§15.215ὣς ἄρα φωνήσας ἔλασεν καλλίτριχας ἵππους §15.216ἂψ Πυλίων εἰς ἄστυ, θοῶς δʼ ἄρα δώμαθʼ ἵκανε.
So he spoke, and drove the fair-maned horses back to the city of the Pylians, and quickly he came to the palace.
§15.217Τηλέμαχος δʼ ἑτάροισιν ἐποτρύνων ἐκέλευσεν· §15.218ἐγκοσμεῖτε τὰ τεύχεʼ, ἑταῖροι, νηῒ μελαίνῃ, §15.219αὐτοί τʼ ἀμβαίνωμεν, ἵνα πρήσσωμεν ὁδοῖο. §15.220ὣς ἔφαθʼ, οἱ δʼ ἄρα τοῦ μάλα μὲν κλύον ἠδʼ ἐπίθοντο, §15.221αἶψα δʼ ἄρʼ εἴσβαινον καὶ ἐπὶ κληῗσι καθῖζον.
And Telemachus urged his comrades and commanded them: "Set the gear in order, comrades, in the black ship, and let us go on board ourselves, that we may speed on our way." So he spoke, and they readily heard him and obeyed, and quickly went on board and sat down upon the benches.
§15.222ἦ τοι ὁ μὲν τὰ πονεῖτο καὶ εὔχετο, θῦε δʼ Ἀθήνῃ §15.223νηῒ πάρα πρυμνῇ· σχεδόθεν δέ οἱ ἤλυθεν ἀνὴρ §15.224τηλεδαπός, φεύγων ἐξ Ἄργεος ἄνδρα κατακτάς, §15.225μάντις· ἀτὰρ γενεήν γε Μελάμποδος ἔκγονος ἦεν, §15.226ὃς πρὶν μέν ποτʼ ἔναιε Πύλῳ ἔνι, μητέρι μήλων, §15.227ἀφνειὸς Πυλίοισι μέγʼ ἔξοχα δώματα ναίων·
Now while he was busied with these things and praying, and sacrificing to Athena beside the stern of the ship, there came near him a man from a far country, fleeing from Argos because he had slain a man, a seer; and by lineage he was a descendant of Melampus, who once dwelt in Pylos, mother of sheep, rich among the Pylians, dwelling in a very lofty house.
§15.228δὴ τότε γʼ ἄλλων δῆμον ἀφίκετο, πατρίδα φεύγων §15.229Νηλέα τε μεγάθυμον, ἀγαυότατον ζωόντων, §15.230ὅς οἱ χρήματα πολλὰ τελεσφόρον εἰς ἐνιαυτὸν §15.231εἶχε βίῃ.
Then indeed he went to the land of others, fleeing his country and great-hearted Neleus, most noble of living men, who held much of his wealth by force for a full year.
ὁ δὲ τῆος ἐνὶ μεγάροις Φυλάκοιο §15.232δεσμῷ ἐν ἀργαλέῳ δέδετο, κρατέρʼ ἄλγεα πάσχων §15.233εἵνεκα Νηλῆος κούρης ἄτης τε βαρείης, §15.234τήν οἱ ἐπὶ φρεσὶ θῆκε θεὰ δασπλῆτις Ἐρινύς.
Meanwhile Melampus in the halls of Phylacus was bound in grievous bonds, suffering strong pains because of the daughter of Neleus and the heavy madness which the goddess, the dread Erinys, had laid upon his mind.
§15.235ἀλλʼ ὁ μὲν ἔκφυγε κῆρα καὶ ἤλασε βοῦς ἐριμύκους §15.236ἐς Πύλον ἐκ Φυλάκης καὶ ἐτίσατο ἔργον ἀεικὲς §15.237ἀντίθεον Νηλῆα, κασιγνήτῳ δὲ γυναῖκα §15.238ἠγάγετο πρὸς δώμαθʼ.
But he escaped death and drove the loud-lowing cattle from Phylace to Pylos, and avenged the unseemly deed upon godlike Neleus, and brought the woman to his brother's home.
ὁ δʼ ἄλλων ἵκετο δῆμον, §15.239Ἄργος ἐς ἱππόβοτον· τόθι γάρ νύ οἱ αἴσιμον ἦεν
But he himself went to the land of others, to horse-pasturing Argos; for there it was fated for him to dwell, ruling over many Argives.
§15.240ναιέμεναι πολλοῖσιν ἀνάσσοντʼ Ἀργείοισιν §15.241ἔνθα δʼ ἔγημε γυναῖκα καὶ ὑψερεφὲς θέτο δῶμα, §15.242γείνατο δʼ Ἀντιφάτην καὶ Μάντιον, υἷε κραταιώ.
There he married a wife and built a high-roofed house, and begot Antiphates and Mantius, strong sons.
§15.243Ἀντιφάτης μὲν ἔτικτεν Ὀϊκλῆα μεγάθυμον, §15.244αὐτὰρ Ὀϊκλείης λαοσσόον Ἀμφιάραον, §15.245ὃν περὶ κῆρι φίλει Ζεύς τʼ αἰγίοχος καὶ Ἀπόλλων §15.246παντοίην φιλότητʼ· οὐδʼ ἵκετο γήραος οὐδόν, §15.247ἀλλʼ ὄλετʼ ἐν Θήβῃσι γυναίων εἵνεκα δώρων.
Antiphates begot great-hearted Oicles, and Oicles begot Amphiaraus, rouser of the host, whom aegis-bearing Zeus and Apollo loved in their hearts with all manner of love; yet he did not reach the threshold of old age, but perished at Thebes because of a woman's bribes.
§15.248τοῦ δʼ υἱεῖς ἐγένοντʼ Ἀλκμαίων Ἀμφίλοχός τε.
To him were born sons, Alcmaeon and Amphilochus.
§15.249Μάντιος αὖ τέκετο Πολυφείδεά τε Κλεῖτόν τε· §15.250ἀλλʼ ἦ τοι Κλεῖτον χρυσόθρονος ἥρπασεν Ἠὼς §15.251κάλλεος εἵνεκα οἷο, ἵνʼ ἀθανάτοισι μετείη·
And Mantius begot Polyphides and Cleitus; but Cleitus golden-throned Dawn snatched away by reason of his beauty, that he might be among the immortals.
§15.252αὐτὰρ ὑπέρθυμον Πολυφείδεα μάντιν Ἀπόλλων §15.253θῆκε βροτῶν ὄχʼ ἄριστον, ἐπεὶ θάνεν Ἀμφιάραος· §15.254ὅς ῥʼ Ὑπερησίηνδʼ ἀπενάσσατο πατρὶ χολωθείς, §15.255ἔνθʼ ὅ γε ναιετάων μαντεύετο πᾶσι βροτοῖσιν.
But proud Polyphides Apollo made a seer, far the best of mortals after Amphiaraus died; who removed to Hyperesia, angry with his father, and dwelling there he prophesied to all mortals.
§15.256τοῦ μὲν ἄρʼ υἱὸς ἐπῆλθε, Θεοκλύμενος δʼ ὄνομʼ ἦεν, §15.257ὃς τότε Τηλεμάχου πέλας ἵστατο· τὸν δʼ ἐκίχανεν §15.258σπένδοντʼ εὐχόμενόν τε θοῇ παρὰ νηῒ μελαίνῃ, §15.259καί μιν φωνήσας ἔπεα πτερόεντα προσηύδα· §15.260ὦ φίλʼ, ἐπεί σε θύοντα κιχάνω τῷδʼ ἐνὶ χώρῳ, §15.261λίσσομʼ ὑπὲρ θυέων καὶ δαίμονος, αὐτὰρ ἔπειτα §15.262σῆς τʼ αὐτοῦ κεφαλῆς καὶ ἑταίρων, οἵ τοι ἕπονται, §15.263εἰπέ μοι εἰρομένῳ νημερτέα μηδʼ ἐπικεύσῃς· §15.264τίς πόθεν εἶς ἀνδρῶν;
It was his son who now came up, and his name was Theoclymenus; he then came and stood near Telemachus, and found him pouring libations and praying beside his swift black ship, and addressing him he spoke winged words: "Friend, since I find you sacrificing in this place, I beseech you by the sacrifices and the god, and then by your own life and the lives of your comrades who follow you, tell me truly what I ask, and hide it not: Who are you, and from whence?
πόθι τοι πόλις ἠδὲ τοκῆες; §15.265τὸν δʼ αὖ Τηλέμαχος πεπνυμένος ἀντίον ηὔδα· §15.266τοιγὰρ ἐγώ τοι, ξεῖνε, μάλʼ ἀτρεκέως ἀγορεύσω.
Where is your city and your parents?" To him in turn wise Telemachus spoke in answer: "Then indeed, stranger, I will tell you very truly.
§15.267ἐξ Ἰθάκης γένος εἰμί, πατὴρ δέ μοί ἐστιν Ὀδυσσεύς, §15.268εἴ ποτʼ ἔην· νῦν δʼ ἤδη ἀπέφθιτο λυγρῷ ὀλέθρῳ.
I am of Ithaca by birth, and my father is Odysseus, if ever he existed; but now he has already perished by a pitiful death.
§15.269τοὔνεκα νῦν ἑτάρους τε λαβὼν καὶ νῆα μέλαιναν §15.270ἦλθον πευσόμενος πατρὸς δὴν οἰχομένοιο. §15.271τὸν δʼ αὖτε προσέειπε Θεοκλύμενος θεοειδής· §15.272οὕτω τοι καὶ ἐγὼν ἐκ πατρίδος, ἄνδρα κατακτὰς §15.273ἔμφυλον· πολλοὶ δὲ κασίγνητοί τε ἔται τε §15.274Ἄργος ἀνʼ ἱππόβοτον, μέγα δὲ κρατέουσιν Ἀχαιῶν.
Therefore have I now taken my comrades and black ship, and come to inquire of my father who has been long gone." To him in turn godlike Theoclymenus spoke: "Even so have I too fled from my country, having slain a man of my own tribe; and many are his brothers and kinsmen in horse-pasturing Argos, and they have great power over the Achaeans.
§15.275τῶν ὑπαλευάμενος θάνατον καὶ κῆρα μέλαιναν §15.276φεύγω, ἐπεί νύ μοι αἶσα κατʼ ἀνθρώπους ἀλάλησθαι.
Shunning death and black fate at their hands, I flee, since it is now my lot to wander among men.
§15.277ἀλλά με νηὸς ἔφεσσαι, ἐπεί σε φυγὼν ἱκέτευσα, §15.278μή με κατακτείνωσι· διωκέμεναι γὰρ ὀΐω. §15.279τὸν δʼ αὖ Τηλέμαχος πεπνυμένος ἀντίον ηὔδα· §15.280οὐ μὲν δή σʼ ἐθέλοντά γʼ ἀπώσω νηὸς ἐΐσης, §15.281ἀλλʼ ἕπευ· αὐτὰρ κεῖθι φιλήσεαι, οἷά κʼ ἔχωμεν. §15.282ὣς ἄρα φωνήσας οἱ ἐδέξατο χάλκεον ἔγχος, §15.283καὶ τό γʼ ἐπʼ ἰκριόφιν τάνυσεν νεὸς ἀμφιελίσσης· §15.284ἂν δὲ καὶ αὐτὸς νηὸς ἐβήσετο ποντοπόροιο.
But set me on your ship, since I have come to you as a fugitive and suppliant, lest they slay me; for I think they are in pursuit." To him in turn wise Telemachus spoke in answer: "Indeed I will not reject you from my well-balanced ship, since you wish it; but follow, and there you shall be welcomed with such things as we have." So he spoke, and took from him his bronze spear, and laid it along the deck of the curved ship, and himself went on board the seafaring ship.