197 κικλήσκουσι θεοί τε καὶ ἀνέρες, οὕνεκ᾽ ἐν ἀφρῷ /kiklɛ́ːskoːsi tʰe̞oí te̞ kaì ané̞re̞s ʰóːne̞k e̞n apʰrɔ̂ːi/ Gods and men call her (Aphrodite), because in the foam | – – | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – |
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196 [ἀφρογενέα τε θεὰν καὶ ἐυστέφανον Κυθέρειαν] /apʰro̞ge̞né̞a te̞ tʰe̞àːn kaì e̞ustépʰano̞n kutʰéreːan/ [And the foam-born goddess, and well-garlanded Kythereia] | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – |
195 ποσσὶν ὕπο ῥαδινοῖσιν ἀέξετο• τὴν δ᾽ Ἀφροδίτην /po̞ssìn ʰúpo̞ ʰradinoîsin aé̞kse̞to̞ tɛ̀ːn d apʰro̞díːtɛːn/ Grew under her slender feet; And Aphrodite | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – |
194 ἐκ δ᾽ ἔβη αἰδοίη καλὴ θεός, ἀμφὶ δὲ ποίη /e̞k d é̞bɛː aidoíɛː kaːlɛ̀ː tʰe̞ó̞n ampʰì dè̞ poíɛː/ And she stepped forth, a venerable beautiful goddess, and all around grass | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – | – – | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – |
193 ἔπλητ᾽, ἔνθεν ἔπειτα περίρρυτον ἵκετο Κύπρον. /é̞plɛːt é̞ntʰe̞n é̞peːta pe̞rírruto̞n ʰíːke̞to̞ kúpro̞n/ Then from there she arrived at sea-girt Cyprus. | – – | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – |
192 ἐθρέφθη· πρῶτον δὲ Κυθήροισι ζαθέοισιν /e̞tʰré̞pʰtʰɛː prɔ̂ːto̞n dè̞ kutʰɛ́ːroisi zdatʰé̞oisin/ Grew. And first she approached holy Kythera | – – | – – | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – |
191 ἀφρὸς ἀπ᾽ ἀθανάτου χροὸς ὤρνυτο· τῷ δ᾽ ἔνι κούρη /apʰrò̞s ap aːtʰanátoː kʰro̞ò̞s ɔ́ːrnuto̞ tɔ̂ːi é̞ni kóːrɛː/ foam arose from the immortal flesh, and in it a maiden | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – |
190 ὣς φέρετ᾽ ἂμ πέλαγος πουλὺν χρόνον, ἀμφὶ δὲ λευκὸς /ʰɔ̀ːs pʰé̞re̞t àm pé̞lago̞s pɔːlùn kʰró̞no̞n ampʰì dè̞ leukò̞s/ And as it was carried along the sea for a long time, around it white | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – |
189 κάββαλ᾽ ἀπ᾽ ἠπείροιο πολυκλύστῳ ἐνὶ πόντῳ, /kábbal ap ɛːpéːroio̞ po̞luklústɔːi e̞nì pó̞ntɔːi/ He threw them back from the land into the much-surging sea | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – |
188 μήδεα δ᾽ ὡς τὸ πρῶτον ἀποτμήξας ἀδάμαντι /mɛ́ːde̞a d ʰɔːs tò̞ prɔ̂ːto̞n apo̞tmɛ́ːksaːs adámanti/ And when at first having cut off the genitals with the adamant | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ |
187 Νύμφας θ᾽ ἃς Μελίας καλέουσ᾽ ἐπ᾽ ἀπείρονα γαῖαν. /númpʰaːs tʰ ʰàːs me̞líaːs kaléɔːs e̞p apéːro̞na gaîan/ And the Nymphs whom they call the Melians on the boundless earth | – – | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – |
186 τεύχεσι λαμπομένους, δολίχ᾽ ἔγχεα χερσὶν ἔχοντας, /teúkʰe̞si lampo̞mé̞noːs do̞líkʰ é̞ŋkʰe̞a kʰe̞rsìn é̞kʰo̞ntas/ Shining in their arms and holding long spears in their hands, | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – |
185 γείνατ᾽ Ἐρινῦς τε κρατερὰς μεγάλους τε Γίγαντας, /géːmat e̞riːnûːs te̞ krate̞ràːs megáloːs te̞ gígantas/ She gave birth to the fierce Furies and great Giants, | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – |
184 πάσας δέξατο Γαῖα· περιπλομένων δ᾽ ἐνιαυτῶν /páːsaːs dé̞ksato̞ gaîa pe̞riplo̞mé̞nɔːn d e̞niautɔ̂ːn/ Gaia received all of them; and when the years revolved | – – | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – |
183 ὅσσαι γὰρ ῥαθάμιγγες ἀπέσσυθεν αἱματόεσσαι, /ʰo̞ssai gàr ʰratʰámiŋge̞s apé̞ssutʰe̞n ʰaimatóe̞ssai/ Since as many bloody drops that spurt forth, | – – | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – |
182 ἐξοπίσω. τὰ μὲν οὔ τι ἐτώσια ἔκφυγε χειρός· /e̞kso̞písɔː tà mèn ɔ́ː ti e̞tɔ́ːsia é̞kpʰuge̞ kʰeːrós/ Nor did these in any way escape his hand uselessly, | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – |
Double-line day, since it's not easy to take these two apart (and it's the dramatic high-point of the narrative).
180 μακρὴν καρχαρόδοντα, φίλου δ᾽ ἀπὸ μήδεα πατρὸς /makrɛ̀ːn karkʰaró̞do̞nta pʰíloː d apò̞ mɛ́ːde̞a patrò̞s/ Long and jagged-toothed, and he reaped the genitals of his dear father | – – | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ |
179 σκαιῇ, δεξιτερῇ δὲ πελώριον ἔλλαβεν ἅρπην, /skaiɛ̂ːi de̞ksiterɛ̂ːi dè pe̞lɔ́ːrion é̞llabe̞n ʰárpɛːn/ With his left hand, and with his right he took hold of the enormous sickle | – – | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – |
178 πάντῃ· ὃ δ᾽ ἐκ λοχέοιο πάις ὠρέξατο χειρὶ /pántɛːi ʰò̞ d e̞k lo̞kʰé̞oio̞ páis ɔːré̞ksato̞ kʰeːrì/ In all directions; and the child reached out from the ambush with hand
177 ἱμείρων φιλότητος ἐπέσχετο, καί ῥ᾽ ἐτανύσθη /ʰiːéːrɔːn pʰiló̞tɛːto̞s e̞pé̞skʰe̞to̞ kaí ʰr e̞tanústʰɛː/ Desiring love he laid himself out and was stretched | – – | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – |
176 ἦλθε δὲ νύκτ᾽ ἐπάγων μέγας Οὐρανός, ἀμφὶ δὲ Γαίῃ /ɛ̂ːltʰe̞ dè̞ núkt e̞págɔːn mé̞gas ɔːranó̞s ampʰì dè̞ gaíɛːi/ And great Ouranos came, bringing night with him, and around Gaia | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – |
175 ἅρπην καρχαρόδοντα, δόλον δ᾽ ὑπεθήκατο πάντα. /ʰárpɛːn karkʰaró̞do̞nta dó̞lo̞n d ʰupe̞tʰɛ́ːkato̞ pánta/ The jagged-toothed sickle, and she explained the deception entirely. | – – | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ |
174 εἷσε δέ μιν κρύψασα λόχῳ, ἐνέθηκε δὲ χερσὶν /ʰêːse dé min krúpsaːsa lókʰɔːi e̞né̞tʰɛːke̞ dè̞ kʰe̞rsìn/ She placed him having hidden him in ambush, and she placed in his hands | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – |
173 ὣς φάτο· γήθησεν δὲ μέγα φρεσὶ Γαῖα πελώρη· /ʰɔ̀ːs pʰáto̞ gɛ́ːtʰɛːse̞n dè̞ mé̞ga pʰre̞sì gaîa pelɔ́ːrɛː/ So he spoke, and boundless Gaia rejoiced greatly in her heart. | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – |
172 ἡμετέρου· πρότερος γὰρ ἀεικέα μήσατο ἔργα.” /ʰɛːme̞té̞roː pró̞te̞ros gàr aeːké̞a mɛ́ːsato̞ é̞rga/ Since he was the first to to contrive unseemly deeds.” | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ |
171 ἔργον, ἐπεὶ πατρός γε δυσωνύμου οὐκ ἀλεγίζω /é̞rgo̞n e̞peː patró̞s ge̞ dusɔːnúmoː oːk ale̞gízdɔː/ Deed, since I don’t care about our ill-named father | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – |
170 “μῆτερ, ἐγώ κεν τοῦτό γ᾽ ὑποσχόμενος τελέσαιμι /mɛ̂ːte̞r, e̞gɔ́ː ke̞n tôːtó g ʰupo̞skʰó̞me̞no̞s te̞lé̞saimi/ Mother, I would promise to accomplish this | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ |
169 αἶψ᾽ αὖτις μύθοισι προσηύδα μητέρα κεδνήν· /aîps aûtis múːtʰoisi pro̞sɛːúda mɛːté̞ra ke̞dnɛ́ːn/ Quickly addressed his devoted mother in turn with these words: | – – | – – | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – |
168 φθέγξατο. θαρσήσας δὲ μέγας Κρόνος ἀγκυλομήτης /pʰtʰé̞ŋksato̞ tʰarsɛ́ːsas dè̞ mé̞gas kró̞no̞s aŋkulo̞mɛ́ːtɛːs/ Uttered a sound. But emboldened, great Kronos, crooked of counsel | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – |