§11.286Νέστορά τε Χρόνιον τε Περικλύμενόν τʼ ἀγέρωχον.
Nestor and Chronius and noble Periclymenus.
§11.287τοῖσι δʼ ἐπʼ ἰφθίμην Πηρὼ τέκε, θαῦμα βροτοῖσι, §11.288τὴν πάντες μνώοντο περικτίται· οὐδʼ ἄρα Νηλεὺς §11.289τῷ ἐδίδου ὃς μὴ ἕλικας βόας εὐρυμετώπους §11.290ἐκ Φυλάκης ἐλάσειε βίης Ἰφικληείης §11.291ἀργαλέας· τὰς δʼ οἶος ὑπέσχετο μάντις ἀμύμων §11.292ἐξελάαν· χαλεπὴ δὲ θεοῦ κατὰ μοῖρα πέδησε, §11.293δεσμοί τʼ ἀργαλέοι καὶ βουκόλοι ἀγροιῶται.
And after them she bore strong Pero, a wonder to mortals, whom all the neighbors wooed; but Neleus indeed would not give her to anyone who should not indeed drive from Phylace the crumple-horned, broad-browed cattle of the might of Iphiclus, which were hard to drive; these alone the blameless prophet undertook to drive away; but a hard fate of a god bound him, and hard bonds and rustic herdsmen.
§11.294ἀλλʼ ὅτε δὴ μῆνές τε καὶ ἡμέραι ἐξετελεῦντο §11.295ἂψ περιτελλομένου ἔτεος καὶ ἐπήλυθον ὧραι, §11.296καὶ τότε δή μιν ἔλυσε βίη Ἰφικληείη, §11.297θέσφατα πάντʼ εἰπόντα· Διὸς δʼ ἐτελείετο βουλή.
But when indeed months and days were fulfilled, as the year rolled round again and the seasons came on, even then indeed the might of Iphiclus released him, when he had spoken all the oracles; and the counsel of Zeus was being fulfilled.
§11.298καὶ Λήδην εἶδον, τὴν Τυνδαρέου παράκοιτιν, §11.299ἥ ῥʼ ὑπὸ Τυνδαρέῳ κρατερόφρονε γείνατο παῖδε, §11.300Κάστορά θʼ ἱππόδαμον καὶ πὺξ ἀγαθὸν Πολυδεύκεα, §11.301τοὺς ἄμφω ζωοὺς κατέχει φυσίζοος αἶα· §11.302οἳ καὶ νέρθεν γῆς τιμὴν πρὸς Ζηνὸς ἔχοντες §11.303ἄλλοτε μὲν ζώουσʼ ἑτερήμεροι, ἄλλοτε δʼ αὖτε §11.304τεθνᾶσιν· τιμὴν δὲ λελόγχασιν ἶσα θεοῖσι.
And I saw Leda, the wife of Tyndareus, who bore under Tyndareus two strong-minded sons, Castor, tamer of horses, and Polydeuces, good in boxing, both of whom, though alive, the life-giving earth holds fast; who even beneath the earth having honor from Zeus at one time live on alternate days, and at another time are dead; and they have won honor equal to the gods.
§11.305τὴν δὲ μετʼ Ἰφιμέδειαν, Ἀλωῆος παράκοιτιν §11.306εἴσιδον, ἣ δὴ φάσκε Ποσειδάωνι μιγῆναι, §11.307καί ῥʼ ἔτεκεν δύο παῖδε, μινυνθαδίω δʼ ἐγενέσθην, §11.308Ὦτόν τʼ ἀντίθεον τηλεκλειτόν τʼ Ἐφιάλτην, §11.309οὓς δὴ μηκίστους θρέψε ζείδωρος ἄρουρα §11.310καὶ πολὺ καλλίστους μετά γε κλυτὸν Ὠρίωνα· §11.311ἐννέωροι γὰρ τοί γε καὶ ἐννεαπήχεες ἦσαν §11.312εὖρος, ἀτὰρ μῆκός γε γενέσθην ἐννεόργυιοι.
And next after her I saw Iphimedeia, wife of Aloeus, who said indeed she had mingled with Poseidon, and she bore two sons, but they were short-lived, Otus, equal to the gods, and far-famed Ephialtes, whom indeed the grain-giving earth reared to be the tallest, and far the fairest after the famous Orion; for at nine years old they were indeed nine cubits in breadth, and in length indeed they became nine fathoms.
And they indeed even threatened the immortals on Olympus that they would raise the tumult of furious war.
§11.315Ὄσσαν ἐπʼ Οὐλύμπῳ μέμασαν θέμεν, αὐτὰρ ἐπʼ Ὄσσῃ §11.316Πήλιον εἰνοσίφυλλον, ἵνʼ οὐρανὸς ἀμβατὸς εἴη.
They were eager to place Ossa upon Olympus, and upon Ossa leaf-shaking Pelion, so that heaven might be scaleable.
§11.317καί νύ κεν ἐξετέλεσσαν, εἰ ἥβης μέτρον ἵκοντο· §11.318ἀλλʼ ὄλεσεν Διὸς υἱός, ὃν ἠύκομος τέκε Λητώ, §11.319ἀμφοτέρω, πρίν σφωιν ὑπὸ κροτάφοισιν ἰούλους §11.320ἀνθῆσαι πυκάσαι τε γένυς ἐυανθέι λάχνῃ.
And now indeed they would have accomplished it, if they had reached the measure of youth; but the son of Zeus, whom fair-haired Leto bore, destroyed both of them, before the down blossomed beneath their temples and covered their cheeks with well-flowered hair.
§11.321Φαίδρην τε Πρόκριν τε ἴδον καλήν τʼ Ἀριάδνην, §11.322κούρην Μίνωος ὀλοόφρονος, ἥν ποτε Θησεὺς §11.323ἐκ Κρήτης ἐς γουνὸν Ἀθηνάων ἱεράων §11.324ἦγε μέν, οὐδʼ ἀπόνητο· πάρος δέ μιν Ἄρτεμις ἔκτα §11.325Δίῃ ἐν ἀμφιρύτῃ Διονύσου μαρτυρίῃσιν.
And Phaedra and Procris I saw, and beautiful Ariadne, the daughter of destructive-minded Minos, whom once Theseus was leading from Crete to the hill of sacred Athens, though he had no joy of her; for before that Artemis slew her in wave-washed Dia because of the witness of Dionysus.
§11.326Μαῖράν τε Κλυμένην τε ἴδον στυγερήν τʼ Ἐριφύλην, §11.327ἣ χρυσὸν φίλου ἀνδρὸς ἐδέξατο τιμήεντα.
And Maera and Clymene I saw, and hateful Eriphyle, who received precious gold for her own husband.
§11.328πάσας δʼ οὐκ ἂν ἐγὼ μυθήσομαι οὐδʼ ὀνομήνω, §11.329ὅσσας ἡρώων ἀλόχους ἴδον ἠδὲ θύγατρας· §11.330πρὶν γάρ κεν καὶ νὺξ φθῖτʼ ἄμβροτος.
But all I cannot tell nor name, as many wives and daughters of heroes as I saw; for before that even the immortal night would wane.
ἀλλὰ καὶ ὥρη §11.331εὕδειν, ἢ ἐπὶ νῆα θοὴν ἐλθόντʼ ἐς ἑταίρους §11.332ἢ αὐτοῦ· πομπὴ δὲ θεοῖς ὑμῖν τε μελήσει.
But it is also time to sleep, either going to the swift ship to your companions, or here; and the journey home will be the care of the gods and of you.
§11.333ὣς ἔφαθʼ, οἱ δʼ ἄρα πάντες ἀκὴν ἐγένοντο σιωπῇ, §11.334κηληθμῷ δʼ ἔσχοντο κατὰ μέγαρα σκιόεντα.
So he spoke, and they indeed all became hushed in silence, and they were held by a spell throughout the shadowy halls.
§11.335τοῖσιν δʼ Ἀρήτη λευκώλενος ἤρχετο μύθων. §11.336Φαίηκες, πῶς ὔμμιν ἀνὴρ ὅδε φαίνεται εἶναι §11.337εἶδός τε μέγεθός τε ἰδὲ φρένας ἔνδον ἐίσας;
And among them white-armed Arete began speaking: "Phaeacians, how does this man seem to you to be in form and in stature and in the well-balanced mind within?
§11.338ξεῖνος δʼ αὖτʼ ἐμός ἐστιν, ἕκαστος δʼ ἔμμορε τιμῆς· §11.339τῷ μὴ ἐπειγόμενοι ἀποπέμπετε, μηδὲ τὰ δῶρα §11.340οὕτω χρηίζοντι κολούετε· πολλὰ γὰρ ὑμῖν §11.341κτήματʼ ἐνὶ μεγάροισι θεῶν ἰότητι κέονται. §11.342τοῖσι δὲ καὶ μετέειπε γέρων ἥρως Ἐχένηος, §11.343ὃς δὴ Φαιήκων ἀνδρῶν προγενέστερος ἦεν· §11.344ὦ φίλοι, οὐ μὰν ἧμιν ἀπὸ σκοποῦ οὐδʼ ἀπὸ δόξης §11.345μυθεῖται βασίλεια περίφρων· ἀλλὰ πίθεσθε.
And he is moreover my guest, but each of you shares in the honor; therefore do not send him away in haste, nor curtail the gifts to one who stands so much in need; for many indeed are the possessions lying in your halls by the will of the gods." And among them also spoke the old hero Echeneus, who was indeed an elder among Phaeacian men: "Friends, indeed not far from the mark nor from our expectation does our wise queen speak; but do you obey.
§11.346Ἀλκινόου δʼ ἐκ τοῦδʼ ἔχεται ἔργον τε ἔπος τε. §11.347τὸν δʼ αὖτʼ Ἀλκίνοος ἀπαμείβετο φώνησέν τε· §11.348τοῦτο μὲν οὕτω δὴ ἔσται ἔπος, αἴ κεν ἐγώ γε §11.349ζωὸς Φαιήκεσσι φιληρέτμοισιν ἀνάσσω· §11.350ξεῖνος δὲ τλήτω μάλα περ νόστοιο χατίζων §11.351ἔμπης οὖν ἐπιμεῖναι ἐς αὔριον, εἰς ὅ κε πᾶσαν §11.352δωτίνην τελέσω· πομπὴ δʼ ἄνδρεσσι μελήσει §11.353πᾶσι, μάλιστα δʼ ἐμοί· τοῦ γὰρ κράτος ἔστʼ ἐνὶ δήμῳ. §11.354τὸν δʼ ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφη πολύμητις Ὀδυσσεύς· §11.355Ἀλκίνοε κρεῖον, πάντων ἀριδείκετε λαῶν, §11.356εἴ με καὶ εἰς ἐνιαυτὸν ἀνώγοιτʼ αὐτόθι μίμνειν, §11.357πομπὴν δʼ ὀτρύνοιτε καὶ ἀγλαὰ δῶρα διδοῖτε,
Yet on Alcinous here depend both deed and word." And Alcinous in turn answered him and spoke: "This word indeed shall surely be thus, if I indeed live and rule over the Phaeacians, lovers of the oar; but let the guest endure, though greatly longing for his return, nevertheless to remain until tomorrow, until indeed I shall complete all the gift; and the convoy shall be the care of the men all, and especially of me; for his is the power in the land." And answering him spoke resourceful Odysseus: "Lord Alcinous, most illustrious of all peoples, if you should bid me remain here even for a year, and should urge on my convoy and give glorious gifts,