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Question 1

στῆ δ᾽ ἄντα σχομένη: ὁ δὲ μερμήριξεν Ὀδυσσεύς,
ἢ γούνων λίσσοιτο λαβὼν ἐυώπιδα κούρην,
ἦ αὔτως ἐπέεσσιν ἀποσταδὰ μειλιχίοισι
λίσσοιτ᾽, εἰ δείξειε πόλιν καὶ εἵματα δοίη.
ὣς ἄρα οἱ φρονέοντι δοάσσατο κέρδιον εἶναι,
λίσσεσθαι ἐπέεσσιν ἀποσταδὰ μειλιχίοισι,
μή οἱ γοῦνα λαβόντι χολώσαιτο φρένα κούρη.
αὐτίκα μειλίχιον καὶ κερδαλέον φάτο μῦθον.

Answer 1

She stood and held her ground facing him; but Odysseus was considering in his mind whether he should beseech the beautiful-faced girl having taken hold of her knees, or whether he should beseech her just as he was, standing at a distance, with honeyed words, if perhaps she might show him the city and give him clothes. As he was thinking, it seemed to be better to beseech her standing at a distance with honeyed words, lest the girl grow angry with him in her heart if he took hold of her knees. Immediately, he spoke words both wily and honeyed.

Question 2

στῆ δ᾽ ἄντα σχομένη:

Answer 2

She stood and held her ground facing him;

Question 3

ὁ δὲ μερμήριξεν Ὀδυσσεύς,
ἢ γούνων λίσσοιτο λαβὼν ἐυώπιδα κούρην,
ἦ αὔτως ἐπέεσσιν ἀποσταδὰ μειλιχίοισι
λίσσοιτ᾽, εἰ δείξειε πόλιν καὶ εἵματα δοίη.

Answer 3

Odysseus was considering in his mind whether he should beseech the beautiful-faced girl having taken hold of her knees, or whether he should beseech her just as he was, standing at a distance, with honeyed words, if perhaps she might show him the city and give him clothes.

Question 4

ὣς ἄρα οἱ φρονέοντι δοάσσατο κέρδιον εἶναι,
λίσσεσθαι ἐπέεσσιν ἀποσταδὰ μειλιχίοισι,
μή οἱ γοῦνα λαβόντι χολώσαιτο φρένα κούρη.

Answer 4

As he was thinking, it seemed to be better to beseech her standing at a distance with honeyed words, lest the girl grow angry with him in her heart if he took hold of her knees.

Question 5

αὐτίκα μειλίχιον καὶ κερδαλέον φάτο μῦθον.

Answer 5

Immediately, he spoke words both wily and honeyed.