὐτὸν οὐ παρόνθʼ ὅμως στένεις.
For I fear you, lest some longing falling upon you persuade you to cast your body into the sea swell, struck with emotion by the favors of your former husband; for too much do you mourn him, though he is not present.
§1399ὦ καινὸς ἡμῖν πόσις, ἀναγκαίως ἔχει §1400τὰ πρῶτα λέκτρα νυμφικάς θʼ ὁμιλίας §1401τιμᾶν· ἐγὼ δὲ διὰ τὸ μὲν στέργειν πόσιν §1402καὶ ξυνθάνοιμʼ ἄν· ἀλλὰ τίς κείνῳ χάρις §1403ξὺν κατθανόντι κατθανεῖν;
O our new husband, it is necessary to honor the first marriage-bed and bridal associations; but I, because of my love for my husband, would even die with him; yet what favor is it to him to die with the dead?
ἔα δέ με §1404αὐτὴν μολοῦσαν ἐντάφια δοῦναι νεκρῷ.
Let me go myself and give the burial gifts to the corpse.
And may the gods give to you such things as I wish, and to this stranger, because he helps in these toils.
§1407ἕξεις δέ μʼ οἵαν χρή σʼ ἔχειν ἐν δώμασι §1408γυναῖκʼ, ἐπειδὴ Μενέλεων εὐεργετεῖς §1409κἄμʼ· ἔρχεται γὰρ δή τινʼ ἐς τύχην τάδε. §1410ὅστις δὲ δώσει ναῦν ἐν ᾗ τάδʼ ἄξομεν, §1411πρόσταξον, ὡς ἂν τὴν χάριν πλήρη λάβω. §1412χώρει σὺ καὶ ναῦν τοῖσδε πεντηκόντορον §1413Σιδωνίαν δὸς κἀρετμῶν ἐπιστάτας.
And you shall have me as a wife such as you ought to have in your house, since you benefit Menelaus and me; for indeed these things are turning out to some good fortune." And whoever will give the ship in which we shall carry these, command him, so that I may receive the favor in full." Go, and give them a Sidonian fifty-oared ship and masters of the oars.
§1414οὔκουν ὅδʼ ἄρξει ναὸς ὃς κοσμεῖ τάφον;
Then will this man rule the ship, who orders the funeral?
§1415μάλιστʼ· ἀκούειν τοῦδε χρὴ ναύτας ἐμούς.
By all means; my sailors must obey this man.
§1416αὖθις κέλευσον, ἵνα σαφῶς μάθωσί σου.
Command them again, so that they may learn clearly from you.
§1417αὖθις κελεύω καὶ τρίτον γʼ, εἴ σοι φίλον.
I command again, and even a third time, if it is pleasing to you.
§1418ὄναιο· κἀγὼ τῶν ἐμῶν βουλευμάτων.
May you benefit; and I too in my plans.
§1419μή νυν ἄγαν σὸν δάκρυσιν ἐκτήξῃς χρόα.
Do not now waste your body too much with tears.
§1420ἥδʼ ἡμέρα σοι τὴν ἐμὴν δείξει χάριν.
This day will show to you my gratitude.
§1421τὰ τῶν θανόντων οὐδέν, ἀλλʼ ἄλλως πόνος.
The affairs of the dead are nothing, but vain toil.
§1422ἔστιν τι κἀκεῖ κἀνθάδʼ ὧν ἐγὼ λέγω.
There is something both there and here in what I say.
§1423οὐδὲν κακίω Μενέλεώ μʼ ἕξεις πόσιν.
You will have in me a husband in no way worse than Menelaus.
§1424οὐδὲν σὺ μεμπτός· τῆς τύχης με δεῖ μόνον.
You are in no way to be blamed; I only need good fortune.
§1425ἐν σοὶ τόδʼ, ἢν σὴν εἰς ἔμʼ εὔνοιαν διδῷς.
This is in your hands, if you give your goodwill to me.
§1426οὐ νῦν διδαξόμεσθα τοὺς φίλους φιλεῖν.
Not now shall we be taught to love our friends.
§1427βούλῃ ξυνεργῶν αὐτὸς ἐκπέμψω στόλον;
Do you wish that I myself, helping you, send out the fleet?
§1428ἥκιστα· μὴ δούλευε σοῖς δούλοις, ἄναξ.
By no means; do not serve your slaves, O King.