§3.132οἳ πρὶν ἐπʼ ἀλλήλοισι φέρον πολύδακρυν Ἄρηα §3.133ἐν πεδίῳ ὀλοοῖο λιλαιόμενοι πολέμοιο· §3.134οἳ δὴ νῦν ἕαται σιγῇ, πόλεμος δὲ πέπαυται, §3.135ἀσπίσι κεκλιμένοι, παρὰ δʼ ἔγχεα μακρὰ πέπηγεν.
"who formerly against one another were carrying tearful war on the plain, longing for destructive war; who indeed now sit in silence, and the war has ceased, leaning on their shields, and beside them their long spears are fixed.
§3.136αὐτὰρ Ἀλέξανδρος καὶ ἀρηΐφιλος Μενέλαος §3.137μακρῇς ἐγχείῃσι μαχήσονται περὶ σεῖο· §3.138τῷ δέ κε νικήσαντι φίλη κεκλήσῃ ἄκοιτις. §3.139ὣς εἰποῦσα θεὰ γλυκὺν ἵμερον ἔμβαλε θυμῷ §3.140ἀνδρός τε προτέρου καὶ ἄστεος ἠδὲ τοκήων· §3.141αὐτίκα δʼ ἀργεννῇσι καλυψαμένη ὀθόνῃσιν §3.142ὁρμᾶτʼ ἐκ θαλάμοιο τέρεν κατὰ δάκρυ χέουσα §3.143οὐκ οἴη, ἅμα τῇ γε καὶ ἀμφίπολοι δύʼ ἕποντο, §3.144Αἴθρη Πιτθῆος θυγάτηρ, Κλυμένη τε βοῶπις· §3.145αἶψα δʼ ἔπειθʼ ἵκανον ὅθι Σκαιαὶ πύλαι ἦσαν.
But Alexander and Menelaus, dear to Ares, will fight with long spears for you; and to the one who wins you will be called dear wife." So speaking, the goddess cast sweet longing into her heart both of her former husband and of her city and parents; and immediately wrapping herself in shining linen veils she rushed from her chamber, shedding a tender tear, not alone, but with her also two handmaidens followed, Aethra, daughter of Pittheus, and Clymene with ox-eyes; and quickly then they came to where the Scaean gates were.
§3.146οἳ δʼ ἀμφὶ Πρίαμον καὶ Πάνθοον ἠδὲ Θυμοίτην §3.147Λάμπόν τε Κλυτίον θʼ Ἱκετάονά τʼ ὄζον Ἄρηος §3.148Οὐκαλέγων τε καὶ Ἀντήνωρ πεπνυμένω ἄμφω §3.149ἥατο δημογέροντες ἐπὶ Σκαιῇσι πύλῃσι, §3.150γήραϊ δὴ πολέμοιο πεπαυμένοι, ἀλλʼ ἀγορηταὶ §3.151ἐσθλοί, τεττίγεσσιν ἐοικότες οἵ τε καθʼ ὕλην §3.152δενδρέῳ ἐφεζόμενοι ὄπα λειριόεσσαν ἱεῖσι· §3.153τοῖοι ἄρα Τρώων ἡγήτορες ἧντʼ ἐπὶ πύργῳ.
And those around Priam and Panthous and Thymoetes, and Lampus and Clytius and Hicetaon, scion of Ares, and Ucalegon and Antenor, both wise, sat as elders of the people upon the Scaean gates, having now ceased from war because of old age, but speakers excellent, like cicadas which through the wood sitting on a tree send forth their lily-like voice; such then were the leaders of the Trojans who sat upon the tower.
§3.154οἳ δʼ ὡς οὖν εἴδονθʼ Ἑλένην ἐπὶ πύργον ἰοῦσαν, §3.155ἦκα πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἔπεα πτερόεντʼ ἀγόρευον· §3.156οὐ νέμεσις Τρῶας καὶ ἐϋκνήμιδας Ἀχαιοὺς §3.157τοιῇδʼ ἀμφὶ γυναικὶ πολὺν χρόνον ἄλγεα πάσχειν· §3.158αἰνῶς ἀθανάτῃσι θεῇς εἰς ὦπα ἔοικεν· §3.159ἀλλὰ καὶ ὧς τοίη περ ἐοῦσʼ ἐν νηυσὶ νεέσθω, §3.160μηδʼ ἡμῖν τεκέεσσί τʼ ὀπίσσω πῆμα λίποιτο. §3.161ὣς ἄρʼ ἔφαν, Πρίαμος δʼ Ἑλένην ἐκαλέσσατο φωνῇ· §3.162δεῦρο πάροιθʼ ἐλθοῦσα φίλον τέκος ἵζευ ἐμεῖο, §3.163ὄφρα ἴδῃ πρότερόν τε πόσιν πηούς τε φίλους τε· §3.164οὔ τί μοι αἰτίη ἐσσί, θεοί νύ μοι αἴτιοί εἰσιν §3.165οἵ μοι ἐφώρμησαν πόλεμον πολύδακρυν Ἀχαιῶν· §3.166ὥς μοι καὶ τόνδʼ ἄνδρα πελώριον ἐξονομήνῃς §3.167ὅς τις ὅδʼ ἐστὶν Ἀχαιὸς ἀνὴρ ἠΰς τε μέγας τε.
And when they saw Helen coming to the tower, softly to one another they spoke winged words: "No blame is it that Trojans and well-greaved Achaeans for such a woman long time should suffer woes; wondrously is she like in face to the immortal goddesses; but even so, though she is such, let her return in the ships, nor be left as a bane to us and to our children hereafter." So they spoke, and Priam called Helen with his voice: "Come hither before me, dear child, sit by me, so that you may see both your former husband and your kinsmen and dear ones; you are not to me any way to blame, the gods surely are to blame to me, who roused against me the tearful war of the Achaeans; so that you may name to me also this mighty man, whoever this Achaean man is, both noble and great.
§3.168ἤτοι μὲν κεφαλῇ καὶ μείζονες ἄλλοι ἔασι, §3.169καλὸν δʼ οὕτω ἐγὼν οὔ πω ἴδον ὀφθαλμοῖσιν, §3.170οὐδʼ οὕτω γεραρόν· βασιλῆϊ γὰρ ἀνδρὶ ἔοικε. §3.171τὸν δʼ Ἑλένη μύθοισιν ἀμείβετο δῖα γυναικῶν· §3.172αἰδοῖός τέ μοί ἐσσι φίλε ἑκυρὲ δεινός τε· §3.173ὡς ὄφελεν θάνατός μοι ἁδεῖν κακὸς ὁππότε δεῦρο §3.174υἱέϊ σῷ ἑπόμην θάλαμον γνωτούς τε λιποῦσα §3.175παῖδά τε τηλυγέτην καὶ ὁμηλικίην ἐρατεινήν.
Indeed in head others are even taller, but so handsome I have not yet seen with my eyes, nor so majestic; for he is like a kingly man." And Helen answered him with words, noble among women: "Revered are you to me, dear father-in-law, and dreaded; Would that evil death had pleased me when hither I followed your son, leaving my bridal chamber and kinsmen and my child late-born and lovely companions.
§3.176ἀλλὰ τά γʼ οὐκ ἐγένοντο· τὸ καὶ κλαίουσα τέτηκα.
But these things did not happen; therefore weeping I pine away.
§3.177τοῦτο δέ τοι ἐρέω ὅ μʼ ἀνείρεαι ἠδὲ μεταλλᾷς· §3.178οὗτός γʼ Ἀτρεΐδης εὐρὺ κρείων Ἀγαμέμνων, §3.179ἀμφότερον βασιλεύς τʼ ἀγαθὸς κρατερός τʼ αἰχμητής· §3.180δαὴρ αὖτʼ ἐμὸς ἔσκε κυνώπιδος, εἴ ποτʼ ἔην γε. §3.181ὣς φάτο, τὸν δʼ ὁ γέρων ἠγάσσατο φώνησέν τε· §3.182ὦ μάκαρ Ἀτρεΐδη μοιρηγενὲς ὀλβιόδαιμον, §3.183ἦ ῥά νύ τοι πολλοὶ δεδμήατο κοῦροι Ἀχαιῶν.
But this I will tell you, which you ask me and inquire of; This is the son of Atreus, wide-ruling Agamemnon, both a good king and a mighty spearman; and brother-in-law furthermore he was to me, shameless, if ever indeed he was." So she spoke, and the old man marveled at him and said: "O happy son of Atreus, child of fate, blest by fortune, truly indeed many were the youths of the Achaeans subject to you.
§3.184ἤδη καὶ Φρυγίην εἰσήλυθον ἀμπελόεσσαν, §3.185ἔνθα ἴδον πλείστους Φρύγας ἀνέρας αἰολοπώλους §3.186λαοὺς Ὀτρῆος καὶ Μυγδόνος ἀντιθέοιο, §3.187οἵ ῥα τότʼ ἐστρατόωντο παρʼ ὄχθας Σαγγαρίοιο· §3.188καὶ γὰρ ἐγὼν ἐπίκουρος ἐὼν μετὰ τοῖσιν ἐλέχθην §3.189ἤματι τῷ ὅτε τʼ ἦλθον Ἀμαζόνες ἀντιάνειραι· §3.190ἀλλʼ οὐδʼ οἳ τόσοι ἦσαν ὅσοι ἑλίκωπες Ἀχαιοί. §3.191δεύτερον αὖτʼ Ὀδυσῆα ἰδὼν ἐρέεινʼ ὁ γεραιός· §3.192εἴπʼ ἄγε μοι καὶ τόνδε φίλον τέκος ὅς τις ὅδʼ ἐστί· §3.193μείων μὲν κεφαλῇ Ἀγαμέμνονος Ἀτρεΐδαο, §3.194εὐρύτερος δʼ ὤμοισιν ἰδὲ στέρνοισιν ἰδέσθαι.
Already also I entered vine-clad Phrygia, there I saw very many Phrygian men with swift steeds, the people of Otreus and godlike Mygdon, who indeed then were camping along the banks of Sangarius; for I too, being an ally, was numbered among them on that day when also came the Amazons, peers of men; but not even they were as many as the quick-glancing Achaeans." Secondly furthermore, seeing Odysseus, the old man asked: "Come, tell me also of this one, dear child, whoever he is; shorter indeed by a head than Agamemnon, son of Atreus, but broader in shoulders and breast to look upon.
§3.195τεύχεα μέν οἱ κεῖται ἐπὶ χθονὶ πουλυβοτείρῃ, §3.196αὐτὸς δὲ κτίλος ὣς ἐπιπωλεῖται στίχας ἀνδρῶν· §3.197ἀρνειῷ μιν ἔγωγε ἐΐσκω πηγεσιμάλλῳ,
His armor indeed lies for him upon the bounteous earth, but he himself like a ram goes through the ranks of men; to a thick-fleeced ram I indeed liken him,"