Iliad, Book 1: Line 577,578 ?

[Thessaloniki]

577: [face=SPIonic]mhtri d egw parafhmi, kai auth| per noeoush|,[/face]<br />578:[face=SPIonic]patri filw| epi hra ferein Dii,..[/face]<br /><br />(Sorry about the accents, I could not get them to display correctly)<br /><br />Here's my translation but I'm sure it is wrong.<br /><br />577: mother I advise you, greatly considering understanding herself,<br />578: to bear the beloved father Zeus upon kindness...<br /><br />You can probably tell from my translation where I'm confused; heck I don't even know what my translation means.<br /><br />Thanks.<br />

[Paul]

Hi,<br /><br />I once again find myself replying from work without my greek books. But I'll hazard the following.<br /><br />I think the crux here is the translation of [face=SPIonic]per[/face]. When it occurs with a participle it very often means 'although'. It has 'concessive' force.<br /><br />So I would say something like:<br /><br />"I advise my mother, even though she herself is thoughtful, to<br />show kindness to dear father Zeus.."<br /><br />Cordially,<br /><br />Paul