Ή μεν άρ΄ ώѕ ειπονσ΄

English translation: When she had said this ...

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Greek term or phrase:	Ή μεν άρ΄ ώѕ ειπονσ΄
English translation:	When she had said this ...
Entered by:	Alekos Psimikakis

11:38 Aug 29, 2001

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Greek term or phrase: Ή μεν άρ΄ ώѕ ειπονσ΄

This is a Greek sentence. If I am supposed to put the symbols in english letters it will read:

E men ar os eipous apebe glaukopis Athene, ornis d os anopaia dieptato.

I think the first phrase translates to:

Having said this, the owl-eyed Athena went off for a while, for birds....????

Thank you for your expertise!!

Joe Weston

When she had said this ...

Explanation:
The text comes from Homer's Odyssey, and the whole sentence in Greek is:
"Η μεν άρ' ως ειπούσ' απέβη γλαυκώπις Αθήνη Ούλυμπόνδ', όθι φασί θεών έδος ασφαλές αεί έμμεναι." (Pronounced: H men ar' os eip`ous' ap`eve glaukopis Ath`ene Oulymp`ond', `othi phass`ee the`on `edos asphal`es a`ei `emmenai.)
Translation:
"When she had said this, owl-eyed Minerva went away to Olympus, which they
say is the everlasting home of the gods."
In regard to "bird", there's another passage, reading: "With these words she flew away like a bird into the air, ..."

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