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hesiod, the homeric hymns, and homerica-第20部分

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(ll。 176…206) And Heaven came; bringing on night and longing for love; and he lay about Earth spreading himself full upon her (7)。

Then the son from his ambush stretched forth his left hand and in his right took the great long sickle with jagged teeth; and swiftly lopped off his own father's members and cast them away to fall behind him。  And not vainly did they fall from his hand; for all the bloody drops that gushed forth Earth received; and as the seasons moved round she bare the strong Erinyes and the great Giants with gleaming armour; holding long spears in their hands and the Nymphs whom they call Meliae (8) all over the boundless earth。  And so soon as he had cut off the members with flint and cast them from the land into the surging sea; they were swept away over the main a long time: and a white foam spread around them from the immortal flesh; and in it there grew a maiden。  First she drew near holy Cythera; and from there; afterwards; she came to sea…girt Cyprus; and came forth an awful and lovely goddess; and grass grew up about her beneath her shapely feet。  Her gods and men call Aphrodite; and the foam…born goddess and rich…crowned Cytherea; because she grew amid the foam; and Cytherea because she reached Cythera; and Cyprogenes because she was born in billowy Cyprus; and Philommedes (9) because sprang from the members。  And with her went Eros; and comely Desire followed her at her birth at the first and as she went into the assembly of the gods。  This honour she has from the beginning; and this is the portion allotted to her amongst men and undying gods;  the whisperings of maidens and smiles and deceits with sweet delight and love and graciousness。

(ll。 207…210) But these sons whom be begot himself great Heaven used to call Titans (Strainers) in reproach; for he said that they strained and did presumptuously a fearful deed; and that vengeance for it would come afterwards。

(ll。 211…225) And Night bare hateful Doom and black Fate and Death; and she bare Sleep and the tribe of Dreams。  And again the goddess murky Night; though she lay with none; bare Blame and painful Woe; and the Hesperides who guard the rich; golden apples and the trees bearing fruit beyond glorious Ocean。  Also she bare the Destinies and ruthless avenging Fates; Clotho and Lachesis and Atropos (10); who give men at their birth both evil and good to have; and they pursue the transgressions of men and of gods: and these goddesses never cease from their dread anger until they punish the sinner with a sore penalty。  Also deadly Night bare Nemesis (Indignation) to afflict mortal men; and after her; Deceit and Friendship and hateful Age and hard…hearted Strife。

(ll。 226…232) But abhorred Strife bare painful Toil and Forgetfulness and Famine and tearful Sorrows; Fightings also; Battles; Murders; Manslaughters; Quarrels; Lying Words; Disputes; Lawlessness and Ruin; all of one nature; and Oath who most troubles men upon earth when anyone wilfully swears a false oath。

(ll。 233…239) And Sea begat Nereus; the eldest of his children; who is true and lies not: and men call him the Old Man because he is trusty and gentle and does not forget the laws of righteousness; but thinks just and kindly thoughts。  And yet again he got great Thaumas and proud Phoreys; being mated with Earth; and fair…cheeked Ceto and Eurybia who has a heart of flint within her。

(ll。 240…264) And of Nereus and rich…haired Doris; daughter of Ocean the perfect river; were born children (11); passing lovely amongst goddesses; Ploto; Eucrante; Sao; and Amphitrite; and Eudora; and Thetis; Galene and Glauce; Cymothoe; Speo; Thoe and lovely Halie; and Pasithea; and Erato; and rosy…armed Eunice; and gracious Melite; and Eulimene; and Agaue; Doto; Proto; Pherusa; and Dynamene; and Nisaea; and Actaea; and Protomedea; Doris; Panopea; and comely Galatea; and lovely Hippothoe; and rosy…armed Hipponoe; and Cymodoce who with Cymatolege (12) and Amphitrite easily calms the waves upon the misty sea and the blasts of raging winds; and Cymo; and Eione; and rich…crowned Alimede; and Glauconome; fond of laughter; and Pontoporea; Leagore; Euagore; and Laomedea; and Polynoe; and Autonoe; and Lysianassa; and Euarne; lovely of shape and without blemish of form; and Psamathe of charming figure and divine Menippe; Neso; Eupompe; Themisto; Pronoe; and Nemertes (13) who has the nature of her deathless father。  These fifty daughters sprang from blameless Nereus; skilled in excellent crafts。

(ll。 265…269) And Thaumas wedded Electra the daughter of deep… flowing Ocean; and she bare him swift Iris and the long…haired Harpies; Aello (Storm…swift) and Ocypetes (Swift…flier) who on their swift wings keep pace with the blasts of the winds and the birds; for quick as time they dart along。

(ll 270…294) And again; Ceto bare to Phoreys the fair…cheeked Graiae; sisters grey from their birth: and both deathless gods and men who walk on earth call them Graiae; Pemphredo well…clad; and saffron…robed Enyo; and the Gorgons who dwell beyond glorious Ocean in the frontier land towards Night where are the clear… voiced Hesperides; Sthenno; and Euryale; and Medusa who suffered a woeful fate: she was mortal; but the two were undying and grew not old。  With her lay the Dark…haired One (14) in a soft meadow amid spring flowers。  And when Perseus cut off her head; there sprang forth great Chrysaor and the horse Pegasus who is so called because he was born near the springs (pegae) of Ocean; and that other; because he held a golden blade (aor) in his hands。  Now Pegasus flew away and left the earth; the mother of flocks; and came to the deathless gods: and he dwells in the house of Zeus and brings to wise Zeus the thunder and lightning。  But Chrysaor was joined in love to Callirrhoe; the daughter of glorious Ocean; and begot three…headed Geryones。  Him mighty Heracles slew in sea…girt Erythea by his shambling oxen on that day when he drove the wide…browed oxen to holy Tiryns; and had crossed the ford of Ocean and killed Orthus and Eurytion the herdsman in the dim stead out beyond glorious Ocean。

(ll。 295…305) And in a hollow cave she bare another monster; irresistible; in no wise like either to mortal men or to the undying gods; even the goddess fierce Echidna who is half a nymph with glancing eyes and fair cheeks; and half again a huge snake; great and awful; with speckled skin; eating raw flesh beneath the secret parts of the holy earth。  And there she has a cave deep down under a hollow rock far from the deathless gods and mortal men。  There; then; did the gods appoint her a glorious house to dwell in: and she keeps guard in Arima beneath the earth; grim Echidna; a nymph who dies not nor grows old all her days。

(ll。 306…332) Men say that Typhaon the terrible; outrageous and lawless; was joined in love to her; the maid with glancing eyes。  So she conceived and brought forth fierce offspring; first she bare Orthus the hound of Geryones; and then again she bare a second; a monster not to be overcome and that may not be described; Cerberus who eats raw flesh; the brazen…voiced hound of Hades; fifty…headed; relentless and strong。  And again she bore a third; the evil…minded Hydra of Lerna; whom the goddess; white…armed
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