§208τὸν ἁ Θέτις τέκε καὶ Χείρων §209ἐξεπόνησεν, εἶδον §210αἰγιαλοῖς παρά τε κροκάλαις §211δρόμον ἔχοντα σὺν ὅπλοις· §213ἅμιλλαν δʼ ἐπόνει ποδοῖν §214πρὸς ἅρμα τέτρωρον §215ἑλίσσων περὶ νίκας.
Whom Thetis bore and Chiron trained, I saw along the shores and shingles running with his weapons; and he was toiling in a race of his feet against a four-horse chariot wheeling about for victory.
§216ὁ δὲ διφρηλάτας ἐβοᾶτʼ, §217Εὔμηλος Φερητιάδας, §218ᾧ καλλίστους ἰδόμαν §219χρυσοδαιδάλτους στομίοις §220πώλους κέντρῳ θεινομένους, §221τοὺς μὲν μέσους ζυγίους §222λευκοστίκτῳ τριχὶ βαλιούς, §223τοὺς δʼ ἔξω σειροφόρους §224ἀντήρεις καμπαῖσι δρόμων, §225πυρσότριχας, μονόχαλα δʼ ὑπὸ σφυρὰ §226ποικιλοδέρμονας·
And the charioteer was shouting, Eumelus, descendant of Pheres, whose most beautiful horses I saw, with gold-adorned bits on their mouths, struck by the whip; the middle ones, under the yoke, dappled with white-spotted hair, and the outer ones, trace-horses, turning at the curves of the course, red-haired, and with variegated skins below their solid-hoofed ankles.
Beside them Peleus' son was bounding with his arms, right by the rail and the wheel-hubs of the chariot.
§231—ναῶν δʼ εἰς ἀριθμὸν ἤλυθον §232καὶ θέαν ἀθέσφατον, §233τὰν γυναικεῖον ὄψιν ὀμμάτων §234ὡς πλήσαιμι, μέλινον ἁδονάν.
— And I came to the number of the ships and a wondrous sight, that I might fill the womanly view of my eyes with a sweet pleasure.
§235καὶ κέρας μὲν ἦν §236δεξιὸν πλάτας ἔχων §237Φθιώτας ὁ Μυρμιδὼν Ἄρης §238πεντήκοντα ναυσὶ θουρίαις.
And on the right wing was the Myrmidon Ares of Phthia, holding fifty swift ships.
And with golden images at the tips, goddess Nereids stood, as the emblem of Achilles' army on the sterns.
§242—Ἀργείων δὲ ταῖσδʼ ἰσήρετμοι §243νᾶες ἕστασαν πέλας· §244ὧν ὁ Μηκιστέως στρατηλάτας §245παῖς ἦν, Ταλαὸς ὃν τρέφει πατήρ, §246Καπανέως τε παῖς §247Σθένελος·
— And near these, equal-oared ships of the Argives stood; of which the commander was Mekisteus' son, whom Talaos his grandfather brought up, and Capaneus' son Sthenelus.
Ἀτθίδας δʼ ἄγων §248ἑξήκοντα ναῦς ὁ Θησέως §249παῖς ἑξῆς ἐναυλόχει, θεὰν §250Παλλάδʼ ἐν μωνύχοις ἔχων πτερω- §251τοῖσιν ἅρμασιν θετόν, §252εὔσημόν γε φάσμα ναυβάταις.
And leading sixty ships of Athens, Theseus' son was anchored next, having goddess Pallas placed on single-hoofed winged chariots, a conspicuous sign for the sailors.
§253Βοιωτῶν δʼ ὅπλισμα πόντιον §254πεντήκοντα νῆας εἰδόμαν §255σημείοισιν ἐστολισμένας· §256τοῖς δὲ Κάδμος ἦν §257χρύσεον δράκοντʼ ἔχων §258ἀμφὶ ναῶν κόρυμβα·
And the naval armament of the Boeotians, fifty ships I saw, adorned with emblems; and on them Cadmus was, holding a golden dragon around the stern-curves of the ships.
§261Φωκίδος δʼ ἀπὸ χθονὸς §262Λοκρᾶς τε τοῖσδʼ ἴσας ἄγων §263ναῦς ἦλθʼ Οἰλέως τόκος κλυτὰν §264Θρονιάδʼ ἐκλιπὼν πόλιν.
And from the land of Phocis and the Locrian land, leading an equal number of ships, came Oileus' son, leaving the famous city of Thronion.
§265—Μυκήνας δὲ τᾶς Κυκλωπίας §266παῖς Ἀτρέως ἔπεμπε ναυβάτας §267ναῶν ἑκατὸν ἠθροϊσμένους· §268σὺν δʼ Ἄδραστος ἦν §269ταγός, ὡς φίλος φίλῳ, §270τᾶς φυγούσας μέλαθρα §271βαρβάρων χάριν γάμων §272πρᾶξιν Ἑλλὰς ὡς λάβοι.
— And from Cyclopean Mycenae Atreus' son sent sailors, gathered together in a hundred ships; and with him was Adrastus as general, as a friend to a friend, so that Greece might take vengeance for the sake of the foreign marriage of her who fled the home.
§273ἐκ Πύλου δὲ Νέστορος §274Γερηνίου κατειδόμαν §275πρύμνας σῆμα ταυρόπουν ὁρᾶν, §276τὸν πάροικον Ἀλφεόν.
And from Pylos of Gerenian Nestor I saw the Alpheus, the neighbor, with a bull-foot appearance as the emblem of the sterns.
§277—Αἰνιάνων δὲ δωδεκάστολοι §278νᾶες ἦσαν, ὧν ἄναξ §279Γουνεὺς ἆρχε· τῶνδε δʼ αὖ πέλας §280Ἤλιδος δυνάστορες, §281οὓς Ἐπειοὺς ὠνόμαζε πᾶς λεώς· §282Εὔρυτος δʼ ἄνασσε τῶνδε, §283λευκήρετμον δʼ Ἄρη §284Τάφιον ἦγεν, ὧν Μέγης ἄνασσε, §285Φυλέως λόχευμα, §286τὰς Ἐχίνας λιπὼν §287νήσους ναυβάταις ἀπροσφόρους.
— And there were twelve ships of the Enianes, whom king Guneus ruled; and near them again the leaders of Elis, whom all the people named Epeians; and Eurytus ruled these; and he led the white-oared Taphians, of whom Meges was king, Phyleus' offspring, leaving the Echinades islands, which are inaccessible to sailors.
§288—Αἴας δʼ ὁ Σαλαμῖνος ἔντροφος §290δεξιὸν κέρας πρὸς τὸ λαιὸν ξυνᾶγε, §291τῶν ἆσσον ὥρμει πλάταισιν §292ἐσχάταισι συμπλέκων §293δώδεκʼ εὐστροφωτάταισι ναυσίν.
— And Ajax, reared in Salamis, joined the right wing to the left, weaving close to those next to him with his furthest oars, with twelve most easily turned ships.
ὣς §294ἄιον καὶ ναυβάταν §295εἰδόμαν λεών· §296ᾧ τις εἰ προσαρμόσει §297βαρβάρους βάριδας, §298νόστον οὐκ ἀποίσεται, §299ἐνθάδʼ οἷον εἰδόμαν §300νάιον πόρευμα, §301τὰ δὲ κατʼ οἴκους κλύουσα συγκλήτου §302μνήμην σῴζομαι στρατεύματος.
Thus I heard and saw the naval host; and if anyone should pit foreign barques against it, he will not carry back a return, such was the naval array I saw here, and keeping the memory of the gathered army which I heard of at home.
§303Μενέλαε, τολμᾷς δείνʼ, ἅ σʼ οὐ τολμᾶν χρεών.
Menelaus, you dare terrible things, which you must not dare.
§304ἄπελθε·
Go away!
λίαν δεσπόταισι πιστὸς εἶ.
You are too loyal to your masters.
§305καλόν γέ μοι τοὔνειδος ἐξωνείδισας.
A beautiful reproach indeed you have reproached me with!
§306κλαίοις ἄν, εἰ πράσσοις ἃ μὴ πράσσειν σε δεῖ.
You would weep, if you do what you must not do.
§307οὐ χρῆν σε λῦσαι δέλτον, ἣν ἐγὼ ʼφερον.
You should not have opened the tablet which I was carrying.
§308οὐδέ γε φέρειν σὲ πᾶσιν Ἕλλησιν κακά.
Nor should you carry evils to all the Greeks.
§309ἄλλοις ἁμιλλῶ ταῦτʼ· ἄφες δὲ τήνδʼ ἐμοί.
Argue this with others, but let this go to me.
§310οὐκ ἂν μεθείμην.
I would not let go.
§310bοὐδʼ ἔγωγʼ ἀφήσομαι.
Nor will I release it.
§311σκήπτρῳ τάχʼ ἆρα σὸν καθαιμάξω κάρα.
Soon then with this scepter I shall make your head bloody.
§312ἀλλʼ εὐκλεές τοι δεσποτῶν θνῄσκειν ὕπερ.
But it is glorious indeed to die for one's masters.
§313μέθες·
Let go!
μακροὺς δὲ δοῦλος ὢν λέγεις λόγους.
Being a slave, you speak long words.
§314ὦ δέσποτʼ, ἀδικούμεσθα.
O master, we are wronged!
Your letters this man has snatched from my hands by force, Agamemnon, and he does not want to act with justice.
§317ἔα·
Let be!
§317bτίς ποτʼ ἐν πύλαισι θόρυβος καὶ λόγων ἀκοσμία;
What clamor is this at the gates, and what disorderly talk?
§318οὑμὸς οὐχ ὁ τοῦδε μῦθος κυριώτερος λέγειν.
My word is more authoritative to speak than his.
§319σὺ δὲ τί τῷδʼ ἐς ἔριν ἀφῖξαι, Μενέλεως, βίᾳ τʼ ἄγεις;
But why have you come to strife with this man, Menelaus, and are dragging him by force?
§320βλέψον εἰς ἡμᾶς, ἵνʼ ἀρχὰς τῶν λόγων ταύτας λάβω.
Look at us, so that I may take this beginning of words.
§321μῶν τρέσας οὐκ ἀνακαλύψω βλέφαρον, Ἀτρέως γεγώς;
Shall I, born of Atreus, not open my eyelid because of fear?
§322τήνδʼ ὁρᾷς δέλτον, κακίστων γραμμάτων ὑπηρέτιν;
Do you see this tablet, the servant of most wicked words?
§323εἰσορῶ·
I see it.
καὶ πρῶτα ταύτην σῶν ἀπάλλαξον χερῶν.
And first, remove it from your hands.
§324οὔ, πρὶν ἂν δείξω γε Δαναοῖς πᾶσι τἀγγεγραμμένα.
No, not until I show to all the Danaans what is written inside.
§325ἦ γὰρ οἶσθʼ ἃ μή σε καιρὸς εἰδέναι σήμαντρʼ ἀνείς;
Do you really know what you should not know, having broken the seals?