§13.296ἀλλʼ ἄγε, μηκέτι ταῦτα λεγώμεθα, εἰδότες ἄμφω §13.297κέρδεʼ, ἐπεὶ σὺ μέν ἐσσι βροτῶν ὄχʼ ἄριστος ἁπάντων §13.298βουλῇ καὶ μύθοισιν, ἐγὼ δʼ ἐν πᾶσι θεοῖσι §13.299μήτι τε κλέομαι καὶ κέρδεσιν·
“But come, let us no longer speak of these things, since we both know cunning; since you are by far the best of all mortals in counsel and speech, and I among all the gods am famed for wisdom and cunning.
οὐδὲ σύ γʼ ἔγνως §13.300Παλλάδʼ Ἀθηναίην, κούρην Διός, ἥ τέ τοι αἰεὶ §13.301ἐν πάντεσσι πόνοισι παρίσταμαι ἠδὲ φυλάσσω, §13.302καὶ δέ σε Φαιήκεσσι φίλον πάντεσσιν ἔθηκα, §13.303νῦν αὖ δεῦρʼ ἱκόμην, ἵνα τοι σὺν μῆτιν ὑφήνω §13.304χρήματά τε κρύψω, ὅσα τοι Φαίηκες ἀγαυοὶ §13.305ὤπασαν οἴκαδʼ ἰόντι ἐμῇ βουλῇ τε νόῳ τε, §13.306εἴπω θʼ ὅσσα τοι αἶσα δόμοις ἔνι ποιητοῖσι §13.307κήδεʼ ἀνασχέσθαι· σὺ δὲ τετλάμεναι καὶ ἀνάγκῃ, §13.308μηδέ τῳ ἐκφάσθαι μήτʼ ἀνδρῶν μήτε γυναικῶν, §13.309πάντων, οὕνεκʼ ἄρʼ ἦλθες ἀλώμενος, ἀλλὰ σιωπῇ §13.310πάσχειν ἄλγεα πολλά, βίας ὑποδέγμενος ἀνδρῶν. §13.311τὴν δʼ ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφη πολύμητις Ὀδυσσεύς·
Yet you did not recognize Pallas Athena, daughter of Zeus, who always stand by you in all your labors and guard you, and moreover made you dear to all the Phaeacians, and now I have come here again to weave a plan with you, and to hide the treasures, as many as the noble Phaeacians gave you as you set out for home by my counsel and mind, and to tell you how many troubles it is your fate to endure in your well-built house; but do you endure even by necessity, and do not reveal to anyone, of either men or women, of all of them, that you have come back from your wanderings, but in silence suffer many pains, submitting to the violence of men.” Then the wise Odysseus answered her and said: “It is hard, goddess, for a mortal who meets you to recognize you, even for one who is very wise; for you make yourself like to every form.
§13.312ἀργαλέον σε, θεά, γνῶναι βροτῷ ἀντιάσαντι, §13.313καὶ μάλʼ ἐπισταμένῳ· σὲ γὰρ αὐτὴν παντὶ ἐΐσκεις. §13.314τοῦτο δʼ ἐγὼν εὖ οἶδʼ, ὅτι μοι πάρος ἠπίη ἦσθα, §13.315ἧος ἐνὶ Τροίῃ πολεμίζομεν υἷες Ἀχαιῶν.
But this I know well, that in times past you were kindly to me, as long as we, the sons of the Achaeans, were warring in Troy.
§13.316αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ Πριάμοιο πόλιν διεπέρσαμεν αἰπήν, §13.317βῆμεν δʼ ἐν νήεσσι, θεὸς δʼ ἐκέδασσεν Ἀχαιούς, §13.318οὔ σέ γʼ ἔπειτα ἴδον, κούρη Διός, οὐδʼ ἐνόησα §13.319νηὸς ἐμῆς ἐπιβᾶσαν, ὅπως τί μοι ἄλγος ἀλάλκοις.
But when we had sacked the lofty city of Priam, and had gone on board our ships, and a god scattered the Achaeans, I did not see you then, daughter of Zeus, nor notice you embarking on my ship, so that you might ward off any sorrow from me.
§13.320ἀλλʼ αἰεὶ φρεσὶν ᾗσιν ἔχων δεδαϊγμένον ἦτορ §13.321ἠλώμην, ἧός με θεοὶ κακότητος ἔλυσαν· §13.322πρίν γʼ ὅτε Φαιήκων ἀνδρῶν ἐν πίονι δήμῳ §13.323θάρσυνάς τε ἔπεσσι καὶ ἐς πόλιν ἤγαγες αὐτή.
But always having a torn heart in my breast I wandered, until the gods delivered me from misfortune, until indeed, in the rich land of the Phaeacians, you encouraged me with your words and yourself led me into the city.
§13.324νῦν δέ σε πρὸς πατρὸς γουνάζομαι—οὐ γὰρ ὀΐω §13.325ἥκειν εἰς Ἰθάκην εὐδείελον, ἀλλά τινʼ ἄλλην §13.326γαῖαν ἀναστρέφομαι· σὲ δὲ κερτομέουσαν ὀΐω §13.327ταῦτʼ ἀγορευέμεναι, ἵνʼ ἐμὰς φρένας ἠπεροπεύσῃς— §13.328εἰπέ μοι εἰ ἐτεόν γε φίλην ἐς πατρίδʼ ἱκάνω. §13.329τὸν δʼ ἠμείβετʼ ἔπειτα θεὰ γλαυκῶπις Ἀθήνη· §13.330αἰεί τοι τοιοῦτον ἐνὶ στήθεσσι νόημα· §13.331τῷ σε καὶ οὐ δύναμαι προλιπεῖν δύστηνον ἐόντα, §13.332οὕνεκʼ ἐπητής ἐσσι καὶ ἀγχίνοος καὶ ἐχέφρων.
But now I beseech you by your father—for I do not think I have come to clear-seen Ithaca, but that I am roaming over some other land; and I think you speak these things mockingly, in order to deceive my mind— tell me if indeed I have come to my dear native land.” Then the goddess, flashing-eyed Athena, answered him: “Always such a thought is in your breast; therefore I cannot leave you in your distress, because you are courteous, quick-witted, and self-possessed.
§13.333ἀσπασίως γάρ κʼ ἄλλος ἀνὴρ ἀλαλήμενος ἐλθὼν §13.334ἵετʼ ἐνὶ μεγάροις ἰδέειν παῖδάς τʼ ἄλοχόν τε· §13.335σοὶ δʼ οὔ πω φίλον ἐστὶ δαήμεναι οὐδὲ πυθέσθαι, §13.336πρίν γʼ ἔτι σῆς ἀλόχου πειρήσεαι, ἥ τέ τοι αὔτως §13.337ἧσται ἐνὶ μεγάροισιν, ὀϊζυραὶ δέ οἱ αἰεὶ §13.338φθίνουσιν νύκτες τε καὶ ἤματα δάκρυ χεούσῃ.
For gladly would any other man, returning from his wanderings, hasten to see his children and his wife in his halls; but to you it is not yet pleasing to know or to inquire, until you have still made trial of your wife, who as before sits in your halls, and always her sorrowful nights and days waste away as she sheds tears.
§13.339αὐτὰρ ἐγὼ τὸ μὲν οὔ ποτʼ ἀπίστεον, ἀλλʼ ἐνὶ θυμῷ §13.340ᾔδεʼ, ὃ νοστήσεις ὀλέσας ἄπο πάντας ἑταίρους· §13.341ἀλλά τοι οὐκ ἐθέλησα Ποσειδάωνι μάχεσθαι §13.342πατροκασιγνήτῳ, ὅς τοι κότον ἔνθετο θυμῷ, §13.343χωόμενος ὅτι οἱ υἱὸν φίλον ἐξαλάωσας.
But for my part, I never disbelieved this, but in my heart I knew that you would return after losing all your companions; but I did not wish to fight against Poseidon, my father’s brother, who stored up anger against you in his heart, wroth because you blinded his dear son.
§13.344ἀλλʼ ἄγε τοι δείξω Ἰθάκης ἕδος, ὄφρα πεποίθῃς.
But come, I will show you the land of Ithaca, so that you may believe.
§13.345Φόρκυνος μὲν ὅδʼ ἐστὶ λιμήν, ἁλίοιο γέροντος, §13.346ἥδε δʼ ἐπὶ κρατὸς λιμένος τανύφυλλος ἐλαίη· §13.347ἀγχόθι δʼ αὐτῆς ἄντρον ἐπήρατον ἠεροειδές, §13.348ἱρὸν νυμφάων, αἳ νηϊάδες καλέονται· §13.349τοῦτο δέ τοι σπέος ἐστὶ κατηρεφές, ἔνθα σὺ πολλὰς §13.350ἔρδεσκες νύμφῃσι τεληέσσας ἑκατόμβας· §13.351τοῦτο δὲ Νήριτόν ἐστιν ὄρος καταειμένον ὕλῃ. §13.352ὣς εἰποῦσα θεὰ σκέδασʼ ἠέρα, εἴσατο δὲ χθών· §13.353γήθησέν τʼ ἄρʼ ἔπειτα πολύτλας δῖος Ὀδυσσεύς, §13.354χαίρων ᾗ γαίῃ, κύσε δὲ ζείδωρον ἄρουραν.
This is the harbor of Phorcys, the old man of the sea, and here at the head of the harbor is the olive tree with slender leaves; and near it is the lovely, misty cave, sacred to the nymphs who are called Naiads; and this is the vaulted cave where you used to offer many perfect hecatombs to the nymphs; and this is Mount Neriton, clothed with forest.” So speaking, the goddess dispersed the mist, and the land appeared; and then the much-enduring noble Odysseus was glad, rejoicing in his own land, and he kissed the grain-giving earth.
§13.355αὐτίκα δὲ νύμφῃς ἠρήσατο, χεῖρας ἀνασχών· §13.356νύμφαι νηϊάδες, κοῦραι Διός, οὔ ποτʼ ἐγώ γε §13.357ὄψεσθʼ ὔμμʼ ἐφάμην· νῦν δʼ εὐχωλῇς ἀγανῇσι §13.358χαίρετʼ· ἀτὰρ καὶ δῶρα διδώσομεν, ὡς τὸ πάρος περ, §13.359αἴ κεν ἐᾷ πρόφρων με Διὸς θυγάτηρ ἀγελείη §13.360αὐτόν τε ζώειν καί μοι φίλον υἱὸν ἀέξῃ. §13.361τὸν δʼ αὖτε προσέειπε θεὰ γλαυκῶπις Ἀθήνη· §13.362θάρσει, μή τοι ταῦτα μετὰ φρεσὶ σῇσι μελόντων.
And straightway he prayed to the nymphs, lifting up his hands: “Nymphs, Naiads, daughters of Zeus, never did I think to see you again; but now with gentle prayers I greet you; and we shall also give gifts, even as before, if the spoil-driving daughter of Zeus graciously permits me myself to live, and causes my dear son to grow.” Then the goddess, flashing-eyed Athena, spoke to him in turn: “Be of good courage, let not these things be a care in your heart.
§13.363ἀλλὰ χρήματα μὲν μυχῷ ἄντρου θεσπεσίοιο §13.364θείμεν αὐτίκα νῦν, ἵνα περ τάδε τοι σόα μίμνῃ· §13.365αὐτοὶ δὲ φραζώμεθʼ ὅπως ὄχʼ ἄριστα γένηται. §13.366ὣς εἰποῦσα θεὰ δῦνε σπέος ἠεροειδές, §13.367μαιομένη κευθμῶνας ἀνὰ σπέος· αὐτὰρ Ὀδυσσεὺς
But let us now straightway place the treasures in the innermost recess of the wondrous cave, so that these may remain safe for you; and let us ourselves take counsel how all may be best.” So saying, the goddess entered the misty cave, searching out its hiding-places throughout the cave; but Odysseus