Then Glaucus and Diomedes entered the space between the two armies. Both men were eager to fight;
Diomedes was the first to speak, and he said in a loud voice:
“Who among the mortal men are you, my good friend? I have never seen you in battle until today, but now you have far surpassed all other Trojans in courage, since you have stood up to me and my spear. Unhappy are those whose sons have stepped out to face me…
So I wouldn’t presume to fight with the blessed gods. But if you are a mortal and eat what the earth produces, come closer now, the sooner to meet your death.”

Then Glaucus spoke out in answer to Diomedes,
“Son of Tydeus, why do you ask who I am? Men come and go, just like the leaves in their seasons. The wind scatters one year’s leaves on the ground, but the forest bursts with new buds as soon as the springtime arrives, and it is the same with men: one generation comes to life while another one passes away.
So generations in their course decay; So flourish these, when those are pass'd away. But if thou still persist to search my birth, Then hear a tale that fills the spacious earth…

When Diomedes heard about Bellerophon, grandfather of Glaucus, he was overjoyed and said, “Amazing! You are the guest-friend of mine, from far back in our grandfather’s time, since my own grandfather, CEneus, once entertained yours, Bellerophon in his palace and kept him for twenty days, they also exchanged magnificent gifts of friendship.
Now let us exchange our armor, so all can see that our grandfathers’ friendship has made guest-friends of us also.”

이제 글라우쿠스와 디오메데스는 두 군대사이 공간으로 들어왔다. 두 사람은 전투하기에 열중하였다;
디오메데스가 먼저 말하였다. 그는 웅장한 음성으로: “나의 친구여, 생사의 운명을 가진 사람중에 그대는 누군가?...”

이에 글라우쿠스는 디오메데스에게 대답하는 말 하기를, “사람들은, 그 계절의 나뭇잎처럼, 오고 간다, 바람은 일년의 잎을 땅위에 흩어 놓으나, 숲은 봄이 오자마자 새 싹이 터진다, 그러니 사람도 이와같다: 한 세대가 살아나오면, 다른 세대는 소멸한다.
그러나 그대가 나의 혈통을 문의한다면, 많은 사람은 알고 있다. 이제 듣도록하겠다…
디오메데스가 글라우쿠스의 조부 벨레로폰의 이름을 듣고서 대단히 기뻐하여서 말하기를, “놀랍다! 그대는 나의 손님이요 친구다…”

IMAGES

1. Glaucus and Diomedes


2. The wind scatters one year’s leaves on the ground


3. the forest bursts with new buds


4. one generation comes to life while another passes away


5. Iliad edition


Iliad by Fagles


Kwan Ho Chung - Feb 10, 2023