Homer's Iliad Book II, the Great Gathering of Armies a New Translation with Text and Commentary
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From the SelectedWorks of E. H. Campbell Winter March 14, 2018 Homer’s Iliad Book II, The Great Gathering of Armies A New Translation with Text and Commentary Edward H Campbell Creative CommonThis sL wicorke nis sliceensed under a Creative Commons CC_BY International License. Available at: https://works.bepress.com/edward_campbell/87/ 1 A New Translation with Text and Commentary, by E. H. Campbell Draft 1.0, March 2018 Selected Works of E. H. Campbell: Steamboat Springs, CO https://works.bepress.com/edward_campbell/ 2 © Copyright 2018 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 3 Iliad Book II The Great Gathering of Armies1 1 Homeri Opera in five volumes, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1920. The text here is the same as the Oxford version though I have radically altered the capitalization and punctuation of that document to suit my purposes, neither of which are sacred. 4 Ἄλλοι μέν ῥα Θεοί2 τε καὶ ἀνέρες3 ἱπποκορυσταὶ4 εὗδον5 παννύχιοι,6 Δία7 δ᾽ οὐκ ἔχε8 νήδυμος9 ὕπνος,10 ἀλλ᾽ ὅ γε μερμήριζε11 κατὰ φρένα12 ὡς Ἀχιλῆα13 τιμήσῃ,14 ὀλέσῃ15 δὲ πολέας16 ἐπὶ νηυσὶν17 Ἀχαιῶν.18 (5) Ἥδε19 δέ οἱ20 κατὰ θυμὸν ἀρίστη φαίνετο21 βουλή,22 πέμψαι ἐπ᾽23 Ἀτρεΐδῃ24 Ἀγαμέμνονι25 οὖλον26 ὄνειρον.27 Καί μιν φωνήσας28 ἔπεα29 πτερόεντα προσηύδα.30 2 masc. nom. pl. of Θεός, God. 3 masc. nom. pl. of ἀνήρ, a man. 4 masc. nom. pl. of ἱπποκορυστής, arranger of chariots, charioteer, to have or furnish horses. 5 3rd pl. imperf. act. ind. of εὕδω, to sleep. 6 Adj., masc. nom. pl. of παννύχιος, all night long. 7 masc. acc. sing. of Ζεύς, God. 8 3rd sing. imperf. act. ind. of ἔχω, to have, or to hold; to bear, to carry, or to bring. 9 Adj., masc. nom. sing. of νήδυμος, sweet, delightful; the kind of sleep from which one rises not, sound sleep. 10 masc. nom. sing. of ὕπνος, sleep, or slumber. 11 3rd sing. imperf. act. ind. of μερμηρίζω, to be full of cares, to be anxious or thoughtful, to be in doubt. (Liddell and Scott) 12 fem. acc. sing. of φρήν, the midriff or muscle which parts the heart and lungs, viscera thoracis, from the lower viscera, abdominis. (Liddell and Scott) 13 masc. acc. sing. of Ἀχιλλεύς, Achilles. 14 3rd sing. aor. act. subj. of τιμάω, to honor, or to revere. 15 3rd sing. aor. act. subj. of ὄλλυμι, to destroy, make an end of. 16 Adj., masc. acc. pl. of πολύς, many. 17 fem. dat. pl. of ναῦς, a ship. 18 Adj., masc. of Ἀχαιός, an Achaean. 19 Pron., fem. nom. sing. of ὅδε, this. 20 Pron., masc. dat. sing. of ἕ, himself, herself, itself. 21 3rd sing. imperf. mid./pass. ind. of φαίνω, to bring to light, make to appear; to show, or to reveal; to make clear, explain, expound. 22 fem. nom. sing. of βουλή, the will, or its determination; a counsel, piece of advice, plan, design. 23 Prep. (ἐπί) + dat., upon, against, towards. 24 masc. dat. sing. of Ἀτρείδης, son of Atreus. 25 masc. dat. sing. of Ἀγαμέμνων, Agamemnon. 26 neut. sing. of οὖλος, destructive, baneful, cruel; a nightmare. 27 neut. sing. of ὄνειρος, a dream. 28 masc. nom. sing. aor. act. part. of φωνέω, to produce a sound, to speak, to call, to call by name. 29 neut. pl. of ἔπος, 30 3rd sing. imperf. act. ind. of προσαυδάω, to speak to, or to address someone. 5 All the others, the Gods and the charioteers, slept all night long, But sweet sleep held Zeus not for he was anxious at heart, About how to honor Achilles, and how to destroy many men Beside the Achaean ships In his heart it seemed the best plan was to send a destructive dream To Agamemnon son of Atreus. And calling him by name he addressed him with winged-words. 6 Βάσκ᾽31 ἴθι32 οὖλε33 ὄνειρε34 θοὰς35 ἐπὶ νῆας36 Ἀχαιῶν. Ἐλθὼν37 ἐς κλισίην38 Ἀγαμέμνονος39 Ἀτρεΐδαο40 (10) πάντα41 μάλ᾽ ἀτρεκέως42 ἀγορευέμεν43 ὡς ἐπιτέλλω.44 Θωρῆξαί45 ἑ κέλευε46 κάρη47 κομόωντας48 Ἀχαιοὺς πανσυδίῃ.49 Νῦν γάρ κεν ἕλοι50 πόλιν51 εὐρυάγυιαν52 Τρώων,53 οὐ γὰρ ἔτ᾽ ἀμφὶς54 Ὀλύμπια55 δώματ᾽56 ἔχοντες57 ἀθάνατοι58 φράζονται.59 Ἐπέγναμψεν60 γὰρ ἅπαντας61 (15) Ἥρη λισσομένη,62 Τρώεσσι63 δὲ κήδε᾽64 ἐφῆπται.65 31 2nd sing. pres. act. imper. of βάσκω, speed thee away! 32 2nd sing. pres. act. imper. of εἶμι, to go. 33 Adj., masc. voc. sing. of οὖλος. 34 masc. voc. sing. of ὄνειρος. 35 Adj., fem. acc. pl. of θοός, swift, quick, nimble. 36 fem. acc. pl. of ναῦς. 37 masc. nom. sing. aor. act. part. of ἔρχομαι, to come, or to go. 38 fem. acc. sing. of κλισία, a place for lying down; a hut, a cot, or a cabin. 39 masc. gen. sing. of Ἀγαμέμνων. 40 masc. gen. sing. of Ἀτρείδης. 41 Adj., neut. pl. of πᾶς, all. 42 Adv. (ἀτρεκής), strictly, precisely, or exactly. 43 pres. act. inf. of ἀγορεύω, to speak in an assembly, harangue, to speak to. 44 1st sing. pres. act. ind. of ἐπιτέλλω, to lay upon, enjoin, prescribe, ordain, or to command. 45 aor. act. inf. of θωρήσσω, to arm, or to get under arms. 46 2nd sing. pres. act. imper. of κελεύω, to urge or drive on, urge, exhort, bid, command, order. 47 neut. pl. of κάρα, the head. 48 masc. acc. pl. pres. act. part. of κομάω, to let the hair grow long. 49 Adv., with all speed. 50 3rd sing. aor. act. opt. of αἱρέω, to seize with the hand, to grasp; to take by force, to take a city. 51 fem. acc. sing. of πόλις, a city. 52 fem. acc. sing. of εὐρυάγυια, with wide streets. 53 masc. gen. pl. of Τρώς, Tros, the founder of Troy; a Trojan. 54 Adv., on both sides, around, round about. 55 Adj., neut. pl. of Ὀλύμπιος, Olympian, of Olympus, dwelling on Olympus. 56 neut. pl. of δῶμα, a house. 57 masc. nom. pl. pres. act. part. of ἔχω. 58 Adj., masc. nom. pl. of ἀθάνατος, undying, deathless, immortal. 59 3rd pl. pres. mid./pass. ind. of φράζω, to point out, or to show, or to indicate; to counsel or advise; in Mid. and Pass. to indicate to oneself, i.e. to think or muse upon, consider, ponder, debate; to think of, purpose, contrive, devise, design. (Liddell and Scott) 60 3rd sing. aor. act. ind. of ἐπιγνάμπτω, to bend towards one; metaph. to bow or bend to one's purpose. (Liddell and Scott) 61 Adj., masc. acc. pl. of ἅπας, quite all, the whole; in pl. all together. 62 fem. nom. sing. pres. mid./pass. part. of λίσσομαι, to beg, pray, entreat, beseech. 63 masc. dat. pl. of Τρώς. 64 neut. pl. of κῆδος, trouble, sorrow; mostly in pl. troubles. (Liddell and Scott) 65 3rd sing. perf. mid./pass. ind. of ἐφάπτω, to bind on or to; in Mid. to lay hold of, grasp, reach; to lay hold of with the mind, attain to. (Liddell and Scott) 7 O Dire and Dreadful Dream, Go at once! Go beside the swift ships of the Achaeans. Go to the hut of Agamemnon son of Atreus, Tell him everything exactly as I describe it to you. Urge him to get the Achaeans with the Heads of Hair Growing Long Under arms as quickly as possible, For the City of the Wide Streets of the Trojans, Can now be seized, for the Immortals dwelling Olympian abodes Are no longer divided as to purpose, For Hera’s entreaties has bent them all to her purpose, And sorrow shall be known to the Trojans. 8 Ὣς φάτο.66 Βῆ67 δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ὄνειρος ἐπεὶ τὸν μῦθον68 ἄκουσε,69 καρπαλίμως δ᾽ ἵκανε70 θοὰς ἐπὶ νῆας Ἀχαιῶν, βῆ δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἐπ᾽ Ἀτρεΐδην Ἀγαμέμνονα, τὸν δὲ κίχανεν71 εὕδοντ᾽72 ἐν κλισίῃ, περὶ δ᾽ ἀμβρόσιος73 κέχυθ᾽74 ὕπνος. (20) Στῆ75 δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ὑπὲρ76 κεφαλῆς Νηληΐῳ77 υἷι78 ἐοικώς79 Νέστορι.80 Τόν ῥα μάλιστα γερόντων81 τῖ᾽82 Ἀγαμέμνων. Τῷ83 μιν ἐεισάμενος84 προσεφώνεε85 θεῖος86 ὄνειρος. Εὕδεις87 Ἀτρέος88 υἱὲ89 δαΐφρονος90 ἱπποδάμοιο.91 66 3rd sing. aor. mid. ind. of φημί. 67 3rd sing. aor. act. ind. of βαίνω, to walk, step, properly of motion on foot; to go away, or to depart. (Liddell and Scott) 68 masc. acc. sing. of μῦθος, a tale, a story; anything, delivered by word of mouth, word, speech; counsel, advice, a command, order. 69 3rd sing. aor. act. ind. of ἀκούω, to hear; to listen to, to give ear to, to hearken to. 70 3rd sing. imperf. act. ind. of ἱκάνω, to come, to come to, to arrive at. 71 3rd sing. imperf. act. ind. of κιχάνω, to reach, to hit, or to light upon; to meet with, or to find. 72 masc. dat. sing. pres. act. part. of εὕδω. 73 Adj., masc. nom. sing. of ἀμβρόσιος, immortal or divine; night and sleep are called ambrosial, divine, as gifts of the Gods; so of everything belonging to the Gods, as their hair, robes, sandals, the fodder and the mangers of their horses. (Liddell and Scott) 74 3rd sing. perf. mid./pass. ind. of χέω, to pour, or to pour out, to shed tears, in Pass. to become liquid, melt, thaw; in Perf. Pass. κέχυμαι, to be wholly engaged in. (Liddell and Scott) 75 3rd sing. aor. act. ind. of ἵστημι, to make to stand. 76 Prep. + gen., over, above, or beyond; from the notion of standing over to protect, for, for defense of, in behalf of; for the sake of a person or thing. 77 Adj., masc. dat. sing. of Νηλεύς, Neleus father of Nestor. 78 masc. dat. sing. of υἱός, a son. 79 masc. nom. sing. perf. act. part. of ἔοικα, to be like, or to look like. 80 masc.