page 6/7

Question 1

“πάππα φίλ᾽, οὐκ ἂν δή μοι ἐφοπλίσσειας ἀπήνην
ὑψηλὴν ἐύκυκλον, ἵνα κλυτὰ εἵματ᾽ ἄγωμαι
ἐς ποταμὸν πλυνέουσα, τά μοι ῥερυπωμένα κεῖται;
καὶ δὲ σοὶ αὐτῷ ἔοικε μετὰ πρώτοισιν ἐόντα
βουλὰς βουλεύειν καθαρὰ χροΐ εἵματ᾽ ἔχοντα.
πέντε δέ τοι φίλοι υἷες ἐνὶ μεγάροις γεγάασιν,
οἱ δύ᾽ ὀπυίοντες, τρεῖς δ᾽ ἠίθεοι θαλέθοντες:
οἱ δ᾽ αἰεὶ ἐθέλουσι νεόπλυτα εἵματ᾽ ἔχοντες
ἐς χορὸν ἔρχεσθαι: τὰ δ᾽ ἐμῇ φρενὶ πάντα μέμηλεν.”
ὣς ἔφατ᾽: αἴδετο γὰρ θαλερὸν γάμον ἐξονομῆναι
πατρὶ φίλῳ. ὁ δὲ πάντα νόει καὶ ἀμείβετο μύθῳ:
‘οὔτε τοι ἡμιόνων φθονέω, τέκος, οὔτε τευ ἄλλου.
ἔρχευ: ἀτάρ τοι δμῶες ἐφοπλίσσουσιν ἀπήνην
ὑψηλὴν ἐύκυκλον, ὑπερτερίῃ ἀραρυῖαν.’

Answer 1

“Dear Papa, would you not indeed fit out for me a tall, well-wheeled wagon, so that I may take my splendid clothes, which are lying dirty around me, to the river to wash them? It is fitting for you yourself, when you are with the chiefs, to discuss your plans wearing clean clothes on your body. I remind you that five of your dear sons are in the palace, two married, and three youthful bachelors who always want to go to dances wearing newly washed clothes. These things are a concern in my mind.” Thus she spoke; for she was embarrassed to mention youthful marriage to her dear father. But he understood completely and answered: “ I don’t grudge you the mules, my child, or anything else. Go; let the slaves fit out a high, well-wheeled wagon for you, fitted with a canopy.”

Question 2

“πάππα φίλ᾽, οὐκ ἂν δή μοι ἐφοπλίσσειας ἀπήνην
ὑψηλὴν ἐύκυκλον, ἵνα κλυτὰ εἵματ᾽ ἄγωμαι
ἐς ποταμὸν πλυνέουσα, τά μοι ῥερυπωμένα κεῖται;

Answer 2

“Dear Papa, would you not indeed fit out for me a tall, well-wheeled wagon, so that I may take my splendid clothes, which are lying dirty around me, to the river to wash them?

Question 3

καὶ δὲ σοὶ αὐτῷ ἔοικε μετὰ πρώτοισιν ἐόντα

βουλὰς βουλεύειν καθαρὰ χροΐ εἵματ᾽ ἔχοντα.

Answer 3

It is fitting for you yourself, when you are with the chiefs, to discuss your plans wearing clean clothes on your body.

Question 4

πέντε δέ τοι φίλοι υἷες ἐνὶ μεγάροις γεγάασιν,
οἱ δύ᾽ ὀπυίοντες, τρεῖς δ᾽ ἠίθεοι θαλέθοντες:
οἱ δ᾽ αἰεὶ ἐθέλουσι νεόπλυτα εἵματ᾽ ἔχοντες
ἐς χορὸν ἔρχεσθαι: τὰ δ᾽ ἐμῇ φρενὶ πάντα μέμηλεν.”

Answer 4

I remind you that five of your dear sons are in the palace, two married, and three youthful bachelors who always want to go to dances wearing newly washed clothes. These things are a concern in my mind.”

Question 5

ὣς ἔφατ᾽: αἴδετο γὰρ θαλερὸν γάμον ἐξονομῆναι

πατρὶ φίλῳ.

Answer 5

Thus she spoke; for she was embarrassed to mention youthful marriage to her dear father.

Question 6

ὁ δὲ πάντα νόει καὶ ἀμείβετο μύθῳ:
‘οὔτε τοι ἡμιόνων φθονέω, τέκος, οὔτε τευ ἄλλου.
ἔρχευ: ἀτάρ τοι δμῶες ἐφοπλίσσουσιν ἀπήνην
ὑψηλὴν ἐύκυκλον, ὑπερτερίῃ ἀραρυῖαν.’

Answer 6

But he understood completely and answered: “ I don’t grudge you the mules, my child, or anything else. Go; let the slaves fit out a high, well-wheeled wagon for you, fitted with a canopy.”