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Question 1

ὥς τέ με κουράων ἀμφήλυθε θῆλυς ἀυτή:
νυμφάων, αἳ ἔχουσ᾽ ὀρέων αἰπεινὰ κάρηνα
καὶ πηγὰς ποταμῶν καὶ πίσεα ποιήεντα.
ἦ νύ που ἀνθρώπων εἰμὶ σχεδὸν αὐδηέντων;
ἀλλ᾽ ἄγ᾽ ἐγὼν αὐτὸς πειρήσομαι ἠδὲ ἴδωμαι.’
ὣς εἰπὼν θάμνων ὑπεδύσετο δῖος Ὀδυσσεύς,
ἐκ πυκινῆς δ᾽ ὕλης πτόρθον κλάσε χειρὶ παχείῃ
φύλλων, ὡς ῥύσαιτο περὶ χροῒ μήδεα φωτός.

Answer 1

Since a female, girly shout has reached me, is it a land of nymphs, who inhabit the high peaks of the mountains and springs of rivers and grassy meadows[?]. Or am I now somehow near men who speak? Come on, let me try and see.” Having spoken in this way, godlike Odysseus slipped out from under the bushes, and from the leafy thicket he broke off a branch of leaves with his mighty hand, so that he might cover over the male private parts of his flesh.

Question 2

ὥς τέ με κουράων ἀμφήλυθε θῆλυς ἀυτή:
νυμφάων, αἳ ἔχουσ᾽ ὀρέων αἰπεινὰ κάρηνα
καὶ πηγὰς ποταμῶν καὶ πίσεα ποιήεντα.
ἦ νύ που ἀνθρώπων εἰμὶ σχεδὸν αὐδηέντων;

Answer 2

Since a female, girly shout has reached me, is it a land of nymphs, who inhabit the high peaks of the mountains and springs of rivers and grassy meadows[?]. Or am I now somehow near men who speak?

Question 3

ἀλλ᾽ ἄγ᾽ ἐγὼν αὐτὸς πειρήσομαι ἠδὲ ἴδωμαι.’

ὣς εἰπὼν θάμνων ὑπεδύσετο δῖος Ὀδυσσεύς,

Answer 3

Come on, let me try and see.” Having spoken in this way, godlike Odysseus slipped out from under the bushes,

Question 4

ἐκ πυκινῆς δ᾽ ὕλης πτόρθον κλάσε χειρὶ παχείῃ

φύλλων, ὡς ῥύσαιτο περὶ χροῒ μήδεα φωτός.

Answer 4

and from the leafy thicket he broke off a branch of leaves with his mighty hand, so that he might cover over the male private parts of his flesh.