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

And they sent the 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 field, and he ordered the ship to sail away towards the city, lest the strong queen fear in her heart and shed a delicate tear.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

And the herald and the divine swineherd met together on account of the same message, 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 when they arrived at the house of the divine king, the herald spoke in the midst 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 swineherd, standing near by, told Penelope as many things 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 he had spoken away all of 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,
αὐτοῦ δὲ προπάροιθε θυράων ἑδριόωντο.

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, and there they sat in front of the doors.

Question 9

τοῖσιν δ᾽ Εὐρύμαχος, Πολύβου πάϊς, ἦρχ᾽ ἀγορεύειν:
‘ὦ φίλοι, ἦ μέγα ἔργον ὑπερφιάλως τετέλεσται
Τηλεμάχῳ ὁδὸς ἥδε: φάμεν δέ οἱ οὐ τελέεσθαι.

Accepted Answer

And Eurymachus, son of Polybus, began to speak to them: "O' friends, in truth a great deed has incidentally been accomplished by Telemachus on this journey; and we said it would not be accomplished by him.

Question 10

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, one which is the best, and let us gather rowers and seamen, so that they might announce to those men to return home as swiftly as possible."

A-Level Greek

Odyssey 16: 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,	And they sent the 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 field, and he ordered the ship to sail away towards the city, lest the strong queen fear in her heart and shed a delicate tear.
τὼ δὲ συναντήτην κῆρυξ καὶ δῖος ὑφορβὸς τῆς αὐτῆς ἕνεκ᾽ ἀγγελίης, ἐρέοντε γυναικί.	And the herald and the divine swineherd met together on account of the same message, 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 when they arrived at the house of the divine king, the herald spoke in the midst 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 swineherd, standing near by, told Penelope as many things 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 he had spoken away all of 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, αὐτοῦ δὲ προπάροιθε θυράων ἑδριόωντο.	But the suitors were dismayed and downcast in their hearts, and they went out of the palace beyond the great wall of the court, and there they sat in front of the doors.
τοῖσιν δ᾽ Εὐρύμαχος, Πολύβου πάϊς, ἦρχ᾽ ἀγορεύειν: ‘ὦ φίλοι, ἦ μέγα ἔργον ὑπερφιάλως τετέλεσται Τηλεμάχῳ ὁδὸς ἥδε: φάμεν δέ οἱ οὐ τελέεσθαι.	And Eurymachus, son of Polybus, began to speak to them: "O' friends, in truth a great deed has incidentally been accomplished 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, one which is the best, and let us gather rowers and seamen, so that they might announce to those men to return home as swiftly as possible."

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