§24.70πεζοί θʼ ἱππῆές τε· πολὺς δʼ ὀρυμαγδὸς ὀρώρει
on foot and in chariots; and a great din arose.
§24.71αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ δή σε φλὸξ ἤνυσεν Ἡφαίστοιο, §24.72ἠῶθεν δή τοι λέγομεν λεύκʼ ὀστέʼ, Ἀχιλλεῦ, §24.73οἴνῳ ἐν ἀκρήτῳ καὶ ἀλείφατι· δῶκε δὲ μήτηρ §24.74χρύσεον ἀμφιφορῆα· Διωνύσοιο δὲ δῶρον §24.75φάσκʼ ἔμεναι, ἔργον δὲ περικλυτοῦ Ἡφαίστοιο.
But when the flame of Hephaestus had finished thee, in the morning, Achilles, we gathered thy white bones in unmixed wine and ointment; and thy mother gave a golden two-handled urn; she said it was a gift of Dionysus, and the work of renowned Hephaestus.
§24.76ἐν τῷ τοι κεῖται λεύκʼ ὀστέα, φαίδιμʼ Ἀχιλλεῦ, §24.77μίγδα δὲ Πατρόκλοιο Μενοιτιάδαο θανόντος, §24.78χωρὶς δʼ Ἀντιλόχοιο, τὸν ἔξοχα τῖες ἁπάντων §24.79τῶν ἄλλων ἑτάρων, μετὰ Πάτροκλόν γε θανόντα.
In this lie thy white bones, glorious Achilles, mingled with those of dead Patroclus, son of Menoetius, and apart those of Antilochus, whom thou didst honor above all other comrades after dead Patroclus.
§24.80ἀμφʼ αὐτοῖσι δʼ ἔπειτα μέγαν καὶ ἀμύμονα τύμβον §24.81χεύαμεν Ἀργείων ἱερὸς στρατὸς αἰχμητάων §24.82ἀκτῇ ἔπι προὐχούσῃ, ἐπὶ πλατεῖ Ἑλλησπόντῳ, §24.83ὥς κεν τηλεφανὴς ἐκ ποντόφιν ἀνδράσιν εἴη §24.84τοῖς οἳ νῦν γεγάασι καὶ οἳ μετόπισθεν ἔσονται.
And over them then a great and peerless tomb did we, the sacred host of Argive spear-fighters, build upon a projecting headland, on the broad Hellespont, so that it might be seen from far off on the sea by men, both those who now are and those who shall be hereafter.
And thy mother, having asked the gods, set very beautiful prizes in the midst of the contest for the best of the Achaeans.
§24.87ἤδη μὲν πολέων τάφῳ ἀνδρῶν ἀντεβόλησας §24.88ἡρώων, ὅτε κέν ποτʼ ἀποφθιμένου βασιλῆος §24.89ζώννυνταί τε νέοι καὶ ἐπεντύνονται ἄεθλα· §24.90ἀλλά κε κεῖνα μάλιστα ἰδὼν θηήσαο θυμῷ, §24.91οἷʼ ἐπὶ σοὶ κατέθηκε θεὰ περικαλλέʼ ἄεθλα, §24.92ἀργυρόπεζα Θέτις· μάλα γὰρ φίλος ἦσθα θεοῖσιν.
Already hast thou been present at the funeral of many hero men, whensoever at the death of a king the youths gird themselves and make ready the prizes; but hadst thou seen those, thou wouldst have marveled most in thy heart, such beautiful prizes as the goddess, silver-footed Thetis, set there for thee; for thou wast very dear to the gods.
§24.93ὣς σὺ μὲν οὐδὲ θανὼν ὄνομʼ ὤλεσας, ἀλλά τοι αἰεὶ §24.94πάντας ἐπʼ ἀνθρώπους κλέος ἔσσεται ἐσθλόν, Ἀχιλλεῦ,
Thus not even in death didst thou lose thy name, but ever shall thy fair fame be among all men, Achilles.
§24.95αὐτὰρ ἐμοὶ τί τόδʼ ἦδος, ἐπεὶ πόλεμον τολύπευσα;
But for me, what pleasure was there in this, when I had wound up the war?
§24.96ἐν νόστῳ γάρ μοι Ζεὺς μήσατο λυγρὸν ὄλεθρον §24.97Αἰγίσθου ὑπὸ χερσὶ καὶ οὐλομένης ἀλόχοιο. §24.98ὣς οἱ μὲν τοιαῦτα πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἀγόρευον, §24.99ἀγχίμολον δέ σφʼ ἦλθε διάκτορος ἀργεϊφόντης, §24.100ψυχὰς μνηστήρων κατάγων Ὀδυσῆϊ δαμέντων,
For on my return Zeus devised for me a woeful destruction at the hands of Aegisthus and my accursed wife." Thus they spoke to one another, and near them came the guide, the slayer of Argus, leading down the souls of the suitors slain by Odysseus.
§24.101τὼ δʼ ἄρα θαμβήσαντʼ ἰθὺς κίον, ὡς ἐσιδέσθην.
And the two, marveling, went straight toward them when they saw them.
§24.102ἔγνω δὲ ψυχὴ Ἀγαμέμνονος Ἀτρεΐδαο §24.103παῖδα φίλον Μελανῆος, ἀγακλυτὸν Ἀμφιμέδοντα· §24.104ξεῖνος γάρ οἱ ἔην Ἰθάκῃ ἔνι οἰκία ναίων.
And the soul of Agamemnon, son of Atreus, recognized the dear son of Melaneus, renowned Amphimedon; for he had been his host in Ithaca, dwelling in his house.
§24.105τὸν προτέρη ψυχὴ προσεφώνεεν Ἀτρεΐδαο· §24.106Ἀμφίμεδον, τί παθόντες ἐρεμνὴν γαῖαν ἔδυτε §24.107πάντες κεκριμένοι καὶ ὁμήλικες;
And the soul of the son of Atreus addressed him first: "Amphimedon, what befell you that you have entered the dark earth, all of you chosen and of like age?
οὐδέ κεν ἄλλως §24.108κρινάμενος λέξαιτο κατὰ πτόλιν ἄνδρας ἀρίστους.
Not otherwise would one choose and gather the best men through the city.
Did Poseidon vanquish you in your ships, raising grievous winds and long waves?
§24.111ἦ που ἀνάρσιοι ἄνδρες ἐδηλήσαντʼ ἐπὶ χέρσου §24.112βοῦς περιταμνομένους ἠδʼ οἰῶν πώεα καλά, §24.113ἠὲ περὶ πτόλιος μαχεούμενοι ἠδὲ γυναικῶν;
Or did hostile men harm you on the dry land, as you were cutting off their cattle and fair flocks of sheep, or fighting for their city and their women?
§24.114εἰπέ μοι εἰρομένῳ· ξεῖνος δέ τοι εὔχομαι εἶναι.
Tell me who ask; for I claim to be your guest-friend.
§24.115ἦ οὐ μέμνῃ ὅτε κεῖσε κατήλυθον ὑμέτερον δῶ, §24.116ὀτρυνέων Ὀδυσῆα σὺν ἀντιθέῳ Μενελάῳ §24.117Ἴλιον εἰς ἅμʼ ἕπεσθαι ἐϋσσέλμων ἐπὶ νηῶν;
Do you not remember when I came to your house there, to urge Odysseus, with godlike Menelaus, to follow with us to Ilium on the well-benched ships?
§24.118μηνὶ δʼ ἄρʼ οὔλῳ πάντα περήσαμεν εὐρέα πόντον, §24.119σπουδῇ παρπεπιθόντες Ὀδυσσῆα πτολίπορθον. §24.120τὸν δʼ αὖτε ψυχὴ προσεφώνεεν Ἀμφιμέδοντος· §24.121Ἀτρεΐδη κύδιστε, ἄναξ ἀνδρῶν Ἀγάμεμνον, §24.122μέμνημαι τάδε πάντα, διοτρεφές, ὡς ἀγορεύεις· §24.123σοὶ δʼ ἐγὼ εὖ μάλα πάντα καὶ ἀτρεκέως καταλέξω, §24.124ἡμετέρου θανάτοιο κακὸν τέλος, οἷον ἐτύχθη.
And in a whole month we traversed all the wide sea, with difficulty persuading Odysseus, sacker of cities." And to him the soul of Amphimedon spoke in turn: "Most glorious son of Atreus, Agamemnon, king of men, I remember all these things, O nurtured of Zeus, as thou speakest; and to thee I will relate all very well and truly, the evil end of our death, how it came about.
§24.125μνώμεθʼ Ὀδυσσῆος δὴν οἰχομένοιο δάμαρτα· §24.126ἡ δʼ οὔτʼ ἠρνεῖτο στυγερὸν γάμον οὔτʼ ἐτελεύτα, §24.127ἡμῖν φραζομένη θάνατον καὶ κῆρα μέλαιναν, §24.128ἀλλὰ δόλον τόνδʼ ἄλλον ἐνὶ φρεσὶ μερμήριξε· §24.129στησαμένη μέγαν ἱστὸν ἐνὶ μεγάροισιν ὕφαινε, §24.130λεπτὸν καὶ περίμετρον· ἄφαρ δʼ ἡμῖν μετέειπε· §24.131κοῦροι ἐμοὶ μνηστῆρες, ἐπεὶ θάνε δῖος Ὀδυσσεύς, §24.132μίμνετʼ ἐπειγόμενοι τὸν ἐμὸν γάμον, εἰς ὅ κε φᾶρος §24.133ἐκτελέσω, μή μοι μεταμώνια νήματʼ ὄληται, §24.134Λαέρτῃ ἥρωϊ ταφήϊον, εἰς ὅτε κέν μιν §24.135μοῖρʼ ὀλοὴ καθέλῃσι τανηλεγέος θανάτοιο, §24.136μή τίς μοι κατὰ δῆμον Ἀχαιϊάδων νεμεσήσῃ, §24.137αἴ κεν ἄτερ σπείρου κεῖται πολλὰ κτεατίσσας. §24.138ὣς ἔφαθʼ, ἡμῖν δʼ αὖτʼ ἐπεπείθετο θυμὸς ἀγήνωρ.
We courted the wife of Odysseus, who was long gone; and she neither refused the hateful marriage nor brought it to an end, planning for us death and black fate; but she devised this other guile in her heart: she set up a great loom in her halls and wove, a web fine and very wide; and straightway she spoke among us: 'Youths, my suitors, since noble Odysseus is dead, wait, though eager for my marriage, until I finish this robe, lest my threads perish in vain, a shroud for the hero Laertes, against the time when the destructive fate of death that lays men low shall overtake him; lest any of the Achaean women in the land should blame me, if he, who won many possessions, should lie without a shroud.' So she spoke, and our proud heart consented.