§1.475ἦμος δʼ ἠέλιος κατέδυ καὶ ἐπὶ κνέφας ἦλθε, §1.476δὴ τότε κοιμήσαντο παρὰ πρυμνήσια νηός· §1.477ἦμος δʼ ἠριγένεια φάνη ῥοδοδάκτυλος Ἠώς, §1.478καὶ τότʼ ἔπειτʼ ἀνάγοντο μετὰ στρατὸν εὐρὺν Ἀχαιῶν· §1.479τοῖσιν δʼ ἴκμενον οὖρον ἵει ἑκάεργος Ἀπόλλων· §1.480οἳ δʼ ἱστὸν στήσαντʼ ἀνά θʼ ἱστία λευκὰ πέτασσαν, §1.481ἐν δʼ ἄνεμος πρῆσεν μέσον ἱστίον, ἀμφὶ δὲ κῦμα §1.482στείρῃ πορφύρεον μεγάλʼ ἴαχε νηὸς ἰούσης· §1.483ἣ δʼ ἔθεεν κατὰ κῦμα διαπρήσσουσα κέλευθον.
And when the sun went down and darkness came on, then they laid down to sleep beside the stern-cables of the ship; and when early-born, rosy-fingered Dawn appeared, then they put to sea for the wide camp of the Achaeans; and for them far-shooting Apollo sent a favoring wind; and they set up the mast and spread the white sails, and the wind filled the belly of the sail, and all around the wave sang loud about the stem of the vessel as she went; and she ran through the waves, accomplishing her way.
§1.484αὐτὰρ ἐπεί ῥʼ ἵκοντο κατὰ στρατὸν εὐρὺν Ἀχαιῶν, §1.485νῆα μὲν οἵ γε μέλαιναν ἐπʼ ἠπείροιο ἔρυσσαν §1.486ὑψοῦ ἐπὶ ψαμάθοις, ὑπὸ δʼ ἕρματα μακρὰ τάνυσσαν· §1.487αὐτοὶ δʼ ἐσκίδναντο κατὰ κλισίας τε νέας τε.
But when they had come to the wide camp of the Achaeans, they drew the black ship up onto the mainland high upon the sands, and stretched long shores beneath her; and they themselves dispersed to their tents and ships.
§1.488αὐτὰρ ὃ μήνιε νηυσὶ παρήμενος ὠκυπόροισι §1.489διογενὴς Πηλῆος υἱὸς πόδας ὠκὺς Ἀχιλλεύς· §1.490οὔτέ ποτʼ εἰς ἀγορὴν πωλέσκετο κυδιάνειραν §1.491οὔτέ ποτʼ ἐς πόλεμον, ἀλλὰ φθινύθεσκε φίλον κῆρ §1.492αὖθι μένων, ποθέεσκε δʼ ἀϋτήν τε πτόλεμόν τε.
But he, sitting by his swift-faring ships, nursed his anger, the heaven-born son of Peleus, swift-footed Achilles; neither did he ever go to the assembly where men win glory, nor ever to war, but let his own heart waste away as he tarried there, and longed for the war-cry and battle.
§1.493ἀλλʼ ὅτε δή ῥʼ ἐκ τοῖο δυωδεκάτη γένετʼ ἠώς, §1.494καὶ τότε δὴ πρὸς Ὄλυμπον ἴσαν θεοὶ αἰὲν ἐόντες §1.495πάντες ἅμα, Ζεὺς δʼ ἦρχε·
But when indeed the twelfth morning from that time had come, then indeed the gods who exist forever went to Olympus all together, and Zeus led the way.
Θέτις δʼ οὐ λήθετʼ ἐφετμέων §1.496παιδὸς ἑοῦ, ἀλλʼ ἥ γʼ ἀνεδύσετο κῦμα θαλάσσης. §1.497ἠερίη δʼ ἀνέβη μέγαν οὐρανὸν Οὔλυμπόν τε.
And Thetis forgot not the behests of her own son, but she rose up from the wave of the sea, and early in the morning she went up to the great heaven and Olympus.
§1.498εὗρεν δʼ εὐρύοπα Κρονίδην ἄτερ ἥμενον ἄλλων §1.499ἀκροτάτῃ κορυφῇ πολυδειράδος Οὐλύμποιο· §1.500καί ῥα πάροιθʼ αὐτοῖο καθέζετο, καὶ λάβε γούνων §1.501σκαιῇ, δεξιτερῇ δʼ ἄρʼ ὑπʼ ἀνθερεῶνος ἑλοῦσα §1.502λισσομένη προσέειπε Δία Κρονίωνα ἄνακτα· §1.503Ζεῦ πάτερ εἴ ποτε δή σε μετʼ ἀθανάτοισιν ὄνησα §1.504ἢ ἔπει ἢ ἔργῳ, τόδε μοι κρήηνον ἐέλδωρ· §1.505τίμησόν μοι υἱὸν ὃς ὠκυμορώτατος ἄλλων §1.506ἔπλετʼ· ἀτάρ μιν νῦν γε ἄναξ ἀνδρῶν Ἀγαμέμνων §1.507ἠτίμησεν· ἑλὼν γὰρ ἔχει γέρας αὐτὸς ἀπούρας.
And she found the wide-seeing son of Cronos sitting apart from the rest on the topmost peak of many-ridged Olympus; and she sat down before him, and took hold of his knees with her left hand, while with her right she took him under the chin, and in supplication she spoke to lord Zeus, the son of Cronos: "Father Zeus, if ever indeed among the immortals I aided you either by word or deed, fulfill for me this desire: honor my son, who is doomed to a speediest death beyond all others; yet now Agamemnon, king of men, has dishonored him; for he has taken away his prize and keeps it, having robbed him himself.
§1.508ἀλλὰ σύ πέρ μιν τῖσον Ὀλύμπιε μητίετα Ζεῦ· §1.509τόφρα δʼ ἐπὶ Τρώεσσι τίθει κράτος ὄφρʼ ἂν Ἀχαιοὶ §1.510υἱὸν ἐμὸν τίσωσιν ὀφέλλωσίν τέ ἑ τιμῇ. §1.511ὣς φάτο· τὴν δʼ οὔ τι προσέφη νεφεληγερέτα Ζεύς, §1.512ἀλλʼ ἀκέων δὴν ἧστο·
But do you honor him, Olympian Zeus, lord of counsel; and yield victory to the Trojans, until the Achaeans shall honor my son and increase him with recompense." So she spoke; but cloud-gathering Zeus answered her not at all, but sat long in silence.
Θέτις δʼ ὡς ἥψατο γούνων §1.513ὣς ἔχετʼ ἐμπεφυυῖα, καὶ εἴρετο δεύτερον αὖτις· §1.514νημερτὲς μὲν δή μοι ὑπόσχεο καὶ κατάνευσον §1.515ἢ ἀπόειπʼ, ἐπεὶ οὔ τοι ἔπι δέος, ὄφρʼ ἐῢ εἰδέω §1.516ὅσσον ἐγὼ μετὰ πᾶσιν ἀτιμοτάτη θεός εἰμι. §1.517τὴν δὲ μέγʼ ὀχθήσας προσέφη νεφεληγερέτα Ζεύς· §1.518ἦ δὴ λοίγια ἔργʼ ὅ τέ μʼ ἐχθοδοπῆσαι ἐφήσεις
But Thetis, as she had taken hold of his knees, so she held them, clinging close, and asked him a second time: "Promise me now faithfully, and bow your head, or else refuse—since there is no fear in you—so that I may know well how far I am the most dishonored goddess among all." Then, greatly troubled, cloud-gathering Zeus spoke to her: "Surely this will be a sorry business, since you will drive me to conflict with Hera, when she shall anger me with taunting words.
§1.519Ἥρῃ ὅτʼ ἄν μʼ ἐρέθῃσιν ὀνειδείοις ἐπέεσσιν· §1.520ἣ δὲ καὶ αὔτως μʼ αἰεὶ ἐν ἀθανάτοισι θεοῖσι §1.521νεικεῖ, καί τέ μέ φησι μάχῃ Τρώεσσιν ἀρήγειν.
Even as it is, she always upbraids me among the immortal gods, and says that I aid the Trojans in battle.
§1.522ἀλλὰ σὺ μὲν νῦν αὖτις ἀπόστιχε μή τι νοήσῃ §1.523Ἥρη· ἐμοὶ δέ κε ταῦτα μελήσεται ὄφρα τελέσσω·
But do you now go back again, lest Hera notice anything; and I will take thought for these things, that I may accomplish them.
§1.524εἰ δʼ ἄγε τοι κεφαλῇ κατανεύσομαι ὄφρα πεποίθῃς·
Come, I will bow my head to you, so that you may have trust.
§1.525τοῦτο γὰρ ἐξ ἐμέθεν γε μετʼ ἀθανάτοισι μέγιστον §1.526τέκμωρ· οὐ γὰρ ἐμὸν παλινάγρετον οὐδʼ ἀπατηλὸν §1.527οὐδʼ ἀτελεύτητον ὅ τί κεν κεφαλῇ κατανεύσω. §1.528ἦ καὶ κυανέῃσιν ἐπʼ ὀφρύσι νεῦσε Κρονίων· §1.529ἀμβρόσιαι δʼ ἄρα χαῖται ἐπερρώσαντο ἄνακτος §1.530κρατὸς ἀπʼ ἀθανάτοιο· μέγαν δʼ ἐλέλιξεν Ὄλυμπον.
For this from me is the greatest pledge among the immortals; for no word of mine is to be recalled, nor is it deceitful, nor unfulfilled, whatever I bow my head to approve." The son of Cronos spoke, and bowed his dark brows; and the ambrosial locks of the king waved from his immortal head, and he shook great Olympus.
§1.531τώ γʼ ὣς βουλεύσαντε διέτμαγεν· ἣ μὲν ἔπειτα §1.532εἰς ἅλα ἆλτο βαθεῖαν ἀπʼ αἰγλήεντος Ὀλύμπου, §1.533Ζεὺς δὲ ἑὸν πρὸς δῶμα·
When the two had thus taken counsel, they parted; she then leapt into the deep sea from gleaming Olympus, and Zeus went to his own house.
θεοὶ δʼ ἅμα πάντες ἀνέσταν §1.534ἐξ ἑδέων σφοῦ πατρὸς ἐναντίον· οὐδέ τις ἔτλη §1.535μεῖναι ἐπερχόμενον, ἀλλʼ ἀντίοι ἔσταν ἅπαντες.
And all the gods rose up together from their seats before their father; nor did any dare to await him as he came, but they all stood up to face him.
§1.536ὣς ὃ μὲν ἔνθα καθέζετʼ ἐπὶ θρόνου· οὐδέ μιν Ἥρη §1.537ἠγνοίησεν ἰδοῦσʼ ὅτι οἱ συμφράσσατο βουλὰς §1.538ἀργυρόπεζα Θέτις θυγάτηρ ἁλίοιο γέροντος.
Thus he sat down there upon his throne; nor did Hera fail to perceive that silver-footed Thetis, daughter of the old man of the sea, had joined in counsel with him.
§1.539αὐτίκα κερτομίοισι Δία Κρονίωνα προσηύδα· §1.540τίς δʼ αὖ τοι δολομῆτα θεῶν συμφράσσατο βουλάς;
Straightway she spoke to Zeus, the son of Cronos, with mocking words: "Which of the gods, crafty one, has now joined in counsel with you?
§1.541αἰεί τοι φίλον ἐστὶν ἐμεῦ ἀπὸ νόσφιν ἐόντα
It is always your pleasure, holding aloof from me, to make secret decisions."