Iliad

[Nick Nicholas <opoudjis@optushome.com.au>]

.i le nunfengu ko se sanga doi fetcei fa le nunfengu be la poi bersa la  
peLEUS. ku'o .axiLEUS.
be'o noi daspo zi'epoi punji le nuncortu so'iki'o prenraxai,o
gi'e clira benji fi le mromunje fe le tsali pruxi
be so'e soncyvrude gi'e ku'i binxyri'a ba'e ri le dambyvelcnemu be le  
gerku
.e ro re'ucticpi .i le seldji be la zeus. ca'o mulno
.i se sanga ko sa'e co'a lenu pare'u simsepli je simdarlu
fa le la atREUS. bersa noi noltru loi remna ku'o kuce la .axiLEUS. noi  
cevysmi

Btw, the x for chi is a widespread convention, although the ancient  
pronunciation was an aspirated k (akxileus ?) I find an -efs  
pronunciation distasteful, partly because of the inevitable cultural  
cringe, but partly because this is purely a spelling pronunciation in  
Greek: as soon as it looked like -eus was going to change to -efs, the  
nouns ending in -eus switched declensions, ending up as -eas and then  
-yas. (So basileus > vasilyas.) -efs is ahistorical --- and given how  
hard it is to pronounce, it's no wonder; I certainly wouldn't want it  
enshrined in Lojban.

A word-for-word, btw:

The rage sing, goddess, of son-of-Peleus Achilles,
destructive [rage], which to a myriad Achaeans pain placed,
many also stout souls to Hades sent-early
of heroes [the souls], but themselves [the heroes] booty prepared to  
dogs
to birds of prey as well all of them [the birds], but Zeus' will was  
being completed;
[you should sing] from where at first stood apart disputing
both the son-of-Atreus king of men and divine Achilles.

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Dr Nick Nicholas. French/Italian,  "Rode like foam on the river of pity
University of Melbourne             Turned its tide to strength
http://www.opoudjis.net             Healed the hole that ripped in  
living"
nickn@unimelb.edu.au                     - Suzanne Vega, Book Of Dreams
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