§6.1ὣς ὁ μὲν ἔνθα καθεῦδε πολύτλας δῖος Ὀδυσσεὺς §6.2ὕπνῳ καὶ καμάτῳ ἀρημένος· αὐτὰρ Ἀθήνη §6.3βῆ ῥʼ ἐς Φαιήκων ἀνδρῶν δῆμόν τε πόλιν τε, §6.4οἳ πρὶν μέν ποτʼ ἔναιον ἐν εὐρυχόρῳ Ὑπερείῃ, §6.5ἀγχοῦ Κυκλώπων ἀνδρῶν ὑπερηνορεόντων, §6.6οἵ σφεας σινέσκοντο, βίηφι δὲ φέρτεροι ἦσαν.
Thus he slept there, the much-enduring noble Odysseus, subdued by sleep and weariness; but Athena went indeed to the land and the city of the Phaeacian men, who once indeed dwelt in spacious Hypereia, near the Cyclopes, overbearing men, who used to plunder them, and were stronger in might.
§6.7ἔνθεν ἀναστήσας ἄγε Ναυσίθοος θεοειδής, §6.8εἷσεν δὲ Σχερίῃ, ἑκὰς ἀνδρῶν ἀλφηστάων, §6.9ἀμφὶ δὲ τεῖχος ἔλασσε πόλει, καὶ ἐδείματο οἴκους, §6.10καὶ νηοὺς ποίησε θεῶν, καὶ ἐδάσσατʼ ἀρούρας.
Thence Nausithous, peer to gods, made them arise and led them, and settled them in Scheria, far from wheat-eating men, and drove a wall around the city, and built houses, and made temples for the gods, and divided the fields.
But he indeed, already subdued by fate, had gone to the house of Hades, and Alcinous then ruled, knowing counsels from the gods.
To his house went the goddess, flashing-eyed Athena, planning a return for great-hearted Odysseus.
§6.15βῆ δʼ ἴμεν ἐς θάλαμον πολυδαίδαλον, ᾧ ἔνι κούρη §6.16κοιμᾶτʼ ἀθανάτῃσι φυὴν καὶ εἶδος ὁμοίη, §6.17Ναυσικάα, θυγάτηρ μεγαλήτορος Ἀλκινόοιο, §6.18πὰρ δὲ δύʼ ἀμφίπολοι, Χαρίτων ἄπο κάλλος ἔχουσαι, §6.19σταθμοῖιν ἑκάτερθε· θύραι δʼ ἐπέκειντο φαειναί.
She went to the richly wrought chamber, wherein a maiden was sleeping, like the immortals in stature and form, Nausicaa, daughter of great-hearted Alcinous, and beside her were two handmaidens, having beauty from the Graces, on either side of the doorposts; and the shining doors were closed.
§6.20ἡ δʼ ἀνέμου ὡς πνοιὴ ἐπέσσυτο δέμνια κούρης, §6.21στῆ δʼ ἄρʼ ὑπὲρ κεφαλῆς, καί μιν πρὸς μῦθον ἔειπεν, §6.22εἰδομένη κούρῃ ναυσικλειτοῖο Δύμαντος, §6.23ἥ οἱ ὁμηλικίη μὲν ἔην, κεχάριστο δὲ θυμῷ.
And like a breath of wind she rushed to the bed of the maiden, and stood above her head, and spoke a word to her, likening herself to the daughter of Dymas, famous for ships, who was her equal in age, and was dear to her heart.
Likening herself to her, flashing-eyed Athena spoke: "Nausicaa, why indeed did your mother bear you so careless?
§6.26εἵματα μέν τοι κεῖται ἀκηδέα σιγαλόεντα, §6.27σοὶ δὲ γάμος σχεδόν ἐστιν, ἵνα χρὴ καλὰ μὲν αὐτὴν §6.28ἕννυσθαι, τὰ δὲ τοῖσι παρασχεῖν, οἵ κέ σʼ ἄγωνται.
For your shining garments lie uncared for, yet your marriage is near, when you must yourself wear beautiful clothes, and provide them for those who will lead you away.
For from these things a good report goes abroad among men, and your father and lady mother rejoice.
§6.31ἀλλʼ ἴομεν πλυνέουσαι ἅμʼ ἠοῖ φαινομένηφι· §6.32καί τοι ἐγὼ συνέριθος ἅμʼ ἕψομαι, ὄφρα τάχιστα §6.33ἐντύνεαι, ἐπεὶ οὔ τοι ἔτι δὴν παρθένος ἔσσεαι·
But let us go to wash them with the breaking of dawn; and I will follow as your helper, that you may most quickly get ready, since you will not remain a maiden much longer.
For already the nobles woo you throughout the land of all Phaeacians, where indeed is your own lineage too.
§6.36ἀλλʼ ἄγʼ ἐπότρυνον πατέρα κλυτὸν ἠῶθι πρὸ §6.37ἡμιόνους καὶ ἄμαξαν ἐφοπλίσαι, ἥ κεν ἄγῃσι §6.38ζῶστρά τε καὶ πέπλους καὶ ῥήγεα σιγαλόεντα.
But come, urge your illustrious father before dawn to harness the mules and the wagon, which may carry the waistbands and robes and shining rugs.
§6.39καὶ δὲ σοὶ ὧδʼ αὐτῇ πολὺ κάλλιον ἠὲ πόδεσσιν §6.40ἔρχεσθαι· πολλὸν γὰρ ἀπὸ πλυνοί εἰσι πόληος. §6.41ἡ μὲν ἄρʼ ὣς εἰποῦσʼ ἀπέβη γλαυκῶπις Ἀθήνη
And indeed for yourself too it is much better thus than to go on foot; for the washing pools are very far from the city." Having thus spoken, flashing-eyed Athena departed to Olympus, where they say is the ever secure seat of the gods.
§6.42Οὔλυμπόνδʼ, ὅθι φασὶ θεῶν ἕδος ἀσφαλὲς αἰεὶ §6.43ἔμμεναι. οὔτʼ ἀνέμοισι τινάσσεται οὔτε ποτʼ ὄμβρῳ §6.44δεύεται οὔτε χιὼν ἐπιπίλναται, ἀλλὰ μάλʼ αἴθρη §6.45πέπταται ἀνέφελος, λευκὴ δʼ ἐπιδέδρομεν αἴγλη·
It is neither shaken by winds, nor ever wet with rain, nor does snow come near; but a cloudless ether is spread out, and a white splendor plays over it.
§6.46τῷ ἔνι τέρπονται μάκαρες θεοὶ ἤματα πάντα.
Therein the blessed gods rejoice all their days.
§6.47ἔνθʼ ἀπέβη γλαυκῶπις, ἐπεὶ διεπέφραδε κούρῃ.
Thither departed the flashing-eyed goddess, when she had spoken to the maiden.
§6.48αὐτίκα δʼ Ἠὼς ἦλθεν ἐύθρονος, ἥ μιν ἔγειρε §6.49Ναυσικάαν ἐύπεπλον· ἄφαρ δʼ ἀπεθαύμασʼ ὄνειρον, §6.50βῆ δʼ ἰέναι διὰ δώμαθʼ, ἵνʼ ἀγγείλειε τοκεῦσιν, §6.51πατρὶ φίλῳ καὶ μητρί· κιχήσατο δʼ ἔνδον ἐόντας·
And straightway came beautiful-throned Dawn, who awakened Nausicaa of the beautiful robe; and she marveled at her dream, and went through the house to tell her parents, her dear father and mother; and she found them within.
§6.52ἡ μὲν ἐπʼ ἐσχάρῃ ἧστο σὺν ἀμφιπόλοισι γυναιξὶν §6.53ἠλάκατα στρωφῶσʼ ἁλιπόρφυρα· τῷ δὲ θύραζε §6.54ἐρχομένῳ ξύμβλητο μετὰ κλειτοὺς βασιλῆας §6.55ἐς βουλήν, ἵνα μιν κάλεον Φαίηκες ἀγαυοί.
The mother indeed sat by the hearth with her handmaidens, spinning sea-purple yarn; and her father she met going out to the illustrious lords to the council, whither the noble Phaeacians called him.
§6.56ἡ δὲ μάλʼ ἄγχι στᾶσα φίλον πατέρα προσέειπε· §6.57πάππα φίλʼ, οὐκ ἂν δή μοι ἐφοπλίσσειας ἀπήνην §6.58ὑψηλὴν ἐύκυκλον, ἵνα κλυτὰ εἵματʼ ἄγωμαι §6.59ἐς ποταμὸν πλυνέουσα, τά μοι ῥερυπωμένα κεῖται;
And she, standing very close, spoke to her dear father: "Dear papa, would you not indeed harness for me a wagon, high and well-wheeled, so that I may take my glorious clothes to the river to wash them, which now lie soiled?
And indeed for yourself too it is fitting, when you are among the first men deliberating counsels, to have clean clothes upon your body.
§6.62πέντε δέ τοι φίλοι υἷες ἐνὶ μεγάροις γεγάασιν, §6.63οἱ δύʼ ὀπυίοντες, τρεῖς δʼ ἠίθεοι θαλέθοντες· §6.64οἱ δʼ αἰεὶ ἐθέλουσι νεόπλυτα εἵματʼ ἔχοντες §6.65ἐς χορὸν ἔρχεσθαι· τὰ δʼ ἐμῇ φρενὶ πάντα μέμηλεν. §6.66ὣς ἔφατʼ· αἴδετο γὰρ θαλερὸν γάμον ἐξονομῆναι
And you have five dear sons born in your halls, two indeed married, and three lusty bachelors; and they always wish to go to the dance having newly washed clothes; and all these things are a care to my mind." So she spoke; for she was ashamed to name her fruitful marriage to her dear father.
§6.67πατρὶ φίλῳ. ὁ δὲ πάντα νόει καὶ ἀμείβετο μύθῳ·
But he understood all and answered with a word: