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THEGODSINCOUNCIL—MINERVA’SVISITTOITHACA—THECHALLENGEFROMTELEMACHUSTOTHESUITORS.
Tellme,OMuse,of
ese
thatingeniousherowhotravelled
lejos
farandwideafterhe
haber
hadsackedthefamoustownofTroy.
Manycitiesdidhevisit,
y
andmanywerethenations
con
withwhosemannersandcustomshewasacquainted;
moreoverhesufferedmuchbyseawhile
tratando
tryingtosavehisown
vida
lifeandbringhismensafely
casa
home;
butdowhathe
pudo
mighthecouldnotsavehismen,fortheyperishedthroughtheirownsheerfollyin
comer
eatingthecattleoftheSun-godHyperion;
so
el
thegodpreventedthemfromeverreaching
casa
home.
Tellme,too,about
todas
allthesethings,ohdaughterofJove,fromwhatsoeversourceyou
puedas
mayknowthem.
Sonow
todos
allwhoescapeddeathinbattle
o
orbyshipwreckhadgotsafely
casa
homeexceptUlysses,andhe,
aunque
thoughhewaslongingto
regresar
returntohiswifeand
país
country,wasdetainedbythegoddessCalypso,whohad
llegado
gothimintoalargecave
y
andwantedtomarryhim.
Pero
Butasyearswentby,there
llegó
cameatimewhenthegodssettledthathe
debía
shouldgobacktoIthaca;
eventhen,however,
cuando
whenhewasamonghis
propio
ownpeople,histroubleswerenotyetover;
nevertheless
todos
allthegodshadnowbeguntopityhimexceptNeptune,who
todavía
stillpersecutedhimwithoutceasing
y
andwouldnotlethimget
casa
home.
NowNeptunehadgoneofftotheEthiopians,whoareattheworld’s
extremo
end,andlieintwohalves,theone
mirando
lookingWestandtheotherEast.[1]He
había
hadgonetheretoacceptahecatombofsheep
y
andoxen,andwasenjoyinghimselfathisfestival;
pero
buttheothergodsmetinthe
casa
houseofOlympianJove,andthesireofgods
y
andmenspokefirst.
At
ese
thatmomenthewasthinkingofAegisthus,who
había
hadbeenkilledbyAgamemnon’s
hijo
sonOrestes;
sohesaidto
los
theothergods:.
“Seenow,
cómo
howmenlayblameuponusgodsforwhatisafter
todo
allnothingbuttheirownfolly.
Mira
LookatAegisthus;
hemustneeds
hacer
makelovetoAgamemnon’swifeunrighteously
y
andthenkillAgamemnon,thoughhe
sabía
knewitwouldbethe
muerte
deathofhim;
forI
envié
sentMercurytowarnhimnotto
hiciera
doeitherofthesethings,inasmuchasOrestes
quisiera
wouldbesuretotakehisrevenge
cuando
whenhegrewupand
quisiera
wantedtoreturnhome.
Mercury
dijo
toldhimthisinall
buena
goodwillbuthewouldnot
escuchar
listen,andnowhehas
pagado
paidforeverythinginfull.”
ThenMinerva
dijo
said,“Father,sonofSaturn,
Rey
Kingofkings,itservedAegisthus
bien
right,andsoitwould
cualquier
anyoneelsewhodoesashedid;
pero
butAegisthusisneitherherenor
allí
there;
itisforUlysses
esa
thatmyheartbleeds,whenI
pienso
thinkofhissufferingsin
esa
thatlonelysea-girtisland,faraway,
pobre
poorman,fromallhisfriends.
Itisanislandcoveredwithforest,intheverymiddleofthesea,
y
andagoddesslivesthere,
hija
daughterofthemagicianAtlas,wholooksafterthebottomoftheocean,
y
andcarriesthegreatcolumnsthat
mantienen
keepheavenandearthasunder.
Esta
ThisdaughterofAtlashasgotholdof
pobre
poorunhappyUlysses,andkeeps
intentando
tryingbyeverykindofblandishmenttomakehim
olvidar
forgethishome,sothatheistiredof
vida
life,andthinksofnothingbut
cómo
howhemayoncemore
ver
seethesmokeofhisownchimneys.
You,
señor
sir,takenoheedof
esto
this,andyetwhenUlysseswasbeforeTroydidhenotpropitiateyou
con
withmanyaburntsacrifice?
Por qué
Whythenshouldyoukeeponbeingsoangry
con
withhim?”
AndJovesaid,“Mychild,whatareyou
hablando
talkingabout?
HowcanI
olvidar
forgetUlyssesthanwhomthereis
no
nomorecapablemanon
tierra
earth,normoreliberalinhisofferingstotheimmortalgodsthat
viven
liveinheaven?
Bearinmind,however,thatNeptuneis
todavía
stillfuriouswithUlyssesforhavingblinded
un
aneyeofPolyphemuskingof
los
theCyclopes.
PolyphemusissontoNeptuneby
la
thenymphThoosa,daughterto
la
thesea-kingPhorcys;
thereforethoughhewillnot
matará
killUlyssesoutright,hetormentshimbypreventinghimfrom
llegar
gettinghome.
Still,letuslayourheads
juntas
togetherandseehowwe
podemos
canhelphimtoreturn;
Neptunewillthenbepacified,for
si
ifweareallofa
mente
mindhecanhardlystandout
contra
againstus.”
AndMinervasaid,“Father,
hijo
sonofSaturn,Kingofkings,
si
if,then,thegodsnow
dijo
meanthatUlyssesshouldget
casa
home,weshouldfirstsendMercurytotheOgygianislandto
dijo
tellCalypsothatwehavemadeupourminds
y
andthatheisto
regresar
return.
InthemeantimeI
iré
willgotoIthaca,toputheartintoUlysses’
hijo
sonTelemachus;
Iwillemboldenhimto
llamar
calltheAchaeansinassembly,
y
andspeakouttothesuitorsofhis
madre
motherPenelope,whopersistin
comer
eatingupanynumberofhissheep
y
andoxen;
IwillalsoconducthimtoSparta
y
andtoPylos,tosee
si
ifhecanhearanything
sobre
aboutthereturnofhis
querido
dearfather—forthiswillmake
gente
peoplespeakwellofhim.”
So
diciendo
sayingsheboundonherglitteringgoldensandals,imperishable,
con
withwhichshecanfly
como
likethewindoverland
o
orsea;
shegraspedtheredoubtablebronze-shodspear,sostout
y
andsturdyandstrong,wherewithshequellstheranksofheroeswhohavedispleasedher,
y
anddownshedartedfromthetopmostsummitsofOlympus,whereonforthwithshewasinIthaca,atthegatewayofUlysses’
casa
house,disguisedasavisitor,Mentes,chiefoftheTaphians,
y
andsheheldabronzespearinher
mano
hand.
Thereshefoundthelordlysuitorsseatedonhidesoftheoxenwhichthey
habían
hadkilledandeaten,and
jugando
playingdraughtsinfrontofthe
casa
house.
Men-servantsandpageswerebustlingabouttowaituponthem,
algunos
somemixingwinewithwaterinthemixing-bowls,
algunos
somecleaningdownthetables
con
withwetspongesandlayingthemout
de nuevo
again,andsomecuttingupgreatquantitiesofmeat.
Telemachus
vio
sawherlongbeforeanyoneelse
vio
did.
Hewassittingmoodilyamongthesuitors
pensando
thinkingabouthisbravefather,
y
andhowhewouldsendthemflying
fuera
outofthehouse,ifhewereto
venir
cometohisownagain
y
andbehonouredasindays
fuera
goneby.
Thusbroodingashe
sentaba
satamongthem,hecaughtsightofMinerva
y
andwentstraighttothegate,forhewasvexedthat
un
astrangershouldbekept
esperar
waitingforadmittance.
Hetookher
derecha
righthandinhisown,
y
andbadehergivehimherspear.
“Welcome,”saidhe,“toour
casa
house,andwhenyouhavepartakenoffoodyoushalltelluswhatyouhavecomefor.”
Heled
el
thewayashespoke,
y
andMinervafollowedhim.
Whentheywerewithinhe
tomó
tookherspearandsetitinthespear-stand
contra
againstastrongbearing-postalong
con
withthemanyotherspearsofhisunhappy
padre
father,andheconductedherto
un
arichlydecoratedseatunder
cual
whichhethrewaclothofdamask.
Therewas
un
afootstoolalsoforherfeet,[2]
y
andhesetanotherseatnearherforhimself,
lejos
awayfromthesuitors,thatshe
pudiera
mightnotbeannoyedwhile
comía
eatingbytheirnoiseandinsolence,
y
andthathemightaskher
más
morefreelyabouthisfather.
Amaidservantthen
trajo
broughtthemwaterina
hermoso
beautifulgoldenewerandpoureditintoasilverbasinforthemtowashtheirhands,
y
andshedrewacleantablebeside
les
them.
Anupperservantbroughtthembread,
y
andofferedthemmanygoodthingsofwhattherewasinthe
casa
house,thecarverfetchedthemplatesof
toda
allmannerofmeatsandsetcupsofgoldbytheir
lado
side,andamanservantbroughtthemwine
y
andpoureditoutforthem.
Thenthesuitors
vino
cameinandtooktheirplacesonthebenches
y
andseats.[3]Forthwithmenservantspoured
agua
waterovertheirhands,maidswentround
con
withthebread-baskets,pagesfilledthemixing-bowls
con
withwineandwater,andtheylaidtheirhandsuponthegoodthingsthatwerebeforethem.
As
pronto
soonastheyhadhad
suficiente
enoughtoeatanddrinkthey
querían
wantedmusicanddancing,whichare
los
thecrowningembellishmentsofabanquet,soaservant
trajo
broughtalyretoPhemius,whomtheycompelledperforcetosingtothem.
As
pronto
soonashetouchedhislyre
y
andbegantosingTelemachus
habló
spokelowtoMinerva,withhis
cabeza
headclosetohersthat
ningún
nomanmighthear.
“Ihope,sir,”said
él
he,“thatyouwillnotbeoffended
con
withwhatIamgoingto
decir
say.
Singingcomescheapto
aquellos
thosewhodonotpayforit,
y
andallthisisdoneat
las
thecostofonewhoseboneslierottinginsomewilderness
o
orgrindingtopowderin
las
thesurf.
Ifthesemenwereto
vieran
seemyfathercomebacktoIthacatheywouldprayforlongerlegsrather
de
thanalongerpurse,for
dinero
moneywouldnotservethem;
pero
buthe,alas,hasfallenon
un
anillfate,andeven
cuando
whenpeopledosometimessaythatheis
viniendo
coming,wenolongerheed
les
them;
weshallneverseehimagain.
Y
Andnow,sir,tellme
y
andtellmetrue,whoyouare
y
andwhereyoucomefrom.
Tellmeofyour
ciudad
townandparents,whatmannerofshipyoucame
en
in,howyourcrewbroughtyoutoIthaca,
y
andofwhatnationtheydeclaredthemselvestobe—foryoucannot
haber
havecomebyland.
Tellme
también
alsotruly,forIwantto
saber
know,areyouastrangerto
esta
thishouse,orhaveyoubeen
aquí
hereinmyfather’stime?
In
los
theolddayswehadmanyvisitorsformy
padre
fatherwentaboutmuchhimself.”
Y
AndMinervaanswered,“Iwill
diré
tellyoutrulyandparticularly
todo
allaboutit.
IamMentes,
hijo
sonofAnchialus,andIam
Rey
KingoftheTaphians.
I
he
havecomeherewithmyship
y
andcrew,onavoyagetomenofaforeigntonguebeingboundforTemesa[4]
con
withacargoofiron,
y
andIshallbringbackcopper.
Asformyship,itliesoveryonderoffthe
abierto
opencountryawayfromthe
ciudad
town,intheharbourRheithron[5]
bajo
underthewoodedmountainNeritum.[6]Ourfatherswerefriends
antes
beforeus,asoldLaerteswill
dirá
tellyou,ifyouwill
ir
goandaskhim.
They
dicen
say,however,thathenever
viene
comestotownnow,andlivesbyhimselfinthe
campo
country,faringhardly,withanoldwomantolookafterhim
y
andgethisdinnerforhim,
cuando
whenhecomesintiredfrompotteringabouthisvineyard.
They
dijeron
toldmeyourfatherwasat
casa
homeagain,andthatwaswhyI
venido
came,butitseemsthegodsarestillkeepinghimback,forheisnot
muerto
deadyetnotonthemainland.
Itis
más
morelikelyheisonsomesea-girtislandinmidocean,
o
oraprisoneramongsavageswhoaredetaininghim
contra
againsthiswill.
Iam
no
noprophet,andknowvery
poco
littleaboutomens,butI
hablo
speakasitisborneinuponmefromheaven,
y
andassureyouthathewillnotbe
lejos
awaymuchlonger;
forheis
un
amanofsuchresourcethat
incluso
eventhoughhewereinchainsofironhe
es
wouldfindsomemeansofgetting
casa
homeagain.
Buttellme,
y
andtellmetrue,canUlyssesreally
tener
havesuchafinelookingfellowfor
un
ason?
Youareindeedwonderfullylikehimaboutthe
cabeza
headandeyes,forwewereclosefriendsbeforehesetsailforTroy
donde
wheretheflowerofalltheArgives
fue
wentalso.
Sincethattimewe
hemos
havenevereitherofus
visto
seentheother.”
“Mymother,”
respondió
answeredTelemachus,“tellsmeIamsontoUlysses,
pero
butitisawisechildthat
conoce
knowshisownfather.
WouldthatIwere
hijo
sontoonewhohadgrownolduponhisownestates,for,sinceyou
preguntas
askme,thereisno
más
moreill-starredmanunderheaven
de
thanhewhotheytellmeismyfather.”
Y
AndMinervasaid,“Thereis
no
nofearofyourracedyingoutyet,
mientras
whilePenelopehassuchafine
hijo
sonasyouare.
Buttellme,
y
andtellmetrue,whatisthe
significado
meaningofallthisfeasting,
y
andwhoarethesepeople?
Whatisit
todo
allabout?
Haveyousomebanquet,
o
oristhereaweddingin
la
thefamily—fornooneseemstobe
trayendo
bringinganyprovisionsofhis
tienes
own?
Andtheguests—howatrociouslytheyarebehaving;
whatriotthey
hacen
makeoverthewholehouse;
itis
suficiente
enoughtodisgustanyrespectable
persona
personwhocomesnearthem.”
“Sir,”
dijo
saidTelemachus,“asregardsyour
pregunta
question,solongasmy
padre
fatherwashereitwas
bien
wellwithusandwiththe
casa
house,butthegodsintheirdispleasure
han
havewilleditotherwise,and
han
havehiddenhimawaymoreclosely
de
thanmortalmanwaseveryethidden.
I
podría
couldhaveborneitbettereven
aunque
thoughheweredead,ifhehad
caído
fallenwithhismenbeforeTroy,
o
orhaddiedwithfriends
alrededor
aroundhimwhenthedaysofhis
lucha
fightingweredone;
forthen
los
theAchaeanswouldhavebuilt
un
amoundoverhisashes,
y
andIshouldmyselfhavebeenheirtohisrenown;
pero
butnowthestorm-windshavespiritedhim
lejos
awayweknownotwhither;
heis
ido
gonewithoutleavingsomuchas
un
atracebehindhim,andIinherit
nada
nothingbutdismay.
Nordoesthe
asunto
matterendsimplywithgriefforthelossofmy
padre
father;
heavenhaslaidsorrowsuponmeofyet
otro
anotherkind;
forthechiefsfromallourislands,Dulichium,Same,
y
andthewoodlandislandofZacynthus,as
también
alsoalltheprincipalmenofIthacaitself,areeatingupmy
casa
houseunderthepretextof
pagar
payingtheircourttomy
madre
mother,whowillneitherpointblank
dirá
saythatshewillnotmarry,[7]noryet
llevará
bringmatterstoanend;
sotheyaremakinghavocofmyestate,
y
andbeforelongwilldoso
también
alsowithmyself.”
“Isthatso?”
exclaimedMinerva,“thenyou
hecho
doindeedwantUlysseshomeagain.
Givehimhishelmet,shield,
y
andacoupleoflances,
y
andifheisthe
hombre
manhewaswhenI
primera
firstknewhiminour
casa
house,drinkingandmakingmerry,hewould
pronto
soonlayhishandsabout
estos
theserascallysuitors,werehetostand
una vez
oncemoreuponhisownthreshold.
Hewasthen
venía
comingfromEphyra,wherehe
había
hadbeentobegpoisonforhisarrowsfromIlus,
hijo
sonofMermerus.
Ilusfeared
los
theever-livinggodsandwouldnot
daría
givehimany,butmy
padre
fatherlethimhavesome,forhewasveryfondofhim.
Si
IfUlyssesisthemanhethenwas
estos
thesesuitorswillhaveashortshrift
y
andasorrywedding.
“Butthere!
Itrestswithheaventodeterminewhetherheisto
regresar
return,andtakehisrevengeinhisown
casa
houseorno;
Iwould,however,urgeyoutosetabout
tratar
tryingtogetridof
estos
thesesuitorsatonce.
Takemyadvice,
llama
calltheAchaeanheroesinassembly
mañana
to-morrowmorning—layyourcasebefore
ellos
them,andcallheaventobearyouwitness.
Bid
los
thesuitorstakethemselvesoff,eachtohisown
lugar
place,andifyourmother’smindissetonmarrying
de nuevo
again,lethergobacktoher
padre
father,whowillfindhera
marido
husbandandprovideherwith
todos
allthemarriagegiftsthatsodeara
hija
daughtermayexpect.
Asforyourself,letmeprevailuponyouto
tomes
takethebestshipyou
puedas
canget,withacrewoftwentymen,
y
andgoinquestofyour
padre
fatherwhohassolongbeenmissing.
Someone
puede
maytellyousomething,or(and
gente
peopleoftenhearthingsin
esta
thisway)someheaven-sentmessage
puede
maydirectyou.
FirstgotoPylos
y
andaskNestor;
thencegoontoSparta
y
andvisitMenelaus,forhe
llegó
gothomelastofalltheAchaeans;
si
ifyouhearthatyour
padre
fatherisaliveandonhis
camino
wayhome,youcanputupwith
el
thewastethesesuitorswill
harán
makeforyetanothertwelvemonths.
Si
Ifontheotherhandyouhearofhis
muerte
death,comehomeatonce,celebratehisfuneralrites
con
withallduepomp,build
una
abarrowtohismemory,
y
andmakeyourmothermarry
de nuevo
again.
Then,havingdoneall
esto
this,thinkitwelloverinyour
mente
mindhow,byfairmeans
o
orfoul,youmaykill
estos
thesesuitorsinyourown
casa
house.
Youaretoooldtopleadinfancyanylonger;
haber
haveyounotheardhow
gente
peoplearesingingOrestes’praisesforhavingkilledhisfather’smurdererAegisthus?
Youare
un
afine,smartlookingfellow;
muestra
showyourmettle,then,andmakeyourself
un
anameinstory.
Now,however,I
debo
mustgobacktomyship
y
andtomycrew,whowillbeimpatient
si
ifIkeepthemwaitinglonger;
piensa
thinkthematteroverforyourself,
y
andrememberwhatIhave
dicho
saidtoyou.”
“Sir,”answeredTelemachus,“ithasbeen
muy
verykindofyoutotalktomein
esta
thisway,asthoughIwereyour
propio
ownson,andIwill
haré
doallyoutellme;
I
sé
knowyouwanttobegettingonwithyourvoyage,
pero
butstayalittlelongertillyou
hayas
havetakenabathandrefreshedyourself.
Iwillthen
daré
giveyouapresent,andyoushallgoonyour
camino
wayrejoicing;
Iwillgiveyouoneof
gran
greatbeautyandvalue—akeepsakesuchas
sólo
onlydearfriendsgivetooneanother.”
Minerva
respondió
answered,“Donottrytokeepme,forIwouldbeonmy
camino
wayatonce.
Asfor
cualquier
anypresentyoumaybedisposedtomakeme,keepittillIcomeagain,
y
andIwilltakeit
casa
homewithme.
Youshallgivemea
muy
verygoodone,andIwillgiveyou
uno
oneofnolessvalueinreturn.”
Con
Withthesewordssheflewaway
como
likeabirdintothe
aire
air,butshehadgivenTelemachuscourage,
y
andhadmadehimthink
más
morethaneverabouthis
padre
father.
Hefeltthechange,wonderedatit,
y
andknewthatthestranger
había
hadbeenagod,sohe
fue
wentstraighttowherethesuitorsweresitting.
Phemiuswasstill
cantando
singing,andhishearerssatraptinsilenceashe
contaba
toldthesadtaleofthe
regreso
returnfromTroy,andtheillsMinerva
había
hadlaidupontheAchaeans.
Penelope,
hija
daughterofIcarius,heardhissongfromher
habitación
roomupstairs,andcamedownby
la
thegreatstaircase,notalone,
sino
butattendedbytwoofherhandmaids.
Cuando
Whenshereachedthesuitorsshestoodbyoneofthebearingpoststhatsupportedtheroofofthecloisters[8]
con
withastaidmaidenoneithersideofher.
She
sostenía
heldaveil,moreover,beforeher
rostro
face,andwasweepingbitterly.
“Phemius,”shecried,“you
conoces
knowmanyanotherfeatofgods
y
andheroes,suchaspoets
aman
lovetocelebrate.
Singthesuitorssome
uno
oneofthese,andletthem
beben
drinktheirwineinsilence,
pero
butceasethissadtale,forit
rompe
breaksmysorrowfulheart,andremindsmeofmy
perdido
losthusbandwhomImournever
sin
withoutceasing,andwhosenamewasgreat
sobre
overallHellasandmiddleArgos.”[9].
“Mother,”
respondió
answeredTelemachus,“letthebard
cante
singwhathehasa
mente
mindto;
bardsdonot
hacen
maketheillstheysing
de
of;
itisJove,notthey,who
hace
makesthem,andwhosendsweal
o
orwoeuponmankindaccordingtohis
propio
owngoodpleasure.
Thisfellowmeans
no
noharmbysingingtheill-fated
regreso
returnoftheDanaans,for
gente
peoplealwaysapplaudthelatestsongs
más
mostwarmly.
Makeupyourmindtoit
y
andbearit;
Ulyssesisnot
el
theonlymanwhonevercamebackfromTroy,
pero
butmanyanotherwentdownaswellas
él
he.
Go,then,withinthe
casa
houseandbusyyourselfwithyourdailyduties,yourloom,yourdistaff,
y
andtheorderingofyourservants;
forspeechisman’s
asunto
matter,andmineaboveallothers[10]—foritisIwhoammasterhere.”
She
fue
wentwonderingbackintothe
casa
house,andlaidherson’s
dicho
sayinginherheart.
Then,goingupstairs
con
withherhandmaidsintoher
habitación
room,shemournedherdear
marido
husbandtillMinervashedsweet
sueño
sleepoverhereyes.
But
los
thesuitorswereclamorousthroughout
los
thecoveredcloisters[11],andprayedeach
uno
onethathemightbeher
cama
bedfellow.
ThenTelemachusspoke,“Shameless,”hecried,“andinsolentsuitors,letusfeastatourpleasure
ahora
now,andlettherebe
no
nobrawling,foritisararethingto
escuchar
hearamanwithsuchadivinevoiceasPhemius
haya
has;
butinthemorning
reúnanse
meetmeinfullassemblythatImay
dé
giveyouformalnoticetodepart,
y
andfeastatoneanother’shouses,
girando
turnandturnabout,atyour
propio
owncost.
Ifonthe
otro
otherhandyouchoosetopersistinspungingupon
un
oneman,heavenhelpme,
pero
butJoveshallreckonwithyouinfull,
y
andwhenyoufallinmyfather’s
casa
housethereshallbeno
hombre
mantoavengeyou.”
Thesuitorsbittheirlipsasthey
escuchaban
heardhim,andmarvelledattheboldnessofhisspeech.
Then,Antinous,
hijo
sonofEupeithes,said,“Thegodsseemtohave
dado
givenyoulessonsinbluster
y
andtalltalking;
mayJove
nunca
nevergrantyoutobechiefinIthacaasyour
padre
fatherwasbeforeyou.”
Telemachus
respondió
answered,“Antinous,donotchide
con
withme,but,godwilling,I
seré
willbechieftooifI
puedo
can.
Isthistheworstfateyou
puedes
canthinkofforme?
Itis
no
nobadthingtobe
un
achief,foritbringsbothriches
y
andhonour.
Still,nowthatUlyssesis
muerto
deadtherearemanygreatmeninIthaca
tanto
botholdandyoung,and
algunos
someothermaytaketheleadamong
ellos
them;
neverthelessIwillbechiefinmyown
casa
house,andwillrulethosewhomUlysses
ha
haswonforme.”
ThenEurymachus,
hijo
sonofPolybus,answered,“Itrestswithheaventodecide
quién
whoshallbechiefamong
nosotros
us,butyoushallbemasterinyourown
casa
houseandoveryourownpossessions;
noone
mientras
whilethereisamaninIthacashall
hará
doyouviolencenorrobyou.
Y
Andnow,mygoodfellow,I
quiero
wanttoknowaboutthisstranger.
What
país
countrydoeshecomefrom?
Ofwhat
familia
familyishe,andwhereishisestate?
Ha
Hashebroughtyounewsabout
el
thereturnofyourfather,
o
orwasheonbusinessofhisown?
Heseemed
un
awelltodoman,
pero
buthehurriedoffsosuddenlythathewas
fue
goneinamomentbeforewe
pudiéramos
couldgettoknowhim.”
“My
padre
fatherisdeadandgone,”
respondió
answeredTelemachus,“andevenifsomerumourreachesmeI
pongo
putnomorefaithinitnow.
My
madre
motherdoesindeedsometimessendfor
un
asoothsayerandquestionhim,
pero
butIgivehisprophecyings
no
noheed.
Asforthestranger,hewasMentes,
hijo
sonofAnchialus,chiefof
los
theTaphians,anoldfriendofmyfather’s.”
Pero
Butinhishearthe
sabía
knewthatithadbeen
la
thegoddess.
Thesuitorsthen
regresaron
returnedtotheirsingingand
baile
dancinguntiltheevening;
but
cuando
whennightfellupontheirpleasuringthey
fueron
wenthometobedeachinhisownabode.[12]Telemachus’s
habitación
roomwashighupin
una
atower[13]thatlookedontotheoutercourt;
hither,then,hehied,brooding
y
andfullofthought.
A
buena
goodoldwoman,Euryclea,daughterofOps,the
hijo
sonofPisenor,wentbeforehim
con
withacoupleofblazingtorches.
Laertes
había
hadboughtherwithhis
propio
ownmoneywhenshewasquite
joven
young;
hegavetheworthoftwentyoxenforher,
y
andshewedasmuchrespecttoherinhishouseholdashedidtohisownwedded
esposa
wife,buthedidnot
llevó
takehertohisbedforhefearedhiswife’sresentment.[14]Sheitwaswho
ahora
nowlightedTelemachustohis
habitación
room,andshelovedhimbetterthananyoftheotherwomeninthehousedid,forshe
había
hadnursedhimwhenhewas
un
ababy.
Heopenedthe
puerta
doorofhisbedroom
y
andsatdownuponthe
cama
bed;
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Nowwhenthechildof
mañana
morning,rosy-fingeredDawn,appearedTelemachusrose
y
anddressedhimself.
Heboundhissandalsontohiscomelyfeet,girdedhisswordabouthisshoulder,
y
andlefthisroomlookinglike
un
animmortalgod.
Heatonce
envió
sentthecriersroundtocallthe
gente
peopleinassembly,sotheycalledthem
y
andthepeoplegatheredthereon;
then,
cuando
whentheyweregottogether,hewentto
la
theplaceofassemblyspearinhand—not
solo
alone,forhistwohoundswent
con
withhim.
Minervaendowedhimwith
una
apresenceofsuchdivinecomelinessthat
todos
allmarvelledathimashewentby,
y
andwhenhetookhis
lugar
placeinhisfather’sseat
incluso
eventheoldestcouncillorsmadewayforhim.
Aegyptius,
un
amanbentdoublewithage,
y
andofinfiniteexperience,wasthe
primero
firsttospeak.
HissonAntiphushad
ido
gonewithUlyssestoIlius,landofnoblesteeds,
pero
butthesavageCyclopshad
matado
killedhimwhentheywere
todos
allshutupinthecave,
y
andhadcookedhislast
cena
dinnerforhim.[17]Hehad
tres
threesonsleft,ofwhom
dos
twostillworkedontheirfather’sland,whilethethird,Eurynomus,was
uno
oneofthesuitors;
neverthelesstheir
padre
fathercouldnotgetover
la
thelossofAntiphus,andwas
todavía
stillweepingforhimwhenhebeganhisspeech.
“MenofIthaca,”he
dijo
said,“hearmywords.
From
el
thedayUlyssesleftustherehasbeen
no
nomeetingofourcouncillorsuntil
ahora
now;
whothencanitbe,whether
viejo
oldoryoung,thatfindsitsonecessarytoconveneus?
Ha
Hashegotwindofsomehostapproaching,
y
anddoeshewishtowarnus,
o
orwouldhespeakuponsome
otro
othermatterofpublicmoment?
Iam
seguro
sureheisanexcellent
persona
person,andIhopeJove
es
willgranthimhisheart’sdesire.”
Telemachus
tomó
tookthisspeechasofgoodomen
y
androseatonce,forhewasburstingwithwhathe
tenía
hadtosay.
Hestoodinthemiddleoftheassembly
y
andthegoodheraldPisenor
trajo
broughthimhisstaff.
Then,turningtoAegyptius,“Sir,”
dijo
saidhe,“itisI,asyou
soy
willshortlylearn,whohaveconvenedyou,foritisIwhoamthe
más
mostaggrieved.
Ihavenotgotwindof
ningún
anyhostapproachingaboutwhichI
quisiera
wouldwarnyou,noris
hay
thereanymatterofpublicmomentonwhichI
quisiera
wouldspeak.
Mygrievanceispurelypersonal,
y
andturnsontwogreatmisfortuneswhich
han
havefallenuponmyhouse.
The
primero
firstoftheseisthelossofmyexcellent
padre
father,whowaschiefamongallyou
aquí
herepresent,andwaslikea
padre
fathertoeveryoneofyou;
the
segundo
secondismuchmoreserious,
y
anderelongwillbetheutterruinofmyestate.
Los
Thesonsofallthechiefmenamongyouarepesteringmy
madre
mothertomarrythemagainsther
voluntad
will.
Theyareafraidto
ir
gotoherfatherIcarius,askinghimtochoose
la
theonehelikesbest,
y
andtoprovidemarriagegiftsforhis
hija
daughter,butdaybydaythey
mantienen
keephangingaboutmyfather’s
casa
house,sacrificingouroxen,sheep,
y
andfatgoatsfortheirbanquets,
y
andnevergivingsomuchasathoughtto
la
thequantityofwinethey
beben
drink.
Noestatecanstand
tal
suchrecklessness;
wehavenow
no
noUlyssestowardoffharmfromourdoors,
y
andIcannotholdmy
propio
ownagainstthem.