(NAUSIKAA and HOMER on the beach, at sunrise.)

NAUSIKAA: you call me cute in a way we cannot fight,

HOMER: had not Achilles himself risen-up(indeed)and said
the(muthos)story-word;

καί νύ κε δὴ προτέρω ἔτ᾽ ἔρις γένετ᾽ ἀμφοτέροισιν,
εἰ μὴ Ἀχιλλεὺς αὐτὸς ἀνίστατο καὶ φάτο μῦθον:

N: so we call surrender;

(Rise, Achilles.)

ACHILLES: now no longer exchange-in-turn, (you-two)
(them-two), o Ajax and o Idomeneos, mean(cowardly)
(cruel)(shameful)(abusive)(harmful)word-
song(evil)uglies,

(neither)when(following the dyad-word-
song), nor has it(been)seemly,

μηκέτι νῦν χαλεποῖσιν ἀμείβεσθον ἐπέεσσιν
Αἶαν Ἰδομενεῦ τε κακοῖς,
ἐπεὶ οὐδὲ ἔοικε.

N: ever;

ACHILLES: but(indeed)by the other(they-dyad,
you-dyad)would be resentful(angry-wroth),
at whoever would do this kind of thing.

καὶ δ᾽ ἄλλῳ νεμεσᾶτον ὅτις τοιαῦτά γε ῥέζοι.

N: surrounded by cool August breeze,
he still knows anger;

ACHILLES: but still, you(all)seated in the agon(contest-
gathering-struggle-battle), look upon the horses;

ἀλλ᾽ ὑμεῖς ἐν ἀγῶνι καθήμενοι εἰσοράασθε
ἵππους:

N: safe in a warm nest of pillows and sheets,
we look upon the horses;

ACHILLES: but they(by whom)quickly(perhaps)themselves hurrying
(hastening, eagerly-with-speed, blowing-blustering, propelling,
assailing-attacking)around victory, hither(thither)will(go)come;

οἳ δὲ τάχ᾽ αὐτοὶ ἐπειγόμενοι περὶ νίκης
ἐνθάδ᾽ ἐλεύσονται:

N: we wait;

(enter, Autos.)

ACHILLES: but then you will recognize each
of the Argives horses, by whom(they are)second
and by whom(being)presently-in-front.

τότε δὲ γνώσεσθε ἕκαστος
ἵππους Ἀργείων, οἳ δεύτεροι οἵ τε πάροιθεν.

N: our eyes are yours.

AUTOS: but you stood on the(forgotten-hidden-spoils-plundering-
pirates)Lelantine plain; it(this-she)didnt(o satiety, o loathing,
o weariness)delight(delight, you)(in)your thumos(hrrr),

to(make)build a temple-dwelling and sacred-wooded(with tree-
like markings)groves.

στῆς δ᾽ ἐπὶ Ληλάντῳ πεδίῳ: τό τοι οὐχ ἅδε θυμῷ
τεύξασθαι νηόν τε καὶ ἄλσεα δενδρήεντα.

H: as he said; but Tudeides(pursuing)went(and came)very(pit-
under-handed-dyad)close-by(seeking-chasing-pressing-
driving-urging-prosecuting)and drawing-near;

ὣς φάτο, Τυδεΐδης δὲ μάλα σχεδὸν ἦλθε διώκων,

N: he lives far from where prosecutors are,

A: but thence(whence)striding across the Euripos, o Apollo throws-
from-afar, you stepped up to the sacred mountains,
greenish-yellow(bilious-looking)(fresh-blooming);

ἔνθεν δ᾽ Εὔριπον διαβάς, ἑκατηβόλ᾽ Ἄπολλον,
βῆς ἄν᾽ ὄρος ζάθεον, χλωρόν:

N: and prefers flowers;

H: but by whip-scourge-lash he was always driving(drive,
you)arm-strokes-through from the shoulder;

μάστι δ᾽ αἰὲν ἔλαυνε κατωμαδόν:

N: our lord has shoulders, we dont whip;

A: but swiftly(perhaps, you)came from him(self)
to(she)Mukalessos(mooing-bellowing-nose-turning-mousy)
and(indeed)going(coming)to(he)Teumessos(happening-accomplishing-
vessel of a canny-fortune-device-workshop)(which cares)with-
grass-fit-to-make-a-bed.

τάχα δ᾽ ἷξες ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ
ἐς Μυκαλησσὸν ἰὼν καὶ Τευμησσὸν λεχεποίην.

N: swiftly by chariot, come for a ride,

H: but(the dyad)horses(o horses)by him(by him)
were lifting-lofty(raising-up)swiftly(quickly-nimbly)
passing-through(accomplishing)
(their)course.

οἳ δέ οἱ ἵπποι
ὑψόσ᾽ ἀειρέσθην ῥίμφα πρήσσοντε κέλευθον.

N: the loftier-the-lift, the less we try;

A: but you were arriving in the seat of Thebes(treasure-chest-store-
house-container, put-in-place to step-n-go)having-swooped-
down(covered and clothed)by hule(forest-wood-
land, firewood-fuel, brushwood-twigs,
stuff-material-matter, sediment-
mud, ooze, phlegm-
catarrh);

Θήβης δ᾽ εἰσαφίκανες ἕδος καταειμένον ὕλῃ:

N: digging in the earth of our own heart;

H: but the plume of dust was always hurling(throwing,
flying, striking)the charioteer,

αἰεὶ δ᾽ ἡνίοχον κονίης ῥαθάμιγγες ἔβαλλον,

N: so we cant always see just where we are;

A: for not yet(was)anyone(of)mortal-man dwelling in sacred Thebes,
nor then-and-there, yet-then-at-least, were there(k)not-twisting-paths,
nor drive-command-paths, throughout(the)grain-
bearing plain(of)Thebes,

οὐ γάρ πώ τις ἔναιε βροτῶν ἱερῇ ἐνὶ Θήβῃ,
οὐδ᾽ ἄρα πω τότε γ᾽ ἦσαν ἀταρπιτοὶ οὐδὲ κέλευθοι
Θήβης ἂμ πεδίον πυρηφόρον,

N: so we relied on our horses;
they too enjoy grain.

H: but the chariot having-been(dyad)covered(closely-surrounded,
shielded)by gold and tin, by swift-footed horses was
(as we were approaching)running-close-after;

N: we had to trust we would be safe;

ἅρματα δὲ χρυσῷ πεπυκασμένα κασσιτέρῳ τε
ἵπποις ὠκυπόδεσσιν ἐπέτρεχον:

A: but still, the hule(forest-woodland-cut-wood-
down-firewood-fuel-brushwood-twigs-
stuff-matter–material-sediment-
mud-slime-phlegm-catarrh)
was having(and)held —
aouuuuuuuu!

ἀλλ᾽ ἔχεν ὕλη.

N: we were the howling;

H: nor were many tracks coming-through-after from the iron-rim
around the wheel, in the fine(thin-delicate-subtle-small-
impotent-slight-slender)cloud of dust
(he would cover)(youre covered
with clouds of dust);

οὐδέ τι πολλὴ
γίγνετ᾽ ἐπισσώτρων ἁρματροχιὴ κατόπισθεν
ἐν λεπτῇ κονίῃ:

N: were twinkling(flickering);

A: but(o earlier-dyad)whence(thence)(it came)
(it went)dyad-earlier-was going,
o Apollo throws-from-afar,

ἔνθεν δὲ προτέρω ἔκιες, ἑκατηβόλ᾽ Ἄπολλον,

N: there was a beacon,
guiding us through the night;

H: but(both)seeking-eagerly(urging-pressing-on, hastening,
exerting, anxious, harassed)they were flying.

τὼ δὲ σπεύδοντε πετέσθην.

N: they were just being girls;

A: but to Onchestos(swollen-pompous-bellowing-pear-
tree-place, projecting-hook-pour, set-standing-
straight)you went, to Poseidons sacred grove;

N: we have some warm memories;

A: where(a)newly-tamed(filly)foal recovers(draws breath)
(you-drawing-breath)being-roundly-over-loaded
(vexed-grieved-annoyed)dragging
(the)beautiful chariot;

Ὀγχηστὸν δ᾽ ἷξες, Ποσιδήιον ἀγλαὸν ἄλσος:
ἔνθα νεοδμὴς πῶλος ἀναπνέει ἀχθόμενός περ
( ἕλκων ἅρματα καλά ):

N: we have some hard ones too;

H: but(he)made a stand(set-placed)(stayed-checked)(established-
instituted-fixed)(weighed-)into the mid(dle-intermediate, imp-
partial, middling, moderate, mediocre, mean)into the agon
(gathering-assembly-contest-struggle-place),

στῆ δὲ μέσῳ ἐν ἀγῶνι,

πολὺς δ᾽ ἀνεκήκιεν ἱδρὼς
ἵππων ἔκ τε λόφων καὶ ἀπὸ στέρνοιο χαμᾶζε.

N: o(he)repudiates established-institution;

A: but onto the ground(the)roundly-good driver
from(the)seat-board(o springing)leaps —
goes(comes-to)(the)road;

χαμαὶ δ᾽ ἐλατὴρ ἀγαθός περ
( ἐκ δίφροιο θορὼν ) ὁδὸν ἔρχεται:

N: hes made of earth but swift of feet;

H: but much sweat was spouting(and gushing forth)
out of(the)horses necks and(indeed)
from(his)chest onto the ground.

N: our names are rivers;

A: but it(by this)meanwhile indeed
empty(-handed-fruitless-void-)carriage(shelter)rattles
(knocking-strikes-claps)(by rattling-applause)along
(is)letting-go(leaving-neglecting)(what-belongs-
to)a lord.

οἳ δὲ τέως μὲν
κείν᾽ ὄχεα κροτέουσι ἀνακτορίην ἀφιέντες.

N: we dance(an)empty-handed-fruitless-void,

H: but seeing(him), swift(to ward-off, defend, assist, avail, hold-
out)footed-god-like Achilles was feeling pity(for him),

τὸν δὲ ἰδὼν ᾤκτειρε ποδάρκης δῖος Ἀχιλλεύς,

N: but we bring and carry some-great-soul;

A: but if the dyad-chariot break(shiver)s in the sacred-wooded(with
tree-like markings)gro(o)ve, (they)attend(caring for)(letting their hair
grow long)to the horses,

εἰ δέ κεν ἅρματ᾽ ἀγῇσιν ἐν ἄλσεϊ δενδρήεντι,
ἵππους μὲν κομέουσι,

N: and we drag-along a pretty-great-friend;

H: but making a stand, then and there, into the Argives, winged-
word-songs(he)was speaking(speak, you)-agora-(into
the assembly, the marketplace);

στὰς δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἐν Ἀργείοις ἔπεα πτερόεντ᾽ ἀγόρευε:

N: there is a voice, it tells me no,
guiding me through the night;

A: but leaning(sloping-lying-down)(on something)
(they)allow(by letting-go)the(chariot);

τὰ δὲ κλίναντες ἐῶσιν:

N: there are dreams,
there are pillars,
there is a beacon;

ACHILLES: the last(left-behind)man(and)the best(bravest,
most excellent, finest)drives(youre driven)(set in motion)
(struck)(beat-out)(forged)with one
(un-cloven)hoof;

‘λοῖσθος ἀνὴρ ὤριστος ἐλαύνει μώνυχας ἵππους:

N: may your words remain a constant echo

A: for so(the)earliest(hallowed-pious-pure-divine-natural)law
(begetter-ancestor-author-)(himself)became;

ὣς γὰρ τὰ πρώτισθ᾽ ὁσίη γένεθ᾽:

N: get a good nights rest,
in my mind even half asleep;

H: but(him)self(autos)from the all-shining seat-board
leapt(leap, you)onto the ground
(all-shining),

αὐτὸς δ᾽ ἐκ δίφροιο χαμαὶ θόρε παμφανόωντος,

N: we are made of earth, swift-footed;

A: but(to)(for)by the lord
(they)(boast-exult-
triumphant)pray,

οἳ δὲ ἄνακτι
εὔχονται,

N: o we ever arent him;

H: but(he)leaned there-and-then the whip-scourge-lash
against the yoke; nor did(he)idly(waste time doing it),
sturdy(strong)Sthenelos(strength-might-force-vigor);

κλῖνε δ᾽ ἄρα μάστιγα ποτὶ ζυγόν: οὐδὲ μάτησεν
ἴφθιμος Σθένελος,

N: neither does he whip, nor does he run your race;

A: but then destiny(fate)guards(you-on-your-
own-guard)the seat-board of the god.

δίφρον δὲ θεοῦ τότε μοῖρα φυλάσσει.

N: all(being)guarded(we)by(the)guardian(of)guardians(being)all;

H: but still-self-speedily(he)took hold of(grasped-
seized)the(contest)prize;

ἀλλ᾽ ἐσσυμένως λάβ᾽ ἄεθλον,

N: well he had come in first place;

A: but whence(thence)dyad-previously(you)were going,
o Apollo throws-from-afar;

ἔνθεν δὲ προτέρω ἔκιες, ἑκατηβόλ᾽ Ἄπολλον:

N: previously burning in Achilles funeral pyre;

H: but(he)gave for(his)high-spirited(thumos)companions
the woman to lead,

N: our name is Nausikaa; we are the first
to whom he(stranger)owes his life.

H: and(indeed)to carry(the dyad-)tripod
with(o ears!)(oars?)handles;

δῶκε δ᾽ ἄγειν ἑτάροισιν ὑπερθύμοισι γυναῖκα
καὶ τρίποδ᾽ ὠτώεντα φέρειν:

N: a giants never been in safer hands;

A: but then and thereupon, you reach the beautifully(flow!)ing
Kephissos(dull-sluggish-torpid-droning-buzzing-garden-
guardian-growing-natural-rest),

Κηφισσὸν δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἔπειτα κιχήσαο καλλιρέεθρον,

N: where we step with bare feet,
when were not taking a seaside nap;

H: but he was(unbinding, unfastening, letting-loose
and releasing)(the dyad-spider-webs)
(and)setting free the horses;

ὃ δ᾽ ἔλυεν ὑφ᾽ ἵππους.

N: which is how they learned to fly;

A: and who-he(would pour)pours from(gracious-desiring-
clarity, musical-guardian-yearning, libations-of-oblivion)
Lilaietha, of the beautifully-flowing water;

ὅς τε Λιλαίηθεν προχέει καλλίρροον ὕδωρ:

N: nobody(he)at all.

(All set.)

from hymn to Apollo
Il.23.488-508, 532-538
cf Od. 8.462