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Read The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original in English, with Spanish beside it
by Homer · -750–-650
"The Odyssey" by Homer is an ancient Greek epic composed around the 8th or 7th century BC. It follows Odysseus, king of Ithaca, on his perilous ten-year journey home after the Trojan War. While he battles monsters and loses all his crewmates, his wife Penelope and son Telemachus face aggressive suitors at home who presume him dead. This foundational work of Western literature explores themes of homecoming, wandering, and loyalty through a tale of extraordinary adventure and perseverance.
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- Read time
- 589 min
- Words
- 129,483
- Chapters
- 27
- Paragraphs
- 1,314
- Price
- Free
- Epic poetry, Greek -- Translations into English
- Homer -- Translations into English
- Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character)
Calypso knew him at once—for the gods all know each other, no matter how far they live from one another—but Ulysses was not within;
Calipso lo reconoció de inmediato —pues los dioses se conocen todos, no importa cuán lejos vivan unos de otros—, pero Ulises no estaba dentro;
he was on the sea-shore as usual, looking out upon the barren ocean with tears in his eyes, groaning and breaking his heart for sorrow.
estaba en la orilla del mar, como de costumbre, mirando hacia el estéril océano con lágrimas en los ojos, gimiendo y rompiendo su corazón de dolor.
Calypso gave Mercury a seat and said: “Why have you come to see me, Mercury—honoured, and ever welcome—for you do not visit me often?
Calipso le dio a Mercurio un asiento y dijo: «¿Por qué has venido a verme, Mercurio —honrado, y siempre bienvenido—, porque no me visitas a menudo?
Say what you want; I will do it for you at once if I can, and if it can be done at all; but come inside, and let me set refreshment before you.”
Di lo que quieres; lo haré por ti de inmediato si puedo, y si se puede hacer en absoluto; pero entra dentro, y déjame poner una bebida ante ti.»
As she spoke she drew a table loaded with ambrosia beside him and mixed him some red nectar, so Mercury ate and drank till he had had enough, and then said:
Mientras hablaba, sacó una mesa cargada de ambrosía junto a él y le mezcló un poco de néctar rojo, así Mercurio comió y bebió hasta que tuvo suficiente, y entonces dijo:
“We are speaking god and goddess to one another, and you ask me why I have come here, and I will tell you truly as you would have me do.
«Nos dirigimos la una a la otra como diosa y dios, y me preguntas por qué he venido aquí, y te lo diré con la verdad, como quieres que lo haga.
Jove sent me; it was no doing of mine; who could possibly want to come all this way over the sea where there are no cities full of people to offer me sacrifices or choice hecatombs?
Júpiter me envió; no fue obra mía; ¿quién querría venir por mar hasta este lugar, donde no hay ciudades pobladas que me ofrezcan sacrificios o hecatombes escogidas?
Nevertheless I had to come, for none of us other gods can cross Jove, nor transgress his orders.
Sin embargo, tuve que venir, porque ninguno de nosotros, los demás dioses, puede cruzar el mar sin el permiso de Júpiter, ni transgredir sus órdenes.
He says that you have here the most ill-starred of all those who fought nine years before the city of King Priam and sailed home in the tenth year after having sacked it.
Él dice que tienes aquí al más desdichado de todos los que combatieron nueve años ante la ciudad del rey Príamo y navegaron de regreso a su hogar en el décimo año, tras haberla saqueado.
On their way home they sinned against Minerva,52 who raised both wind and waves against them, so that all his brave companions perished, and he alone was carried hither by wind and tide.
En su viaje de vuelta pecaron contra Minerva,52 quien levantó contra ellos vientos y olas, de modo que todos sus valientes compañeros perecieron, y él solo fue arrastrado hasta aquí por el viento y la marea.
Jove says that you are to let this man go at once, for it is decreed that he shall not perish here, far from his own people, but shall return to his house and country and see his friends again.”
Júpiter dice que debes dejar ir a este hombre de inmediato, pues está decretado que no ha de perecer aquí, lejos de su pueblo, sino regresar a su casa y a su tierra, y volver a ver a sus amigos».
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Book details
- Original language
- English
- Translation
- Spanish, machine translation
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #1727
- Licence
- Public domain worldwide
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