Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-08-22
Hours With Homer
Book |. A Literal Translation by
6. MdCledn. Phi. D.

iill. Clear
voiced) orator of the Pylians, sprung
up and from his tongue flowed
speech sweeter than honey. And
IN his presence already two gener-
ztions OF mortal men, Who had been
born and brought up (lit. brought
up and born with him in the very
sacred Pylus, wasted tilt. passed.
away, and he now reigned among
those of the third generation. He
being we'll disposed, took part in the
assembly and spoke among them:
20 shame! Truly great sorrow
IS come upon the land of Achaen
Truly Priam would be glad and the
sons of Priam, and the rest of the
Trojans would rejolce greatly in
heart, if they should hear Tit. learn)
that you two, who on the one hand
in counsel, and on the other hand
III fighting, are superior to the
Danai, are quarreling about these
things. Comp. First in war,
first in peace, etc.") But obey
(ne) for ye both are younger than
/. For in times before now | was
with men even Drawer than ye (are),
and at no time did they slight me.
Surely not yet have | seen such men.
nor do | expect to see them-such
q s Pereithous, and Drayas, a shep-
herd of the people; and Kaeneus
and Exadius and the god-like Poly
phemus and Theseus, the son of
Aegeus, like the immortals. Doubt
less these we're bred the bravest OF
men ever born on earth. The brav-
est they were and they fought with
the bravest Ii. e., as the allies of
the bravest-the Lapithae) againts
the mountain-bred wild beasts. and
they terribly destroyed them see /
Cor. 1892; eff after the manner
OF men | have fought with beasts
Al Ephesus''.) Even with these.
l say, assisted when | came from
Pyius, from far away, (%even) from
3 distant land; for they called me
to their aid, and l fought by myself
alone ii. e., having independent
conimand ; and those heroes not
one, of those who now live as NOR
tails on the earth, would fight. And
they both needed my counsels and
ooeyed my commands. For heav-
ems sake (alla tandem III L. & ST.
CO yc obey me also, since to obey
IS better. Do not thou, (Agemem-
ron, being very good, take the
maiden from him; but suffer her
10 remain with him, seeing that
the sons of the Achaeans gave her
first to him as a prize. And thou,
O son of Peleus, be not too ready
to strive with Opposing might
against the king, since at no time
las a sceptre-bearing king, to
whom Zeus gave glory, received
like honor. And though thou art
strong, and a goddess mother gave
thee birth, yet he is superior, since
the rules owe the greatest number.
And, o of Aureus, do thou stop
thy fury; for | myself e~ntreat thee
10 draw back thy rage from Achill-
es, who is a great defense for all
the Achaeans from a destructive
war;
Wv. 265-2e1.-Agememnon's re-
to Nestor:
Then the princely Agememnon
replied and said: Eyes Indeed, old
man, all these things that thou
hast spoken are in accordance with
But this man desires to be
above all the reSt-he desires to
have power over all, to exercise
kingly power over all, to command
all las a military chief in respect
. which someone, l think, will not
obey (him). BIT. if the gods, who
are always immortal, made him a
warrior, do they on this account al
low him to deal in abuses ii. e.
abusive language) -
Then the noble Achilles interrupt
ing, answered him:
Il have acted rightly, for of a
ruth l should be called a worthless
and feeble fellow, if, forsooth, l
shall yielu to thee in everything
that thou mayest perchance say.
Others , whoever they may be, l
not whom, command in re-
speCt to these things, but not to me
dictate, for l think that | shall no
longer obey thee.) And another
thing will say to thee, and do
thou ponder it in thy h TT: With
my hands l never, assure thee, Will
fight for the maiden, either with
these or with another, since ye,
who gave her to me, take her away
from me but of the other things
which are near the black, swift
ships, of these do not dare to lift up
and carry away anything while |