qeba pirveli

qeba pirveliJamianoba. risxvamuzav, mimRere aqilevsis uwyalo risxva,uTvalav vnebiT damTrgunveli aqavel spaTa:gadauxvewavs mravlad hadess mamacTa sulni,gvamni STenia yvav-yoranTa dasayivarad5 da ZaRlTa wilad gauwiravs... zevsma hyo neba,mtrad moekidnen odes erTurTs erismTavariagamemnoni da RvTiuri gmiri aqilevs.vin RmerTma aRZra SuRli maTda Sesarkineblad?– letos da zevsis Zem, mefeze ganrisxebulma.10 sastiki Wiri jars Sehyara, musri gaavlo:rad moepyrao upatiod atridi qrises!mosula mogvi aqavelTa malemsrbol gemTan.surda asuli gamoexsna uricxvi ZRveniT.xelT hqonda oqros kverTxi ufal apolonisa,15 Tavsakriani. aqavelebs evedreboda,yvelaze metad – orsav atrids, xalxis damrazmvels:`spano sabarkulmSvenierno, eha, atridno!olimpos RmerTni Segewion, rom priamosiscixe dalewoT da mSvidobiT ewvioT mamuls!7

20 asuls sanukvars Tu damiTmobT, sazRos gaaxlebT.aameT zevsis Zes apolons, vercxlismSvildosans!~erTxmad gaisma aqavelTa mZlavri yiJina –mogvs vaamoTo, miviRoTo ZRvenic mdidari.guls ar moecxo mxolod atrids mamis vedreba25 da gaaZeva, miadevna mrisxane sityvac:`gaswi, bebero! xomaldebTan aRar gixilo!fexs nu aiTrev da nurasdros Semobrundebi,Torem ver gixsnis verca kverTxi, verc RvTis gvirgvini!qals ver gavuSveb, tyveobaSi Semaberdeba,30 argosSi wavalT, movaSoreb mSobliur mxares,rom sarecelSic Sevecilo diacs, qslis mbeWvels!nu amixirdi, momwydi-meTqi cocxali TaviT!~ase Tqva, TrTolviT Seismina sityva moxucma.uxmod gauyva mravalxmian zRvis sanapiros...35 gascilda gemebs. SeRaRada gulamomjdarmaTmamSvenieri letos Sobils, ufal apolons:`mixsen me, vercxlismSvildosano, qrises qomago,kilas mfarvelo, mZle meufev tenedosisa,sminTevs!.. ukeTu Semimkia taZari Seni,40 ukeTu msxverplad Semiwiravs mozvris Tu vacisaqnili suki, meox meyav! rac cremli vRvare,basri isrebiT azRvevine spas danaelTa!~guli irisxa, olimpos mTas moswyda umalve,45 mSvildi, kaparWi mosaltuli scemda mxariRliv,ise moqroda, sul wivili gahqonda isrebs, –RmerTi maRali moRelavda pirRamiani.gemebTan axlos Caimuxla, styorcna isari,zarismcemeli vercxlis mSvildi aazuzuna.50 musri gaavlo mawanwala ZaRlebs, saxedrebs,Semdeg sikvdilis mTesvel isriT miswvda mxedrobas.gvamTa STanmTqmeli koconebi daagzno yvelgan.8

cxra dRe da Rame RvTis isari musravda laSqars.meaTe dRes ki aqilevsma xalxi Sekriba55 xelebqaTqaTa heras nebiT STagonebulma, –qalRmerTs guls swvavda am Sav dReSi danaelT xilva.is iyo xalxma moiyara krebaze Tavi,rom adga gmiri aqilevsi da ase brZana:`agre mgonia, mravaltanjulT gvmarTebs, atrido,60 Sin gaveSuroT, Tu gvwadia, gaveqceT sikvdils;aqavelT musravs sneuleba, sastiki omi!..qurums mivmarToT, an misanma agvixsnas egeb –sizmris amxsnelma (sizmarsac xom zevsi mogvivlens) –apolon RmerTi ase risTvis Semogvwyromia?65 aRTqma gavtexeT? hekatombe ar Segviwiravs,Tu kvamli ar scems sazoravTa ubiwo kravTa?vinZlo Segvindos, agvaSoros iavaryofa!~Tqva da Camojda. Testoris Ze kalqanti adga,kaci, Citebze marCieli, uebro mcodne70 yovlis, rac iyo, rac aris da raic iqneba.ilionisken gemebs igi gamosZRoliaapolonisgan madlcxebuli misnobis niWiT.axlac keTili guliT uTxra gmirs Testoridma:`zevsis rCeulo aqilevso, gibrZanebia,75 gamcnoT Sorsmmusvrel apolonis risxvis mizezi.Seni nebaa! vityvi, magram viTxov zenaars:Semfice, gmiro, rom damicav sityviT Tu saqmiT!vSiSob – vaiTu mxolod mefe gavaguliso,80 argivelTa da aqavelTa laSqris ufali.mdabios marTebs ar aRagznos saxmili risxvis,Zrwodes, Tu scoda! mefe boRmas TavdapirveladgulSi inaxavs, javrs sanamdis ar amoiyris...maS, TviT gansaje, SeZleb iyo Semwe, Semxide?~85 fexmardma gmirma aqilevsma miugo kalqants:9

`RvTis neba gvamcne gabedulad, rac unda iyos!vficav apolons, zevsis rCeuls, romelsac, kalqant,Senc hficav xolme, ros danaelT RvTis nebas amcnob, –sanamdis pirSi suli midgas da vWvret mzis naTels,90 danaelT Soris Senze vervin xels ver SemarTavs!Tund iyos igi TviT mrisxane agamemnoni,mTels mxedrobaSi zviadobiT aRmatebuli~.maSin Tamamad Tqva misanma sworupovarma:`aRTqmas da zvaraks ar moiTxovs! RmerTi mrisxanebs,rameTu qrise Seuracxyo agamemnonma,95 aRarc asuli daubruna, arc ZRvens dasjerda.arvis dagvindobs amis gamo Sorsmoisarida ar daiSlis danaelTa davaglaxebas,Tvalmocimcime asuls mamas vidre ar mivgvriT,vidre qriseze ar SevwiravT RmerTs hekatombes!100 mxolod maSinRa Segviwyalebs, daSoSmindeba~.Tqva da Camojda. wamoiWra gmiri atridi,SeuzRudvelad mbrZanebeli agamemnoni.uglimi guli aRvseboda boRmiT da braziT,aalebuli Tvalebidan sul cecxlsa yrida.105 kalqants Sexeda RvarZlianad da uTxra ase:`Se yiamyralo! sasikeTo rom ar dagcdeba,da gixaria, xalxs ukeTu auwyeb augs!arasdros giTqvams sityva gulis maamebeli.da ai axlac danaelebs amcnob RvTis nebas,110 TiTqos RvTaeba Sorsmmusvreli ganrisxebula,rom ar miviRe qriseisis gamosasyidi!mwadda eg gogo Sin myoloda, lamis merCivnaTviT klitemnestras, qalwuli rom mergo meuRled.vin Seedreba qrises asuls TvaltanadobiT,115 mSvenierebiT, gina WkuiT, ginaTu saqmiT?magram mainc vTmob, raki ar Cans xsna arsaidan,10

`eh, Se urcxvobis sabudaro, gaumaZRaro!150 vinRa isurvebs Seasrulos Seni brZaneba,vinRa Seebmis Seupovrad troelTa laSqars?gana movsulvar, rom troelebs, Subis mtyorcnelebsSevrkinebodi? me ar maxsovs maTgan ziani:cxenTa rema da jogi rodi gautacniaT155 uxvnayofian da xalxmraval fTiidan troelT,jejili rodi uTeliaT! gvaSoriSorebsCrdilis damfeni mTagrexili, zRva – mogugune.Senda Semxided SevikribeT, Sens saxeirod,menelaosis namusisTvis vibrZviT, pirZaRlo!160 ainunSiac aras agdeb, mec memuqrebi,Cemi nadavlis mitacebas iqadi kidec,naomars, maSvrals rom momiZRvnes aqavelebma.Cemi wilxvedri mudam iyo Senze naklebi,ros vaoxrebdiT ayvavebul cixe-qalaqebs.165 Tumc Serkinebis sisastike Cemi mklavebisxarjze wydeboda, ziar-yofa rom iwyeboda,mets moixveWdi xolme, CemTvis Tmobdi umciress –uxmod Zlivs xomalds mivaRwevdi omiT maSvrali.axla fTiaSi miviCqari, o, ra tkbilia170 Sin dabruneba malemsrboli nav-xomaldebiT!Sengan Sercxvenils ar msurs Seni ganZi vamravlo!..~myisve miugo TemisTavma agamemnonma:`Tavidan momwydi, gaiqeci, Tu guli gerCis!da ar gegonos, rom ver dagTmob! Rirsebas Cemsassxvac hyavs qomagi, uwinares – zevsi diadi!175 yvelaze metad Sena mZulxar beladTa Soris!Sen mxolod omi gixaria, sisxlisRvra gatkbobs,Tumc Zala gamkobs, egec RvTisgan mogniWebia!Seni gemebiT gamecale! mxedrobas Sensas –180 mirmidonelTa toms umefe! arad miRirxar!12

a bedenaa risxva Seni! giqadi TviTon:raki apolons qriseisis gaSveba uTqvams,davTmob! Cemive gemiT wava, Cems razms vaaxleb...TviT ki aw mnebavs briseisi lamazRawveba185 Sen gamogtaco, rom Seicno, amayo kaco,Cemi uflebis sisastike! de, yvela Zrwodes,vinca ecdeba gamitoldes da gamejibros!~ase Tqva. pelids mwuxareba mohgvara amiT.fiqriT mi-da-mo or azrs Sua krTeboda guli:190 an unda eZro orlesuli, welze asxmuli,damxvdurs dasxmoda, dacaekla agamemnoni,an mrisxaneba daeSrita, gulic daecxro.roca am fiqriT emRvreoda suli da Wkua,xmals iSiSvlebda, moevlina zeciT aTena,195 xelebqaTqaTa qalRmerT heras nebiT mosuli –mas Turme oriv moymis bediT guli ewvoda.RmerTqali gmiris qera kululs xeliT Seexo –misTvis saCino, sxvaTaTvis ki uCinoqmnili.SekrTa aqilevs, ukumidga, icno palasi,200 aTenas Tvalni Sesazari cecxliT aenTo.qalRmerTs mimarTa aqilevsma frTiani sityviT:`zevsis asulo, mamcne, zeciT rad momevline,agamemnonis veragoba gsurda genaxa?miTqvams da vici, rom naTqvami amisruldeba:205 am Tavxedobas gadahyveba ampartavani!~fexmard aqilevss Tvalmcecxlia aTenam uTxra:`ciT movel, raTa risxva daTmo, dagvemorCilo.me momavlina mxrebqaTqaTa qalRmerTma heram,orive moymis bed-iRbaliT SeSfoTebulma.210 jobs SuRls erido, xolo maxvils xeli ar axlo,ise, rac ginda, igi uTxar saginebeli.miTqvams da vici, rom naTqvami amisruldeba:13

mova dro, samjer uZvirfases jildos miiRebdamcirebisTvis! daSoSmindi, dagvemorCile!~215 qalRmerTs fexmardma aqilevsma ase miugo:`valad mmarTebso Sevasrulo survili Tqveni,rac unda risxviT vmZvinvarebde, dagyvebiT nebas,vinc RmerTs morCilebs, mowyalebas misganve elis~.mZime marjvena daabjina vadas vercxlisas,220 sazari xmali kvlav Caago, RvTis nebas dahyva.aTenam myisve miaSura olimpos mwvervals,egiox zevsis sra-sasaxles da ukvdav RmerTebs.xolo pelidma kvlav mimarTa ganrisxebulmaatrids – TemisTavs, gulSi boRma ar dascxromia:225 `mSiSarav, irmisguliano, ZaRlisTvalebav,memTvralev, loTo! ar agisxams Torn-muzaradida sangarSiac arasodes CasafrebulxarlaSqarTan erTad, sikvdiliviT SiSs ggvrida brZola.ra saTqmelia, banakSi myofs arafrad giRirs230 omnacad mebrZols gamostaco monapovari!kacTa STanmTqmelo, laCarT zeda mefobis Rirso,vah, sxva dros vinRa SegarCenda mag Tavxedobas!getyvi Cems saTqmels da Segficav saficars Cemsas, –am kverTxsa vficav, aw rom veRar aiyris foTlebs,235 an Stoebs, mTaSi imTaviTve Camosxepili,arc iyvavilebs, radgan mZime brinjaos culmaStoc moacila da foTlebic... dRes xelT upyriaTaqavelT Zeebs, kronionis wesTa damcvelebs...de, sawindarad eqmnes kverTxi zenaars Cemsas –240 dro mova, kvlavac aqavelebs moenatrebaTpelevsis Svili. Senc inaneb, rodesac laSqarsveRar daixsni kacTamJleti heqtoris xmlisgan.daRupva geliT, sinanuliT mjiRs icem mkerdSi,radgan Sen damTme, Sen Serisxe umamacesi!~14

245 ase mimarTa pelevsis Zem. Zirs dasca kverTxiirgvliv oqroTi mooWvili. Tqva da Camojda.pirispir SerCa agamemnon gaafTrebuli.nestorma, amod moubarma, pilosis mefem,goleuliviT tkbili sityviT mimarTa moymeT.250 ukve gamqrala qveynad mokvdavT ori Taoba,mis dros Sobili da pilosSi dasaxlebuli.mesame modgmas xelmwifobda axla moxuci.keTili guliT miubrunda TanamebrZolebs:`RmerTo, aqavelT miwas didi urva daatyda,255 gaixareben priame da priames Zeni,usazRvro SvebiT aRivseba troelTa suli,ra yurs mohkraven Tqvens qiSpobas, sworupovarnobrZolis velze Tu danaelTa sakrebuloSi!nebas damyeviT, Tqven xom Cemze umrwemesni xarT.260 minaxavs bevri mamaci da sviani gmiri,xSirad saamo saubari mqonia maTTan.magram ver vnaxav, arc mixilavs vinme sadariperiToesi, gind driantis xalxis beladis,eqsadiesi, kainevsis, polifemisa,265 egeosis Zis Tesevsisa, ukvdavTa sworis –miwierT Soris ubadlo da umtkicesisa!TviT uZlevelni uZlieresT sZlevdnen spilenZiTda Tavzardamcem mTis urCxulebs eqiSpebodnen.maT vmegobrobdi, ros ganvSordi pilosis mxares,270 apies miwas Soreulsa. TviTon mimixmes.rac Zala mqonda, mec brZolaSi mxars vumagrebdi.vin Seedreba dRes im gmirebs ZalgulovnebiT,vin gaubedavs Serkinebas? magram Cems rCevasyurad iRebdnen, arc Tqven gawyenT naTaTbirevi.275 Sen, agamemnon, ragind mZlavri vaJkaci iyo,aqavelT jildos – qals mSveniers nu staceb pelids.15

da Senc, aqilevs, moeride masTan qiSpobas!ar Rirsebia esodeni dideba arc erTmefes skiptrosans, zevsis mier aRzevebulsa.280 Tumc ganTqmuli xar simamaciT, gSoba qalRmerTmac,magram is Senze Zlieria: uTvalav xalxs flobs.guli iyuCe, agamemnon, me gTxov, mxcovani,daicxre risxva aqilevsze, yvela aqavelsaRemateba, uZleveli burji brZolisa!~285 umal miugo mamacT mefem agamemnonma:`samarTlianad, gonivrulad brZaneb, moxuco!magram am kacma aRzeveba moiwadina,surs mbrZanebelad moevlinos laSqarSi yvelas,me ki fiqradac morCileba ar gamivlia!290 gana RmerTebma rom dabades Zalgulovani,imitom aZlevs Tavs uflebas, pirSi maginos?~sityva mrisxaned CamoarTva gmirma fexmardma:`mxdalad mixmoben da laCari viqnebi marTlac,Sens neba-survils Tu usityvod davemonebi!295 eg sxvas mohkiTxe, morCilebas sxvisgan elode!Seni brZaneba sul arafrad meprianeba!erTs kidev getyvi da gansaje gulSi, mefeo:qalisTvis arc Sen, arc aravis SevebrZolebi –neba Tqvenia, Tqvenve migaqvT Tqvenive jildo!300 oRond gaxsovdes, Cems malemsrbol, Sav xomaldebzesxvas unebarTvod veRarafers ver axleb xelsa!Tu guli gerCis, erTi sinje, ixilos yvelamCems Subze Seni Savi sisxlis CamoRvenTeba!~ase kenwlavdnen erTurTs gmirni mxedarTmTavarni.305 wamoimarTnen, wamoSales aqavelT kreba.gamwyral aqilevss mirmidonelT xomaldebiskengahyva erTguli menetidi da razmi misi.agamemnonma Caacura zRvaSi xomaldi,16

oci meniCbe SearCia, dasxa zvaraki310 da qurum qrises qaliSvili gembanze dasva.xomalds waruZRva WkuaWarbi gmiri odisevsda svel Saraze gasrialda gemi umalve.laSqars ubrZana mxne atridma – ganwmendiliyvnen.aqavelT mtveri sxeulisa zRvas gaatanes.315 apolonisTvis aarCies Semdeg zvaraki,jixvni da xboni unayofo zRvis piras dawves,abolqvil kvamliT cas aRwevda msxverplis surneli.ase iRvwodnen argivelni. atrids ki risxvaar dascxromia da axsovda, rac daiqada.320 male moixmo evribate da talTibios –TanamebrZolni, malemsrbolni da mawvevarni:`ewvieT banaks pelevsis Zis aqilevsisa,xeli CasWideT, aq momgvareT brises asuli.Tu ar dagiTmoT, gamobrundiT, me TviTon mival,325 ZaliT movtaceb da gaCenis dRes vawyevlineb!~ase damoZRvra, daadevna mrisxane sityva.uxmod gaudgnen mravalxmian zRvis sanapiros.banaks ewvivnen, mirmidonelT malemsrbol gemebs,da iq ixiles aqilevsi karavTan mjdomi,330 Cafiqrebuli. naxva maTi rodi eama.oriv daibna. SiSiT Zrwodnen, elodnen ridiT.danabarebi verc ra uTxres da verc ra hkiTxes,male miuxvda guliswadils, mimarTa gmirma:`salami Tqvenda, ukvdavTa da mokvdavT macneno!335 Tqven ki ara da, brali atrids moekiTxeba –man mogavlinaT Cemi norCi briseisisTvis.Zmao patroklev, moiyvane da miec qali,de, waritacon, magram TviTve meyolon mowmedRmerTTa winaSe, yvela modgmis kacTa winaSe,340 winaSe mefis mZvinvarisa, rom dro dadgeba –17

daumZimdeba Cemi gacla, ar ascildebalaSqars Sercxvena da sikvdili... mZvinvarebs albaT,ar ZaluZs awmyos da myofadis dakavSireba,ar icis, rogor uzrunvelyos xsna mxedrobisa~.345 ase Tqva. Zmobils menetidi daemorCila,gamoiyvana briseisi lamazRawveba,mociqulT misca. gzas gaudgnen aqavelT mxares,Tan qali gahyvaT naRvliani. cremlmoreulmapelidma myisve megobrebi datova marto,350 zRvasTan Camojda, gascqeroda elvare talRebs,evedreboda xelgawvdili sayvarel dedas:`dedav, ros mSobe me sawuTromoswrafebuli,marTebda Cemi gandideba zevss olimpiels,maRliT mquxares, man ki esec ar gaimeta.355 Tavs gauvida agamemnons, ukideganodZalmosils, urcxvad miitaca Cemi wilxvedri!~ase godebda cremliani. deda usmendamoxuc nerevsis savaneSi, zRvis jurRmulebSi.TeTrqafa Wavlze TiTqos nislad amoikveTa,360 axlos miujda cremlis mfrqvevel pirmSos sayvarels.xeliT efera, saxeldebiT mimarTa tkbilad:`ra, Svilo Cemo, rada gminav, Sens guls ra dardiSemosevia? xvaSiadi gamagebine!..~amoixvneSa da miugo gmirma fexmardma:365 `gana ar ici? yovlismcodnes raRa giambo?davesxiT Tebes, hetionis RvTaebriv qalaqs,iavarvyaviT, rac xelT vigdeT, Sin wamovasxiT;aqavelebma, viT wesia, gaiyves davla:atrids varguneT qrises qali lamazRawveba...370 male moadga apolonis qurumi qriservaliskvarTian aqavelTa swrafmsrbol xomaldebs,surda asuli gamoexsna uricxvi ZRveniT.18

xelT hqonda oqros kverTxi ufal apolonisa,Tavsakriani. aqavelebs evedreboda.375 yvelaze metad orsav atrids, xalxis damrazmvels.erTxmad gaisma aqavelTa mZlavri yiJina –mogvs vaamoTo, miviRoTo ZRvenic mdidari.guls ar moecxo mxolod atrids mamis vedrebada gaaZeva, miadevna mrisxane sityvac.380 wavida qrise gulnatkeni. male usminaapolon RmerTma mRaRadebels. uyvarda mogvi.argivelT laSqars damRupveli isrebi styorcna.musri gaavlo xalxs. ukvdavi RmerTis isrebiTaviT bolomde mTels banakSi sikvdils Tesavdnen.385 mogvma agvixsna saswauli Sorsmoisaris.davacxroT-meTqi, pirvelma vTqvi, RmerTi mZvinvare.risxviT ainTo agamemnon, zewamoiWra,memuqreboda, aRasrula kidec qadili!qriseSi mihyavT aqavelebs asuli mogvis,390 msubuq xomaldiT apolonis zvaraki miaqvT.axlaxan macneT waiyvanes Cemi karvidanbrises asuli, aqavelTa mier moZRvnili.dedao, Sen xom Zlieri xar, Sen Semewie,olimpos wadi, Seevedre zevss yovlisSemZles,395 sityviT an saqmiT Tu odesme giamebia.siymawvilis Jams me msmenia, mSobliur saxlSiamayad giTqvams, rom TviT zevsi, RrubelTmqufraviukvdavTa Soris SenRa ixsen mZime xvedrisgan;odes RmerTebma gaubedes mamas SeTokva –400 heram, palasma – aTenam da poseidonma,qalRmerTo, SenRa daamsxvrie zevsis borkili!mravalqedian olimpoze uxme asxelas(RmerTni briares uwodeben, kacni – egeons), –saSinel titans, rom aWarbebs mamasac ZaliT.19

405 kronidTan dajda bumberazi, mZlavri, amayi.ukvdavebs SiSi SeeparaT, ukudgnen myisve...es moagone, muxlze xeli moxvie ajiT,rom mamas Cvensas troelebis eWiros mxare,argivelebi gemebamde, zRvamde miWeWyos,410 mosras da mospos. dae, mefis Seicnon fasic,igrZnos atridmac qedmaRalma – ra daaSava,rom Seuracxhyo gulumxnesi aqavelT Soris!~pasuxad uTxra Svils Tetisma Tvalcremlianma:`vaime, Svilo! risTvis gzarde me, ubedurma!..415 RmerTma qnas, SeZlo aqve darCe ucreml-unaRvlod,mcire gaqvs dReni sicocxlisa, axloa bolo,yvela mokvdavze ufro adre Sexvdebi sikvdils!..av dResa gSobe, Svilo Cemo, mSobliur saxlSi...waval Tovlian olimpoze da elvismtyorcnels420 wvrilad vuambob yovelives, iqneb misminos.xolo Sen darCi xomaldebTan ganrisxebuliaqavelebze da laSqrobas Tavi aride.mexismtyorcneli wuxel SoreTs, okeaneSiRmerTebTan erTad eTiopebs ewvia stumrad.425 meTormete dRes dabrundeba olimpos mTaze.maSin sasaxles mivadgebi spilenZiT nagebs,meufis muxlebs movexvevi da guls movulbob~.Tqva da datova. moyme satrfos lamazsartylians,atridis mier mitacebuls, dardobda isev...430 am dros miadga WkuaWarbi gmiri odisevsqrises yuresac, miayena wminda zvaraki.msubuqi gemi Sesrialda Rrma navsadgurSi.swrafad dakeces ialqnebi Savi xomaldis.anZa bagiriT dauSves da moarges budes.435 navsayudelSi Seacures gemi xofebiT.qvebi Cayares, navsabmeliT miabes sadgoms.20

sanapiroze gadmovidnen, CamoiyvanesxmeleTze xboni – hekatombe apolonisa.mSobel miwaze qriseisi Cavida bolos.440 sakurTxevelTan miiyvana, moxucs mihgvarada WkuaWarbma odisevsma mimarTa qurums:`atridis nebiT foibosis qurums geaxel,Tan momyavs qali, hekatombes vuZRvni apolonsdanaelTagan. muxls movidrekT mis saameblad,445 vinc gagvirisxda da argivelT urva arguna~.Tqva da mihgvara qriseisi. moxuci SvebiTsanukvar asuls Caekona. aqavelebmawmida zvaraki miiyvanes sakurTxevelTan.wyliT ganibannen, marili da qeri aiRes.450 locva warmoTqva qrisem cisken xelapyrobilma:`genukvi, vercxlismSvildosano, qrises qomago,kilas mfarvelo, mZle meufev tenedosisa!Sen gulmowyale iyav, odes geajebodi,Sen ganmadide, ros daTrgune aqavelebi!455 axlac mismine, aRasrule moxucis aja,danaelT dasja akmare da aSore seni!~ase RaRadyo da sxivosan apolons esma.myis wmida zvaraks marili da qeri ayares,gadauwies kiseri da gamosWres yeli,460 tyavi gaaZvres da barklebi qonSi orkecadgaxvies, zedve Semoawyves xorcis naWrebi.nel cecxlze wvavda maT moxuci da wiTel Rvinoszed asxurebda. yrmebs xuTkbila eWiraT xelSi.barklebi Sewves da igemes Signeuloba,465 rac darCa, isic wvrilad daWres da Samfurebzewamogebuli nakverCxlebze aaSiSxines.ros daamTavres samzadisi, dasxdnen nadimad.saerTo lxinSi arvin darCa moulxeneli.21

oca daicxro SimSili da wyurvili yvelam,470 yrmebma marjvnidan dauares, RviniT pirTamdesavse sasmisi meinaxeT Camouriges.mTeli dRe hangiT aamebdnen ufal apolons,xmamaRal peans umRerodnen yrma aqavelni.mas adidebdnen, isris mtyorcnels, mas axarebdnen.475 mze Caesvena da wyvdiadi Camowva Ramis.Zils misces Tavi zRvaosnebma gemis sadgomTan.Rame vardisferTiTebian eoss gaepo,ros gzas gaudgnen aqavelni banakisaken.zurgqari vercxlismSvildosanma Tan miadevna,480 anZa dadges da TeTri afra aafriales,qarma dabera meyseulad, gemis kiCosTanaforiaqdnen, axmaurdnen umal zvirTebi.gemi miqroda da talRebze kvalsa tovebda.ros miaRwies aqavelTa mxedrobis banaks,485 gamoaTries zRvis napirze gemi Savmkerda,maRla qviSaze aacures, mori daudesda gaifantnen Tav-TavianT xomaldebisken.am dros Savmkerda gemTan marto ijda mrisxanezevsis Sobili, pelevsis Ze, gmiri aqilevs.490 arc safixvnoze Canda, sadac saxels ixveWen,aRarc brZolaSi gareula. guli stkioda,natrobda mterTan Serkinebas da Tavganwirvas.bolos gavida Tormeti dRe da daubrundnenmaradiuli RvTaebani diad olimpos.495 win miuZRoda zevsi. dedas Svilis vedrebaaxsovda, adre amovida qafian zRvidan,dilis burusSi gaeSura olimpos mTisken.ganmartoebuls elvismtyorcnel kronions Sexvdamravalqedian olimpos mTis maRal mwvervalze.500 umal fexebSi Cauvarda, muxlze moxvia22

marcxena xeli, marjvena ki nikaps Seaxo,mavedrebelma zevss mimarTa, ufal kronions:`mamao zevso, Tu odesme miamebiasityviT an saqmiT, amisrule erTi mudara!505 Suri miZie pirmSosaTvis. sawuTro-mcireagamemnonma daamdabla, mamacTa mefem,jildo waarTva da TviTonve daepatrona.Suri iZie, mama zevso olimpielo!iyav troelTa Semwe, vidre aqavelebi510 ar miageben Cems vaJiSvils kuTvnil Rirsebas!~ase ambobda. ubrad ijda RrubelTmqufravi.Tetisi kvlavac Caxveoda meufis muxlebs.fexqveS ganrTxmuli eloda da evedreboda:`aRTqma momeci da TanxmobiT daxare Tavi.515 an uarmyavi, uSiSaro, Tqvi da virwmuneb,ukvdavTa Soris me rom gZulvar yvelaze metad~.amoixvneSa da miugo RrubelTmqufravma:`vwuxvar, rom heras kvlav aRvuZrav siZulvils Cemsas.damamcirebel sityvebs metyvis da gamaSmagebs,520 ukvdavT krebulSi ganuwyvetliv isec mayvedris,rom TiTqos troelT vexmarebi mZime brZolaSi.gamcildi axla, olimpoze Tvali ar mogkras.sxva danarCenze me vizruneb da Sevasruleb.aha, damSviddi, Tanaxma var, dabla vxri Tavsa.525 es ukvdavTaTvis udidesi sawindaria –sityvas ar gavtex, ganmtkicebuls samaradJamodda ar aRsruldes – ar iqneba, rasac kvers davkrav!~Tanxmobis niSnad Zirs daxara Savi warbebi,myisve kronidis uWknob Tavze surnelovani530 Tmebi Seirxa da olimpo iZra diadi.Semdeg vercxlisfermuxliani Tetisi adgada olimpodan gaeSura zRvis jurRmulisken.23

zevsi dabrunda sasaxleSi. wamoiSalnenZvirfasi mamis Sesaxvedrad maradukvdavni,535 vervin gabeda, rom kronids ar Segebeboda.olimpieli taxtze dajda. qalRmerTma heramigrZno yoveli, zevsTan naxa gmiris mSobeli,RmerTi vercxlisfermuxliani – Svili nerevsis.RvarZliT mimarTa meyseulad qalRmerTma kronids:540 `verago, SenTan romel ukvdavs mounda bWoba?Sen xom gCvevia saidumlo fiqrebs mieceda me yoveli damimalo! Seni surviliTarodes giTqvams CemTvis erTic ram xvaSiadi~.mas uTxra zevsma, ukvdavTa da mokvdavTa mamam:545 `nu gaqvs imedi, yovelive icode, hera,dagimZimdeba codna ege, Tumca coli xar!risi gagebac SeiZleba, arc gaigebaSenze uadres arc mokvdavTa, arc ukvdavT mier.xolo Tu RmerTTa ukiTxavad gadavwyvet rasme,550 nuRar CamkiTxav, nurc mixvedras ecdebi SeniT!~zevss kvlav SesZaxa xarisTvala qalRmerTma heram:`RrubelTmqufravo! kroniono, aba, ras brZaneb?me arc mikiTxavs, uSenodac ar mdomebiamivxvedriliyav. raic ginda, asruleb kidec.555 mxolod erTs vSiSob, vai, Tuki gadagibiraRmerTma vercxlisfermuxlianma, nerevsis Svilma!pelidis deda sisxam diliT muxlT gexveoda,Tanxmoba miec, rogorc vatyob da ganizraxe,argivelT jarze pelidisTvis iZio Suri~.560 heras miugo kronionma RrubelTmqufravma:`maoceb, amCnev yovelives da miTvalTvaleb,magram verafers ver iRoneb, amiT mxolodRame ganmarisxeb, uaresi dRec dagadgeba!Tu ase moxda, Cans, rom msurda es momxdariyo!24

565 iyuCe, hera, da Cems nebas daemorCile!Torem ver gixsnis RvTaebaTa mTeli krebuli,Tu qedze Cemi uZleveli marjvena igrZen~.ase Tqva. SekrTa dedofali xarisTvaleba.xma gaikminda, daioka gulisTqma heram.570 RmerTebis oxvram dauara zevsis savanes.adga hefesto didostati, sityviT mimarTasanukvar dedas, mxrebqaTqaTa dedofal heras:`autaneli, damRupveli bolo mogvelis,ukeTu erTurTs waekideT mokvdavTa gamo!575 raRa darCeba sikeTisgan, roca nadimzeRmerTebis dasSi borotebis zar-zeimia!dedav, garwmuneb, sanukvaro, – Tumc TviT xar brZeni, –daemorCile zevss, meufes, raTa ukvdavmarisxviT nadimi udardeli ar agviSalos.580 Tu moindomebs olimpeli, mexiT elvareyvela RvTaebas dabla dascems uZlieresi!ecade, dedav, tkbili sityviT daiyolio,dauyovnebliv mowyalebiT mogvxedos yvelas!~ase warmoTqva da wamodga. orfskeriani585 brwyinvale Tasi miageba da kvlav mimarTa:`iTmine, dedav, Tund gerCodes guli, Sens tanjvasnu damanaxeb, nu momaswreb sastik ganaCens,ver gadagarCen gulmokluli, verc Segelevi!ar ZaluZs arc erT olimpiels zevss Seerkinos!590 aki erTxelac Sens saSvelad mowadinebulsferxT xeli mtaca, gadamtyorcna zecis zRurblidan:mTeli dRe swrafad Zirs mivqrodi da mzis Casvlis JamsRvTaebriv lemnoss davenarcxe, Zlivs damyva suli.sintielebma iq mimiRes da momiares~.595 ase Tqva. heram gaiRima – xarisTvalebam,Svils RimiliTve CamoarTva elvare Tasi.25

Semdeg hefestom dauriga marjvnidan RmerTebstkbili neqtari, krateridan amoxapuli.aRmoxda ukvdavT xorxoci da xafi xarxari,600 ra naxes xvneSa da xanxali koWli RvTaebis.ase mTeli dRe, mzis Casvlamde, netarni RmerTniguls ixarebdnen da itkbobdnen saerTo lxiniT,formingis xmebiT, apoloni rom aJRerebda,narnar muzebis moZaxili ismoda tkbili.605 magram rodesac Caesvena mzis elvareba,Zilmoreulni Tvis savanes ewvivnen RmerTni,yovels cal-calke rom augo koWlma hefestomolimpos mTaze ostatobiT da STagonebiT.zevsi ewvia samTiobos – olimpos mefe.610 iq, sadac mudam mimwuxrisas tkbil Zils eloda.gverdiT miuwva hera, oqros taxtis mflobeli.26