ĪPHIGENĪA (2)
Menelāus, ubi
hospitis perfidiam vīdit, ad frātrem contendit et omnia nārrāvit. Agamemnōn īrā
terribilī exclāmāvit, "Perfidus est Paris; perfidum est tōtum Troiānōrum
genus, sed perfidiae stultitiaeque poenās dabunt. Tōtum exercitum meum ad ōram
maritimam convocābō; equitēs peditēsque in nāvēs impōnēmus, et terrā marīque
Troiam oppugnābimus. Ita urbem scelerātam excidēmus et genus perfidum ad
Īnferōs mittēmus. Praedam quoque multam nōs domum reportābimus. Tū quoque
Helenam tēcum domum ad rēgiam tuam redūcēs."
Agamemnōn igitur
tōtum exercitum ad portum convocāvit. Multī equitēs multī peditēs aderant;
prīncipēs quoque omnēs ē tōtā Graeciā eō convēnērunt. Sed ventī adversī nāvēs
in portū diū retinēbant. Itaque Agamemnōn nūntium ad ōrāculum Delphicum mīsit,
et ā deō respōnsum petīvit. Trīste et terribile respōnsum dedit Apollō;
"Propter īram Diāna nāvēs Graecās in portū retinet, nec ventōs secundōs
dat. Numquam Graecī ad Asiam nāvigābunt nisi virginis sanguine deae nūmen
plācāverint."
Apollo, -inis
[3/m]: Apollo, god of the sun
Asia, -ae [1/f]:
Asia
Delphicus, -a, -um:
Delphic, belonging to Delphi
Diāna, -ae [1/f]:
Diana, goddess of hunting and the moon
[i]
domus, -ūs [4/f]:
house, home; domī: at home
exercitus, -ūs
[4/m]: army
genus, -eris
[3/n]: sort, kind, race
ōrāculum, -ī
[2/n]: oracle
perfidia, -ae
[1/f]: treachery
poena, -ae [1/f]:
penalty, punishment; poenās dō: I pay the penalty
portus, -ūs [4/m]:
harbour
responsum, -ī
[2/n]: answer
sanguis, -inis
[3/m]: blood
stultitia, -ae
[1/f]: folly
[ii]
adversus, -a, -um:
adverse, hostile
terribilis, -e:
terrible
tristis, -e: sad
[iii]
adsum, adesse
[irreg]: am present
conveniō, -īre
[4]: come together
petō, -ere [3]:
seek
plācō, -āre [1]:
appease
redūcō, -ere [3]:
lead back; bring back
reportō, -āre [1]:
carry back / off
retineō, -ēre [2]:
hold back, restrain
[iv]
eō: thither
nisi: unless,
except
nunquam: never
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Menelaus, when he
saw the treachery of his guest, hurried to his brother and told him everything.
Agamemnon exclaimed in terrible anger:
“Paris is
treacherous; the whole race of the Trojans is treacherous, but they shall pay
the penalty for their treachery and folly. I shall summon my whole army to the
seashore; we shall put cavalry and infantry aboard ships, and we shall attack
Troy by land and sea. Thus we shall destroy the wicked city and send the
treacherous race down to the Underworld. We shall also carry a great deal of
booty home. You too will bring Helen back home with you to your palace.”
Accordingly,
Agamemnon summoned his entire army to the harbour. Many horsemen and many foot
soldiers were present; all the princes from the whole of Greece also gathered
there. But adverse winds kept the ships in the harbour for a long time.
Therefore Agamemnon sent a messenger to the Delphic oracle and sought an answer
from the god.
Apollo gave a sad
and terrible answer:
“Because of her
anger, Diana is keeping the Greek ships in the harbour and is not giving
favourable winds. The Greeks will never sail to Asia unless they appease the
goddess’s divine power with the blood of a maiden.”
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