9.536-566

"ὣς ἔφατ᾽ εὐχόμενος, τοῦ δ᾽ ἔκλυε κυανοχαίτης.

αὐτὰρ ὅ γ᾽ ἐξαῦτις πολὺ μείζονα λᾶαν ἀείρας

ἧκ᾽ ἐπιδινήσας, ἐπέρεισε δὲ ἶν᾽ ἀπέλεθρον,

κὰδ᾽ δ᾽ ἔβαλεν μετόπισθε νεὸς κυανοπρῴροιο

τυτθόν, ἐδεύησεν δ᾽ οἰήιον ἄκρον ἱκέσθαι.540

ἐκλύσθη δὲ θάλασσα κατερχομένης ὑπὸ πέτρης·

τὴν δὲ πρόσω φέρε κῦμα, θέμωσε δὲ χέρσον ἱκέσθαι.

ἀλλ᾽ ὅτε δὴ τὴν νῆσον ἀφικόμεθ᾽, ἔνθα περ ἄλλαι

νῆες ἐύσσελμοι μένον ἁθρόαι, ἀμφὶ δ᾽ ἑταῖροι

ἥατ᾽ ὀδυρόμενοι, ἡμέας ποτιδέγμενοι αἰεί,545

νῆα μὲν ἔνθ᾽ ἐλθόντες ἐκέλσαμεν ἐν ψαμάθοισιν,

ἐκ δὲ καὶ αὐτοὶ βῆμεν ἐπὶ ῥηγμῖνι θαλάσσης.

μῆλα δὲ Κύκλωπος γλαφυρῆς ἐκ νηὸς ἑλόντες

δασσάμεθ᾽, ὡς μή τίς μοι ἀτεμβόμενος κίοι ἴσης.

ἀρνειὸν δ᾽ ἐμοὶ οἴῳ ἐυκνήμιδες ἑταῖροι550

μήλων δαιομένων δόσαν ἔξοχα· τὸν δ᾽ ἐπὶ θινὶ

Ζηνὶ κελαινεφέι Κρονίδῃ, ὃς πᾶσιν ἀνάσσει,

ῥέξας μηρί᾽ ἔκαιον· ὁ δ᾽ οὐκ ἐμπάζετο ἱρῶν,

ἀλλ᾽ ὅ γε μερμήριξεν ὅπως ἀπολοίατο πᾶσαι

νῆες ἐύσσελμοι καὶ ἐμοὶ ἐρίηρες ἑταῖροι.555

ὣς τότε μὲν πρόπαν ἦμαρ ἐς ἠέλιον καταδύντα

ἥμεθα δαινύμενοι κρέα τ᾽ ἄσπετα καὶ μέθυ ἡδύ·

ἦμος δ᾽ ἠέλιος κατέδυ καὶ ἐπὶ κνέφας ἦλθε,

δὴ τότε κοιμήθημεν ἐπὶ ῥηγμῖνι θαλάσσης.

ἦμος δ᾽ ἠριγένεια φάνη ῥοδοδάκτυλος Ἠώς,560

δὴ τότ᾽ ἐγὼν ἑτάροισιν ἐποτρύνας ἐκέλευσα

αὐτούς τ᾽ ἀμβαίνειν ἀνά τε πρυμνήσια λῦσαι·

οἱ δ᾽ αἶψ᾽ εἴσβαινον καὶ ἐπὶ κληῖσι καθῖζον,

ἑξῆς δ᾽ ἑζόμενοι πολιὴν ἅλα τύπτον ἐρετμοῖς.

ἔνθεν δὲ προτέρω πλέομεν ἀκαχήμενοι ἦτορ,565

ἄσμενοι ἐκ θανάτοιο, φίλους ὀλέσαντες ἑταίρους."

notes

Polyphemus hurls a second boulder. Odysseus joins the rest of the fleet at the isle of the goats and they sail on.

536 τοῦ δ᾽ ἔκλυε: κλύω takes a genitive, in this case the personal pronoun τοῦ, “him” (Monro 256).

536 κυανοχαίτης: "the dark-haired (god)," that is, Poseidon (see κυανοχαῖτα, 9.528).

537 ὅ: Polyphemus.

538 ἧκ(ε): aor. > ἵημι.

538 ἐπέρεισε δὲ ἶν(α) ἀπέλεθρον: “he put enormous effort into it.”

538 ἐπέρεισε: aor. > ἐπερείδω, “to drive home.”

538 ἶν(α): acc. sing. > ἴς (LSJ ἴς B), “strength, force.”

539 κὰδ᾽ δ᾽ ἔβαλεν: "he threw (it) down." κὰδ = κατά, either adverbial (“down”) or in tmesis (separation of the preposition and verb in a compound verb) with ἔβαλεν. Compare this line with line 482.

539 μετόπισθε: “in back of” + gen.

540 τυτθόν: “a little,” adverbial acc., modifying μετόπισθε.

540 ἐδεύησεν ... ἱκέσθαι: "failed to reach," "just missed," a repetition of line 483.

541 a repetition of line 484.

541 ἐκλύσθη: "surged," aor. pass. 3rd sing > κλύζω.

542 τὴν: “it” (the ship), direct object of φέρε (ἔφερε) and θέμωσε.

542 θέμωσε … ἱκέσθαι: repeated from line 486, but here χέρσον refers to the small island introduced in line 116.

543 ὅτε δὴ: “just when.”

543 ἔνθα περ: “right where” (περ is an intensifier).

544 μένον: unaugmented impf.

544 ἀμφὶ: “around,” adverbial.

544 ἑταίροι: the men who had been left behind on the island.

545 ἥατ(ο): "were sitting," = ἧντο or εἵατο, impf. mid. 3rd pl > ἧμαι (Autenrieth).

545 ἡμέας: ἡμᾶς.

545 προτιδέγμενοι: "awaiting," aor. ptc. > προσδέχομαι; ποτι- = προσ-.

546 κέλσαμεν: aor. > κέλλω. The object is νῆα.

547 ἐκ … βῆμεν: = ἐξέβημεν, tmesis (separation of the preposition and verb in a compound verb).

549 ὡς μή: introducing a negative purpose clause, followed by the optative κίοι.

549 ἴσης: “of a fair share,” supply μοίρας, genitive of separation after the participle.

549 ἀτεμβόμενος: ἀτέμβω + gen., “to deprive of.” A repetition of line 42.

550 οἴῳ: “alone”

551 μήλων δαιομένων: genitive absolute.

551 δαιομένων: > δαίω, "to distribute."

551 δόσαν: unaugmented aor.

551 τὸν: refers to the ram, the direct object of the participle ῥέξας ( > ῥέζω), “to sacrifice,” in line 553.

552 Ζηνὶ: "to Zeus," indirect object of the aorist participle ῥέξας.

553 ὁ δ᾽: “But he,” Zeus.

553 ἱρῶν: “the sacrifices” (LSJ ἱερός III.1), gen. with ἐμπάζετο ( > ἐμπάζομαι), “to care for.”

554 ὅπως … ἀπολοίατο: indirect question with optative in secondary sequence.

554 ἀπολοίατο: 3rd pl. aor. mid. opt. > ἀπόλλυμαι, middle of ἀπόλλυμι, “to perish.”

556 πρόπαν ἧμαρ: accusative of extent of time.

562–65 a repetition of lines 178–180

565 ἀκαχήμενοι: pf. mid. ptc. > ἀχεύω, "to be afflicted, be grieved."

565 ἦτορ: accusative of respect or specifying accusative (Goodell 537; Monro 137). A repetition of line 62.

566 ἄσμενοι ἐκ θανάτοιο: “glad to have escaped death” (lit., “glad [to be] out of death”).

566 ὀλέσαντες: "having suffered the loss of" (+ acc.), aor. act. ptc. > ὄλλυμι. A repetition of line 63.

vocabulary

εὔχομαι εὔξομαι ηὐξάμην ηὖγμαι: to pray; to make a vow, promise; to declare, affirm; to glory in, boast of (for good reason)

κλύω ––– κέκλυκα ––– ––– –––: to hear, listen to; to have a reputation, be judged or considered

κυανοχαίτης –ου: dark-haired

ἀτάρ: but, yet

ἐξαῦτις: over again, once more, anew

λᾶας –ου ὁ: stone

ἀείρω ἀρῶ ἤειρα ––– ἤερμαι ἠέρθην: to lift, heave, raise up

ἐπιδινέω/ἐπιδινεύω ἐπιδινήσω ἐπεδίνησα – ἐπιδεδίνημαι ἐπεδινήθην: to rotate, spin, move in a circle

ἐπερείδω ἐπερείσω ἐπήρεισα ἐπερήρεικα/ἐπήρεικα ἐπερήρεισμαι/ἐπήρεισμαι ἐπηρείσθην: to drive against, drive home

ἴς ἰνός ἡ: strength, force; sinew, tendon

ἀπέλεθρος –ον: immeasurable

μετόπισθε: behind, in back of; afterwards; toward the west

κυανόπρῳρος –ον: with dark-blue prow, dark-prowed

τυτθός [–ή] –όν: little, small

δεύω (Epic for δέω) δεύσω ἔδευσα: to lack, need; to fail to (+ infin.); to be defective, inferior, lesser

οἰήϊον –ου τό: a rudder, helm

ἄκρος –α –ον: at the furthest point, topmost

ἱκνέομαι ἵξομαι ἱκόμην ––– ἷγμαι –––: to come 540

κλύζω κλύσω ἔκλυσα κέκλυκα κέκλυσμαι ἐκλύσθην: to surge, swell, overflow

κατέρχομαι κατελεύσομαι/κάτειμι κατῆλθον κατελήλυθα ––– –––: to go down, descend

πέτρη –ης ἡ: rock, cliffs, shelf of rock

πρόσω: forwards, further, henceforth

κῦμα –ατος τό: wave

θεμόω θεμώσω ἐθέμωσα: to drive

χέρσος –ου ἡ: dry land, land

ἱκνέομαι ἵξομαι ἱκόμην ––– ἷγμαι –––: to come

εὔσελμος –ον: well-benched, with good banks of oars

ἀθρόος –α –ον: crowded together, many

ἑταῖρος –ου ὁ: comrade, companion

ἧμαι (or κάθημαι) ––– ––– ––– ––– –––: sit

ὀδύρομαι ὀδυροῦμαι ὠδυράμην ––– ––– κατωδύρθην/ὠδύρθην: grieve

προσδέχομαι προσδέξομαι προσέδεξαμην ––– προσέδεγμαι προσεδέχθην: to expect, await, wait 545

κέλλω κέλσω/κελῶ ἔκελσα: to bring to shore; to land, enter harbor

ψάμαθος –ου ἡ: sand, sea-sand

ῥηγμίν –ῖνος ἡ: the sea breaking on the beach, the line of breakers, surf

μῆλον –ου τό: sheep or goat

Κύκλωψ –πος ὁ: Cyclops

γλαφῠρός –ά –όν: hollow, deep

δατέομαι δάσομαι ἐδασάμην δέδασμαι: to divide among themselves

ἀτέμβω – – – – –: to deprive of (+ gen.)

κίω – – – – –: go, go away

ἀρνειός –οῦ ὁ: ram, wether (3-year old ram)

οἶος –α –ον: alone

ἐϋκνήμις –ιδος: having lovely greaves 550

ἑταῖρος –ου ὁ: comrade, companion

μῆλον –ου τό: sheep or goat

δαίω – – – – –: to divide; (mid.) to distribute

ἔξοχον or ἔξοχα: (adv.) specially, preeminently

θίς θινός ὁ: shore, beach

Ζεύς Διός ὁ: Zeus

κελαινεφής –ές: of the black clouds, wrapped in black clouds (epithet of Zeus)

Κρονίδης –ου ὁ: son of Cronus

ἀνάσσω ἀνάξω ἤναξα: to be king, lord, or master of, rule over, reign

ῥέζω ῥέξω ἔρρεξα – – ἐρρέχθην: to do, accomplish; to offer (sacrifice)

μηρία –ων τά: femur, thigh-bones (of sacrificial animals)

καίω καύσω ἔκαυσα –κέκαυκα κέκαυμαι ἐκαύθην: to light, kindle, burn

ἐμπάζομαι – – – – –: to attend to, take care of (+ gen.)

μερμηρίζω μερμηρίξω ἐμερμήριξα: to be full of cares, to be anxious

εὔσελμος –ον: well-benched, with good banks of oars

ἐρίηρος –ον: faithful, devoted 555

ἑταῖρος –ου ὁ: comrade, companion

πρόπας –ασα –αν: all

ἦμαρ –ατος τό: day

καταδύω καταδύσω καταδέδυκα/κατέδυν καταδέδυμαι καταδεδύθην: to sink; (of the sun) to set

ἧμαι (or κάθημαι) ––– ––– ––– ––– –––: sit

δαίνυμι δαίσω ἔδαισα: to give a banquet; to feast on (+ acc.)

κρέας κρέως and κρέατος, gen. pl. κρειῶν, τό: meat, piece of meat

ἄσπετος –ον: immense, abundant, infinite

μέθυ –υος τό: wine, mead

ἦμος: when, while

καταδύω καταδύσω καταδέδυκα/κατέδυν καταδέδυμαι καταδεδύθην: to sink; (of the sun) to set

κνέφας –ους τό: darkness, evening dusk, twilight

κοιμάω κοιμήσω ἐκοίμησα κεκοίμηκα κεκοίμημαι ἐκοιμήθην: to put to bed; (mid.) to go to bed, lie down

ῥηγμίν –ῖνος ἡ: the sea breaking on the beach, the line of breakers, surf

ἦμος: when, while

ἠριγένεια –ας ἡ: early-born, child of morn

ῥοδοδάκτυλος –ον: rosy-fingered

ἠώς ἠοῦς ἡ: dawn

ἑταῖρος –ου ὁ: comrade, companion

ἐποτρύνω ἐποτρυνῶ ἐπώτρυνα: to incite, urge on; to provoke; (mid.) to speed up, make hurry

ἀναβαίνω ἀναβήσομαι ἀνέβην ἀναβέβηκα ––– –––: board, go up

πρυμνήσιος –α –ον: cables for mooring a ship's stern to the shore

αἶψα: rapidly, speedily, suddenly

εἰσβαίνω (Ion. ἐσβαίνω) εἰσβήσομαι εἰσέβην εἰσβέβηκα ––– –––: to go into

κληΐς κληῖδος ἡ: bolt; (pl.) oarlocks

καθίζω (Ion. κατίζω) καθιῶ (Ion. κατίσω) καθῖσα/ἐκάθισα (or κατῖσα) κεκάθικα: to sit down; to set, place

ἑξῆς: one after another, in order, in a row

ἕζομαι – – – – –: sit down

πολιός –ή –όν: white

ἅλς ἁλός ὁ: salt (m.); sea (f.)

τύπτω τύψω ἔτυψα τέτῠφα (or τετύπτηκα) τέτυμμαι ἐτύφθην (or ἐτυπτήθην or ἐτύπην): to beat, strike; (mid.) to mourn

ἐρετμόν –οῦ τό: oar

ἔνθεν: from here, from there

προτέρω: further, forwards

ἀχεύω, aor. 2 ἤκαχε, pf. pass. ἀκάχημαι: to be afflicted, be grieved

ἦτορ τό: the heart

ἄσμενος –η –ον: glad

ὄλλυμι ὀλῶ ὤλεσα (or ὠλόμην) ὀλώλεκα (or ὄλωλα) ––– –––: to demolish, kill; to lose, suffer the loss of (+ acc.); (mid.) to die, perish, be killed

ἑταῖρος –ου ὁ: comrade, companion

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