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τὸν μὲν ἔπειτʼ ἔρριψεν ἀπὸ ἕο χερσὶν ἀλύων ,
αὐτὰρ ὁ Κύκλωπας μεγάλʼ ἤπυεν , οἵ ῥά μιν ἀμφὶς
ᾤκεον ἐν σπήεσσι διʼ ἄκριας ἠνεμοέσσας .
οἱ δὲ βοῆς ἀίοντες ἐφοίτων ἄλλοθεν ἄλλος ,
ἱστάμενοι δʼ εἴροντο περὶ σπέος ὅττι ἑ κήδοι ·
τίπτε τόσον , Πολύφημʼ , ἀρημένος ὧδʼ ἐβόησας
νύκτα διʼ ἀμβροσίην καὶ ἀύπνους ἄμμε τίθησθα ;
ἦ μή τίς σευ μῆλα βροτῶν ἀέκοντος ἐλαύνει ;
ἦ μή τίς σʼ αὐτὸν κτείνει δόλῳ ἠὲ βίηφιν ;
τοὺς δʼ αὖτʼ ἐξ ἄντρου προσέφη κρατερὸς Πολύφημος ·
ὦ φίλοι , Οὖτίς με κτείνει δόλῳ οὐδὲ βίηφιν .
οἱ δʼ ἀπαμειβόμενοι ἔπεα πτερόεντʼ ἀγόρευον ·
εἰ μὲν δὴ μή τίς σε βιάζεται οἶον ἐόντα ,
νοῦσον γʼ οὔ πως ἔστι Διὸς μεγάλου ἀλέασθαι ,
ἀλλὰ σύ γʼ εὔχεο πατρὶ Ποσειδάωνι ἄνακτι .
ὣς ἄρʼ ἔφαν ἀπιόντες , ἐμὸν δʼ ἐγέλασσε φίλον κῆρ ,
ὡς ὄνομʼ ἐξαπάτησεν ἐμὸν καὶ μῆτις ἀμύμων .
Κύκλωψ δὲ στενάχων τε καὶ ὠδίνων ὀδύνῃσι
χερσὶ ψηλαφόων ἀπὸ μὲν λίθον εἷλε θυράων ,
αὐτὸς δʼ εἰνὶ θύρῃσι καθέζετο χεῖρε πετάσσας ,
εἴ τινά που μετʼ ὄεσσι λάβοι στείχοντα θύραζε ·
οὕτω γάρ πού μʼ ἤλπετʼ ἐνὶ φρεσὶ νήπιον εἶναι .
αὐτὰρ ὁ Κύκλωπας μεγάλʼ ἤπυεν , οἵ ῥά μιν ἀμφὶς
ᾤκεον ἐν σπήεσσι διʼ ἄκριας ἠνεμοέσσας .
οἱ δὲ βοῆς ἀίοντες ἐφοίτων ἄλλοθεν ἄλλος ,
ἱστάμενοι δʼ εἴροντο περὶ σπέος ὅττι ἑ κήδοι ·
τίπτε τόσον , Πολύφημʼ , ἀρημένος ὧδʼ ἐβόησας
νύκτα διʼ ἀμβροσίην καὶ ἀύπνους ἄμμε τίθησθα ;
ἦ μή τίς σευ μῆλα βροτῶν ἀέκοντος ἐλαύνει ;
ἦ μή τίς σʼ αὐτὸν κτείνει δόλῳ ἠὲ βίηφιν ;
τοὺς δʼ αὖτʼ ἐξ ἄντρου προσέφη κρατερὸς Πολύφημος ·
ὦ φίλοι , Οὖτίς με κτείνει δόλῳ οὐδὲ βίηφιν .
οἱ δʼ ἀπαμειβόμενοι ἔπεα πτερόεντʼ ἀγόρευον ·
εἰ μὲν δὴ μή τίς σε βιάζεται οἶον ἐόντα ,
νοῦσον γʼ οὔ πως ἔστι Διὸς μεγάλου ἀλέασθαι ,
ἀλλὰ σύ γʼ εὔχεο πατρὶ Ποσειδάωνι ἄνακτι .
ὣς ἄρʼ ἔφαν ἀπιόντες , ἐμὸν δʼ ἐγέλασσε φίλον κῆρ ,
ὡς ὄνομʼ ἐξαπάτησεν ἐμὸν καὶ μῆτις ἀμύμων .
Κύκλωψ δὲ στενάχων τε καὶ ὠδίνων ὀδύνῃσι
χερσὶ ψηλαφόων ἀπὸ μὲν λίθον εἷλε θυράων ,
αὐτὸς δʼ εἰνὶ θύρῃσι καθέζετο χεῖρε πετάσσας ,
εἴ τινά που μετʼ ὄεσσι λάβοι στείχοντα θύραζε ·
οὕτω γάρ πού μʼ ἤλπετʼ ἐνὶ φρεσὶ νήπιον εἶναι .
threw
it
away
,
and
his
wild
hands
went
groping
;
then he set up a howl for Kyklopes
who lived in caves on windy peaks nearby .
Some heard him ; and they came by divers ways
to clump around outside and call : ' What ails you ,
Polyphemos ? Why do you cry so sore
in the starry night ? You will not let us sleep .
Sure no man ' s driving off your flock ? No man
has tricked you , ruined you ? ' Out of the cave
the mammoth Polyphemos roared in answer :
' Nohbdy , Nohbdy ' s tricked me , Nohbdy ' s ruined me ! '
To this rough shout they made a sage reply :
' Ah well , if nobody has played you foul
there in your lonely bed , we are no use in pain
given by great Zeus . Let it be your father ,
Poseidon Lord , to whom you pray . ' So saying
they trailed away . And I was filled with laughter
to see how like a charm the name deceived them .
Now Kyklops , wheezing as the pain came on him ,
fumbled to wrench away the great doorstone
and squatted in the breach with arms thrown wide
for any silly beast or man who bolted—
hoping somehow I might be such a fool .
then he set up a howl for Kyklopes
who lived in caves on windy peaks nearby .
Some heard him ; and they came by divers ways
to clump around outside and call : ' What ails you ,
Polyphemos ? Why do you cry so sore
in the starry night ? You will not let us sleep .
Sure no man ' s driving off your flock ? No man
has tricked you , ruined you ? ' Out of the cave
the mammoth Polyphemos roared in answer :
' Nohbdy , Nohbdy ' s tricked me , Nohbdy ' s ruined me ! '
To this rough shout they made a sage reply :
' Ah well , if nobody has played you foul
there in your lonely bed , we are no use in pain
given by great Zeus . Let it be your father ,
Poseidon Lord , to whom you pray . ' So saying
they trailed away . And I was filled with laughter
to see how like a charm the name deceived them .
Now Kyklops , wheezing as the pain came on him ,
fumbled to wrench away the great doorstone
and squatted in the breach with arms thrown wide
for any silly beast or man who bolted—
hoping somehow I might be such a fool .