Monday, April 03, 2023
Last Moments
Homer, Iliad 5.42 (tr. Peter Green):
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He fell with a thud, and his armor rattled upon him.5.47:
δούπησεν δὲ πεσών, ἀράβησε δὲ τεύχε᾽ ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ.
He slumped from his chariot, and loathsome darkness took him.5.68:
ἤριπε δ᾽ ἐξ ὀχέων, στυγερὸς δ᾽ ἄρα μιν σκότος εἷλε.
He screamed and fell to his knees, and death enfolded him.5.75:
γνὺξ δ᾽ ἔριπ᾽ οἰμώξας, θάνατος δέ μιν ἀμφεκάλυψε.
He collapsed in the dust, teeth clamped on the cold bronze.5.82-83:
ἤριπε δ᾽ ἐν κονίῃ, ψυχρὸν δ᾽ ἕλε χαλκὸν ὀδοῦσιν.
His eyes
were closed by blood-red death and all-mastering fate.
τὸν δὲ κατ᾽ ὄσσε
ἔλλαβε πορφύρεος θάνατος καὶ μοῖρα κραταιή.
