§24.415οἱ δʼ ἄρʼ ὁμῶς ἀΐοντες ἐφοίτων ἄλλοθεν ἄλλος §24.416μυχμῷ τε στοναχῇ τε δόμων προπάροιθʼ Ὀδυσῆος, §24.417ἐκ δὲ νέκυς οἴκων φόρεον καὶ θάπτον ἕκαστοι, §24.418τοὺς δʼ ἐξ ἀλλάων πολίων οἶκόνδε ἕκαστον §24.419πέμπον ἄγειν ἁλιεῦσι θοῇς ἐπὶ νηυσὶ τιθέντες· §24.420αὐτοὶ δʼ εἰς ἀγορὴν κίον ἀθρόοι, ἀχνύμενοι κῆρ.
They, hearing at the same time, went from here and there, with moaning and groaning before the house of Odysseus; and they carried the dead out of the house and buried them, each family their own, and those from other cities they sent each to their own home, placing them on swift ships for fishermen to carry; and they themselves went to the assembly place in a crowd, grieving in their hearts.
§24.421αὐτὰρ ἐπεί ῥʼ ἤγερθεν ὁμηγερέες τʼ ἐγένοντο, §24.422τοῖσιν δʼ Εὐπείθης ἀνά θʼ ἵστατο καὶ μετέειπε· §24.423παιδὸς γάρ οἱ ἄλαστον ἐνὶ φρεσὶ πένθος ἔκειτο, §24.424Ἀντινόου, τὸν πρῶτον ἐνήρατο δῖος Ὀδυσσεύς· §24.425τοῦ ὅ γε δάκρυ χέων ἀγορήσατο καὶ μετέειπεν· §24.426ὦ φίλοι, ἦ μέγα ἔργον ἀνὴρ ὅδʼ ἐμήσατʼ Ἀχαιούς·
But when they were gathered and came together, Eupeithes stood up among them and spoke; for an unforgettable grief for his son lay in his heart, Antinoos, whom noble Odysseus had slain first; shedding tears for him, he addressed the assembly and spoke: "O friends, surely a monstrous deed this man has devised against the Achaians!
§24.427τοὺς μὲν σὺν νήεσσιν ἄγων πολέας τε καὶ ἐσθλοὺς §24.428ὤλεσε μὲν νῆας γλαφυράς, ἀπὸ δʼ ὤλεσε λαούς· §24.429τοὺς δʼ ἐλθὼν ἔκτεινε Κεφαλλήνων ὄχʼ ἀρίστους,
Some he took with him in his ships, many and brave men, and he lost the hollow ships, and lost the people; others he came and killed, by far the best of the Cephallenians.
§24.430ἀλλʼ ἄγετε, πρὶν τοῦτον ἢ ἐς Πύλον ὦκα ἱκέσθαι §24.431ἢ καὶ ἐς Ἤλιδα δῖαν, ὅθι κρατέουσιν Ἐπειοί, §24.432ἴομεν· ἦ καὶ ἔπειτα κατηφέες ἐσσόμεθʼ αἰεί·
But come, before this man reaches Pylos quickly, or even divine Elis, where the Epeians rule, let us go; surely indeed even hereafter we shall be disgraced forever.
§24.433λώβη γὰρ τάδε γʼ ἐστὶ καὶ ἐσσομένοισι πυθέσθαι, §24.434εἰ δὴ μὴ παίδων τε κασιγνήτων τε φονῆας §24.435τισόμεθʼ.
For this is a shame even for future generations to hear of, if indeed we do not avenge the murderers of our sons and brothers.
οὐκ ἂν ἐμοί γε μετὰ φρεσὶν ἡδὺ γένοιτο §24.436ζωέμεν, ἀλλὰ τάχιστα θανὼν φθιμένοισι μετείην.
It would not be sweet to my heart to live, but dying as quickly as possible I would be among the dead.
§24.437ἀλλʼ ἴομεν, μὴ φθέωσι περαιωθέντες ἐκεῖνοι. §24.438ὣς φάτο δάκρυ χέων, οἶκτος δʼ ἕλε πάντας Ἀχαιούς.
But let us go, lest they cross over first and forestall us." So he spoke shedding tears, and pity seized all the Achaians.
§24.439ἀγχίμολον δέ σφʼ ἦλθε Μέδων καὶ θεῖος ἀοιδὸς §24.440ἐκ μεγάρων Ὀδυσῆος, ἐπεί σφεας ὕπνος ἀνῆκεν, §24.441ἔσταν δʼ ἐν μέσσοισι· τάφος δʼ ἕλεν ἄνδρα ἕκαστον.
And near them came Medon and the divine singer from the halls of Odysseus, when sleep had released them, and they stood in the midst; and amazement seized every man.
§24.442τοῖσι δὲ καὶ μετέειπε Μέδων πεπνυμένα εἰδώς· §24.443κέκλυτε δὴ νῦν μευ, Ἰθακήσιοι· οὐ γὰρ Ὀδυσσεὺς §24.444ἀθανάτων ἀέκητι θεῶν τάδʼ ἐμήσατο ἔργα·
And Medon, knowing wise things, spoke among them: "Hear me now, Ithacans; for not without the will of the immortal gods did Odysseus devise these deeds.
I myself saw an immortal god, who to Odysseus stood close by, and in everything was like Mentor.
§24.447ἀθάνατος δὲ θεὸς τοτὲ μὲν προπάροιθʼ Ὀδυσῆος §24.448φαίνετο θαρσύνων, τοτὲ δὲ μνηστῆρας ὀρίνων §24.449θῦνε κατὰ μέγαρον· τοὶ δʼ ἀγχιστῖνοι ἔπιπτον. §24.450ὣς φάτο, τοὺς δʼ ἄρα πάντας ὑπὸ χλωρὸν δέος ᾕρει.
And the immortal god at one time in front of Odysseus appeared encouraging him, and at another time rousing the suitors rushed through the hall; and they fell close to one another." So he spoke, and green fear seized them all.
§24.451τοῖσι δὲ καὶ μετέειπε γέρων ἥρως Ἁλιθέρσης §24.452Μαστορίδης· ὁ γὰρ οἶος ὅρα πρόσσω καὶ ὀπίσσω· §24.453ὅ σφιν ἐϋφρονέων ἀγορήσατο καὶ μετέειπε· §24.454κέκλυτε δὴ νῦν μευ, Ἰθακήσιοι, ὅττι κεν εἴπω·
And among them spoke the old hero Halitherses, son of Mastor; for he alone saw before and behind; who with good intent addressed them and spoke: "Hear me now, Ithacans, what I shall say; by your own wickedness, friends, these deeds have come to pass.
§24.455ὑμετέρῃ κακότητι, φίλοι, τάδε ἔργα γένοντο· §24.456οὐ γὰρ ἐμοὶ πείθεσθʼ, οὐ Μέντορι ποιμένι λαῶν, §24.457ὑμετέρους παῖδας καταπαυέμεν ἀφροσυνάων, §24.458οἳ μέγα ἔργον ἔρεξαν ἀτασθαλίῃσι κακῇσι, §24.459κτήματα κείροντες καὶ ἀτιμάζοντες ἄκοιτιν §24.460ἀνδρὸς ἀριστῆος· τὸν δʼ οὐκέτι φάντο νέεσθαι.
For you would not obey me, nor Mentor, the shepherd of the people, to make your sons cease from their folly, who did a monstrous deed in their evil recklessness, wasting the property and dishonoring the wife of a noble man; and they thought he would no longer return.
§24.461καὶ νῦν ὧδε γένοιτο. πίθεσθέ μοι ὡς ἀγορεύω· §24.462μὴ ἴομεν, μή πού τις ἐπίσπαστον κακὸν εὕρῃ. §24.463ὣς ἔφαθʼ, οἱ δʼ ἄρʼ ἀνήϊξαν μεγάλῳ ἀλαλητῷ §24.464ἡμίσεων πλείους· τοὶ δʼ ἀθρόοι αὐτόθι μίμνον· §24.465οὐ γὰρ σφιν ἅδε μῦθος ἐνὶ φρεσίν, ἀλλʼ Εὐπείθει §24.466πείθοντʼ· αἶψα δʼ ἔπειτʼ ἐπὶ τεύχεα ἐσσεύοντο.
And now let it be thus; obey me as I speak: let us not go, lest perchance someone find a self-inflicted evil." So he spoke, and they started up with a great shout, more than half of them; but the others remained there together; for his speech did not please them in their hearts, but to Eupeithes they yielded; and straightway then they rushed for their armor.
§24.467αὐτὰρ ἐπεί ῥʼ ἕσσαντο περὶ χροῒ νώροπα χαλκόν, §24.468ἀθρόοι ἠγερέθοντο πρὸ ἄστεος εὐρυχόροιο.
But when they had put the gleaming bronze about their bodies, they gathered in a crowd before the wide-spaced city.
§24.469τοῖσιν δʼ Εὐπείθης ἡγήσατο νηπιέῃσι· §24.470φῆ δʼ ὅ γε τίσεσθαι παιδὸς φόνον, οὐδʼ ἄρʼ ἔμελλεν §24.471ἂψ ἀπονοστήσειν, ἀλλʼ αὐτοῦ πότμον ἐφέψειν.
And Eupeithes led them in his folly; he said indeed that he would avenge his son's murder, but he was not destined to return back, but to meet his fate right there.
§24.472αὐτὰρ Ἀθηναίη Ζῆνα Κρονίωνα προσηύδα· §24.473ὦ πάτερ ἡμέτερε, Κρονίδη, ὕπατε κρειόντων, §24.474εἰπέ μοι εἰρομένῃ, τί νύ τοι νόος ἔνδοθι κεύθει;
But Athena spoke to Zeus, son of Kronos: "O our father, son of Kronos, highest of rulers, tell me as I ask, what does your mind now hide within?
§24.475ἢ προτέρω πόλεμόν τε κακὸν καὶ φύλοπιν αἰνὴν §24.476τεύξεις, ἦ φιλότητα μετʼ ἀμφοτέροισι τίθησθα; §24.477τὴν δʼ ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφη νεφεληγερέτα Ζεύς· §24.478τέκνον ἐμόν, τί με ταῦτα διείρεαι ἠδὲ μεταλλᾷς;
Will you make evil war and terrible strife continue, or do you establish friendship between both sides?" And cloud-gathering Zeus spoke in answer to her: "My child, why do you ask and question me of these things?
For did you not yourself devise this plan, that Odysseus should return and take vengeance on them?
§24.481ἔρξον ὅπως ἐθέλεις· ἐρέω τέ τοι ὡς ἐπέοικεν.
Do as you wish; but I will tell you how it is fitting."