Alignment of the Iliad
Chiara Palladino / Alignment samples
- Created on 2022-07-05 16:15:44
- Translated by G. Murray
- Aligned by Chiara Palladino
This is an alignment of the Iliad against Murray's English translation.
Ἑλληνική Transliterate
English
μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος
οὐλομένην , ἣ μυρίʼ Ἀχαιοῖς ἄλγεʼ ἔθηκε ,
πολλὰς δʼ ἰφθίμους ψυχὰς Ἄϊδι προΐαψεν
ἡρώων , αὐτοὺς δὲ ἑλώρια τεῦχε κύνεσσιν
οἰωνοῖσί τε πᾶσι , Διὸς δʼ ἐτελείετο βουλή ,
ἐξ οὗ δὴ τὰ πρῶτα διαστήτην ἐρίσαντε
Ἀτρεΐδης τε ἄναξ ἀνδρῶν καὶ δῖος Ἀχιλλεύς .
οὐλομένην , ἣ μυρίʼ Ἀχαιοῖς ἄλγεʼ ἔθηκε ,
πολλὰς δʼ ἰφθίμους ψυχὰς Ἄϊδι προΐαψεν
ἡρώων , αὐτοὺς δὲ ἑλώρια τεῦχε κύνεσσιν
οἰωνοῖσί τε πᾶσι , Διὸς δʼ ἐτελείετο βουλή ,
ἐξ οὗ δὴ τὰ πρῶτα διαστήτην ἐρίσαντε
Ἀτρεΐδης τε ἄναξ ἀνδρῶν καὶ δῖος Ἀχιλλεύς .
The
wrath
sing
,
goddess
,
of
Peleus
'
son
,
Achilles
,
that
destructive
wrath
which
brought
countless
woes
upon
the
Achaeans
,
and
sent
forth
to
Hades
many
valiant
souls
of
heroes
,
and
made
them
themselves
spoil
for
dogs
and
every
bird
;
thus
the
plan
of
Zeus
came
to
fulfillment
,
from the time when first they parted in strife Atreus ' son , king of men , and brilliant Achilles .
from the time when first they parted in strife Atreus ' son , king of men , and brilliant Achilles .