θάμβησεν δ᾽ Ἀχιλεύς, μετὰ δ᾽ ἐτράπετ᾽, αὐτίκα δ᾽ ἔγνω
200 Παλλάδ᾽ Ἀθηναίην: δεινὼ δέ οἱ ὄσσε φάανθεν:
καί μιν φωνήσας ἔπεα πτερόεντα προσηύδα:
τίπτ᾽ αὖτ᾽ αἰγιόχοιο Διὸς τέκος εἰλήλουθας;
ἦ ἵνα ὕβριν ἴδῃ Ἀγαμέμνονος Ἀτρεΐδαο;
ἀλλ᾽ ἔκ τοι ἐρέω, τὸ δὲ καὶ τελέεσθαι ὀΐω:
205 ᾗς ὑπεροπλίῃσι τάχ᾽ ἄν ποτε θυμὸν ὀλέσσῃ.
Obstupuit autem Achilles : sed postquam mutauit statim cognouit
Palladam athenam · duro autem ei oculo apparuit
Et ipsum vocauit verba pennosa dixit
Quare huc lactantis captam Iouis filia venisti
Nisi ut iniuriam uideas Agamenoni Atridae
Sed tibi dicam · quot et perfici puto
Quibus iniuriis fortem quemque animus perficies destruendo
Achilles was seized with wonder, and turned around, and immediately recognized Pallas Athene. Terribly her eyes shone. [200] Then he addressed her with winged words, and said: “Why now, daughter of aegis-bearing Zeus, have you come? Is it so that you might see the arrogance of Agamemnon, son of Atreus? One thing I will tell you, and I think this will be brought to pass: through his own excessive pride shall he presently lose his life.” [205]
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