§1.542κρυπτάδια φρονέοντα δικαζέμεν· οὐδέ τί πώ μοι §1.543πρόφρων τέτληκας εἰπεῖν ἔπος ὅττι νοήσῃς. §1.544τὴν δʼ ἠμείβετʼ ἔπειτα πατὴρ ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τε· §1.545Ἥρη μὴ δὴ πάντας ἐμοὺς ἐπιέλπεο μύθους §1.546εἰδήσειν·
making secret plans and rendering judgment; nor yet at all to me have you had the heart of your own free will to tell any word of what you purpose." Then the father of men and gods answered her: "Hera, do not expect to know all my words; they will be hard for you, even though you are my wife.
χαλεποί τοι ἔσοντʼ ἀλόχῳ περ ἐούσῃ· §1.547ἀλλʼ ὃν μέν κʼ ἐπιεικὲς ἀκουέμεν οὔ τις ἔπειτα §1.548οὔτε θεῶν πρότερος τὸν εἴσεται οὔτʼ ἀνθρώπων· §1.549ὃν δέ κʼ ἐγὼν ἀπάνευθε θεῶν ἐθέλωμι νοῆσαι §1.550μή τι σὺ ταῦτα ἕκαστα διείρεο μηδὲ μετάλλα. §1.551τὸν δʼ ἠμείβετʼ ἔπειτα βοῶπις πότνια Ἥρη· §1.552αἰνότατε Κρονίδη ποῖον τὸν μῦθον ἔειπες;
But whatever is fitting for you to hear, then no one, neither of gods nor of men, shall know it before you; but whatever I wish to plan apart from the gods, do not inquire about each of these things, nor make search." Then the ox-eyed queenly Hera answered him: "Dreaded son of Cronos, what a word have you spoken!
§1.553καὶ λίην σε πάρος γʼ οὔτʼ εἴρομαι οὔτε μεταλλῶ, §1.554ἀλλὰ μάλʼ εὔκηλος τὰ φράζεαι ἅσσʼ ἐθέλῃσθα.
Surely in the past I have neither asked you nor made search, but completely undisturbed you plan whatever you wish.
§1.555νῦν δʼ αἰνῶς δείδοικα κατὰ φρένα μή σε παρείπῃ §1.556ἀργυρόπεζα Θέτις θυγάτηρ ἁλίοιο γέροντος· §1.557ἠερίη γὰρ σοί γε παρέζετο καὶ λάβε γούνων·
But now I terribly fear in my mind lest she win you over, silver-footed Thetis, daughter of the old man of the sea; for early in the morning she sat by you and took hold of your knees.
§1.558τῇ σʼ ὀΐω κατανεῦσαι ἐτήτυμον ὡς Ἀχιλῆα §1.559τιμήσῃς, ὀλέσῃς δὲ πολέας ἐπὶ νηυσὶν Ἀχαιῶν. §1.560τὴν δʼ ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφη νεφεληγερέτα Ζεύς· §1.561δαιμονίη αἰεὶ μὲν ὀΐεαι οὐδέ σε λήθω· §1.562πρῆξαι δʼ ἔμπης οὔ τι δυνήσεαι, ἀλλʼ ἀπὸ θυμοῦ §1.563μᾶλλον ἐμοὶ ἔσεαι· τὸ δέ τοι καὶ ῥίγιον ἔσται.
To her I think you bowed your head in true promise that Achilles you will honor, and will destroy many beside the ships of the Achaeans." Then cloud-gathering Zeus answered her and said: "Strange woman, you are always imagining, and I do not escape your notice; yet you will not be able to accomplish anything, but will be further from my heart for me; and that will be even colder for you.
§1.564εἰ δʼ οὕτω τοῦτʼ ἐστὶν ἐμοὶ μέλλει φίλον εἶναι·
If indeed this is so, it must be my pleasure.
§1.565ἀλλʼ ἀκέουσα κάθησο, ἐμῷ δʼ ἐπιπείθεο μύθῳ, §1.566μή νύ τοι οὐ χραίσμωσιν ὅσοι θεοί εἰσʼ ἐν Ὀλύμπῳ §1.567ἆσσον ἰόνθʼ, ὅτε κέν τοι ἀάπτους χεῖρας ἐφείω. §1.568ὣς ἔφατʼ ἔδεισεν δὲ βοῶπις πότνια Ἥρη, §1.569καί ῥʼ ἀκέουσα καθῆστο ἐπιγνάμψασα φίλον κῆρ· §1.570ὄχθησαν δʼ ἀνὰ δῶμα Διὸς θεοὶ Οὐρανίωνες·
But sit down in silence, and obey my word, lest all the gods who are in Olympus protect you not when I draw near, when I lay my invincible hands upon you." So he spoke, and ox-eyed queenly Hera was afraid, and sat down in silence, bending her heart to his will; and the heavenly gods were troubled throughout the hall of Zeus.
§1.571τοῖσιν δʼ Ἥφαιστος κλυτοτέχνης ἦρχʼ ἀγορεύειν §1.572μητρὶ φίλῃ ἐπίηρα φέρων λευκωλένῳ Ἥρῃ· §1.573ἦ δὴ λοίγια ἔργα τάδʼ ἔσσεται οὐδʼ ἔτʼ ἀνεκτά, §1.574εἰ δὴ σφὼ ἕνεκα θνητῶν ἐριδαίνετον ὧδε, §1.575ἐν δὲ θεοῖσι κολῳὸν ἐλαύνετον· οὐδέ τι δαιτὸς §1.576ἐσθλῆς ἔσσεται ἦδος, ἐπεὶ τὰ χερείονα νικᾷ.
And among them Hephaestus, famous for his art, began to speak, bringing pleasant service to his dear mother, white-armed Hera: "Surely this will be a ruinous business, and no longer tolerable, if indeed you two wrangle thus for the sake of mortals, and bring wrangling among the gods; nor will there be any joy in the good feast, since worse things prevail.
§1.577μητρὶ δʼ ἐγὼ παράφημι καὶ αὐτῇ περ νοεούσῃ §1.578πατρὶ φίλῳ ἐπίηρα φέρειν Διί, ὄφρα μὴ αὖτε §1.579νεικείῃσι πατήρ, σὺν δʼ ἡμῖν δαῖτα ταράξῃ.
And I advise my mother, though she herself has understanding, to bring pleasant service to our dear father Zeus, so that again our father may not upbraid her, and throw our feast into confusion.
§1.580εἴ περ γάρ κʼ ἐθέλῃσιν Ὀλύμπιος ἀστεροπητὴς §1.581ἐξ ἑδέων στυφελίξαι· ὃ γὰρ πολὺ φέρτατός ἐστιν.
For if indeed the Olympian, lord of the lightning, should wish to thrust us from our seats—for he is far the strongest.
§1.582ἀλλὰ σὺ τὸν ἐπέεσσι καθάπτεσθαι μαλακοῖσιν· §1.583αὐτίκʼ ἔπειθʼ ἵλαος Ὀλύμπιος ἔσσεται ἡμῖν. §1.584ὣς ἄρʼ ἔφη καὶ ἀναΐξας δέπας ἀμφικύπελλον §1.585μητρὶ φίλῃ ἐν χειρὶ τίθει καί μιν προσέειπε· §1.586τέτλαθι μῆτερ ἐμή, καὶ ἀνάσχεο κηδομένη περ, §1.587μή σε φίλην περ ἐοῦσαν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖσιν ἴδωμαι §1.588θεινομένην, τότε δʼ οὔ τι δυνήσομαι ἀχνύμενός περ §1.589χραισμεῖν· ἀργαλέος γὰρ Ὀλύμπιος ἀντιφέρεσθαι·
But do you address him with gentle words; straightway then the Olympian will be gracious to us." So he spoke, and springing up he placed the double cup in his dear mother's hand, and spoke to her: "Bear up, my mother, and endure, troubled though you are, lest, dear though you are, I see you before my eyes being beaten; and then I shall not be able, grieved though I am, to help you; for the Olympian is hard to oppose.
§1.590ἤδη γάρ με καὶ ἄλλοτʼ ἀλεξέμεναι μεμαῶτα §1.591ῥῖψε ποδὸς τεταγὼν ἀπὸ βηλοῦ θεσπεσίοιο, §1.592πᾶν δʼ ἦμαρ φερόμην, ἅμα δʼ ἠελίῳ καταδύντι §1.593κάππεσον ἐν Λήμνῳ, ὀλίγος δʼ ἔτι θυμὸς ἐνῆεν· §1.594ἔνθά με Σίντιες ἄνδρες ἄφαρ κομίσαντο πεσόντα. §1.595ὣς φάτο, μείδησεν δὲ θεὰ λευκώλενος Ἥρη, §1.596μειδήσασα δὲ παιδὸς ἐδέξατο χειρὶ κύπελλον·
For already at another time, when I was eager to defend you, he caught me by the foot and hurled me from the heavenly threshold, and all day long I was carried down, and at the setting of the sun I fell in Lemnos, and little life was left in me; there the Sintian men straightway cared for me after my fall." So he spoke, and the white-armed goddess Hera smiled, and smiling she accepted the cup from her son's hand.
But he to all the other gods from left to right poured sweet nectar, drawing it from the mixing bowl.
And unquenchable laughter arose among the blessed gods, when they saw Hephaestus bustling through the halls.
§1.601ὣς τότε μὲν πρόπαν ἦμαρ ἐς ἠέλιον καταδύντα §1.602δαίνυντʼ, οὐδέ τι θυμὸς ἐδεύετο δαιτὸς ἐΐσης, §1.603οὐ μὲν φόρμιγγος περικαλλέος ἣν ἔχʼ Ἀπόλλων, §1.604Μουσάων θʼ αἳ ἄειδον ἀμειβόμεναι ὀπὶ καλῇ.
So then all day long until the setting of the sun they feasted, nor did their heart lack anything of the equal feast, nor of the beautiful lyre that Apollo held, and of the Muses who sang, answering one another with sweet voice.
§1.605αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ κατέδυ λαμπρὸν φάος ἠελίοιο, §1.606οἳ μὲν κακκείοντες ἔβαν οἶκον δὲ ἕκαστος, §1.607ἧχι ἑκάστῳ δῶμα περικλυτὸς ἀμφιγυήεις §1.608Ἥφαιστος ποίησεν ἰδυίῃσι πραπίδεσσι·
But when the bright light of the sun went down, they went each to his own house to lie down, where for each the famous lame god Hephaestus had made a dwelling with cunning skill.
§1.609Ζεὺς δὲ πρὸς ὃν λέχος ἤϊʼ Ὀλύμπιος ἀστεροπητής, §1.610ἔνθα πάρος κοιμᾶθʼ ὅτε μιν γλυκὺς ὕπνος ἱκάνοι· §1.611ἔνθα καθεῦδʼ ἀναβάς, παρὰ δὲ χρυσόθρονος Ἥρη.
And Zeus, the Olympian lord of lightning, went to his own bed, where of old he was wont to sleep when sweet sleep came upon him; there he slept, having gone up, and beside him slept golden-throned Hera.