§13.8¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ¯ §13.9¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ˘ λειω §13.10¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ¯ ´ ̣ ε̣ρ̣[ §13.11¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ §13.12¯ ¯ ˘ ¯ ¯ ¯ ˘ ¯ δαν·
[...] [...] Clio [...] [...] [...] [...] dan.
§13.44ὕβριος ὑψινόου §13.45παύσει, δίκας θνατοῖσι κραίνων· §13.46οἵαν τινὰ δύσλοφον ὠ- §13.47μηστᾷ λέοντι §13.48Περσείδας ἐφίησι ν §13.49χεῖρα παντοίαισι τέχναις· §13.50οὐ γὰρ] δαμασίμβροτος αἴθων §13.51χαλ]κὸς ἀπλάτου θέλει §13.52χωρε]ῖν διὰ σώματος, ἐ- §13.53γνάμ]φθη δʼ ὀπίσσω §13.54φάσγα]νον· ἦ ποτέ φαμι
Arrogant insolence he will stop, administering justice to mortals; what a hard-to-bear [hand] upon the raw-flesh-eating lion the descendant of Perseus laid, using all kinds of skills; for the man-taming, blazing bronze did not wish to go through the body of the unapproachable beast, but was bent back the sword; indeed I say that once on this spot, for crowns of pancratium, the sweaty toil would be for the Greeks.
§13.55τᾷδε] περὶ στεφάνοισι §13.56παγκ]ρατίου πόνον Ἑλ- §13.57λάνεσσι]ν ἱδρώεντʼ ἔσεσθαι. §13.58ὃς νῦν παρ]ὰ βωμὸν ἀριστάρχου Διὸς §13.59Νίκας ἐ]ρ[ικ]υδέος ἀν- §13.60δεθε]ῖσιν ἄνθ εα, §13.61χρυσέ]αν δόξαν πολύφαντον ἐν αἰ- §13.62ῶνι] τρέφει παύροις βροτῶν §13.63αἰ]εί, καὶ ὅταν θανάτοιο §13.64κυάν εο ν νέφος καλύψῃ, λείπεται §13.65ἀθάνατον κλέος εὖ ἐρ- §13.66χθέντος ἀσφαλεῖ σὺν αἴσᾳ.
Which toil now by the altar of best-ruling Zeus, with flowers bound for glorious Victory, nourishes golden, much-manifest glory throughout life for a few of mortals always; and when the dark cloud of death covers them, there is left behind immortal glory of one who has done well, along with secure fate.
§13.67τῶν καὶ σὺ τυχὼν Νεμέᾳ, §13.68Λάμπωνος υἱέ, §13.69πανθαλ έω ν στεφάνοισιν §13.70ἀνθέων] χαίταν ἐρεφθείς, §13.71!!!!!!] πόλιν ὑψιάγυιαν §13.72!!!!!!! τε]ρψιμβρότων §13.73![!!!!!!!!!] ἁβ̣[ροπν]όων §13.74κώμων πατρῴαν §13.75νᾶσον, ὑπέρβιον ἰσχὺν §13.76παμμαχιᾶν ἀναφαίνων.
Of which you too having met with in Nemea, O son of Lampon, with crowns of all-blooming flowers having crowned your hair, [...] the high-streeted city, [...] of the mortal-delighting, [...] soft-breathing revels, your paternal island, showing supreme strength of pancratium battles.
§13.77ὦ ποταμοῦ θύγατερ §13.78δινᾶντος Αἴγινʼ ἠπιόφρον, §13.79ἦ τοι μεγάλαν [Κρονίδας §13.80ἔδωκε τιμὰν §13.81ἐν πάντεσσιν [ἀγῶσιν,, §13.82πυρσὸν ὣς Ἕλλ[ασι ¯× §13.83φαίνων· τό γε σὸ[ν κλέος αἰ]νεῖ §13.84καί τις ὑψαυχὴς κό[ρα, §13.85¯¯˘˘¯˘˘ ραν §13.86πόδεσσι ταρφ έω [ς, §13.87ἠΰτε νεβρὸς ἀπενθής, §13.88ἀνθεμόεντας ἐπʼ [ὄχθους §13.89κοῦφα σὺν ἀγχιδό[μοις §13.90θρῴσκουσʼ ἀγακλειτα[ῖς ἑταίραις· §13.91ταὶ δὲ στεφανωσάμε[ναι πλόκοις ν]έων §13.92ἀνθ έω ν δόνακός τʼ ἐ[πιχω- §13.93ρίαν ἄθυρσιν §13.94παρθένοι μέλπουσι τ[εὸν κράτος], ὦ §13.95δέσποινα παγξε[ίνου χθονός, §13.96Ἐνδαΐδα τε ῥοδό[παχυν, §13.97ἃ τ[ὸν ἱππευτὰ]ν ἔτ[ικτε Πηλέα §13.98καὶ Τελαμῶνα [κρα]τ̣[α]ι̣όν, §13.99Αἰακῷ μειχθεῖσʼ ἐν ε[ὐναῖς· §13.100τῶν θʼ υἷας ἀερσιμάχους, §13.101ταχύν τʼ Ἀχιλλ έα §13.102εὐειδ έο ς τʼ Ἐριβοίας §13.103παῖδʼ ὑπέρθυμον βοα[θ όο ν §13.104Αἴαντα σακεσφόρον ἥ[ρω, §13.105ὅς τʼ ἐπὶ πρύμνᾳ σταθεὶς §13.106ἔσχεν θρασυκάρδιον [ὁρ- §13.107μαίνοντα ν[ᾶας §13.108θεσπεσίῳ πυ[ρὶ καῦσαι §13.109Ἕκτορα χαλ[κεομίτρα]ν, §13.110ὁππότε Π[ηλεΐδας §13.111τραχεῖαν [Ἀργείοισι μ]ᾶνιν §13.112ὠρίνατ[ο, Δαρδανίδας §13.113τʼ ἔλυσεν ἄ[τας· §13.114οἳ πρὶν μὲν [πολύπυργο]ν §13.115Ἰλίου θαητὸν ἄστυ §13.116οὐ λεῖπον, ἀτυζόμενοι [δὲ §13.117πτ]ᾶσσον ὀξεῖαν μάχαν, §13.118εὖτʼ ἐν πεδίῳ κλονέων §13.119μαίνοιτʼ Ἀχιλλεύς, §13.120λαοφόνον δόρυ σείων· §13.121ἀλλʼ ὅτε δὴ πολέμοιο §13.122λῆξεν ἰοστεφάνου §13.123Νηρῇδος ἀτρόμητος υἱός· §13.124ὥστʼ ἐν κυανανθέϊ Θ[ρᾳκὶ ναυβάτας §13.125πόντῳ βορέας ὑπὸ κύ- §13.126μασιν δαΐζει §13.127νυκτὸς ἀντάσας, ἀνατ[ελλομένᾳ §13.128λῆξεν δὲ σὺν φ αε σιμβρότῳ §13.129ἀοῖ, στόρεσεν δέ τε πόντον §13.130οὐρία· νότου δὲ κόλπ[ωσαν πνοᾷ §13.131ἱστίον, ἁρπαλέως τʼ ἄ- §13.132ελπτον ἐξίκοντο χέρσον· §13.133ὣς Τρῶες, ἐπεὶ κλύον αἰ- §13.134χματὰν Ἀχιλλ έα §13.135μίμνοντʼ ἐν κλισίῃσιν §13.136εἵνεκεν ξανθᾶς γυναικός, §13.137Βρισηΐδος ἱμερογυίου, §13.138θ εο ῖσιν ἄντειναν χέρας, §13.139φοιβὰν ἐσιδόντες ὑπαὶ §13.140χειμῶνος αἴγλαν· §13.141πασσυδίᾳ δὲ λιπόντες §13.142τείχεα Λαομέδοντος §13.143ἐς πεδίον κρατερὰν §13.144ἄϊξαν ὑσμίναν φέροντες· §13.145ὦρσάν τε φόβον Δαναοῖς· §13.146ὤτρυνε δʼ Ἄρης §13.147εὐεγχής, Λυκίων τε §13.148Λοξίας ἄναξ Ἀπόλλων· §13.149ἷξόν τʼ ἐπὶ θῖνα θαλάσσας· §13.150ναυσὶ δʼ εὐπύμνοις παραὶ §13.151μάρναντʼ, ἐναριζομένων §13.152δʼ ἔρ]ευθε φώτων §13.153αἵμα]τι γαῖα μέλαινα §13.154Ἑκτορ]έας ὑπὸ χειρός, §13.155πῆμα μ]έγʼ ἡμιθέοις §13.156!!!!!] ἰσοθ έω ν διʼ ὁρμάν.
O daughter of the swirling river, gentle-minded Aegina, surely the son of Cronus gave great honor to you in all [contests], shining like a beacon for the Greeks; your glory indeed is praised even by some proud-necked maiden, [...] rapidly with her feet, like a carefree fawn, leaping lightly upon the flowery [hills] with her near-dwelling, glorious [companions]; and they, having crowned themselves with wreaths of fresh flowers and local reed-play, native celebration, the maidens sing of [your power], O mistress of the all-hospitable land, and rosy-armed Endeïs, who bore the horseman Peleus and mighty Telamon, having mingled in bed with Aeacus; and their battle-raising sons, swift Achilles, and the beautiful Eriboea's high-spirited, battle-helping shield-bearing hero Ajax, who, standing at the stern, held back bold-hearted Hector, as he rushed to burn the ships with wondrous fire, bronze-girdled Hector, when the son of Peleus aroused his harsh wrath [against the Argives] and released the Trojans from [ruin]; who before did not leave the wondrous, many-towered city of Ilium, but, terrified, cowered before sharp battle, whenever Achilles, raging in the plain, would rage, brandishing his people-slaying spear; but when indeed from war ceased the undaunted son of the violet-crowned Nereid; just as on the dark-waved Thracian sea the North Wind tears the sailors beneath the waves, encountering them by night, but at the rising of light-bringing Dawn he ceases, and the fair wind flattens the sea, and they swell the sail with the breath of the South Wind, and eagerly and unexpectedly they reach the dry land; so the Trojans, when they heard that the spearman Achilles was remaining in his tents on account of the fair-haired woman, desire-limbed Briseis, stretched out their hands to the gods, seeing a bright gleam from beneath the storm; and leaving in full force the walls of Laomedon, to the plain a mighty battle they rushed, bringing; and they stirred up fear for the Danaans; and Ares urged them on, the well-speared, and of the Lycians the lord Loxias Apollo; and they came to the shore of the sea; and by the well-sterned ships they fought, and of the slain men was reddened the black earth with blood under Hector's hand, a great bane to the demigods through the rush of the godlike ones.
§13.157!!!!!]ρονες, ἦ μεγάλαισιν ἐλπίσιν §13.158!!!!]οντες ὑπερφίαλον §13.159[ׯ˘¯¯] §13.160!!!!]ς ἱππευταὶ κυανώπιδας ἐκ- §13.161¯¯˘¯¯¯] νέας §13.162¯¯˘˘ εἰλα]πίνας τʼ ἐν §13.163ἁμέ]ρ[α]ις ἕξειν θεόδματον πόλιν.
[Foolish ones], surely with great hopes thinking excessively [...] the horsemen would destroy the dark-eyed ships, and would have banquets in the days to come in their god-built city.
§13.164μέλλον ἄρα πρότερον δι- §13.165νᾶντα φοινίξειν Σκάμανδρον, §13.166θνᾴσκοντες ὑπʼ Αἰακίδαις §13.167ἐρειψ[ιτ]ο̣ί ̣[χοις· §13.168τῶν εἰ καὶ τ[˘˘¯¯ §13.169ἢ βαθυξύλω[ι˘¯¯ §13.175οὐ γὰρ ἀλα[μπέσ]ι νυ[κτὸς §13.176πασιφανὴς Ἀρετὰ §13.177κρυφθεῖσʼ ἀμαυρο[ῦται δνόφοισιν, §13.178ἀλλʼ ἔμπεδον ἀκ[αμάτᾳ §13.179βρύουσα δόξᾳ §13.180στρωφᾶται κατὰ γᾶν [τε §13.181καὶ πολυπλάγκταν θ[άλασσαν.
But they were destined first to redden the swirling Scamander, dying under the wall-destroying Aeacidae; of whom even if [...] or deep-wooded [...] For not in the lightless gloom of night all-shining Virtue, hidden, is darkened, but constantly blooming with untiring glory roams over the land and the much-wandered sea.
§13.182καὶ μὰν φερεκυδέα ν[ᾶσον §13.183Αἰακοῦ τιμᾷ, σὺν Εὐ- §13.184κλείᾳ δὲ φιλοστεφ[άνῳ §13.185πόλιν κυβερνᾷ, §13.186Εὐνομία τε σαόφρων, §13.187ἃ θαλίας τε λέλογχεν §13.188ἄστεά τʼ εὐσεβέων §13.189ἀνδρῶν ἐν εἰρήνᾳ φυλάσσει· §13.190νίκαν τʼ ἐρικυδέα μέλπετʼ, ὦ νέοι, §13.191Πυθ έα, μελέταν τε βροτω- §13.192φελ έα Μενάνδρου, §13.193τὰν ἐπʼ Ἀλφειοῦ τε ῥοαῖς θαμὰ δὴ §13.194τίμασεν ἁ χρυσάρματος §13.195σεμνὰ μεγάθυμος Ἀθάνα, §13.196μυρίων τʼ ἤδη μίτραισιν ἀνέρων §13.197ἐστεφάνωσεν ἐθείρας §13.198ἐν πανελλάνων ἀέθλοις.
And indeed she honors the glory-bringing island of Aeacus, and with wreath-loving Good Glory she governs the city, and wise Eunomia, who has festivities as her lot and guards the cities of pious men in peace; and sing of the glorious victory, O youths, of Pytheas, and the mortal-benefiting training of Menander, which by the streams of Alpheus often indeed the golden-charioted, revered, great-hearted Athena honored, and already with headbands she has crowned the hair of countless men in the contests of all the Greeks.
Unless bold-speaking envy overpowers someone, let him praise a wise man with justice.
βροτῶν δὲ μῶμος §13.203πάντεσσι μέν ἐστιν ἐπʼ ἔργοις· §13.204ἁ δʼ ἀλαθεία φιλεῖ §13.205νικᾶν, ὅ τε πανδαμάτωρ §13.206χρόνος τὸ καλῶς §13.207ἐ]ργμένον αἰὲν ἀ[έξει· §13.208δυσμενέων δὲ μα[ταία §13.209γλῶσσʼ ἀϊδ]ὴς μιν[ύθει
But blame of mortals is upon all deeds; but truth loves to conquer, and all-subduing time always [increases] that which has been well done; [and the vain, unseen tongue of enemies wastes away].
§13.220ἐλπίδι θυμὸν ἰαίνει· §13.221τᾷ καὶ ἐγὼ πίσυνο[ς §13.222φοινικοκραδέμνοισ[ι Μούσαις §13.223ὕμνων τινὰ τάνδε ν[εόπλοκον δόσιν §13.224φαίνω, ξενίαν τε [φιλά- §13.225γλαον γεραίρω, §13.226τὰν ἐμοὶ Λάμπων [παρέχων χάριν οὐ §13.227βληχρὰν ἐπαθρήσαις τ[ίει, §13.228τὰν εἴ γʼ ἐτύμως ἄρα Κλειὼ §13.229πανθαλὴς ἐμαῖς ἐνέσταξ[εν φρασίν, §13.230τερψιεπεῖς νιν ἀοιδαὶ §13.231παντὶ καρύξοντι λαῷ.
warms the heart with hope; trusting in which, I too, with the red-veiled Muses, reveal this newly-woven gift of songs, and honor the glory-loving hospitality, which Lampon, offering to me, honors with no small respect, having looked upon it; which, if indeed truly Clio all-blooming has instilled into my mind, delightful-worded songs will herald him to all the people.