§6.265εἰρύαται· πᾶσιν γὰρ ἐπίστιόν ἐστιν ἑκάστῳ.
are drawn up; for there is a slipway for everyone.
And there is their assembly place around the beautiful temple of Poseidon, fitted with quarried stones deeply embedded in the earth.
And there they care for the tackle of the black ships, cables and sails, and they shave down the oars.
§6.270οὐ γὰρ Φαιήκεσσι μέλει βιὸς οὐδὲ φαρέτρη, §6.271ἀλλʼ ἱστοὶ καὶ ἐρετμὰ νεῶν καὶ νῆες ἐῖσαι, §6.272ᾗσιν ἀγαλλόμενοι πολιὴν περόωσι θάλασσαν.
For the Phaeacians do not care for the bow nor the quiver, but masts and oars of ships and well-balanced ships, rejoicing in which they cross the grey sea.
§6.273τῶν ἀλεείνω φῆμιν ἀδευκέα, μή τις ὀπίσσω §6.274μωμεύῃ· μάλα δʼ εἰσὶν ὑπερφίαλοι κατὰ δῆμον· §6.275καί νύ τις ὧδʼ εἴπῃσι κακώτερος ἀντιβολήσας· §6.276τίς δʼ ὅδε Ναυσικάᾳ ἕπεται καλός τε μέγας τε
Their unpleasant gossip I avoid, lest someone later should find fault with me; for they are very insolent among the people; and now some baser sort, meeting us, might speak thus: "Who is this handsome and tall stranger following Nausicaa?
§6.277ξεῖνος; ποῦ δέ μιν εὗρε;
Where did she find him?
πόσις νύ οἱ ἔσσεται αὐτῇ.
He will now be her husband.
§6.278ἦ τινά που πλαγχθέντα κομίσσατο ἧς ἀπὸ νηὸς §6.279ἀνδρῶν τηλεδαπῶν, ἐπεὶ οὔ τινες ἐγγύθεν εἰσίν· §6.280ἤ τίς οἱ εὐξαμένῃ πολυάρητος θεὸς ἦλθεν §6.281οὐρανόθεν καταβάς, ἕξει δέ μιν ἤματα πάντα.
Surely she has rescued some wanderer from his ship, one of foreign men, since there are none near us; or some much-entreated god has come to her in answer to her prayer, descending from heaven, and he will have her for all her days.
§6.282βέλτερον, εἰ καὐτή περ ἐποιχομένη πόσιν εὗρεν §6.283ἄλλοθεν· ἦ γὰρ τούσδε γʼ ἀτιμάζει κατὰ δῆμον §6.284Φαίηκας, τοί μιν μνῶνται πολέες τε καὶ ἐσθλοί. §6.285ὣς ἐρέουσιν, ἐμοὶ δέ κʼ ὀνείδεα ταῦτα γένοιτο.
Better so, if she herself has gone and found a husband from elsewhere; for indeed she dishonors these Phaeacians among the people, who woo her, many and noble though they are." So they will speak, and these things would be a reproach to me.
§6.286καὶ δʼ ἄλλῃ νεμεσῶ, ἥ τις τοιαῦτά γε ῥέζοι, §6.287ἥ τʼ ἀέκητι φίλων πατρὸς καὶ μητρὸς ἐόντων, §6.288ἀνδράσι μίσγηται, πρίν γʼ ἀμφάδιον γάμον ἐλθεῖν.
And indeed I myself would find fault with any other woman who would do such things, who, against the will of her dear father and mother yet living, associates with men before coming to open marriage.
§6.289ξεῖνε, σὺ δʼ ὦκʼ ἐμέθεν ξυνίει ἔπος, ὄφρα τάχιστα §6.290πομπῆς καὶ νόστοιο τύχῃς παρὰ πατρὸς ἐμοῖο.
Stranger, do you now quickly understand my word, so that most quickly you may obtain guidance and return from my father.
You will find a splendid grove of Athena near the road, of poplars; and in it a spring flows, and around it is a meadow.
§6.293ἔνθα δὲ πατρὸς ἐμοῦ τέμενος τεθαλυῖά τʼ ἀλωή, §6.294τόσσον ἀπὸ πτόλιος, ὅσσον τε γέγωνε βοήσας.
And there is my father's estate and fertile orchard, as far from the city as a man's voice carries when he shouts.
§6.295ἔνθα καθεζόμενος μεῖναι χρόνον, εἰς ὅ κεν ἡμεῖς §6.296ἄστυδε ἔλθωμεν καὶ ἱκώμεθα δώματα πατρός.
Sitting down there, wait for a time, until we come to the city and reach the house of my father.
§6.297αὐτὰρ ἐπὴν ἡμέας ἔλπῃ ποτὶ δώματʼ ἀφῖχθαι, §6.298καὶ τότε Φαιήκων ἴμεν ἐς πόλιν ἠδʼ ἐρέεσθαι §6.299δώματα πατρὸς ἐμοῦ μεγαλήτορος Ἀλκινόοιο.
But when you suppose that we have reached the house, then go to the city of the Phaeacians and inquire for the house of my great-hearted father Alcinous.
§6.300ῥεῖα δʼ ἀρίγνωτʼ ἐστί, καὶ ἂν πάϊς ἡγήσαιτο §6.301νήπιος· οὐ μὲν γάρ τι ἐοικότα τοῖσι τέτυκται §6.302δώματα Φαιήκων, οἷος δόμος Ἀλκινόοιο §6.303ἥρωος.
It is easily recognized, and even a child could lead you there; for in no way like them are built the houses of the Phaeacians, as is the house of the hero Alcinous.
ἀλλʼ ὁπότʼ ἄν σε δόμοι κεκύθωσι καὶ αὐλή, §6.304ὦκα μάλα μεγάροιο διελθέμεν, ὄφρʼ ἂν ἵκηαι §6.305μητέρʼ ἐμήν· ἡ δʼ ἧσται ἐπʼ ἐσχάρῃ ἐν πυρὸς αὐγῇ, §6.306ἠλάκατα στρωφῶσʼ ἁλιπόρφυρα, θαῦμα ἰδέσθαι, §6.307κίονι κεκλιμένη· δμωαὶ δέ οἱ εἵατʼ ὄπισθεν.
But when the house and the courtyard cover you, pass very quickly through the great hall, until you reach my mother; and she sits at the hearth in the light of the fire, spinning sea-purple yarn, a wonder to behold, leaning against a pillar; and her handmaids sit behind her.
§6.308ἔνθα δὲ πατρὸς ἐμοῖο θρόνος ποτικέκλιται αὐτῇ, §6.309τῷ ὅ γε οἰνοποτάζει ἐφήμενος ἀθάνατος ὥς.
And there my father's throne is leaned against the same pillar, on which he sits and drinks wine like an immortal.
§6.310τὸν παραμειψάμενος μητρὸς περὶ γούνασι χεῖρας §6.311βάλλειν ἡμετέρης, ἵνα νόστιμον ἦμαρ ἴδηαι §6.312χαίρων καρπαλίμως, εἰ καὶ μάλα τηλόθεν ἐσσί.
Passing him by, cast your hands about the knees of my mother, so that you may see the day of your return rejoicing swiftly, even if you are from very far away.
§6.313εἴ κέν τοι κείνη γε φίλα φρονέῃσʼ ἐνὶ θυμῷ, §6.314ἐλπωρή τοι ἔπειτα φίλους τʼ ἰδέειν καὶ ἱκέσθαι §6.315οἶκον ἐυκτίμενον καὶ σὴν ἐς πατρίδα γαῖαν.
If indeed she feels kindly toward you in her heart, then there is hope for you to see your friends and to reach your well-built house and your native land.
So she spoke, and she struck with the shining whip the mules; and they quickly left the streams of the river.
§6.318αἱ δʼ ἐὺ μὲν τρώχων, ἐὺ δὲ πλίσσοντο πόδεσσιν· §6.319ἡ δὲ μάλʼ ἡνιόχευεν, ὅπως ἅμʼ ἑποίατο πεζοὶ §6.320ἀμφίπολοί τʼ Ὀδυσεύς τε, νόῳ δʼ ἐπέβαλλεν ἱμάσθλην.
And they trotted well, and stepped well with their feet; and she drove carefully, so that the followers on foot and Odysseus might follow along, and she used the whip with judgment.
§6.321δύσετό τʼ ἠέλιος καὶ τοὶ κλυτὸν ἄλσος ἵκοντο §6.322ἱρὸν Ἀθηναίης, ἵνʼ ἄρʼ ἕζετο δῖος Ὀδυσσεύς.
And the sun set, and they came to the famous grove, the sacred grove of Athena, where noble Odysseus sat down.
Straightway then he prayed to the daughter of great Zeus: "Hear me, child of aegis-bearing Zeus, unwearied one!
§6.325νῦν δή πέρ μευ ἄκουσον, ἐπεὶ πάρος οὔ ποτʼ ἄκουσας §6.326ῥαιομένου, ὅτε μʼ ἔρραιε κλυτὸς ἐννοσίγαιος.
Now indeed hear me, since before you never heard me when I was being shattered, when the famous Earth-shaker shattered me.
§6.327δός μʼ ἐς Φαίηκας φίλον ἐλθεῖν ἠδʼ ἐλεεινόν. §6.328ὣς ἔφατʼ εὐχόμενος, τοῦ δʼ ἔκλυε Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη.
Grant that I may come to the Phaeacians as one to be welcomed and pitied." So he spoke in prayer, and Pallas Athena heard him.
§6.329αὐτῷ δʼ οὔ πω φαίνετʼ ἐναντίη· αἴδετο γάρ ῥα §6.330πατροκασίγνητον· ὁ δʼ ἐπιζαφελῶς μενέαινεν §6.331ἀντιθέῳ Ὀδυσῆι πάρος ἣν γαῖαν ἱκέσθαι.
But she did not yet appear to him face to face; for she stood in awe of her father's brother; and he raged violently against godlike Odysseus until he should reach his own land.