§882Τιτήνεσσι δὲ τιμάων κρίναντο βίηφι, §883δή ῥα τότʼ ὤτρυνον βασιλευέμεν ἠδὲ ἀνάσσειν §884Γαίης φραδμοσύνῃσιν Ὀλύμπιον εὐρύοπα Ζῆν §885ἀθανάτων· ὃ δὲ τοῖσιν ἑὰς διεδάσσατο τιμάς.
But when they had decided the matter of honors with the Titans by force, then indeed, by the advice of Earth, they urged Zeus, the wide-seeing Olympian, to rule and reign over the immortals; and he distributed honors well among them.
Now Zeus, king of the gods, made Metis his first wife, she who knew most of all among gods and mortal men.
§888ἀλλʼ ὅτε δὴ ἄρʼ ἔμελλε θεὰν γλαυκῶπιν Ἀθήνην §889τέξεσθαι, τότʼ ἔπειτα δόλῳ φρένας ἐξαπατήσας §890αἱμυλίοισι λόγοισιν ἑὴν ἐσκάτθετο νηδὺν §891Γαίης φραδμοσύνῃσι καὶ Οὐρανοῦ ἀστερόεντος.
But when she was about to give birth to the goddess Athena, the flashing-eyed, then indeed, having deceived her mind with guile and wheedling words, he put her down into his belly, by the advice of Earth and starry Heaven.
For thus they advised him, so that no other of the ever-living gods should hold the kingly honor instead of Zeus.
§894ἐκ γὰρ τῆς εἵμαρτο περίφρονα τέκνα γενέσθαι· §895πρώτην μὲν κούρην γλαυκώπιδα Τριτογένειαν §896ἶσον ἔχουσαν πατρὶ μένος καὶ ἐπίφρονα βουλήν.
For from her it was destined that very wise children should be born: first the flashing-eyed maiden Tritogeneia, having strength and wise counsel equal to her father's.
§897αὐτὰρ ἔπειτʼ ἄρα παῖδα θεῶν βασιλῆα καὶ ἀνδρῶν §898ἤμελλεν τέξεσθαι, ὑπέρβιον ἦτορ ἔχοντα· §899ἀλλʼ ἄρα μιν Ζεὺς πρόσθεν ἑὴν ἐσκάτθετο νηδύν, §900ὡς δή οἱ φράσσαιτο θεὰ ἀγαθόν τε κακόν τε.
But thereafter she was about to bear a son, king of gods and men, having an overbearing heart; but Zeus put her down into his belly beforehand, so that the goddess might advise him of both good and evil.
§901δεύτερον ἠγάγετο λιπαρὴν Θέμιν, ἣ τέκεν Ὥρας, §902Εὐνουμίην τε Δίκην τε καὶ Εἰρήνην τεθαλυῖαν, §903αἳ ἔργʼ ὠρεύουσι καταθνητοῖσι βροτοῖσι, §904Μοίρας θʼ, ᾗ πλείστην τιμὴν πόρε μητίετα Ζεύς, §905Κλωθώ τε Λάχεσίν τε καὶ Ἄτροπον, αἵτε διδοῦσι §906θνητοῖς ἀνθρώποισιν ἔχειν ἀγαθόν τε κακόν τε.
Next he married bright Themis, who bore the Horai, Eunomia, Dike, and blooming Eirene, who watch over the works of mortal men, and the Moirai, to whom wise Zeus gave the greatest honor, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, who give to mortal men to have both good and evil.
§907τρεῖς δέ οἱ Εὐρυνομη Χάριτας τέκε καλλιπαρῄους, §908Ὠκεανοῦ κούρη, πολυήρατον εἶδος ἔχουσα, §909Ἀγλαΐην τε καὶ Εὐφροσύνην Θαλίην τʼ ἐρατεινήν· §910τῶν καὶ ἀπὸ βλεφάρων ἔρος εἴβετο δερκομενάων §911λυσιμελής· καλὸν δέ θʼ ὑπʼ ὀφρύσι δερκιόωνται.
And Eurynome, daughter of Ocean, having a lovely form, bore him three fair-cheeked Charites, Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and lovely Thalia; from their eyes, as they looked, poured limb-melting love, and they look beautifully under their brows.
§912αὐτὰρ ὁ Δήμητρος πολυφόρβης ἐς λέχος ἦλθεν, §913ἣ τέκε Περσεφόνην λευκώλενον, ἣν Ἀιδωνεὺς §914ἥρπασε ἧς παρὰ μητρός· ἔδωκε δὲ μητίετα Ζεύς.
And he came to the bed of all-nourishing Demeter, who bore white-armed Persephone, whom Aidoneus snatched away from her mother, and wise Zeus gave her.
§915μνημοσύνης δʼ ἐξαῦτις ἐράσσατο καλλικόμοιο, §916ἐξ ἧς οἱ Μοῦσαι χρυσάμπυκες ἐξεγένοντο §917ἐννέα, τῇσιν ἅδον θαλίαι καὶ τέρψις ἀοιδῆς.
And again he fell in love with beautiful-haired Mnemosyne, from whom the golden-filleted Muses were born to him, nine of them, who love feasts and the joy of song.
§918Λητὼ δʼ Ἀπόλλωνα καὶ Ἄρτεμιν ἰοχέαιραν, §919ἱμερόεντα γόνον περὶ πάντων Οὐρανιώνων, §920γείνατʼ ἄρʼ αἰγιόχοιο Διὸς φιλότητι μιγεῖσα.
And Leto bore Apollo and arrow-pouring Artemis, a lovely offspring above all the celestial gods, having joined in love with aegis-bearing Zeus.
§921λοισθοτάτην δʼ Ἥρην θαλερὴν ποιήσατʼ ἄκοιτιν· §922ἣ δʼ Ἥβην καὶ Ἄρηα καὶ Εἰλείθυιαν ἔτικτε §923μιχθεῖσʼ ἐν φιλότητι θεῶν βασιλῆι καὶ ἀνδρῶν.
And last of all he made blooming Hera his wife; and she bore Hebe, Ares, and Eileithyia, having joined in love with the king of gods and men.
§924αὐτὸς δʼ ἐκ κεφαλῆς γλαυκώπιδα Τριτογένειαν §925δεινὴν ἐγρεκύδοιμον ἀγέστρατον Ἀτρυτώνην §926πότνιαν, ᾗ κέλαδοί τε ἅδον πόλεμοί τε μάχαι τε, §927Ἥρη δʼ Ἥφαιστον κλυτὸν οὐ φιλότητι μιγεῖσα §928γείνατο, καὶ ζαμένησε καὶ ἤρισε ᾧ παρακοίτῃ, §929ἐκ πάντων τέχνῃσι κεκασμένον Οὐρανιώνων.
And he himself from his head gave birth to flashing-eyed Tritogeneia, dread, rouser of battle, leader of hosts, untamed, august, who loves din, wars, and battles; but Hera, without joining in love, bore famous Hephaestus, and she was furious and quarreled with her husband, he who excels all the celestial gods in crafts.
§929aἭρη δὲ ζαμένησε καὶ ἤρισε ᾧ παρακοίτῃ.
But Hera was furious and quarreled with her husband.
§929bἐκ ταύτης δʼ ἔριδος ἣ μὲν τέκε φαίδιμον υἱὸν §929cἭφαιστον, φιλότητος ἄτερ Διὸς αἰγιόχοιο, §929dἐκ πάντων παλάμῃσι κεκασμένον Οὐρανιώνων· §929eαὐτὰρ ὅ γʼ Ὠκεανοῦ καὶ Τηθύος ἠυκόμοιο §929fκούρῃ νόσφʼ Ἥρης παρελέξατο καλλιπαρήῳ, §929gἐξαπαφὼν Μῆτιν καίπερ πολυδήνεʼ ἐοῦσαν.
And from this strife she bore a glorious son, Hephaestus, without the love of aegis-bearing Zeus, excelling all the celestial gods in the work of his hands; but he lay with the fair-cheeked daughter of Ocean and beautiful-haired Tethys, apart from Hera, deceiving Metis although she was very wise.
And snatching her with his hands, he put her down into his belly, fearing lest she should bear another stronger than the thunderbolt.
§929jτοὔνεκά μιν Κρονίδης ὑψίζυγος αἰθέρι ναίων §929kκάππιεν ἐξαπίνης· ἣ δʼ αὐτίκα Παλλάδʼ Ἀθήνην §929lκύσατο· τὴν μὲν ἔτικτε πατὴρ ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τε §929mπὰρ κορυφὴν Τρίτωνος ἐπʼ ὄχθῃσιν ποταμοῖο.
Therefore the son of Cronus, sitting high, dwelling in the ether, swallowed her suddenly; and she immediately conceived Pallas Athena, whom the father of men and gods gave birth to near the head of Triton, on the banks of the river.
§929nΜῆτις δʼ αὖτε Ζηνὸς ὑπὸ σπλάγχνοις λελαθυῖα §929oἧστο, Ἀθηναίης μήτηρ, τέκταινα δικαίων §929pπλεῖστα θεῶν τε ἰδυῖα καταθνητῶν τʼ ἀνθρώπων, §929qἔνθα θεὰ παρέδεκτο ὅθεν παλάμαις περὶ πάντων §929rἀθανάτων ἐκέκασθʼ οἳ Ὀλύμπια δώματʼ ἔχουσιν, §929tσὺν τῇ ἐγείνατό μιν πολεμήια τεύχεʼ ἔχουσαν.
And Metis remained hidden under the bowels of Zeus, the mother of Athena, worker of justice, knowing most of all among gods and mortal men; there the goddess received from her the weapons of war, by which she excelled in the work of her hands all the immortals who hold Olympian homes, and with her he gave birth to her wearing her weapons of war.
§930Ἐκ δʼ Ἀμφιτρίτης καὶ ἐρικτύπου Ἐννοσιγαίου §931Τρίτων εὐρυβίης γένετο μέγας, ὅστε θαλάσσης §932πυθμένʼ ἔχων παρὰ μητρὶ φίλῃ καὶ πατρὶ ἄνακτι §933ναίει χρύσεα δῶ, δεινὸς θεός.
And from Amphitrite and the loud-sounding Earth-shaker mighty Triton of wide strength was born, who holds the depth of the sea, and beside his dear mother and lord father dwells in golden houses, a dread god.
αὐτὰρ Ἄρηι §934ῥινοτόρῳ Κυθέρεια Φόβον καὶ Δεῖμον ἔτικτε §935δεινούς, οἵτʼ ἀνδρῶν πυκινὰς κλονέουσι φάλαγγας §936ἐν πολέμῳ κρυόεντι σὺν Ἄρηι πτολιπόρθῳ, §937Ἁρμονίην θʼ, ἣν Κάδμος ὑπέρθυμος θέτʼ ἄκοιτιν.
And to shield-piercing Ares, Cythereia bore Phobos and Deimos, dread ones, who throw the close-packed phalanxes of men into confusion in chilling war along with city-sacking Ares, and Harmonia, whom high-hearted Cadmos made his wife.
§938Ζηνὶ δʼ ἄρʼ Ἀτλαντὶς Μαίη τέκε κύδιμον Ἑρμῆν,
And Maia, daughter of Atlas, bore to Zeus glorious Hermes,