In silence; and they sat down upon the benches, each in order, and untied the cable from the pierced stone.
§13.78εὖθʼ οἱ ἀνακλινθέντες ἀνερρίπτουν ἅλα πηδῷ, §13.79καὶ τῷ νήδυμος ὕπνος ἐπὶ βλεφάροισιν ἔπιπτε, §13.80νήγρετος, ἥδιστος, θανάτῳ ἄγχιστα ἐοικώς.
When they leaned back and tossed up the sea with their oars, then sweet sleep fell upon his eyelids, unawakening, most sweet, and very like to death.
§13.81ἡ δʼ, ὥς τʼ ἐν πεδίῳ τετράοροι ἄρσενες ἵπποι, §13.82πάντες ἅμʼ ὁρμηθέντες ὑπὸ πληγῇσιν ἱμάσθλης, §13.83ὑψόσʼ ἀειρόμενοι ῥίμφα πρήσσουσι κέλευθον, §13.84ὣς ἄρα τῆς πρύμνη μὲν ἀείρετο, κῦμα δʼ ὄπισθε §13.85πορφύρεον μέγα θῦε πολυφλοίσβοιο θαλάσσης.
And she—as when on a plain four-horsed male steeds, all starting together under the strokes of the whip, springing high, swiftly speed on their way, even so her stern was lifted high, and behind her the great dark wave of the loud-sounding sea raged mightily.
§13.86ἡ δὲ μάλʼ ἀσφαλέως θέεν ἔμπεδον· οὐδέ κεν ἴρηξ §13.87κίρκος ὁμαρτήσειεν, ἐλαφρότατος πετεηνῶν.
And she ran very safely and steadily; nor could a wheeling hawk keep pace with her, the fleetest of winged things.
§13.88ὣς ἡ ῥίμφα θέουσα θαλάσσης κύματʼ ἔταμνεν, §13.89ἄνδρα φέρουσα θεοῖς ἐναλίγκια μήδεʼ ἔχοντα· §13.90ὃς πρὶν μὲν μάλα πολλὰ πάθʼ ἄλγεα ὃν κατὰ θυμὸν §13.91ἀνδρῶν τε πτολέμους ἀλεγεινά τε κύματα πείρων, §13.92δὴ τότε γʼ ἀτρέμας εὗδε, λελασμένος ὅσσʼ ἐπεπόνθει.
Thus she ran swiftly, cutting the waves of the sea, bearing a man whose counsel was like to that of the gods; who before had suffered very many griefs in his heart, cleaving through both the wars of men and the painful waves, but then he slept in peace, forgetting all that he had suffered.
§13.93εὖτʼ ἀστὴρ ὑπερέσχε φαάντατος, ὅς τε μάλιστα §13.94ἔρχεται ἀγγέλλων φάος Ἠοῦς ἠριγενείης, §13.95τῆμος δὴ νήσῳ προσεπίλνατο ποντοπόρος νηῦς.
When the brightest star arose, which especially comes to herald the light of early-born Dawn, then it was that the seafaring ship drew near to the island.
§13.96Φόρκυνος δέ τίς ἐστι λιμήν, ἁλίοιο γέροντος, §13.97ἐν δήμῳ Ἰθάκης· δύο δὲ προβλῆτες ἐν αὐτῷ §13.98ἀκταὶ ἀπορρῶγες, λιμένος ποτιπεπτηυῖαι, §13.99αἵ τʼ ἀνέμων σκεπόωσι δυσαήων μέγα κῦμα §13.100ἔκτοθεν· ἔντοσθεν δέ τʼ ἄνευ δεσμοῖο μένουσι §13.101νῆες ἐΰσσελμοι, ὅτʼ ἂν ὅρμου μέτρον ἵκωνται.
Now there is a certain harbor of Phorcys, the old man of the sea, in the land of Ithaca; and in it are two projecting sheer cliffs, sloping toward the harbor, which break the great wave raised by heavy winds without; but within, the well-timbered ships ride without tether when they have reached the limit of the anchorage.
§13.102αὐτὰρ ἐπὶ κρατὸς λιμένος τανύφυλλος ἐλαίη, §13.103ἀγχόθι δʼ αὐτῆς ἄντρον ἐπήρατον ἠεροειδές, §13.104ἱρὸν νυμφάων αἱ νηϊάδες καλέονται.
And at the head of the harbor is a long-leaved olive tree, and near it is a pleasant, shadowy cave, sacred to the nymphs that are called Naiads.
And in it are stone mixing-bowls and jars, and there the bees store their honey.
§13.107ἐν δʼ ἱστοὶ λίθεοι περιμήκεες, ἔνθα τε νύμφαι §13.108φάρεʼ ὑφαίνουσιν ἁλιπόρφυρα, θαῦμα ἰδέσθαι· §13.109ἐν δʼ ὕδατʼ ἀενάοντα.
And in it are very long looms of stone, where the nymphs weave purple robes, a wonder to behold; and in it are ever-flowing waters.
δύω δέ τέ οἱ θύραι εἰσίν, §13.110αἱ μὲν πρὸς Βορέαο καταιβαταὶ ἀνθρώποισιν, §13.111αἱ δʼ αὖ πρὸς Νότου εἰσὶ θεώτεραι· οὐδέ τι κείνῃ §13.112ἄνδρες ἐσέρχονται, ἀλλʼ ἀθανάτων ὁδός ἐστιν.
And it has two doors, one toward the North, by which men go down, but the other, toward the South, is more divine; nor do men enter by that way, but it is the path of the immortals.
§13.113ἔνθʼ οἵ γʼ εἰσέλασαν, πρὶν εἰδότες· ἡ μὲν ἔπειτα §13.114ἠπείρῳ ἐπέκελσεν, ὅσον τʼ ἐπὶ ἥμισυ πάσης, §13.115σπερχομένη· τοῖον γὰρ ἐπείγετο χέρσʼ ἐρετάων·
There they rowed in, having known the place before; and the ship ran aground on the shore, as much as half her length, in her swift course; so great was the thrust of the rowers' hands.
§13.116οἱ δʼ ἐκ νηὸς βάντες ἐϋζύγου ἤπειρόνδε §13.117πρῶτον Ὀδυσσῆα γλαφυρῆς ἐκ νηὸς ἄειραν §13.118αὐτῷ σύν τε λίνῳ καὶ ῥήγεϊ σιγαλόεντι, §13.119κὰδ δʼ ἄρʼ ἐπὶ ψαμάθῳ ἔθεσαν δεδμημένον ὕπνῳ, §13.120ἐκ δὲ κτήματʼ ἄειραν, ἅ οἱ Φαίηκες ἀγαυοὶ §13.121ὤπασαν οἴκαδʼ ἰόντι διὰ μεγάθυμον Ἀθήνην.
And they stepped out from the well-benched ship onto the land, and first they lifted Odysseus out of the hollow ship, together with his linen sheet and bright blanket, and laid him down on the sand, fast bound in sleep; and they carried out the treasures which the noble Phaeacians had given him on his homeward way through the high-hearted Athena.
§13.122καὶ τὰ μὲν οὖν παρὰ πυθμένʼ ἐλαίης ἀθρόα θῆκαν §13.123ἐκτὸς ὁδοῦ, μή πώς τις ὁδιτάων ἀνθρώπων, §13.124πρίν γʼ Ὀδυσῆʼ ἔγρεσθαι, ἐπελθὼν δηλήσαιτο·
And these they placed together by the trunk of the olive tree, out of the path, lest some wayfarer should come and despoil them before Odysseus awoke.
§13.125αὐτοὶ δʼ αὖτʼ οἶκόνδε πάλιν κίον.
Then they themselves went back home.
οὐδʼ ἐνοσίχθων §13.126λήθετʼ ἀπειλάων, τὰς ἀντιθέῳ Ὀδυσῆϊ §13.127πρῶτον ἐπηπείλησε, Διὸς δʼ ἐξείρετο βουλήν· §13.128Ζεῦ πάτερ, οὐκέτʼ ἐγώ γε μετʼ ἀθανάτοισι θεοῖσι §13.129τιμήεις ἔσομαι, ὅτε με βροτοὶ οὔ τι τίουσιν, §13.130Φαίηκες, τοί πέρ τοι ἐμῆς ἔξ εἰσι γενέθλης.
But the Earth-shaker did not forget the threats which he had first threatened against godlike Odysseus, and he asked the counsel of Zeus: “Father Zeus, no longer shall I be held in honor among the immortal gods, since mortal men do not honor me, even the Phaeacians, who are of my own lineage.
§13.131καὶ γὰρ νῦν Ὀδυσῆʼ ἐφάμην κακὰ πολλὰ παθόντα §13.132οἴκαδʼ ἐλεύσεσθαι· νόστον δέ οἱ οὔ ποτʼ ἀπηύρων §13.133πάγχυ, ἐπεὶ σὺ πρῶτον ὑπέσχεο καὶ κατένευσας.
For indeed I said that Odysseus, after suffering many evils, should return home; but I did not utterly rob him of his return, since you first promised it and nodded your assent.
§13.134οἱ δʼ εὕδοντʼ ἐν νηῒ θοῇ ἐπὶ πόντον ἄγοντες §13.135κάτθεσαν εἰν Ἰθάκῃ, ἔδοσαν δέ οἱ ἄσπετα δῶρα, §13.136χαλκόν τε χρυσόν τε ἅλις ἐσθῆτά θʼ ὑφαντήν, §13.137πόλλʼ, ὅσʼ ἂν οὐδέ ποτε Τροίης ἐξήρατʼ Ὀδυσσεύς, §13.138εἴ περ ἀπήμων ἦλθε, λαχὼν ἀπὸ ληΐδος αἶσαν. §13.139τὸν δʼ ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφη νεφεληγερέτα Ζεὺς·
But they have carried him sleeping in a swift ship over the sea and placed him in Ithaca, and given him countless gifts, bronze and gold in plenty, and woven garments, so many as Odysseus would never have won from Troy, even if he had come home unharmed, having received his due share of the spoil.” Then Zeus, the cloud-gatherer, answered him and said: “Ah me, Earth-shaker of wide power, what a thing you have said!
§13.140ὢ πόποι, ἐννοσίγαιʼ εὐρυσθενές, οἷον ἔειπες. §13.141οὔ τί σʼ ἀτιμάζουσι θεοί· χαλεπὸν δέ κεν εἴη §13.142πρεσβύτατον καὶ ἄριστον ἀτιμίῃσιν ἰάλλειν.
The gods do not dishonor you; indeed it would be hard to assail with dishonor the eldest and best of us.
§13.143ἀνδρῶν δʼ εἴ πέρ τίς σε βίῃ καὶ κάρτεϊ εἴκων §13.144οὔ τι τίει. σοὶ δʼ ἐστὶ καὶ ἐξοπίσω τίσις αἰεί.
But if any man, yielding to his own power and strength, holds you not in honor, you have ever your revenge hereafter.
§13.145ἔρξον ὅπως ἐθέλεις καί τοι φίλον ἔπλετο θυμῷ. §13.146τὸν δʼ ἠμείβετʼ ἔπειτα Ποσειδάων ἐνοσίχθων· §13.147αἶψά κʼ ἐγὼν ἔρξαιμι, κελαινεφές, ὡς ἀγορεύεις· §13.148ἀλλὰ σὸν αἰεὶ θυμὸν ὀπίζομαι ἠδʼ ἀλεείνω.
Do as you will, and as is pleasing to your heart.” Then Poseidon, the Earth-shaker, answered him: “Straightway would I do as you say, O lord of the dark cloud; but I ever revere and avoid your anger.