§15.133ἂψ ἴμεν Οὔλυμπον δὲ καὶ ἀχνύμενός περ ἀνάγκῃ, §15.134αὐτὰρ τοῖς ἄλλοισι κακὸν μέγα πᾶσι φυτεῦσαι;
to return back to Olympus, even though grieving under necessity, and to sow great trouble for all the rest of us?
§15.135αὐτίκα γὰρ Τρῶας μὲν ὑπερθύμους καὶ Ἀχαιοὺς §15.136λείψει, ὃ δʼ ἡμέας εἶσι κυδοιμήσων ἐς Ὄλυμπον, §15.137μάρψει δʼ ἑξείης ὅς τʼ αἴτιος ὅς τε καὶ οὐκί.
For immediately he will leave the high-spirited Trojans and Achaeans, and will come to Olympus to raise a tumult among us, and will seize us one after another, both the guilty and the innocent.
§15.138τώ σʼ αὖ νῦν κέλομαι μεθέμεν χόλον υἷος ἑῆος· §15.139ἤδη γάρ τις τοῦ γε βίην καὶ χεῖρας ἀμείνων §15.140ἢ πέφατʼ, ἢ καὶ ἔπειτα πεφήσεται· ἀργαλέον δὲ §15.141πάντων ἀνθρώπων ῥῦσθαι γενεήν τε τόκον τε. §15.142ὣς εἰποῦσʼ ἵδρυσε θρόνῳ ἔνι θοῦρον Ἄρηα.
Therefore I bid you now to let go of your anger for your son; for already many a man better than he in might and in hands has been slain, or will be slain hereafter; and a hard thing it is to preserve the generation and offspring of all men." So she spoke, and made impetuous Ares sit upon his throne.
§15.143Ἥρη δʼ Ἀπόλλωνα καλέσσατο δώματος ἐκτὸς §15.144Ἶρίν θʼ, ἥ τε θεοῖσι μετάγγελος ἀθανάτοισι, §15.145καί σφεας φωνήσασʼ ἔπεα πτερόεντα προσηύδα· §15.146Ζεὺς σφὼ εἰς Ἴδην κέλετʼ ἐλθέμεν ὅττι τάχιστα· §15.147αὐτὰρ ἐπὴν ἔλθητε, Διός τʼ εἰς ὦπα ἴδησθε, §15.148ἕρδειν ὅττί κε κεῖνος ἐποτρύνῃ καὶ ἀνώγῃ. §15.149ἣ μὲν ἄρʼ ὣς εἰποῦσα πάλιν κίε πότνια Ἥρη, §15.150ἕζετο δʼ εἰνὶ θρόνῳ· τὼ δʼ ἀΐξαντε πετέσθην.
But Hera called Apollo out of the house, and Iris, who is the messenger among the immortal gods, and addressing them, spoke winged words, saying: "Zeus bids you two go to Ida as quickly as possible; but when you have come, and have looked upon the face of Zeus, do whatever he may urge and command you." Having thus spoken, queen Hera went back and sat upon her throne; and the two darted forth and flew.
§15.151Ἴδην δʼ ἵκανον πολυπίδακα μητέρα θηρῶν, §15.152εὗρον δʼ εὐρύοπα Κρονίδην ἀνὰ Γαργάρῳ ἄκρῳ §15.153ἥμενον· ἀμφὶ δέ μιν θυόεν νέφος ἐστεφάνωτο.
And they came to Ida of many springs, the mother of wild beasts, and found the far-seeing son of Cronos sitting on the peak of Gargarus; and about him a fragrant cloud was wreathed like a crown.
§15.154τὼ δὲ πάροιθʼ ἐλθόντε Διὸς νεφεληγερέταο §15.155στήτην· οὐδέ σφωϊν ἰδὼν ἐχολώσατο θυμῷ, §15.156ὅττί οἱ ὦκʼ ἐπέεσσι φίλης ἀλόχοιο πιθέσθην.
And the two came before cloud-gathering Zeus and stood; nor was he angry in his heart when he saw them, because they had quickly obeyed the words of his dear wife.
§15.157Ἶριν δὲ προτέρην ἔπεα πτερόεντα προσηύδα· §15.158βάσκʼ ἴθι Ἶρι ταχεῖα, Ποσειδάωνι ἄνακτι §15.159πάντα τάδʼ ἀγγεῖλαι, μὴ δὲ ψευδάγγελος εἶναι.
And to Iris first he spoke winged words: "Go, swift Iris, to lord Poseidon, and declare all these things to him, and be no false messenger.
Command him to cease from battle and war and to go among the tribes of the gods or into the bright sea.
§15.162εἰ δέ μοι οὐκ ἐπέεσσʼ ἐπιπείσεται, ἀλλʼ ἀλογήσει, §15.163φραζέσθω δὴ ἔπειτα κατὰ φρένα καὶ κατὰ θυμὸν §15.164μή μʼ οὐδὲ κρατερός περ ἐὼν ἐπιόντα ταλάσσῃ §15.165μεῖναι, ἐπεί εὑ φημὶ βίῃ πολὺ φέρτερος εἶναι §15.166καὶ γενεῇ πρότερος· τοῦ δʼ οὐκ ὄθεται φίλον ἦτορ §15.167ἶσον ἐμοὶ φάσθαι, τόν τε στυγέουσι καὶ ἄλλοι. §15.168ὣς ἔφατʼ, οὐδʼ ἀπίθησε ποδήνεμος ὠκέα Ἶρις, §15.169βῆ δὲ κατʼ Ἰδαίων ὀρέων εἰς Ἴλιον ἱρήν.
But if he will not obey my words, but will disregard them, let him then consider in his mind and in his heart lest, powerful though he is, he dare not abide my oncoming and withstand me; since I say that I am far better than he in might, and prior in birth; yet his dear heart fears not to declare himself equal to me, whom others also dread." So he spoke, and swift wind-footed Iris did not disobey, but went down from the hills of Ida to sacred Ilium.
§15.170ὡς δʼ ὅτʼ ἂν ἐκ νεφέων πτῆται νιφὰς ἠὲ χάλαζα §15.171ψυχρὴ ὑπὸ ῥιπῆς αἰθρηγενέος Βορέαο, §15.172ὣς κραιπνῶς μεμαυῖα διέπτατο ὠκέα Ἶρις, §15.173ἀγχοῦ δʼ ἱσταμένη προσέφη κλυτὸν ἐννοσίγαιον· §15.174ἀγγελίην τινά τοι γαιήοχε κυανοχαῖτα §15.175ἦλθον δεῦρο φέρουσα παραὶ Διὸς αἰγιόχοιο.
And as when cold snow or hail flies from the clouds beneath the blast of Boreas born in the bright sky, so swiftly flew swift Iris in her eagerness, and standing close to him, she spoke to the famous shaker of the earth: "A message for you, earth-holder, dark-haired god, I have come hither bringing from aegis-bearing Zeus.
He commands you to cease from battle and war, and to go among the tribes of the gods or into the bright sea.
§15.178εἰ δέ οἱ οὐκ ἐπέεσσʼ ἐπιπείσεαι, ἀλλʼ ἀλογήσεις, §15.179ἠπείλει καὶ κεῖνος ἐναντίβιον πολεμίξων §15.180ἐνθάδʼ ἐλεύσεσθαι· σὲ δʼ ὑπεξαλέασθαι ἄνωγε §15.181χεῖρας, ἐπεὶ σέο φησὶ βίῃ πολὺ φέρτερος εἶναι §15.182καὶ γενεῇ πρότερος· σὸν δʼ οὐκ ὄθεται φίλον ἦτορ §15.183ἶσόν οἱ φάσθαι, τόν τε στυγέουσι καὶ ἄλλοι. §15.184τὴν δὲ μέγʼ ὀχθήσας προσέφη κλυτὸς ἐννοσίγαιος·
But if you will not obey his words, but will disregard them, he threatens that he himself will come hither to fight against you face to face; and he bids you avoid his hands, since he says that he is far better than you in might, and prior in birth; yet your dear heart fears not to declare yourself equal to him, whom others also dread." Then, greatly troubled, the famous shaker of the earth spoke to her: "Out upon it!
§15.185ὢ πόποι ἦ ῥʼ ἀγαθός περ ἐὼν ὑπέροπλον ἔειπεν §15.186εἴ μʼ ὁμότιμον ἐόντα βίῃ ἀέκοντα καθέξει.
Surely, powerful though he is, he has spoken with overweening pride, if he will hold me by force against my will, who am of equal honor with him.
§15.187τρεῖς γάρ τʼ ἐκ Κρόνου εἰμὲν ἀδελφεοὶ οὓς τέκετο Ῥέα §15.188Ζεὺς καὶ ἐγώ, τρίτατος δʼ Ἀΐδης ἐνέροισιν ἀνάσσων.
For three brothers are we, born of Cronos, whom Rhea bore, Zeus and I, and third is Hades, who rules over those below.
§15.189τριχθὰ δὲ πάντα δέδασται, ἕκαστος δʼ ἔμμορε τιμῆς· §15.190ἤτοι ἐγὼν ἔλαχον πολιὴν ἅλα ναιέμεν αἰεὶ §15.191παλλομένων, Ἀΐδης δʼ ἔλαχε ζόφον ἠερόεντα, §15.192Ζεὺς δʼ ἔλαχʼ οὐρανὸν εὐρὺν ἐν αἰθέρι καὶ νεφέλῃσι· §15.193γαῖα δʼ ἔτι ξυνὴ πάντων καὶ μακρὸς Ὄλυμπος.
And in three lots were all things divided, and each obtained his honor; indeed, when the lots were shaken, I obtained to dwell forever in the grey sea, and Hades obtained the murky darkness, Zeus obtained the broad heaven in the ether and the clouds; but the earth is still common to all, and high Olympus.