Question 1

τεύχεα δέ σφ᾽ ἀπένεικαν ὑπέρθυμοι θεράποντες,
αὐτίκα δ᾽ ἐς Κλυτίοιο φέρον περικαλλέα δῶρα.

Accepted Answer

And the proud attendants carried away the weapons for them, and at once they brought the very fine gifts to the house of Clytius.

Question 2

αὐτὰρ κήρυκα πρόεσαν δόμον εἰς Ὀδυσῆος,
ἀγγελίην ἐρέοντα περίφρονι Πηνελοπείῃ,

Accepted Answer

But they sent a herald to the house of Odysseus, to tell the news to wise Penelope,

Question 3

οὕνεκα Τηλέμαχος μὲν ἐπ᾽ ἀγροῦ, νῆα δ᾽ ἀνώγει
ἄστυδ᾽ ἀποπλείειν, ἵνα μὴ δείσασ᾽ ἐνὶ θυμῷ
ἰφθίμη βασίλεια τέρεν κατὰ δάκρυον εἴβοι

Accepted Answer

That Telemachus was in the countryside, and he ordered the ship to sail away towards the city, lest the strong queen fear in her heart and drop a delicate tear.

Question 4

τὼ δὲ συναντήτην κῆρυξ καὶ δῖος ὑφορβὸς
τῆς αὐτῆς ἕνεκ᾽ ἀγγελίης, ἐρέοντε γυναικί.

Accepted Answer

And the herlad and the divine swineheard met on account of the same news, to tell the woman.

Question 5

ἀλλ᾽ ὅτε δή ῥ᾽ ἵκοντο δόμον θείου βασιλῆος,
κῆρυξ μέν ῥα μέσῃσι μετὰ δμῳῇσιν ἔειπεν:
‘ἤδη τοι, βασίλεια, φίλος πάϊς εἰλήλουθε.'

Accepted Answer

And then indeed they arrived in at the home of the divine king, and the herland spoke in the midddle of the maids: "Now indeed, queen, your dear son has arrived."

Question 6

Πηνελοπείῃ δ᾽ εἶπε συβώτης ἄγχι παραστὰς
πάνθ᾽ ὅσα οἱ φίλος υἱὸς ἀνώγει μυθήσασθαι.

Accepted Answer

And the swineheard, standing  near, said to Penelope as many thing as her dear son had ordered him to tell.

Question 7

αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ δὴ πᾶσαν ἐφημοσύνην ἀπέειπε,
βῆ ῥ᾽ ἴμεναι μεθ᾽ ὕας, λίπε δ᾽ ἕρκεά τε μέγαρόν τε.

Accepted Answer

But when indeed he spoke away all the commands, he went to go among the swine, and he left both the courtyard and the palace.

Question 8

μνηστῆρες δ᾽ ἀκάχοντο κατήφησάν τ᾽ ἐνὶ θυμῷ,
ἐκ δ᾽ ἦλθον μεγάροιο παρὲκ μέγα τειχίον αὐλῆς,

Accepted Answer

But the suitors were dismayed and downcast in their hearts, and they went out of the palace beyond the great wall of the court,

Question 9

αὐτοῦ δὲ προπάροιθε θυράων ἑδριόωντο.
τοῖσιν δ᾽ Εὐρύμαχος, Πολύβου πάϊς, ἦρχ᾽ ἀγορεύειν:

Accepted Answer

And there in front of the doors they sat. And Eurymachus, son of Polybus, began to speak among them:

Question 10

'ὦ φίλοι, ἦ μέγα ἔργον ὑπερφιάλως τετέλεσται
Τηλεμάχῳ ὁδὸς ἥδε: φάμεν δέ οἱ οὐ τελέεσθαι.

Accepted Answer

"O' friends, in truth a great deed has been accomplished incidentally by Telemachus on this journey: and we said it would not be accomplished by him.

Question 11

ἀλλ᾽ ἄγε νῆα μέλαιναν ἐρύσσομεν ἥ τις ἀρίστη,
ἐς δ᾽ ἐρέτας ἁλιῆας ἀγείρομεν, οἵ κε τάχιστα
κείνοις ἀγγείλωσι θοῶς οἶκόνδε νέεσθαι.'

Accepted Answer

But come, let us launch a black ship, the one which is the best, and let us gather rowers, seamen, as soon as possible so that they might tell those men to return homewards swiftly.

A-Level Greek

Odyssey 16: Lines 326-350

Term	Definition
τεύχεα δέ σφ᾽ ἀπένεικαν ὑπέρθυμοι θεράποντες, αὐτίκα δ᾽ ἐς Κλυτίοιο φέρον περικαλλέα δῶρα.	And the proud attendants carried away the weapons for them, and at once they brought the very fine gifts to the house of Clytius.
αὐτὰρ κήρυκα πρόεσαν δόμον εἰς Ὀδυσῆος, ἀγγελίην ἐρέοντα περίφρονι Πηνελοπείῃ,	But they sent a herald to the house of Odysseus, to tell the news to wise Penelope,
οὕνεκα Τηλέμαχος μὲν ἐπ᾽ ἀγροῦ, νῆα δ᾽ ἀνώγει ἄστυδ᾽ ἀποπλείειν, ἵνα μὴ δείσασ᾽ ἐνὶ θυμῷ ἰφθίμη βασίλεια τέρεν κατὰ δάκρυον εἴβοι	That Telemachus was in the countryside, and he ordered the ship to sail away towards the city, lest the strong queen fear in her heart and drop a delicate tear.
τὼ δὲ συναντήτην κῆρυξ καὶ δῖος ὑφορβὸς τῆς αὐτῆς ἕνεκ᾽ ἀγγελίης, ἐρέοντε γυναικί.	And the herlad and the divine swineheard met on account of the same news, to tell the woman.
ἀλλ᾽ ὅτε δή ῥ᾽ ἵκοντο δόμον θείου βασιλῆος, κῆρυξ μέν ῥα μέσῃσι μετὰ δμῳῇσιν ἔειπεν: ‘ἤδη τοι, βασίλεια, φίλος πάϊς εἰλήλουθε.'	And then indeed they arrived in at the home of the divine king, and the herland spoke in the midddle of the maids: "Now indeed, queen, your dear son has arrived."
Πηνελοπείῃ δ᾽ εἶπε συβώτης ἄγχι παραστὰς πάνθ᾽ ὅσα οἱ φίλος υἱὸς ἀνώγει μυθήσασθαι.	And the swineheard, standing near, said to Penelope as many thing as her dear son had ordered him to tell.
αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ δὴ πᾶσαν ἐφημοσύνην ἀπέειπε, βῆ ῥ᾽ ἴμεναι μεθ᾽ ὕας, λίπε δ᾽ ἕρκεά τε μέγαρόν τε.	But when indeed he spoke away all the commands, he went to go among the swine, and he left both the courtyard and the palace.
μνηστῆρες δ᾽ ἀκάχοντο κατήφησάν τ᾽ ἐνὶ θυμῷ, ἐκ δ᾽ ἦλθον μεγάροιο παρὲκ μέγα τειχίον αὐλῆς,	But the suitors were dismayed and downcast in their hearts, and they went out of the palace beyond the great wall of the court,
αὐτοῦ δὲ προπάροιθε θυράων ἑδριόωντο. τοῖσιν δ᾽ Εὐρύμαχος, Πολύβου πάϊς, ἦρχ᾽ ἀγορεύειν:	And there in front of the doors they sat. And Eurymachus, son of Polybus, began to speak among them:
'ὦ φίλοι, ἦ μέγα ἔργον ὑπερφιάλως τετέλεσται Τηλεμάχῳ ὁδὸς ἥδε: φάμεν δέ οἱ οὐ τελέεσθαι.	"O' friends, in truth a great deed has been accomplished incidentally by Telemachus on this journey: and we said it would not be accomplished by him.
ἀλλ᾽ ἄγε νῆα μέλαιναν ἐρύσσομεν ἥ τις ἀρίστη, ἐς δ᾽ ἐρέτας ἁλιῆας ἀγείρομεν, οἵ κε τάχιστα κείνοις ἀγγείλωσι θοῶς οἶκόνδε νέεσθαι.'	But come, let us launch a black ship, the one which is the best, and let us gather rowers, seamen, as soon as possible so that they might tell those men to return homewards swiftly.

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