§20.293ὢ πόποι ἦ μοι ἄχος μεγαλήτορος Αἰνείαο, §20.294ὃς τάχα Πηλεΐωνι δαμεὶς Ἄϊδος δὲ κάτεισι §20.295πειθόμενος μύθοισιν Ἀπόλλωνος ἑκάτοιο §20.296νήπιος, οὐδέ τί οἱ χραισμήσει λυγρὸν ὄλεθρον.
"Ah, indeed, I have heavy grief for great-hearted Aeneas, who will soon go down to Hades, slain by the son of Peleus, because he listened to the words of far-shooting Apollo— fool that he was, nor will Apollo ward off grim destruction from him at all.
§20.297ἀλλὰ τί ἢ νῦν οὗτος ἀναίτιος ἄλγεα πάσχει §20.298μὰψ ἕνεκʼ ἀλλοτρίων ἀχέων, κεχαρισμένα δʼ αἰεὶ §20.299δῶρα θεοῖσι δίδωσι τοὶ οὐρανὸν εὐρὺν ἔχουσιν;
But why does this innocent man now suffer woes in vain because of others' griefs, though he always gives pleasing gifts to the gods who hold the wide heaven?
§20.300ἀλλʼ ἄγεθʼ ἡμεῖς πέρ μιν ὑπὲκ θανάτου ἀγάγωμεν, §20.301μή πως καὶ Κρονίδης κεχολώσεται, αἴ κεν Ἀχιλλεὺς §20.302τόνδε κατακτείνῃ· μόριμον δέ οἵ ἐστʼ ἀλέασθαι, §20.303ὄφρα μὴ ἄσπερμος γενεὴ καὶ ἄφαντος ὄληται §20.304Δαρδάνου, ὃν Κρονίδης περὶ πάντων φίλατο παίδων
But come, let us at least lead him away from death, lest the son of Cronos be angry if Achilles slay this man; for it is fated for him to escape, so that the race may not perish without seed and be seen no more— the race of Dardanus, whom the son of Cronos loved above all the children who were born to him from mortal women.
§20.305οἳ ἕθεν ἐξεγένοντο γυναικῶν τε θνητάων. §20.306ἤδη γὰρ Πριάμου γενεὴν ἔχθηρε Κρονίων· §20.307νῦν δὲ δὴ Αἰνείαο βίη Τρώεσσιν ἀνάξει §20.308καὶ παίδων παῖδες, τοί κεν μετόπισθε γένωνται. §20.309τὸν δʼ ἠμείβετʼ ἔπειτα βοῶπις πότνια Ἥρη· §20.310ἐννοσίγαιʼ, αὐτὸς σὺ μετὰ φρεσὶ σῇσι νόησον §20.311Αἰνείαν ἤ κέν μιν ἐρύσσεαι ἦ κεν ἐάσῃς §20.312Πηλεΐδῃ Ἀχιλῆϊ δαμήμεναι, ἐσθλὸν ἐόντα.
For already the son of Cronos hates the race of Priam; and now indeed the mighty Aeneas shall rule over the Trojans, and his children's children, who shall be born in aftertime." Then the ox-eyed queenly Hera answered him: "Earth-shaker, do you yourself consider in your own heart, whether you will rescue Aeneas or let him be slain by Achilles, son of Peleus, noble though he is.
§20.313ἤτοι μὲν γὰρ νῶϊ πολέας ὠμόσσαμεν ὅρκους §20.314πᾶσι μετʼ ἀθανάτοισιν ἐγὼ καὶ Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη §20.315μή ποτʼ ἐπὶ Τρώεσσιν ἀλεξήσειν κακὸν ἦμαρ, §20.316μηδʼ ὁπότʼ ἂν Τροίη μαλερῷ πυρὶ πᾶσα δάηται §20.317καιομένη, καίωσι δʼ ἀρήϊοι υἷες Ἀχαιῶν. §20.318αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ τό γʼ ἄκουσε Ποσειδάων ἐνοσίχθων, §20.319βῆ ῥʼ ἴμεν ἄν τε μάχην καὶ ἀνὰ κλόνον ἐγχειάων, §20.320ἷξε δʼ ὅθʼ Αἰνείας ἠδʼ ὃ κλυτὸς ἦεν Ἀχιλλεύς.
For indeed we two have sworn many oaths before all the immortals, I and Pallas Athena, never to ward off the evil day from the Trojans, not even when all Troy shall burn with consuming fire, and the warlike sons of the Achaeans shall burn it." But when Poseidon, the earth-shaker, heard this, he went through the battle and the clash of spears, and came to where Aeneas and glorious Achilles were.
§20.321αὐτίκα τῷ μὲν ἔπειτα κατʼ ὀφθαλμῶν χέεν ἀχλὺν §20.322Πηλεΐδῃ Ἀχιλῆϊ· ὃ δὲ μελίην εὔχαλκον §20.323ἀσπίδος ἐξέρυσεν μεγαλήτορος Αἰνείαο· §20.324καὶ τὴν μὲν προπάροιθε ποδῶν Ἀχιλῆος ἔθηκεν, §20.325Αἰνείαν δʼ ἔσσευεν ἀπὸ χθονὸς ὑψόσʼ ἀείρας.
Straightway then he poured a mist over the eyes of Achilles, son of Peleus; and he drew the bronze-headed ashen spear out from the shield of great-hearted Aeneas; and this he laid before the feet of Achilles, but Aeneas he swept away, lifting him high from the earth.
§20.326πολλὰς δὲ στίχας ἡρώων, πολλὰς δὲ καὶ ἵππων §20.327Αἰνείας ὑπερᾶλτο θεοῦ ἀπὸ χειρὸς ὀρούσας, §20.328ἷξε δʼ ἐπʼ ἐσχατιὴν πολυάϊκος πολέμοιο, §20.329ἔνθά τε Καύκωνες πόλεμον μέτα θωρήσσοντο.
And over many lines of heroes and many of horses did Aeneas leap, springing from the hand of the god, and he came to the verge of the furious battle, where the Caucones were arming themselves for the war.
§20.330τῷ δὲ μάλʼ ἐγγύθεν ἦλθε Ποσειδάων ἐνοσίχθων, §20.331καί μιν φωνήσας ἔπεα πτερόεντα προσηύδα· §20.332Αἰνεία, τίς σʼ ὧδε θεῶν ἀτέοντα κελεύει §20.333ἀντία Πηλεΐωνος ὑπερθύμοιο μάχεσθαι, §20.334ὃς σεῦ ἅμα κρείσσων καὶ φίλτερος ἀθανάτοισιν;
And to him came Poseidon, the earth-shaker, very near, and spoke to him, addressing him with winged words: "Aeneas, which of the gods bids you thus blindly to fight face to face with the high-spirited son of Peleus, who is both stronger than you and dearer to the immortals?
Nay, draw back whenever you meet him, lest even contrary to fate you enter the house of Hades.
§20.337αὐτὰρ ἐπεί κʼ Ἀχιλεὺς θάνατον καὶ πότμον ἐπίσπῃ, §20.338θαρσήσας δὴ ἔπειτα μετὰ πρώτοισι μάχεσθαι· §20.339οὐ μὲν γάρ τίς σʼ ἄλλος Ἀχαιῶν ἐξεναρίξει. §20.340ὣς εἰπὼν λίπεν αὐτόθʼ, ἐπεὶ διεπέφραδε πάντα.
But when Achilles has met his death and fate, then indeed take courage to fight among the foremost; for no other of the Achaeans shall slay you." So saying, he left him there, when he had made all things clear.
§20.341αἶψα δʼ ἔπειτʼ Ἀχιλῆος ἀπʼ ὀφθαλμῶν σκέδασʼ ἀχλὺν §20.342θεσπεσίην· ὃ δʼ ἔπειτα μέγʼ ἔξιδεν ὀφθαλμοῖσιν, §20.343ὀχθήσας δʼ ἄρα εἶπε πρὸς ὃν μεγαλήτορα θυμόν· §20.344ὢ πόποι ἦ μέγα θαῦμα τόδʼ ὀφθαλμοῖσιν ὁρῶμαι·
And straightway then he scattered the wondrous mist from the eyes of Achilles; and he stared wide with his eyes, and in vexation spoke to his own great-hearted spirit: "Ah, indeed, a great wonder is this that I behold with my eyes!
§20.345ἔγχος μὲν τόδε κεῖται ἐπὶ χθονός, οὐδέ τι φῶτα §20.346λεύσσω, τῷ ἐφέηκα κατακτάμεναι μενεαίνων.
Here lies the spear upon the ground, yet I do not see the man at whom I hurled it, eager to slay him.
Surely Aeneas too was dear to the immortal gods, though I thought he boasted in vain.
§20.349ἐρρέτω·
Let him go!
οὔ οἱ θυμὸς ἐμεῦ ἔτι πειρηθῆναι §20.350ἔσσεται, ὃς καὶ νῦν φύγεν ἄσμενος ἐκ θανάτοιο.
He will have no heart to test me again, seeing that even now he is glad to have escaped from death.
§20.351ἀλλʼ ἄγε δὴ Δαναοῖσι φιλοπτολέμοισι κελεύσας §20.352τῶν ἄλλων Τρώων πειρήσομαι ἀντίος ἐλθών. §20.353ἦ, καὶ ἐπὶ στίχας ἆλτο, κέλευε δὲ φωτὶ ἑκάστῳ· §20.354μηκέτι νῦν Τρώων ἑκὰς ἕστατε δῖοι Ἀχαιοί, §20.355ἀλλʼ ἄγʼ ἀνὴρ ἄντʼ ἀνδρὸς ἴτω, μεμάτω δὲ μάχεσθαι.
But come, let me call to the war-loving Danaans and go to face the rest of the Trojans and test them." He spoke, and leaped along the lines, and called to each man: "No longer stand far from the Trojans, noble Achaeans, but come, let man face man, and be eager to fight.
§20.356ἀργαλέον δέ μοί ἐστι καὶ ἰφθίμῳ περ ἐόντι §20.357τοσσούσδʼ ἀνθρώπους ἐφέπειν καὶ πᾶσι μάχεσθαι· §20.358οὐδέ κʼ Ἄρης, ὅς περ θεὸς ἄμβροτος, οὐδέ κʼ Ἀθήνη §20.359τοσσῆσδʼ ὑσμίνης ἐφέποι στόμα καὶ πονέοιτο·
Hard is it for me, strong though I am, to pursue so many men and fight with them all; not even Ares, who is an immortal god, nor Athena could face the brunt of such a battle and toil in it.
§20.360ἀλλʼ ὅσσον μὲν ἐγὼ δύναμαι χερσίν τε ποσίν τε §20.361καὶ σθένει, οὔ μʼ ἔτι φημὶ μεθησέμεν οὐδʼ ἠβαιόν, §20.362ἀλλὰ μάλα στιχὸς εἶμι διαμπερές, οὐδέ τινʼ οἴω §20.363Τρώων χαιρήσειν, ὅς τις σχεδὸν ἔγχεος ἔλθῃ. §20.364ὣς φάτʼ ἐποτρύνων· Τρώεσσι δὲ φαίδιμος Ἕκτωρ
But as far as I can with hands and feet and strength, I say I will no longer hold back, not even a little, but I will go straight through the line, nor do I think any of the Trojans will rejoice, whoever comes near my spear." So he spoke to urge them on; and to the Trojans glorious Hector