Odyssey Lines 94-103
Nikolas Nugnes /
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Ἑλληνική Transliterate
English
τῶν δ᾽ ὅς τις λωτοῖο φάγοι μελιηδέα καρπόν ,
οὐκέτ᾽ ἀπαγγεῖλαι πάλιν ἤθελεν οὐδὲ νέεσθαι ,
ἀλλ᾽ αὐτοῦ βούλοντο μετ᾽ ἀνδράσιΛωτοφάγοισι
λωτὸν ἐρεπτόμενοι μενέμεν νόστου τε λαθέσθαι .
τοὺς μὲν ἐγὼν ἐπὶ νῆας ἄγον κλαίοντας ἀνάγκῃ ,
νηυσὶ δ᾽ ἐνὶ γλαφυρῇσιν ὑπὸ ζυγὰ δῆσαἐρύσσας .
αὐτὰρ τοὺς ἄλλους κελόμην ἐρίηρας ἑταίρους
σπερχομένους νηῶν ἐπιβαινέμεν ὠκειάων ,
μή πώς τις λωτοῖο φαγὼν νόστοιο λάθηται .
οἱ δ᾽ αἶψ᾽ εἴσβαινον καὶ ἐπὶ κληῖσι καθῖζον ,
ἑξῆς δ᾽ ἑζόμενοι πολιὴν ἅλα τύπτον ἐρετμοῖς .
οὐκέτ᾽ ἀπαγγεῖλαι πάλιν ἤθελεν οὐδὲ νέεσθαι ,
ἀλλ᾽ αὐτοῦ βούλοντο μετ᾽ ἀνδράσιΛωτοφάγοισι
λωτὸν ἐρεπτόμενοι μενέμεν νόστου τε λαθέσθαι .
τοὺς μὲν ἐγὼν ἐπὶ νῆας ἄγον κλαίοντας ἀνάγκῃ ,
νηυσὶ δ᾽ ἐνὶ γλαφυρῇσιν ὑπὸ ζυγὰ δῆσαἐρύσσας .
αὐτὰρ τοὺς ἄλλους κελόμην ἐρίηρας ἑταίρους
σπερχομένους νηῶν ἐπιβαινέμεν ὠκειάων ,
μή πώς τις λωτοῖο φαγὼν νόστοιο λάθηται .
οἱ δ᾽ αἶψ᾽ εἴσβαινον καὶ ἐπὶ κληῖσι καθῖζον ,
ἑξῆς δ᾽ ἑζόμενοι πολιὴν ἅλα τύπτον ἐρετμοῖς .
And
whosoever
of
them
ate
of
the
honey-sweet
fruit
of
the
lotus
,
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95
]
had
no
longer
any
wish
to
bring
back
word
or
to
return
,
but
there
they
were
fain
to
abide
among
the
Lotus-eaters
,
feeding
on
the
lotus
,
and
forgetful
of
their
homeward
way
.
These
men
,
therefore
,
I
brought
back
perforce
to
the
ships
,
weeping
,
and
dragged
them
beneath
the
benches
and
bound
them
fast
in
the
hollow
ships
;
[
100
]
and
I
bade
the
rest
of
my
trusty
comrades
to
embark
with
speed
on
the
swift
ships
,
lest
perchance
anyone
should
eat
of
the
lotus
and
forget
his
homeward
way
.
So
they
went
on
board
straightway
and
sat
down
upon
the
benches
,
and
sitting
well
in
order
smote
the
grey
sea
with
their
oars
.