Friday, December 18, 2009

Day 21: The Seer Finishes And Achilles Rises Up

Lines 81-85
εἴ περ γάρ τε χόλον γε καὶ αὐτῆμαρ καταπέψῃ,
ἀλλά τε καὶ μετόπισθεν ἔχει κότον, ὄφρα τελέσσῃ,
ἐν στῆθεσσιν ἑοῖσι. σὺ δὲ φράσει εἴ με σαώσεις."
τὸν δ'απαμειβόμενος προσέφη πόδας ὠκυς Ἀχιλλεύς·
"θαρσήσας μάλα εἰπὲ θεοπρόπιον, ὅτι οἶσθα·

For even if at any rate he might digest his wrath that selfsame day,
But then later he holds rancor in his breasts,
Until it is fulfilled. So you consider if you will save me."
In reply, swift footed Achilles addressed him:
"Take heart and speak the oracle, whatever you know:

The only comment I have to make is that the Greek tongue may be the most nuanced language I've ever heard of: 720 forms of the verb λύω!

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