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Question 1

τρὶς μέν μιν μετόπισθε ποδῶν λάβε φαίδιμος Ἕκτωρ

Answer 1

Three times the radiant Hector took him by the feet from behind,

Question 2

ἑλκέμεναι μεμαώς, μέγα δὲ Τρώεσσιν ὁμόκλα:

Answer 2

Determined to drag [him] and he was shouting greatly at the Trojans:

Question 3

τρὶς δὲ δύ᾽ Αἴαντες θοῦριν ἐπιειμένοι ἀλκὴν

Answer 3

Three times the two Ajaxes, clothed in furious might

Question 4

νεκροῦ ἀπεστυφέλιξαν: ὃ δ᾽ ἔμπεδον ἀλκὶ πεποιθὼς

Answer 4

Drove [him] by force away: but he trusting firmly in his might,

Question 5

ἄλλοτ᾽ ἐπαΐξασκε κατὰ μόθον, ἄλλοτε δ᾽ αὖτε

Answer 5

At one moment would charge through the fray, at another in contrast

Question 6

στάσκε μέγα ἰάχων: ὀπίσω δ᾽ οὐ χάζετο πάμπαν.

Answer 6

Would stand shouting greatly: but he was retreating not at all.

Question 7

ποιμένες ἄγραυλοι μέγα πεινάοντα δίεσθαι,

Answer 7

As from a corpse field-dwelling shepherds are not at all able

Question 8

ὡς δ᾽ ἀπὸ σώματος οὔ τι λέοντ᾽ αἴθωνα δύνανται

Answer 8

To drive a tawny lion as he hungers greatly,

Question 9

ὥς ῥα τὸν οὐκ ἐδύναντο δύω Αἴαντε κορυστὰ

Answer 9

So the two helmeted Ajaxes were not able

Question 10

Ἕκτορα Πριαμίδην ἀπὸ νεκροῦ δειδίξασθαι.

Answer 10

To scare away Hector son of Priam from the corpse.

Question 11

καί νύ κεν εἴρυσσέν τε καὶ ἄσπετον ἤρατο κῦδος,

Answer 11

And now would he have dragged it away and won unspeakable glory,

Question 12

εἰ μὴ Πηλεΐωνι ποδήνεμος ὠκέα Ἶρις

Answer 12

If wind-footed swift Iris had not come to the son of Peleus

Question 13

ἄγγελος ἦλθε θέουσ᾽ ἀπ᾽ Ὀλύμπου θωρήσσεσθαι

Answer 13

As a messenger running from Olympus [that he should] prepare for battle

Question 14

κρύβδα Διὸς ἄλλων τε θεῶν: πρὸ γὰρ ἧκέ μιν Ἥρη.

Answer 14

Secretly from Zeus and the other gods: for the goddess Hera sent her forth.

Question 15

ἀγχοῦ δ᾽ ἱσταμένη ἔπεα πτερόεντα προσηύδα:

Answer 15

And standing near she spoke winged words.

Question 16

ὄρσεο Πηλεΐδη, πάντων ἐκπαγλότατ᾽ ἀνδρῶν:

Answer 16

“Arise son of Peleus, most terrible of all men,

Question 17

Πατρόκλῳ ἐπάμυνον, οὗ εἵνεκα φύλοπις αἰνὴ

Answer 17

Assist Patroclus, for whose sake the dreadful din of battle

Question 18

ἕστηκε πρὸ νεῶν: οἳ δ᾽ ἀλλήλους ὀλέκουσιν

Answer 18

Is established before the ships. And they kill each other,

Question 19

οἳ μὲν ἀμυνόμενοι νέκυος πέρι τεθνηῶτος,

Answer 19

Some aiming to mounting a defence around the dead course,

Question 20

οἳ δὲ ἐρύσσασθαι ποτὶ Ἴλιον ἠνεμόεσσαν

ρῶες ἐπιθύουσι: μάλιστα δὲ φαίδιμος Ἕκτωρ

Answer 20

But the Trojans are striving eagerly to drag [it]

To windy Troy. And most of all shining Hector

Question 21

ἑλκέμεναι μέμονεν: κεφαλὴν δέ ἑ θυμὸς ἄνωγε

Answer 21

Is determined to drag it; and his spirit bids him

Question 22

πῆξαι ἀνὰ σκολόπεσσι ταμόνθ᾽ ἁπαλῆς ἀπὸ δειρῆς.

Answer 22

To fix his head on stakes, having cut it from his soft neck.

Question 23

ἀλλ᾽ ἄνα μηδ᾽ ἔτι κεῖσο: σέβας δέ σε θυμὸν ἱκέσθω

Answer 23

But up and lie no more! Let dread come upon your spirit

Question 24

Πάτροκλον Τρῳῇσι κυσὶν μέλπηθρα γενέσθαι:

Answer 24

That Patroclus become a plaything for Trojan dogs:

Question 25

σοὶ λώβη, αἴ κέν τι νέκυς ᾐσχυμμένος ἔλθῃ.

Answer 25

A dishonour to you, should the corpse come [to us] at all disfigured.