Section 4 (phrases) Flashcards
Μυκερίνῳ τὰ μὲν τοῦ πατρὸς ἔργα ἀφήνδανε·
The deeds of his father did not please Mycerinus;
ὁ δὲ τὰ τε ἱερὰ ἀνέῳξε,
he opened the temples
καὶ τὸν λεὼν,
and the people,
τετρυμένον εἰς τὸ ἔσχατον κακοῦ,
afflicted to an extreme point of suffering
ἀνῆκε πρὸς ἔργα τε καὶ θυσίας·
he allowed back to their tasks and sacrifices.
δίκας δὲ αὐτοῖς πάντων βασιλέων δικαιοτάτας ἔκρινεν.
To them he gave judgements which were the most just of all kings.
ὄντι δὲ ἠπίῳ τῷ Μυκερίνῳ κατὰ τοὺς πολίτας
But although Mycerinus was being gentle with regard to the citizens
καὶ ταῦτα ἐπιτηδεύοντι
and behaving in such a way
πρῶτον κακῶν ἦρξεν ἡ θυγατὴρ ἀποθανοῦσα
his daughter, by dying, first began his woes,
ἣ μόνον οἱ ἦν ἐν τοῖς οἰκίοις τέκνον.
she who was his only child in the household.
μετὰ δὲ τὸ τῆς θυγατρὸς πάθος,
After the fate of his daughter
δεύτερα τούτῳ τῷ βασιλεῖ τάδε ἐγένετο·
then a second [misfortune] happened to this king as follows
ἦλθεν οἱ μαντεῖον ἐκ Βουτοῦς πόλεως,
A prophecy from the city of Buto came to him
ὡς μέλλοι ἕξ ἔτη μόνον βιοὺς τῷ ἑβδόμῳ τελευτήσειν.
that having lived for only 6 years, he was going to die in the seventh.
ὁ δὲ δεινὸν ποιησάμενος
He, taking it badly,
ἔπεμψεν εἰς τὸ μαντεῖον τῷ θεῷ ὀνείδισμα,
sent a reproach for the god to the
oracle
ἀντιμεμφόμενος τάδε·
making the following criticisms in reply:
“ὁ μὲν πατὴρ ἐμοῦ καὶ πάτρως,
My father and uncle
ἀποκλείσαντες τὰ ἱερὰ,
shutting the temples
καὶ θεῶν οὐ μεμνημένοι
and not being mindful of the gods
ἀλλὰ καὶ τοὺς ἀνθρώπους φθείροντες,
but rather destroying men
ἐβίωσαν ἐπὶ πολὺν χρόνον·
lived for a long time
ἐγὼ δ’ εὐσεβὴς ὢν
I, although pious,
μέλλω ταχέως οὕτω τελευτήσειν.”
am going to die quickly in this way.”
