§24.201ὤ μοι πῇ δή τοι φρένες οἴχονθʼ, ᾗς τὸ πάρος περ §24.202ἔκλεʼ ἐπʼ ἀνθρώπους ξείνους ἠδʼ οἷσιν ἀνάσσεις; §24.203πῶς ἐθέλεις ἐπὶ νῆας Ἀχαιῶν ἐλθέμεν οἶος §24.204ἀνδρὸς ἐς ὀφθαλμοὺς ὅς τοι πολέας τε καὶ ἐσθλοὺς §24.205υἱέας ἐξενάριξε·
"Ah me, whither indeed has gone your mind, for which you were formerly among stranger men and among those over whom you rule? do you wish to go to the ships of the Achaeans alone, the eyes of a man who has for you many and noble sons?
σιδήρειόν νύ τοι ἦτορ. §24.206εἰ γάρ σʼ αἱρήσει καὶ ἐσόψεται ὀφθαλμοῖσιν §24.207ὠμηστὴς καὶ ἄπιστος ἀνὴρ ὅ γε οὔ σʼ ἐλεήσει, §24.208οὐδέ τί σʼ αἰδέσεται.
Surely you have an iron heart. if he catches you and looks upon you with his eyes, man, raw-eating and faithless, will not pity you, respect you at all.
νῦν δὲ κλαίωμεν ἄνευθεν §24.209ἥμενοι ἐν μεγάρῳ· τῷ δʼ ὥς ποθι Μοῖρα κραταιὴ §24.210γιγνομένῳ ἐπένησε λίνῳ, ὅτε μιν τέκον αὐτή, §24.211ἀργίποδας κύνας ἆσαι ἑῶν ἀπάνευθε τοκήων §24.212ἀνδρὶ πάρα κρατερῷ, τοῦ ἐγὼ μέσον ἧπαρ ἔχοιμι §24.213ἐσθέμεναι προσφῦσα· τότʼ ἄντιτα ἔργα γένοιτο §24.214παιδὸς ἐμοῦ, ἐπεὶ οὔ ἑ κακιζόμενόν γε κατέκτα, §24.215ἀλλὰ πρὸ Τρώων καὶ Τρωϊάδων βαθυκόλπων §24.216ἑσταότʼ οὔτε φόβου μεμνημένον οὔτʼ ἀλεωρῆς. §24.217τὴν δʼ αὖτε προσέειπε γέρων Πρίαμος θεοειδής· §24.218μή μʼ ἐθέλοντʼ ἰέναι κατερύκανε, μὴ δέ μοι αὐτὴ §24.219ὄρνις ἐνὶ μεγάροισι κακὸς πέλευ· οὐδέ με πείσεις.
But now let us weep far away, in the hall; but for him, in this way, I suppose, mighty Fate with her thread at his birth, when I myself bore him, glut swift-footed dogs far from his parents, a violent man, whose liver in the midst I wish I might to and eat; then would deeds of be done for my son, since he slew him while he was not playing the coward, standing in front of the Trojans and deep-bosomed Trojan women, neither of fear nor of flight." to her in turn spoke the godlike old man Priam:"Do not hold me back when I wish to go, and do not you yourself an ill-omened bird in my halls; you will not persuade me. if any other of those on earth had commanded me, they be seers who observe sacrifices or priests, would call it a lie and turn away from it all the more; now, since I myself heard the goddess and looked upon her face to face, will go, and her word shall not be in vain.
§24.220εἰ μὲν γάρ τίς μʼ ἄλλος ἐπιχθονίων ἐκέλευεν, §24.221ἢ οἳ μάντιές εἰσι θυοσκόοι ἢ ἱερῆες, §24.222ψεῦδός κεν φαῖμεν καὶ νοσφιζοίμεθα μᾶλλον· §24.223νῦν δʼ, αὐτὸς γὰρ ἄκουσα θεοῦ καὶ ἐσέδρακον ἄντην, §24.224εἶμι καὶ οὐχ ἅλιον ἔπος ἔσσεται. εἰ δέ μοι αἶσα §24.225τεθνάμεναι παρὰ νηυσὶν Ἀχαιῶν χαλκοχιτώνων §24.226βούλομαι· αὐτίκα γάρ με κατακτείνειεν Ἀχιλλεὺς §24.227ἀγκὰς ἑλόντʼ ἐμὸν υἱόν, ἐπὴν γόου ἐξ ἔρον εἵην. §24.228ἦ καὶ φωριαμῶν ἐπιθήματα κάλʼ ἀνέῳγεν· §24.229ἔνθεν δώδεκα μὲν περικαλλέας ἔξελε πέπλους, §24.230δώδεκα δʼ ἁπλοΐδας χλαίνας, τόσσους δὲ τάπητας, §24.231τόσσα δὲ φάρεα λευκά, τόσους δʼ ἐπὶ τοῖσι χιτῶνας. §24.232χρυσοῦ δὲ στήσας ἔφερεν δέκα πάντα τάλαντα, §24.233ἐκ δὲ δύʼ αἴθωνας τρίποδας, πίσυρας δὲ λέβητας, §24.234ἐκ δὲ δέπας περικαλλές, ὅ οἱ Θρῇκες πόρον ἄνδρες §24.235ἐξεσίην ἐλθόντι μέγα κτέρας· οὐδέ νυ τοῦ περ §24.236φείσατʼ ἐνὶ μεγάροις ὃ γέρων, περὶ δʼ ἤθελε θυμῷ §24.237λύσασθαι φίλον υἱόν.
And if it is my fate die by the ships of the bronze-clad Achaeans, wish it; for let Achilles slay me straightway, once I have taken my son in my arms and have put away my desire for wailing." spoke, and opened the beautiful lids of the chests; he took out twelve beautiful robes, twelve single-cloaks, and as many coverlets, as many white cloaks, and as many tunics besides. he weighed and brought out ten talents of gold in all, two gleaming tripods, and four cauldrons, a very beautiful cup, which Thracian men given him when he went on an embassy, a great treasure; not even of this the old man spare in his halls, but he wished in his heart to ransom his beloved son.
ὃ δὲ Τρῶας μὲν ἅπαντας §24.238αἰθούσης ἀπέεργεν ἔπεσσʼ αἰσχροῖσιν ἐνίσσων· §24.239ἔρρετε λωβητῆρες ἐλεγχέες·
And he all the Trojans away from the portico, chiding them with shameful words:"Away, you disgraceful wretches!
οὔ νυ καὶ ὑμῖν §24.240οἴκοι ἔνεστι γόος, ὅτι μʼ ἤλθετε κηδήσοντες; §24.241ἦ ὀνόσασθʼ ὅτι μοι Κρονίδης Ζεὺς ἄλγεʼ ἔδωκε §24.242παῖδʼ ὀλέσαι τὸν ἄριστον;
Is there not wailing for you too at home, that you have come to trouble me? you think light of it, that Zeus, son of Cronos, has brought grief upon me, lose my noblest son?
ἀτὰρ γνώσεσθε καὶ ὔμμες· §24.243ῥηΐτεροι γὰρ μᾶλλον Ἀχαιοῖσιν δὴ ἔσεσθε §24.244κείνου τεθνηῶτος ἐναιρέμεν.
But you too shall know it; you will be much easier for the Achaeans slay, now that he is dead.
αὐτὰρ ἔγωγε §24.245πρὶν ἀλαπαζομένην τε πόλιν κεραϊζομένην τε §24.246ὀφθαλμοῖσιν ἰδεῖν βαίην δόμον Ἄϊδος εἴσω. §24.247ἦ καὶ σκηπανίῳ δίεπʼ ἀνέρας· οἳ δʼ ἴσαν ἔξω §24.248σπερχομένοιο γέροντος· ὃ δʼ υἱάσιν οἷσιν ὁμόκλα §24.249νεικείων Ἕλενόν τε Πάριν τʼ Ἀγάθωνά τε δῖον §24.250Πάμμονά τʼ Ἀντίφονόν τε βοὴν ἀγαθόν τε Πολίτην §24.251Δηΐφοβόν τε καὶ Ἱππόθοον καὶ δῖον Ἀγαυόν· §24.252ἐννέα τοῖς ὃ γεραιὸς ὁμοκλήσας ἐκέλευε· §24.253σπεύσατέ μοι κακὰ τέκνα κατηφόνες· αἴθʼ ἅμα πάντες §24.254Ἕκτορος ὠφέλετʼ ἀντὶ θοῇς ἐπὶ νηυσὶ πεφάσθαι. §24.255ὤ μοι ἐγὼ πανάποτμος, ἐπεὶ τέκον υἷας ἀρίστους §24.256Τροίῃ ἐν εὐρείῃ, τῶν δʼ οὔ τινά φημι λελεῖφθαι, §24.257Μήστορά τʼ ἀντίθεον καὶ Τρωΐλον ἱππιοχάρμην §24.258Ἕκτορά θʼ, ὃς θεὸς ἔσκε μετʼ ἀνδράσιν, οὐδὲ ἐῴκει §24.259ἀνδρός γε θνητοῦ πάϊς ἔμμεναι ἀλλὰ θεοῖο. §24.260τοὺς μὲν ἀπώλεσʼ Ἄρης, τὰ δʼ ἐλέγχεα πάντα λέλειπται §24.261ψεῦσταί τʼ ὀρχησταί τε χοροιτυπίῃσιν ἄριστοι §24.262ἀρνῶν ἠδʼ ἐρίφων ἐπιδήμιοι ἁρπακτῆρες.
But for my part, I see with my eyes the city plundered and, may I go into the house of Hades." spoke, and drove the men with his staff; and they went out the hastening old man; and he called out to his sons, them: Helenus and Paris and noble Agathon, Pammon and Antiphonus and Polites, good at the war-cry, Deiphobus and Hippothous and noble Agavus. these nine the old man called and gave his command:"Hurry for me, evil children, my disgraces!
§24.263οὐκ ἂν δή μοι ἄμαξαν ἐφοπλίσσαιτε τάχιστα, §24.264ταῦτά τε πάντʼ ἐπιθεῖτε, ἵνα πρήσσωμεν ὁδοῖο; §24.265ὣς ἔφαθʼ, οἳ δʼ ἄρα πατρὸς ὑποδείσαντες ὁμοκλὴν §24.266ἐκ μὲν ἄμαξαν ἄειραν ἐΰτροχον ἡμιονείην §24.267καλὴν πρωτοπαγέα, πείρινθα δὲ δῆσαν ἐπʼ αὐτῆς, §24.268κὰδ δʼ ἀπὸ πασσαλόφι ζυγὸν ᾕρεον ἡμιόνειον
Would that you all together been slain at the swift ships instead of Hector!, wretched me, since I fathered the noblest sons wide Troy, of whom I say not one is left, Mestor, and Troilus who fought from his chariot, Hector, who was a god among men, nor did he seem be the son of a mortal man, but of a god. Ares has destroyed, but these disgraces are all left, and dancers, champions of the choral dance, of lambs and kids from their own people. you not indeed quickly get ready a wagon for me, put all these things upon it, so that we may make progress on our journey?" he spoke, and they, fearing the chiding of their father, out the well-wheeled mule-wagon, and newly built, and bound the wicker basket upon it; down from the peg they took the mule-yoke,