odisea

aTinas gamocxadeba

gviambe, muzav*, im mravaltanjuli kacis ambavi, vinc bevri ixetiala mas

Semdeg, rac troas wminda cixesimagre daaqcia; vinc mravali qalaqi movlo
da Seicno maTi zneni; vinc didxans itanja zRvis zurgze da didi
gansacdeli gadaitana; visac Zal-Rone ar dauSurebia sakuTari Tavisa da
Tanamgzavrebis gadasarCenad, magram verafers gaxda, _ ugunurebma TviTonve
daiRupes Tavi, SeWames ra hiperioni* heliosis Zroxebi, risTvisac dabrunebis
dRe daubnela maT maRliT moarulma RmerTma. Cvenc gviambe da mogvasmine
maTi ambavi, he, qalRmerTo, asulo zevsisa!
yvela danarCeni, omsa da zRvis Relvas ganridebulni, mSobliur WerqveS
netarebdnen ukve. martooden odisevss, samSoblosa da meuRlis monatruls,
Rrma mRvimeSi akavebda misi qmrobis mowadine TmamSvenieri nimfa kalifso.
xolo welTa SemoqceviT ra dadga Jami, romelic RmerTebma ganuCines
iTakaSi dasabruneblad, _ Tumc sakuTar saxlSi, maxlobelTa Sorisac ver
gaeqca gansacdels, _ Sewyalebul iqna yvela RmerTis mier. poseidoniRa*
mZvinvarebda RvTaebrivi odisevsis mimarT, vidre mSobliur kunZuls
miaRwevda igi.
miwismryeveli poseidoni imxanad eTiopielTa Soreul qveyanas iyo wasuli
(romelTagan zogi mzis dasaval mxareSi cxovrobs, zogi mzis aRmosaval
mxares), raTa misTvis msxverplad Sewiruli xarebisa da cxvrebis hekatomba*
mieRo. iq lxins eZleoda igi, xolo sxva RmerTebs olimpoze*, zevsis
darbazSi moeyaraT Tavi. ase daiwyo, mas Jamsa Sina kacTa da RmerTTa mamam,
ra gaixsena ganTqmuli egisTe*, romelic agamemnonis* Zem, saxelovanma
orestem* moakvdina. gaixsena da ukvdavT aseTi sityva uTxra:
_ vaglax! rogor gvamtyuneben kacni, TiTqos Cven viyoT yovelgvari
borotebis saTave! namdvilad xom TavianTi umecrebis gamo atydebaT Tavs
xvedriT armigebuli ubedureba. gana gangebis winaaRmdeg ar wahgvara egisTem
atrevsis Zes kanonieri meuRle da ar mokla Sin dabrunebuli? aki winaswar
ugrZnobda guli, rom samagiero miezRveboda? xom gavafrTxileT
malemsrboli hermesis piriT, nu moklav agamemnons, nu iTxov mis cols,
Torem davaJkacebuli oreste aiRebs mamis sisxls, rogorc ki mitacebuli
xelmwifebis dabrunebas ganizraxavso. ver daiyolia keTili rCeviT hermesma
egisTe da, aha, aw erTbaSad miezRo yvelafrisTvis!
ase upasuxa zevss Tvalsxivosanma aTinam*:
_ mZleTa mZlevaro Cveno mamav, kronosis memkvidrev! asec moxda: swrafadve
miego mas Suri. amasve moimkis yvela, vinc amgvarsave saqmes Caidens. magram
axla Wirnaxuli odisevsis ambavi miklavs guls. is ubeduri, megobrebsa da
maxloblebs moSorebuli, tyiT daburul kunZulze itanjeba. iq, sadac zRvis
Wipia. im kunZulze cxovrobs qalRmerTi, asuli zRvaTa siRrmeebis mcodne

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veragi atlantisa (romelsac mxrebiT uWiravs dedamiwidan camde aRmarTuli
svetebi). swored am atlantis asulia, TvalTmaqcuri sinaziTa da
dapirebebiT rom xiblavs mWmunvare odisevss, raTa daaviwyos mSobliuri
iTaka. xolo mas sanatrelad isRa darCenia, erTxel mainc mohkras Tvali
samSoblo miwidan adenil kvamls da mere Tundac mokvdes. olimpoelo, nuTu
guls ar moibruneb masze? gana Sen ar gwiravda msxverpls vrcel troaSi
argoselTa* xomaldebTan? guliswyromiT rada xar aRvsili, meufeo,
odisevsis mimarT.
RrubelT meufe zevsma ase miugo Tvalsxivosan aTinas:
_ es ra dascda Sens kbilTa zRudes, asulo Cemo? rogor daviviwyebdi me
odisevss, mokvdavTa Soris uWkvianess, visac uxvad Seuwiravs msxverpli caTa
Soris mobinadre ukvdavi RmerTebisTvis! magram miwismryeveli poseidoni
mrisxanebs masze. Senc kargad ici, Tvali rom dauvso odisevsma RmerTTa
swor polifems, romelic Rrma gamoqvabulSi uSva poseidons nimfa Toosam,
unayofo zRvaTa* batonis, forkinis asulma. mas aqeT, Tumca ar dauRupavs
miwismryevels odisevsi, ugzo-ukvlod axetialebs zRvis zurgze da
samSobloSi ar uSvebs. modi, ganvsajoT, rogor davabrunoT Sin odisevsi.
xolo poseidonma daicxros guliswyroma: ukadrisia, yvela ukvdavis nebas
aRudges da Tavisi gaitanos.
ase miugo zevss Tvalsxivosanma aTinam:
_ o, mZleTa mZlevaro, Cveno mamav, kronosis Zeo! ukeTu namdvilad surT
netar RmerTebs, Tavis saxls daubrundes mravaltanjuli odisevsi, macned
argusis mkvleli* hermesi gavgzavnoT kunZul ogigiaze, rom saswrafod
amcnos Cveni mtkice neba TmamSvenier nimfas. me ki iTakisken gavswev. mis Zes,
telemaqes, guls avunTeb da gavamxneveb. vurCev, SesakrebelTan mouxmos
xSirTmian aqavelebs da odisevsis xvastagis xocva, mrudefexebiani da
rqadagrexili Zroxebis dakvla aukrZalos moZalebul sasiZoebs. spartasa da
qviSian pilosSi gavgzavni telemaqes, mamis dabrunebis keTili ambisa vinZlo
raime Seityos da Tavadac saxelovanTa Soris saxeli moixveWos.
Tqva es da fexi Seimosa oqros ucveTeli xamliT. igi niavqariviT
daaqrolebda qalRmerTs zRvasa da ukidegano dedamiwaze. xelT ipyra mZime
Subi, spilenZisbunikiani, romliTac mamacTa wyobas Trgunavda xolme
ganrisxebisas mZlevaris asuli. mere uswrafesad daeSva olimpos
mwvervalidan.
tafoselTa beladis, mentesis saxiT gamoecxada iTakas aTina da
xelSubiani Cadga odisevsis karibWesTan Tavmoyril xalxSi. ampartavani
sasiZoebi ezoSi wamowoliliyvnen maT mierve daxocili xarebis tyavebze da
guls ayolebdnen kamaTels, xolo dafacurebuli msaxurni da mestumreni
pirfarTo lagvinebSi* Rvinos azavebdnen. sxvebi xSirforiani RrubliT
recxavdnen tablebs da zed xorcis naWrebs alagebdnen.
pirvelad qalRmerTi RvTissworma telemaqem* SeniSna: gulnaRvliani ijda
igi sasiZoTa Soris da fiqrSi wasuli igonebda Tavis uebro mamas,
ocnebobda, anazdeulad gamoCeniliyo igi, daerbia sasiZoebi da kvlav
dahpatroneboda Tavis sabadebels. am ocnebaSi iyo, Tvali rom mohkra aTinas,
ganSorda sasiZoebs da karibWisken gaemarTa. maspinZlis ukadrisad miiCnia
stumris karTan daxaneba, miuaxlovda, marjvena Seaxo, spilenZis wvermaxi
Subi CamoarTva da frTosani sityva Seageba:

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 _ mSvidoba Senda, Zvirfaso stumaro! gaiziare Cveni megobruli sufra,
mere ki gvauwye Seni ambavi*.
es Tqva da win gauZRva aTina palass*. saxlSi SesvlisTanave telemaqem
natifad mopirkeTebul niSSi Seitana Subi da didsulovani odisevsis
SubebTan maRal svets miayuda. stumari Tavxedi sasiZoebisgan moSorebiT
sakarcxulze miiwvia, rom maT Rriancels ar Seewuxebina igi da mSvidad
eWama puri. zed iSviaTi xelovnebiT naqsovi sagebeli daugo da saferxo
skami miarTva. Tavad moCuqurTmebuli savarZeli moidga, rom dakarguli mamis
ambavi guldagul gamoekiTxa. moaxlem xelis dasabanad vercxlis taSti da
wyliT savse mooqruli sura moarTva stumars da wmindad garanduli tabla
daudga win. mokrZalebulma mekuWnavem pativsadeb stumarTaTvis gankuTvnili
mravalferi WamadiT gauwyo sufra. mzareulma Semwvari xorci Semoitana,
mwdem ki RviniT Seuvso oqros Tasebi.
am dros darbazSi medidurad Semovidnen sasiZoebi da rigisamebr
Semousxdnen maTTvis calke gawyobil sufras. mestumreebma xeli daabanines,
msaxurma qalebma xaxaliT puri Semoitanes, mkvircxlma fareSebma aqafebuli
Rvino Camousxes lagvinebidan. sasiZoebma xeli mihyves sma-Wamas. sma-WamiT
guli ra ijeres, rokva da simRera moindomes _ nadimis damamSvenebeliao.
mestumrem umSvenieresi kiTara* miawoda femioss, romelsac aiZulebdnen
xolme moelxina sasiZoebisaTvis. femiosma Camohkra simebs da sasimRerod
moemzada.
telemaqe Tvalsxivosan aTinasken gadaixara da sxvebs rom ar gaegoT,
xmadabla uTxra:
_ Zvirfaso stumaro! erT rasme getyvi, cudad nu CamomarTmev. am xalxs
rom uyureb, sxva araferi enaRvlebaT kiTarisa da simReris garda, raki im
kacis qonebas Wamen, romlis TeTr Zvlebs, vin icis, iqneb zRvis morevi
atrialebs axla, an xmeleTze wvima alpobs, magram iTakaSi dabrunebuli rom
enaxaT, TiToeul maTgans lxini da gancxroma daaviwydeboda da umal
fexmardobas inatrebda. aw ki moirebs* dauRupavT igi, gulSi imedis nasaxic
aRara gvaqvs da Zexorcieli veRar ityvis mis dabrunebas. ganqarda dRe misi
dabrunebisa! axla es miTxari, nu mecruebi: vina xar, sadauri xar, sad aris
Seni mSobliuri qalaqi? visi xomaldiT Camoxvedi? rogor mogiyvanes
mezRvaurebma iTakaSi? xmeleTiT xom ver moadgebodi Cvens napirs? marTali
miTxari, pirvelad xar aq Tu adrec swvevixar mamaCems, radgan puradi kaci
iyo mamaCemi da Cvens saxlSi stumari arasodes gamoleula.
_ wvrilad mogiyvebi yvelafers, ar dagimalav, _ miugo telemaqes
Tvalsxivosanma aTinam, _ mentesi var me, Zalgulovani anqialosis ZeobiT
moqaduli, naosan tafoselTa erismTavari. megobrebTan erTad movadeqi am
kunZuls. Cemive xomaldiT gadmovlaxe Rvinisferi zRva, movixile
ucxoerovani xalxi da aw spilenZisTvis temeses veSurebi. moelvare, Znelad
saWedi rkina mimaqvs sanacvlod. xomaldi qalaqisgan moSorebiT, xmeleTs
mivayene, tyiani neionis qvemoT, reTrosis yureSi. Cvens mama-papaT erTmaneTSi
didi stumarmaspinZloba hqoniaT erT dros. gmiri laertesgan gagegoneba es
ambavi. amboben, guli aRar mouwevso laertes qalaqSi da Sors, soflad
mwuxarebas miscemiao. erTi misebr moxuci dedaberi uxvedrebs Turme
saWmels, roca borcvze Sefenili venaxidan daRlil-daqanculi brundeba Sin.
axla kidev erTxel Semoviare aq. saxlSi meguleboda Cemi Zveli maspinZeli.

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rogorca Cans, RmerTebs daubrkolebiaT gzaSi, Torem mkvdari ar iqneba
RvTaebrivi odisevsi. albaT sadme, ukidegano zRvaSi mivardnil kunZulze
daatyveves velurebma da Sin ver brundeba.
axla ki giwinaswarmetyveleb, ra STamagones ukvdavma RmerTebma, Tumca
gulTmisani ara var da arc frinvelTa frenis mecnauri* da mkiTxavi. Sors
aRar unda iyos odisevsi winaparTa Zvirfasi miwisgan. mas rkinis borkilebic
veRar daakavebs, _ TviTonve icis rogor dabrundes, tyuilad rodi eZaxian
moxerxebulsa da mravalnacads! gulwrfelad miTxar, odisevsis Svili xar
marTla? Zlier ki magoneb mas mSvenieri Tval-warbiT. xSirad vxvdebodiT
Cven erTmaneTs, sanam troaSi wavidoda, iq, sadac argoselTagan ukeTesni
gaemgzavrnen Rrma xomaldebiT.
qalRmerTis sityvas ase upasuxa gonierma telemaqem:
_ keTilo stumaro, daufaravad getyvi yvelafers. dedaCemisgan vici, rom
misi Ze var. sxva ra giTxra, gana mokvdavma SeiZleba icodes, vin aris
mamamisi? netav ufro bednieri kacis memkvidred davbadebuliyav, kacisa,
romelic svesvianad miatanda Rrma siberemdis! axla ki mokvdavTa Soris
yvelaze ubeduris Zed viwodebi!
_ Rirseul STamomavlobas dagimkvidreben RmerTebi momavalSi, _ miugo
aTinam, _ radgan Tavadac Rirseuli uSobixar penelopes! axla es miTxari, nu
mecruebi: ra ambavia aq, ris gamoa es TavaSvebuli Rreoba? vatyob, urcxvad
da uSverad iqcevian Sens saxlSi es monadimeni. am uxamsobis Semxedvare
aRSfoTdeboda yvela da iukadrisebda maTTan dajdomas!
_ Cemo keTilo stumaro, _ upasuxa gonierma telemaqem, _ raki mkiTxe,
getyvi: erT dros, odisevsis aq yofnisas, es saxli uxvi da saxelovani iyo.
aw avi zraxviT sxvarigad gansajes RmerTebma da ugzo-ukvlod gadakarges
igi. mkvdar mamaCemze egzom ar vinaRvlebdi, rom troadis omSi
TanamebrZolebTan erTad dacemuliyo, an brZolis Semdeg megobris mklavze
daelia suli. maSin samaxsovro borcvs aRmarTavdnen panaqavelni, xolo mis
Svils mamis dideba gadaecemoda. harpiebma* gaitaces igi... ise gaqra, aravis
uxilavs da aravis smenia misi ambavi, xolo me Wmunva da naRveli damitova.
arc es makmares RmerTebma, sxva Wiric momisarTes: yvela warCinebuli, iTakis
axlomaxlo kunZulebze rom batonoben, _ duliqionelni, sameelni, tyiani
zakinTosis ganmgebelni, TviT kldovani iTakis Cinebulnic ki, dedaCemis
colad wayvanas lamoben da aCanageben mamiCemis qonebas. xolo dedaCems verc
uaruyvia es saZulveli qorwineba da verc sasiZoebis utifroba aulagmavs.
isini ki anadgureben Cems saxl-kars da albaT mec male momiReben bolos.
aseTi sityva uTxra telemaqes TanagrZnobiT SeZrulma aTinam:
_ vai, sad aris axla odisevsi, rom lagami amosdos aRviraxsnil sasiZoebs;
rom karibWeSi Cadges far-SubiTa da muzaradiT, iseTive Zalgulovani,
rogoric pirvelad vixile, roca efiridan axalmobrunebuli Cems saxlSi pur-
RviniT ilxenda! iq, efirSi, swrafmavali xomaldiT iyo Casuli, raTa
mermerosis Zis, ilosisaTvis isrispirebis amosawebi Sxami eTxova. maradiuli
RmerTebis SiSiT ilosma uariT gamoistumra igi. magram mamaCemma, romelsac
didad uyvarda odisevsi, ar daukava es sawamlavi. eh, iseTive gulmxne rom
gamoCeniliyo aq, Savad gauTenebda sasiZoebs qorwilis dRes. magram vai, rom
mxolod RmerTebma uwyian, Surs iZiebs Tu ara Sin dabrunebuli! me,
CemdaTavad, girCio minda, rogor gaaZevo mamiseuli saxlidan sasiZoebi. maS,

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guldasmiT momismine: xvalve moedanze Sehyare aqavelni da ganucxade,
RmerTebis saxels vaficeb sasiZoebs, Tav-TavianT saxlebSi gabrundnen-Tqo!
xolo dedaSenma, ukeTu Tnavs mis guls qorwineba, didsulovani mamis saxls
miaSuros da, rogorc sayvarel qaliSvils ekadreba, Zvirfasi mziTeviT
gamoistumros saxlidan mamamisma. erTsac girCev Wkvianurs, Tu damijereb:
saukeTeso xomaldi aRkazme da oci niCbosniTurT dakarguli mamis ambis
gasagebad gaemarTe, vinZlo mokvdavTaganma vinmem gamcnos an Tavad zevsma
ganiSnos rame. jer piloss miaSure da keTilSobil nestors gamohkiTxe ambavi.
mere oqrosTmian menelaoss ewvie spartaSi. is xom rvalisTorian aqavelTagan
ukanaskneli dabrunda ilionidan. Tu gaigeb, rom cocxalia mamaSeni da Sin
gamomgzavrebas apirebs, nu daizareb da erTi weliwadi daelode. ukeTu mis
sikvdils Seityob, dauyovnebliv moaSure mamuls, samaxsovro borcvi
aRumarTe da sakadrisi qelexi gadauxade, xolo dedaSens gaTxoveba urCie.
yovelive amas ra aasruleb, goneba moikribe da gadawyvite, rogor Semusro
sasiZoebi, _ ZaliTa Tu xerxiT. balRi aRara xar, telemaqe! gana ar gsmenia, ra
dideba moixveWa xalxis TvalSi keTilSobilma orestem, roca Tavisi mamis
mkvleli egisTe moakvdina? Zvirfaso Cemo, davaJkacebulsa da damSvenebuls
gxedav! maS, mamacurad moiqeci, rom momavalSi Senc daimsaxuro STamomavalTa
qeba. axla ki droa, Cems swrafmaval xomalds mivxedo. albaT Tanamgzavrebs
guli gauwyaldaT Cems molodinSi. Senc didi jafa gelis Cemi sityvis
Sesasruleblad.
_ Zvirfaso stumaro, _ upasuxa telemaqem, _ madlian sityvas meubnebi da
mamaSvilurad marigeb. ra damaviwyebs Sens keTil rCevas! geCqareba, magram
dilamde mainc moisvene am WerqveS. xval ki ganbanilsa da gulmxiaruls,
stumarmaspinZlobis wesisamebr Zvirfasi saCuqrebiT gagistumreb xomaldze.
dae, maT gagaxsenon Cemi Tavi!
_ ara, Cemo, mets nu damayovneb. gzas vadgavar. xolo keTili guliT
moZRvnil saCuqrebs aqeTobisas waviZRvanieb Tan da samagiero saCuqarsac
mogarTmev.
es Tqva da frinveliviT gauCinarda erdodan Tvalsxivosani aTina.
telemaqes ki guli gaumagra da mamis xsovna gauorkeca. gons ra moego,
gancvifrebuli telemaqe mixvda, RmerTi esaubreboda mas.
sasiZoebTan misvla aRar daayovna RvTissworma telemaqem. sufraze ukve
mReroda saxelganTqmuli momRerali. sulganabulni usmendnen sasiZoebi
aqavelTa ambavs, Tu rogor mouZRveboda aTina palasi troadan gaWirvebiT
dabrunebul meomrebs. es RvTaebrivi simRera rom Semoesma ikariosis gonier
asuls, penelopes, sanTiobodan myisve daeSva maRali kibiT da darbazSi
monadime sasiZoebTan Sevida. Tan ori Simunvari axlda. ostaturad naxelav
dedaboZTan Sedga dedaTa Soris umSvenieresi, pirs oqroride moifara da
cremlmoreuli Seesityva RvTaebriv momRerals:
_ Cemo femios! sxva bevri simRerac ici mokvdavTaTvis aRtacebis
momgvreli, kacTa da RmerTTa siqveles rom adidebs. mogvasmenine maTgan
romelime! meinaxeT ki Cumad ganagrZon Rvinis sma. Tavi anebe am naRvlian
simReras, femios, guls miklavs igi, radgan im kacs magonebs, visi saxelic
mTel argossa da eladaSia ganTqmuli.
_ dedaCemo! _ sityva mouWra telemaqem, _ ratom ukrZalav femioss im
simReriT dagvatkbos, zevss rom STaugonebia misTvis? nu gahkicxav,

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danaelTa mware xvedrze rom mReris. yvelaze metad xom is simRera itacebs
kacis guls, romelic axalgardaxdil ambebs mogviTxrobs? gamagrdi da
gulisxmahyavi: gana marto odisevss daubnelda dabrunebis dRe? troaSi
mamaci sxvac bevri daeca. dabrundi da Sens saqmes _ TiTistarsa da sabeWavs
mihxede, daasaqme mxevalni. rac Seexeba sityva-pasuxs, es kacis saqmea,
metadre Cemi: amieridan me var am saxlis baton-patroni!
ukanve gabrunda gancvifrebuli Penelope. guls CaebeWda Svilis
gonivruli sityva. SimunvarTa TanxlebiT sanTioboSi avida da
gulamomjdari didxans tiroda Tavis Zvirfas meuRleze, sanam
Tvalsxivosanma aTinam tkbili ZiliT ar daumZima quTuToebi.
Camobnelebul darbazSi sasiZoebi axorxocdnen. gulisTqmiT aRZrulni
natrobdnen, gaeziarebinaT dedoflis sareceli. aseTi sityviT mimarTa maT
gonierma telemaqem:
_ penelopes Tavgasulo sasiZoebo! modi, wesisamebr ganvagrZoT nadimi,
SeveSvaT yayansa da aurzaurs. gana ar ajobebs, am RvTaebriv momRerals
davugdoT yuri? xval diliT ki safixvnoSi* moviyriT Tavs. iq, xalxSi,
getyviT, rom datovoT mamiCemis saxli. visac qeifi surs, Tavisi xarjiT
iqeifos an sxva maspinZeli monaxos vinme! rakiRa mravalni erTi kacis
qonebis Wamas kadrulobT, WameT! magram gaxsovdeT, ukvdav RmerTebs
movuxmob, vinZlo zevsma iZios Suri da Tqven mierve gapartaxebul saxlSi
sisxlis auReblad amoixocoT!
ase Tqva da maT kbiliT daiWames tuCebi. didad gaioces telemaqes
gabeduli naTqvami. bolos evpeiTosis Zem, antinoem, daZra sityva:
_ he, telemaqe, RmerTebma xom ar gaswavles qadili da ukadri laparaki?
vai Cvens Tavs, Tu basilevsad gagvixdi am zRviT garemocul iTakaze! aki
gvariTac mogdgams xelmwifeba.
_ nu gagagulisebs Cemi naTqvami, antinoe. ukeTu zevsi Semeweva, diaRac ar
vityvi xelmwifebaze uars. an iqneb fiqrob, basilevsoba* ar mekadrebodes?
cudi rodia xelmwifeba: simdidriT morWmuls pativi da didebac Segemateba.
zRviT garemocul iTakaSi Wabuk da xandazmul aqavelebs Soris
sabasilevso kaci bevri moiZebneba da raki RvTisnasaxi odisevsi* cocxali
aRaraa, romelime maTgani ixelmwifebs. me ki Cvens saxl-karsa da
keTilSobili mamaCemis saxleuls vupatroneb.
maSin sityva dasZra evrimaqem, polibosis Zem:
_ he, telemaqe! mxolod RmerTebma uwyian, vin gvixelmwifebs aqavelTagan.
Seni saxli ki Senve geyudnis: rogorc genebos, ise upatrone! vidre ar
gamqrala iTakis saxsenebeli, Sens qonebas veravin miitacebs. magram erTi
ram minda gkiTxo, Cemo kargo: miTxari, vin iyo is kaci, weRan rom gestumra?
sadauria, sada aqvs mamiseuli saxnav-saTesi? ram moiyvana, Tavis gasaWirma
Tu mamaSenis ambisa gauwya rame? raRac ucnaurad ki gaqra, verc ki
gavemcnaureT. etyoboda, mdabiorTagani ar unda yofiliyo.
ase upasuxa evrimaqes gonierma telemaqem:
_ eh, evrimaqe, daubnelda mamaCems dabrunebis dRe! rac unda miTxran,
araferi mjera da aRarc dedaCemTan wveuli misnebis winaswarmetyvelebas
vendobi ukve. is kaci mamaCemis Zveli megobari, naosan tafoselTa
erismTavari mentesi iyo, Zalgulovani anqialosis Rirseuli Ze.

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 amas ambobda telemaqe, Torem gumaniT icoda, stumrad qalRmerTi rom
ewvia.
kidev karga xans iqeifes sasiZoebma, rokviTa da simReriT iSvebdnen, sanam
darbazSi mwuxri ar Camowva. mere ruli moeriaT da daiSalnen. telemaqem
monadimeni gaistumra da gulfiqriani gamobrunda saZilo oTaxisken,
romlis sarkmeli mSvenier kar-midamos gadahyurebda. maSxaliT xelSi mas
fexdafex mihyva mokrZalebuli evriklea, gmirma laertem odesRac oc
Zroxad rom iyida.
maSin ymawvili qali iyo evriklea da patronisgan meuRlis darad
pativdebuli. magram laertes colis ridiT arasodes SeubRalavs misi
sareceli. evriklea maSxaliT unaTebda gzas telemaqes. telemaqe misi
gazrdili iyo da amitom yvelaze metad uyvarda. dedaberma mSvenivrad
gawyobili saZilo oTaxis kari gauRo. Wabuki sawolze Camojda, msubuqi
qitoni* gaiZro da moxucebul gadias miawoda. dedaberma qitoni saTuTad
dakeca, iqve sawolTan, xis rokze gadakida. mere kari moixura da TasmebiT
ganaskva vercxlis rgolebi. xolo Txisuris sabanSi gaxveuli telemaqe
mTeli Rame aTinasgan miniSnebul gzaze fiqrobda.

II

safixvnoze

ciskarze, rodesac axladSobilma eosma vardisferi TiTebi gamoaCina,

sawolidan adga odisevsis sanatreli Svili, tanT Caicva, maxvili
mxariRliv gadaikida, natifi fexi xamliT Seimosa da RvTivmSvenieri saxiT
oTaxidan gamovida. mWeqare macneebs ubrZana, xSirTmiani aqavelebi moedanze
SeeyaraT.
Tavmoyril xalxSi male xelSubiani telemaqe gamoCnda. marto ar iyo!
ori qofaki mosdevda ukan. aTinas RvTaebrivi mSvenebiT Seemosa igi da
aRtacebuli xalxi gancvifrebiT uWvretda moaxloebul Wabuks. uxucesebma
gza dauTmes da telemaqem safixvnos TavSi mamis adgili daikava.
pirvelad egviptiosma, siberisagan welSi moxrilma da bevris mnaxvelma
gmirma daZra sityva. misi Zvirfasi Svili, guladi Subosani antifosi
RvTaebriv odisevss wahyva cxenebiT ganTqmul ilions. ukan dabrunebisas
gulmxecma ciklopma polifemma SeWama igi gamoqvabulSi. berikacs kidev
sami Ze hyavda. erTi imaTgani, evrinome, sasiZoebs Soris trialebda,
danarCeni ori ki saxl-karsa da mamuls ganagebda. magram berikacs ver
daeviwyebina dakarguli Svili, dReniadag tiroda da mwuxarebda. da axlac,
acremlebulma ase mimarTa SekrebilT:
_ yuri daugdeT, iTakelno, Cems sityvas! mas Semdeg, rac RvTiuri
odisevsi Rrmamucliani xomaldebiT gaemgzavra, erTxelac ar SevyrilvarT
safixvnoSi. vin mogvixmo axla? vis davWirdiT, bersa Tu Wabuks? iqneb
dalaSqvra ganuzraxavT Cveni da es unda Segvatyobinos? an iqneb sxva ram
saerTo saqmea gadasawyveti? vinc unda iyos igi, uTuod keTilmosurnea
Cveni. zevsimc Seeweva mas!

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 es Tqva berikacma. odisevsis Zvirfasi Svili gaaxara am sityvam. didxans
aRar dauyovnebia, sakrebulos SuaSi gamovida. keTilgonierma mebrWem, macne
pevsenorma kverTxi misca xelSi da telemaqem egviptioss aseTi sityva hkadra:
_ tkbilo moxuco! me var is kaci, aq rom SegyareT. didma mwuxarebam
momiyvana aq. Tavdasxmisa araferi msmenia da arc saero saqmis gamo getyviT
rasme. amjerad Cems saxlSi datrialebul ukuRmarTobaze minda gelaparakoT.
ori ram miklavs guls: erTi is, rom daiRupa mamaCemi, Tqveni basilevsi,
romelsac SvilebiviT uyvardiT. sxva, ufro didi ubedobac maxlavs: sacaa
gapartaxdeba Cveni saxli da ganqardeba qveli odisevsis monagari. dedaCems
utifrad Semoadgnen abezari sasiZoebi, aq Sekrebil warCinebulTa Zvirfasi
Zeni. isini ikariosTan misvlas ver bedaven, rom man wesisamebr mziTeviT
gamoaTxovos Tavisi asuli da im kacze daaqorwinos, visac Rirsad miiCnevs.
TviTon ki yoveldRe CvenTan aRameben, dauzogavad anadgureben xarebs, cxvarsa
da nasuqal Txebs. saukeTeso Rvinos miirTmeven da uzrunvel qeifSi atareben
dros. ase Canagdeba yvelaferi, radgan saxl-kars ar hpatronobs odisevsis
badali kaci, romelic SeZlebda maTi Tavgasulobis aRkveTas. Cven ki, umweoni,
amas ver SevZlebT, verc axla da verc momavalSi. Zala rom mqondes, TviTon
davicavdi Cems saxls. moTminebis fiala amevso ukve! Tqveni Tavisa Tu ara
grcxveniaT, ucxo xalxisa mainc SegrcxveT, Cvens axlomaxlo kunZulebze rom
saxloben! nuTu ar gaSinebT RmerTebis risxva? icodeT, am usamarTlobis wil
RmerTebi samagieros mogizRaven! olimpoel zevssa da kacTa Soris marTlis
gamkiTxvel Temidas gaficebT, damexsnaT da mwuxare marto damtovoT Cemsave
saxlSi. iqneb raime dauSava mamaCemma rvalissabarkulian aqavelebs da amis gamo
borotad mixdiT samagieros da sasiZoebs misevT? mijobda Tqven SegeWamaT Cemi
safase da saqoneli, _ iqneb ukanve damebrunebina odesme. maxvewari kardakar
vivlidi, vidre ar gazRvevinebdiT dakarguls. aw ki ukurnebeli Wiri Semyria
Tqvengan!
es Tqva ganrisxebulma da kverTxi miwaze daanarcxa, Tvalebidan cremlebi
waskda. garindebuli xalxi TanagrZnobiT Sehyurebda telemaqes. veravin
bedavda mkacri sityviT Sepasuxeboda mas. bolos antinoem daarRvia siCume:
_ es ra Tqvi telemaqe? dauokebeli guliswyromiT ras gveqadi, ratom
gvaTrev da gvagineb? ra dagiSaveT aqavelma sasiZoebma? dedaSens mohkiTxe
yvelaferi. sami weli miiyara ukve da aha, meoTxe dadga mas Semdeg, rac cru
dapirebiT mogvaRora. TiToeul Cvengans cal-calke gvigzavnida Suamavlebs,
xolo gulSi sxva ram edo. mere amasac ar dasjerda, veraguli eSmakoba
moigona aseTi: darbazSi beWsaxexeli aagriala, ugrZesi qselis beWva daiwyo
da ase dagvaimeda: Wabukno, Tumca amqveynad aRaraa odisevsi, qorwils
jerxnobiT nu gavmarTavT, vidre gmir laertes TeTr sudaras ar movuqsov im
dRisaTvis, roca damRupveli moirebi samudamo ZiliT daaZineben. ar minda
gamkicxon aqavelma diacebma, usudarod rogor uwevso es dovlaTiani kaci.
ase gviTxra da Cvenc davendeT mis sityvas. dRisiT, Cven Tvalwin beWavda am
dausrulebel qsels, raTa RamiT maSxalebis Suqze Cvens uCumrad daerRvia.
ase TvalTmaqcobda mTeli sami weliwadi, mocdunebuli vyavdiT, sanam erTma
mxevalma ar gaamxila da Tavze ar wavadeqiT. maSin ki sxva gza aRar hqonda:
unda daesrulebina qsova. aseTia Cveni pasuxi. dae, Senc icode es da yvela
aqavelma. axla ki mamamisTan gagzavne da urCie, imas gahyves, visac ikariosi
moinebebs da TviTonac moiwonebs. xolo vidremdis ase gvawvalebs, ar

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moveSvebiT Seni dovlaTis Wamas. Tavi anebos TvalTmaqcobas! ara marto
xelsaqmeSia igi sworupovari, _ maxvili Wkua da gamWriaxoba moumadlebia
misTvis aTinas. TmamSvenier aqavel diacTa Soris Zvel droSi
saxelganTqmuli tiro, alkmene da mikenec ver Seedrebian penelopes
cbierebiT. aw ki fuWia misi ganzraxva, RmerTebs rom STaugonebiaT misTvis.
iqneb am TvalTmaqcobam didebac ki moutanos, magram Seni sabadebeli xom
msxverplad Seewireba amas? Cven ar SeveSvebiT Cvens saqmes, arc sxvagan
wavalT, vidre penelope misganve arCeul romelime aqavels colad ar
gahyveba.
ase miugo mas keTilgonierma telemaqem:
_ antinoe, saxlidan ver gavaZeveb imas, vinc mSoba da gamzarda. mamaCemi, ar
vici, cocxalia Tu mkvdari _ ucxo qveynadaa. ukeTu dedaCems iZulebiT
gavistumreb mamiseul saxlSi, ikariosisTvis dedaCemis kuTvnili qonebis
ukanve dabruneba momiwevs. ormag borotebas movimki amiT: erTi, rom
ikariosis gamo RvTis risxva damatydeba Tavze da meorec, dedaCemi mZvinvare
eriniebs* momisevs. sxvebic damZraxaven: amitom ar viqm am saqmes. Tuki
Rirsebis natamali SegrCeniaT, damanebeT Cemi saxli. visac nadimoba surs, de,
Tavisi xarjiT inadimos, an sxva maspinZeli monaxos vinme. rakiRa mravalni
erTi kacis qonebis Wamas kadrulobT, WameT, magram gaxsovdeT, ukvdav
RmerTebs movuxmob Tqvenze, vinZlo zevsma iZios Suri da Tqvengan
gaCanagebul saxlSi sisxlis auReblad amogxocoT.
es Tqva da Sors macqeralma zevsma ori arwivi aafrina mTis mwvervalidan.
dawyvilebulni erTxans qaris dinebas mihyvebodnen. axmaurebuli safixvnos
Tavs rom gauswordnen, frTebis Zlieri fraSfraSiT irao Sekres. daRupvis
momaswavebeli mzeriT dascqerodnen SekrebilT. anazdad, Tav-kiseri
daukortnes erTmaneTs. Semdeg aRmosavleTisken aiRes gezi da iTakelTa
saxlebs Tavze gadauqroles.
gakvirvebulebma Tvali gaayoles frTosnebs. ver aexsnaT, ras moaswavebda
arwivebis gamoCena. pirvelad sityva mastoris Zem daZra, moxucma haliTersem.
TanamoasakeTa Soris mxolod is gamoirCeoda frinvelTmkiTxaobiTa da
bedisweris niSanTa gamocnobiT. keTilad mrCevelma ase mimarTa safixvnoSi
TavSeyrilT:
_ momismineT, iTakelno, sasiZoebis sagulisxmod vambob am sityvas. didi
xifaTi emuqreba maT. samSoblodan Sors aRar unda iyos odisevsi. sadme
axlos albaT ukve sikvdils umzadebs sasiZoebs da ara marto maT, _
SoriTsaCinari iTakis bevr mkvidrsac daadgeba Savi dRe. dauyovnebliv raime
unda viRonoT sasiZoebis mosaTokad, Tumca ajobebda, Wkua exmaraT da
TviTonve daSoSminebuliyvnen. ar ifiqroT, umecrad vwinaswarmetyvelebde, _
saswaulTa amoxsnaSi gawafuli var. gaixseneT, ra vuTxari odisevss, roca
argoselebTan erTad ilions miemgzavreboda! me maSinve vuwinaswarmetyvele,
rom did gansacdels gadaitanda, Tanamgzavrebs dakargavda gzaSi da oci
wlis Semdeg yvelasagan ucnobi daubrundeboda saxls. da aha, moiwia
aRsrulebis Jami!
haliTerses aseTi sityva uTxra evrimaqem, polibosis Zem:
_ hei, berikaco, girCev saxlSi umkiTxao Sens balRebs, rom faTeraks rasme
ar gadaawydnen! aq Senze ukeT me viwinaswarmetyveleb. frinveli bevri boinobs
cis qveS, magram gana yvela gangebis nebis maniSnebelia? odisevsi Soreul

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mxares daiRupa da sjobda Senc mis kvals mihyolodi, nacvlad imisa, rom fuWi
winaswarmetyvelebiT Cvenze aqezebde isedac gagulisebul telemaqes. xom ara
ggonia, uxvi saCuqrebiT agivsebs saxls? getyvi da kidevac agixdeba es Cemi
sityva: ukeTu am Wabuks siberisagan moxveWili codniT Cvens winaaRmdeg
aamxedreb, misTvisve iqneba uaresi. sulerTia, veraferSi waadgeba Seni rCeva,
mainc verafers iRonisZiebs. icode kia, berikaco, arc Sen dagadgeba kargi dRe!
xolo me, CemdaTavad, aseT rames vurCev telemaqes: deda mamiseul saxlSi
gagzavnos, iq Sinaurebma saqorwilod moamzadon da Zvirfasi asulisaTvis
Sesaferisi mziTevi gamoatanon. Tu ara da aqavelTa Zeni ar moeSvebian am
saxls. Cven aravisi gveSinia, miT umetes, telemaqesi, Tundac rom bevrs
didsityvaobdes. arc Seni fuWi winaswarmetyveleba dagvaSinebs. Tavs nuRar
gvabezreb! icodes yvelam, sazRauris miugeblad kvlavac ganadgurdeba
telemaqes qoneba, sanam penelopes gacurebuli veyolebiT, sanam ar daniSnavs
qorwinebis dRes. Cven ra xania Rirseulad vetoqebiT erTmaneTs da guli ar
migvdis sxva sasZloebze!
ase miugo mas keTilgonierma telemaqem:
_ he, evrimaqe, keTilSobilo Tanamoymeno! mets arafers getyviT amaze da
aRarc SegexvewebiT, raki Cemi saTxovari ukve uwyian RmerTebmac da
aqavelebmac. erTsa gTxovT mxolod: momeciT swrafmavali xomaldi da Tan
gamataneT oci niCbosani, dakarguli mamis ambis gasagebad spartasa da
qviSian piloss minda gavemarTo, iqneb mokvdavTaganma vinmem mamcnos an
TviTon zevsma maniSnos rame. Tu gavige, rom cocxalia mamaCemi da Sin
dabrunebas apirebs, maSin erT weliwads moTminebiT davelodebi, Tundac
guli momiSxamos am molodinma. xolo ukeTu mis sikvdils Sevityob,
dauyovnebliv movaSureb mamuls, samaxsovro borcvs aRvumarTav mamaCems da
sakadris qelexs gadavuxdi, dedaCems ki davaqorwineb.
Tqva es da dajda. maSin sityvis saTqmelad wamodga mentori, Wirnaxuli
odisevsis Zveli megobari, romelsac man gamgzavrebisas saxlis patronoba
ando:
_ yuri daugdeT Cems sityvas, iTakelno! amieridan aRar geRirsebaT
basilevsad lmobieri da gulmowyale kverTxismpyrobeli, aramed gulsastiki
da usamarTlo, radgan daiviwyeT TqvenTvis mamobrivad mzrunveli RvTaebrivi
odisevsi! ar visurvebdi ampartavani sasiZoebis beds, Tavze xelaRebulni rom
aCanageben odisevsis saxls, raki fiqroben, aRarasodes dabrundebao. Tqven ki
grcxvenodeT, sasiZoebze simravliT aRmatebulno, damunjebulni rom
sxedxarT da sityvac ver dagiZravT maT gasamtyuneblad!
ase upasuxa mas leokritem, evenoris Zem: es ra Tqvi, mentor! Wkuas
gadamcdarxar, Cvenze Tu amxedreb xalxs! maTi simravle Cven guls ver
SegvikrTobs, Cveni morevna mravalTac gauWirdebaT. TviTon odisevs iTakelic
rom dabrundes da warCinebuli sasiZoebis saxlidan gandevna ganizraxos, veWv,
odisevsis dabrunebam gaaxaros mis naxvas danatrebuli penelope, radgan
Sinmoqceuls Cvengan sikvdili ar ascdeboda. ver gviTxari, mentor, gziani
sityva! axla ki daviSaloT, xalxno, Cven-Cven saqmes mivxedoT! dae, mentorma
da haliTersem samgzavrod moamzadon telemaqe, _ isini xom mamamisis Zveli
megobrebi arian! Tumca telemaqe kidev didxans dayovndeba iTakaSi. ambis
gamokiTxvas moundeba, gzas ki verasodes daadgeba, me mgoni!

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 ase Tqva da xalxic daiSala. sasiZoebi odisevsis saxlisaken gaemarTnen,
xolo telemaqem zRvis napirisaken gaswia, xelebi zRvis mlaSe talRaSi
ganibana da aTinas Seevedra:
_ Seismine Cemi vedreba, qalRmerTo! guSin mewvie da mibrZane nislian
zRvaze xomaldiT gavmgzavrebuliyav, rom dakarguli mamis ambavi gamego,
magram aqavelni xels miSlian, metadre ki gulboroti sasiZoebi.
ase evedreboda RvTaebas, vidre mis gverdiT mentoris saxiT
gamocxadebuli aTina frTiani sityviT ar Seexmaura:
_ o, telemaqe, aw ukve arasodes Seiracxebi mxdalad da ugunurad, raki
mamaSenis Zlieri suli Tan dagyolia. mamrsanaxavi iyo igi sityviT da saqmiT!
fuWad ar Cagivlis mgzavroba da arc gza-kvali agebneva. penelopes odisevsis
memkvidred rom ar gaeCine, veWv, bolomde migeyvana saqme, Tumca mciredni
emsgavsebian mamaT, umciresni aRematebian, xolo umravlesni ver uswordebian
maT siqveliT... nebas miuSvi damTxveuli sasiZoebi, gonebadabneulni da
usamarTloni verc ki xvdebian, rom Savi dRe moeliT, rom daRupvis Jami
dRiTi dRe uaxlovdebaT. Sen nura gadardebs, gza ar dagibrkoldeba; me _
mamaSenis Zveli megobari, swrafmaval xomalds gagimzadeb da Tanve
wamogyvebi. axla Sin wadi, sasiZoebs nu ganeridebi, xomaldisTvis sagzali
moimarage: qocoebi RviniT aavsebine, xolo tyavis magari vaSkaranebi fqviliT
_ kacTa macocxlebeli sazrdoTi daatenine. me ki naosnebs davZebni. Zveli
da axali xomaldi bevria zRviT garemocul iTakaze. maTgan saukeTesos
SevarCev, saCqarod aRvkazmav da ukidegano zRvaSi Sevacureb.
ase brZana aTinam, zevsis asulma. telemaqesac aRar dauyovnebia. ra
moismina qalRmerTis naubari, ficxlad gaemarTa saxlisaken. ezoSi
Tavgasuli sasiZoebi trialebdnen: zogi Tikans atyavebda, zogic burvakebs
trusavda. ezoSi Semosul telemaqes antinoe Seegeba, xeli CasWida da
siciliT uTxra:
_ o-o, telemaqe, dauokebelo mWevrmetyvelo, amoigde gulidan RvarZli da
boRma. Zveleburad dajeqi CvenTan, svi da Wame. rac Seexeba xomalds da
rCeul niCbosnebs, aqavelebi yvelafers mogixerxeben. daubrkolebliv
gaeSurebi RvTaebriv pilosSi saxelganTqmuli mamis ambis Sesatyobad.
ase upasuxa antinoes gonierma telemaqem:
_ ara, antinoe! aRar davjdebi me TqvenTan sanadimod, Tqveni qedmaRlobis
atana aRar SemiZlia. gana ar kmara, rac gaminiaveT qoneba? maSin balRi
viyavi, axla ki davvaJkacdi da Zalgulovneba Sememata. garda amisa, sxvebis
naubaric movismine da bevri ram gavige. amieridan, sulerTia, _ pilosSi
waval Tu aq davrCebi, _ sikvdilis sulebs movuxmob Tqvenze! me waval,
Tundac sxvis xomalds avemgzavro. imedi maqvs, am gzas amaod ar gavivli. aki
ecadeT CemTvis xomaldi ar mogecaT!
ase Tqva da molizRar antinoes ficxlad aukra xeli.
sasiZoebi nadimisTvis samzadiss Sesdgomodnen. isini damcinavi sityviT
kenwlavdnen telemaqes. erTi Tavgasuli sasiZo ase enakvimatobda:
_ ueWvelia, sikvdils gvimzadebs telemaqe. qviSiani pilosidan da spartidan
albaT mSvelelebi unda wamoasxas... an iqneb efiris nayofieri mindvrebidan
Sxamiani balaxebis wamoReba surs, raTa sawamlavi lagvinebSi Cagviyaros da
erTianad gagvJuJos.
meorem ase Tqva:

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 _ vin icis, iqneba Rrma xomaldiT gamgzavrebuls gza-kvali aerios da
maxlobelTagan sadme Sors odisevsiviT daiRupos. Tumca es did
davidarabaSi Cagvagdebs, _ qoneba gasayofi gveqneba, saxls ki dedamissa da
mis rCeuls gadavulocavT.
ase ilesavdnen enebs.
amasobaSi telemaqem mamiseul salaros miaSura, sadac oqro da brinjao
iyo daxvavebuli. skivrebSi mravlad ewyo lari da samoseli, uxvad inaxeboda
keTilsurnelovani zeTi; kedelTan Camwkrivebuli qvevrebi savse iyo Zveli,
surnelovani, RvTaebrivi RviniT. bevri Wiris gardamxdeli odisevsisTvis iyo
gadanaxuli es Rvino. salaroSi Sesasvleli karis orive misagdebeli
mWidrod ixureboda. gamWriaxi mekuWnave evriklea dRisiTa da RamiT
sdarajobda mTel am qonebas. telemaqem salarodan gamoixmo dedaberi da
uTxra:
_ Cemo gadia, qocoebi im tkbili RviniT amivse, sveubeduri kacisTvis rom
gaqvs gadanaxuli. netamc dabrundes sikvdilsa da bedisweras gadarCenili
zevsis naSieri odisevsi! Tormeti qoco amivse da Tavi magrad moukupre. oci
kodi wmindad dafquli qeriT damitene vaSkaranebi. nuravis gaumxel am ambavs,
yvelaferi es moamzade da erTad damaxvedre. saRamos, rogorc ki dedaCemi
sanTioboSi ava, me TviTon Semovivli da waviReb: spartasa da qviSian piloss
miveSurebi, vinZlo Zvirfasi mamis dabrunebisa Sevityo rame.
amis gamgone evrikleas tirili auvarda:
_ telemaqe, Svilo, Cemo erTaderTo nugeSo, es ra fiqri Cagvardnia
gulSi? saiT ginda gaswio, cxra mTas iqiT sad ikargebi? RvTisnasaxi
odisevsiviT samSoblodan Sors, ucxoeTSi ginda dalio suli? Sens aq
aryofnaSi gulboroti sasiZoebi qonebas sabolood gaginiaveben. Sin darCi,
sabadebels mixede; unayofo zRvaze faTeraksa da gansacdels gadaeyrebi, _
ra Zala gadgas?
sayvarel gadias ase upasuxa gonierma telemaqem:
_ nuras inaRvleb, Cemo keTilo, RvTis xeli urevia am saqmeSi! Semomfice,
rom aTi-Tormeti dRe arafers gaumxel dedaCems, sanam ar movenatrebi da
TviTon ar moikiTxavs Cems ambavs. ar minda mSvenieri piriskani cremlebma
dauRaros.
RmerTebis saSineli ficiT Sehfica evrikleam da ra gaasrula ficis Tqma,
dauyovnebliv Seudga saqmes. qocoebi RviniT aavso, tyavis magari vaSkaranebi
fqviliT datena. telemaqem ki sasiZoebs miaSura.
maSin Tvalsxivosanma aTinam aseTi ram ganizraxa: telemaqes saxe miiRo,
mTeli qalaqi Semoirbina da kacad kacs STaagonebda, saRamoJams swrafmaval
xomaldTan Sekrebiliyvnen. xolo Semdgom noemons, froniosis saxelovan Zes
ubrZana, moeca xomaldi, rasac noemoni xalisiT dahpirda.
amasobaSi mze Caesvena da gzebze xSirbindi Camowva. swrafmavali xomaldi
zRvaSi SeaTries da sazRvao aRkazmulobiT datvirTes. qalRmerTma gaSlil
zRvasTan axlos, koncxTan daayena xomaldi, xolo irgvliv Semokrebil
Tanamgzavrebs mxneoba Sehmata.
Semdeg aseTi rame izraxa Tvalsxivosanma aTinam: swrafad gaemarTa
RvTaebrivi odisevsis saxlSi, monadime sasiZoebs Tvlema mohgvara da xelidan
Rvinis Tasebi gaagdebina. sufrasTan jdoma maT aRar SeeZloT, _ wamwamebi
ruliT damZimebodaT. aiSalnen da dasaZineblad wavid-wamovidnen. qalRmerTma

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darbazidan gamoixmo telemaqe, mentoris saxiT dauxvda da misive xmiT
Seesityva:
_ Tanamgzavrebi niCbebs misxdomian ukve da Sen gelian. maS, wavideT, nuRa
davayovnebT, _ es Tqva aTina palasma da win gauZRva telemaqes. male zRvis
napirze gavidnen. xomaldTan xSirTmiani aqavelebi Sekrebiliyvnen. maSin
telemaqes wminda Zalma* ase mouwoda maT:
_ maxlobelno, sagzali xomaldze amovzidoT. saxlSi ukve yvelaferi
mzadaa, Tumca arc dedaCemma da arc msaxurma qalebma, erTi mekuWnavis garda,
araferi ician.
Tqva ra es, telemaqe win wauZRva Tanamgzavrebs. tvirTi, odisevsis Zvirfasi
Svilis brZanebisamebr, erdomSvenier xomaldze daabinaves. telemaqe aTinas
fexdafex ahyva kiCoze. Tanamgzavrebma xomaldi auSves da niCbebs miusxdnen.
qalRmerTma Rvinisfer zRvaze mqrolavi Walikoni* miaSvela maT. telemaqem
gaamxneva niCbosnebi da ubrZana, samgzavrod gaemzadebinaT xomaldi. isini
xalisiT daemorCilnen brZanebas: naZvis xis anZa budeSi Casves da bagiriT
daamagres. ialqani xaris magari tyavisagan dagrexili RvedebiT daWimes.
zurgis qarma dahbera da mewamuli talRebi Savi xomaldis qveS Zalumad
axmaurda. mgzavrebma pirTamde savse lagvinebidan ukvdav da maradiul
RmerTebs samsxverplo Rvino dauRvares, uwinares yovlisa ki zevsis
Tvalsxivosan asuls. mTeli Rame, ganTiadamde, ase miapobda xomaldi talRebs.

III

stumroba nestorTan

didmSvenieri zRvis siRrmeebidan carvalze* amobrwyinda mze-heliosi da

sinaTle mohfina olimpos ukvdav RmerTebsa da nayofieri dedamiwis
mkvidrT. swored am dros miadgnen mogzaurebi piloss, nelevsis
keTilnageb qalaqs. iq, zRvis piras, piloselebi Sav xarebs swiravdnen
msxverplad Savkululebian poseidons. cxrarigad dadgmul sufraze xuTas-
xuTasi kaci ijda, TiToeul rigs win edo cxra dakluli xari, romelTa
gul-RviZls Semwirvelni TviTonve Wamdnen, xolo msuqan barklebs RmerTs
uwvavdnen. mgzavrebma ialqani Sexsnes xomalds da napirze Seayenes.
xomaldidan jer aTina gadmovida. mas telemaqe mihyva. Tvalsxivosanma
qalRmerTma ase daariga Wabuki:
_ amieridan ymawviluri Tavmodrekiloba aRar gmarTebs, telemaqe! aki
imisTvis gadmovcureT unayofo zRva, rom Segvetyo, sad waefara miwa da ra
bedi ewia mamaSens. Tamamad mieaxle cxenTamxednel nestors, Seevedre,
yovelive wvrilad giambos. tyuils ar getyvis, keTilgonieri kacia nestori.
_ rogor miveaxlo nestors, _ Secba telemaqe, _ rogor davuwyo saubari?
mWevrmetyvelebaSi jereT uwvrTneli var, merideba! pirveli sityva rogor
vkadro umcrosman ufross?
_ bevr rames Sen TviTon mixvdebi, telemaqe! _ upasuxa Tvalsxivosanma
aTinam, _ bevrSic daimoni* SemogeSveleba. gana RmerTebis nebiTa da TneviT
ara xar Sobili da aRzrdili?

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 es uTxra da swrafad gaemarTa aTina, telemaqe kvaldakval mihyva. male
miadgnen piloselTa Sesakreb adgils. iq SvilebTan erTad merxze ijda
moxuci nestori. iqve trialebdnen monadimeni: zogi Samfurze agebda xorcs,
zogic mwvadebs wvavda. ucxo stumrebi rom SeniSnes, wamoiSalnen, xelis
aweviT miesalmnen da sufraze miiwvies. pirvelad nestoris umrwemesi Ze,
pizistrate miegeba mosulT, xeli mohkida da qviSian napirze dafenil rbil
tyavebze, mamasa da ufros Zmas, Trasimedes Soris dasxa. Semwvari gul-
RviZli miawoda zevsis asuls, RviniT auvso oqros barZimi da ase mimarTa:
_ Zvirfaso stumaro! raki poseidonis samsxverplo nadimze SemogveswariT,
madli SeswireT miwismryevels. jer Sen daRvare zedaSe, wesisamebr
Seevedre zRvaTa meufes, xolo mere tkbili RviniT savse barZimi Sens
Tanamgzavrs gadaeci. dae, manac aRasrulos wesi, radgan RmerTebis Sewevnis
gareSe Cven, kacni, umweoni varT. Senze umcrosia igi, Cemi kbila Cans,
amitomac am barZims jer Sen gTavazob.
es Tqva da zedaSiT savse barZimi stumars gadasca. eama aTinas am zrdili
ymawvilis saqcieli, pirvelad mas rom miawoda oqros barZimi.
gulmduRared Seevedra igi Savkululebian RmerTs:
_ Seismine Cemi mudara, poseidon! nu ukuagdeb Cvens vedrebas, gulis
wadili agvisrule! dRegrZeli hyav nestori da misi vaJebi, wyaloba miage
yvela pilosels am didebuli hekatombisTvis. xolo me da telemaqes
Segvewie, rom keTilad movigvaroT saqme, risTvisac SavWvintiani xomaldiT
CamovediT aq.
ase iloca, wesi aRasrula da orZiriani oqros barZimi telemaqes
gadasca. odisevsis Zvirfasma Zemac igive gaimeora. piloselebma sukis
wilobebi* Camoariges da purobas Seudgnen. sma-WamiT guli ra ijeres, ase
brZana gerenielma mxedarma* nestorma:
_ axla ki droa, Cveni stumrebis vinaoba SevityoT. sadaurni xarT, saidan
mohyavxarT Rvinisfer gzas? sasikeTo ram saqme gaqvT Tu im mekobreTa
msgavsad daexetebiT, TviTonac xifaTSi rom igdeben Tavs da sxvebisTvisac
ubedureba moaqvT?
gonierma telemaqem Tamamad miugo berikacs. siTamame aTinam STaunerga
gulSi, rom dakarguli mamis ambavi guldagul gamoekiTxa da saxelovan
kacTa Soris Tavi gamoeCina:
_ he, nestor, aqavelTa siqadulo! gvekiTxebi, vin xarT, saidana xarTo.
getyvi: neionis mTis Ziras Sefenili iTakidan varT. iqidan movdivarT. saero
saqmeze ar gawuxebT, kerZo ram gagvWirvebia. mamaCemis, keTilSobili da
Seupovari odisevsis ambis Sesatyobad Camovedi. gamigonia, erTad
gibrZoliaT RvTaebrivi ilionis dasamxobad. sxva meomarTa bedisa bevri
gvsmenia: viciT, vis sad ewia sastiki sikvdili, mxolod odisevsis xvedri
daumalavs CvenTvis kronions. veravin ityvis cxadad, sad naxa aRsasruli
mamaCemma. ucxo Teslisgan moikla xmeleTze Tu amfitrites talRebSi*
STainTqa. gevedrebi, ar damimalo da ukeTu misebr gzadakargulisgan
gsmenia an TvaliT ginaxavs, miambe mamaCemis mware aRsasrulis ambavi.
ubedur dReze gauCenia igi dedamiss! nu Semibraleb da TneviTac nuras
metyvi. gulaxdilad miTxari yvelaferi, rac ginaxavs da gagigonia. da Tu
odesme qveli odisevsi sityviT an saqmiT SemogSvelebia troaSi, sadac

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mravali Wiri gardaxdaT aqavelebs, axla gaixsene da daufaravad mauwye
yoveli.
ase miugo telemaqes gerenielma mxedarma nestorma:
_ Zvirfaso yrmao, Zveli tkivilebi amiSale da is dReebi momagone, roca
aqilevsis winamZRolobiT saSovarze wasul aqavel gmirebs jer nislian
zRvaSi, mere ki priamosis cixe-qalaqis kedlebTan didi Wiri dagvatexes
RmerTebma. iq daixocnen aqavelTagan ukeTesni. iq daeca Zalgulovani aianti,
mZleTamZle aqilevsi da RmerTebis Sesagvani patrokle. iqve daeca Cemi
sayvareli Ze, saxelovani antiloqe, fexmardi moaspareze da uebro meomari.
bevri sxva Wiric dagvatyda Tavs, mokvdavTagani vin moTvlis yovelives!
xuTi an eqvsi welic rom giyvebode aqavelTa Tavgadasavals, srulad mainc
ver Seityobdi maT ambavs da gulgawvrilebuli ukanve gabrundebodi. sruli
cxra weliwadi vcdilobdiT ilionis damxobas. Tavad kronionmac Zlivs
mouRo mas bolo. icode, troaSi veravin Seedreboda odisevss moxerxebiTa
da morkinalTa xelovnebiT. yvelas aRemateboda mamaSeni, ukeTu WeSmarits
ambob da marTla mamaSenia igi! gaoceba ki mipyrobs, ise magoneb laparakiT
odisevss. verc ki vifiqrebdi, Tu uwveruli Wabuki egzom gawafuli iqnebodi
mWevrmetyvelebaSi. me da RvTaebrivi odisevsi TaTbirebze da uxucesTa
sabWoSi mudam erTmaneTs vuWerdiT mxars. Cveni rCeva argoselTaTvis mudam
sasikeTo iyo. magram mas Semdeg, rac davaqcieT priamosis didebuli qalaqi
da gamomgzavrebulni, RvTis nebiT, zRvaze daviqsaqseniT, zevsma argoselTa
Sin ardabruneba ganizraxa. simarTle da goniereba aRar axldaT da mware
xvedri miiTvales aki!
ganrisxda Tvalsxivosani qalRmerTi, mZlevaris asuli, da aqavelTa Soris
SuRli Camoagdo. erismTavrebma udroo dros, mzis Casvlamde Sehyares
saTaTbirod aqavelni. RviniT damZimebulni gamocxaddnen isini sakrebuloSi.
atridebma* Seyris mizezi Seatyobines. menelaosma ubrZana aqavelebs, Sin
dabrunebaze ezrunaT, magram agamemnons es ar epriana da aqavelebs ubrZana,
dayovnebuliyvnen, vidre aTinas wminda hekatombas ar Seswiravdnen da ar
Seirigebdnen ganrisxebul qalRmerTs. ra icoda im ugunurma, rom aTinas
molmobiereba gvianRa iyo, rom ukvdavni ase advilad ar icvlian nebas! ase
eqiSpeboda erTmaneTs ori Zma _ atrevsiani, xolo or banakad gayofili,
abjarasxmuli meomrebi gaTenebamde boboqrobdnen. erTmaneTze
gulamRvreulebma gavaTeneT Rame, arki vicodiT, rom daRupvas gvimzadebda
zevsi.
gamTeniisas aqavelTa erTma nawilma nadavliTa da mkerdsavse tyve qalebiT
datvirTuli xomaldebi wminda zRvaSi SevacureT. danarCeni laSqari eris
mwyemsTan*, agamemnonTan darCa. Cven ki xomaldebze avediT da gavSaleT
ialqnebi. keTilma daimonma zRva dagviwynara da ra mivadeqiT tenedoss,
wminda msxverpli SevwireT, rom RmerTebs Sin mSvidobiT davebrunebineT.
mxolod saSinel zevss ar undoda Cveni dabruneba. kvlav SuRli Camoagdo
Cven Soris. odisevsis winamZRolobiT wamosuli aqavelebi agamemnonis gulis
mosagebad ukanve gabrundnen Rrmamucliani xomaldebiT. me ki gza ganvagrZe,
radgan vicodi, keTils arafers gviqadda daimoni.
Cemi xomaldis kvals tidevsis saxelovani Ze, diomede gamohyva, mere
oqrosTmiani menelaosi wamogvewia lesbosTan. iq moviTaTbireT, ra gza
agverCia: CrdiloeTidan mogveara kldovani qiosisaTvis, fsiriisaken

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wavsuliyaviT da marcxniv mogvetovebina igi, Tu qariani mimantis koncxisaken
agveRo gezi da qiosisaTvis samxreTidan mogvevlo. RmerTs vevedrebodiT,
quxiliT moeniSnebina gza. bolos RvTaebrivma niSma gvaniSna, Suaguli zRva
gadagveWra da evbeosisaken wavsuliyaviT. mxolod es Tu agvacdenda
gansacdels. zurgqarma zuzuniT dagvibera da Cveni xomaldebi swrafad
gaaqana Tevzmraval zRvaze. RamiT gerestoss mivadeqiT da ra davkeceT zRvis
usasrulo gza, poseidons xaris uamravi barkali mivarTviT msxverplad.
meoTxe dRe iwureboda, roca cxenTamxedneli diomedes xomaldebi argoss
miadga. me ki pilosisken wamovedi. RvTisgan moberili zurgqari ar Camdgara,
vidre mSobliur napirs ar movaRwieT. ase rom, sayvarelo Svilo, mamaSenis
ambis ucodneli davbrundi, araferi vici arc daRupulTa da arc
gadarCenilTa. ar dagimalav, sakuTar saxlSi ra ambavic momwvda, imasac
giambob.
mSvidobiT dabrunebulan Subosani mirmidonelebi, romelTac gmirTagmiri
aqilevsis brwyinvale Ze wamouZRvaT. mSvidobiTve daubrunda Tavis saxls
filoqtete, peantis saxelovani Ze. idomenevsmac uklebliv miiyvana kretas
omSi gadarCenili Tvistomni. xolo agamemnons rac SeemTxva, Tumca Sors
cxovrobT, SeityobdiT albaT. gecodinebaT, rogor dabrunda da rogor
moikla egisTes mier. imasac gaigebdiT, ra sastikad miuzRo mkvlels
orestem. ra sjobs, roca mokvdinebul mamas Surismgebeli Svili darCeba!
rogor gazrdilxar da damSvenebulxar, Cemo Zvirfaso! gulmagrad da
mtkiced deg, rom Senc qebiT mogixsenion.
gonierma telemaqem ase upasuxa nestors:
_ he, nestor, aqavelTa siqadulo! diaRac sakadrisi miuzRo orestem mters
da saxelic moixveWa aqavelTa Soris. ra iqneboda, CemTvisac moecaT
RmerTebs Zali, rom Suri meZia Cems Seuracxmyofel sasiZoebze! magram
etyoba, CemTvisa da mamaCemisTvis ar gamoumetebiaT RmerTebs aseTi xvedri.
moTminebis meti raRa damrCenia!
kvlav miugo gerenielma mxedarma nestorma telemaqes:
_ Zvirfaso yrmao! Sen is gamaxsene, rac ukve vicodi. sasiZoebs
SeuviwroebiaT dedaSeni da Turme Senc maxes gigeben Sensave saxlSi. axla es
mauwye, _ ratom dahyevi sasiZoTa nebas, saxlSi rom SemogeWrnen? an iqneb
RmerTebis STagonebiT SegiZules Tvistomebma? aravin icis, TviTon odisevsi
miagebs maT samagieros Tu aqavelebi miuzRaven sakadriss. eh, netav iseve
Segiyvaros Tvalsxivosanma aTinam, rogorc odisevsi uyvarda troaSi, sadac
mravali Wiri gardagvxda aqavelebs! me ar minaxavs, ase aSkarad Seeyvarebinos
RmerTs mokvdavTagani! eg rom axdes, qorwilis xalisi wauxdebodaT
sasiZoebs.
_ tkbilo moxuco! _ upasuxa gonierma telemaqem, _ vai, rom Sens sityvas
asruleba ar uweria! didad maimedeb, magram SiSi mipyrobs, vaiTu RmerTebis
SewevniTac ar amixdes eg imedi!
maSin es uTxra Tvalsxivosanma qalRmerTma aTinam:
_ es ra dascda, telemaqe, Sens kbilTa zRudes? Tu RmerTs swadia kacis
xsna, Sori manZili ras daabrkolebs? sjobs mravalWirnaxuli dabrunde Sin,
vinem maledabrunebulma Senive saxlis zRurblze sikvdili hpovo
agamemnoniviT, romelic sakuTari colisa da egisTes xeliT moikla. TumcaRa
mokvdavT maTi moyvaruli RmerTebic ver Svelian xolme, roca sastiki moira

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gardauval sikvdils ganugebs. mova sikvdili da mTeli sigrZiT gaSotavs
mokvdavs.
_ gulsaklavia didad, _ amoioxra gulSeZrulma telemaqem, _ nuRaras
vityviT im kacze! mas xom Savi sikvdili argunes wilad RmerTebma. aw minda,
sxva ambavi gamovkiTxo nestors. gulmarTali da brZeni kacia nestori.
amboben, mesame Taobas mwyemsavso igi, mis Semxedvares ukvdavi mgonia. he,
nestor, aqavelTa siqadulo! swori miTxari, ram mokla agamemnoni, es
xelmwife kaci? an sad iyo maSin misi Zma menelaosi? an iseTi ra maxe daugo
veragma egisTem, am uZleveli mamris damarcxeba rom SeZlo? iqneb argosSi ar
iyo maSin menelaosi da marto ra moixelTa agamemnoni, mzakvrulad
moakvdina?
_ wvrilad mogiyvebi, Cemo Svilo, _ miugo nestorma, _ arafers dagimalav.
weRan rom Tqvi, swored egre moxda es ambavi. ilionidan mobrunebul
omSimyivar menelaoss Tavisi Zmis saxlSi cocxlad rom Seepyro egisTe,
aramcTu samaxsovro borcvs aRumarTavdnen mas argosSi, aramed qalaqidan
Sors, ZaRlTa saTrevad da frinvelTa sajijgnad daagdebdnen da verc erTi
aqaveli diaci ver daitirebda mis gvams. roca Cven ilionis kedlebTan
vibrZodiT, igi tkbili sityviT inadirebda cxenmraval argosSi
klitemnestras guls. magram didebuli meuRle agamemnonisa Tavidanve ar
dahyolia ukeTuri egisTes nebas, radgan keTilgonieri diaci iyo igi.
atrevsis Zem troaSi gamgzavrebamde Tvalyuris sadevneblad xmatkbili aedi*
miuCina cols. sabolood sastikma moirebma danaSaulad midrikes
klitemnestras guli da egisTemac maSinve ukacriel kunZulze gaagzavnina
aedi, rom svavebis kerZi gamxdariyo. amrigad, klitemnestra sakuTari nebiT
wahyva egisTes saxlSi. mere RmerTebis wminda sakurTxevelze man bevri
msuqani barkali dawva, Seswira uamravi ZRveni: Zvirfasi lari da oqro-
vercxli da ase daagvirgvina Tavisi saSineli saqme.
am dros ki erTguli megobrebi _ me da menelaosi _ troadan
movemgzavrebodiT, aTenelTa napirebs ra mivaRwieT da sunionis wminda
koncxi gamoCnda, menelaosis mesaWe _ mRelvare zRvaSi xomaldis marTvis
didostati frontisi, onetoris Ze _ sxivosani apolonis anazdeulma isarma
gangmira. aq dayovnda gzad aCqarebuli menelaosi, raTa daemarxa daRupuli
megobari da ukanaskneli pativi miego misTvis. da roca kvlav gamoemarTa
Rrmamucliani xomaldebiT da maleas koncxs miadga, Sorsmacqeralma zevsma
misi daRupva ganizraxa. avadmstvinavi qarebis sunTqva da mTebisodena
talRebi daadevna, xomaldebis qaravani daarbia da mifant-mofanta. zogierTi
kunZul kretaze gariya, iordanosis SesarTavTan, sadac kidonebi mkvidroben,
gortinis maxloblad nislian zRvaSi uzarmazari cicabo klde iyo
aRmarTuli. mZvinvare aravi aqeT denida veeberTela talRebs, romelnic
dasavleTiT, festos qarafebze inTqreodnen. swored aq, qarafebs Sealewa
zRvam xomaldebi, Tumca xalxi gadaurCa sikvdils. xuTi SavWvintiani
xomaldi qariSxalma egviptisaken walala. menelaosma aq didZali ganZi da
oqro-vercxli Caigdo xelSi. mas Semdeg Tavisi xomaldebiT kidev didxans
ixetiala ucxoenovan xalxebs Soris. amasobaSi egisTem muxanaTurad mokla
misi Zma da eric mas damorCilda.
Svid weliwads marTavda igi oqromraval mikens, magram merve wels
aTenidan Semoqceulma RvTaebrivma orestem sikvdili moutana mamamisis

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mkvlels. Semdgom amisa braleuli dedis da mxdali egisTes qelexze
moipatiJa argoselni. swored am dRes uricxvi saqoneliT avsebuli
xomaldebiT Sin dabrunda omSimyivari menelaosi... Sen ki, Wabuko, didxans nu
ixetialeb gare-gare, upatronod nu daagdeb saxls, Torem sarCo-sabadebels
qedmaRali sasiZoebi SegiWamen da fuWad Cagivlis es mgzavroba. guliT
girCev, menelaoss miakiTxo. is xom axlaxan dabrunda im qveynidan, romelsac
Znelad Tu daaRwevs Tavs kacTagani, saidanac am vrcelsa da saSinel zRvas
Citic ver gadmoifrens erT weliwadSi. ra gziTac gerCios, im gziT wadi, _
ginda zRviT, ginda xmeliT. etlsa da cxenebs me mogcem da Svilebsac
gagayoleb, rom saxelganTqmul lakedemons migiyvanon oqrosTmian
menelaosTan. midi da Seevedre, daufaravad giTxras yoveli. ar gecrueba,
keTilgonieri kacia menelaosi.
amasobaSi mze Cavida da mwuxri moefina midamos. da maSin Tvalsxivosanma
qalRmerTma aTinam Tqva:
_ brZnulia Seni naubari, nestor! axla ki droa, enebi amovarTvaT xarebs,
Rvino ganvazavoT, raTa poseidonsa da sxva ukvdavebs davuRvaroT zedaSe.
saRamom moawia ukve da mosvenebazec unda vifiqroT. mze Cavida, RmerTebis
sufraze gvianobamdis jdoma ara xams.
gulisyuriT mousmines zevsis asuls, misi sityvisaebr moiqcnen:
mestumreebma xelis dasabanad wyali moitanes, Wabukebma lagvinebi piramde
aavses aqafebuli RviniT da Tasebi Camouriges stumrebs. xaris enebi
cecxlze dayares da Tasebs Tavi wauqcies. mere nebaze sves. sma ra moaTaves,
aTinam da telemaqem ferdganieri xomaldisaken gabruneba daapires. moxucma
nestorma sayveduriT aavso isini:
_ zevsma damifaros! xomaldebze rogor gagiSvebT Ramis gasaTevad! aseTi
ra gasaWiri madgas? qveSagebeli ara maqvs Tu sasTumali, rom Cems saxlSi
ver mogasvenoT? yvelaferi mravlad miwyvia. Tavi cocxali raRad minda, Tuki
Cems saxlSi stumrebul odisevsis Zvirfas Svils xomaldis kiCoze
gavaTevine Rame!
aseTi sityviT miubrunda mas Tvalsxivosani qalRmerTi aTina:
_ swors ambob, nestor, Zvirfaso moxuco! keTili rCevaa, nebas dagyves da
Sens WerqveS gamoiZinos telemaqem. me ki SavWvintian xomaldze davbrundebi,
Tanamgzavrebs gavamxneveb da Wkuas davarigeb. maT Soris me var uxucesi,
yvelani telemaqes Tanatolni arian. iqve gavaTev Rames, Rrmamuclian
xomaldze, dilaadrian didsulovan kavkonebTan minda wavide, romelTac Cemi
didi xnis vali marTebT. xolo Sen, raki saxlSi gewvia telemaqe, fexmardi
cxenebi Seubi etlSi da Sens vaJiSvilTan erTad spartas gaistumre.
es Tqva, zRvis arwivis saxe miiRo da Tvals miefara aTina. SeZrwundnen am
ambis Semswreni. gancvifrebulma moxucma xeli CasWida telemaqes da ase
uTxra:
_ Zvirfaso Wabuko! axla ki vxedav, mxdal da ujiSo kacad ar Seiracxebi!
uwverul Wabuks RmerTebi migiZRvian win. vin gaxlda aq olimpoelTagan, Tu
ar zevsis asuli tritogenea, omSi gamarjvebuli qalRmerTi, romelmac qveli
odisevsi aqavelTa Soris bednierad gamoarCia. o, dedofalo! mowyale iyav
Cemdamo, Sewevna da Zala moec Cems Svilebs da Rirseul meuRles! Segvewie
da uRelSi Seubmel, rqadaoqrovilsa da farToSublian mozvers Semogwirav
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 amas evedreboda da aTina palasma Seismina misi vedreba. mere keTilnagebi
saxlisken wauZRva gerenieli mxedari nestori Tavis vaJebsa da siZeebs.
mamfalis didmSvenier saxlSi ra Sevidnen, rigisamebr dasxdnen skamebsa da
sakarcxulebze. nestorma, mzegrZelma maxvSma, mekuWnave qals ubrZana
TerTmeti wlis RvinisaTvis moexada Tavi. surnelovani Rvino TviTonve
ganazava lagvinSi, farismpyrobelis asuls _ aTinas dauRvara da locva
warmoTqva. yvelam nebisaebr sva da rulmoreulni Sinisaken wabarbacdnen.
Semdeg gerenielma mxedarma nestorma RvTaebrivi odisevsis Ze keTilxmovan
palatSi kargad garandul sawolze moasvena. man iqve daawvina Tavisi
umrwemesi vaJi, Subosani da mebrZolTa winamdgomi pizistrate, jer kidev
ucolSvilo Wabuki. TviTon nestori Tavisi didebuli saxlis Sida palatSi
Sevida, sadac Tanamecxedris xeliT gaSlili logini elodeboda.
ciskarze, rodesac axladSobilma eosma vardisfrad iriJraJa, sawolidan
adga gerenieli mxedari nestori, gareT gamovida da iqve, saxlis maRal
karTan Camojda gasipul, TeTrad moelvare lodze. am lodze, mas Jamsa Sina,
RvTaebrivi mebrWe nelevsi* jdeboda xolme, vidre bedisweram ar uwia da
hadess* ar Caxda. aqavelTa fari nestori am lodze ijda da xelT kverTxi
epyra. xolo mis garSemo ikribebodnen sawolidan axalamdgari misi vaJebi:
eqefroni, stratiosi, persevsi, aretosi da Trasimede. bolos mamaci
pizistratec gamoCnda RvTisdar telemaqesTan erTad. maSin ase daiwyo
gerenielma mxedarma nestorma:
_ Svilno Cemno, axla ki droa, aTinas guli movigoT, raki xorcSesxmuli
gamogvecxada poseidonis nadimze. erTi Tqvengani swrafad gamegzavnos
saZovrebze, mwyemsebs mozveri moadeninos. sxvam didsulovani telemaqes
SavWvintiani xomaldisken iCqaros da misi Tanamgzavrebi momipatiJos. iq
mxolod ori kaci datovos. mesamem dauyovnebliv mixmos oqromWedeli
laerke. movides da kurats rqebi oqroTi dauferos. danarCenebi aqve darCnen
da msaxur qalebs ubrZanon, am didmSvenier saxlSi sufra gaSalon, merxebi
Caamwkrivon, samsxverplo SeSa mozidon da ankara wyaros wyali moimaragon.
brZana da aRasrules: mozveri modenes, telemaqes kiColamazi xomaldidan
mgzavrebi moipatiJes. oqromWedelic gamocxadda, Tan spilenZis grdemli,
xelkveri da marwuxi moitana, riTac oqros amuSavebda xolme. bolos aTinac
mobrZanda msxverplis misaRebad*. moxucma mxedarma nestorma xelosans oqro
misca da manac qalRmerTis Tvalis gasaxarad kurats rqebi oqroTi daufera.
mozveri rqebiT wamoiyvanes eqefronma da stratiosma. xolo aretosma
saxlidan yvavilebiT moxatuli koka da qeriT savse pinaki gamoitana. omSi
medgarma Trasimedem xelT orlesuli culi ipyra da mozvris dasaklavad
ganemzada. persevss samsxverplo sisxlis Sesagrovebeli barZimi eWira.
maxvSma nestorma xeli ganibana da qeri gadaayara kurats. Semdeg aTinas
winaSe gulmxurvaled mlocvelma wesi aRasrula, _ Sublidan erTi bRuja
bewvi aaWra kurats da cecxlSi Cayara. mis kvalad yvelam iloca da
saTiTaod gadaayares pirutyvs qeri. guliTuZravma Trasimedem orlesuli
culiT qedis ZarRvebi gadausera kurats da Zirs dasca. qal-rZalma da
nestoris meuRlem, klimenosis pirmSo asulma evridikam wesisamebr
Sehkivles*. rogorc ki sulTmobrZavi pirutyvi miwidan aswies, mamacTa
winamdgomma pizistratem maxviliT gangmira igi. sisxlisgan ra daicala da
samSvinvelma miatova Zvlebi, saswrafod afeSxves, barklebze wesisamebr or

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fenad daafares qonis naWrebi da zed umi xorci daawyves. moxucma cecxls
daudo msxverplad dasawveli barklebi da wiTeli Rvino moasxura. rodesac
barklebi danaxSirda da gul-RviZli igemes, danarCeni xorci wilobebad
aqnes da mwvadebi Sewves.
amasobaSi nestoris umrwemesma asulma, mSvenierma polikastem, telemaqe
abanava, surnelovani nelsacxebliT dauzila tani, qitoniT Semosa da
lamazi mosasxami moasxa. abazanidan gamosul Wabuks tani ukvdav RmerTebs
miugavda. igi eris mwyemss, nestors miujda gverdiT. monadimeebma Semwvari
sukebi Samfurebidan CamoTales da purobad dasxdnen. dafacurebuli
mestumreebi oqros Tasebs RviniT uvsebdnen meinaxeT. sma-WamiT guli ra
ijeres, moxucma ase ubrZana Svilebs:
_ aba, Tqven iciT! grZelfafriani cxenebi SeubiT etlSi telemaqes, rom
dauyovnebliv gzas daadges!
mamis brZanebas usityvod daemorCilnen. ficxi cxenebi Seubes etlSi.
mekuWnavem puri da Rvino gaumzada sagzlad da zevsis nebieri basilevsebis
sakadri SeWamadi gaatana. telemaqe mtkiced nageb etlze avida, mas mihyva
mamacTa winamdgomi pizistrate, sadaveebi moswia da cxenebs Solti
gadauWira. etlma mindorze gadaigriala da nestoris didebuli qalaqi
Tvals miefara.
etlis xelnas mTeli dRe Seusvenebliv eweodnen cxenebi. mze ra Caesvena
da xSirbindi Camowva gzebze, feras miaRwies. iq RmerTi alfeosis
STamomavlis, orsiloqeanT dioklesis stumarTmoyvare saxlSi gaaTies Rame.
ciskarze, rogorc ki axladSobilma eosma vardisferi TiTebi gamoaCina,
kvlav Sekazmes etli, ezo gadaiares da maRali bWiT gzaze gavidnen. mTeli
dRe miqrodnen ficxi cxenebi. dapurebul yanebs ra miadgnen, svla SeaCeres.
mze ukve Casvenebuliyo da binds moecva aremare.

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menelaosi da elene

mTagorian lakedemons Casulebma oqrosTmiani menelaosis saxls mimarTes,

sadac qorwili iyo gamarTuli da didZal naTesaobas moeyara Tavi.
menelaosi Tavis asuls uZleveli aqilevsis Zeze aTxovebda, romelsac jer
kidev troaSi misca Tanxmoba. axla ki RmerTebis winaSe gvirgvindeboda es
saqme. menelaosma cxenebis rema da mravali etli ganumzada patarZals
siZiseul samflobeloSi, mirmidonelTa qalaqSi wasatanad. xolo Zes aqve,
spartidan mohgvara sacole _ aleqtoris asuli. axaldaqorwinebuli
megapenTe menelaoss xandazmulobaSi SesZenoda mona qalisagan, raki
oqroafrodites dari, sanatreli hermiones Semdeg RmerTebma Svili aRar
misces elenes. guluxvi menelaosis saxlSi maxloblebi da mezoblebi
iSvebdnen da ixarebdnen. formingze ukravda da mReroda RvTaebrivi aedi,
xolo ori mocekvave sakravis xmaze rokavda. swored am dros gamoCndnen
karibWeSi telemaqe da nestoris saxelovani Ze pizistrate. danaxvisTanave

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maT miegeba eteoni, keTilSobili menelaosis mandaturi. eteoni maSinve
Sebrunda saxlSi da erismTavars moaxsena:
_ stumrebi gvewvivnen, menelaos, zevsis nebiero, saxiT RvTisnasaxi ori
kaci dgas karibWesTan. ras gvibrZaneb, etlidan gamovxsnaT maTi cxenebi Tu
sxvagan gavamgzavroT, iq, sadac gulRiad daxvdebian?
risxviT moubrunda mas oqrosTmiani menelaosi:
_ briyvulad arasodes moqceulxar, eteon. maS, axla ra mogivida, ras
luRluReb balRiviT! dagaviwyda, ramdenjer SevufarebivarT ucxo xalxs?
gana amis wyalobiT ar davbrundiT samSobloSi? dae, zevsma gvixsnas
amieridan gansacdelisa da faTerakisagan! wadi, cxenebi gamoxseni, xolo
stumrebi saxlSi moipatiJe!
ase ubrZana. eteonma kars miaSura da Tan mkvircxli mestumreebi
gaiyolia. maT etlidan gamoxsnes cxenebi, TavlaSi bagaze daabes da qerSi
areuli asli dauyares. Semdeg etli TeTrad Selesil kedelTan miayenes,
xolo stumrebi saxlSi Seiwvies. wveulni gancvifrebiT aTvalierebdnen
zevsis nebieris oqrocxebul darbazs: mzisa da mTvaris SaravandediT
ifrqveoda brwyinvaleba menelaosis palatebSi. cqeriT ra gaZRnen,
mopirkeTebul abazanaSi tanis dasabanad Cavidnen. monaqalebma stumrebi
dabanes, nelsacxebliT daziles, qitonebiT Semoses da Txisuris
mosasxamebi moasxes. stumrebi menelaosis gverdiT sakarcxulebze dasxdnen.
moaxlem xelis dasabanad vercxlis taSti da mooqruli sura moarTva da
wmindad garanduli tabla daudga msxdomareT. xolo mokrZalebulma
mekuWnavem guluxvad momatebuli mravalferi WamadiT gauwyo sufra.
mzareulma mwvadi Semoitana da oqros Tasebi daudga win. marjvena xeli
stumrebisaken gaiwoda da ase mimarTa maT oqrosTmianma menelaosma:
_ Wamads gemo gausinjeT da RviniT guli gaixareT, vinaobas mere
gamogkiTxavT! getyobaT, ar warxocila Tqveni mSoblebis jiSi da niSati.
oriveni zevsis nebieri, kverTxis mpyrobeli basilevsebis naSierni CanxarT.
WeSmaritad, mdabiorni Tqvens msgavsT ver Sobdnen!
Tqva es da Tavisi wilidan sukis saukeTeso naWrebi miawoda. stumrebi
Seeqcnen. guli ra ijeres Wama-smiT, telemaqem kbilTa qveS uCurCula
nestoris Zes:
_ Cemo Zvirfaso pizistrate! xedav, am xmier saxlSi raodeni spilenZi,
oqro-vercxli, qarva da spilos Zvalia, _ aseTi darbazi zevss Tu eqneba
olimpoze! ra auracxeli simdidrea! gaoceba mipyrobs yovelive amis
mWvretels!
oqrosTmiani menelaosi miuxvda moubarT da frTiani sityviT mimarTa
stumrebs:
_ Svilebo, ar egebis ukvdav zevss Tavi gauyadros mokvdavma, rameTu
RmerTis saxlica da sabadebelic uxrwneli da maradiulia. kacTagan zogi
iqneb aRmematebodes kidec dovlaTiT, magram zRvaze xetialisas didZali
qoneba movixveWe da merve wels Sin mobrunebulma xomaldebiT movzide.
minaxavs kviprosi da finikia, vstumrebivar megviptelebs, eTiopielebs da
sidonelebs, libiaSic movxvedrilvar, sadac rqadasxmuli kravebi ibadebian
da yovel weliwads cxvrebi sam-sam batkans igeben. iq mepatronesac da
mwyemssac Tavze sayrelad aqvT msuye rZe, yveli da xorci, radgan
saZovrebze wlidan wlamde jiqani ar uSrebaT Zroxebs. vidre me Soreul

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qveynebSi qonebas vixveWdi, cbieri meuRlis xelSewyobiT muxanaTurad
momikles Zma. amitomac guls aRar mixarebs monagebi simdidre. vinc unda
iyoT, gagegonebaT albaT es ambavi mamebisagan!
bevri viwuxe maSin im didnaSeni, myudro, simdidriT savse, aw dakarguli
saxlis gamo. amasac yvelafers arad Cavagdebdi, oRond cocxali
damrCenodnen Sors, vrcel troaSi dacemuli gmirebi! ai, ase vzivar Cems
saxlSi da gulnaRvliani maTze tiriliT vioxeb guls. magram tirilic
mobezrdeba kacs! guls ki ise aravin miklavs maTi mogonebisas, rogorc
erTi vinme: Zili mikrTeba da kriWaSekruls lukma aRar gadamdis yelSi,
roca vigoneb mravaltanjul odisevss. imTaviTve mZime xvedri da tanjva
dahkvebebia bedSavs da mec mwuxareba miweria gamudmebuli, sanam
samSobloSi ar dabrundeba igi. isic ar vici, _ cocxalia Tu mkvdari:
albaT mis gamo mwuxareben axlac moxuci laerte, erTguli penelope da
telemaqe.
mamis xsenebaze telemaqes guli daewura, cremlebi gadmoscvivda da
Tvalebze mewamuli mosasxami aifara. menelaoss raRac eniSna, ver
gadaewyvita _ maTTvis daeclia Tu TviTon gamoekiTxa stumarTaTvis
vinaoba. am yoymanSi iyo, rom WermaRali da surnelovani palatidan
oqrosmSvildosani artemisis msgavsi elene gamovida. mas keTilqmnuli skami
moarTva mxevalma adrestem, xolo alkipem matylis rbili orxova daufina
fexqveS. filom vercxlis kalaTa Semoutana. es egvipturi kalaTa Tebeli
polibosis meuRlem alkandrem uboZa elenes, TviTon polibosma, am saarako
simdidris kacma, menelaoss vercxlis ori abazana, wyvili zedadgari da
aTi oqros talanti aCuqa. bevri mSvenieri ZRveni mourTmevia elenesTvis
alkandres: oqros TiTistari gorgolebiani kalaTiTurT, romelic wminda
vercxlisa iyo, xolo piri oqroTi hqonda movarayebuli. es Semoutana
filom da win daudga. kalaTSi ido wmindad darTuli Zafis morgvi da
didi TiTistari, zedgamobmuli iisferi matyliT. elene skamze dajda,
saferxe moidga da meuRles ase mimarTa:
_ menelaos, zevsis nebiero, Tu ici, vin arian Seni stumrebi? egebis
vcdebi, magram arsad da arasodes minaxavs, kaci ase rom hgvanebodes
odisevss: TiTqos telemaqe medgaso Tvalwin. is xom axalSobili datova
didsulovanma mamamisma, roca aqaveli vaJkacebi troas gaemgzavrnen Cemi
uRirsi Tavis gamosaxsnelad.
oqrosTmianma menelaosma ase upasuxa meuRles:
_ mec ase mecnaura, Cemo Zvirfaso: tanadobiT, Tval-warbiTa da
gamoxedviT gamosaxuli odisevsia! vaxsene Tu ara Cemi gulisTvis
svegamwarebuli odisevsi, cxare cremlebi wamoscvivda TvalTagan da
mewamuli mosasxami aifara saxeze.
saubarSi pizistratec Caeria, nestoris Ze:
_ erismTavaro menelaos, zevsis nebiero, arc Semcdarxar. odisevsis vaJia
es Wabuki. magram moerida am saxlSi pirvelad stumrebuls darbaislur
saubarSi Cagreoda. mamaCemma, gerenielma mxedarma nestorma, megzurad
gamomayola telemaqes: Seni naxva surda, egebis sityviT an saqmiT
daxmarebodi. didi gasaWiri adgas dakarguli mamisa da umweod darCenili
saxleulis gamo. iTakaSic kaci ara hyavs, rom mas gamoesarClos.
amis gagonebaze menelaosma SesZaxa:

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 _ RmerTo ki momkali! Cemi ganuyreli megobris, CemTvis Tavdadebuli
odisevsis vaJi mstumrebia! vai, sada gvyavs odisevsi? ufro xelgaSliT
davuxvdebodi, vidre Cems Tvistoms, Cveni xomaldebi erTad rom
gamoebrunebina argosSi Sorsmacqeral zevss. qalaqs vuboZebdi da sasaxles
avugebdi odisevss. iTakidan wamovasxamdi saxleulsa da saqonels da
dedawulianad davamkvidrebdi sagangebod daclil qalaqSi, romelic Cemi
morCili xalxiT iqneboda dasaxlebuli. xSir-xSirad SeviyrebodiT xolme
mezoblebi, tkbilad gavatarebdiT wuTisofels, veRaraferi gagvyrida manam,
sanam sikvdilis Savi nisli ar Semogvburavda. Cveni aseTi yofa Tavad
RmerTebsac SeSurdebodaT, romelTac dabrunebis gza dauxSes am
sveubedurs!
menelaosis sityvam daanaRvliana yvela iq myofi. atirda zevsis asuli,
argoseli elene. atirda telemaqec da TviTon menelaoss moeria cremli.
nestoris Zes, pizistratesac auwylianda Tvali. mas Tavisi saxelovani Zma
antiloqe moagonda, romelic sxivosani eosis brwyinvale Zem mokla.
moagonda da frTiani sityviT mimarTa atrevsis Zes:
_ he, menelaos, ugonieresi xar mokvdavTa Soris, _ ase ityoda xolme Sens
gaxsenebaze mamaCemi, moxuci nestori, _ gemudarebi, gamigono: tiriliT nu
wavimwarebT mxiarul serobas, male gamoCndeba axladSobili eosi da maSin
davitiroT bedisweriTa da sikvdiliT Semusvrili Cveni maxlobelni.
cocxlebs esRa dagvrCenia, es aris Cveni ukanaskneli saxsovari: SeWrili
Tmis kululi da Rawvebze Camonadeni cremlebi. mokvda Cemi Zmac, _ icnobdi,
albaT, _ argosel meomarTa Soris ukanaskneli ara yofila antiloqe.
pizistrates dinjad miugo oqrosTmianma menelaosma:
_ Cemo Zvirfaso, ise gonivrulad ubnob da irjebi, rogorc droul kacs
Seefereba. magram ar mikvirs brZeni nestoris Svilisgan. advilad
gamosacnobia naSieri im kacisa, vinc kronionma bednier dRes gaaCina,
bednieradve daaqorwina. gonieri, mamaci Svilebi SesZina da tkbilad
daabera. moveSvaT tirils, cremli SevimSraloT da vaxSams SevudgeT. xval
diliT ki saqmeze movesaubrebi telemaqes.
ase Tqva.
axovani menelaosis msaxurma, mkvircxlma asfalionma, meinaxeebs xelebi
gadaabanina. puroba daiwyo. maSin aseTi rame moifiqra zevsis asulma elenem:
RviniT savse lagvinSi WirTa ukumyreli, mwuxarebis gamaqarvebeli wamali
gaazava. vinc amrigad gazavebul Rvinos Sesvamda, mas erTi kurcxalic ar
gadmouvardeboda Tvalidan, Tundac im dRes ded-mama mkvdari exila da mis
Tvalwin Zma an Svili maxviliT ganegmiraT. es samkurnalo balaxebi
polidamnam, Toonis meuRlem gamoatana egviptidan, sadac poxier velebze
mravlad ipoveba kacTaTvis mavne da sasargeblo balaxebi. iqauri mkvidrni
ganTqmulni arian mkurnalobiT, raki TiToeuli maTgani egvipteli peonis _
RmerTTa mkurnalis STamomavalia.
lagvinSi wamali ra gaazava, elenem Rvinis Camorigeba brZana da meinaxeT
ase mimarTa:
_ o, menelaos, zevsis nebiero da Tqven, saxelovan mamrTa STamomavalno!
zevsi kacs xan sikeTes moutans, xan avs daatexs xolme Tavze, _ yoveli
xelewifeba kronions! maS, dro gaatareT da sufraze tkbili musaifiT
SeiqcieT Tavi, me ki Sesatyvis ambavs mogiyvebiT, magram yvelafers ver

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gavixseneb, ver giambobT, Tu ramdeni brZola gadaixada Wirnaxulma
odisevsma, ra wvaleba gamoiara Zlevamosilma, an riT gamoiCina Tavi.
troaSi, sadac didi Wiri gardaxdaT aqavelebs, odisevsma aseTi xerxi
moigona: sakuTari xeliT gailaxa Tavi, monis ZonZebi gadaicva da
sapyariviT Semovida mtris farTomoednebian qalaqSi. glaxakiviT
dayialobda troaSi. ise iyo Secvlili, rom aqavelTagan veravin icnobda
RvTaebriv odisevss. mxolod me mivxvdi, vin iyo igi. gamokiTxva davuwye,
magram moxerxebulad iZvrenda Tavs. mxolod mas Semdeg, rac ganvbane da
nelsacxebliT davuzile nagvemi sxeuli, axali samosliT Sevmose da
gautexeli ficiT Sevfice, rom mis saidumlos troelebi manamde ver
gaigebdnen, sanam igi aqavelTa xomaldebsa da karvebs ar miaRwevda, mxolod
maSin gamomityda da gamando aqavelTa faruli zraxvebi. magram sanam
argoselebs axal ambebs Seatyobinebda, qalaqSi mravali vaJkaci gangmira
rkinis grZeli maxviliT. troeli dedakacebi mwuxared dastirodnen
daxocilT, me ki sixaruliT mevseboda guli, radgan mouTmenlad
veswrafodi Sin dabrunebas. ver momenelebina, ase rom damabrmava
afroditem, odes Zvirfasi samSoblodan wamomiyvana da erTaderT
qaliSvilsa da WkuiTa da mSvenierebiT Seudarebeli qmris sarecels
momwyvita.
oqrosTmianma menelaosma ase mimarTa Tanamecxedres:
_ WeSmarits ityvi, Cemo meuRlev! dedamiwis zurgze xetialisas bevr
goniersa da gamWriax vaJkacs Sevxvedrivar, magram odisevsisTana
WirTamTmeni kaci ar minaxavs. ai, sulis ra simtkice gamoiCina odisevsma,
roca argoselTagan urCeulesni troelebisaTvis sabediswero xis cxenSi
visxediT. RvTaebas troelTa gamarjveba STaegonebina Turme SenTvis da
RvTaebrivi deifobes TanxlebiT am ganzraxviT mouaxlovdi xis cxens.
samjer Semogviare garSemo cxenSi Casafrebulebs da maTi colebis xmiT
uxmobdi rCeul danaelebs, cxenis mucelSi msxdarT. me, diomedes da
odisevss gvesmoda Seni zvelva*. me da diomedem gareT gamosvla da
gamoxmaureba davapireT, magram odisevsma dagvakava. sxva aqavelebi mdumared
isxdnen. mxolod antikloss ganezraxa xmis gacema SenTvis da is-is iyo
unda gagpasuxeboda, rom ficxlad wamoxta odisevsi, piri Zlieri xeliT
daumuwa da amiT yvela aqaveli ixsna aSkara daRupvisagan. ase ybaSekruli
hyavda antiklosi, sanam aTina palasis STagonebiT ar gascildi iqaurobas.
_ zevsis nebiero, eris mTavaro menelaos, _ mimarTa telemaqem maspinZels,
_ vai, rom rkinis gulmac ver ixsna mamaCemi sastiki bediswerisgan. axla ki
droa dageTxovoT, davwveT da tkbili ZiliT movisvenoT.
ase Tqva telemaqem da argoselma elenem msaxur qalebs ubrZana maTTvis
sawolebi daedgaT winkarSi, Zowisferi fardagebi gaeSalaT da matylis
sabnebi moetanaT. monaqalebi anTebuli maSxalebiT gavidnen winkarSi da
logini gaSales. mesawole wauZRva stumrebs. telemaqesa da nestoris
mSvenier vaJs male CaeZinaT. Sida palatSi eZina atrevsis Zes, mis gverdiT ki
msubuq safarvelSi gaxveuli, dedaTa Soris uturfesi elene iwva.
ciskarze, rogorc ki axladSobilma eosma vardisferi TiTebi gamoaCina,
sawolidan adga omSimyivari menelaosi, tanT Caicva, maxvili mxariRliv
gadaikida, natifi fexebi xamliT Seimosa da RvTivmSvenieri saxiT gamovida
palatidan. menelaosi telemaqes miujda gverdiT, hkiTxa: ra gasaWirma

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mogiyvanao aq, turfa lakedemons? kerZom Tu saerTo saqmem gadmogalaxvina
zRvis vrceli zurgi? gulaxdilad miambeo yovelive.
gonierma telemaqem miugo:
_ o, atrevsis Zev, zevsis nebiero, erismTavaro menelaos! mamiCemis ambavi
minda gamogkiTxo, amisaTvis geaxel, egebis rame Sematyobino! mameuli
mipartaxdeba, simdidre meleva. moZaladeni daepatronnen Cems saxl-kars,
jgrod mixocaven cxvarsa da Txas da mrudefexebian, rqadagrexil Zroxebs,
xolo Tavxedi sasiZoebi utifrad Semoadgnen dedaCems. aw muxlze xvevniT
gemudarebi, gamimxilo mamaCemis aRsasrulis ambavi, Seni TvaliT nanaxi Tu
ucxosagan mosmenili. WeSmaritad Sav dReze gauCenia igi dedamiss! nu
damindob, nurc Semicodeb, yvelaferi wvrilad miambe, rac ginaxavs an
gagigonia. Tuki troelTa qveyanaSi, iq, sadac aqavelTa bevri Wiri iwvnies,
sityviT an saqmiT Segwevia rodisme qveli odisevsi, gaficeb, gaixseno da
daufaravad miambo yovelive.
_ vai maT, jabanT, rom egzom lomguli kacis sareclis SebRalva
moundomebiaT, _ SesZaxa menelaosma, _ es imasa hgavs, furiremma ZuZumwovari
nukri lomis bunagSi daagdos, TviTon ki balaxovan ferdobebs miaSuros
saZovrad. ra dRe daadgebaT maT, roca lomi Tavis bunags daubrundeba?
aseTsave mware xvedrs ganumzadebs sasiZoebs odisevsi! mamazevss, aTinasa da
apolons vevedrebi, iseTive ZalmorWmuli daubrundes Tavis saxls, rogoric
maSin iyo, roca lesbosSi filomelids SeebrZola da aqavelTa
sasixarulod miwaze dasca igi. Savad gauTendebaT sasiZoebs qorwilis dRe!
wvrilad mogiyvebi, Tu ra gavige beberi grZneuli zRviskacisagan. arafers
dagimalav!
aqeT ra ganvizraxe wamosvla, RmerTebma egvipteSi damayovnes, radgan
hekatomba ar mqonda Sewiruli maTTvis. RmerTebs ar uyvarT, roca mokvdavni
eurCebian maT neba-survils. aris erTi kunZuli mRelvare zRvaSi: egviptidan
zurgis qarma Tu daubera, mzis Casvlamde miaRwevs ferdebganieri xomaldi
iqamde. am kunZuls faross eZaxian. sanaosnod gamzadebuli xomaldis zRvaSi
Sesacureblad mSvenieri yure aqvs am kunZuls.
oci dRe iq davyavi RmerTebis nebiT, raki arsad Canda naosanTa Semwe
zurgqari. am molodinSi Semogvelia mTeli maragi da Tanamgzavrebsac imedi
gadauwydaT. maSin Segvewia Zalmosili protevsis, beberi zRviskacis asuli
idoTea. SimSilma gagvawama. ilajgawyvetili Tanamgzavrebi mTeli dRe
daZrwodnen zRvis sanapiroze ankesebiT, rom rogorme moeklaT SimSili.
kunZulze martodmarto moxetiales idoTea Semomeyara da Cemi codviT
gulSeZrulma aseTi sityviT mommarTa:
_ he, ucxoelo, Sen an umecari xar, an saqmeze xelCaqneuli, mwuxarebiT
rom irTob guls. uqmad ratom dayialob am kunZulze?
es miTxra da me vupasuxe:
_ ehe, qalRmerTo, vinc unda iyo, daufaravad getyvi yvelafers! Cemi nebiT
ar gavCerebulvar am kunZulze: caTa Soris mobinadre ukvdavi RmerTebi Tu
ganvarisxe! yovlismcodne qalRmerTi xar da mauwye, romelma ukvdavma
Camiketa gza Tevzmraval zRvaze?
idoTeam momigo:
_ he, ucxoelo, simarTles getyvi. erTi grZneuli moxuci zRviskaci
moadgeba xolme am kunZuls, _ ukvdavi megvipteli protevsi, zRvaTa

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ufskrulebis mkvidri da zRvaTa meuRlis, poseidonis msaxuri. amboben, Cemi
mSobeli mama ariso igi. Tuki Causafrdebi da rogorme xelT igdeb,
yovelives gagimxels: gaswavlis, rogor gadalaxo Tevzmravali zRva.
gamcnobs, o, zevsis nebiero, Tu moisurveb, Sens iq aryofnisas avi an keTili
ra gardaxdomia Sensave saxleuls, mas aqeT rac faTerakiT savse
dausrulebel gzas daadeqi!
ase miTxra da swrafadve mivuge: maS mirCie, rogor Sevipyro is RvTaebrivi
berikaci, rom ar mimixvdes ganzraxvas da xelidan ar damiZvres.
mokvdavisaTvis xom Znelia RmerTis daZleva!
da brwyinvale qalRmerTma momigo:
_ mze cis Suaguls ra miaRwevs, zRvaurisagan SeZruli lurji
zvirTebidan amoyvinTavs grZneuli zRviskaci da mRvimes miaSurebs.
aqafebuli zRvidan mas amohyvebian da dasaZineblad gverds miuwvebian
mSvenieri halosidnas* naSieri fokinebi*. zRvaTa ufskrulebis saSineli
simyrale amohyveba maT. rogorc ki iriJraJebs, iq migiyvan da maT Soris
Cagawven. xolo Sen TanamgzavrTagan sami marjve vaJkaci SearCie. axla ki
beberi zRviskacis xrikebs gagimxel: Camouvlis igi Tavis fokinebs, yvelas
saTiTaod gadaTvlis da daRlili mwyemsiviT maT Soris miwveba. rogorc ki
mieZineba, eciT da SeipyariT. Ronivrad gaibrZolebs, aqeT-iqiT miawydeba,
dasxletas moindomebs. magrad geWiroT, arasgziT xeli ar gauSvaT. xmelze
moaruli yvela arsebis saxiT mogevlinebaT _ wylad da mogizgize cecxlad
gadaiqceva, magram ar SedrkeT, gaaskecebuli ZaliT moTrguneT! mxolod
maSin, roca namdvili saxiT gamogecxadebaT da xmas gagcemT, Tavi daanebeT
berikacs. Sen ki, mamaco, gamohkiTxe, ukvdavTagan romeli mabrkolebs-Tqo Sin
mimavals, rom gadavlaxo Tevzmravali zRva.
ase miTxra da aqafebul talRebSi gauCinarda idoTea... qviSian napirze
Seyenebuli xomaldisken gavswie. guli sagules ar medga. vivaxSmeT da
RvTaebrivi Ramec Camowva.
rogorc ki axladSobilma eosma vardisferi TiTebi gamoaCina, zRvis napirs
gavyevi da gzad mimavali ukvdav RmerTebs vevedrebodi. Tan sami sando da
mklavmagari Tanamgzavri wavitane. amasobaSi daTqmul adgils mivediT, sadac
idoTeam fokinis oTxi axalgamoqnili tyavi da sayuCi ormo dagvaxvedra.
qalRmerTma ormoebSi Cagvsxa, tyavebSi gagvaxvia da gvibrZana, ase
davxvedrodiT zRviskacs. suls gvixuTavda fokinebis gulisamrevi da mavne
simyrale, magram meti ra gza gvqonda. SeWirvebulebs isev qalRmerTi
SemogveSvela: nestoebSi surnelovani ambrozia Cagvizila da saZageli
xviTqebis Smori ganaqara.
mTeli dila moTminebiT velodiT fokinebis gamoCenas. aha, isinic
gamovidnen zRvidan da napirze dasaZineblad miwvnen. SuadRisas grZneuli
protevsic gamoCnda. Tavis zonzroxa fokinebs Camouara da Tvla dauwyo.
tyavSi gaxveulebi Cvenc xviTqebs migvaTvala: erTi wuTiTac ar daeWvebula,
iqve wamowva. CaTvlima Tu ara, yiJiniT wamovcvivdiT da Tavs davacxeriT.
berikacma myisve gamoaCina Tavisi grZneuleba: jer fafarayrili lomis saxe
miiRo, mere urCxulad, avazad da uzarmazar taxad gadaiqca. Semdeg wylad
daiRvara, bolos ki xSirfoTlovan xed amoizarda. magram Cven magrad
gvyavda CaWerili. grZneulebam ver gaWra. moxuci moiRala da kacuri xmiT
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 _ romelma RmerTma gaswavla, atrevsis naSiero, Cemi daZlevis xerxi?
mauwye, ra gsurs?
_ raRas mekiTxebi, Tavad kargad ici-meTqi, rom lodiniT gulSeRonebuls,
Tavi ver damiRwevia am kunZulisaTvis. yovlis mcodne RmerTi xar da mamcne,
romelma ukvdavma Camiketa gza?
_ sanam xomaldze axvidode, _ momigo grZneulma protevsma, _ zevssa da
sxva RmerTebs wminda msxverpli Seswire. agre hqmen, Tu ginda mamulisken
miqceulma swrafad gadalaxo Rvinisferi zRva. Tuki Sens keTilnageb
saxlSi dabruneba, maxlobelTa da SinaurTa xilva giweria, jer egvipteSi
unda gabrunde da cidan modenil mdinaresTan* wminda hekatomba Seswiro
cargvalis mpyrobel ukvdav RmerTebs. mxolodRa maSin gagexsneba gza.
guli gamixeTqa misma naTqvamma, magram sxva gza ar mqonda: misi
brZanebisamebr egviptisaken Znelsa da grZel gzas unda davdgomodi.
SeZrwunebulma mainc vkiTxe grZneul berikacs: barem esec miTxari-meTqi
gulmarTlad, ilionis daqcevis Semdeg ra bedi ewiaT aqavelTa xomaldebs,
me da nestorma rom CamovitoveT? vis ra gardaxda? _ xomaldze moeswrafaT
sicocxle Tu omgardaxdilebma megobris mklavebze dalies suli?
_ o, atrevsis naSiero, _ mipasuxa moxucma, _ imis gagebas nu ecdebi, risi
codnac ara xams! gulamoskvniT atirdebi, yvelaferi rom giambo. aqavelTagan
bevri daiRupa, bevric gadarCa. dabrunebisas rvalisTorian aqavelTa mxolod
or erismTavars daubnelda mze. xolo troaSi vin daeca, Senc kargad ici,
erTi mamaci mamri dRemde daxetialobs ukidegano zRvis zurgze. aianti ki
grZelniCbebian xomaldze daiRupa. poseidonma gireebis tinebs Seanarcxa misi
xomaldi, Tumca Tavad aianti zRvis ufskrulisgan ixsna. aTinasgan
moZulebuli sikvdilsac gadaurCeboda, Tavxedurad rom ar daekvexna,
RmerTebis Seuwevnelad gadavrCio daxrCobas. magram poseidons miswvda misi
qadili, ganrisxebulma samkapi dahkra meyseulad gireebis tinebs da Suaze
gaapo igi. kldis zeTavi zRvaSi CaSvavda da zed mobRauWebuli gulgorozi
aianti Tan Caitana. zRvis morevma CaiTria igi da mlaSe wyliT gaWyepili
ufskruls danTqa.
xolo Senma Zmam, agamemnonma swrafmavali xomaldebiT gaaswro sikvdils,
qalRmerTTa dedofalma heram ixsna igi. maleebis pitalo qarafebs ra
miadga, saSineli qarborbala wamoewia. sasomixdili, Tevzmraval zRvaze
moqanave Tiestes Soreul qveyanas gadaxvewa, romelsac imJamad Tiestes
STamomavali egisTe ganagebda. amasobaSi grigalic Cadga da agamemnonma
svianad miaRwia mSobliur napirebs. bednierebiT gulSeZrulma Sedga fexi
winaparTa miwaze da Tvalcremliani emTxvia mas. magram igi umalve SeamCnia
mzirma, romelic saTvalTvalo koSkze hyavda dayenebuli verag egisTes.
egisTe aT talants dahpireboda moTvalTvales da igi mTeli weliwadi
daucadeblad gascqeroda unapiro zRvas, rom agamemnoni uCumrad ar
gadmosuliyo napirze da sasaxleSi anazdeulad Tavs ar wasdgomoda maT.
mzirma umalve acnoba Tavis patrons es ambavi. egisTemac ar daayovna,
muxanaTuri xerxi moigona: oci urCeulesi Wabuki Caasafra im adgilas, sadac
sanadimo sufra unda gaSliliyo. Tavad ki etlze amxedrebuli pirmoTned
Seegeba erismTavars. muxTal da verag egisTes gulRiad miendo agamemnoni.
man ki lxinad gamzadebuli erismTavari bagasTan dabmuli xariviT dakla. am

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Setakebisas erTobliv amoiJuJnen rogorc atridis mxlebelni, ise egisTes
Tanamzraxvelebic.
ase miambo da sacodavi guli Camiwyda mkerdSi, Cavikece da tirili
amivarda. sicocxle momZagda, mzis cqera aRar mindoda. sasowarkveTili
didxans vegde miwaze. tiriliT guli rom movioxe, grZneulma zRviskacma
sanugeSo sityva Semawia:
_ geyo cremlis Rvra, aras gargebs es simZimili. axla is gijobs,
samSobloSi gamgzavrebaze ifiqro. iqneb cocxals miuswro egisTes, arada,
vin icis, iqneb orestesagan Surmigebuli Sen Tvalwin damarxon igi. _ miTxra
da guli sagules Camidga, suls momefona da gamxnevebulma kvlav SevekiTxe:
_ am oris ambavi me ukve vici, barem im mesamis saxelic gamimxile,
ukidegano zRvaSi rom gaxirula da aqamde ewvaleba. ragind mware iyos amis
mosmena, mamcne, cocxalia Tu mkvdari!
berikacma ar damimala:
_ laertes Zea igi, iTakis mkvidri. erT kunZulze nimfa kalifsos mRvimeSi
zis datyvevebuli da cremlad iRvreba. gza moWrili aqvs sanatreli
samSoblosaken. uxomaldod darCenils Tanamgzavrebic aRar axlavan, rom
gadmolaxos Tevzmravali zRvis zurgi. Sen ki guls nu gaitex, zevsis nebiero
menelaos, cxenmraval argosSi sikvdili ar mogeweva. qveynis kides, eliziumis
velebze* dagavaneben ukvdavi RmerTebi, radgan mSvenieri elenes qmari da
zevsis siZe xar. iq aris damkvidrebuli oqrosTmiani radamanti. svebednieri
cxovreba aqvT morWmuli iqaurT. am velebze arc wvima icis, arc Tovli da
arc avi qarebi uberaven. mxolod saamuri sio qris da guls uamebs mun
davanebul netarT.
saTqmels morCa da zRvis ufskrulSi CayvinTa grZneulma protevsma. me da
Cemma guladma Tanamgzavrebma xomaldebs mivaSureT. guli Zalumad miZgerda.
xomaldTan mivedi, vivaxSmeT da RvTaebrivi Ramec Camowva. gulmocemulebma
mSvidad miviZineT zRvis napirze.
rogorc ki axladSobilma eosma vardisfrad iriJraJa, xomaldebi
SevacureT RvTaebriv zRvaSi, anZebi aRvmarTeT da ialqnebi davWimeT.
Tanamgzavrebi Tav-TavianT rikulebs miusxdnen da niCbebiT aaqafes
Rvinisferi zRva. gezi egviptisaken aviReT da im mdinaris napirTan, zevsis
sauflodan rom iRebs saTaves, hekatomba SevwireT RmerTebs. msxverplis
Sewirvis Semdeg, ukvdavTa guliswyroma ra dacxra, agamemnonis sadideblad
borcvi aRvmarTeT. am saqmes rom movrCi, gavbrundi. RmerTebma zurgqari
Semawies. ai, ase movaRwie Cems tkbil samSoblos.
Sen ki, Cemo telemaqe, aTi-Tormeti dRe kidev Seicade Cems saxlSi. Semdgom
amisa, keTilad gagistumreb, didebul ZRvensac gagatan: gakrialebul
samcxenian etlsa da mSvenivrad naxelav barZims, raTa Cems samaxsovrod
ukvdav RmerTebs zedaSes uRvride. ase daamTavra Tavisi ambavi menelaosma.
maSin gonierma telemaqem moridebiT sTxova:
_ didxans nuRar damayovneb, atrevsis Zeo! mTeli weliwadi davrCebodi am
WerqveS da Seni enamzianobiT guldamtkbari erTxelac ar movinatrebdi
saxlsa da Sinaurebs, magram pilosSi megobarni melodebian, nu damayovneb
didxans. Sengan moZRvnili yvelaferi Zvirfasia CemTvis, magram cxenebs
iTakaSi Tan ar wavitan. dae, isini Sens velebs amSvenebdnen. Sens saZovrebze
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zvirTgaremocul iTakaSi ara gvaqvs gaSlili velebi da balaxovani
mdeloebi. mwiria Cveni miwa, Txebi Zlivs pouloben sazrdos da cxenebi
rogor gamovkveboT?
omSimyivar menelaoss gaeRima am sityvebze. mxarze moxvia xeli telemaqes
da alersiT uTxra:
_ sayvarelo Wabuko, keTilSobili sisxli galaparakebs amas. maS, cxenebis
nacvlad sxva saCuqars giboZeb. saWurWle savse maqvs ganZeuliT: vercxlis
lagvins mogarTmev oqrocurvils, hefestos naxelavia igi. gmirma feidimosma
maCuqa, sidonelma erismTavarma, roca samSoblosken Semoqceulma mis saxlSi
gavaTie Rame.
am saubarSi iyo stumar-maspinZeli, rom RvTaebrivi basilevsis ezoSi
meqorwilenic SemobrZandnen. cxvari Semorekes, Zvirfasi Rvino Camoasxes,
xolo maTma diacebma lamazad mownuli xaxlebiT puri Semoitanes. ase
iSleboda sufra menelaosis sasaxleSi.
am dros ki, odisevsis saxlis win, kargad datkepnil moedanze sasiZoebi
birTvis tyorcnasa da Subis srolaSi ejibrebodnen erTmaneTs. mxolod
sasiZoTa Soris RirsebiT gamorCeulni, antinoe da evrimaqe
ganapirebuliyvnen. maT froniosis Ze noemoni mieaxla da aseTi sityva uTxra
antinoes:
_ xom ar metyvi, antinoe, rodis dabrundeba qviSiani pilosidan telemaqe?
Cemi xomaldiT gaemgzavra, axla ki me TviTon mWirdeba xomaldi, rom
uxvsaZovrebian elidaSi Cems Tormetkvician faSatsa da muxlmagar jorebs
mivakiTxo. erT-erTi minda wamoviyvano da gavxedno.
antinoe da evrimaqe saxtad darCnen. ar egonaT, rom telemaqe pilosSi
nestorTan aRmoCndeboda, _ aqve axlomaxlo, cxvarSi an meRoreebTan
egulebodaT. noemonis kiTxvas kiTxviTve upasuxa antinoem, evpeiTosis Zem.
_ marTali Tqvi, noemon, rodis gaemgzavra telemaqe an iTakis rCeul
WabukTagan vin waitana? Tavisi monebi hyavs wayvanili Tu xalxi daiqirava?
rogor moaswro an rogor gaaxerxa es saqme? isic gviTxari, ZaliT wagarTva
SavWvintiani xomaldi Tu TxovniT dagiyolia da nebiT gaatane?
_ ara, nebiT miveci, _ miugo noemonma, _ Znelia uariT gaistumro aseT
gasaWirSi Cavardnili kaci. urCeulesi Wabukebi gahyvnen Tan. rogorc
Sevatyve, mentori unda winamZRvrobdes maT, an mentoris saxiT
gamocxadebuli vinme ukvdavTagani. me is makvirvebs, rom guSin diliT aq
movkari Tvali mentors, Tumca yvelam icis, rom telemaqesTan erTad
gaemgzavra piloss!
saTqmeli morCa da noemoni mamiseuli saxlisken gaeSura. am ambavma elda
dasca orives: sasiZoebs asparezoba Seawyvetines da TavisTan moixmes.
gulamRvreulma antinoem ase mimarTa SemokrebilT, _ Tvalebidan cecxls
afrqvevda da guli risxviT hqonda savse:
_ xedavT, ra gabeda telemaqem? Cvens daukiTxavad Sekazma xomaldi, rCeuli
Wabukebi Tan waiyola da piloss gaemarTa. keTils ar dagvayris es ambavi!
zevsimc mouRebs bolos, sanam borotebas rasme SegvamTxvevdes! saswrafod
SemikazmeT xomaldi, oci niCbosani momgvareT, rom ukuSemoqceuls kldovani
sames sruteSi Cavusafrde. mamis gza-kvalis mZebnels, TviTonve davakargvineb
gzas!
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 penelopem male Seityo sasiZoebis faruli ganzraxva. mandaturma medonma
yuri mohkra maT saubars da saCqarod miaSura dedofals. penelope karis
zRurblTan gamoegeba macnes:
_ ra dagabares, medon, sasiZoebma? iqneb is giTxres, RvTaebrivi odisevsis
msaxurni Sinaur saqmeebs moeSvan da sanadimo sufra gagviSalono? netamc
Tavidan momwydebodnen, netamc ukanaskneli iyos maTi nadimoba Cvensa. rogor
gviCanageben dovlaTs! rogor gaapartaxes telemaqes sabadebeli! nuTu
mamebisagan mainc ar gaugoniaT, rogori basilevsi iyo iTakelebisTvis
odisevsi? mas xom aravisze uTqvams augi da arc saqmiT dauSavebia maTTvis
raime. ase mosdgamT RvTaebriv basilevsebs: qveSevrdomTagan zogi uyvarT, zogs
ki moiZuleben xolme, magram keTilSobil odisevss arasodes gamourCevia vinme.
ase uxdian eg umadurebi samagieros?
gabrZnobilma medonma gaumxila saTqmeli:
_ o, dedofalo, ra gviWirda, marto amas rom sjerdebodnen! uaresi aqvT
ganzraxuli, _ zevsimc dauyenebT Tvals! ukan mobrunebul telemaqes undaT
Causafrdnen da maxviliT ganugmiron guli. is xom mamis ambis Sesatyobad
RvTaebriv piloss da mziur lakedemons aris wasuli.
penelope gaSra, xma Cauwyda. muxlebma kankali dauwyo. Rawvebze RapaRupiT
Camosdioda cremlebi. odnav suli rom moiTqva, xmaaTrTolebulma esRa
aRmoTqva:
_ Tavs ratom iRupavs? saiT gauwevia imsiSores, nuTu is unda, rom misi
saxsenebeli aRigavos iTakaSi?
_ ver getyvi, dedofalo, Tavisi nebiT wavida Tu RmerTebma STaagones
pilosSi wasvla, _ upasuxa medonma, _ isRa vici, rom odisevsis asaval-
dasavalis gasagebadaa gamgzavrebuli.
es Tqva da ganSorda. gulSeRonebulma penelopem sakarcxulamde veRar
miaRwia, iqve sanTiobos zRurblze Caikeca da sawyaloblad atirda.
Simunvarebi Semoexvivnen da masTan erTad iwyes tirili.
_ sayvarelno, _ mimarTa maT aqviTinebulma penelopem, _ TanagazrdilTa
da TanatolTa Soris yvelaze mware xvedri me margunes ukvdavma RmerTebma:
jer iyo da lomguli qmari davkarge, danaelTa siqaduli, mTel eladasa da
argosSi saxelganTqmuli; axla ki boboqarma zRvam momtaca erTaderTi
Svili! me ubedurma araferi vicodi misi gamgzavrebisa. Tqven ki, uguloebo,
Tqven xom icodiT es? ratom ar wamomagdeT sawolidan, roca is SavWvintian
xomaldSi jdeboda? cocxali TaviT ar gavuSvebdi!.. saCqarod mixmeT mebaRe
dolioni, mamaCemma mziTevSi rom maCuqa! axlave eaxlos laertes, egebis raime
iRonos berikacma: safixvnoSi uCivlos sasiZoebs, romelTac odisevsis
jilagis amogdeba ganuzraxavT!
_ sayvarelo rZalo, _ mimarTa mas iqve mdgomma erTgulma evrikleam, _
momkali Tu ginda, ar dagimalav: yvelaferi vicodi, me ubedurma! TviTon
movumzade telemaqes sagzali puri da surnelovani Rvino. magram saSineli
ficiT damafica: Tormeti dRe araferi meTqva SenTvis, vidre Sen TviTon ar
moikiTxavdi an yurs ar mohkravdi am ambavs. ar undoda, mSvenieri piriskani
cremlebiT dagRarvoda. axla wadi, tani ganibane, spetaki samosliT Seimose
da sanTioboSi SimunvarebTan erTad, aTinas, farismpyrobeli zevsis asuls,
Seevedre. mxolod aTinas SeuZlia daifaros telemaqe daRupvisagan. imas ki,
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RvTaebrivi modgma gawiron netarma RmerTebma. kidev aRzevdeba erTi maTgani
iTakis bWemaRali saxlisa da nayofieri velebis xelmwifed!
am sityvebma gaamxneva penelope. cremli SeimSrala Rawvebze. mere tani
ganibana, spetaki samosliT Seimosa, kalaTSi qeris marcvali Caabnia,
SimunvarebTan erTad sanTioboSi avida da aTinas locva aRuvlina:
_ mismine, farismpyrobelo zevsis uZlevelo asulo! Tuki rodisme am
saxlSi didsulovan odisevss SenTvis xarisa an cxvris poxieri barklebi
Semouwiravs, axla gaixsene da Semewie! sayvareli Cemi Ze qvegamxedvari da
gulRvarZliani sasiZoebisagan ixseni!
penelopes mxurvale vedreba Seiwynara qalRmerTma. am dros ki
Camobnelebul darbazSi erTi xorxoci hqondaT zarxoSSi Sesul sasiZoebs.
erTi Tavgasuli WabukTagani ase lizRobda: saqmromravali dedofali
saqorwinod emzadeba, is ki ar icis, rom mis Svils Savi dRe eliso.
ase ityodnen, magram ar uwyodnen, Tavad ra elodaT! maSin antinoem amgvari
sityva uTxra sasiZoebs:
_ umecarno, ram gagaxelaT? enas kbili daaWireT, aravin Segvityos
ganzraxva da ar gagvamJRavnos! avdgeT da idumal SevasruloT is, rac
erTobliv gadagviwyvetia!
oci warCinebuli vaJkaci gamoarCia da swrafmavali xomaldisaken gaemarTa.
xomaldi zRvaSi SeaTries, anZa aRmarTes, rikulebze RvedebiT daamagres
niCbebi, yvelaferi moamzades da afrebi gaSales. erTgulma msaxurebma
saomari saWurveli moutanes, naosnebi xomaldze avidnen da SeRamebis
molodinSi vaxSmobas Seudgnen. sanTioboSi ki usmel-uWmeli penelope
kriWaSekruli iwva. Svilis dardi ar asvenebda. mware fiqrebi uRrRnida
guls. dausxlteboda telemaqe gansacdels Tu qvebudani sasiZoebi
sabolood daRupavdnen? rogorc damartoxelebul Zu loms Sesapyrobad
alyad Semoertymian xolme monadireni da damfrTxals TandaTan
uaxlovdebian, ise Seseodnen penelopes Savi fiqrebi da Zils ufrTxobdnen,
magram bolos qancmileuls Zilma waarTva Tavi.
maSin aseTi ram izraxa Tvalsxivosanma aTinam: didsulovani ikariosis
asulis, ifTimas saxeba Seqmna. ifTima _ penelopes dai – evmelosze iyo
gaTxovili da Soreul feraSi cxovrobda. odisevsis saxlSi gulmWmunvare
penelopes sanugeSeblad moavlina misi aCrdili qalRmerTma. dis aCrdilma
karis WuWrutanidan SeaRwia sanTioboSi, TavTiT daudga mZinare dedofals
da frTiani sityviT Seexmiana:
_ Sen gZinavs, penelope, Cemo mwuxare dao, netari RmerTebi ar ganebeben
wuxilsa da cremlis Rvras, radgan ukvdavTa winaSe ubraloa telemaqe da
Sin mSvidobiT dagibrundeba.
sizmris bWeTa Soris tkbilad CaZinebulma saTno penelopem ase miugo:
_ aq rogor gaCndi, sanatrelo dao? adre arasodes mstumrebixar Seni
Soreuli saxlidan. ginda mwuxareba damiamo da gulis mtanjveli kaeSani
ukumyaro? magram ram unda manugeSos: lomguli qmari davkarge _ danaelTa
siqaduli, mTel eladasa da argosSi saxelganTqmuli. axla ki Svilic
gamSorda swrafmavali xomaldiT. is xom jer kidev yrmaa, WirSi
gamoucdeli da sityva-pasuxSi uwvrTneli, amitom misi bedi ufro mawuxebs,
vidre Wirnaxuli odisevsisa. SiSiT aRara var. vaiTu rame faTeraki

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SeemTxves zRvaze an im xalxTa Soris, sadac moxvdeba. aqac bevri mteri da
avis mosurne hyavs. mamulisken Semoqceuls daRupviT emuqrebian!
dis aCrdilma ZilisSorisSi ase gaamxneva dedofali:
_ nu geSinia, iseTi mfarveli hyavs telemaqes, gulmagari kacic rom
inatrebda. aTina palasia misi Semwe, Seni Semwyalebeli. manve gamomgzavna
Sens sanugeSeblad da amis sauwyeblad.
_ ukeTu qalRmerTi xar, Cemi bedSavi meuRlis ambavic mamcne barem, _
SesTxova penelopem, _ jer kidev tkbeba mzis Suqis WvretiT Tu hadesis
wyvdiadSia danTqmuli?
_ ar vici, mkvdaria Tu cocxali, verafers getyvi. fuWsityvaoba ki
ukadrisi saqmea!
es Tqva da karis WuWrutanidan qariviT gaqra ifTima.
diliT gulsavsed gamoiRviZa ikariosis asulma, radgan izraxa, RvTaebam
momivlinao es sizmareuli Cveneba.
amasobaSi telemaqes sasikvdilod gamwirveli sasiZoebi miadgnen daTqmul
adgils. iq, iTakasa da sames Soris erTi patara kldovani kunZulia
asteridad wodebuli. am kunZulis myudro navmisadgomSi Causafrdnen
aqavelebi telemaqes.

kalifsos mRvimeSi

ciskarze, roca sxvimoelvare eosi tiTonis* sareclidan adga, raTa

ukvdavTa da mokvdavTaTvis sworad moefina naTeli, maRliTmquxari zevsis
garSemo Semokrben RmerTebi. nimfa kalifsos mRvimeSi datyvevebuli,
mravalWirnaxuli odisevsi gaixsena aTinam:
_ Cveno mamav zevso da netaro RmerTebo! amieridan aRarc erTi kverTxis
mpyrobeli basilevsi ar iqneba mowyale da samarTliani, aramed gulsastiki
da usamarTlo. vinaidan moZulebuli gyavT qveSevrdomTa mimarT lmobieri
odisevsi. mwuxarebiT gulgasenils. nimfa kalifso Zalad akavebs Tavis
kunZulze, xolo mas, uxomaldod da uamxanagod darCenils, Zala ar Seswevs
gadalaxos ukidegano zRva. axla ki iTakisken Semoqceul mis Zes upireben
mokvlas. is xom mamamisis ambis Sesatyobad aris gamgzavrebuli RvTaebriv
pilossa da mziur lakedemons!
RrubelTmeufe zevsma daZra bageni:
_ es ra sityva dascda Seni kbilebis zRudes, Cemo asulo? gana Sen Tavad
ar gadawyvite sasiZoebze eZia Suri samSobloSi dabrunebul odisevss?
axla is gmarTebs, mSvidobiT daabruno iTakaSi telemaqe, xolo misi mtrebi
xelmocaruli datovo.
es uTxra aTinas, hermess ki, Tavis Zvirfas Zes, ubrZana:
_ hermes, wadi da amcne TmamSvenier nimfas Cveni neba-survili:
WirTamTmeni odisevsi gauSvas Tavisi kunZulidan! mtkiced Sekruli tiviT
kacTa da RmerTTa Seuwevnelad gavides zRvaSi. meoce dRes RmerTebis
naTesav feakelTa kunZuls, sqerias miadges, sadac ukvdavi RmerTis sadar

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pativs miageben mas: xomalds Seukazmaven, oqro-vercxliTa da Zvirfasi
samosliT datvirTuls samSobloSi gaistumreben. troadan ver waiRebda
amden alafs, uvnebladac rom mieRwia iTakamde. aseTi bedi uweria:
davlamravlad Cavides iTakaSi da Tavisi bWemaRali sasaxlisa da
maxlobelTa xilviT gaixaros!
argusis mkvleli, malemsrboli hermesi umalve daemorCila. fexi Seimosa
oqros ucveTeli xamliT: igi qarze umsubuqesad daaqrolebda hermess
zRvasa da ukidegano xmeleTze. ZilRviZilis kverTxi epyra xelT,
romliTac nebisaebr aZinebda da aRviZebda xolme mokvdavebs. pireas ra
Cauqrola, eTeridan zRvaze daeSva. aq Tevzze monadire ToliasaviT gahyva
mlaSe talRebis qeds. Soreul kunZuls rom miaRwia, lurji zRvidan
xmeleTze gamovida da rboliT miaSura mRvimeebs, sadac nimfa kalifso
cxovrobda. gamoqvabulSi cecxli enTo. danakvercxlebuli kviparosisa da
Rviis surneleba ikmeoda irgvliv. cecxlTan TmamSvenieri diaci
beWsaxexels ujda da tkbili xmiT galobda. qvabis maxloblad mSvenieri
tye Srialebda. muryani, Wadari da fiWvi surnelebiT fSvenda. maT rtoebSi
buebs, Zerebsa da maxvilniskarta Wilyvavebs daebudraT. mzis gulze mZime
mtevnebiT dayursuli venaxi iyo gaSenebuli. iqve saamurad moCuxCuxebda
oTxi Tavgrili wyaro. maTi vercxlisfrad mocimcime nakadulebi sxvadasxva
mxares miCxrialebda. mobibine mdeloebze ia hyvaoda. TviTon ukvdav
RmerTebsac gauxarebda Tvals es walkoti. gancvifrebiT Sescqeroda nimfas
turfa kar-midamos olimpoeli malemsrboli. cqeriT ra gaZRa, swrafad
Sevlo gamoqvabulis bWe. danaxvisTanave icno argusis mkvleli qalRmerTma,
radgan, rac unda SoriSor cxovrobdnen, erTmaneTs umalve cnoben
RmerTebi. odisevss ki versad mohkra Tvali hermesma: Cveulebisamebr, zRvis
napirze ijda igi. zRvis Soreul sivrces gascqeroda da cxare cremliT
dastiroda Tavis gauxarel beds. SuqmoTinaTe sakarcxulze miiwvia hermesi
kalifsom da alersiT hkiTxa:
_ ras vumadlode Sens stumrobas, oqroskverTxosano hermes? iSviaTad
mwvevixar adre. miTxari, ra gsurs! yovelives agisruleb, risi asrulebac
ZalmiZs da jer ars! SigniT SevideT, rom sakadrisad gagimaspinZlde.
es Tqva da ambroziiT savse tabla daudga. TasiT wiTeli neqtari miarTva
stumars. Wamadi ra igema da RvTaebrivi sasmeliT guli daiama, zevsis
malemsrbolma ase mimarTa TmamSvenier nimfas:
_ mSveniero kalifso, mekiTxebi, ram mogiyvanao, _ simarTles getyvi:
zevsma gamomgzavna SenTan. Tavisi nebiT vin gadmolaxavda am ukidegano,
ukacriel zRvas, sadac mokvdavTa arc erTi qalaqi ar Semogxvdeba gzaze,
rom msxverpli da hekatomba Semogwiron? magram romeli RmerTi gadudgeba
faris mpyrobelis nebasa da brZanebas? Sens kunZuls Sefarebia
ubedkrulesi im mamacTa Soris, romlebic cxra weliwads ebrZodnen
priamosis cixesimagres da meaTe wels troas galavnis damaqcevarni
samSoblosken gamoeSurnen. magram heliosi Semoswyra im bedkruli kacis
Tanamgzavrebs, avi grigali daadevna da daRupa. is ki boboqarma zRvam aq
gamoriya. zevsma gibrZana, saCqarod gauSva, radgan ar uweria
maxlobelTagan Sori sikvdili, aramed samSobloSi dabruneba, bWemaRali
saxlisa da SinaurTa xilva.
eldanacemma kalifsom SesZaxa:

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 _ gulqva da Suriani rada xarT olimpoeli RmerTebi?! ratom ar gindaT,
qalRmerTebma meuRlis sareceli gavuziaroT mokvdavTagan urCeulesT?
roca vardisferTiTeba eosma orioni* airCia, nebierni SuriT aRiZariT:
ortigoaSi oqrostaxtosanma artemisma gangmira igi frTamali isriT!
TmamSvenieri demetre samgzis moxnul mindorze siyvaruliT rom SeerTo
iasions, wamsve Seityo zevsma da mokvdavs mexi daatexa Tavze. aw ki Cemze
aRmdgaran SuriT RmerTebi, mokvdavi rom maxlavs gverdiT. gana me ar
gadavarCine igi, roca zevsma daulewa xomaldi Suagul zRvaSi, erTguli
Tanamgzavrebi dauRupa, xolo TviTon, xomaldis xerxemals moWidebuli,
Cems napirze gamoriya? movasuliere, gulRiad Sevxvdi da aRvuTqvi,
ukvdavebas moganiWeb-meTqi. magram, vaglax, ar egebis win aRvudge
farismpyrobelis nebas, arc misi ganrisxeba xams! dae, aRsruldes misi neba!
dae, odisevsi gaudges ukacriel gzas! erTgul Tanamgzavrebsa da Sekazmul
xomalds ver gavuCen. keTili rCeviT ki Sevewevi, rom mSvidobiT miaRwios
mameul kunZuls.
Hermesma, argusis mkvlelma, dasZina:
_ egre hqmen! geSinodes zevsis guliswyromisa, ganrisxebulma Tavs ar
dagatexos risxva!
Tqva es da Tvals miefara.
nimfa kalifsom myisve miaSura odisevss.
Tvalcremliani odisevsi zRvis napirze ijda. samSobloze fiqrSi
ileoda misi dRe da wuTisofeli. TmamSvenier nimfaze mas ukve aRar
misdioda guli, Tumca mRvimeSi iZulebiT atarebda Rames mis gverdiT.
dRisiT gulmokluli ijda kldovan napirze, zRvis Soreul sivrces
gascqeroda da cxared tiroda. qalRmerTi miuaxlovda da naRvlianad
uTxra:
_ geyo simZimili, svegamwarebulo kaco! kvlav nuRa waimwareb
wuTisofels. aw gulmowyale giSveb Cemi kunZulidan. wadi, Zelebi daamzade
da tivi Sekari, mere RvlerWiT Semoragve, rom uxifaTod gadacuro
aqafebuli zRva. sagzlad wyalsa da pur-Rvinos gagatan. SimSili ar
Segawuxebs gzaSi! samoselsac gagimzadeb. zurgis qars dagadevneb, rom
mSvidobiT miadge mSobliur kunZuls, Tuki caSi davanebuli RmerTebi,
sibrZniTa da xelmwifebiT Cemze aRmatebulni, amas moisurveben.
amis gamgone Sedrka WirTamTmeni odisevsi.
_ ras mimzadeb, netav, macduro qalRmerTo! meubnebi, tiviT gadacureo
boboqari zRva, romelsac zevsis qariT moxaruli swrafmavali xomaldebic
ki Znelad Tu gadalaxaven. manamde ar aval tivze, sanam saSineli ficiT ar
Semomficav, rom ubedurebas ar damatex Tavze!
kalifsom xeli mohxvia mxarze odisevss da RimiliT uTxra:
_ WirSi mravalnacadi, frTxili da undoc yovilxar, Cemo kargo! didad
meoca Seni pasuxi. raki iWvneulob, Semogficav, netar RmerTebsac ki
aZrwunebs amgvari fici: de, mowme iyos ca, dedamiwa da qveskneli, rom avs
arafers SegamTxvev! icode, Tavs mirCevnixar da bedis anabara ar migatoveb.
gulis magier qva rodi midevs, lmobieri da gulmowyale var!
fici daasrula da win gauZRva odisevss. kaci da qalRmerTi erTad
Sevidnen Rrma mRvimeSi. odisevsma im sakarcxuls miaSura, romelSic am
cota xnis winaT zevsis morbedi hermesi ijda. nimfam mokvdavTa Sesargi

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mravalferi sasmel-saWmliT gawyobili tabla daudga da Tavadac gverdiT
miujda RvTaebriv odisevss... moaxleebma ambrozia da neqtari moarTves
TavianT dedofals. sma-Wama ra moaTaves, aseTi sityva uTxra mas
qalRmerTma:
_ zevsis naSiero, mraval WirTamTmeno mamro! raki aRar iSli
gamgzavrebas samSoblosaken, damilocnixar, mSvidobiT iare! rom icode, ra
Znelbedoba SegaWirvebs Sinisaken miqceuls, aq darCebodi da ukvdavebas
eziarebodi. magram guli mamulisaken migiwevs, iq, sadac Seni
maradsanatreli penelope gelodeba. magram miTxari, gana Semedreba Tval-
tanadobiT Seni meuRle, mokvdavi ukvdavs?
_ nu gamirisxdebi, qalRmerTo, _ upasuxa odisevsma, _ ar vici gana,
TvaltanadobiT rom ver Segedreba saTno penelope? mokvdavia igi, Sen ki
ukvdavs, sikvdili ar gekadreba! mainc maraddRe samSoblosken mimiwevs
guli da rac unda damatexon RmerTebma nislian zRvaze, yvelafers avitan.
ZnelbedobaSi damTmeni da Wirsa Sigan gamobrZmedili var. dae, Zvel Wirs
axalic moesarTos!
amasobaSi mze Caesvena da bindi daeca aremares. isini gamoqvabulis
myudro sknelSi ganmartovdnen da mTeli Rame siyvaruliT tkbebodnen.
rogorc ki axladSobilma eosma vardisfrad iriJraJa, sawolidan
wamodga mravaltanjuli odisevsi, qitoniTa da mosasxamiT Seimosa, xolo
TmamSvenieri nimfa haerovan, spetak samoselSi gamoewyo, welze oqros
sartyeli Semoirtya, Tavsaburveli moixvia da odisevsis gasastumreblad
samzadiss Seudga. brinjaos orpiri culi moutana, basri da marjved
saxmari, romelsac lamazad gaTlili zeTisxilis tari ego. mWreli,
wmindad gamopiruli xeleCo misca da Sors, uRrani tevrisaken wauZRva,
sadac camde aewvdinaT wverokinebi didron xeebs _ saxomalded gamosadeg
xmel muryans, Wadarsa da fiWvs. aq moiyvana kalifsom odisevsi da ukanve
gabrunda.
odisevsma ociode xe wamoaqcia, galopra da wmindad gamokuTxa.
mobrunebulma kalifsom burRi moutana. odisevsma Zelebi daburRa,
erTmaneTs mWidrod miusadaga da WanWikebiT daamagra. imsigane iyo
odisevsis tivi, marjve mexomaldeni rom udgamen Zirad TavianT ferdganier
xomaldebs. tivze baqani daago. anZa aRmarTa da saWe daayena. talRebisagan
Tavis dasacavad Zewnis RvlerWiT Semoragva baqani. kalifsos motanili
tilosagan ialqani aWima da TokebiT gaamagra. mere gamzadebuli tivi
berketebiT Seacura zRvaSi.
mexuTe dRes SuqnaTelma kalifsom ganbana odisevsi da surnelovan
samoselSi gamoawyo. tikebi wiTeli RviniT da sasmeli wyliT auvso, xolo
tyavis vaSkaranebi puriTa da mravalferi sanovagiT dautena. Tan keTili
zurgqari gaayola. RvTaebrivi odisevsi sixaruliT avida tivze, gaSlili
ialqani qarisaken Seabruna, keTilnaxelavi saWe moimarjva da gzas gaudga.
RamRamobiT Zili ar ekareboda Tvalebze. gamudmebiT Sehyurebda
varskvlavebiT moWedil cargvals, mbrwyinav xomlsa da gvian Camaval
menaxires, agreTve guTans (uremsac rom uxmoben), romelic mudam orionTan
trialebs da arasodes eSveba zRvaSi. nimfa kalifsom urCia, xelmarcxniv
moetovebina es Tanavarskvlavedebi da marjvniv aeRo gezi.

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 meTvramete dRes dilis burusSi odisevsma fariviT momrgvalebuli
feakelTa moqufruli borcvebi SeamCnia. swored am dros eTiopelTagan
brundeboda miwismryeveli poseidoni. man solimebis mTebidanve hkida Tvali
tivze mjdomares. ganrisxebulma RmerTma mZvinvared Searxia Tavi da gulSi
izraxa: vah, Cemo Tavo! sanam eTiopielTa qveyanas viyav, hgavs, odisevsis xsna
gadauwyvetiaT RmerTebs. ukve axlosaa feakelTa miwa, sadac bedisweris
gangebiT dasruldeba kidec misi xifaTiT savse mgzavroba. magram, Tu
RmerTi mqvia, kidec gavaZRob zRvis mlaSe wyliT!
da zRvaTa ufalma risxviT dahkra samkapi zRvis fskers, Savi RrublebiT
mogragna zeca odisevsis Tavze da oTxive kuTxiT avadmstvinavi qarebi
daasia. dasavleTidan sastiki Walikoni moiWra, CrdiloeTidan zesknels
Sobili boboqari boreasi, xolo aRmosavleTidan mxurvale xorSakma
dabera. mTebisodena talRebi wamoimarTnen zRvis ufskrulidan da
nafotiviT aitaces odisevsis tivi. muxli moekveTa da guli Seudrka
mravalWirnaxuls da sakuTar guls ase SehRaRada:
_ vahme, sabralo Cemo Tavo! es ra Savi dRe gamiTenda! marTali uTqvams
qalRmerTs, Sin misvlamde mravali gansacdeli dagatydebao Tavs. aki amixda
yovelive! usazRvro cargvali zevss RrublebiT mougragnia. oTxive kuTxiT
moberil qarebs auboboqrebiaT zRva da veWv, cocxali gadavurCe am
gasaWirs. samgzis netarni arian danaelni, atrevsianTa gulisaTvis ilionis
kedlebTan rom daiRupnen! netav mec maSin davRupuliyav, roca aqilevsis
cxedris gamosataceblad momxduri troelni horolebs mesrodnen!
saxelovnad dacemuls pativiT mainc dammarxavdnen aqavelni. axla ki
sawyalobels usaxelo sikvdili melis!
amis gafiqrebaRa moaswro odisevsma da veeberTela talRa zaTqiT
daaskda tivs, xelidan gamohglija saWe da tividan Sors gatyorcna.
gamZvinvarebulma qarebma Suaze gadaumtvries anZa, xolo dafxrewili
ialqani talRam gaitaca. TviTon odisevsi morevma CaiTria. karga xans iyo
wylis qveS. kalifsos naCuqari samoseli amZimebda. mere, rogorc iqna, Tavi
amoyo zvirTebidan da zRvis mwuTxe wyali amoarwyia. cnobamogebulma
tivisaken gacura saswrafod, araqaTgamoclili afofxda Zelebze da,
rogorc iqna, Tavi daaRwia aSkara sikvdils. ise isrodnen aqeT-iqiT
talRebi odisevsis tivs, rogorc velebze Semodgomis qari miaqrolebs
xolme qarqvets. oTxive kuTxis qarebi mierekebodnen mas: xan mZlavri aravi
gaigdebda win da boreass gadautyorcnida, xan ki xorSaki gadaisvrida
Walikonisken.
am dReSi myofi odisevsi anazdad kadmosis asulma, koWlamazma inom
dainaxa. winaT igi xmawkriala mokvdavi iyo, axla ki levkoTead wodebuls
zRvis RmerTebs Soris yofna hqonda pativad migebuli. levkoTeas Seebrala
qaraSotiT gawamebuli odisevsi, zRvis ufskrulidan amovarda, Tolias
saxiT gamoecxada da mtkiced Sekrul tivze Camomjdari ase Seesityva:
_ ubeduro kaco! netav ase rad mZvinvarebs Senze miwismryeveli,
gawamebuls sulis moTqmas rom aRar gaclis? magram vici, bevric rom
ecados, ver dagRupavs. girCev da damijere, ugunuri ar unda iyo:
tansacmeli gaiZvre, tivs moeSvi, dae, qarma waiRos. Sen ki Zlieri mxaruliT
gacure feakelTa kunZulisaken. iqaa Seni xsna. aha, xelTuqmneli faragi,
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fexs, moixseni da Sors, Rvinisfer zRvaSi moisrole. oRond Tvals nu
daadevneb, ukanmouxedavad gaswie.
faragi misca levkoTeam da Toliasebr myisve CaiZira aqafebul zRvaSi.
Seyoymanda mravalWirnaxuli odisevsi. vaiTu axal gansacdels mimzadeben
ukvdavnio, gaifiqra. ratom unda mivatovo tivi, ratom mirCeven amas?
xmeleTi xom jer kidev Sorsaa? ase moviqcevi: sanam ar daSlila mtkiced
Sekruli Cemi tivi, zed davrCebi. xolo Tu Zelebs zRvis veeberTela
talRebi damilewaven, sxva ra gza meqneba, wyalSi gadaveSvebi da napirisaken
gavcuravo.
am WoWmanSi iyo odisevsi, rom miwismryevelma poseidonma uzarmazari
talRa saSineli ZaliT daatexa Tavze. mZvinvare qarborbalam afrialebuli
Tivis bululiviT aqeT-iqiT mimofanta tivis Zelebi. erTi ZeliRa daiTria
odisevsma da zed Semoajda. mere wyals misca kalifsos naCuqari samoseli,
mkerdze xelTuqmneli faragi Semoikra, mklavebi moiqnia da zRvaSi
gadaeSva. es ra dainaxa miwismryevelma, Tavi mrisxaned Searxia da niSnis
mogebiT miaZaxa:
_ kidev didxans gaburTaveben es talRebi, Se svedavsilo, vidre zevsis
nebierTa kunZuls ar miaRwev! kma ars Senda es satanjveli!
Tqva da fafaraSlil raSebs maTraxi gadauWira. egaSi dabrunda
poseidoni, iq, sadac didmSvenieri sasaxleebi hqonda.
xolo zevsis asulma aTinam sxvarigad gansaja: mZvinvare boreasis garda,
yvela qars gza Seukra. dayudeba ubrZana, rom talRebs zRvismoyvarul
feakelebisaken waeRo odisevsi da amrigad daRupvas gadarCenoda. ori dRe-
Rame aburTavebdnen talRebi mravaltanjuls, TvalebSi sikvdilis SiSi
edga. mesame dRe ra gauTena TmamSvenierma eosma, qari Cadga da zRvaze
myudroeba Camovarda. talRis qedze moqceulma anazdeulad Tvali mohkra
xmeleTs. rogorc Svilni gaixareben xolme avi daimonisgan snebaSeyrili
mamis gamojansaRebisas, roca sulTmobrZavs RmerTebi gamoabruneben, ise
gaixara odisevsma tyiani kunZulis danaxvisas. gulmocemulma Ronivrad
gaWra wyali, rom male daedga sanatrel miwaze fexi.
xmis misawvdenze ra miuaxlovda kunZuls, qarafebze SexeTqebuli
talRebis guguni Semoesma. zaTqiT da RrialiT askdebodnen kldovan
kbodeebs uzarmazari, aqafebuli zvirTebi. arsad Canda myudro
navmisadgomi, Tvalsawierze mxolod frialo tinebi da miudgomeli kldeebi
aSveriliyvnen. muxlebi moekveTa da guli SeuRonda odisevss.
_ vahme! zRvis ufskrulebs ki gadavurCi da zevsma xmeleTi damanaxva,
magram rogorRa gavide napirze? irgvliv pitalo kldeebia, talRebi
mZvinvared exeTqebian tinebs da Tu maT mivnebdi, lodebs Semanarcxeben,
napir-napir rom gavcuro myudro misadgomis mosaZebnad, vaiTu zRvam ukanve
wamiRos da avma daimonma amfitrites gamokvebili xviTqebis sajijgnad
gamxados! vici, vici, rogor mrisxanebs Cemze miwismryeveli!
ase sjida Tavis gulSi, rom uecrad veeberTela talRam kldovani
napirisken gaaqana. uTuod Seaskdeboda qarafebs mravalRelvili, guli rom
ar gaemagrebina da mklavSi Rone ar CaeRvara misTvis aTinas. meyseulad
orive xeliT CaebRauWa qanCaxs da sunTqvaSekruli elodeboda talRis
miqcevas. ase gadaurCa pirvel talRas, magram meorem ukanve gadatyorcna
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morCebze qviSa da RorRi, ise SerCa kldis qims odisevsis Zlieri
xelebidan gadaRletili kani. bedisweriT armigebul sikvdils naxavda aq
odisevsi, rom Tvalsxivosan aTinas kvlav sulis simtkice ar STaenerga
misTvis. swrafadve amoyvinTa. maxvili Tvali moavlo napirs, rom
misadgomad uxifaTo adgili daegulebina. mZafri mxaruliT gacura da male
naTelmWvirvale mdinaris SesarTavs miadga. aq aRarc qari qroda da arc
wvetiani lodebiT iyo daxergili napiri. ankara wylis dineba ra igrZno,
mxurvale vedreba aRmoxda odisevss gulidan:
_ ar vici Seni saxeli, magram geajebi Sen, naTelmWvirvali mdinaris
meufev, Semiwyale poseidonis guliswyromas gadarCenili! Tavad ukvdavi
RmerTebic ki Seivrdomeben xolme gzadakargul mokvdavT! da aha, Sens gril
muxlebsa da dinebas vexvevi mravaltanjuli! Semibrale da Semifare!
ase evedreboda odisevsi mdinares da manac Sewyvita dineba. zvirTebi
dacxrnen da simSvide moefina wylis zedapirs, mdinaris SesarTavma Seifara
mravalRelvili odisevsi. napirze gasuls muxli moekveTa da mklavebi
moswyda. dalurjebuli tani dasiveboda. cxvir-piridan wurwuriT dasdioda
zRvis wyali. gonebawarTmeuli, cocxalmkvdari, uxmod daeca mdinaris
SlamSi.
cnobas ra moego, muxli gamarTa, faragi moixsna da pirobisamebr
mdinaris CqerSi moisrola. Semdeg lelianSi miwva da nayofier dedamiwas
akoca. suli rom moiTqva, Sewuxebulma es gaifiqra:
_ awi ra meSveleba bedkruls, mdinaris napiras Tu damiRamda?
damaSvralsa da Ronemixdils dilis susxi da muxnaridan monaberi civi
niavi gamToSavs. Tu borcvze avedi da tyeSi gadaviRame, gaToSvas ki
gadavrCebi, magram vaiTu nadirma damglijos!
bolos gadawyvita iqve, tevrSi Sesuliyo, sadac erTmaneTze
totebgadaxlarTuli erTi msxmoiare da erTic unayofo zeTisxilis xe
dainaxa. maT xSir foTlovanSi verc qari gaatanda da wvimac ar
Camouvidoda. axlomaxlo imdeni neSo eyara, rom rac unda susxiani zamTari
yofiliyo, Sig ori-sami kacic ki CaTbundeboda. gaxarebulma odisevsma
sawoli moigo da neSoSi gaexvia. ise, rogorc ukacriel adgilas Ramis
mTevari mwyemsebi gaaxveven xolme RadarSi cecxlis dvritas. aTinam
wamwamebi ruliT daumZima da tkbili Zili mohgvara ganawameb odisevss, rom
diliT kvlav gulmxned wamomdgariyo.

VI

TmamSvenieri navzikae

ase eZina qancmileul odisevss. am dros ki Tvalsxivosanma aTinam

feakelTa qalaqs miaSura. odesRac feakelni Tvaluwvdenel hipereaSi
mkvidrobdnen, qedmaRali da moZalade ciklopebis mezoblad. ZlierebiT
aRmatebul ciklopebs mimZlavrebuli hyavdaT feakelni da didi zianic
mohqondaT maTTvis. ai, ratom ayara navziToem, feakelTa winamZRvarma,
Tavisi damaSvrali tomi da Sors, sqerias daasaxla. axalnageb qalaqs

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galavani Semoavlo, RmerTebs taZrebi augo, mindvrebze samanebi dadga da,
bolos, sikvdilmoreuli hadess Caxda. axla ki olimpoelTagan
damoZRvrili misi Ze, alkinoe xelmwifobda.
swored mis sasaxles ewvia odisevsisaTvis mecadi aTina. natifad nageb
saZile oTaxs miaSura, sadac saxiTa da anagebiT ukvdavTa Sesagvani
qalwuli, didsulovani alkinoes asuli navzikae iwva. Carazuli karis
orive mxares qaritebisagan* siturfemomadlebul mis Simunvarebs eZinaT.
niavqariviT daeSva qalwulis sareclisaken, TavTiT daudga da misi
sayvareli Tanatolis, zRvaosani dinantis asulis xmiT tkbilad uCurCula:
_ Cemo navzikae, ra uzrunveli uSobixar dedas! mSvenieri samoseli
upatronod migiyria, qorwilis dRe ki Sors aRaraa. gana marto Sen unda
gamoewyo lamazad? Sens mdadeebsac marTebs turfad Semosva. modi,
dilaadrian erTad wavideT sarecxis dasarecxad. gasaTxovari qali xar da,
Tavadac warCinebuls, feakelTagan urCeulesi Wabukebi geZlevian. maS,
axlave uTxar mamaSens, jorebi da forani gagimzados, rom sarecxi
davudoT zed. Senc forans daujeqi, radgan qalaqidan Sorsaa mdinare.
ase urCia da isev olimpos mwvervals miaSura Tvalsxivosanma. Tqmul ars,
iq RmerTebs maradiuli samkvidrebeli aqvTo. iq arc qari qris, arc wvimaa,
arc Tovli... wminda, uRrublo da gamWvirvale cargvali dahnaTis maT
Tavze. iq iSveben da gancxrebian netari RmerTebi.
amasobaSi eosma cis mbrwyinavi kari gaxsna. navzikaes gaeRviZa da ucnauri
sizmris saamboblad sayvarel mSoblebTan gaiqca. deda SimunvarebTan erTad
SuacecxlTan ijda da TiTistarze Zowisfer Zafs arTavda. mama karSi
Semoxvda: is-is iyo, feakelTa TavkacebTan saTaTbirod wasvlas epireboda.
navzikae mamas mieaxla da sTxova:
_ mamaCemo, xom ar ubrZaneb, jorebi Semiban fersomaRal foranSi, rom
wviriani sarecxi mdinareze waviRo? rCeulTa Soris sabWoSi mjdars
dReniadag sufTa samoseli unda gecvas. asec ar iyos, xuTi saxelovani
vaJiSvili gyavs: ori dacolSvilebuli, xolo sami _ axalmowifuli Wabuki.
xuTive samRerlad da sarokavad saferxuloSi daiareba da jer ars,
darecxili samosi ecvaT. es ki Cemi sazrunavia!
ase Tqva, radgan mosalodneli qorwinebis ambavi Zvirfas mamasac ver
gaumxila. alkinoe miuxvda xvaSiads da dayvavebiT uTxra:
_ nu wuxxar, Svilo! jorebsac Segikazmaven da fersomaRal foranze
Cardaxsac mogiwyoben msaxurni.
alkinoem brZana da msaxurnic umalve daemorCilnen: ezoSi fersomaRali
forani Semoagores, jorebi Seubes. navzikaem sanTiobodan gamoitana
Zvirfasi samoseli da forans daudo. dedam kalaTebi mravalferi WamadiT
auvso, TxieriT Rvino da oqros koWobiT nelsacxebeli gamoutana, rom
banaobis Semdeg navzikaes da mis Simunvarebs tani daezilaT.
basilevsis asuli foranze Sexta, aRviri mozida, jorebs maTraxi
gadauWira da sarecxiT datvirTuli forani grialiT gaqanda. kekluci
Simunvarebi Jivil-xiviliT misdevdnen ukan navzikaes. ase miadgnen
naTelmWvirvali mdinaris napirs. jorebi foranidan gamoxsnes da
mwvanilovan mdeloze sabalaxod gauSves. sarecxi gubeebSi Cayares da
fexebiT jejgva dauwyes. galaRebuli qalwulni kiskisiT aqezebdnen da
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 saqmes rom morCnen, gaqaTqaTebuli sarecxi mziT gaxurebul lodebze
dafines. TviTonac ibanaves mdinaris kamkama wyalSi da tani surnelovani
nelsacxebliT daiziles. mere ki mdinaris napirze dasxdnen da sauzmes
Seeqcnen. sma-Wama ra moaTaves, mandilebi moiZres da burTiT cekva-TamaSi
gaaCaRes. saferxulo simReras TeTrmklaveba navzikae iwyebda. rogorc
nimfebs Soris yelmoRerebuli mSvildosani artemisi gamoirCeva Tavisi
mSvenebiT, rodesac teigetis an erimanTosis cicabo kalTebidan eSveba
xolme taxebze da irmebze sanadirod (xolo mis Semxedvare dedas, letos,
guli sixaruliT uZgers), aseve gamoirCeoda sworferTa Soris jereT
uxedneli qalwuli* navzikae.
Sin mobrunebis droc dadga da darecxili samosliT datvirTul forans
kvlav Seubes jorebi. magram Tvalsxivosan aTinas sxva hqonda ganzraxuli!
gaeRviZebina odisevsi da navzikaesTan Seexvedrebina, rom qalwuls
feakelTa qalaqSi waeyvana igi.
swored am dros basilevsis asulis mier gatyorcnili burTi ascda
Simunvars da morevSi Cavarda. erTobliv Sehyvires gogoebma da odisevssac
gamoeRviZa. wamojda igi da gunebaSi gaifiqra: sada var netav, ra qveyanaSio?
gulmxeci da usamarTlo xalxi cxovrobs aq Tu stumarTmoyvare da
RvTisnieri? qalTa Jriamuli mesmis, _ nimfebi xom ar arian, mTaTa
mwvervalebis, mwvanilovani mdeloebisa da fSanebis mkvidrni? waval,
davzverav, vinZlo kacurad metyvel xalxs Seveyaro!
es gaifiqra da sayuCidan gamoZvra. Zlieri marjveniT Camotexa toti,
sarcxvineli JveriT daifara da dabla daeSva. ase gamodis xolme damSeuli,
sakuTar Zalaze dandobili lomi bunagidan, rom rogorme msxverpli
moinadiros. SimSilisgan gamZvinvarebuli arafers epueba da farexisken
miiwevs. odisevssac sxva gza ar hqonda: SiSveli unda sCveneboda qalebs.
erTianad SlamSi amoTxvrili, sazareli sanaxavi iyo. SeZrwunebulma
qaliSvilebma mis danaxvaze erTi Sehkivles da zRvis napirze mimoifantnen.
mxolod alkinoes asuli ar gaqceula, aTinam STaunerga gulovneba. idga da
uSfoTvelad elodeboda. ver gadaewyvita odisevss, muxlebze moxveoda
TmamSvenier qalwuls Tu Soridan Sesityveboda. mainc moSorebiT dgoma
irCia, rom qalwuli ar SeekrTo, da gulis mosagebi sityviT mimarTa:
_ muxlmodrekili gevedrebi, dedofalo! marqvi, vin xar egzom mSvenieri,
mokvdavi Tu ukvdavTagani? ukeTu caTa mkvidri qalRmerTi xar,
TvaltanadobiT ufroisad artemiss gamsgavseb, zevsis didebul asuls.
xolo Tu miwierTagani xar, samgzis kurTxeul arian Seni ded-mama da
samgzis kurTxeulni Zmani Senni! rogor uxariT albaT, roca ferxulSi
mrokvelsa da momRerals gxedaven! magram umetes netaria is kaci, vinc
rayifebze saCuqarTa siuxviT gaimarjvebs da colad wagiyvans, radgan jer
ar minaxavs esoden srulqmnili mokvdavi. mxolod erTxel gzad mimavalma,
delosSi apolonis sakurTxevelTan vixile norCi da kenari alva da misi
siturfiT eldanakravi didxans vuWvretdi. manamde arasodes mexila miwis
gulidan aRorZinebuli egzom mSvenieri nergi. im alvas magoneb da maoceb,
sanatrelo qalwulo! ver ki gamibedavs moaxleba, rom muxlebze mogexvio
da Segevedro mravaltanjuli. mxolodRa guSin davaRwie Tavi am nislian
zRvas. oci dRe da Rame mdevnida qariSxali ogigiis kunZulidan
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kvlav ras damatexen Tavze RmerTebi. Semibrale, dedofalo! pirvels Sen
Semogxvdi am miwa-myarze. am qveynis mkvidrTa Soris Sen garda aravis
vicnob. qalaqisaken gza mimaswavle da rame momeci, rom siSiSvle davifaro!
ar dagiviwyeben RmerTebi am sikeTes da sanacvlod gulis natvras
agisruleben: erTgul qmars SegrTaven da tkbilad dagabereben myudro
ojaxSi mtrebis gulmosaklavad da moyvasTa gasaxarad.
ase upasuxa TeTrmklaveba navzikaem:
_ yaribo! ugvaro da ubiri vinme ar unda iyo. maRali zevsi nebisaebr
ganscdis Cinebulsa da uCinos. rogorc Cans, WirSi gamoucdixar
olimpoels. cota kidev daiTmine, raki bedma aqeT gadmogagdo, aw araferi
gagiWirdeba. upovarTa da msxemTa gamkiTxavni varT Cven! qalaqis gzasac
migaswavli da muneburTa saxelsac gagimxel: feakelni mkvidroben am
kunZulze, didsulovani alkinoea maTi patroni, xolo me asuli gaxlavar
misi.
es Tqva da zRvis napirze mimofantul TmamSvenier Simunvarebs gasZaxa:
_ ehe, qalebo, sad damekargeT! es kaci mtrad ar mosula, nu geSiniaT! jer
ar Sobila iseTi kaci, Cvens miwaze rom mtrad mogvxdomodes, radgan
veTneviT ukvdavebs. qveynis kidezea boboqari zRviT garemoculi Cveni
kunZuli da ucxoTesli iSviaTad Tu moxvdeba CvenTan. es ucxo,
gzadakarguli moymec SemTxveviT gamouriyavT talRebs. stumari RvTisaa da
masze zrunva gvmarTebs. tani dabaneT mdinaris yureSi da guluxvad
gaumaspinZldiT!
mimaluli Simunvarebi erTmaneTs gaexmaurnen da navzikaesTan Tavi
moiyares. mere odisevsi waiyvanes, mdinaris piras myudroSi dasves, gverdiT
daudes mosasxami, qitoni da sxva samoseli. oqros koWobiT nelsacxebelic
miarTves.
_ Tqven moSorebiT gadeqiT, _ uTxra maT odisevsma, _ me TviTon ganviban
tans, zRvis qafsa da Slams Camovirecxav da surnelovani zeTiT davizel
sxeuls. didi xania danatrebuli var nelsacxebels. wadiT, TmamSvenier
qalwulTa Tvalwin rogor vibanao SiSvelma?
mdinaris ankara wyalSi mxarbeWidan da mklavebidan mwvire Camoibana
odisevsma. Tmaze mimxmari zRvis qafi moiSora. mere surnelovani zeTiT
daizila RvTaebrivi nakvTebi da navzikaesgan naboZebi samosliT Seimosa.
aTinam, zevsis asulma, axovaneba Sehmata da silamaze gauaTkeca. xSiri,
oqrosferi kululebiT Seumko Tavi da, rogorc hefestosebr
daxelovnebuli oqromWedeli moavarayebs xolme oqroTi vercxls, ise
ganamSvena TxemiT terfamde aTinam mravalRelvili gmiri.
RvTivdamSvenebuli odisevsi maT Soriaxlos zRvis piras dajda.
gancvifrebulma navzikaem ase mimarTa Tavis Simunvarebs:
_ yuri migdeT, mkvlavmSvenierno! RvTis gangebiT mogvvlenia feakelTa
miwaze es didebuli mamri. usaxuri meCvena pirvel danaxvisas, axla ki
vxedav, cargvalis mkvidrTa STamomavali unda iyos! netav misebri qmari
Semxvdebodes, rom samudamod aq isurvos darCena. axla Tqven iciT, rogor
guluxvad gaumaspinZldebiT!
Simunvarebma sasmel-saWmeli miarTves odisevss. damSeuli xarbad mieZala
Wamads! ra xani iyo, pirSi lukma ar Casvloda!

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 amasobaSi basilevsis asulma darecxili tansacmeli forans daudo,
muxlmagari jorebi Seuba, TviTonac zed avida da ase mimarTa odisevss:
_ ucxoelo, aw droa qalaqs gavemarToT! me Tavad wagiZRvebi mamaCemis
saxlSi. iq Sexvdebi feakelTagan urCeulesT. ise moiqeci, rogorc me getyvi,
ugulisyuro kaci ar unda iyo. vidre velebsa da xodabunebs ar gavcdebiT,
SimunvarebTan erTad sirbiliT gamohyevi forans, mere ki qalaqic
gamoCndeba. gars maRali galavani artyia. koncxis orive mxares farTo
navmisadgomia da xomaldebi gadaxurulSi dganan. Soriaxlos Tlili qviT
mogebuli moedania, sadac zRvaTa meufis, poseidonis didebuli taZaria
aRmarTuli. mandve amzadeben SavWvintiani xomaldebisaTvis aRWurvilobas:
grexen bagirebs, keraven afrebs da niCbebsac Tlian. arafrad uRirT
feakelebs mSvild-isari da sabrZolo qeiburebi. aqafebul zRvaze
mogzauroba uxarebT maT guls.
axla erT rames gagimxel da yuradiRe: avyia xalxia mdabiorni, zurgs
ukan ase gamWoraven: es vin gamohkidebiao navzikaes, sad monaxao es
pirmSvenieri da axovani ucxoeli? albaT qariSxalma gadmoxvewa Soreuli
qveynidan, radgan axlomaxlo mezoblebi ara gvyvanano. an iqneb RmerTma
Seismina misi vedreba da cidan Camoxda es ucxoeli, rom samudamod qmrad
daisvaso? gadamTiels gahyves, raki mis mTxovnel keTilSobil feakelTagan
Tavis sworad aravin ucniao. ase gamWoraven avsityva feakelebi.
magram mec gavkicxavdi im qalwuls, vinc ded-mamis ukiTxavad
qorwinebamde gauSinaurdeba ucxo mamakacs. amitom yuradiRe Cemi sityva, Tu
ginda, rom mamaCemma mSvidobiT gagistumros Cveni qveynidan. gzis piras
aTinaseul alvis xis Walas miadgebi, sadac Wvirvali wyaro moCuxCuxebs
mdeloze. iqve, qalaqidan xmis sawierze mamaCemis agarani da ayvavebuli
baRebia. cota xans iq moicade, sanam Cven sasaxleSi mivalT. mere gamoemarTe
qalaqisken da ikiTxe, sad cxovrobs-Tqo saxelovani alkinoe. bavSvic
migaswavlis gzas, radgan feakelTa miwaze gmiri alkinoesnairi saxli
aravis udgas. ezos ra gaivli, darbazSi Sedi da dedaCems mieaxle. igi
SuacecxlTan zis da dedaboZs miyrdnobili Zowisfer Zafs arTavs. gverds
Simunvarebi usxedan. iqve, sakarcxulze mjdomi mamaCemi ukvdavTa safer
Rvinos Seeqceva. mamis sakarcxuls gverdi auqcie da dedaCems Cauvardi
muxlebSi. da Tu kargi TvaliT Segxeda, gjerodes _ male daubrundebi
mamapapeul miwas da mSobliur saxls!
es Tqva, jorebs maTraxi gadauWira da daZra forani. forans ostaturad
uZRveboda. ise, rom ukan mimyoli odisevsi da Simunvarebi ar CamorCenodnen.
aTinas wminda Walas ra miuaxlovdnen, mzec Caesvena. aq Seicada odisevsma,
muxli moiyara da Tvalsxivosan qalRmerTs ase Seevedra:
_ eha, zevsis uZlevelo asulo! axla mainc Semiwyale, Tu maSin ar
momxede wyalobiT, roca mZvinvare poseidoni zRvis talRebSi maburTavebda.
sibraluliT aRuZar guli Cemda mimarT feakelebs, rom saTnoveyo da
Semifaron!
aTinam Seismina odisevsis vedreba, magram naTliv ar gamoscxadebia,
radgan SiSi hqonda RvTaebrivi biZis, poseidonisa. is jer kidev mZvinvarebda
odisevsis mimarT da samSobloSi dabrunebamde arc SeeSveboda
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alkinoes sasaxleSi

ase evedreboda aTinas WirTamTmeni odisevsi. am dros ki foranze mjdar

qalwuls qalaqisaken miaqrolebdnen muxlmagari jorebi. mamiseul didnaSen
sasaxles ra miuaxlovda, ezoSi Seagriala navzikaem forani. ori Zma, ori
RvTivmSvenieri Wabuki gamoegeba basilevsis asuls. jorebi fornidan
gamoxsnes da tansacmeli Sin Seitanes. navzikaem ki sanTiobos miaSura,
sadac moxucma mesawolem, apereelma qalma evrimedusam cecxli daunTo da
vaxSami moumzada. es qali odesRac apereadan wamoiyvanes ferdebganieri
xomaldiT da feakelTa patrons, RvTisdar alkinoes mohgvares. mis xelSi
gaizarda feakelTa mbrZaneblis mklavmSvenieri asuli.
amasobaSi odisevsi qalaqs moadga. keTilmecadma aTinam nisliT Sebura
igi, rom cnobismoyvare feakelebs Tavi ar moebezrebinaT misTvis. is-is iyo,
qalaqSi Sesvlas apirebda, rom mxarze kokaSemodgmuli qalwulis saxiT
aTina Semoxvda. odisevsma SeaCera ucnobi da kiTxviT mimarTa:
_ ver mimaswavli, Svilo, Tqveni patronis, gmiri alkinoes sasaxles?
ucxo kaci var, Soridan gadmoxvewili da aravis vicnob aqaurTagan.
Tvalsxivosanma aTinam miugo:
_ ar dagzardebi, ucxo mamav, gaCveneb mis sasaxles. oRond ubrad
gamomyevi ukan, nuravis Sexedav da nurc xmas gascem. avi TvaliT uyureben
ucxoelebs Cveneburebi, Tumca Tavad poseidonis wyalobiT fiqris
uswrafesad daaqroleben xomaldebs ukidegano zRvaze da ucxo mxareebs
moixilaven.
odisevsi usityvod mihyva aTinas da arc erT feakels ar daunaxavs,
rogor miabijebda igi qalaqSi. gancvifrebiT Sehyurebda odisevsi
navsadgurSi Camwkrivebul xomaldebs, farTo moedans da maRalqongurebian
galavans.
basilevsis didmSvenier sasaxles ra miadgnen, aTinam es uTxra odisevss:
_ ai, ucxo mamav, is saxli, Sen rom mekiTxebodi. aq purobad sxedan
zevsis nebieri basilevsebi. Sedi, nu geSinia. vaJkaci gambedavi sjobs da
bedic miskenaa. jer diasaxliss mieaxle*. areTa hqvia mas, STamomavlobiT
RviZlni arian alkinoe da Cveni dedofali. maTi winapari navziToea,
miwismryeveli poseidonisa da uturfesi peribeas naSieri. peribea ki
didsulovani evrimedontis, veluri gigantebis winamZRolis umrwemesi
asuli iyo. roca evrimedontma amoJlita gigantebis uwminduri jilagi da
maTTan erTad Tavadac daiRupa, poseidoni gaumijnurda peribeas da ase iSva
didsulovani navziToe, feakelTa mpyrobeli. navziToem Sva reqsenori da
alkinoe. didxans ar gauxaria col-SvilSi reqsenors: apolonis vercxlis
mSvild-isriT gangmiruli uZeod gadaego. misi mxolodSobili asuli ki,
areTa, alkinoem moiyvana colad. alkinoe xelisgulze atarebs cols da
unda giTxra, rom qmris saxlSi arc erT meuRles ar Rirsebia dRemde
egzomi pativi. Svilebic didis ridiT epyrobian dedas da yvela feakeli
Tayvans scems mas, _ quCaSi gavlil dedofals mxiaruli yiJiniT egebebian.

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gamWriaxi da gonieri dedakacia Cveni areTa. safixvnoSi mebrWeTa Soris
didad miRebuli. keTili TvaliT Tu Segxeda, imedi gqondes, male
daubrundebi mamapapeul miwas da mSobliur saxls.
esa Tqva da ukan moitova sanatreli sqeria Tvalsxivosanma aTinam.
udaburi zRva gadalaxa, maraTons Cavida da farTogzovan aTenSi
ereqTeionis* keTilnageb taZars miaSura. xolo odisevsi alkinoes
saxelganTqmul sasaxles miadga. rvalis zRurblze gadasvla ver gabeda.
mRelvarebisagan guli auZgerda, ra dainaxa TiTqos mzisa da mTvaris
SaravandediT gasxivosnebuli darbazi. gaocebiT Sehyurebda odisevsi
spilenZiT moWedil kedlebs, laJvardovan lavgardans, wminda oqroTi
movarayebul, vercxlis wyrTilebSi mtkiced Casmul karebsa da maT oqros
saxelurebs. sasaxlis guSagad darbazis SesasvlelTan hefestos mier
gamokverili oqrosa da vercxlis ori uzarmazari, uberebel-ukvdavi ZaRli
idga. kedlebis gaswvriv Camwkrivebul CuqurTmebian sakarcxulebze iSviaTi
xelovnebiT naqsovi fardagebi efina. aq sxdebodnen purobad feakelTa
Tavkacni, maRal kvarcxlbekebze Seyenebul yrmaTa oqros qandakebebs xelSi
CiraRdnebi epyraT, romliTac monadimeT sufras unaTebdnen RamiT.
ormocdaaTi monaqali esxa alkinoes sasaxleSi. zogi oqrosfer xorbals
fqvavda xelsafqvaviT, sxvani beWsaxexels usxdnen da alvis xeebiviT
irxeodnen. zeTic ver gaatanda maT nabeWavSi. rogorc feakeli vaJkacebi
iyvnen sworupovarni zRvaosnobaSi, aseve feakel diacebs toli ar hyavdaT
qsovilis beWvaSi. aTinasagan hqondaT momadlebuli xelsaqmis niWi da
gamWriaxi goneba.
sasaxlis ezos oTx utevanze gaSlili, maRali galavniT SemozRuduli
xilnari ekra. Sig xSirfoTlovani da nayofdaxunZluli msxali, vaSli da
broweuli idga. zamTar-zafxul tkbili nayofi esxa rtomraval leRvebsa
da xilvadsaamur zeTisxilis xeebs. mzvareSi venaxi iyo gaSenebuli.
dayursul mtevnebs krefdnen da wuravdnen, nawili ki mzis gulze
CamiCdeboda. venaxs bostnis amwvanebuli kvlebi esazRvreboda. iqve uxvad
gamomdinare ori wyaro moCuxCuxebda: erTi xilnarsa da bostans rwyavda,
meore ki sasaxles Caudioda. aqedan iRebdnen wyals feakeTis mkvidrni.
xvaviani kalTa daebertyaT RmerTebs alkinoes kar-midamoze. TvaldamSeuli
Sescqeroda mravalWirnaxuli odisevsi feakelTa patronis Ralian-baraqian
miwas.
Tvali ra gaiZRo, mxneoba moikriba da Tamamad gadaabija zRurbls.
darbazSi monadime feakeli basilevsebi da mebrWeni ukve zedaSes uRvridnen
Zil-RviZilis meufes hermess. gaumWvirvali nisliT Seburvili odisevsi
swrafad mieaxla mefe-dedofals, fexebSi Cauvarda areTas da muxlebze
moexvia. nislis saburveli gaecala odisevss da gancvifrebul meinaxeT
Tvalwin warmoudgaT RvTisnasaxi vaJkaci. darbazSi dumili Camovarda da
odisevsma vedrebiT mimarTa dedofals:
_ RvTisdari reqsenoris Rirseulo asulo, areTa! Sen winaSe
muxlmoyrili gvedriT yvelas, Sens meuRlesa da aq myof darbaiselT.
mzegrZeloba mogceT maRalma zevsma, pativi da dideba numc moakldeba
Tqvens saxleuls maraddRe! SemewieT mravaltanjuls da samSobloSi
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 es Tqva da SuacecxlTan nacarSi Cajda. darbaislebma mdumared
gadaxedes erTmaneTs. dumili moxucma eqeneosma daarRvia. uxucesi iyo igi
modarbazeTa Soris, gabrZnobili da tkbilmoubari. keTilSobilma eqeneosma
aseTi sityva hkadra alkinoes:
_ ar egebis, alkinoe, nacarSi ijdes ucxo stumari. Sens sityvas
velodebiT mebrWeni da Tavkacni. maS, vercxliT moWedil sakarcxulze
moiwvie ucxoeli da mwdeebs ubrZane, Rvino ganazavon, raTa samsxverplo
davuRvaroT RrubelTmeufes. stumari RvTisaa da zevsia mfarveli
gulmdablad maxvewari yaribebisa.
gulisxmahyo uxucesis sityva alkinoem. keriis nacridan wamoayena
odisevsi da Tavis gverdiT mjdom sayvarel Zes, qvel laodamants ubrZana,
stumrisaTvis adgili daeTmo. imav wams mxevalma ankara wyliT savse oqros
sura da vercxlis taSti miarTva xel-piris dasabanad, wmindad garanduli
tabla daudga, xolo mekuWnavem pur-mariliT gauwyo sufra. ra danayrda
stumari, alkinoem mandaturs ubrZana:
_ lagvini RviniT agvivse, pontonoe, da Tasebi Camogvirige meinaxeT, raTa
gulmdablad maxvewari yaribebis mfarvels, mexismtyorcnel zevss zedaSe
davuRvaroT.
pontonoem TafliviT tkbili Rvino gaazavebina da savse Tasebi
Camoarigebina meinaxeTaTvis. saRvTo wesi ra aRasrules da smiTac guli
ijeres, alkinoem ase urCia darbaiselT:
_ mismineT feakelTa winamZRvarno da mebrWeno! minda, gagimxiloT Cemi
gulisTqma. axla daviSaloT, xval ki sxvebic moviwvioT uxucesTagan, raTa
sakadrisad gavumaspinZldeT stumars da RmerTebsac Rirsi pativi mivagoT.
merme stumris gamgzavrebaze vizrunoT, rom keTilad daubrundes Soreul
samSoblos da faTeraks rasme ar gadaeyaros gzaSi. Sinmisuls ki, dae, is
gardaxdes, rac gaCenis dRidan dauweriaT misTvis wera-mwerelT. ukeTu igi
ciT movlenili ukvdavTagania, RmerTebis xeli unda erios am saqmeSi! aki
hekatombebis Sewirvisas gvecxadebian xolme olimpoelni. CvenTan erTad
sxedan da nadimoben. martod moarulTac rom Segveyaros pirispir, arc
maSin gvimalavs RmerTi saxes, radgan iseve axlos varT maTTan, rogorc
ciklopebi da gigantebis utexi modgma.
aseTi sityva hkadra alkinoes odisevsma:
_ magas nu ityvi, alkinoe! riT mimamsgavse caTa Soris mobinadre ukvdavs?
saxiTac da anagebiTac ubralo mokvdavTagani var. metsac getyvi, kacs ver
naxav dedamiwis zurgze Cemebr bedSavsa da sveubedurs. bevris mnaxveli
bevrsac giambobdiT. ra ar datrialebula Cems ubedur Tavze! magram jer
guli ar momijerebia am savse tablasTan jdomiT. cotas kidev Seveqcevi,
radgan carieli stomaqi yvela satkivarze usastikesia. oRond erTsa
gTxovT, xvalve, ra inaTebs, gamamgzavroT bedkruli yaribi. bevri Wiri
gadamitania da kidev bevrs gadavitan, oRond erTxel kidev damanaxa
samSoblos miwa, Sinaurni da Cemi saxlis maRali erdo!
ekeTaT odisevsis sityva meinaxeT da dasturi misces. merme daiSalnen
darbaiselni da Tav-TavianT saxlebs miaSures. darbazSi RvTisdar
alkinoesa da areTas gverdiT stumarTagan mxolod odisevsi darCa.
msaxurebma sufra aalages. axla mklavmSvenierma areTam daZra bageni,

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radgan ecnaura sakuTari xeliT moqsovili qitoni da sxva samoseli,
odisevsis tanze rom dainaxa:
_ ucxoelo, erTs gkiTxav da gulmarTlad mipasuxe! vin xar da saidan
mosulxar, vin Segmosa am SesamosliT? aki ambob, boboqarma zRvam
gamomriyao am kunZulze?
dedofal areTas ase upasuxa gamWriaxma odisevsma:
_ o, basilea! Znelia gamowvlilviT giambo, ra Wiri damatexes Tavze
zecierma RmerTebma. raki Cemi ambavi ikiTxe, mokled mogiyvebi. cxra zRvis
iqiT aris erTi kunZuli ogigia da cxovrobs iq atlantis macduri asuli
kalifso, TmamSvenieri da sastiki qalRmerTi. martodmarto cxovrobs igi
im kunZulze. arc miwierni ekarebian mas, arc zecierni. mxolod me gamriya
gangebam im kunZulze mas Semdeg, rac zevsma damimexa swrafmavali xomaldi
da nafotebad miqcia. Rvinisfer zRvaSi dameRupa yvela Tanamgzavri, me ki,
xomaldis xerxemalze moWidebuls, cxra dRe da Rame damaqanebda zRvis
dineba. meaTe Rames wyvdiadiT mocul ogigiaze mimagdes RmerTebma. nimfa
kalifsom Semivrdoma da mipatrona, mere ki Cemdami gardareuli siyvaruliT
aRZruli ukvdavebasa da maradiul siWabukes mpirdeboda, magram
momacdunebeli sityvebiT vera da ver moigo Cemi guli da qmrobaze ver
damiyolia. Svidi weli kalifsos mRvimeSi gavatare da misgan boZebul
ucveTel samosels cxare cremliT valtobdi. merve wels zevsis brZanebiTa
Tu sakuTari nebiT mtkice tivi Semakvrevina da samSoblosken gamomistumra,
Tan gamomatana tkbili pur-Rvino da xelTuqmneli samoseli. Cvidmeti dRe
keTili zurgqariT mivcuravdi farTogzovan zRvaze da meTvramete dRes
Tqveni kunZulis nisliani mwvervalebic gamoCnda. guli sixaruliT
amiZgerda bedSavs. vifiqre, samSvidobos gavedi-meTqi! magram ra vicodi,
gansacdels rom mimzadebda miwismryeveli. da, aha, oTxive kuTxiT aRZruli
sastiki qarebi ekveTnen Cems tivs da nafotebad miqcies. zRvaSi gadaveSvi da
mxaruliT gamovwie napirisken. qancmileulma bolos mdinaris SesarTavTan
miwas davadgi fexi. iqve momiswro RvTaebrivma Ramem da damaSvralma
dasaZineblad maRnars Sevafare Tavi. RmerTebma mSvidis ZiliT damaZines.
meore dRes, mze ra miidrika, qalwulTa Jriamulma gamomaRviZa. Tvali
movkari SimunvarTa Soris moTamaSe Sens asuls. gzadakargulma da
SeWirvebulma mas mivmarTe vedrebiT. manac guluxvad damapura, wiTeli
Rvino masva da samosliT Semmosa. Wkvianurad momeqca Seni asuli: ymawvili
qalisagan diamc gasakviria egzomi goniereba, radgan uwvrTnelni arian
xolme axaluxlebi. es iyo da es. da Tumc mimZimda amis mogoneba, yovelive
gulmarTlad giambe.
Sewuxda amis gamgone alkinoe.
_ saqciels ver movuwoneb, ucxoelo, Cems qaliSvils. SimunvarebTan
erTad ratom maSinve ar mogiyvana saxlSi? rogor migatova, mis meti Semwe
xom aravin geguleboda?
ase upasuxa alkinoes mravalnacadma odisevsma:
_ nu daemdurebi, Rirseulo, Sens keTilSobil asuls! me TviTon ar
wamovyevi Tan da ganzrax CamovrCi, rom erTad momavalni ar dagenaxeT, _
vaiTu ganrisxebuliyav, radgan iWvneulni varT kacni da advilad mogvicavs
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 _ yaribo! _ sityva mouWra alkinoem, _ egre advilad ar vficxdebi da
usamarTlod mwyromeli gulic ar maxlavs. keTilSobil basilevsebs
TavSekaveba gvmarTebs. zevsis, apolonis da aTinas saxelsa vficav,
SenisTana mamri, Wkua-gonebiT Cemi swori da misandobeli rom CamsiZeboda,
saxlsa da qonebas mivuboZebdi, Tuki aq darCenas moinebebda. magram ZaliT
veravis davakavebT feakelni, _ avi TvaliT Sexedavda zevsi am saqmes. xval
wasvlad gagamzadeb, icode ege! udrtvinveli ZiliT mZinares Cemi kacebi
migacileben mSobliur napiramde, Tundac evbeaze Sors iyos igi, romlis
iqiT, mezRvaurTa TqmiT, aRaravin mkvidrobs. iqamdec miuRweviaT Cems
mezRvaurebs, roca oqrosTmiani radamanTi Seaxvedres dedageas Svils,
titioss. Tvalis uswrafesad gadalaxes zRvebi da imave dRes ukan
gamobrundnen. TviTonve darwmundebi feakelTa xomaldebis siswrafesa da
Cemi niCbosnebis xelovnebaSi.
es uTxra da guli gauxara svegamwarebul odisevss. gaxarebulma zevss
madli Seswira:
_ mamao zevso! netamc axdes alkinoes dapirebuli! xvavriel dedamiwaze
saxeli da dideba ar moeSleboda mas. xolo me, gzadakarguls, egebis kidev
mRirseboda sanatreli samSoblos xilva!
ase Seeqceodnen saubars stumar-maspinZeli. amasobaSi mklavmSvenierma
areTam msaxurebs taxti daadgmevina winkarSi, mewamuli qveSagebi
gaaSlevina, zed zewari gadaafarebina da matylis sabani moatanina.
memaSxale qalebma Tavazianad miipatiJes odisevsi: moisvene, ucxoelo,
sareceli gaSliliao!
Zili moreoda damaSvral odisevss da male xmier winkarSi
moCuqurTmebul taxtze mwols CaeZina kidec. alkinoemac Sida palats
miaSura, sadac Tanamecxedris gverdiT gaSlili sareceli elodeboda.

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asparezobani

rogorc ki axladSobilma eosma vardisferi TiTebi gamoaCina, sawolidan

wamodga siwmindiT Zalmosili alkinoe. adga cixeTa Semmusvreli odisevsic.
RvTaebrivi alkinoe feakelTa safixvnosaken waruZRva odisevss, iq, sadac
xomaldebis sadgomi iyo. stumari da maspinZeli wmindad gasipul qvebze
Camosxdnen erTimeoris gverdiT. am dros alkinoes Wkvian macned
gardasaxuli aTina palasi uban-uban dadioda da feakelTa warCinebulT ase
mouwodebda:
_ feakelTa Rirseulo winamZRvarno da mebrWeno! safixvnosaken iCqareT,
rom sakuTari TvaliT ixiloT alkinoesTan stumrebuli zRvaTa
gadamlaxveli, saxiTa da anagebiT RvTisdari ucxoeli.
ase aqezebda feakelebs aTina da TiToeul maTgans cnobis wadils
uRvivebda. moedanze maledve moiyares Tavi warCinebulma feakelebma da Tav-
TavianT merxebze Camosxdnen. gancvifrebiT Sehyurebdnen isini laertes
saxelovan Zes. RvTaebrivi mSvenebiT Seemosa aTinas odisevsis mxarbeWi da

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saxis nakvTebi, axovaneba Seematebina, rom feakelebs ufro metad
moswonebodaT da keTili TvaliT SeexedaT misTvis, raki maspinZlebs
stumris gamocda ewadaT asparezobasa da orTabrZolaSi. safixvnoSi
Sekrebil feakelTa beladebs ase mimarTa alkinoem, maTma mbrZanebelma:
_ feakelTa Rirseulo winamZRvarno da mebrWeno! gulisnadebi minda
gagimxiloT: Cemi stumaria es kaci, Tumca ar vici, vin aris an saidan moxvda
Cvens kunZulze _ aRmosavleTidan Tu dasavleTidan. samSobloSi dabrunebas
mevedreba igi. unda SevewioT gasaWirSi myofs, radgan aravis axsovs, Cems
saxlSi stumrebulis vedrebisaTvis yuri ar gveTxovebinos. amitom getyviT:
axalagebuli zRvisunaxavi xomaldi CauSviT zRvaSi, ergas ori nacadi
mezRvauri SearCieT, xolo Semdeg swrafadve mobrundiT ukan, rom Cems
sasaxleSi purobisaTvis movemzadoT. Cinebulno, dRes Cemi stumrebi xarT,
uars nu metyviT! yvela kverTxismpyrobel basilevss vpatiJeb nadimze, rom
ucxoels sakadrisi pativi mivagoT. CvenTanve iqneba momRerali demodoke. dae,
RvTaebrivi niWiT cxebulma lxeniT agvivsos guli.
alkinoem sityva moamTavra da sasaxlisken waruZRva feakelTa
warCinebulebs. mandaturma RvTaebrivi momRerlis mosaxmobad afrina kaci.
ergas ori rCeuli mezRvauric gagzavnes unayofo zRvis piras Savferdiani
xomaldis wyalSi CasaSvebad. maT niCbebi mWidrod daumagres xomalds, anZa
aRmarTes da zed ialqani Camoabes, rom yovelmxriv aRkazmuli, Ruzaze
mdgari xomaldi gasamgzavreblad mzad yofiliyo. Semdeg yvelam Tavi
moiyara feakelTa mbrZaneblis sasaxleSi. xandazmul da axalgazrda
stumrebs aevsoT ukve alkinoes sasaxlis karibWe da galavani. wveulTaTvis
Tormeti cxvari, rva eSviani taxi da ori mrudefexebiani xari
daekvlevinebina alkinoes.
uxvad gawyobil sufras is-is iyo usxdebodnen mopatiJebulni, rodesac
darbazSi saTayvanebel momReral demodokes SemouZRva mandaturi. avi da
keTili xvedri Tanabrad daanaTla demodokes muzam: TvalisCinis davsebis
sanacvlod simReris niWi moemadlebina misTvis. pontonoem dedaboZTan
vercxlis samsWvalebian sakarcxulze dasva igi da TavTiT tkbilxmovani
formingi Camoukida, rom usinaTlos advilad CamoeRo sakravi. win tabla
gauwyo pur-RviniT, raTa nebisaebr esva da eWama.
sma-WamiT guli ra ijeres menadimeebma, muzisagan STagonebulma
momReralma simRera wamoiwyo gmirebze, romelTa dideba cas miswvdomoda:
gaixsena, Tu rogor waekidnen erTmaneTs samsxverplo nadimze odisevsi da
aqilevsi. agamemnons gulSi uxaroda maTi wakideba, radgan swored maSin
Tanabar gansacdels umzadebda troelebsa da danaelebs yovlismZle zevsi:
piTos samisnoSi* Sesul agamemnons am SuRlis keTilad axdoma
uwinaswarmetyvela apolonma. amaze rom mReroda RvTaebrivi momRerali,
odisevss cremli moeria da Zlieri mklaviT Zowisferi mosasxami aifara
saxeze, _ ercxvineboda, Tvalcremliani danaxveboda feakelebs.
rogorc ki dadumda demodoke, man uCumrad moiwura cremlebi, mosasxami
moiSora saxidan da oryuriani TasiT Rvino dauRvara RmerTebs. magram, roca
feakeli didebulebis TxovniT demodokem kvlav wamoiwyo simRera, odisevsma
isev aifara mosasxami Tvalebze da atirda. ase umalavda mravaltanjuli
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mis Tvalze cremli. maSin am ambiT gulSeZrulma alkinoem aseTi sityva
uTxra zRvismoyvarul TvistomT:
_ feakelTa winamZRvarno da mebrWeno! nadimiT xom vijereT guli da
lxinis damamSvenebeli xmatkbili simRerac movismineT. davtovoT axla
darbazi da asparezoba gavmarToT, rom Sin dabrunebulma ucxoelma uambos
Tavisianebs, Tu raoden aRvematebiT yvelas krivSi, WidaobaSi, sirbilsa da
xtomaSi!
es Tqva alkinoem da feakelTa didebulebs darbazidan gauZRva. mandaturma
tkbilxmovani formingi kvlav dedaboZze dakida, usinaTlo momRerali gareT
gaiyvana da yvelani erTad asparezobis sayureblad gaemarTnen.
uricxvi xalxi moawyda moedans. Zalgulovani Wabukebi ukve
gamzadebuliyvnen saasparezod. moedanze gamovidnen akroneosi, okiale da
elatrevsi; nautevsi, arimnevsi, anqiale da eretmevsi; pontevsi, prorevsi,
Tooni, anabesinevsi da amfiale; maT mihyvnen kacTammusvreli aresis Sesagvani
evriale da feakel WabukTa Soris laodamantis Semdeg ulamazesi navbolide;
wamodga agreTve saxelovani alkinoes sami Ze _ TvaltanadobiT gamorCeuli
laodamanti, haliosi da RvTisdari kliteneosi. Wabukebi jer sirbilSi unda
gasjibrebodnen urTierTs. isini niSansvetTan Camwkrivdnen, Semdeg erTbaSad
moswydnen adgils da mtveri aayenes gzaze. yvelas mkvircxlma kliteneosma
ajoba: man erTi utevaniT Camoitova danarCenebi. WidaobaSi metoqeebi
mklavmagarma evrialem dajabna, xtomaSi kiskasma amfialem gaimarjva, badros
tyorcnaSi _ elatrevsma, xolo krivSi toli vervin daudo laodamants,
alkinoes pirmSvenier Zes.
SejibrebiTa da orTabrZoliT guli ra ijeres, TavSeyril xalxs ase
mimarTa laodamantma:
_ TanamoZmeno! modi, vkiTxoT Cvens ucxoels, emarjveba Tu ara asparezoba?
mxarbeWiani, mklavRonieri da wvivmagari Cans da xandazmulic ar unda iyos.
Tumca etyoba, didi tanjva-wvaleba gadautania gzaSi. xom iciT, kacs ise
araferi gamoswuravs Rones, rogorc zRvis zurgze xetiali.
laodamants aseTi sityva Seageba evrialem:
_ swors ambob, laodamant! maS, midi da Tavad Sen gamoiwvie ucxoeli.
laodamantmac ar daayovna, moedanze gavida da ase mimarTa odisevss:
_ Zvirfaso stumaro, marjve moasparezed gamoiyurebi! araferi ise ar
asaxelebs vaJkacs, rogorc fexTa simarde da mklavis Zala! maS, gamodi,
ukuiyare kaeSani! didi dro aRar grCeba samSobloSi gamgzavrebamde _
xomaldi wyalSia ukve CaSvebuli da niCbosnebic mzad arian.
_ ratom damcini, laodamant? _ miugo gulmimxvdurma odisevsma Wabuks, _
gana asparezobis Tavi maqvs axla? guli Camwyvetia varamiT da Tqven Soris
mjdars saxleulze fiqri ar masvenebs. amasRa gvedriT ersa da erismTavars
_ male gamistumroT samSobloSi.
amis gamgone evrialem pirSi miaxala odisevss:
_ ehe, ucxoelo, Cauqobisa araferi gcxia. Sen ufro im guljaban vaWars
magoneb, angarebiT Sepyrobili dReniadag imaze rom zrunavs, ra sargebeli
naxos, rogor datvirTos xomaldi saqonliT da gamdidrebulma mSvidobiT
rogor miaRwios Tavis qveyanas. vera, vaJkacobas ver daiCemeb!
wyromiT axeda evriales gulamRvreulma odisevsma:

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 _ uRirsi sityva dagcda, Wabuko! kadnieri vinme unda iyo! RmerTebi
yvelaze erTnairad ar daibertyaven kalTebs. erTbaSad rodi aqvs yvelas
momadlebuli mWevrmetyveleba, goniereba da axovaneba. kacTagan zogi Tumca
TvaltanadobiT ver daikvexnis, magram gonierebiTa da enamzeobiT gamoirCeva.
Tanamoqalaqeni SefrfinviT Sescqerian mas da RvTis sakadris pativs deben.
zogi ki, saxiTa da anagebiT RmerTSemosili, Senebr sityvamWlea da
Tavqariani. aki Senc RvTisdari mSvenebiTa xar Semkuli, magram sityva ar
mogdevs da gonebauwvrTnelica xar. guli amimRvria Senma Tavxedobam! ar
gegonos, asparezobis umecari viyo, rogorc weRan moCmaxe! WabukobaSi, roca
guli merCoda da muxlic momdevda, tols aravis vudebdi. axla raRa var,
omgardaxdilsa da zRvaze naTrevs jani momewura, magram raki momayivne da
ukmexi sityviT gamomiwvie, gayurebineb seirs!
es Tqva da moedanze gamovida mravalnacadi odisevsi. mosasxami arc ki
gadaugdia, ise daavlo xeli yvelaze did badros, Zlierad moiqnia mklavi
da tyorcna. qvis badrom zuzuniT gadauqrola Tavze SiSisagan gatrunul
feakelebs da gadascilda moasparezeTa yvela saniSnos.
mokvdavis saxiT gamocxadebulma aTinam moniSna is adgili, sadac
odisevsis mier gatyorcnili badro daeca. Semdeg mobrunda da axara
odisevss:
_ brmac ki gaarCevs Sens niSans, ucxoelo! Senze Sors arc erT feakels
ar usrolia badro. gamarjveba Senia, gixarodes!
guls moefona odisevss, keTilmosurne kaci rom dainaxa am ucxo
kunZulze. gulmocemulma qadiliT mimarTa feakelebs:
_ hei, axaluxlebo, gamodiT da tyorcneT badro! Tu Cems saniSnomde
miawevT, gamoval da ufro Sors gadavisvri. saTiTaod gamodiT yvelani da
raSic gindaT, SemejibreT _ gind krivSi, gind WidaobaSi, gindac sirbilSi.
araferSi ukan ar davixev, raki gamaguliseT. martooden laodamants ver
gamoviwvev, radgan misi stumari var. mxolod ugunuri, xepre kaci Tu
gamoiwvevs saasparezod stumarTmoyvare maspinZels, Tavs Seircxvens da
saqmesac gaifuWebs aseTi kaci. laodamants garda, aravis Sevepuebi:
yvelasTan mzada var orTabrZolisaTvis! ra jomardobas metyviT, gawafuli
rom ar viyo? mSvildis xmarebac kargad vici. ise movWimav, mtris gulis
gansawonad gasrolil Cems isars veravisma daaswros! erTaderTi
filoqtete* mjobnida, roca ilionis misadgomebTan mSvildosnobaSi
vejibrebodiT erTmaneTs aqavelni. rac Seexeba Zvelebs, heraklesa da
eqaliel evritoss, maTTTan Sejibrebas verc gavbedavdi. isini xom Tavad
RmerTebsac etoqebodnen zogjer! gana amisTvis ar dasaja evritosi
apolonma da saxleulTa Soris mSvidi sibere aRar aRirsa, raki
mSvildficxeli RmerTis jobineba moindoma? sxvebis ar vici, magram Cemi
nasroli Subi isars gadauswrebs. mxolod sirbilSi ver Sevejibrebi
feakelebs: meSinia, muxlma ar mimtyunos, _ mRelvare zRvaze xangrZlivi
TreviT moRaluli var.
xma gaekmidaT saasparezod TavSeyril feakelebs. odisevsis sapasuxod
mxolod alkinoem daZra sityva:
_ Rirseulo kaco! ukadrisi araferi giTqvams CvenTvis! mxolod Seni
siqvele gindoda saCino geyo. Seuracxmyofels pasuxi miage da Seni Rirseba
daicavi. WkuaTmyofeli veRaravin gakadrebs augs. axla ki erT rasme getyvi,

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kargad gamigone, rom saxleulTa Soris tkbilad monadimem Sens
keTilSobil TvistomT uambo, riTa varT gamorCeulni da ra mogvmadla
maRalma zevsma ZvelTaganve feakelebs. krivsa da WidaobaSi pirvelobas ver
daviqadniT, magram zRvaosnobasa da sirbilSi veravin Segvedreba. gviyvars
nadimoba, simRera da cekva-TamaSi. axalTaxali samoseli, nelTbili
abazanebi da rbili sareceli. aba, feakelTa Soris urCeulesno, vuCvenoT
ucxoels Cveni xelovneba rokvasa da ferxulSi! moarTviT demodokes
tkbilxmovani formingi, romelic albaT darbazSi hkidia sadme.
mandaturma brZanebisamebr erismTavris sasaxles miaSura formingis
mosatanad. TavSeyril xalxs gamoeyo saasparezo saqmis moTadariged
arCeuli cxra kaci, sarokveli moedani gawmindes da moaswores. amasobaSi
mandaturma formingi moarTva demodokes da igi moednis SuagulSi gamovida.
momRerals gars Semoejarnen rokvaSi daxelovnebuli, axalSeRerebuli
ymawvilebi. maT mkvircxlad aaTamaSes fexebi erT adgilze da am
simkvircxlem gaaogna mravlismnaxveli odisevsi.
demodokem formings Camohkra TiTebi da saamuri xmiT daamRera.
omSimzaravi aresisa da turfagvirgviniani afrodites siyvarulze mReroda
igi.
...mas Jamsa Sina idumal Seiyara RvTaebrivi wyvili hefestos sasaxleSi.
didZali saCuqriT moinadira aresma mSvenieri qalRmerTis guli da Semdeg
SebRala hefestos sareceli. maRliTmoarulma heliosma Tvali Seaswro,
rogor Seeyvnen gamijnurebulni urTierTs da saswrafod amcno motyuebul
meuRles. es Seuracxi ambavi ra moismina, samWedloSi Sevarda SurisgebiT
aRvsili hefesto, qura gaaxura da gaavebulma gamoWeda obobas qselisebr
gamWvirvale samanqanuri bade*. Werxos koWidan CamouSva Tavad netari
RmerTebisTvisac uxilavi, wmindad naWedi qseli da mijnurTa Tvalis
asaxvevad Tavis usayvarles, keTilnageb qalaqisken gaemarTa lemnoss. amaod
ar uTvalTvalebda aresi Soreul kunZulze gamgzavrebul mWedels.
gulisTqmiT aRZrulma saCqarod miaSura mis saxls, sadac olimpodan
axalCamosuli turfagvirgviniani afrodite elodeboda. vnebamoreulma xeli
CasWida qalRmerTs da uCurCula: sayvarelo, vidre hefesto Sin ar aris,
dros nu davkargavT. davwveT da siyvaruliT vijeroT guli.
dawvnen Tu ara, folxvad CamoSvebuli bade aSrialda, erTbaSad Seikriba
da Sig moimwyvdia mijnurebi. jaWvis qselSi gaxveulni umalve mixvdnen, rom
gasaqcevi gza moWrili hqondaT, rom hefestos bades ver dauZvrebodnen.
Suagzidan swrafadve mobrunda lemnoss mimavali mWedeli. gamZvinvarebuli
hefesto sasaxlis karSi Cadga da sazareli, xafi xmiT daiyvira. ise, rom
olimpos miswvdenoda misi Zaxili:
_ zevso, mamaCemo da netaro RmerTebo! modi da naxeT es samarcxvino,
umsgavsi saqme! gamudmebiT mRalatobs me, koWls, Tavxed aresze
gamijnurebuli afrodite, zevsis asuli. mere ra, rom fexebRonieri da
wvivlamazia aresi, xolo me fexebmongreuli vuSobivar mamaCems? sulac ar
davbadebuliyav netav! modi da naxeT, rogor gadafskvnian erTmaneTs! guli
boRmiT mevseba amis Semyures, magram veWv, didxans gahyves Cems sarecelze
nebivrobis xalisi. rac unda uyvardeT erTmaneTi, badeSi gabmulebs male
gauqrebaT gulisTqma da wadiereba. ase vamyofeb, vidre mamaCemi ar

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damibrunebs urvads, am urcxvi qalisTvis rom gadavuxade. lamazia
afrodite, magram avxorci da sulwasuli!
ase Cioda koWli hefesto. rigrigobiT moadgnen olimpoelni RvTaebrivi
mWedlis spilenZiszRurblian sasaxles: movida miwismryeveli poseidoni,
movida dovlaTis mwyalobeli hermesi, movida mSvildosani apolonic.
kdemamosili qalRmerTebi ki olimpoze darCnen. sasaxleSi rom Sevidnen da
ostaturad dagebuli maxe ixiles, gulianad axarxardnen uzrunveli
RmerTebi. ase maxvilsityvaobdnen laRi olimpoelni erTmaneTSi: ukeTur
saqmes mokle fexi aqvso, xedavT, fexmokle hefesto grZelfexeba aress
waswvda, koWlma fexmardi daiWirao. aw zRoso aresma sazRauri hefestos
sareclis SebRalvisTvis!
axla cbierad moRimarma apolonma gadaulaparaka hermess:
_ gamotydi, hermes, dawvebodi oqrovan afroditesTan, Tundac aresis
msgavsad gabmuliyavi hefestos badeSi?
RimiliTve upasuxa argusis mkvlelma:
_ hefestos samkec badeSic rom gavexvio da yvela RmerTisa da qalRmerTis
sasacilo gavxde, mainc ar vityodi uars oqrovan afroditesTan sarecelSi
nebivrobaze!
es Tqva da erTxmad axarxardnen laRnebieri RmerTebi. mxolod poseidons ar
gauxsnia warbi, gulmodgined sTxovda hefestos: gauSvi aresi da Tavdebad
dagidgebi, rom uklebliv dagibrundeba urvadis sazRauri, RmerTebis winaSe
rac moiTxoveo weRan.
_ ara, _ miubrunda miwismryevels hefesto, _ ukadriss nu iTxov Cemgan,
poseidon! ar egebis undo kacis gamosarCleba. visRa movTxovo urvadis
sazRauri, gaTavisuflebulma aresma piri rom miSalos?
ar cxreboda aresisTvis Tavgamodebuli poseidoni:
_ ukeTu gimtyunebs aresi da Tavs daiZvrens sazRaurisgan, mende, me
TviTon gadagixdi dapirebuls.
am sityvaze uari veRar uTxra miwismryevels da hefestom axsna bade. Sveba
ra igrZnes, sawolidan wamoiWrnen aresi da afrodite da swrafad gaSordnen
iqaurobas. aresma Trakias mimarTa, xolo momxiblavad moRimarma afroditem
kvipross miaSura. iq, wminda WalaSi, sakurTxevelTan qaritebma ganbanes, tani
RvTiuri zeTiT dauziles da amodsaxilveli samosliT Semoses qalRmerTi.
amas mReroda didebamosili momRerali. smenad qceuliyo simReriT
guldamtkbari odisevsi, sulganabulni usmendnen demodokes Tvistomni,
zRvaTamlaxavi, igavmiuwvdomeli feakeli niCbosnebi.
Semdgom amisa alkinoem ubrZana haliossa da laodamants, saTiTaod
gamosuliyvnen sarokvelad. maT toli ar hyavdaT feakelTa Soris. Wabukebma
xelT ipyres ostati polibosis naxelavi wiTeli burTi. erTi rom
zeatyorcnida, meore miwaze fexdaukareblad, haerSive iWerda burTs, mere
garsmojarulTa taSiscemiT gaxurebulni rigrigobiT mohyvnen rokvas.
irgvliv gaismoda xalxis yiJina da Jivil-xivili.
aRtacebulma odisevsma sityva hkadra alkinoes:
_ xelmwifeo, qveynierTa Soris umjobeso, marTali gibrZanebia: rokvaSi
upirvelesni yofilxarT! vxedav amas da gaoceba mipyrobs!
didad eama erismTavars ucxoelis sityva da ase mouwoda qveSevrdomT:

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 _ feakelTa winamZRvarno da mebrWeno! gulisxmieri kaci yofila Cveni
stumari. modi, maspinZlis wesisamebr pativi vceT da saCuqrebi vuZRvnaT.
Tormeti basilevsi marTavs Cvens qveyanas, xolo mecamete Tavad me
gaxlavarT. dae, TiToeulma Cvenganma TiTo axalTaxali samosi da qitoni
miarTvas da TiTo oqros talanti uZRvnas ucxoels. axlave movutanoT
yvelaferi es, rom gamxiarulebuli wamobrZandes serobaze. Sen ki, evriale,
raki weRan ukmexi sityviT gagvinawyene stumari, gmarTebs, mxolod saCuqriT
ki ara, sityviTac gamoisyido mis winaSe danaSauli.
erTxmad moiwones erismTavris rCeva. basilevsebma saCqarod dagzavnes
mandaturni ZRvenis mosaRebad. Tavis mxriv, evrialem aseTi sityva hkadra
alkinoes:
_ erismTavaro, qveynierTa Soris umjobeso! mzada var ucxoelis gulis
mosagebad gaviRo vercxlisvadiani brinjaos satevari, spilenZiT
mopirkeTebuli qarqaSiTurT. Zvirfasia da ucxod naxelavi es satevari!
es Tqva da vercxlisvadiani satevari miarTva odisevss:
_ Zvirfaso stumaro! qarsac wauRia Cemi weRandeli sityvebi! RmerTebis
SewevniT male genaxos Seni meuRle da mamapapeuli miwa. gekmaros zRvis
zurgze ugzo-ukvlod xetiali!
_ Sen gaixare, evriale! _ upasuxa evriales enamWevrma odisevsma, _
wyaloba nu mogiSalon ukvdavma RmerTebma! arasodes dagnanebodes es
orlesuli satevari, bodiSis moxdiT rom momarTvi!
es uTxra da naCuqari maxvili mxariRliv gadaikida.
mze Casvlad iyo midrekili, roca mandaturebma basilevsebis saCuqrebic
moitanes. saCuqrebi Semdeg alkinoes sasaxleSi waiRes, sadac erismTavris
Svilebma dedis winaSe moaquCes. amasobaSi alkinoec mobrZanda stumrebTan
erTad. yvelani maRal sakarcxulebze dasxdnen. feakelTa mbrZanebeli
miubrunda dedofal areTas da uTxra:
_ dedakaco, moatanine saukeTeso skivri, rom ucxoelis saCuqrebi Sig
CavawyoT. ubrZane, sabanaod wyali gaucxelon, raTa tangaxalisebulma
gulnebierad moixilos keTilSobil feakelTa ZRveni, xolo Semdeg, inaxiT
mjdarma, Rvinis smiTa da simReriT gaixaros guli. CemdaTavad, stumrisaTvis
Cemi ucxodnaWedi oqros Tasi miboZebia. minda, vaxsovde da maraddRe
migonebdes, roca am TasiT zevssa da sxva RmerTebs zedaSes dauRvris xolme!
areTam ubrZana Simunvarebs samfexa zedadgarze qvabi SeedgaT da wyali
gaecxelebinaT. maT SeSa moitanes, wyliT savse qvabi zedadgarze Semodges da
cecxli SeunTes. amasobaSi dedofalma stumars skivrSi Caulaga Zvirfasi
saCuqrebi: feakelTagan moZRvnili samoseli da oqro-vercxli, xolo Tavis
mxriv, mosasxami da natifadnaqsovi qitoni. saqmes rom morCa, ase gaafrTxila
odisevsi: axla Seni xeliT daxure skivri da TasmebiT magrad Sekari, rom
gzaSi aravin gagixsnas, roca xomaldze Rrma ZiliT dageZinebao.
odisevsma saxuravi moargo skivrs, Rvedebi SemouWira da circesagan
naswavli saidumlo naskviT ganaskva. mere gamzadebul abazanaSi Seiyvana
mekuWnavem stumari. cxeli wylis danaxvaze siamisagan guli auCqrolda
odisevss: mas Semdeg, rac TmamSvenieri kalifsos kunZuli datova, cxeli
wyliT tani ar daebana mravaltanjuls. iq ki, nimfasTan, RmerTebis sakadris
fufunebaSi iyo. monaqalebma dabanes da nelsacxebliT dauziles tani,
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monadimeTa darbazs miaSura. karis svetTan RvTivdamSvenebuli navzikae
daufaravi aRtacebiT Seegeba odisevss:
_ mobrZandi, stumaro! gagaxsendebi albaT samSobloSi! gana me ar unda
mimadlode sicocxles?
_ o, didsulovano alkinoes asulo! _ upasuxa odisevsma, _ mgrgvinavi
zevsisa da misi meuRlis heras wyalobiT Tuki odesme moveswari samSobloSi
dabrunebas, marad Seni mlocveli viqnebi. Sena xar Cemi mxsneli da
gadamrCeneli!
es Tqva da alkinoes gverdiT, misTvis gankuTvnil sakarcxulSi Cajda.
sufraze xorci ukve daenawilebinaT da Rvino ganezavebinaT. am dros
mandaturma feakelTa saTayvanebeli momRerali demodoke Semoiyvana da
menadimeTa Soris dedaboZTan dasva. odisevsma moixmo mestumre, Tavis
arCivs _ TeTreSviani taxis suks _ msuqani naWeri CamoaWra da sTxova,
demodokesTvis mierTmia igi: gulnaRvliani stumrisgan mokiTxva gadaeci da
miarTvi es mwvadiao! qveynierTagan yvelaze metad aedebi imsaxureben
Tayvaniscemas, radgan Tavad muzam uboZa maT es niWi. yovelTa Soris
momReralTa modgma eTnevaTo RmerTebs.
mestumrem xorcis msuqani naWeri miarTva gmir demodokes. aedma madli
moaxsena stumars. meinaxeni sma-Wamas Seudgnen. sma-WamiT guli rom ijeres,
odisevsma ase mimarTa demodokes:
_ mokvdavTa Soris upirveles kacad mimaCnixar, demodoke! ar vici, vin
mogmadla simReris niWi, zevsis asulma muzam Tu Tavad
vercxlismSvildosanma apolonma, magram kargad ki mReri aqavelTa qvel
saqmeebze. TiTqos monawile yofiliyav an TviTmxilvelisagan mogesminos
maTi ambavi. maS, ganagrZe Seni simRera da gviambe, rogor gaakeTa aTinas
SemweobiT epeosma xis hune, rogor Casxa im huneSi mravalnacadma odisevsma
ilionis Semmusvreli meomrebi da Semdeg, rogor Seiyvana igi troas cixe-
galavanSi. Tuki yovelives gamowvlilviT miambob, Seni keTilmxsenebeli
viqnebi maradJams. ase vityvi, marTlac RvTaebrivi niWiT cxebuli yofila-
meTqi feakelTa saxelganTqmuli momRerali!
odisevsi dadumda da RmerTebisagan STagonebulma aedma wamoiwyo
simRera... igi mReroda, Tu rogor waukides karvebs cecxli argoselebma,
rogor Casxdnen Rrmamuclian xomaldebSi da zRvaSi Secures. xis huneSi ki
am dros gatvrenili ijda odisevsi TanamebrZolebTan erTad. sulswrafma
troelebma xis hune ilionis cixe-galavanSi SeaTries. xalxi gars
Semoejara ucxo nagebobas da uTavbolo yayani atexa. zogi ras ambobda,
zogi ras: erTni ambobdnen, gavapoT es futuro xis hune, zogni _ kldeze
avaTrioT da iqidan ufskrulSi gadavuZaxoTo, sxvani _ ilionis moedanze
davdgaTo RmerTebis Sesavedrebel msxverplad. bolos am ukanasknel azrze
SeTanxmdnen. daRupva eweraT, Tuki qalaqi karibWes gauRebda am sabediswero
xis hunes, romelSic troas Semmusvreli, argoselTagan urCeulesi meomrebi
isxdnen.
Semdeg demodoke mohyva im ambavs, Tu rogor gamoZvrnen cxenis muclidan
aqavelni da rogor daerivnen troelebs. omis RmerTiviT gaveSebulma
odisevsma RvTisdar menelaosTan erTad deifobis saxls miaSura, sastiki
brZoliT Seeba mas da aTinas SemweobiT kidevac gaimarjva.

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 amas mReroda RvTaebrivi demodoke... odisevss dardi Semoawva gulze,
wamwamTagan cxare cremli waedina. ise gulmduRrad tiroda
mravaltanjuli gmiri, rogorc coli itirebda TvistomTa dasacavad
qalaqis karibWesTan dacemul sayvarel qmars.
mxolod gamWriaxma alkinoem SeniSna odisevsis Tvalze cremli da imav
wams ase mimarTa zRvismoyvarul Tvistomebs:
_ ismineT Cemi sityva, feakelTa winamZRvarno da mebrWeno! droa SeeSvas
demodoke formingze mReras. yvelas ar uxarebs guls warsul droTa
mogoneba. mas Semdeg, rac nadimad davsxediT da RvTaebrivi aedi formingze
simReriT Segvaqcevda, Cvens Zvirfas stumars ar Seuwyvetia sulTqma-tirili.
didi ram saWmunavi aqvs, albaT, ucxoels. moamTavros demodokem simRera,
umjobesia, stumari da maspinZeli erTobliv viSvebdeT da vixarebdeT.
sapatio ucxoelis gasastumreblad mzadaa yvelaferi _ keTili guliT
miZRvnili saCuqrebi skivrSi awyvia, xolo srulad aRkazmuli xomaldi
zRvis napirze elodeba, radgan kacTagan yoveli, ukeTu mowyale guli
uZgers mkerdSi, Zmad igulvebs Semweobis maxvewar stumars.
es Tqva da odisevss miubrunda alkinoe:
_ nu mogveridebi, gagvixseni guli, gagvimxile Seni xvaSiadi _ SenTvisve
umjobesia! manamde ki mSoblebisagan moniWebuli Seni saxeli gvamcne _ ras
geZaxian an rogor iwodebi TvistomTa Soris? aki dedis muclidan Sobils
_ avsa Tu kargs _ kacTa wesisamebr saxeli hqvia? mere isic gviTxari,
saidana xar, romeli qveynidan, rom vicodeT is adgili, saiTkenac gezi unda
aiRos Cvenma xomaldma. feakelebs xom sxvaTa msgavsad, xomaldebze saWe da
mesaWe ar gviyenia! mgzavris xvaSiadis mecnauri, unayofo zRvis nisliTa da
buriT Seburuli Cveni xomaldebi Tavad igneben gzas ucxoelTa Soreuli
qalaqebisa da nayofieri napirebisaken. daRupvis SiSi ar axlavT maT, arc
zRvis boboqar talRebs epuebian, TumcaRa kurTxeuli mamiCemis,
navziToesgan gamigonia, guliswyromiT avsila Turme Cvenda mimarT
poseidoni swored imis gamo, rom Sin mSvidobiT vabrunebT xolme
gzadakargul mogzaurT. aseTi ramec uTqvams navziToes: erTxelac iqneba,
ukumoqceul feakel mezRvaurebs pirquSi ufskruli STanTqavs da Cvens
qalaqs erT uzarmazar kldes aafarebso. ase iwinaswarmetyvela
moxucebulma da vin icis, axdeba Tu ara misi naTqvami. dae, RmerTebis
nebisaebr gadawydes! axla ki wvrilad gviambe, ucxoelo, saidan modixar,
rogor dagebna gza, ra qveynebi mogivlia an ra juris xalxi ginaxavs _ avi
Tu samarTliani, gulmxeci Tu stumarTmoyvare, uRvTo Tu RvTisnieri? isic
gagvimxile, ram agatira an raze mosTqvamdi weRan, roca argoselTa da
troelTa xvedrze mReroda Cveni aedi? RmerTebis ganCinebiT aki imitomac
daiRupnen gmirulad, rom Taobidan TaobaSi simRerebad gadasuliyo maTi
ambavi! iqneb saxlikaci vinme dageRupa ilionis bWeebTan, an iqneb lomguli
siZe da qveli simamri, romlebic RviZli naTesavebis Semdeg uaxloesad
migvaCnia? anda, egebis ZmasaviT gamorCeuli, sayvareli megobari mogikles,
WirSi gamocdili da SenTvis Tavgadadebuli?

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gulmxeci polifeme

ase miugo alkinoes mravaltanjulma odisevsma:

_ o, xelmwifeo, kacTa Soris gamorCeulo! demodokesTana RvTaebrivi
niWiT cxebuli aedis mosmena diaRac saamoa. an imas ra sjobs, roca mTeli
sabrZanebeli ilxens da iSvebs, roca aedis simReriT guldamtkbari
monadimeni rigisamebr usxedan uxvi pur-mariliT gawyobil sufras, xolo
mwdeni Taflze utkbesi RviniT uvseben maT oqrocurvil Tasebs. meTneva
friad amgvari yofa! magram rakiRa isurve, giambob Cems Tavgadasavals,
Tumca ufro mwared amatirebs gardaxdili Wiris mogoneba. arki vici riTi
daviwyo, rogor movaba Tavi da bolo Cems ambavs. bevrjer mobrunebula
risxviT cis borbali Cems ubedur Tavze. uwinares yovlisa, vinaobas
gagimxel Cemsas, rom icodeT Sav dRes gadarCenili, Tqvens Wers
Sefarebuli kacis saxeli: laertes Ze var me, odisevsi, cbierebiTa da
moxerxebiT kacTa Soris gamorCeuli, mkvidri da mflobeli SoriTsaCinari
iTakisa, saidanac neritonis tyiT daburuli mwvervali amayad gadahyurebs
maxlobel kunZulebs _ sames, duliqionsa da tyian zakinToss.
ficxelkldovania iTaka, ficxi da gulmagari vaJkacebis samSoblo. arsad
minaxavs da arc meguleba Cems mamulze ufro tkbili qveyana. amaod
cdilobda turfa kalifso qmrad davetovebine Tavis mRvimeSi. amaodve
surda qmrad gavexade cbier circes, aias mbrZanebels. magram ukvdavebma ver
midrikes Cemi guli, radgan mamulze da saxleulze Zvirfasi ara aris ra
amqveynad kacisaTvis, Tundac rom svianad da uzrunvelad atarebdes
wuTisofels maTgan moSorebuli.
axla ki giambob, ra Znelbedoba damatexa zevsma Cems cremldaTxeul
gzaze. ilionidan qarborbalam kikonebis mxares, ismarosSi gagvriya. qalaqi
davaqcieT da didZali alafi Tanabrad gaviyaviT, gulnakluli aravin
dagvrCenia. verasgziT davarwmune TanamebrZolni, swrafadve gavclodiT
iqaurobas. ugunurebma uamravi cxvari da rqadagrexili Zroxa dakles da
udardelad Seeqceodnen Rvinos. amasobaSi ukuqceulma kikonebma TanamoZmeT
uxmes, _ axlomaxlo mravlad saxlobdnen mxedrobaSi gawafuli kikonebi,
romlebic, Tu gaWirdeboda, qveiTadac kargad ibrZodnen. modgnen da
modgnen kikonebi, adreul gazafxulze amoxeTqili foTlebiviT uricxvni.
maSin ki mivxvdiT bedkrulni, ra gansacdels gvimzadebda zevsi.
dilidan SuadRemde medgrad vumklavdebodiT garsmojarul kikonebs,
xolo roca xaris gamoSvebis Jamma* moawia, ukuviqeciT damaSvralni.
TiToeuli xomaldidan eqvs-eqvsi mZimed SeWurvili aqaveli dagveRupa.
damwuxrebulebi davadeqiT gzas da, Tumca sayvareli megobrebi davkargeT,
gulSi gvixaroda, rom umetesni gadavurCiT sikvdils. manamde ar davZariT
xomaldebi, sanam kikonebTan brZolaSi daRupul yvela Cvens amxanags sam-
samjer ar vuyivleT saxeldebiT.
napirs ra gavcdiT, RrubelTbatonma zevsma mZvinvare boreasi daaZgera
Cvens xomaldebs. Savma Rrublebma mogragnes cargvali da ukuneTi Rame
CamoeSva zRvasa da xmelze. Wvintdadrekili xomaldebi ficxlad miapobdnen
talRebs, magram qariSxali afrebs gvifxrewda. SeSinebulebma ialqnebi
davuSviT da xomaldebi napirze avaTrieT.

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 ori dRe-Rame sasowarkveTilni da ilajgawyvetilni veyareniT qviSian
napirze. mesame dRes, roca TmamSvenieri eosi aRmoxda, anZebi kvlav
aRvmarTeT da ialqnebi gavSaleT. zurgqarma dabera da mesaWeebma zRvaSi
gaiyvanes xomaldi. amjerad mSvidobiT mivaRwevdiT mSobliur napirebs, rom
maleas koncxTan miaxloebulT kvlav boreasi ar wamogvweoda da zRvis
Relvasa da qariSxals kiTerasagan ar ukuveqcieT. cxra dRe da Rame ase
mimogvarbevda Tevzmraval zRvaze mZvinvare qarborbala.
meaTe dRes balaxiWamia lotofagebis qveyanas mivadeqiT. xmeleTze
gadmosulebma sasmeli wyali movimarageT, saxeldaxelod wavixemseT da zed
Rvinoc davayoleT. Semdeg sami gamocdili kaci SevarCie da kunZulis
dasazverad gavgzavne, rom gaegoT riTi sazrdoobdnen am qveynis mkvidrni.
mSvidobiani lotofagebi gulRiad Sexvdnen Cvenianebs, avi araferi
ganuzraxavT, mxolod lotosi SesTavazes saWmelad. TafliviT tkbili
lotosi ra igemes, Tavi daaviwydaT da ambis gasagebad wargzavnilebma ukan
mobrunebac aRar indomes. daaviwydaT, vin iyvnen da ra gzas adgnen. erTiRa
surdaT _ lotofagebTan darCeniliyvnen da guli moejerebinaT
surnelovani lotosis WamiT. magram ZaliT movaTrie ukan, abRavlebulni
magrad SevkoWe da Rrmamuclian xomaldSi Cavyare. danarCenebic saswrafod
amovreke xomaldebze, rom maTac ar egemnaT lotosi da cnobadakargulebs
samSobloSi dabrunebaze xeli ar aeRoT. niCbebs mivusxediT, avaqafeT
Rvinisferi zRva da gulsevdianni gavSordiT sabediswero napirs.
xani ra gamoxda, mivadeqiT qedmaRali da usamarTlo ciklopebis qveyanas.
ukvdavTa wyalobis imediT cxovroben uzrunveli ciklopebi: arc xnaven,
arc Tesven, imasRa sjerdebian, rasac uSromelad aRmoacenebs zevsis wminda
naRvariT morwyuli maTi qveynis madliani miwa _ qersa da xorbals, mZime
mtevnebiT daxunZlul vazebs! oRond egaa, safixvno ar ician da samarTali
ar axlavs maT yofas. maRali mTis mRvimeebsa da gamoqvabulebs
Sehkedlebian ciklopebi, ganusjelad batonoben TavianT col-Svilze da
sxvisi ara enaRlebaT ra. iqve, Soriaxlo erTi tyiani da ukacrieli
kunZulia, sadac gareTxis arveni daudiT ciklopebs. mTaTa mwvervalebisa
da uRranebis mlaxav monadires fexi arasodes daudgams am kunZulze, uxnav-
uTesvelia dasabamidan es miwa.
ciklopebs ara hyavT xomaldebi da arc xomaldis xuroebi. arasodes
gasulan zRvaSi da sxvaTa msgavsad ar mouxilavT xalxmravali qalaqebi,
rom eswavlaT ucxoTagan TavianTi poxieri miwis damuSaveba. ayvavdeboda
maSin maTi kunZuli, msuye miwa uxv mosavals moitanda, mziani ferdobebi
Tvaluwvdeneli zvrebiT moifineboda.
erTi mSvenieri yure akravs maT kunZuls. myudro navmisadgomTan dayenebul
xomalds arc Ruza sWirdeba da arc napirze misabmeli bagirebi. miayeneb
xomalds da egreve miatoveb, sanam zurgqari ar dauberavs. mRvimidan
mowanwkare gamWvirvale nakaduli erTvis yures da Stomravali Wadrebi
akravs gars. ai, am yureSi SuaRamisas SemouZRva Cvens xomaldebs romeliRac
RmerTi. araferi Canda, zrqel nislsa da buruss moecva aremare. RrubliT
mogragnili cidan aRar gvinaTebda mTvare da vidre kiComSvenieri xomaldebi
napirs ar miadgnen, Cven arc kunZuli dagvinaxavs da arc zRvis moqceva
SegviniSnavs. saCqarod davkeceT afrebi, xomaldidan CamovqveiTdiT da
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 rogorc ki axladSobilma eosma vardisfrad iriJraJa, ucxo sanaxaviT
warmogvidga Tvalwin: wvivlamazi nimfebi ferdobebze Txebs moerekebodnen,
raTa CvenTvis sazrdeli gaeCinaT. mSvild-isrebi da grZelbunikiani Subebi
movimarjveT da xocva davuwyeT RmerTebisagan nawyalobev arves. Tormeti
xomaldidan TiToeuls cxra-cxra Txa ergo wilad, me ki erTma aTi Txa
davinarCune. mTeli dRe, mzis midrekamde, vWamdiT xorcs da wiTel Rvinos
SeveqceodiT. kikonebis daqceuli qalaqidan wamoRebuli am tkbili RviniT
savse mqonda qocoebi. ase visxediT da Tan ciklopebis gamoqvabulidan
amdgar kvamls vadevnebdiT Tvals. maTi Txebis kikinic gvesmoda. amasobaSi
mze Caesvena da siRame Camodga. gulmaZRrebma mSvidad miviZineT zRvis
napirze.
gaTenda Tu ara, Tanamgzavrebi sabWod Sevyare da sityviT mivmarTe:
_ erTgulo megobrebo! Tqven aq damelodeT, vidre me Cemi xomaldiT
kunZuls davzveravde da aqaurTa asaval-dasavals Sevityobde. minda gavigo,
ra xalxi cxovrobs aq _ veluri da usamarTlo Tu stumarTmoyvare da
RvTisnieri.
saTqmels movrCi da xomaldze avedi. niCbosnebma swrafad aaqafes
Rvinisferi zRva. sul male napirTan axlos dafnis xeebiT Seburuli
veeberTela gamoqvabuli davinaxeT. uzarmazari yoriT, fiWviTa da muxiT
Semoragul ezoSi Txebisa da cxvris fara boJirobda. aq cxovrobda da
martodmarto mwyemsavda Tavis faras veeba devkaci, TavkerZa da urjuki vinme.
kacs arca hgavda purismWamels, tyiT daburuli mwvervaliviT aRmarTuliyo
es mTakaci.
Tanamgzavrebs vubrZane, xomaldisTvis edarajnaT, me ki Tormeti
gamorCeuli kaciT xmeleTze gadavedi da oriode tiki wiTeli Rvino
waviZRvane Tan. es Rvino apolonis qurumma, evanTevsianT maronma miZRvna.
ismarosSi, naTelsxivosani apolonis daburul WalaSi cxovrobda igi. imis
gamo, rom misi col-Svili da Tavad igic davinde Cvengan iavaryofil
qalaqSi, sxva saCuqrebic momarTva madlierma qurumma: Svidi talanti
bajaRlo oqro, wminda vercxlis mSvenieri lagvini da Tormeti Cafi tkbili,
ganuzavebeli, RvTaebrivi Rvino. saxleulTagan erTguli meuRlisa da
mekuWnavis garda aravin uwyoda am saswaulebrivi Rvinis ambavi. ocwil
wyalSic rom gagezavebinaT es Rvino, savse lagvinidan iseTi saamuri
surneleba gadmoifrqveoda, rom kacTagani Znelad Tu Seikavebda Tavs
smisagan. swored am RviniT savse mozrdili tiki da erTi xalTa sagzali
wavitane Tan. Tumca guli migrZnobda, rom urjuksa da ukuRmarT mxec-kacs
Seveyrebodi.
gamoqvabuls male mivadeqiT, magram misi patroni iq ar dagvixvda,
saZovarze gaereka Tavisi poxili fara. qvabSi Sesulni gancvifrebiT
vaTvalierebdiT iqaurobas. wnuli Zobnebi yveleuris veeberTela Tavebs
daezniqaT, tagnebi da sarZeulebi pirTamde moyriliyo SratiT. Tiknebi da
batknebi bakunobdnen bakebSi. cal-calke Seemwyvdia isini patrons: calkerZ
ufrosni, calkerZ saSualoni, calkerZ axalmogebulni.
Tanamgzavrebi mexvewebodnen, waviRoT yveli, batknebi gavirekoT da
swrafmavali xomaldebiT aqaurobas gavecaloTo. yuri ar vaTxove megobarTa
rCevas, ajobebda ki damejerebina maTTvis. magram guliT mewada qvabis
patronis naxva _ vinZlo uxvad emaspinZla da didis CuqebiT

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gamovestumrebine. ra vicodi, saSineli dRe rom daadgebodaT Cems Zvirfas
megobrebs!
zeTisxilis surnelovani rtoebiT cecxli gavaCaReT, ukvdav RmerTebs
msxverpli SevwireT, Tavadac davnayrdiT da lodini davuwyeT maspinZels.
rogorc iqna, movida ciklopi. erTi iRlia SeSa da joyari moitana da
qvabis SesasvlelTan zaTqiT dayara. guli gadagviqanda am xmaurze da
Tavzardacemulni gamoqvabulis siRrmeSi mivimaleniT. man SigniT Semoreka
Tavisi poxili fara, verZebi da vacebi gareT datova, xolo nerbebi da
nezvebi bakebSi Seyara mosawvelad. mere aiRo erTi uzarmazari lodi,
ocdaori uReli xari rom ver daZravda adgilidan, da qvabis Sesasvlels
aafara. marjved dawvela Txa da cxvari da aboJirebuli Tiknebi ZuZuze
miuSva. mere kveTi daukida bokonSi dagrovebul rZes, swrafad amoiyvana
yveli, gunda-gunda Caawyo ZobnebSi, xolo darCenili rZe vaxSmad gadainaxa.
am saqmesac morCa, cecxli daanTo da ra SegvniSna, xafi xmiT dagvZaxa:
_ vinani xarT da saidan moTreulxarT? saqme gaqvT rame Tu im mekobreTa
msgavsad daexetebiT, romlebic sakuTar Tavsac safrTxeSi igdeben da
sxvebisTvisac ziani moaqvT?
daigrgvina mTakacma da sacodavebs SiSisagan guli gadagvibrunda.
zarganxdilma mxneoba movikrife da pasuxi Sevagebe:
_ aqavelebi varT Cven! troadan wamosulT gza-kvali dagvibnia mZvinvare
qarebma zvirTmraval zRvaze. albaT zevsma ineba ase, rom mSobliur
napirebamde ver migveRwia. atrevsis Zis, agamemnonis saxelovani meomrebi
gaxlavarT, im agamemnonisa, romlis didebam zecas uwia, romelmac miwasTan
gaaswora ilionis cixe-galavani da musri gaavlo mis mkvidrT. aw ferxqveS
givardebiT da gemudarebiT, Segvifaro gzadakargulni da stumarmaspinZlobis
wesisamebr saboZvari gviboZo! geridebodes RmerTebisa, RmerTTa Sesagvano,
Seni mavedrebelni varT! gaxsovdes, Tavad stumarTmoyvare zevsia maxvewarTa
da yaribTa qomagi!
amis Tqma iyo da Seubralebeli sityviT dagvyivla bumberazma:
_ an regveni xar, an gadamTieli vinme! kargad ver gicvnivar, Tu RmerTebis
saxeliT maSineb! Cven, ciklopebi, aras dagidevT farismpyrobel zevssa da
sxva ukvdavebs, radgan maTze aRmatebulni varT! mtradac rom gadamekidos
stumarTmoyvare zevsi, Tuki movisurve, ar dagindob arc Sen da arc Sens
amxanagebs. is girCevnia miTxra, sad giyenia keTilnaxelavi xomaldi, Sors Tu
axlomaxlo sadme? CaZiebiT mekiTxeboda, gamotexa undoda Cemi, magram
mravalnacadi viyav da ver momaRora. pasuxad TvalTmaqcuri sityva Sevagebe:
miwismryevelma poseidonma Seni kunZulis kldovan napirebs Sealewa da
nafotebad gviqcia-meTqi xomaldi. Cven ki mware sikvdils gadarCenilni
kunZulze gamogvriya-meTqi.
pasuxic ar maRirsa, ise daiZra adgilidan gulmxeci, xeli staca or
Cvengans, lekvebiviT daanarcxa miwaze da tvini daanTxevina im ubedurT. maTi
sisxliT moirwyo mTeli gamoqvabuli. daanakuwa ciklopma kacis xorci da
vaxSami moimzada. mere damSeuli lomiviT eca saWmels. erTianad Sesansla
xorci da Signeuli, Zvalic ar dautovebia. am uRvTo saqmiT SeZrwunebulebma
tiriliT SevRaRadeT zevss.
kacis xorciT amoyoril uSvelebel stomaqSi ciklopma axalmowvelili
rZe CaiTqiSina. iqve, cxvris gverdiT gaiSxlarTa da xvrinva amouSva.

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mindoda, mivxvdomodi da Sig RviZlSi metakebina maxvili im urjukisaTvis,
magram Tavi davioke, gamoqvabulSi gamomwyvdeulebs xom sastiki sikvdili
mogveloda: mSier-mwyurvalni unda davxociliyaviT _ vinRa gadaagorebda im
uzarmazar lods, gamoqvabulis kars rom efara? sasowarkveTilebs ruli ar
mogvkarebia Tvalze, guliskankaliT velodiT eosis gamoCenas.
rogorc ki axladSobilma eosma vardisferi TiTebi gamoaCina, ciklopi
adga, cecxli gaaCaRa, jiqansavse fara mowvela da aboJirebuli kravebi
ZuZuze miuSva, dilis saqmes rom morCa, sauzmed kidev ori Tanamgzavri
SegviWama, fara gareka da ise msubuqad moadga uzarmazari lodi
gamoqvabuls, TiTqos koWobisTvis sarqveli daexuros, mere stveniTa da
yiJiniT gadena poxili fara saZovarze.
gamoketilSi vijeq da vfiqrobdi, ra meRona, rogor meZia Suri gulmxec
ciklopze. netav Tu Semeweoda aTina am saqmeSi? bolos aseTi ram movisazre:
bakTan gasaxmobad egdo jer kidev nedli zeTisxilis veeberTela keti.
farTo, ocniCbiani xomaldis anZad gamodgeboda, imsigrZe da imsisxo iyo.
kacis simaRleze gadavaWrevine es keti Tanamgzavrebs da vubrZane, wmindad
gaeTalaT. mere wavmaxe, cecxlze movuwvi Tavi da bakebTan daxvavebul
dremlaSi* davfali. bolos wili vyareT, _ vis unda eZgerebina
ciklopisTvis TvalSi wvetiani keti. wili swored im oTx kacs Sexvda,
romelnic yvelaze metad meimedebodnen. mexuTe ki Tavad me viyavi.
saRamos movida ciklopi da modena xSirmatyliani fara. amjerad, TiTqos
gulma ugrZno Tu daimonma STaagonao, mTeli fara uklebliv Semoiyvana
gamoqvabulSi da uzarmazari lodi kvlav moayuda Semosasvlels. Txa da
cxvari dawvela da aboJirebuli Tiknebi ZuZuze miuSva, am saqmes ra morCa,
kidev ori amxanagi SegviWama. maSin dro vixelTe, wiTeli RviniT savse kaTxa
gavuwode da vuTxari:
_ kacis xorciT xom ijere guli, axla es Rvinoc gasinje da naxav, ra
saucxoo sasmeli gvqonia xomaldze. kidev mogarTmev, Tu damindob da aqedan
gamiSveb. nu iqnebi egre gulsastiki, Torem kacTagani veRaravin gabedavs
SenTan stumrobas!
sasmisi dacala ciklopma, Rvino momiwona da kidev mTxova:
_ aba, erTic Camomisxi da Seni saxelic miTxari, rom samagiero saCuqriT
guli gagixaro. noyieria zevsis wminda naRvariT morwyuli Cveni miwa da
Rvinoc uxvad mogvdis, magram Seni Rvino neqtrisa da ambroziis nawursa
hgavs.
kidev mivarTvi wiTeli RviniT avsili kaTxa. zedized samjer Sesva
apolonis qurumisagan naboZevi Rvino da, roca ugunurs sasmeli moekida,
momacdunebeli sityva Sevapare: Cems saxels kiTxulobdi weRan. saxels
getyvi, oRond dapirebuli saCuqari momeci-meTqi. a r v i n* mqvia saxelad,
ded-mama, megobarni da Tvistomni ase meZaxian-meTqi.
pasuxad es momigo uwyalo ciklopma, jer yvela Sens megobars SevWam da
bolos Sen, Cemo a r v i n. ai, Cemi saCuqario!
RviniT galeSili ciklopi erTbaSad moswyda da pirqve gaiSxlarTa.
mxolodRa Zilma moTrguna gulmxeci. kisermoRrecili iwva da RvinosTan
erTad kacis mounelebel xorcs anTxevda. keti maSinve RadarSi Sevde
gasaxureblad da megobrebi gavamxneve, rom SiSs ar daededlebina da
gadamwyvet wuTSi ar emtyunaT CemTvis. xe, Tumca nedli iyo, male gavarvarda,

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kidev cotac da, ali moedeboda. magram Rvelfidan gamoviRe, romeliRac
didi daimonisgan gamxnevebuli amxanagebic mxarSi amomidgnen da SemarTuli
keti erTobliv vatakeT TvalSi ciklops. Zels zemodan mTeli ZaliT
davaweqi da burRiviT davatriale. ase burRavs xolme sxvaTa daxmarebiT
xomaldis xuro gembanis sqel ficars. Cvenc ase vuburRavdiT erTaderT
Tvals, vidre sisxlma ar ifeTqa gamskdari quTuTodan. warbi da wamwamebi
erTianad moewva da gavarvarebulma wvetma SiSiniT gauxeTqa Tvalis guga.
ciklopis TvalSi CaburRuli ketis wveri ise SiSxinebda, rogorc civ
wyalSi sawrTobad CaSvebuli gavarvarebuli maxvili.
sazarlad SehRriala ciklopma da gamoqvabulmac bani misca. Cven ki misi
Rrialisgan gayruebulni, gamoqvabulis napralebSi mivimaleniT.
tkivilisagan gacofebulma keti Tvalidan amoiZro, Sors moisrola da
mZvinvare xmiT dauwyo Zaxili ciklopebs, romlebic qarian mwvervalebze
cxovrobdnen gamoqvabulebSi. Zaxilze saCqarod mocvivdnen TanamoZmeni da
ambavi hkiTxes:
_ ra mogivida, polifeme, ra gaRrialebs? ratom dagvifrTxe netari Zili?
cxvari xom ar mogtaces? iqneb ZaliT mogeria vinme an cbierebiT mogaRores?
_ ZaliT vin momereoda! a r v i n, a r v i n mRupavs cbierebiT! _
SehbRaoda gamwarebuli polifeme.
_ maS, raki arvis SeuWirvebixar, raRa gayvirebs, ubeduro? Wkuas
gadamcdarxar da eg aris! Cans, agre unebebia zevss, vin wauva mis nebas? is
girCevnia, mamaufals, poseidons, Seavedro Tavi!
Tqves da wavidnen. me ki gulSi mecineboda, ase advilad rom movaRore
briyvi polifeme.
Tvaldavsebulma ciklopma xelis faTuriT miagno gasasvlels, qvabze
miyudebuli uzarmazari lodi gadaagora da iqve Camojda, rom farasTan
erTad Cvenc ar gavparvodiT. polifemes mec TavisaviT briyvi da ugunuri
vegone. magram xom unda gvexsna Tavi aSkara sikvdilisagan? bevri fiqris
dro arca gvrCeboda: gansacdeli kars gvadga. bolos aseTi ram movifiqre:
faraSi gamovarCie didi, Savmatyliani verZebi, polifemes sawols Jveri
gamovacale da sam-sami verZi erTmaneTs gadavabi. samTagan Sualas TiTo
Cemi amxanagi amovakari mucelze, rom verZebs polifemes idumal gaeyvanaT
isini gamoqvabulidan. CemTvis erTi grZelbewviani, zorba erkemali avirCie,
zurgze movajeqi da mis grZel matyls CabRauWebuli nel-nela Camovcurdi,
rom rogorme muclis qveS movqceodi. amnairad gamzadebulni velodiT
eosis gamoCenas.
rogorc ki axladSobilma eosma vardisfrad iriJraJa, saZovars
monatrebuli fara gamoqvabulis kars miawyda. bakebSi mouwvelavi nezvebi
abRavldnen. tkiviliT gulSeRonebuli, Tvaldavsili maTi patroni karTan
ijda da TiToeul yoCsa da vacs zurgze xelis mosmiT sinjavda. ra icoda
im regvenma, rom maT mucelze akruli Cemi amxanagebi rigrigobiT tovebdnen
gamoqvabuls! sul bolos sakuTari bewviTa da Cemi fiqriani TaviT
damZimebuli erkemali bajbajiT miadga qvabis gasasvlels. gansacdels viyav
mowyurebuli, guli gamalebiT micemda. zurgze xeli gadausva da aseTi
sityvebiT miefera polifeme cxvars:
_ Cemo keTilo erkemalo! arasodes gCveoda faris kudSi CanCali.
winmavali iyav yovelTvis da Sinac pirveli brundebodi saZovridan. axla

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ra dagemarTa, ukanaskneli rom toveb gamoqvabuls? albaT Seni
TvaldaSretili patroni gebraleba... a r v i n aris Cemi Tvalis damvsebi
da damRupveli: RviniT damibnela goneba da Tvali gamomTxara. magram
vficav, a r v i n ar gadamirCeba cocxali! netav Cemebr pirmetyveli da
gonieri iyo! maSin xom metyodi, sad imaleba Cemi mosisxle, rom umal qvabis
kedelze mimesxmevinebina misTvis tvini! mware sikvdils ipovida am
gamoqvabulSi is arakaci a r v i n da mec gulze momeSveboda!
ase miefera yoCs da gamoqvabulidan gauSva. saCixes gavcdiT Tu ara, yoCs
Camovexseni, verZebis mucelze amokruli amxanagebic gamovxseni da yvelam
erTad xomaldebisaken gavirekeT poxili fara. mSvidobiT mobrunebulebs
sixaruliT Segvegebnen Tanamgzavrebi. daRupulTa ambavi ra Seityves,
gulmduRrad atirdnen. magram warbiT vaniSne, xma gaekmindaT da
xSirmatyliani fara saswrafod aerekaT xomaldebze. isini rigisamebr
miusxdnen saniCbo rikulebs da Ronivrad aaqafes Rvinisferi zRva. xmis
sawiers ar viyaviT gaSorebulni, rom gulmocemulma qadiliT SevZaxe
ciklops:
_ ehee, gulmxeco polifeme! arc ise jabani yofila is kaci, amxanagebi
rom SeuWame gamoqvabulSi! ra gegona, SegrCeboda es ugvani saqme? aki
gizRes kidec samagiero zevsma da sxva RmerTebma stumrebis SeWmisaTvis!
Cemi Zaxili ra miswvda, gaavebulma ciklopma uzarmazar kldes Tavi
waatexa da Cemken gamotyorcna. veeberTela lodma kinaRam anZa mostexa
xomalds, sigrZiv gadauara Tavze da mis win dgrialiT CaSvavda wyalSi.
lodisgan aRmarTulma talRam napirisaken ukuaqcia xomaldi. imwamsve xeli
vtace erT did Zels da napirs mimdgari xomaldi kvlav zRvaSi Sevabrune.
Tanamgzavrebs guli gavumagre da aSkara xifaTs rom gadavrCenodiT,
vubrZane, mTeli ZaliT daswolodnen niCbebs.
roca winandelze orjer ufro Sors gavediT, gulma ar momiTmina da isev
SevuZaxe ciklops. SeSfoTebuli Tanamgzavrebi gars Semomexvivnen da Cems
daokebas cdilobdnen: nu Smagob, uaresad nu axeleb am gulmxecso! xom
dainaxe, misgan gamotyorcnilma lodma napirisken gagvriya da kinaRam
dagvRupa? Tu kidev Semoesma Cveni xma, isev dagvawevs kldis naglejs,
xomalds dagvilewavs da Cvenc erTianad gagvJuJavs!
ase mafrTxilebdnen, magram Seupovari guli ar damicxra, gaSmagebulma
erTxel kidev SevZaxe ciklops:
_ polifeme, Tu vinme kacTaganma gkiTxos, vin dagivso Tvalio, uTxari,
qalaqTa Semmusvrelma, laertes Zem, iTakelma odisevsma gamomTxara-Tqo
Tvali!
_ vahme! _ SeRriala ciklopma, _ rogor amixda ZvelTaganve
nawinaswarmetyvelevi! erT dros aq cxovrobda misani telemosi, kaci brge
da axovani. Tavisi wuTisofeli Cven Soris misnobaSi gaatara. swored iman
miwinaswarmetyvela, vinme odisevsi dagivsebso Tvals. me bedSavs megona,
didmSvenier, axovansa da Cemebur janian kacs Seveyrebodi, magram, vaglax!
uRono da usaxurma, juja arakacma RviniT damibnela goneba da
muxanaTurad damivso TvalisCini! dabrundi, iTakelo, dabrundi! uxvad
dagasaCuqreb da samSobloSi dabrunebasac giSveli. poseidons gamovTxov
Sewevnas, rom mSvidobiT dagabrunos Sin. me xom misi sayvareli Ze var da

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Tu ineba, Tvalsac gamimrTelebs. mis garda aravis SeuZlia Cemi gankurneba,
arc ukvdavs da arc mokvdavTagans visme.
_ umal me mogispob sicocxles da hadess gagistumreb, vidre romelime
RmerTi, Tundac poseidoni, gagimrTelebdes Tvals!
ukanasknelad es mivaZaxe ciklops. man xelebi aRapyro varskvlaviani
cisken da ase SehRaRada poseidons:
_ mismine, miwismryevelo poseidon, Savkululebiano! ukeTu WeSmaritad Ze
var Seni da geamayeba Cemi mamoba, nu daabruneb samSobloSi qalaqTa
Semmusvrel iTakel odisevss. xolo Tuki mainc uweria mamapapeul miwaze
dabruneba da keTilnageb saxlSi SinaurTa da megobarTa Soris gaxareba,
dae, dabrundes sxvisi xomaldiT, yvela megobari dakargos, xolo Sin
misuli sakuTar saxlSi xifaTs gadaeyaros!
ase evedreboda polifeme poseidons da mas miswvda ciklopis RaRadisi.
vedreba ra moasrula, xeli wamoavlo uzarmazar lods, mZlavrad moiqnia
da Cvenken gamotyorcna. lodma kinaRam dagvimsxvria saWe da iqve, xomaldis
kiCosTan dainTqa zRvaSi. azvirTebulma wyalma ukan gagvaqana. ase mivaRwieT
im napirs, sadac keTilnagebi xomaldebi gveyena. Cvens Tanamgzavrebs
lodinisagan guli SehRonebodaT. xomaldebi saCqarod mivayeneT qviSian
napirs da xmeleTze gadmovediT. motacebuli fara Tanasworad gaviyaviT,
rom guli aravis daswyvetoda, magram Cemi mxsneli erkemali erTgulma
megobrebma wilis gareSe me margunes. RrubelTmeufe zevss davukali igi,
magram Sewiruli msxverpli ar miiRo kronionma, romelsac adreve hqonia
gadawyvetili, TanamgzavrebiTurT daeRupa yvela Cveni xomaldi.
mTeli dRe, mzis Casvlamde vWamdiT cxvris xorcsa da surnelovan Rvinos
SeveqceodiT. roca mze midrka da siRame Camowva, iqve napirze miviZineT
udrtvinvelad.
rogorc ki axladSobilma eosma vardisferi TiTebi gamoaCina,
Tanamgzavrebs vubrZane, aexsnaT bagirebi da saniCbo rikulebs misxdomodnen.
naRvlianni gavSordiT ciklopTa kunZuls, megobarTa daRupviT
gulmoklulni, magram gaxarebulni imiT, rom Tavad gadavrCiT.

grZneuli circe

xani ra gamoxda, eoliis kunZuls mivadeqiT. iq mkvidrobda RmerTebis nebieri

eolos hipotade. spilenZis Seuvali galavniT iyo mozRuduli zRvis zurgze
motivtive es kunZuli. galavnis gadaRma pitalo klde eSveboda. Tormeti Svili
hyavda eoloss _ eqvsi mowifuli qali da eqvsic vaJi, romlebic mas erTmaneTze
daeqorwinebina. dRisiT Zvirfasi mamabatonisa da saTayvanebeli dedis saxlSi
uxvad gawyobil sufras usxdnen axalgazrdebi. darbazSi gemrieli Wamadis
saamuri surneleba trialebda mTeli dRe. RamiT ki eolosis Zeni TavianT
saTno meuRleebTan orxoviT mogebul, lamazad moCuqurTmebul sawolebze
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 xomaldidan Camosulebma swored maT mSvenier sasaxles mivaSureT. mTeli
Tve gvimaspinZla eoliis mbrZanebelma, guldagul gamogvkiTxa ilionis
damxobis, argoselTa xomaldebisa da aqavelTa gamomgzavrebis ambavi.
wvrilad movuyevi yovelive, Sevevedre, samSobloSi gagvistumre-meTqi. uari
ar uTqvams, yvelaferi mogvimzada: cxrawliani xaris tyavisagan gamoyvanil
kolotSi avad mstvinavi qarebi daamwyvdia da Tan gamatana. eoloss nebismier
xelewifeboda maTi aRZvra da dayudeba, radgan Tavad kronions daedgina igi
qarTa xelmwifed. kolots magrad moukupra piri, rom fiorisodeni sioc ar
amodeniliyo da vercxlisferi TasmiT miaba xomaldze. mxolod erTaderTi
keTilad mqroli Walikoni dagvadevna ukan, raTa mSvidobiT migveRwia
mSobliur napirebamdis.
magram ar gvewera Sin mSvidobiT dabruneba _ sakuTarma ugunurebam
dagvibnia gza-kvali. cxra dRe da Rame keTilad migvacilebda Walikoni da,
aha, meaTe Rames iTakis napirebic gamoCnda. ukve vxedavdiT cecxls da mis
garSemo modaraje mwyemsebs. magram swored am dros xomaldis marTviT
damaSvrals Zilma wamarTva Tavi. mTeli gza swrafad da ucdomelad Sin
dabrunebis mosurnes aravisTvis mimindvia saWe. amasobaSi Tanamgzavrebma
drtvinva iwyes, egonaT, TiTqos didZali oqro-vercxli gamoetanebinos
CvenTvis qarTa xelmwifes:
_ hai dedasa! ra bedi aqvs am kacs! yvelgan, sadac unda mivides, ra pativiT
xvdebian da ra uxvad dasaCuqrebuls gamoistumreben xolme! troadan xom
didZali qoneba gamozida, axla ki eolosma megobrobis niSnad uxvi ZRveni
gamoatana. Cven ki, misi Tanamdgomelni da Wiris moziareni, xelcarielni
vbrundebiT samSobloSi. modi, vnaxoT, ra ganZeuli moaqvs am veeberTela
kolotiT!
ase Tqves da damRupveli gulisTqmiT aRZrulebma Tavi moxsnes kolots.
SxuiliT amovardnen qarebi pirRia kolotidan. grigali daeZgera xomalds
da cxared atirebul mgzavrebianad mSobliuri napirebidan ukuaqcia.
gamoRviZebuls am fiqrma gamielva: zRvis morevSi gadaveSva Tu xomaldze
sxvebTan erTad davrCe-meTqi. cdunebas vZlie da xomaldze davrCi. mosasxamSi
gaxveuli gatrunuli mivweqi Rrmamucliani xomaldis fskerze, xolo
danarCenni oxravdnen da gaCenis dRes iwyevlidnen. qariSxalma kvlav eoliis
kunZulze migvreka.
napirze gadavediT Tu ara, sasmeli wyali movimarageT. saxeldaxelod
wavixemseT da ori kacis TanxlebiT eolosis didebuli sasaxlisaken gavwie.
qarTa mbrZanebeli mTeli saxleuliTurT nadimad ijda. kars mivadeqiT da
zRurblze CamovsxediT; damxvdurebma gancvifrebiT gadmogvxedes: ram
dagabruna, iTakelo? vinme boroti daimoni xom ar mogdevso ukan? aki
rigianad gagistumreT, rom mSvidobiT dabrunebuliyav samSobloSi!
aseTi sityva gviTxres, me ki gulmwuxarem mivuge: ZilquSma da
Tanamgzavrebis mzakvrobam damRupa-meTqi. miSvele rame, aw Tqvens xelTaa
Cemi xsna! mindoda tkbili sityviT maTi guli momelbo, magram ulmoblad
dumdnen monadimeni, xolo saxlis patronma wyromiT Semomitia:
_ Tavidan momwydi, ukeTuro! TvaliT ar damenaxo am kunZulze! an ki
rogor gabede netari RmerTebisagan Serisxulma kvlav CemTan stumroba!
ase miyvira qarTa mbrZanebelma da sasaxlidan gamomaZeva.
sasowarkveTilni davadeqiT kvlav gzas. keTili zurgqari aRar gviberavda

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da sakuTari sulmokleobis sazRaurad qanci awydebodaT niCbosnebs. eqvsi
dRe da Rame ase mivcuravdiT da mxolod meSvide dRes mivadeqiT lamosis
qalaqs, telepiloss. aq, lestrigonebis qveyanaSi, imzomad grZeli dRe da
mokle Rame icoda, rom saRamoTi dabrunebuli mwyemsi qalaqidan
axalgamosul gzad Seyril menaxires esalmeboda xolme. ase rom, gamrje da
fxizel kacs SeeZlo ormagi safasuri aeRo _ TeTrmatyliani cxvaric
eZovebina da naxiric daemwyemsa.
Tanamgzavrebma qarafebis garemomdgar, or maRal koncxs Soris moqceul
ubeSi Seacures xomaldebi. am yureSi marad uSfoTveli myudroeba sufevda
da arasodes iZvroda wyali. xomaldebi bagirebiT miabes xmeleTze
gverdigverd, Cemi SavWvintiani xomaldi ki gaSlil zRvaSi koncxTan
davayene. Tavad koncxis Txemze avedi da aremares gadavxede: arc xodabunebi
Canda sadme da arc baR-venaxebi. mxolod miwidan amdgari kvamli SevniSne.
Tanamgzavrebidan sami kaci SevarCie da kunZulze gavgzavne, rom gaegoT, ra
xalxi cxovrobs da riTi sazrdooben am qveyanaSi. isini gaudgnen saurme
gzas, romliTac mTebidan qalaqSi morebs ezidebodnen iqaurni.
gzad lestrigonelTa mbrZaneblis antifates tanbumberazi asuli
SemoeyaraT, iqve artakis wyaroze mimavali. qalaqis mkvidrT iqidan
mihqondaT sasmeli wyali. mgzavrebi mieaxlnen qals da hkiTxes: vin aris
Tqveni xelmwife da ra xalxs patronobso igi? qalma dauzareblad
miaswavla mamamisis WermaRali sasaxle.
sasaxleSi Sesulebs erTi mTasaviT devqali daxvdaT da elda ecaT.
diacma safixvnoze gasZaxa qmars, mZlavr antifates. igic swrafad moiWra,
xeli staca erT-erT Tanamgzavrs da umalve Seaxramuna. danarCenebi
Tavzardacemulni gacvivdnen xomaldebisaken. antifatem yuriswamRebi
yviriliT fexze daayena mTeli qalaqi. mis Zaxilze saxlebidan gamoefinnen
devuri aRnagobis, kacis arSesagvani lestrigonebi. maT kldis uzarmazari
naglejebi dauSines yureSi mdgar xomaldebs. atyda erTi oromtriali,
lawaluwi gahqondaT Cvens xomaldebs da ganwirulTa Semzaravi kivili
ayruebda aremares. TevzebiviT erTmaneTze aacves kaciWamiebma ubeduri
tyveni da Sesazari lxinisaTvis waiRes. vidre kldiT SemozRudul yureSi
es sacodaoba trialebda, maxvili viSiSvle da Cemi SavWvintiani xomaldis
bagiri gadavWeri, Tanamgzavrebs vubrZane, mTeli ZaliT daswolodnen
niCbebs, raTa Cven mainc gadavrCenodiT sikvdils. niCbosnebma aaqafes zRva
da Cveni xomaldi gascda napirze gadmokidebul pirquS kldeebs.
ase gavediT samSvidobos, danarCeni xomaldebi ki TanamgzavrebiTurT
dagveRupa. gulmwuxareni kvlav gavudeqiT gzas. isRa gvaxarebda, rom Tavad
gadavurCiT sikvdils.
mere aias kunZuls mivadeqiT, sadac TmamSvenieri, kacebr moubari
grZneuli circe cxovrobda. gulsastiki aetis RviZli dai iyo es
qalRmerTi. oriveni mokvdavTaTvis naTlis momfeneli heliosisa da okeanis
asulis, perses Svilebi iyvnen.
romeliRac mowyale RmerTis winamZRvrobiT uCumrad SevcureT myudro
yureSi. iq, dardiT gulgasenilni da damaSvralni, ori dRe da Rame
veyareniT qviSian napirze. mesame dRe ra gagviTena TmamSvenierma eosma,
maxvili mxariRliv gadavikide da xelSubiani gorakze avedi, vinZlo kacis
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kvamli SevniSne. es kvamli Turme muxnariT garSemortymuli circes
sasaxlidan amodioda.
jer iyo, vifiqre, mival da vnaxav-meTqi, saidan amodis es kvamli. magram
vamjobine xomaldze davbrunebuliyavi, damepurebina amxanagebi da Semdeg
kunZulis dasazverad gamegzavna zogi maTgani. napirs rom vuaxlovdebodi,
umweo da martoxeli Sevebrale albaT romeliRac RmerTs da gzaze
qorbuda xariremi wamomigdo. mzisgan dasicxuli iremi mdinareze Camodioda
dasarwyuleblad. ferdSi vaZgere Subi da meore mxares gavutare. erTi
SehbRavla iremma da usulod Caikeca mtverSi. mswrafl mivvardi, ferdidan
Subi amovacale, mere wneli davgrixe, fexebi Sevukari da uzarmazari iremi
zurgze movikide. cali mxriT verc vzidavdi, imsigrZe iyo. Subs dabjenili
ase mivdiodi sveneb-svenebiT, nanadirevi napirze davagde da sasomixdili
megobrebi saTiTaod gavamxneve:
_ nu SedrkebiT, Zmebo! ra WirSic unda CavcvivdeT, xvedriT ganCinebul
sikvdilis dRemde veravin Cagvlalavs SaveTSi! sanam sasmel-saWmeli ar
dagvlevia, SimSiliT ra mogvklavs!
Tanamgzavrebma mosasxamebi moiSores, glovis niSnad Tavze rom efaraT,
wamoiSalnen, irems Semoexvivnen da gancvifrebulni umzerdnen uzarmazar
nadirs. cqeriT ra gaZRnen, xelebi gadaibanes da mSvenieri sadili
moamzades. mzis Casvlamde visxediT ase, irmis mwvadebs vWamdiT da magar
Rvinos SeveqceodiT. mze roca midrka da siRame Camowva, iqve napirze
mivweqiT da Zils miveciT Tavi.
rogorc ki axladSobilma eosma vardisfrad iriJraJa, Tanamgzavrebi
sabWod Sevyare da aseTi sityviT mivmarTe:
_ mismineT, Wirgardaxdilo Cemo megobrebo! xom xedavT, ra dReSi varT!
ar viciT, sad Cadis mokvdavTaTvis naTlismomfeneli heliosi da saidan
amodis kvlav. saswrafod unda viRonoT rame. Tavad me veraferi
momisazrebia, Tumca gorakze asulma davinaxe, rom Tvaluwvdeneli zRviT
garemocul kunZulze varT da xSiri muxnaridan amodenil kvamlsac movkari
Tvali.
es vuTxari da maT SiSi SeeparaT gulSi, ra gaaxsendaT kaciWamia
lestrigoneli antifate da ciklopi polifeme. atirdnen da Rvarad
dasdindaT cremlebi. magram cremli ras uSvelida saqmes? maSin me
gadavTvale da or razmad gavyavi Tanamgzavrebi. erT razms me davudeqi
winamZRolad, meore ki gulad evriloqes Cavabare. mere wili vyareT
brinjaos muzaradiT. wili evriloqes xvda da igi ocdaori kacis
TanxlebiT dauyovnebliv gaemarTa kunZulis dasazveravad. ocdaorive
mwared atirda da Cvenc cremlis RvriT gavacileT wamavalni.
tye gaiares da male myudro velobze wamoWimul, Tlili qviT nageb
circes sasaxles miadgnen. sasaxlis ezoSi nebivrad wamowoliliyvnen
qalRmerTis jadowamliT gaCxibuli mglebi da lomebi. kacs ar erCoda arc
erTi, kudis qiciniT xvdebodnen ucxoT, iseve rogorc egebeba xolme
erTguli ZaRli nadimidan dabrunebul patrons, romelsac misTvis
Cveulebisamebr saxravi moaqvs xolme. ase elaqucebodnen basrbrWyaliani
mxecebi axalmisulT, gulSemkrTalni rom Semdgariyvnen TmamSvenieri nimfas
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 sasaxlis darbazidan circes tkbili simRera SemoesmaT. TmamSvenieri
qalRmerTi veeberTela beWsaxexels gars uvlida da RmerTebis ucveTeli
da gauxunari samoslisaTvis qsovils qsovda.
CemTan SeTvisebulma da gamorCeulad sayvarelma mamacma politem ase
uTaTbira amxanagebs: moymeno! darbazSi viRac utrialebs beWsaxexels, Tan
tkbilad mReris da mis simReras bans eubnebian darbazis TaRebi. modi,
davuZaxoT. gavigoT vinaa, mokvdavi Tu ukvdavTagani!
dauZaxes. daZaxilze brwyinvale karni ganaxvna qalRmerTma da Sin
SeipatiJa misulni. arc dafiqrebulan, ise Sehyvenen ugunurni. mxolod erTi
evriloqe darCa gareT, gulma Tu ugrZno, rom sacdurs gadaeyreboda rasme.
maspinZelma savarZlebSi dasxa wveulni. mere yveli, fqvili da oqrosferi
Tafli pramneul RvinoSi ganazava, Sig Tavisi jado-wamali Seuria da
stumrebs miarTva, raTa maT samSoblo qveynisa da saxleulTa xsovna
warxocodaT. es jadosnuri Wamadi ra SeaWama, circem yvelas saTiTaod
dahkra kverTxi da saRoreSi Sereka. bedkrulT Roris Tavebi gamoebaT
meyseulad, qedze jagari daesxaT da sacodavi Rrutuni morTes, raki
kacebrivi cnoba mainc SerCenodaT. pirutyvebad qceulebs circem rko da
panta, niadag wumpeSi monebivre Rorebis saWmeli dauyara.
evriloqe saswrafod ukuiqca SavWvintiani xomaldisken, raTa CvenTvis
euwyebina sveubeduri amxanagebis ambavi. magram SeZrwunebuls ena Cavardnoda
da sityvas ver Zravda, erTTavad caxcaxebda. gamokiTxva rom davuwyeT
SeSfoTebulebma, mxolodRa maSin amoidga ena da gviambo:
_ o, mravalnacado odisevs, Seni brZanebisamebr gadavWeriT muxnari da
velobze gavediT, sadac Tlili qviT nagebi circes sasaxle dgas. sasaxlis
darbazidan diacis utkbesi xma Semogvesma. SevexmaureT da manac saxlSi
migviwvia. martooden me davrCi gareT, radgan gulma raRac avi migrZno.
didxans velodi Cvenianebs, magram maTi CamiCumi ar ismoda, TiTqos miwam
uyoo piri!
es rom gavigone, ficxlad gadavikide mxariRliv vercxlisvadiani didi
satevari da mSvildic xelT vipyar, xolo evriloqes vubrZane, imave gziT
win gamZRoloda. muxlebze momexvia da cxare cremliT atirda evriloqe:
_ nuRar wamiyvan iq, zevsis nebiero! guli meubneba, rom veRarc Sen
dabrundebi iqidan da verc Sens amxanagebs daixsni. Tavs vuSveloT,
gaviqceT am kunZulidan, Cven mainc gadavurCeT Sav dRes!
ase mevedreboda evriloqe.
_ kargi, kargi, evriloqe, darCi ferdsavse xomaldTan, svi da Wame. me ki
waval, Cemi wausvleloba ar iqneba, _ es vuTxari da muxnarisaken gavemarTe.
is iyo wminda velobze gavedi da jadoqari circes sasaxles movkari
Tvali, rom gzad oqroskverTxosani hermesi axalSeRerebuli Wabukis saxiT
Semomeyara, xeli CamWida da miTxra:
_ saiT gagiwevia, bedkrulo! martodmarto ras dayialob am ucxo
mxareSi? Rorebad qceuli Seni amxanagebi saRoreSi hyavs gamomwyvdeuli
circes. Tu maT gamosaxsnelad midixar, veWv, ukan dabrunebam mogiwios. Senc
maTive bedi mogelis. minda xifaTs agarido da SemogeSvelo. amitom getyvi:
es wamali gamomarTvi da Tan waritane, mxolod es gixsnis Savi dRisagan.
qalRmerTis avbediT xrikebs gagimxel: jado sawamlaviT Wamads Segimzadebs,
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rogorc ki circe Senze kverTxs aRmarTavs, myisve maxvili iSiSvle da
mosaklavad mietane. Tu SeSinda da sarecelze migiwvia, aramc da aramc ar
uTxra uari, mis nebas dahyevi, radgan amiT guls mougeb da megobrebsac
daixsni. magram manamde netari RmerTebis saSineli ficiT daafice, rom
iaraRayrils mamrobas ar dagakargvinebs.
es miTxra, miwidan raRac balaxi amoZirkva argusis mkvlelma da misi
niSatic amixsna. fesvi Savi hqonda am balaxs, yvavili ki _ rZisferi. am
balaxs mols* uwodeben netari RmerTebi, maT garda aravis ZaluZs miwidan
misi fesvebiTurT amogleja. ase damariga RmerTebis macnem, mere datova
tyiani kunZuli da maRal olimpos miaSura.
gza ganvagrZe gulaZgerebulma. circes karibWes ra mivadeqi, vuxme
TmamSvenier qalRmerTs. circem brwyinvale karni ganaxvna da Sin SemipatiJa.
gulSemkrTali Sevyevi. maspinZelma vercxliT moWedil sakarcxulze damsva
da win saferxo skami momidga. Semdeg oqros TasSi sasmeli Semizava da
avadmzraxvelma Sig Tavisi jado wamali Cayara. Tasi davcale, magram misma
wamalma ver gaWra. mere kverTxi momiRera da SemZaxa: midi, Senc RoriviT
gagordi Sens amxanagebTano!
maxvili viSiSvle da viTomc mosaklavad mivetane. circem erTi Sehkivla,
momvarda da muxlebze momexvia: vin xar da saidan mosulxaro? visi Ze xar,
sad gidgas saxli? gaocebas var, wamali rom Sesvi da gauCxibavi darCi. piri
Tu daakara, mokvdavTagan veravin gadaurCeba Cems samsalas, Sen ki
dauTrgunavi yofilxar. iqneb odisevsi xar, mravalnacadi. xSirad uTqvams
CemTvis oqroskverTxosan hermess: troadan samSoblosken mimavali odisevsi
Savi xomaldiT moadgebao Sens kunZuls... Caage maxvili. modi, gaiziare Cemi
siyvaruli da sareceli. mivendoT erTmaneTs!
_ rogor mogendo, _ vupasuxe, _ rogor davwve Sens sarecelze, roca
Sengan Rorebad qceuli Cemi Zvirfasi megobrebi saRoreSi yrian! an iqneb
ginda, iaraRayrils mamroba damakargvino? ar davwvebi Sen gverdiT, vidre
saSineli ficiT ar Semomficav, rom aras mavneb!
es vuTxari da, roca Cemis nebisaebr qalRmerTma saSineli ficiT
Semomfica, maSinve avedi mis didmSvenier sarecelze.
oTxi moaxle emsaxureboda circes. es pirmSvenieri asulni wminda
nakadulebis, Walebisa da wyaroebis naSierni iyvnen. erTma savarZlebze
sagebeli daago da zed mewamuli orxova daafina; meorem oqros langrebiT
gawyobili vercxlis tabla Cadga maT Sua; mesamem TafliviT tkbili Rvino
gaazava lagvinSi da Semdeg oqros Tasebi RviniT Seavso; meoTxem wyliT
savse didi qvabi samfexa zedadgarze Semodga da cecxli SeukeTa. wyali ra
gacxelda, abazanaSi Semiyvanes da ganelebuli wyliT dambanes, rom Cemi
sxeulis asoTagan daRliloba da siZabune gamodevniliyo. Semdeg
surnelovani nelsacxebliT damiziles tani, axalTaxali qitoni Camacves,
mxrebze Zvirfasi mosasxami momaxures, darbazSi SemiZRvnen, savarZelze
damsves da saferxo skami axlos momiwies. Semdgom amisa moaxlem oqros sura
da vercxlis taSti Semoitana, xelebi damabanina da wmindad garanduli
sufra momidga. erTgulma mekuWnavem pativsadeb stumarTaTvis gankuTvnili
mravalferi WamadiT gamiwyo sufra. miirTvio, miTxres, magram kriWaSekruls
WamadisTvis xeli ar mixlia, sxvagan qroda Cemi goneba. uguneboba ra Sematyo
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 _ piri ram Segikra, odisevso, Wamads ratom ar ekarebi? xom ar eWvob, rom
gimuxTleb? aki saSineli ficiT Semogfice, aras gavneb-meTqi!
me mivuge:
_ ZmaTa moyvaruli kaci rogor Caidebs pirSi lukmas, vidre Wirisagan
daxsnil Tavis TanamoZmeebs ar ixilavs? ukeTu guliT gwadia, sma-WamiT
movilxino, gaaTavisufle da TvaliT damanaxve Cemi Zvirfasi megobrebi.
xelkverTxiani circe maSinve gavida darbazidan, saRoris kari gamoaRo da
didron taxebad qceuli Cemi amxanagebi gamoreka. grZneulma qalRmerTma
Camouara maT da saTiTaod raRac sxva jado-wamali scxo. umalve dascvivdaT
maT jagari da kvlav kacebrivi saxe Seimoses, oRond ufro axalgazrdebi,
axovanni da lamazebi Candnen. micnes Tu ara, tiriliT Semomexvivnen
Tanamoymeni, sixarulis cremlebi Rvarad sdiodaT da maT qviTins bans
aZlevda xmieri darbazi. guli moulba qalRmerTsac, momeaxla da mommarTa:
_ RvTisnasaxo odisevs, laertes Zeo! axla wadi zRvis napirze da Tqveni
SavWvintiani xomaldi xmeleTze amoaTrieT. aRkazmuloba da bargi
gamoqvabulSi SezideT. mere dabrundi, Tan wamoiyvane iq darCenili
Tanamgzavrebi.
circes davujere, saswrafod gavswie xomaldisaken. rogorc saZovridan
bakebSi dabrunebul jiqansavse furebs SehbRavleben xolme rZes
danatrebuli xborebi da kuntruSiT gacvivdebian saCixedan, ise Semomexvivnen
atirebuli Cemi Tanamgzavrebi. TiTqos samSobloSi, ficxelkldovan iTakaSi
dabrunebuliyvnen. iq, sadac Sobilan da gazrdilan. aRfrTovanebulni
Semomegebnen da cremlebis frqveviT SemZaxes:
_ rogor gagvixara guli Senma mSvidobiT mobrunebam, zevsis nebiero!
TiTqos Cvens iTakaSi vyofiliyoT ukve. axla ki gvamcne, im Cveni bedkruli
amxanagebis ambavi!
ase meubnebodnen da mec mivexmatkbile:
_ dardi nuRarafrisa gaqvT! jer xomaldi amovaTrioT napirze, bargi da
saWurveli gamoqvabulSi SevinaxoT, mere ki wamomyeviT, rom TvaliT ixiloT,
rogor ilxenen circes RvTiur sasaxleSi uxvi WamadiT gawyobil sufraze
msxdari Tqveni megobrebi.
umalve daemorCilnen Cems sityvas, magram iWvneuli evriloqe gaWirveulda:
_ sad midixarT, ugunurno! kidev ra ubedureba mognatrebiaT, circesken
rom migiwevT guli? eSvian taxebad, mglebad an lomebad gadagvaqcevs
jadoqari qalRmerTi, raTa Tavisi WermaRali saxli gvadarajebinos. ciklopi
mainc gagaxsendeT, odisevsis dauridebeli siTamamis wyalobiT Savi dRe rom
ayara Cvens sacodav megobrebs!
ganrisxebulma maxvilze gavikari xeli. Tavi mindoda wamecala
evriloqesaTvis, Tumca ki moyvrad mergeboda, magram mSvidi sityviT
damiyvaves Tanamgzavrebma:
_ Cven SenTana varT, zevsis nebiero! dae, aq darCes evriloqe da xomalds
uyaraulos. axla ki gagviZeR circes wminda sasaxlisaken!
zRvis napiri davtoveT da muxnarisaken gavswieT. Cemi muqariT daSinebuli
evriloqe aRar darCa xomaldTan, isic CvenTan erTad wamovida.
amasobaSi circesTan darCenilebi guldagul ganebanaT, nelsacxebliT
daezilaT da axali qitonebiTa da mosasxamebiT daemosaT. karibWeSi Cveni
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Seiyarnen, gardaxdili Wiri moagondaT da yvelani cxare cremliT atirdnen.
maT tirils bans aZlevda WermaRali darbazis xmieri TaRebi.
am dros qalRmerTi momeaxla da miTxra:
_ RvTisnasaxo odisevs, laertes Zeo! cremlis Rvra da vaeba aRar
SegSveniT, isedac vici raodeni Wir-varami gardagxdaT zRvasa da xmeleTze
gzadakargulebs. SeirgeT es RvTaebrivi sasmel-saWmeli, raTa iseTive
gulovanni da Zalmosilni iyvneT, kldeficxeli iTakidan wamosvlisas rom
iyaviT. gardasul WirTa mogonebebs daujabnixarT da am Wirmraval gzaze
erTxelac ar mogilxeniaT gulsavsed!
WkuaSi dagvijda qalRmerTis rCeva. mTeli weliwadi dRe cismare sufras
vusxediT da mravalfer Wamadsa da surnelovan Rvinos SeveqceodiT.
ra miiyarnen dReni da Tveni, weliwadis swors Tanamgzavrebma
damimartoxeles da aseTi sityviT Semomadgnen:
_ beCavo odisevs! gons modi, droa mogagondes Seni samSoblo. Tuki iTakis
xilva da Sens WermaRal saxlSi dabruneba giweria!
ase meubnebodnen da mec davyevi maT nebas. im dRes mzis Casvlamde
visxediT da nair-nair Wamadsa da tkbil Rvinos SeveqceodiT. mze ra Caesvena
da siRame Camowva, Cemi megobrebi Camobnelebul darbazSi miwvnen da miiZines.
me ki circes mivaSure, mis didmSvenier sarecelTan muxli moviyare da ase
Sevevedre:
_ circe, Cemo mwyalobelo qalRmerTo! agvisrule danapirebi, gagvistumre
iTakaSi; yvelas iqiTken migviwevs guli! damixelTeben Tu ara martos, gars
Semomexvevian xolme amxanagebi da tiriliT mevedrebian Sin dabrunebas.
qalRmerTTa Soris uturfesma ase momigo:
_ RvTisnasaxo odisevs, laertes Zeo! ZaliT aRar dagakaveb Cems saxlSi.
oRond samSobloSi dabrunebamde kidev erTi Znelsavali gza giZevT: jer
pirquSi hadesisa da persefones sauflos unda STaxdeT. iq Tebeli
usinaTlo qadagis _ tirezias* suls unda amkiTxvinoT, radgan SaveTSi
mxolod mas SerCa winaswarxedvis niWi. persefones wyalobiT mxolod masa
aqvs morWmuli imgvarive sibrZne, samzeoSi rom axlda. sxvebi gonamxdarni
aCrdilebiviT dafarfateben suleTSi.
Semzara qalRmerTis naubarma. Cavikece mis didmSvenier sarecelTan da
gulSeRonebuli avtirdi, momZagda es mze-qveyana da sxivnaTeli heliosis
Wvreta. tiriliT ra movioxe guli, esRa vkadre qalRmerTs:
_ o, circe! vin miwinamZRvrebs SaveTis gzaze? SavWvintiani xomaldiT jer
xom aravin misdgomia hadesis bWeebs!
qalRmerTTa Soris uturfesma ase momigo:
_ RvTisdanabadebo! winamZRvari arc dagWirdeba, amaze nu inaRvleb. Sen
mxolod anZa aRmarTe xomaldze, TeTri ialqnebi gaSale da SenTvis ijeqi,
mZlavri boreasi Tavad dagayenebs gzaze. okeanes ra gadalaxav, erT
Cavardnil napirze persefones Walaks dainaxav, sadac SavfoTliani alvis
xeebi da unayofo tirifebi Srialeben. iq daayene xomaldi, Tavad ki hadesis
sulisSemxuTveli samyofelisken gaswie. SaveTSi STasuls aqeronisa da
cecxlmodebuli piriflegetonis Rriali Semogesmeba. aqerons iqve
kokitosi, tirilis mdinare, erTvis, romelic saTaves stigsis wylebidan
iRebs. orive ki mdinare aqerons uerTdeba, xolo maT Soris kldea
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ormosTan mkvdarTa sulebs msxverpli Seswire: jer rZeSi gazavebuli
Tafli, mere zedaSe, xolo Semdeg wyali da yovelive amas wminda, TeTri
fqvili moafrqvie. mzegadasulT msxverpls ra Seswirav, aRuTqvi, rom
iTakaSi dabrunebisas saukeTeso uSobels dauklav da koconze Zvirfas
Sesawiravs dauwvav. xolo tirezias calke Seswirav Sens faraSi gamorCeul
Sav cxvars. merme Savmatylian dedal-mamal cxvars erebosisaken* Tavebi
daudrike da saxelovan aCrdilebs Seswire, Tavad ki mdinarisaken
pirSeqceuli dadeq. roca mkvdarTa sulebi modgebian, Tanamgzavrebs
ubrZane, saklavi gaatyavon, cecxls daudon da mrisxane hadessa da saSinel
persefones Seevedron. Sen ki, erismTavaro, maxvili moimarjve da uxorcoTa
gundi sisxlTan ar miuSva, vidre tirezias ar amkiTxvineb. misanic male
gamoCndeba, samSoblosaken gzas migaswavlis da girCevs, rogor gadalaxo
Tevzmravali zRva.
es miTxra da oqrostaxtosani eosic amobrwyinda. qalRmerTma qitoni
Camacva, mosasxami momasxa, Tavad ki uspetakesi kabiT Seimosa, welze
oqromkediT mosirmuli sartyeli Semoirtya da Tavze msubuqi Tavsafari
moigdo. me circes WermaRali sasaxlis palatebi daviare, mZinare megobrebi
wamovyare da vaxare: adeqiT, ikmareT Zili! mSvenieri qalRmerTi samSobloSi
gvistumrebs-meTqi!
Tanamgzavrebi umalve wamoiSalnen da samzadiss Seudgnen, magram aqac ver
gadavurCiT faTeraks: gvyavda erTi vinme, elpenori, yvela Cvenganze
umrwemesi, arc WkuiT gamoirCeoda da arc omSi SemarTebiT. Rvino daelia
da gaxurebuls sasaxlis gril aivanze wasZineboda. megobarTa uecari
Jivil-xivili ra gaegona, dafeTebuli wamovardniliyo, Tavgzaabneuls kibe
aRar gaxseneboda da pirdapir banidan gadmoelajebina. sacodavs xerxemali
gadaemtvra da suli hadesisken gaufrinda.
gavswieT SavWvintiani xomaldebisaken. gzaSi Tanamgzavrebs gamovutydi: ar
gegonoT, axlave samSobloSi mivemgzavrebodeT. sxva gza damisaxa grZneulma
circem: pirquSi hadesisa da saSineli persefones sauflos unda CavxdeT da
Tebeli qadagis, tirezias suls unda vamkiTxvinoT-meTqi.
Tanamgzavrebs Tavzari dasca Cemma naTqvamma. mtverSi Caikecnen, mduRared
atirdnen da simwrisagan Tmebi daiglijes. magram ras argebdaT es tirili,
es usargeblo cremlTa dena?
amasobaSi circes ori samsxverplo cxvari moeyvana da xomaldTan daeba.
verc ki vcaniT, rodis gadagviswro gzaze. mokvdavTagani veravin ixilavs
RmerTs, ukeTu Tavad ar ineba gamoCena.

XI

SaveTis aCrdilebi

napirze misvlisas SavWvintiani xomaldi zRvaSi CavaTrieT, anZa aRvmarTeT,

afrebi gavWimeT da samsxverplo cxvrebi erdoze aviyvaneT. mere
gulmwuxareni da Tvalcremlianni mivusxediT niCbebs. TmamSvenierma nimfam
keTil Tanamgzavrad zurgqari dagvadevna. qarma da mesaWem aRkazmuli

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xomaldi swor gzas gauyenes. mTeli dRe qariT iyo daberili Cveni xomaldis
ialqnebi.
roca mze Cavida da irgvliv siRame Camodga, xomaldi ukve misdgomoda
ufskrulovani okeanis sazRvrebs, maradi nisliTa da burusiT mocul
kimerielTa qalaqs, manaTobeli mzis sxivebi arasodes efrqveva am mxares,
arc maSin, roca varskvlavian caze amodis mze da arc maSin, roca miwisaken
eSveba igi. gauTenebeli ukuni buravT am qalaqis bedkrul binadarT.
xomaldidan cxvrebi gadmovdeneT da okeanis dinebas Tavqve davuyeviT.
male mivadeqiT im adgils, circem rom dagviTqva. perimedesa da evriloqes
xelSi CaebRujaT saklavi, me ki qalRmerTis rCevisamebr, erTi wyrTis
siRrmeze ormo amovTxare. uxorco aCrdilebs jer TaflSi gazavebuli rZe
davuRvare, Semdeg tkbili zedaSe, bolos ki wyali da yvelafers amas TeTri
fqvili movafrqvie. mere aRvuTqvi, rom iTakaSi dabrunebisTanave saukeTeso
uSobels davuklavdi zvarakad da Zvirfas Sesawiravs davuwvavdi cecxlze,
xolo tirezias sagangebod SerCeul Sav cxvars Sevwiravdi.
es ra aRvuTqvi, ormos piras saklavi davkali, rom Savi sisxli ormoSi
CaRvriliyo. sisxlis oxSivarma moizida erebosis wyvdiadSi mofarfate
dedaTa da qalwulTa, uwverulo Wabukebis, Wirgardaxdili moxucebisa da
sastik omebSi SubiT gangmirulTa sulni. Semzaravi viSiT moawydnen isini
sisxlian ormos da Tavzari damces. zarganxdili ukuvdeqi, magram guli
gavimagre, Tanamgzavrebic gavamxneve da vubrZane, gaetyavebinaT msxverpli,
cecxlze daedoT da pirquS hadessa da saSinel persefones Sevedrebodnen.
maxvilSemarTuli vijeqi ormosTan da sisxlze ar vuSvebdi aCrdilebs,
vidre tirezias ar vamkiTxvinebdi.
yvelaze adre Cveni megobris, elpenoris suli mogvadga _ misi cxedari
dautireblad da daumarxavad davtoveT circes sasaxleSi, radgan sxva saWiro
saqmes veSurebodiT maSin. Tvalebi cremliT amevso da sibraluliT
gulSeZrulma esRa vuTxari:
_ o, elpenor, rogor moxvdi am nislian SaveTSi, xomaldze amxedrebuls
qveiTma rogor gamomaswari?
tiriliT momiTxro elpenorma Tavisi ambavi:
_ zevsis naSiero, mravalnacado odisevs! avma daimonma momiRo bolo
RviniT galeSils. circes sasaxlis Tavanze mwols damaviwyda, rom maRali
kibiT unda Camovsuliyavi Zirs. me ugunurma ki pirdapir gadmovabije. miwas
davaskdi, xerxemali gadamemtvra da bedkruli suli hadess gamomifrinda.
axla, gaficeb samSobloSi datovebul Sens meuRles, Sens gamzrdel mamasa
da pirmSos Sensas, telemaqes, romlis anabarad dagrCenia saxli, ar
dagaviwydes Cemi damarxva. aki vici, rom hadesis samefodan kvlav aias
kunZulze dabrundebi. sakadrisad damitire, kocons daude dasawvavad Cemi
cxedari da saWurveli, zRvispiras samarxi borcvi aRmimarTe, rom
STamomavalTa xsovnidan ar aRixocos Cemi saxeli. zed niCabi daarWve,
romliTac me, sveubeduri, Cems amxanagebTan erTad Rvinisfer zRvas
vaqafebdi. Semisrule, gevedrebi, yovelive es, Cveno patrono, raTa Cem gamo
RmerTebis risxva ar dagatydes Tavs!
ase mevedreboda elpenoris suli da mec davpirdi: amaze nu inaRvleb,
bedSavo, yvelafers agisruleb-meTqi!

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 didxans vijeqiT ase: me sisxlian ormosTan maxvilmoRerebuli, is ki _
mopirdapire mxareze da naRvlian sityvebs veubnebodiT erTmaneTs.
Semdgom amisa dedaCemis, didsulovani avtolikes asulis, antikleas suli
momeaxla. ilions gamgzavrebulma cocxali davtove dedaCemi, axla ki, aq
rom davinaxe, cremlebi wamskda da mwared avtirdi. magram sisxlian
ormosTan mainc ar movuSvi, raki jer tireziasTvis unda memkiTxvinebina.
bolos, xelSi oqros kverTxiT tirezias aCrdilic gamoCnda. micno da
aseTi sityva miTxra:
_ bedSavo, ratom dagigdia mzisqveSeTi? risTvis mosulxar mzegadasulTa
usixarulo qveyanaSi? Caage maxvili da gza mitie, rom Sevsva sisxli da
ucTomelad giwinaswarmetyvelo!
maxvili Cavage da ukuvdeqi. saxelganTqmuli misani xarbad daewafa sisxls
da mere ase daiwyo:
_ ehe, Seupovaro odisevs! samSobloSi mSvidobiT dabrunebas miiltvi!
magram veWv, gaeqce miwismryevelis risxvas, Sen xom mis sayvarel Zes
TvalisCini waarTvi! mravalWirgardaxdili iTakas miaRwev, ukeTu sakuTar
gulsa da megobarTa gulisTqmas daiurveb, roca keTilqmnili xomaldiT
Trinakiis kunZuls miadgebi. iq yovlismxilveli da yovlismecnauri
heliosis naxiri da cxvris fara dabalaxobs. Tu xels ar axlebT maT, didi
gasaWiri ki gadagxdebaT, magram uvneblad miaRwevT samSoblos. xolo Tu
daxocavT, xomaldica da Tanamgzavrebic erTianad dageRupeba. Tumca Tavad
Sen gadarCebi, didi xnis Semdeg sxvisi xomaldiT dabrundebi Sin da iqac
faTeraks gadaeyrebi, radgan Sens saxlSi Tavgasuli Tanamemamuleni
parpaSeben da sabadebels giCanageben, Seni RvTisdari meuRlis colobis
mosurneni Zvirfasi saCuqrebiT cdiloben misi gulis monadirebas.
misvlisTanave gauswordebi moZalade sasiZoebs: xerxiT iqneba Tu RoniT,
erTianad Semusrav maT. xolo Semdeg mxarze gaideb kargad gamoTlil niCabs
xomaldisas da im xalxs moZebni, romelTac arc mariliT Semzadebuli
Wamadi ician da arc niCbebiT frTaSesxmuli, ferdebgamozneqili xomaldebiT
mgzavroba. getyvi, rogor gamoicno es xalxi: rodesac gzad mimavals,
mgzavri vinme Semogeyreba da gkiTxavs, es ra bari gagidviao, ucxoelo,
Zalovan mxarze, maSin iqve CaarWob im niCabs da meufe poseidons verZs, xarsa
da eSvebian taxs Seswirav. Semdgom amisa Sin dabrundebi da cis binadar
yvela RmerTs rigisamebr wminda hekatombas moumzadeb.
amasac getyvi: zRvaze sikvdili ar giweria. mzegrZeli tkbilad daberdebi
sakuTar saxlSi da sikvdilis Semdeg bednier da madlier STamomavlobas
datoveb, Seumcdari da gardauvalia es Cemi winaswarmetyveleba!
_ RmerTebis neba yofila, tireziav, yovelive es, _ mivuge, _ Sen sxva ram
mamcne, ar damimalo: ager dedaCemis mwuxare suli umzraxad damjdara
sisxlian ormosTan. erTxelac ar Semouxedavs CemTvis da xma ar gaucia.
miTxari, winamZRvaro, rogor moviqce, rom icnos dedaCemis sulma misi
sayvareli Ze?
_ ar dagimalav, amasac getyvi, _ mipasuxa saxelganTqmulma misanma,_
mxolod is gicnobs da gagexmaureba, visac sisxlze miuSveb. xolo visac
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 es ra mamcno, hadesis bWeebs miefara tirezias aCrdili. me ki lodini
davuwye dedaCemis suls. male isic momeaxla da, ra Sesva Savi sisxli,
tiriliT Seicxada:
_ sanatrelo Svilo Cemo! cocxali ram mogiyvana am nislian SaveTSi!
xorcieli kacisaTvis Znelia aq mosvla. rogor gadmolaxe hadesis mdinareebi
da es boboqari okeane? troadan gamomgzavrebuls albaT didxans
mimogarbevda ukidegano zRva! xom ar misulxar iTakaSi, xom ar ginaxavs Seni
saxli da sayvareli meuRle?
es mkiTxa da mec ar davuyovne pasuxi:
_ sayvarelo deda! saWiroebam momiyvana hadesis zRurblTan _ Tebeli
tirezias sulisaTvis unda memkiTxvinebina. jer ar vyofilvar aqaveTSi da
arc Cems mSobliur kunZulze damidgams fexi. mas Semdeg, rac Cvens belads,
agamemnons wavyevi cxenmravali ilionis dasamxobad, dReniadag Wirsa da vai-
vaglaxSi var. axla ki daufaravad mamcne, ra weram mogiyvana aq, xangrZlivma
snebam mogiRo bolo Tu mSvildosani artemisis anazdeulma isarma*? isic
miTxari barem, ra dReSi arian mamaCemi da Cemi mxolodSobili Ze? kidev
hpatronoben saxl-kars Tu vinme sxvam miixveWa Cveni sabadebeli? kvlav
melian Tu imedi gadaewuraT Cemi dabrunebisa? marTali miTxar, ras fiqrobs
an rogor iqceva Cemi coli, wesisamebr ojaxSi darCa da erTgulebas minaxavs
Tu ukve gahyva romelime warCinebul aqavels?
dedabatonma imwamsve momigo pasuxi:
_ Sens gulmwuxare penelopes ar miutovebia Seneuli saxli,
Tvalcremliani Sens lodinSi aTenebs Rameebs. arc Seni qoneba miutacnia
visme, kvlav telemaqe flobs mas uSfoTvelad. pativiT miwveuli igi
RirseulTa Soris zis nadimebze, rogorc qveynis ganmgebelsa da mebrWes
Seefereba. moxucebuli mamaSeni soflad cxovrobs, qalaqSi aRar daiareba.
Tbili qveSagebi da sabanic ki ar gaaCnia bedSavs da zamTrobiT monebTan
erTad keriis nacarSi cecxls eficxeba, ZonZebSi gamoxveuli. gamozafxulze
da Semodgomis Jams misi sagebeli vazis Camocvenili furclebia. venaxSi
neSoze wevs igi gulgasenili da Senze dardi klavs. usixarulo sibere xvda
wilad mamaSens! mec Senze dards gadavyevi, Svilo. arc mSvildosani
artemisis isars davuRupivar da arc xorcis damadnobel sneulebas.
dakargul Svilze gamudmebuli fiqriT guldamdnari dardma Camiyvana miwaSi.
ase Cioda dedaCemi. gulaCuyebulma samjer vcade movxveodi, magram
samjerve sizmareul CvenebasaviT xelidan damisxlta misi aCrdili. saSineli
naRveli Semomawva gulze da es amovigmine:
_ ratom mimirbi, Sens Casaxuteblad roca moviwev, deda? ra iqneboda,
Tundac hadesis saxlSi tiriliT mogveoxebina guli? an iqneb sastikma
persefonem imitom momivlina Seni Cveneba, rom uaresi mwuxareba moesarTa
CemTvis?
ase momigo dedaCemma:
_ vai, Cemo Svilo, kacTa Soris ubedkruleso! zevsis asuls, persefones,
ar moucdunebixar! aseTi xvedri aqvT mokvdavT: sikvdilis Jams Zval-rbili
SemoeZarcvebaT da mxurvale alisqari daanarcxebT maT, xorcTan gayrili
suli ki sizmariviT hadess gafrindeba. samzeos miaSure kvlav, Svilo!
gaxsovdes, rac giTxari, rom Sin dabrunebulma yovelive uambo Sens meuRles.

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 es Tqva da ganmSorda dedaCemi, mere persefonesagan movlenili qal-rZalni
mojardnen. eseni iyvnen Zveli drois warCinebulTa Tanamecxedreni da
asulni. ormos daexvivnen da erTmaneTs ar aclidnen sisxlis Sesmas. da raki
msurda saTiTaod gamomekiTxa maTi vinaoba, maxvili viSiSvle da rigrigobiT
mivuSvi sisxlze. TiTo-TiTod dawafebulni Sav sisxls, TavianT ambebs
miyvebodnen.
pirvelad tiro davinaxe, keTilSobili gvariSvili, salmonevsis asuli da
meuRle eolosis Zis kreTevsisa. mdinaris RmerTi enipevsi Sehyvareboda
tiros da xSirad banaobda xolme mSvenieri mdinaris Wvirvale wyalSi.
erTxel enipevsis saxiT poseidoni gamocxadebia qals da mdinaris
SesarTavTan dawolila. mTebad aRmarTuli talRebi rkalad Semortymian
RmerTsa da mokvdav diacs. poseidons Seuxsnia misTvis qalwulis sartyeli,
xolo Tavad igi netari ZiliT miuZinebia. sasiyvarulo saqme ra mouTavebia,
xeli moukidia tirosaTvis da ase uTqvams: sixarulad miiTvale, diaco, es
Cemi trfoba! dadgeba Jami da ori mSvenieri bavSvi geyoleba: RmerTTan
gaziarebuli siyvaruli arasodes Caivlis unayofod. bavSvebze izrune da
sakadrisad aRzarde. axla Sin dabrundi da aravis gaumJRavno es ambavi.
Icode, miwismryeveli poseidoni var! _ ase uTqvams da aRelvebul zRvaSi
gauCinarebula. tiro daorsulda da Jamisad Sva peliasi da nelevsi,
romelnic Semdgom maRali zevsis Tanamdgomni Seiqnen. peliass cxvarmraval
iolkosSi hqonda samkvidrebeli, nelevsi ki qviSian pilosSi basilevsobda.
Tavis qmars ki, kreTevss, diacTa dedofalma tirom sami Ze uSva: ezoni,
feresi da ficxeletlosani amiTaoni.
Semdeg azopis asuli antiope davinaxe. is antiope, romelic amayobda,
zevsis sarecelze meZinao da ori saxelovani Ze vuSvio mexismtyorcnels _
amfioni da ZeTosi. amaT Cauyares saZirkveli SvidkaribWian Tebes. maTve
SemourtyamT galavani am didmSvenieri qalaqisTvis, radgan TumcaRa
Zalmosilni iyvnen, ugalavno qalaqSi ar daedgomebodaT mainc.
Semdeg alkmene davinaxe, amfitrionis Tanamecxedre, romelmac lomguli
herakle Sva, zevsis mklavze gancxromiT mwolma. mis gverdiT mourevneli
herakles meuRles, didsulovani kreonis asuls movkari Tvali, xolo
Semdeg oidiposis deda, mSvenieri epikaste gamoCnda. saSineli codva edo am
dedofals kisrad: gonebadabnelebuli, misda uneburad, colad gahyva
sakuTar Svils, romelsac jereTunaxavi mama Semohkvdomoda. oidiposi
sanatrel TebeSi mbrZaneblobda kadmosianTa toms. RmerTebma ra gaamJRavnes
es ugvani saqme, epikastem Tavi CamoixrCo da hadess Caxda, xolo sacodav
Svils mSoblis eriniebisagan xvedrad ganuzomeli tanjva erguna.
Semdeg ulamazesi qlorisi davinaxe, amfionis umrwemesi asuli,
romlisTvisac nelevsma auracxeli urvadi gadaixada, rom colad SeerTo
igi. nelevsi jer minevelTa orqomens ganagebda morWmiT, mere ki piloss
damkvidrda. aq daibadnen misi Zeni da asulni: nestori, qromiosi,
periklimenosi da igavmiuwvdeneli mSvenebiT mosili, qalwulTa Soris
saswaulebrivad lamazi pero, romelsac uamravi mTxovneli hyavda. nelevss
daTqmuli hqonda imisTvis mieTxovebina Tavisi qali, vinc ifiklosis mier
usamarTlod mitacebul rqadagrexil da farToSublian xarebs
filakosidan modenida. maSin gamoCnda erTi ganTqmuli misani da am saqmis
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mwyemsebma Seipyres igi da daatyveves. warxdnen dReni da Tveni da, weliwadi
ra miiyara, ifiklosma gaaTavisufla tyve, radgan misanma sworad umkiTxava
yovelive...
Semdeg leda davinaxe, tindareosis meuRle, ori Zalgulovani da mamaci
Svilis deda. erTs _ cxenTamxednels, kastori erqva, xolo meores, mokrives
_ polidevke. oriveni cocxliv STanTqa cxovelmyofelma dedamiwam. magram
maTma moyvarulma zevsma samudamod ar gaswira SaveTisaTvis: isini
dRegamoSvebiT kvdebian da kvlav cocxldebian.
Semdeg ifimedea davinaxe, aloevsis meuRle. ifimedea ikvexnida,
poseidonisgan myavso RvTisdari otosi da saxelovani efialte. orTaves
adre moeswrafa sicocxle: erTica da meorec cxovelmyofelma dedamiwam
gamozarda da silamaziT mxolod ganTqmul orions Tu Camouvardebodnen.
cxra wlisani rom Seiqnen, cxra wyrTaze wauvidaT mxrebi da cxra mklavis
gaSlaze aeyaraT tani. Zal-RoniT moqadulni ukvdav RmerTebsac ki ar
epuebodnen: omiT emuqrebodnen olimpoelebs. ase ganizraxes: olimpos
mwvervalze osas mTas SevdgamT, xolo osaze _ tyiT daburul pelions,
raTa advilad SevwvdeTo zesknelis binadarT. siWabukemde rom
moyriliyvnen, iqneb aesrulebinaT kidevac wadili. magram zevsisa da
TvalmSvenieri letos Zem, apolonma Semusra axalwveramomdinari ymawvilebi.
fedra, prokrisi da mSvenieri ariadne SevniSne, brZenTabrZeni minosis
asuli, odesRac Tezevsma kretadan wminda aTenSi rom Camoiyvana. magram
vidre Tezevsi masTan siyvaruliT datkbeboda, dionisesagan waqezebulma
artemisma gangmira igi dias kunZulze. maira, klimene da saZageli erifilec
vnaxe, romelmac erTguli qmari oqroze gacvala.
yvelas ambavs ver mogiyvebi, didsulovano alkinoe! TeTrad dagvaTendeba
es RvTaebrivi Rame, Zlevamosili gmirebis TanamecxedreTa da asulTa
martooden saxelebi rom CamogiTvalo. Zilis droa ukve! xomaldze waval
Cems amxanagebTan an Tqvenis nebiT aq movisveneb. Tqven ki, RvTis SewevniT,
gamgzavrebis saqme momigvareT!
gatrunulebi usmendnen feakelni odisevsis naambobs. monusxulni isxdnen
isini alkinoes Camobnelebul darbazSi. pirvelma TeTrmklaveba areTam
warTqva sityva:
_ miTxariT, feakelno, Seedreba vinme am kacs axovanebiT, sidarbaisliTa
da Wkua-gonebiT? Cemi stumaria dRes igi, magram jer ars Tqvenc miagoT
sakadrisi pativi. aCqarebiT nu gavistumrebT am Rirseul kacs. gavukvladoT
saboZvari. zevsis wyalobiT saganZurebi savse gaqvT unjiT.
maSin wamodga feakelTa uxucesi gmiri eqeneosi da ase mimarTa TvistomT:
_ gziani sityva gviTxra dedofalma areTam da Cveni wadilic xom eg ari!
magram, vnaxoT, ras gvibrZanebs alkinoe. mis xelTaa sityvac da saqmec!
aq sityva daZra alkinoem, feakelTa mbrZanebelma:
_ dasturi miTqvams, ukeTu zRvaosan feakelTa xelmwife mqvia, egremc
iqneba! Tumc gzad miuwevs guli, mcire xans unda daiTminos Cvenma stumarma.
xval dilaadrian Tavs movuyri feakelTagan misTvis naboZeb saCuqrebs,
xolo mis gamgzavrebaze erTobliv vizrunebT. magram sxvebze metad me
mmarTebs zrunva, aki feakelTa Soris pirveli kaci var!
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 _ erismTavaro alkinoe, TvistomTa Soris upirveleso! erTi welic rom
damtovoT TqvenTan, raTa Semdeg Zvirfasi saCuqrebiT gamistumroT, uars ar
getyodiT. imas ra sjobs, dovlaTiT xelsavse daubrundes kaci didi xnis
unaxav samSoblos. Sin dabrunebuls meti pativiT Semegebebian iTakelni!
pasuxad alkinoem aseTi sityva uTxra odisevss:
_ Wirgardaxdilo stumaro! im verag da cru kacebs ar hgavxar,
kidiTikide rom Telaven dedamiwis zurgs da laqardiani eniT Worebs
Cmaxaven. enawylianica xar da brZnadmoubaric. tkbilxmiani aediviT
gviambobdi argoselTa da aqavelTa Znelbedobaze. maS, isic gviTxari,
Sexvdi Tu ara ilionis bWeebTan dacemul Sens saxelmoxveWil
TanamosagreTa aCrdilebs? Zili jer adrea, win didi Rame gviZevs da, Tu ar
mogwyindeba, Cvenc mouwyenlad movismenT gaTenebamde Sens sakvirvel
naambobs.
mravalWirnaxulma odisevsma ase miugo:
_ erismTavaro alkinoe, TvistomTa Soris gamorCeulo! marTali brZane:
Zils kidev moveswrebiT. Tuki guliTa gsurT, mogiyvebiT Cemi daRupuli
TanamebrZolebis ambavs. im didebul kaczec giambobT, romelic samSobloSi
ki dabrunda, magram mzakvari diacis xeliT moikla Tavissave saxlSi.
mas Semdeg, rac ucodvelma persefonem gafanta diacTa mofarfate
aCrdilebi, agamemnonis mwuxare suli modga. mas gars Semoxveodnen imaTi
aCrdilebi, masTan erTad rom daiRupnen egisTes mier gamarTul nadimze.
rogorc ki igema agamemnonis sulma Savi sisxli, myisve micno da mwared
atirda. xelebi gamoiwoda Cems mosaxvevad, magram Zveleburad aRar erCoda
mklavi. amis Semxedvares cremlebi wamskda da gulSeZrulma es vuTxari:
_ rogor dagamxo sikvdilma, atrevsis didebulo Zeo, eris winamZRvaro
agamemnon! grigali dagawia gzad poseidonma da zRvis ufskrulSi daginTqa
xomaldebi Tu xmeleTze gamogasalmes wuTisofels, roca motacebul
xaravans moerekebodi? an iqneb maSin daeci gangmiruli, roca qalaqsa da
dedawulT icavdi momxduri mtrisagan?
_ ara, RvTisnasaxo laertes Zeo! arc miwismryeveli poseidonis grigals
davunTqivar zRvaSi da arc momxdur mtrebs movuklavar xmeleTze. muxanaTi
meuRlis waqezebiT mimiwvia nadimze egisTem da bagaze dabmuli xariviT
damkla. ase sacodavad gamovesalme wuTisofels Cemsave saxlSi. Cemi
mxleblebi ki im RorebiviT dakles, romlebsac qorwilis, oCxarisa* da
mdidari kacis sufrisaTvis wamoaqceven xolme mesefeni. Sen xom bevri
sastiki orTabrZolisa da sisxlismRvreli Serkinebis momswre xar, magram
Segzaravda, rom genaxa, rogor vcuravdi sisxlSi sanadimod gawyobil
sufrasTan RviniT savse lagvinebs Soris. sulTmobrZavs priamosis asulis,
kasandras* sawyalobeli kivili Semomesma: isic Tavze damakla
klitemnestram. momakvdavma erTi wamoviwie, maxvilisTvis mindoda wametana
xeli, magram gameqca is ZaRlTapiri* diaci, sulamomdinares arc piri
damimuwa da arc Tvalebi damixuWa. eh, mravalnacado odisevs! araferi
yofila umadur qalze saZageli! megona Sin dabrunebuls sixaruliT
Semomxvdebodnen coli da mokeTeni, magram vai, rom moyvaruli qmari
sasikvdilod gamimeta urcxvma diacma da samudamod lafSi amosvara ara
marto sakuTari Tavi, aramed qalTa mTeli jilagi. isinic ki, visac
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 ase SemomCioda agamemnoni da me aRmomxda:
_ vaglax! rogor dauwyevlia diacTa xvanjebis gamo maRliTmgrgvinav
zevss atrevsianTa modgma! elenem xom bevri saxelovani mamri Seiwira
ilionis kedlebTan da klitemnestramac avi xvedri dagaxvedra Sin
dabrunebuls!
am sityvaze ficxlad momigo agamemnonma:
_ guliT nurc Sen miendobi meuRles, odisevss, yvelafers nu gaumxel!
ase ajobebs, Tumca Ralats arc unda elode penelopesagan: brZeni da
erTgulia ikariosis asuli. maxsovs, ilions rom moveSurebodiT,
axaldaqorwinebuli iyavi, ZuZumwovara dagrCa vaJiSvili, romelic axla
albaT Rirseulad zis darbaiselTa Soris. male SeiyrebiT mama-Svili,
dagidgebaT es sanatreli Jami. me ki, svedavsils, orgulma colma ar
damacala Svilis naxviT gaxareba. erT ramesac getyvi da gulSi daimarxe:
farulad miayene Seni xomaldi mSobliur kunZuls da Sin Sesulic maSinve
nu gaacxadeb vinaobas. gaxsovdes, miundobelia qalTa jilagi! axla es
mamcne, nu damimalav: rame xom ar gsmenia Cemi Svilisa? xom ar ici, sad
aris, orqomenSi Tu qviSian pilosSi, an iqneb lakedemonSi Seekedla
biZamiss, menelaoss? radgan vici, mkvdrebSi ar weria, samzeos daiareba
keTilSobili oreste!
_ ras mekiTxebi-meTqi, atrevsis naSiero, _ vuTxari, _ orestesi araferi
msmenia. ver getyvi, cocxalia Tu mkvdari. fuWi laparaki me ar mCvevia!
ase vsaubrobdiT didxans me da agamemnoni da mduRare cremli gviltobda
saxes.
Semdeg rigrigobiT modgnen pelevsis Ze aqilevsi, patrokle, antiloqe da
aianti, romelic danaelTa Soris mxolod aqilevss Camouvardeboda
axovanebiT. micno Tu ara eakes fexmardma STamomavalma, tiriliT SemomZaxa:
_ zevsis naSiero odisevs, neta kidev ra ganuzraxavs Sens Seupovar
guls? ram gagabedvina SaveTSi Camoxdoma. iq, sadac uxorcoTa aCrdilebi
ugrZnob-uazrod daborialoben?
ase mkiTxa da mec vupasuxe:
_ aqavelTa siqadulo, aq imisTvis movedi, rom tireziasgan gamego iTakaSi
Cemi dabrunebis ambavi. me xom aqamde ver mivsulvar aqaveTSi da fexi ar
damidgams mSobliur miwaze. sul ase Wirsa da vai-vaglaxSi var. Senze
bednieri kaci ki, aqilevs, me ar meguleba qveynad, arc gardasulTa da arc
momavalTa Soris! cocxali iyav da RvTisdar pativs gcemdnen argoselni.
axla ki hadess Camxdari mkvdarTa sulebze batonob da amitom beds nu
daemdurebi!
ase vanugeSebdi aqilevss, magram man sityva momiWra:
_ amaod cdilob Cems nugeSiscemas, odisevs! hadesis aCrdilebze
batonobas mirCevnia vinme Ratak mdabiors vudge mojamagired! axla is
miTxar, rasa iqms Cemi keTilSobili Ze, omSi kvlav mewinaveTa Soris
ibrZvis Tu ara? rame xom ar gagigonia pelevsze, Cems moxucebul mamaze?
kvlavac eTayvanebian mirmidonelni Tu ukve daaviwydaT misi saxeli eladasa
da fTiaSi? ra xania sibere sWirs da Rone aRar mosdevs mklavsa da
muxlebSi. samzeoSi ukve arad vargivar berikacs. me xom is aqilevsi aRara
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cota xniT damabruna mamiseul saxlSi, rom pelevsis SemaWirvebelT da
SeuracxmyofelT sakadrisi mivuzRo!
ase boboqrobda aqilevsi, xolo me mivuge:
_ pelevsisa araferi vici, Sens Zvirfas neoptolemeze ki bevr rames
getyvi: me Tavad waviyvane igi da skirosSi mSveniersabarkulian aqavelebs
mivgvare. roca ilionis cixesimagres SemovadeqiT, erismTavarTa sabWoze
Seumcdar rCevas iZleoda mudam. mebrWeTagan mxolod RvTivgabrZnobili
nestori da me Tu SevecilebodiT sityvaSi. ilionis misadgomebTan
mewinaveTa mxardamxar brZola mas ar sCveoda, martombrZoli win mirboda
xolme. vin moTvlis, ramdeni gmiri gamoasalma wuTisofels! neoptolemem
mokla evripile, tilefias Ze, da gawyvita misi Tanamdgomi qeTelebi,
romlebisTvisac brZolaSi Sewevnis sazRaurad priamoss Tavisi asulebi
unda mieTxovebina. RvTaebrivi memnonis Semdeg egzom pirmSvenieri Wabuki me
ar minaxavs. epeiosis naxelav xis huneSi ra CavsxediT, romlis gaReba da
daxSva Cems xelT iyo, danaelTa beladebs Wiris ofli asxamdaT da muxlebi
ukankalebdaT. mxolod Sens Zes ar Seuxria warbi _ maxvilis vada CaebRuja
da troelTa Semusvris moqaduli hunedan gasvlas mevedreboda. wminda
ilioni rom davamxeT, davlamravlad avida igi xomaldze. xelCarTul
brZolaSi, sadac ganurCevlad mZvinvarebs aresi, Sens xmaSeuval Zes TiTic
ar gahkawvria.
es ra movaxsene, gamSorda fexmardi aqilevsi, Svilis sivaJkacis ambiT
gaxarebulma laRi nabijiT gadaiara asfodelos veli.
daRvremilni idgnen Cem win sxva aCrdilebic da rigrigobiT miziarebdnen
TavianT simZimils. mxolod aianti gamdgariyo ganze. pirmoRuSuli
Semomcqeroda, radgan aqilevis sikvdilis Semdeg xomaldebTan gamarTul
yrilobaze me margunes wilad sworupovari gmiris far-xmali. Tavad
aqilevsis dedam miboZa Svilis saWurveli da troelebma da qalRmerTma
aTinamac egeve daadgines. netav misTvis miecaT es saWurveli! maSin xom
miwas ar amoefareboda Zlevamosili aianti, romelic danaelTa Soris
mxolod pelevsis Zes uTmobda pirvelobas. tkbili sityviT movefere aiants
da ase vkadre:
_ saxelovano telamonis Zev! nuTu SaveTSic ver daicxre guliswyroma am
avbediTi far-xmlis gamo, argoselTa dasaRupavad rom gamouWedavT
RmerTebs? aqavelebma Senc iseve dagitires, rogorc lomguli aqilevsi.
ubraloni varT Cven _ zevss mohkiTxon Seni sikvdili danaelebma! axlos
modeq, spaTa winamZRolo, keTilSobili guli daicxre da qedmaRloba
daioke!
xma ar gamca aiantma, piri ibruna da erebosis aCrdilebs Seeria. cotas
rom gavyolodi, iqneb molboboda guli da gamsaubreboda, magram sxvaTa
naxvis wadilma damZlia.
mere minosi davinaxe, zevsis saxelganTqmuli Ze. oqros taxtze ijda,
xelT oqros kverTxi epyra da gars momdgar mkvdarTa sulebs, TavianT av-
kargs rom moaxsenebdnen, hadesis bWemaRal saxlSi ganikiTxavda.
Semdeg bumberazi orioni davinaxe _ asfodelos velze im nadirebs
dasdevda, erT dros ukacriel mTebSi rom daexoca daumtvreveli spilenZis
kombliT. titiosic davinaxe, dedamiwis Svili. cxra utevanze garTxmuliyo
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ukortnida. ase daesajaT imis gamo, rom panopevsidan piToss mimavali
mSvenieri leto, zevsis sayvareli, gzad moexelTa da gaebaxebina.
tanjuli tantalosic vnaxe, mwyurvali welamde wyalSi idga; rogorc ki
Tavs daxrida wylis dasalevad, romeliRac daimoni imwamsve dauSrobda
xolme wyals da sawyal moxucs Savi miwaRa rCeboda fexqveS. broweuliT,
msxliT, vaSliT, leRviTa da zeTisxiliT daxunZluli rtoebi mis cxvirwin
ixreboda, magram mosawyvetad gaiwvdenda Tu ara xels, mZlavri qari
daberavda myisve da nayofiT damZimebul rtoebs Savi Rrublebisaken
atyorcnida.
ilajgawyvetili sizifec davinaxe _ uzarmazar lods miagorebda mTis
mwvervalisaken. Txemamde misvlas cotaRa rom daakldeboda, lodi ucnauri
ZaliT moswydeboda xolme da grialiT dagordeboda ferdobze. oflSi
gaRvrili da mtverSi amogangluli sizife Tavidan iwyebda saqmes.
bolos gmirTagmiri herakles aCrdilic gamomecxada. Tavad igi
RmerTebTan erTad nadirobda da koWlamazi heba axlda, zevsisa da
oqrosxamlosani heras asuli. aq ki, mis garSemo mRamiobebiviT damfrTxali
sulebis gulisSemazrzeni wivil-kivili gaismoda. ukuni Ramisaebr idga
herakles aCrdili, xelT moziduli mSvildi epyra da gorozad icqireboda
aqeT-iqiT, TiTqos srolas epirebao. mkerdze mxariRliv oqros farTo Rvedi
ertya, romelzedac xilvadsaSiSi sanaxaobani _ mZvinvare daTvebi, eSviani
taxebi, Tvalebbriala lomebi, sisxlismRvreli brZolebi da daxocilTa
gvamebi iyo amotvifruli. am sakvirveli sartyelis ostati ukeTess
verafers Seqmnida, iseTi srulqmnili xelovnebiT iyo igi nakeTebi.
Tvali ra momkra, myisve micno heraklem da ase mommarTa:
_ eh, RvTisnasaxo, mravaltanjulo odisevs! Senc Cemdagvarad boroti
xvedri grgebia wilad mzisqveSeTSi! TumcaRa zevsis Ze viyav, mravali Wiri
gardamxda mainc. didxans vemsaxurebodi uRirssa da jaban kacs, romelic
uZneles saqmeebs mavalebda. erTxel cerberis mosataceblad gamomistumra
aqeT, egona, aqve davrCebodi da samzeos veRar avaRwevdi. magram hermesisa da
Tvalsxivosani aTinas SemweobiT movitace da mivgvare es saSineli ZaRli.
es Tqva heraklem da Sevlo hadesis karibWe.
me cota xans Sevyovndi, vinZlo kidev gamoCeniliyo gmirTagani vinme.
guliT mindoda mexila RvTisnabadebi Tezevsi da periToe, magram saSineli
kiviliT gund-gundad momejarnen usaxo aCrdilebi da SiSma amitana,
persefonem Semzaravi gorgonas Tavi ar momigzavnos-meTqi. swrafad
gavecale iqaurobas, xomaldze avedi da Tanamgzavrebs vubrZane, bagirebi
aexsnaT. niCbosnebi miusxdnen TavianT rikulebs. male gadavlaxeT hadesis
wylebi da keTilma zurgqarmac dagvibera.

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scilasa da qaribdas Soris

mrume talRebs gavcdiT, Rvinisfer zRvaSi gaviyvaneT xomaldi da ase

mivaRwieT aias kunZuls, oqrostaxtosani eosis saxlsa da sarokvel adgils,

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saidanac dRe cismare amodis xolme heliosi. xomaldi qviSian napirs
mivayeneT da xmeleTze gadmovediT.
rogorc ki axladSobilma eosma vardisfrad iriJraJa, Tanamgzavrebi
circes sasaxleSi gavgzavne elpenoris cxedris mosasveneblad. koconisTvis
SeSa movamzadeT da cxare cremliT datirebuli megobris gvami zRvispira
gorakze cecxls davudeT. roca gvami da saWurveli erTianad daiwva, samarxi
borcvi aRvmarTeT, zed samaxsovro lodi davdeT da gverdiT misi
keTilnaxelavi niCabi CavarWveT.
amasobaSi circem Seityo Cveni dabruneba hadesis samefodan, saswrafod
gamoewyo da Cvenken gamoeSura. moaxleebma uxvad moitanes puri, xorceuli
da fucxuna wiTeli Rvino. Cven Soris mdgarma qalRmerTma aseTi sityviT
mogvmarTa:
_ eha, uSiSarno moymeno! cocxlebs gadagilaxavT hadesis wylebi. sxvani
erTxel kvdebian, Tqven ki orjer mogiwiaT sikvdilma! axla Wamads SeeqeciT
da Sebindebamde sviT Rvino, gaTenebisas ki samgzavrod moemzadeT. me TviTon
migaswavliT gzas, rom umecrebiT xifaTs rasme ar gadaeyaroT.
ase gviTxra da Cvenc, moxarulni, davyeviT mis nebas: mzis Casvlamde
visxediT da vnadimobdiT. roca mze Cadga da siRame Camowva, xomaldebTan
miwvnen da Zils misces Tavi Cemma Tanamgzavrebma. me ki calke gamixmo circem,
gverdiT momisva da guldagul gamomkiTxa hadesis ambebi. mec wvrilad vuambe
yovelive. Cemi naambobi ra moismina, es miTxra qalRmerTma:
_ madli zevss, yovelives kargad Cauvlia! axla yuri midge, rasac getyvi da
gzaSi daimonic gagaxsenebs Cems naTqvams: Sens gzaze pirvelad sirinozebs
Sexvdebi. sirinozebi tkbili galobiT ajadoeben yvelas, vinc maT napirs
miuaxlovdeba. moxiblulebs aviwydebaT samSoblo mxare da col-Svili.
amwvanebul mdeloze sxedan sirinozebi da gonis wamRebi galobiT mouxmoben
gzad CamvlelT, xolo iqve mTad aris dazvinuli daRupulTa tyavmompali
ConCxebi. swrafad Cauare am napirs, Tanamgzavrebs cviliT amoulese yurebi,
rom maT smenas ar miswvdes sirinozebis xma. Sen ki, Tu inebeb maTi galobiT
gulis datkbobas, anZaze miabmevine Tavi amxanagebs da daarige: rac ufro mets
SegexvewebiT, amxseniT-meTqi, miT ufro magrad mimakariT anZaze-Tqo.
sirinozebs rom gascdebi, ori gza dagxvdeba da erT-erTi unda airCio.
orives ambavs getyvi, magram ver girCev, romels unda daadge... erTi gza or
TvalSeudgam kldes Sua gadis, sadac lurjTvala amfitrites mTisodena
talRebi gamayrueblad guguneben. moxetiale kldeebs eZaxian maT netari
RmerTebi. Citic ver gaZvreba maT Soris, mamazevsisaTvis ambroziis mimtani
ori mtredidan erT-erTs ueWvelad daitanen erTmaneTze Sexlili es
uzarmazari kldeebi. mokvdavTa arc erT xomalds ar gauRwevia jer am
sruteSi. xomaldis namusrevebsa da mezRvaurTa gvamebs dRemde abrunebs
zRvis RurRumelSi qarcecxliani morevi. erTaderTma _ kolxeTidan*
momavalma saxelganTqmulma argos xomaldma daaRwia maT Tavi. masac ar
ascdeboda daRupva, iazonze mzrunveli hera rom ar SeSveleboda.
meore gzaze Savi RrubliT moburul cadaRmarTul qarafs dainaxav.
zamTar-zafxul mzis Suqi ver atans am RrubelSi da mokvdavTagani, Tundac
oci xel-fexi esxas, verc ava da verc Camova am gasipul pitaloze. kldis
Suagul bneli gamoqvabulia erTi da mas fskeri erebosis ukuneT ufskrulSi
udgas. am kldes Cauare, magram nurvin ecdeba, isari miuwvdinos im Rrma

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gamoqvabuls. swored mand budobs avadmyefari scila, romlis danaxva TviT
RmerTebsac ki zaravs. Tormeti gafarCxuli TaTi aqvs da eqvsi waSverili
kiseri, zed mibmuli eqvsi Semzaravi TaviT. dafCenil xaxaSi sam wyebad
dakreWili basri, SxamiT savse kbilebi uelavs. wels zeviT kldeze
gadmoekideba da Semazrzeni yefiT nTqavs amfitrites wiaRSi gamokvebil
xviTqebs, zRvis ZaRlebsa da Raleodebs. verc erTi zRvaosani ver daikvexnis,
uxifaTod Camivliao es adgili. scila TiTo TaviT TiTo mezRvaurs itacebs
swrafmavali xomaldidan.
am kldis pirdapir meore kldes dainaxav. maRali ar aris igi, isars
Tavisuflad miuwvden mwvervalamde. zed berwi leRvis xe dgas,
rtoebgafofrili, romlis qveS piraSkmuli qaribda dReSi samjer nTqavs da
saSineli RrialiT samjerve amoanTxevs xolme zRvis Sav wyals. zRvis
Sexvrepisas aramc da aramc siaxloves ar gaekaro qaribdas, Torem Tavad
poseidonic ver gixsnis daRupvisagan. amitom getyvi: jobs, isev scilas
Cauaro xomaldiT _ erTianad daRupvas eqvsi kacis gawirva gerCios!
ase marigebda circe da me Sevkadre:
_ axla is mamcne, qalRmerTo, qaribdas Tu gadavurCi, rogor movigerio
scila, roca Cemi megobrebis motacebas daapirebs?
_ Seupovaro kaco! aRar gaZRa eg Seni guli brZoliTa da faTerakebiT?
ukvdavTac aRar epuebi?! mokvdavi ar gegonos, ukvdavia boroteuli scila,
sastiki, mZvinvare da ubrZolveli! guls nu gaivleb masze maxvilis
aRmarTvas! mcire xanic rom Seyovnde masTan SesabrZoleblad, kidev imdensave
niCbosans mogtacebs, ramdeni Tavic abia. gijobs, swrafad moarido xomaldi
da dedamiss, krateas, Seevedro, mokvdavTa risxvad dabadebuli Tvisi naSieri
daaokos. scilas Tu gadaurCi, Trinakiis kunZuls miadgebi, sadac mze-
helioss Svidi naxiri da Svidi cxvris fara daudis. TiToeulSi ormocdaaT-
ormocdaaTi cxvar-Zroxaa*. arc ixocebian isini da arc namati aqvT.
TmamSvenieri nimfebi mwyemsaven maT, faeTusa da lampetia, romlebic maRliT
moarul helioss qalRmerTma neairam uSva. RvTaebrivma dedam dazarda isini
da Soreul TrinakiaSi gaistumra, raTa iq ecxovraT da mamiseuli cxvris
fara da rqamnaTi Zroxebi dRedaRam emwyemsaT.
Tu am wminda xvastags xels ar axleb, samSobloSi dabrundebi, Tumca ki
mravali Wiri gardagxdeba Tavs. xolo Tu daxocavT, winaswar gafrTxileb,
xomaldi da Tanamgzavrebi dageRupeba, Sen ki, sikvdils gadarCenili, didi
xnis xetialis Semdeg martodmarto miadgebi iTakis napirs.
es miTxra da oqrostaxtosanma eosmac amoanaTa. circe Tavisi saxlisken
gaeSura, xolo me Tanamgzavrebi gavaRviZe da vubrZane bagirebi aexsnaT.
niCbosnebi saswrafod miusxdnen Tav-TavianT rikulebs da xalisianad aaqafes
Rvinisferi zRva. TmamSvenierma nimfam Cvens SavWvintian xomalds keTili
zurgqari daadevna. afrebdaberili xomaldi mesaWem da qarma gzaze daayenes.
gaSlil zRvaSi ra SevediT, guldamZimebulma ase mivmarTe Tanamgzavrebs:
_ Cemo erTgulo megobrebo! ara xams marto erTma kacma icodes
circesagan gandobili winaswarmetyveleba! yvelas gagimxelT, raTa icodeT,
ra mogvelis gzaze: dagvRupavs Tu dagvarCens bediswera. qalRmerTma
gagvafrTxila, moveridoT sirinozebis jadosnur galobasa da maT
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magrad mimabiT anZaze da kidec rom gibrZanoT an SegevedroT, amxseniT-meTqi,
ufro Zlierad momiWireT Tokebi.
ase varigebdi Tanamgzavrebs. amasobaSi ki Cveni keTilnagebi xomaldi
sirinozebis kunZuls miuaxlovda. qaric Cadga da romeliRac RmerTma
myudroeba Camoagdo zRvaze. afrebi CamovxseniT, davkeceT da Rrmamucliani
xomaldis ZirSi gadavinaxeT. axla niCbebs miusxdnen Cveni zRvaosnebi da
aaqafes zRva. mWreli maxviliT cvilis didi mogvi nawil-nawil davWeri,
mcxunvare mzeze gamdnari gundebi Ronivrad davzile da Tanamgzavrebs
saTiTaod amovuglise yurebi. Semdeg anZaze mivabmevine Tavi da ase gavswieT
win.
kunZuls xmis misawvdenze ra mivuaxlovdiT, sirinozebma Tvali mogvkres
da jadosnuri xmiT wamoiwyes:
_ aqeT, aqeT moacure, odisevs, aqavelTa siqadulo! vis Cauvlia am
kunZulTan, rom ar moesminos Cveni tkbili galoba. yvela smenadamtkbari da
gabrZnobili wasula Cvengan! viciT, rac gardagxdaT ilionSi argoselebsa
da troelebs, yovelive viciT, rac ki momxdara dedamiwis zurgze!..
ase mixmobdnen sirinozebi. isev da isev mindoda maTi xmis mosmena: warbiT
vaniSne Tanamgzavrebs, amxseniT-meTqi, magram wamoiWrnen perimede da
evriloqe, mravalkecad momaxvies grZeli Toki da ufro magrad mimboWes
anZaze. danarCenebi mTeli ZaliT daawvnen niCbebs. roca kunZuli Tvals
miefara da sirinozebis xmac miwyda, Tanamgzavrebma cvili gamoifxikes
yurebidan da mec amxsnes Tokebi.
karga manZilze rom gavcdiT kunZuls, sqeli burusi davinaxeT da
talRebis gamayruebeli Rriali Semogvesma. gulSemoyril Tanamgzavrebs
niCbebi dascvivdaT xelidan. xomaldi dadga. me mivvardi niCbosnebs da
saTiTaod SevZaxe yvelas:
_ guli gaimagreT, megobrebo! bevri Wiri gadagvitania da amasac
gavuZlebT! xom gaxsovT, rogor davuZveriT xelidan ciklops? axlac
momendeT, samSvidobos gagiyvanT da Semdeg RimiliT moigonebT am
gansacdels! maS, yuri ugdeT Cems brZanebas! kvlav miusxediT rikulebs da
rac Zali da Rone gaqvT, daaweqiT niCbebs, vinZlo zevsic Semogvewios da
agvaridos daRupvas! Sen ki, mesaWev, gverdi auqcie bursa da aduRebul
morevs da im pitalo kldisken ise waiyvane xomaldi, rom talRebma zed ar
migvalewos!
ase vubrZane, magram scilasTan gardauval Sexvedraze araferi miTqvams,
rom zardacemul niCbosnebs xeli ar aeRoT saqmeze da xomaldis Rrma
mucelSi ar Camaluliyvnen. me ki SeviWurve: or grZel Subs davavle xeli da
xomaldis qimTan sabrZolod SevimarTe _ sul gadamaviwyda, circem rom
damiSala scilasTan Sebma. ase velodi im urCxulis gamoCenas, romelsac Cemi
eqvsi amxanagi unda moetacna.
pirquS kldes miSterebuls Tvali gamiwyalda. xomaldi ukve viwro
sruteSi Sedioda: aqeT scilas klde dagvyurebda Tavze, iqiT piraSkmuli
qaribda erTnairad xvrepda wyals, zRvis fskerze Sav qviSas aCenda, xolo
Semdeg saSineli RrialiT ukanve anTxevda zRvis Sav wyals. rogorc
cecxlze Semodgmul uzarmazar qvabSi TuxTuxebs xolme wyali, ise duRda
da mTis mwvervals etylaSuneboda aqafebuli zRva. es ra ixiles, sikvdilis
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xomaldidan eqvsi guladi da mklavRonieri amxanagi mogvtaca. ankesze
wamogebuli TevzebiviT farTxalebdnen scilas xaxaSi gaCrili Cemi sacodavi
Tanamgzavrebi, ganwiruli xmiT ukanasknelad meZaxdnen saxels da Svelas
mTxovdnen. ramdeni ar mixetialnia zRvis zurgze da ra Wiri ar gadamitania,
magram aseTi Semzaravi araferi minaxavs.
rogorc iqna, gavediT samSvidobos da male mivadeqiT heliosis kurTxeul
kunZuls. aq daudioda maRliTmoaruls farToSubliani Zroxebi da msuqani
cxvari. jer kidev xomaldze mogvesma maTi bRavili. maSin gamaxsenda Tebeli
tirezias winaswarmetyveleba da qalRmerTTa Soris uturfesi circes
gafrTxileba, gverdi auqcieTo cxovelmyofeli heliosis kunZuls.
daRonebulma ase vuTxari Cems amxanagebs:
_ yuri damigdeT, Wirgamovlilo Cemo megobrebo! minda icodeT brma
tireziasa da TmamSvenieri circes gafrTxileba: gverdi auqcieT
cxovelmyofeli heliosis kunZuls, radgan iq mogeliTo yvelaze didi
gansacdeli. gavyveT Cvens gzas, nu gadavalT am kunZulze!
ar eprianaT Cemi rCeva Tanamgzavrebs: imwamsve wamoiWra evriloqe da avi
sityviT Semomitia:
_ hoi, odisevs, janmouRalavi da Seupovari xar! Tavad rkinis guli gidgas
mkerdSi, mosveneba ar ici da Sens uZilobiT gawamebul da mSier
Tanamgzavrebsac ar asveneb! ar ginda, kunZulze gadavideT da suli
moviTqvaT. am kunapet RameSi kvlav nislian zRvaze gverekebi, rom sastikma
Walikonma an mZvinvare aravma dagvilewos xomaldi. gana ar gvijobs Ramis
wess davyveT, vaxSami vWamoT da wiTelferda xomaldTan nebierad miviZinoT?
diliT ki kvlav zRvaSi SevacuroT xomaldi da gzas gavudgeT.
es Tqva evriloqem da Tanamgzavrebmac mxari dauWires. maSin ki migrZno
gulma, rom romeliRac daimonma dasaRupavad gagvwira. imedgadawurulma
esRa vuTxari evriloqes:
_ raki Tqvensas ar iSliT, SemomficeT mainc, rom xels ar axlebT mze-
heliosis Zroxebsa da cxvrebs da circesagan gamotneul sagzals
dasjerdebiT.
saSineli ficiT davafice Tanamgzavrebi. mere myudro yureSi mivayene
xomaldi, napirze gadmovediT da vaxSami movamzadeT. roca davnayrdiT,
scilasagan motacebuli Cveni sveubeduri amxanagebi gagvaxsenda da cxare
cremliT avtirdiT. ase, Tvalcremlianebs migveZina qviSian napirze. Ramis
mesame saxmilavze*, roca varskvlavebi Caqrnen, RrubelTmeufe zevsma qarebi
auSva, Savad afuebuli RrublebiT mogragna cargvali da ukuni wyvdiadi
Camowva zRvasa da xmelze.
rogorc ki axladSobilma eosma vardisferi TiTebi gamoaCina, xomaldi
erT did mRvimes SevafareT. am mRvimeSi iyridnen Tavs turfa nimfebi da aq
cekvavdnen TavianT lamaz ferxisais. aqve Sevkribe Cemi Tanamgzavrebi da
erTxel kidev gavafrTxile:
_ moZmeno, xomaldze uxvad gvaqvs circesagan naboZebi sasmel-saWmeli, nu
davxarbdebiT heliosis cxvarsa da Zroxas, rom ar movimkaT
yovlismxilveli da yovlismecnauri mzeRmerTis risxva!
ase vuTxari da isinic Sempirdnen, ar gadavalTo Sens sityvas. mTeli Tve
ar gamoudarebia. ganuwyvetliv qrodnen mZvinvare aravi da mcxunvare
xorSaki, zurgqari ki ara da ar Canda. manamde wiTeli Rvino da saWmeli

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egulebodaT xomaldze, Tanamgzavrebi mzeRmerTis SiSiT ar gahkarebian mis
naxirs, roca sagzali gamoeliaT, Tevzaobasa da frinvelze nadirobas
mihyves xeli: Wamdnen yvelafers, rasac moixelTebdnen, rom rogorme
amoeyoraT mSieri muceli. me ki kunZulze davdiodi da RmerTebs
vevedrebodi, keTili zurgqari moevlinebinaT CvenTvis.
erTxel karga manZilze davSordi Tanamgzavrebs, wyarosTan qarisagan
mofarebuli myudro adgili vnaxe, xeli ganvibane da olimpoel RmerTebs
vedreba aRvuvline. gulSeWirvebuls wamwamebze Zili CamomiRvares
RmerTebma. swored maSin ixelTa dro evriloqem da ase urCia Tanamgzavrebs:
_ Wirgardaxdilno Cemo Zmebo! sazarelia sikvdili mokvdavTaTvis, magram
SimSiliT sikvdilze uaresi amqveynad ara aris ra. modi, gamovirekoT
heliosis nasuqali Zroxebi, cis ukvdav binadarT msxverpli SevwiroT da,
Tuki saSveli dagvadga da iTakaSi davbrundiT, didebuli taZari avugoT
helioss da mis winaSe Zvirfasi Sesawiravi moviRoT. xolo Tu rqamnaTi
Zroxebis dakvlis gamo dasaRupavad gagvwiravs da sxva RmerTebic mas
miemxrobian, dae, agre iyos! umjobesia, zRvis ufskrulma gvSTanTqas, vidre
SimSiliT amovwydeT am ukacriel kunZulze!
gaWra evriloqes sityvam: iqve, Cvens wiTelferda xomaldTan mobalaxe
rqadagrexili da farToSubliani Zroxebi modenes, muxis nedli rtoebi
moamtvries, raki xomaldze sakuTari qeri ar moeZevebodaT, gars
Semoexvivnen Zroxebs da RmerTebs vedreba aRuvlines, Semdeg dakles da
gaatyaves Zroxebi, msuqani barklebi cecxls daudes da zed Signeuli da
kvlav xorcis naWrebi daawyves. zedaSis nacvlad wyali miasxures
msxverpls. roca zvaraki daiwva, SigneuliT piri gaixsniles, xolo
danarCeni xorci Samfurebze wamoages da Sewves.
amasobaSi, netari Zilisagan gamofxizlebulma xomalds mivaSure. zRvis
napirs ra mivuaxlovdi, kvamlisa da Semwvari xorcis saamuri suni meca.
gulSemoyrilma erTi amovigmine da ukvdav RmerTebs ase SevRaRade:
_ zevso, Cveno mamav da maradiulo RmerTebo! risTvis momiRvareT es avi
ZilquSi? xedavT, ra codva Caidines Cems iq aryofnaSi gonebas gadamcdarma
Cemma megobrebma?
lampetiam, qalwulma mwyemsma, saswrafod amcno mamahelioss Zroxebis
daxocvis ambavi. gacecxlebulma heliosma ase SesCivla RmerTebs:
_ zevso, Cveno mamav da ukvdavo RmerTebo! Suri miageT odisevsis
Tavgasul Tanamgzavrebs, romelTac Cemi rqamnaTi Zroxebi dauxocavT!
mixaroda maTi xilva maragian caze moaruls. ukeTu Surs ar iZiebT,
samudamod Cavxdebi SaveTSi da mxolod mkvdrebs gavunaTeb!
mexTamtexelma zevsma ase miugo helioss:
_ zecas moarulo, kvlav gaunaTe ukvdav RmerTebsa da qveynierT! sul
male mexs davatex Suagul zRvaSi gasulebs da xomalds nafotebad vuqcev!
ase euwyebina gzaTamlaxav hermess TmamSvenieri kalifsosaTvis, xolo
qalRmerTisagan me Sevityve.
gaavebuli miveWeri xomaldTan TavSeyril Tanamgzavrebs, vlanZRe da
vaTrie yvelani, magram saqmes raRas vuSvelidi: heliosis Zroxebi daxocili
iyo! sul male aseTi niSi mogvivlines RmerTebma: sisxliT Sesvrilma
tyavebma cocva daiwyes Cven Tvalwin, xolo Samfurebze wamogebuli sukebi

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cocxlebiviT azmuvldnen. arc am saswauls Seepuen ugunurni, kidev daxoces
heliosis Zroxebi da eqvsi dRe Seeqceodnen maT xorcs.
meSvide dRe ra Semoaqcia kronionma, mZvinvare qarebi daeyudnen da
keTilma zurgqarma dabera. xomaldze avediT, afrebi gavSaleT da gzas
gavudeqiT. roca kunZuli Tvals miefara da martooden cisa da zRvis amara
davrCiT, mexismtyorcnelma Savi Rrublebi dagvawia. wyvdiadi Camowva
zRvaze, xomaldi dadga da sastiki Walikonic amovarda. qarborbalam
bagirebi dauwyvita xomalds. ayiravebulma anZam tvini gaasxmevina mesaWes da
myvinTaviviT Tavdayira gadauSva wyalSi. maRliTmgrgvinavma zevsma daiquxa
da mexi dagvatexa Tavze. cecxlis gorgalma zRvaSi gadayara niCbosnebi da
ganwirulni yornebiviT aativtiva xomaldis garSemo. qariSxalma ZirSi
gadaamtvria anZa da ferdebi mourRvia xomalds. qarebs minebebuli ase
vijeqi SiSvel Zirze. bolos Cadga sastiki Walikoni, magram axla mZvinvare
aravi amovarda. mTeli Rame mimaqanebda grigali da mzis amosvlisas kvlav
scilasa da qaribdas kldeebTan mimagdo. swored am dros xvrepda
piraSkmuli qaribda zRvis aqafebul morevs da me isRa movaswari, rom mis
Tavze gadmoxril leRvis tots RamurasaviT CavebRauWe xel-fexiT. ase
vekide mzis Casvlamde, vidre sazarelma urCxulma ukanve gadmonTxeul
wyals ar gadmoayola xomaldis namusrevi. gulmocemulma maSin ki xeli
vuSvi leRvis tots da xomaldis Zelebs zed davaxti. mklavebi gavSale da
niCbebiviT movusvi. kacTa da RmerTTa mamam Cemi Tavi aRar daanaxva scilas,
Torem sastik sikvdils verasgziT gadavurCebodi.
cxra dRe da Rame damaqanebda zRva. meaTe Rames ogigiaze, TmamSvenieri
kalifsos kunZulze gamriyes talRebma. nimfam Semivrdoma da Semitkbo.
sityvas aRar gavagrZeleb! wuxel ukve mogiyeviT es ambavi Sen da Sens
Zvirfas meuRles, naambobis kvlav moyola ara mCvevia!

XIII

mSobliuri iTakis napirze

odisevsis naambobiT monusxuli feakelebi sulganabuli isxdnen

Camobnelebul darbazSi. bolos, feakelTa mbrZanebelma, didsulovanma
alkinoem daarRvia dumili:
_ mravalWirnaxulo odisevs! mas Semdeg, rac fexi Semodgi Cems bWemaRal
saxlSi, dardi nurafrisa gaqvs: dasrulda Seni tanjva da ugzo-ukvlod
xetiali! axla ki, aq Sekrebil feakelTa uxucesebs, Cems saxlSi wiTel
Rvinos rom Seeqcevian da RvTaebrivi aedis simReriT tkbebian, aseT rames
vetyvi: Tumca odisevsis skivri ukve savsea feakelTagan morTmeuli Zvirfasi
samosiT, oqro-vercxliTa da sxva saboZvariT, TiToeulma TiTo samfexa
zedadgari da TiTo spilenZis kardala kidev vuboZoT stumars. gacemuls
advilad avinazRaurebT _ erTisaTvis ki Znelia yovelive amis gaReba!
es Tqva alkinoem da basilevsebma kveri daukres. Semdeg dasaZineblad
gaeSurnen didebulni. magram iriJraJa Tu ara, xomaldTan Seikribnen.
mandaturebma spilenZis saWurWle mozides. Tavad alkinoem daabinava xomaldze

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tvirTi ise, rom feakel mezRvaurebs xeli ar SeSlodaT niCbis mosmisas.
xomaldi ra datvirTes, sasaxleSi mibrundnen da nadimisaTvis samzadiss
Seudgnen. alkinoem, _ menaveTa da mogzaurTaTvis gza rom daeloca, _ nasuqi
xari daukla SavRrublian zevss. xorci Sewves da purobad dasxdnen. amRerda
RvTaebrivi aedi demodokec.
feakel basilevsTa Soris monadime odisevsi Tvals ar aSorebda cas. erTi
suli hqonda, male Casuliyo mze, rom gzas dasdgomoda. rogorc damaSvrali
guTnisdeda elis xolme mzis gadaxras da samxris molodinSi muxli ekeceba,
ase sulmouTmenlad eloda odisevsic dRis miwurvas. midrka Tu ara mze,
zRvis moyvarul feakelebsa da maT mbrZanebels ase mimarTa odisevsma:
_ erismTavaro alkinoe da feakelTa didebulno, dahkra Cemi wasvlis Jamma!
Rvino davuRvaroT RmerTebs da gamistumreT! aha, vewie guliswadils, RvTis
madliT, xomaldi savse maqvs uxvi saboZvariT. mSvidobiT menaxos erTguli
meuRle da yvela Sinauri! Tqven ki, feakelno, gaixareT Tqvens col-SvilSi,
sikeTe mogceT da Wiri gaSoroT ukvdavma RmerTebma!
gziani sityva mouwones feakelebma da dasturi uTxres odisevss. maSin
alkinoes wminda Zalma Tavis mandaturs, pontonoes ubrZana, Rvino
gaezavebina da TasebiT moerTmia darbaiselTaTvis. mamazevss vedreba
aRvuvlinoT da stumari sayvarel samSobloSi gavamgzavroTo, brZana
alkinoem. pontonoem lagvinebSi gaazava tkbili Rvino da iq myofT
Camouriga. meinaxeebma ukvdavi RmerTebis sadideblad Tasebs piri wauqcies.
Semdgom amisa wamodga odisevsi, saxlis dedas, areTas mieaxla, orZiriani
barZimi miarTva da samadlobeli uTxra:
_ dRegrZeli iyav, dedofalo! RmerTma tkbili sibere mogces! ixare da
ibedniere Seni Zvirfasi SvilebiTa da Rirseuli meuRliT! maraddRe
mSvidobiT brZandebodeT!
es Tqva da spilenZis zRurbls gadaabija odisevsma. alkinoem mandaturi
aaxla, rom xomaldze miecilebina stumari, xolo areTam msaxuri qalebi
gaayola: erTs, axalTaxali qitoni da sufTad garecxili mosasxami mihqonda,
meores _ moCuqurTmebuli skivri, sxvebs _ sagzlad gamotanebuli pur-Rvino.
zRvis piras ra mividnen, yvelaferi es xomaldze azides niCbosnebma,
odisevss sagebeli dauges da mosasxami gauSales zed, gaxvretil qvaSi
gayrili xomaldis bagiri moxsnes, Tav-TavianT rikulebs miusxdnen da mTeli
ZaliT mousves niCbebi. odisevsi sityvis uTqmelad dawva: Rrma da
uSfoTvelma, sikvdilis msgavsma Zilma waarTva Tavi imwamsve.
rogorc maTraxgadawnuli oTxi ulayi gaaqrolebs xolme miwidan
meyseulad mowyvetil etls, TiTqos haerSi aitaceso, ise miaqrolebdnen
mewamul zRvaze kiCoaweul xomalds feakeli mezRvaurebi, qoris da
Sevardnis uswrafesad miqroda xomaldi, ukan itovebda aqafebul zRvas da
samSoblosken mihyavda gonebiT RmerTs Semsgavsebuli kaci. kaci, romelmac
bevri ioma, zRvis zurgze moxetialem didi Wiri naxa da mravali gansacdeli
gadaitana. axla tkbilad da uSfoTvelad eZina mravalWirnaxul mamrs,
daviwyeboda gardaxdili simZimili.
is iyo, caze ganTiadis mauwyebeli ciskris varskvlavi amobrwyinda, rom
iTakis napirebic gamoCnda. feakelTa xomaldi zRvis berikacis _ forkinis
yureSi Sevida. ori kldovani koncxiT mozRuduli es yure daculi iyo
qarebisa da zRvis boboqari talRebisagan. myudro yureSi Sesul xomalds

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bagiriT mibmac ar sWirdeboda. yures Tavze dahyurebda uzarmazari,
Stomravali zeTisxilis xe. iqve, mSvenieri, grili mRvime Canda, naiadebad
xmobili nimfebis wminda samyofeli, romelSic kriala wyaros Tvali
kamkamebda. mRvimeSi goleuliT savse qvis lagvinebi, Wurebi da qvisave
beWsaxexlebi idga. masze nimfebi saxilvelad ucxo, Zowisfer qsels
beWavdnen. ori kari hqonda am mRvimes: Crdilo karidan kacni Sediodnen,
kacTagan Seuvali samxreTis karidan ki uxilavi RmerTebi. forkinis yure
winaTac enaxaT feakelebs da axlac mklavRonierma niCbosnebma napirisaken
ise mZlavrad gamoaqanes xomaldi, rom igi Suawelamde avarda napirze.
mezRvaurebma qveSageblianad gadmoiyvanes mZinare odisevsi da iqve, qviSaze
daawvines. Semdeg aTinas CagonebiT feakel didebulTagan naboZebi saWurWle
gadmozides da gzidan moSorebiT, zeTisxilis ZirSi moaquCes, rom odisevsis
gamoRviZebamde vinme gzadgavlils ar mietaca. saqmes morCnen da ukanve
gabrundnen zRvismoyvaruli feakelebi.
magram miwismryevels ar aviwydeboda Zveli muqara da odisevsis Sin
mSvidobiT dabruneba ra Seityo, ase SesCivla zevss:
_ o, mamazevso, viTRa mcen pativi ukvdavma RmerTebma, roca mokvdavi
feakelebic ki, romelTa modgmas me mivec dasabami, arad magdeben? vicodi,
Wirgardaxdili odisevsi mainc daubrundeboda samSoblos, radgan
RvTaebrivi gangebiT imTaviTve agre gadawyvite. swored axla moiyvanes igi
iTakis miwaze feakelebma da misTvis boZebuli auracxeli simdidre
gadmouzides xomaldidan. amdeni dovlaTis patroni maSinac ver iqneboda,
troadan wamoRebuli Tavisi wili nadavli uklebliv rom moetana
samSobloSi.
mexTamtexelma bageni daZra:
_ ukvdavi RmerTebisagan pativklebas gulSi nu gaivleb, poseidon! vin
gabedavs Seuracxad moeqces Cven Soris uZveles da uZlieres RmerTs?
sakuTar Zalas mindobili mokvdavebi Tu arad migiCneven, vin dagiSlis maT
dasjasa da Wkuaze moyvanas?
poseidonma miugo:
_ Seni SiSi maqvs, Cveno meufev, Sens risxvas veridebi da amitom Seni
nebisaebr moviqcevi: Sin mobrunebul feakelTa xomalds davRupav, xolo maT
qalaqs uzarmazar kldes movavleb, rom amieridan veRar SeZlon Cemgan
devnili zRvaosnebis Sin gastumreba.
RrubelT meufe zevsma kveri daukra:
_ meTneva Seni ganzraxuli, Cemo Zvirfaso! feakelTa qalaqs Tvalsawierze
ra miuaxlovdeba Sin mimavali xomaldi, meyseulad gaaqvave maTda saswaulad,
xolo qalaqi garemurgvlad kldiT mouzRude!
poseidonma feakelTa kunZuls _ sqerias miaSura, iq daeloda iTakidan
wamosul mezRvaurebs. male zRvis moyvaruli feakelebis xomaldic gamoCnda.
poseidoni mieWra xomalds, nebi dahkra da qvad qceuli zRvis fskers
miaZirkva. napiridan amis damnaxavi feakelebi didad gancvifrdnen: es ra
vnaxeT? vin gaaqvava adgilze Cveni xomaldio! SiSneulni erTmaneTs
eCurCulebodnen, ver ki mimxvdariyvnen, ras moaswavebda es ambavi. maSin
SeSfoTebul qveSevrdomT es gaumxila alkinoem:
_ vai Cvenda, feakelno! axda mamaCemis nawinaswarmetyvelevi: erTxelac
iqneba, gagvirisxdeba miwismryeveli poseidoni, gzadakargul mgzavrebs Sin

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mSvidobiT rom vabrunebTo. moawevs Jami da zRvaTa meufe kunZulisken
ukuSemoqceul Cvens keTil nageb xomalds daRupavs, qalaqs ki uzarmazar
kldes Semoavlebso. ase ambobda moxucebuli mamaCemi da aha, moveswariT am
Sav dRes. amieridan ase moviqceviT: Cvens kunZulze moxvedril ucxoels
samSobloSi aRar gavamgzavrebT... wavideT, poseidons Tormeti gamorCeuli
xari SevwiroT msxverplad. egebis Segviwyalos da qalaqi kldiT ar
mogvizRudos.
zardacemulma feakelTa Tavkacebma da basilevsma xarebi daukles da
sakurTxevelTan vedreba aRuvlines miwismryevels.
amasobaSi odisevss gamoeRviZa. is miwa, sadac iSva da gaizarda, veRar
icno. aTinas nisliT Seebura iTakis sanapiro. Tavad odisevssac feri ucvala
qalRmerTma, rom meuRles, megobrebsa da moqalaqeebs ver ecnoT, sanam
guldagul ar daarigebda, rogor eZia Suri Tavgasul sasiZoebze. eucxova
iTakis mbrZanebels myudro navsadguri, cicabo kldeebi da nayofdasxmuli
xeebi. gaognebuli wamodga igi. Tvali moavlo ucnob aremares, xelebi
Semoirtya TeZoebze da gulCawyvetilma tiriliT wamoiZaxa:
_ vahme! sada var, netav? ra xalxi cxovrobs aq, veluri da usamarTlo Tu
stumarTmoyvare da RvTisnieri? merCivna feakelebTan davrCeniliyav da vinme
sxva basilevsisaTvis meTxovna samSobloSi gamomgzavreba. aha, ra yofilan
es feakeli Tavkacebi da mebrWeni! gonierni da gulmarTalni megonen, magram
momaRores da ucxo qveyanaSi gamomagdes! dae, maxvewarTa mfarvelma,
yovlismxilvelma zevsma gadauxados maT samagiero!
es Tqva da eWvma Seipyro: boZebulidan rame xom ar waiReso ukan. saCqarod
gadaTvala xis ZirSi moquCebuli oqro-vercxli, samoseli da spilenZis
WurWeli. naboZvars araferi aklda. maSin samSoblos sevda Semoawva gulze,
zRvis napirze daborialobda da xmamaRali tiriliT hyvedrida Tavis beds.
am dReSi iyo, rom pirmSvenieri yrma mwyemsis saxiT gamocxadebuli aTina
Semoeyara gzad. qalRmerTs orkecad moesxa mosasxami, xelSi kombali eWira,
xolo fexebze kargad gamoqnili qalamani emosa. guli moeca odisevss,
mwyemss miesalma da sityva Seageba:
_ gamarjoba, Svilo! pirveli Sen Semomxvdi am ucxo qveyanaSi da avi
TvaliT nu Semxedav yaribs, muxlze kocniT gemudarebi, sadme gadamanaxine es
saWurWle. isic mamcne, ra qveyanaSi var, ra juris xalxi mkvidrobs aq, zRviT
garemoculi kunZulia Tu ukidegano da baraqiani xmeleTis kide?
Tvalsxivosani aTina Semoswyra iTakels:
_ an gonTiT gadavardnilxar, bedSavo, an gadamTieli xar vinme, Tu rom ar
gagigonia es mxare. aRmosavleTidan bnel dasavleTamde yvelasaTvis
cnobilia igi. marTalia, cxenTa saWeneblad urgia ficxelkldovani Cveni
kunZuli, magram unayofo ar gegonos. Rvinoc uxvad mogvdis da puric, radgan
wvimebi da dilis cvari ar gvaklia. saZovrebze Txa da Zroxa dagvidis. tyiT
daburuli da wyaromravalia Cveni miwa, da Tumca aqaveTidan Sors aris,
troamdea gavardnili iTakis saxeli.
gulze moeSva mravalWirTamTmen odisevss, gauxarda, kvlav rom eRirsa
samSoblos xilvas, magram iWvneulma Tavi ar gaamJRavna. farismpyrobelis
asuls man aseTi sityva Seageba:
_ mec momwvdenia iTakis saxeli zRvaTa gadaRma, farTogzian kretaSi.
iqauri var, es saWurWlec iqidan momaqvs, Tumca amdenive Svilebs davutove.

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kretaSi fexmardobiT ganTqmuli idomenevsis Ze orsiloqe movkali da
gadavixvewe. troaSi sisxlis fasad naSovni nadavlis warTmeva momindoma,
radgan ilionis kedlebTan mamamisis xelqveiToba ar visurve. me xom Tavad
viyav moymeTa meTauri. Cems megobarTan erTad Cavusafrdi gzis piras da
mindvridan momavals gulSi vaZgere spilenZis Subi. bneli Rame iyo,
Zexorciels ar gaugia araferi, mere zRvaosan finikielebs mivmarTe, ZRveni
mivarTvi, qviSian pilosSi an mzian elidaSi wamiyvaneT-meTqi, vTxove. ase
gadmovixvewe kretadan. Cemi motyueba gulSi ar edoT mezRvaurebs, magram
qariSxalma gzas agvacdina da am myudro navsadgurs SemovafareT xomaldi.
gzakvalabneulni da ilajgawyvetilni RamiT gadmovsxediT miwaze, Wamis
Tavic ara gvqonda, egreve, uvaxSmod miveyareniT dasaZineblad. jer kidev
ZilSi viyavi, rom mezRvaurebma gadmozides Cemi avladideba, TviTon ki
keTilnagebi sidonisken gaswies. guldardiani ase davrCi am kunZulze.
gaeRima Tvalsxivosan aTinas, mxarze xeli Semosdo odisevss da lamaz,
tansrul diacad saxecvlilma aseTi sityva uTxra:
_ sifrTxiliT, moxerxebiTa da cbierebiT mudam gamoirCeodi mokvdavTagan
_ Tavad RmerTic ver gagacurebs. cbasa da sxvaTa mocdunebaSi balRobidanve
xar gawafuli da samSobloSi mobrunebulic veRar eSvebi crusityvaobas.
magram mets nuras vityviT amaze. am saqmeSi tols veravin dagvidebs: Sen
mokvdavTa Sorisa xar pirveli brZnuli TaTbiriTa da mWevri sityviT, me ki
RmerTTa Soris. miTxari, rogor ver mican me, zevsis asuli aTina palasi,
ZnelbedobaSi Seni Semwe da mwyalobeli? gana Cemi SegonebiT ar agavses
dovlaTiT feakelma didebulebma? axlac SenTan gamoveSure, rom
SemogeSvelo _ saWurWle gadagamalvino da gagimxilo, ra gansacdeli
mogelis mSobliur kunZulze. icode, sakuTar saxlSi maTxovrad misuls rac
unda gewios, usityvod daiTmine yvelaferi da aramc da aramc Tavi ar
gaamJRavno.
_ eha, qalRmerTo, _ SesZaxa odisevsma, _ ragind gulmecnieri iyos,
pirispir Seyrisas Znelia gicnos mokvdavma: mravali saxiT ici gamocxadeba!
maSinac xom Sen mwyalobdi, roca ilionis kedlebTan vibrZodiT aqavelni.
priamosis cixe-qalaqi rom davamxeT da samSobloSi gamomgzavrebulebs
zRvaze xomaldebi dagvifanta zevsma. imis Semdeg aRar gamomcxadebixar
nugeSinismcemlad. gulgamtydarma didxans vixetiale zRvis zurgze, vidre
RmerTebma gansacdelisagan ar mixsnes. feakelTa kunZulze moxvedrisas
momevline mxolod, guli gamikeTe da Tavad gamiZeR qalaqisaken. mamazevsis
saxeliT aw muxlmoyrili gevedrebi, mamcno, marTla Cems sanatrel
samSoblos miwaze midgas fexi? ver damijerebia, rom iTakaSi var. ase mgonia,
damcini da macduri sityviT Cemi gacureba gwads.
_ he, odisevs! dReniadag erTi fiqri gitrialebs gulSi. gamWriaxi da
gonieri xar da gasaWirSi amitomac ar minda migatovo. sxva, Sens dReSi myofi,
umal saxls miaSurebda, rom didi xnis unaxavi col-Svili enaxa, Sen ki Tavs
iokeb, arafers mekiTxebi _ Tavad ginda gamoscado svegamwarebuli penelope
erTgulebaSi, axlac rom saxlSi zis da Sens molodinSi TeTrad aTenebs
Rameebs. vicodi, mainc rom moaRwevdi mameul miwas, Tumca ki yvela
TanamgzavrdaRupuli. amitom vamjobine movridebodi Senze ganrisxebul
biZaCems _ poseidons, romlis sayvarel Svils Tvali dauvse gamoqvabulSi...
maS, ara gjera, rom iTakaSi xar? aba, Sexede: es _ zRvis berikacis forkinis

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yurea, kldidan uzarmazari zeTisxilis xe rom gadmohyurebs. iqve axlos,
naiadebad xmobili nimfebis grili mRvimea. gaixsene, am Rrma da vrcel
gamoqvabulSi nimfebisaTvis ramdenjer Segiwiravs wminda hekatomba. axla
veRara cnob tyiT daburul neritonis mTas?
es ra Tqva aTinam, nisli gaifanta da odisevss Tvalwin gadaeSala
mSobliuri miwa-wylis nacnobi sanaxebi. gaxarebuli odisevsi daemxo da
nayofier dedamiwas akoca. mere xelebi aRapyro da ase SehRaRada nimfebs:
_ zevsis asulo naiadebo, aRar megona, Tu kidev gixilavdiT. miTayvaneT
maraddRe Tqveni mavedrebeli, kvlavac SemogwiravT msxverpls, zevsis asulma
aTinam Tu damarCina da Svilis davaJkacebas momaswro.
_ eg nu gedardeba, _ miugo Tvalsxivosanma qalRmerTma, _ modi, jer
wminda mRvimeSi gadavinaxoT Seni saWurWle, mere ki ganvsajoT, ra viRonoT
da rogor moviqceT.
bnel mRvimeSi Sevida aTina, rom ganZeulis Sesanaxad marjve adgili
daegulebina. male odisevsmac mozida feakelTagan naboZebi oqro-vercxli,
spilenZi da Zvirfasi samoseli. ganZeuli gadainaxes da aTinam veeba lodi
aafara qvabis kars. mere wminda zeTisxilis gafarCxul fesvebze Camosxdnen
da bWoba daiwyes, Tu rogor moeRoT bolo sasiZoebisaTvis.
farismpyrobelis asulma aseTi sityva uTxra odisevss:
_ odisevs, zevsis naSiero! axla droa, sasiZoTa Semusvraze ifiqro. mesame
welia, rac Sens saxlSi parpaSoben da ZRveniTa da urvadiT lamoben Seni
RvTisdari meuRlis gulis monadirebas. is ki dReniadag tiris, da Tumca
dasaimedeblad TiToeul maTgans cal-calke ugzavnis macneebs, gulSi sxva
rame aqvs ganzraxuli.
_ eha, _ SesZaxa odisevsma, _ mec agamemnonis bedi meweoda sakuTar saxlSi,
Sen rom ar dagemoZRvre, Cemo mwyalobelo. axla is mirCie, rogor mivuzRo
maT samagiero? axlac ise gamimagre guli da Semewie, rogorc ilionis
TeTri galavnis dangrevisas Semeweodi. oRond mxarSi medge Sen,
Tvalsxivosano, da samas kacTanac ar SevuSindebi oms.
kvlav mimarTa odisevss farismpyrobelis asulma:
_ dauwyeb Tu ara sasiZoebs musvras, icode, ar migatoveb, imwamsve mxarSi
amogidgebi: Seni saxlis iavarmyofelT tvins mivasxmevinebT kedlebze da
maTi sisxliT movrwyavT sanadimo darbazs. axla ki saxe unda gicvalo ise,
rom Zexorcielma ver gicnos: damWknar da Zabun berikacad gaqcev, erT Rer
Tmas ar SegarCen Tavze, briala Tvalebs Cagiqrob da tanze wvirian jvalos
mogasxam, rom Semxedvarma zizRiT mogaridos Tvali. ase gamoecxadebi
sasiZoebs, meuRlesa da sayvarel Zes. magram manamde Sens meRores estumrebi,
Seni erTgulia igi da penelopeca da telemaqec guliT uyvars. koraqsis
kldesTan, areTusas wylis piras naxav, iq, sadac rkoTi nasuqali Seni kolti
ankara wyals ewafeba. masTan darCi da yovelive wvrilad gamohkiTxe
berikacs. amasobaSi me lamazi diacebiT ganTqmul spartas mivaSureb da Sens
Zvirfas telemaqes samSoblosken vaqnevineb pirs. mziur lakedemonSi
menelaoss ewvia igi, rom Seni asaval-dasavali gaego.
_ qalRmerTo, ratom adreve ar gaumxile Cemi ambavi, _ aRmoxda odisevss, _
aki yvelaferi imTaviTve uwyodi? amdens ratom axetialeb telemaqes unayofo
zRvaze, roca aq Cvens sabadebels ucxoni gviWamen?
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 _ nura genaRvleba, mravalnacado. me TviTon gavgzavne telemaqe ucxo
Temad, rom darbaiselTa Soris Tavi gamoeCina. uzrunvelad zis igi
atrevsianTa ojaxSi da gulnebierad ilxens. es kia, sasiZoebs ayolili
iTakeli Wabukebi koncxTan Causafrdnen da sikvdils umzadeben, magram vici,
ar aRsruldeba ege. umal miwa uzams pirs Seni saxlis iavarmyofelT.
es uTxra da kverTxi Seaxo aTinam. meyseulad damWknar da daleul
moxucad aqcia odisevsi. Tma gaucvina da briala Tvalebi Cauqro. wviriani
jvaloTi da WvartliT gamuruli qitoniT Semosa, xolo zed irmis
gaquculi tyapuWi moasxa. xelSi joxi misca da daglejili guda gadahkida
mxarze. Semdgom amisa ganSordnen urTierTs. Tvalsxivosani qalRmerTi
telemaqes mosanaxuleblad mziur lakedemons gaeSura.

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evmeosis qoxi

odisevsma zurgi aqcia yures da cicabo bilikiT mTas auyva. iq, daburul
tyeSi, misi erTguli yma _ meRore evmeosi cxovrobda, romelic dRemde
Tavdadebulad emsaxureboda Tavis patrons da gulmodgined zrunavda mis
sabadebelze. evmeoss gaSlil adgilas, SemaRlebulze edga qoxi. odisevsis
wasvlis Semdeg dedoflisa da moxuci laertes sityvas arc dalodebia, ise
Semoragva ezo: sarebad muxis Zelebi CaarWo, didroni lodebiT yore
aamaRla da zed ekal-jagi dayara. ezoSi erTmaneTis mijriT Tormeti
saRore Cadga, TiToeulSi ormocdaaT-ormocdaaTi nezvi iyo Serekili,
romelTac axlaxan daeyaraT goWebi. taxebi ki ezoSi eyarnen.
SeTxelebuliyo taxebis kolti, samas samociRa darCeniliyo, radgan meRore
yoveldRe TiTo nasuqal burvaks ugzavnida sasiZoebs. evmeosis mier
gawvrTnili oTxi mglissaxiani qofaki Teoze iwva da darajobda ezos.
axla WiSkarTan ijda meRore da kargad gamoqnil xaris tyavs saqalamned
bandavda. sami meRore biWi sxvadasxva adgilas mwyemsavda Rorebis kolts,
meoTxe ki gulis uwadinod gaegzavna evmeoss qalaqSi, rom galaRebuli
sasiZoebisaTvis sanadimod kargad nasuqali burvaki miegvara. swored am
dros moadga evmeosis qoxs odisevsi. ucxo kaci ra dainaxes, gaavebuli
qofakebi yefiT miscvivdnen mosuls. odisevsma imwamsve daagdo joxi da iqve
Caimuxla. meti gza arc iyo, _ bijic rom waedga, uTuod daglejdnen
gaafTrebuli ZaRlebi. evmeosi umalve wamoiWra, Solti muxlidan
daucurda, magram qvas wamoavlo xeli da cacxaniT Seutia ZaRlebs.
ZaRlebi ra mougeria, ase mimarTa stumars:
_ sulze mogiswari, berikaco! kidev cotac da, Cemi myefrebis wera
gaxdebodi da sircxvilisagan sadRa unda gamomeyo Tavi? gangebis ZaliT
isedac ar maklia Wiri. guldardiani mivstiri Cems patrons, mis xvastags
gulis uwadinod sxvas vaWmev, am dros ki vin icis, ugzo-ukvlod
moxetialesa da mSier-mwyurvals lukmapuri enatrebodes, Tuki RvTis
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Semomye, berikaco! puri gavtexoT, mere ki miambe, saidan mosulxar da ra
gagWirvebia.
es uTxra da qoxisken wauZRva stumars keTilSobili meRore*. Sin Seiwvia,
Jveri erT adgilas mouquCa, zed Txisuris nati daufina da dasva. eama
odisevss gulRia maspinZlis qceva. madlierma aseTi sityva uTxra:
_ asmagad gadagixadon, maspinZelo, es sikeTe ukvdavma RmerTebma.
evmeosma pasuxad miugo:
_ stumari RvTisaa. Tavad zevsia maxvewarTa da yaribTa Semwe. ukadrisad
aravis davxvedrivar da sxvebSi arc Sen gamogarCev. bevri ki araferi maqvs,
magram keTili guliT gagimaspinZldebi. axaluxlebi gagvibatondnen da maTi
SiSi gvaqvs ymebs. Zvel patrons ki RmerTebma mouWres Sin dasabrunebeli gza.
didad mwyalobda Cemi patroni: aq rom myavdes, sabadebelsa da saxl-kars
miboZebda, damabinavebda da mravalTsanatrel cols* SemrTavda, gana
daukargavda vinmes amags? me CemdaTavad erTiaTad gavumravle mobarebuli
xvastagi. kidev mets miiTvlida, aq rom moswreboda siberes. magram vai, rom
daiRupa elenes gamoisobiT. bevri vaJkaci Seiwira mag ojaxdasaqcevma
cxenmraval ilionSi! Cemi mbrZanebelic iq daeca atrevsianT Rirsebis
dasacavad.
sityva ra daasrula evmeosma, qitonis kalTebi aikeca, saRoreSi Sevida,
ori goWi gamoarCia, dakla da cecxlze gatrusa. mere aso-aso aqna da
Samfurebze aago. Semwvari xorci odisevss miarTva, zed fqvili moufrqvia,
Tafla RviniT kaTxa Seuvso da tkbili saubriT Seiqcia:
_ miirTvi, stumaro! es aris, rac maqvs. msuqan burvakebs sasiZoebi miWamen.
ra vqna, gaumaZRarni arian eg ukuRmarTebi. magram ar eTnevaT netar RmerTebs
gulgorozni da Tavgazidulni. marTalTa da gonierT swyaloben isini. Tavad
mekobreTac ki, ucxo qveyanas rom moarbeven xolme da zevsis SewevniT
xomaldsavseni brundebian Sin, _ Surisgebis SiSi ar asvenebT.
eseni ki, TiTqos ciuri ram xma moswvdeniaTo Cemi patronis sikvdilze,
Tavs abezreben qmaryofamoSlil Cvens dedofals. magram arc wesisamebr
niSnaven da arc eSvebian: dRedaRam Rreoben mis saxlSi da qonebas
unadgureben. zevsis dRe da Rame ise ar warxdeba, rom saklavi ar daklan da
sxvisi RviniT uRvTod ar gaileSon, Tumca ki auwoneli simdidris patronia
Cemi basilevsi: arc zRviT garemocul iTakaze, arc sxvagan sadme masze
mdidari kaci me ar meguleba. oci basilevsis qonebas aiwonis misi dovlaTi.
CamogiTvli, Tu ginda, mis sabadebels: Tormeti xaravani da cxvris fara
daudis kunZulgaRma xmeleTze, amdenive Txis arve da Roris kolti. Tavisi
xalxi da mojamagireni umwyemsaven saqonels. amas garda TviT iTakaSi Txis
TerTmeti arve hyavs Cabarebuli mis erTgul ymebs. magram meti Rone ara
gvaqvs: meca da isinic gamorCeul xvastags sasiZoebs vugzavniT.
odisevsi uxmod Seeqceoda goWis xorcs da zed Rvinos ayolebda. medgari
guli ki SurisZiebiT evseboda. WamadiT suli ra moiTqva da momagrda,
evmeosma axla piramde Seavso Tavisi jami da stumars miawoda. stumarma
xalisiT dacala sasmisi, mere ki frTxilad CaekiTxa:
_ erTi es gamagebine, maspinZelo, vin giyida an ra fasad giyides? marTla
ase SeZlebulia Seni patroni? weRanac xom Tqvi, agamemnonis Tanamdgomi iyo
da troelebs Seakvdao misTvis. wvrilad miambe yovelive. zevsi da sxva

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uxilavni damemowmebian, rom navali kaci var, bevri minaxavs da vin icis,
iqneb Sens patronsac gadavyrivar sadme?
ase upasuxa odisevss mwyemsTa winamdgomma:
_ bevri yaribi Semoxetebula Cvens kunZulze, berikaco! ra ar uTqvamT, ra
ar mouCmaxavT lukmapurisaTvis, magram gziani jer araferi dascdeniaT.
visac ki bedi iTakaze gadmoagdebs, yvela Cems dedofalTan midis da
aTasgvar Wors uyveba. uyvars Cems qalbatons maTi gamokiTxva, uxvadac
asaCuqrebs da rogorc qmardakargul meuRles Sehferis, gulmduRared tiris
maT naambobze. Senc, Cemo kargo, ras ar gamoigoneb axalTaxali qitonisa da
mosasxamisaTvis, magram mware is aris, rom Cemi bedSavi patronis gul-RviZls
albaT sadme ZaRlebi da svavebi jijgnian. vin icis, iqneb Tevzebmac SeWames
da mis TeTr Zvlebs zRvis Slami afaria ukve. Tavadac daiRupa da
saxleulsac varami dautova, metadre ki me, sadac unda wavide, aseT tkbilsa
da mwyalobel patrons versad viSovi, Tundac mamapapeul saxls davubrunde.
icode, ded-mama ise ar menatreba, rogorc Sors daRupuli odisevsi. eh, Cemo
stumaro, misi saxelis xsenebac ki mimZims. sul Tvalwin midgas, he, Cemo
odisevs, Cemo Zvirfaso-meTqi, pirze madgas, TiTqos aq megulebodes sadme
Cemi mzedavsili patroni.
mravalWirnaxulma odisevsma ase miugo evmeoss:
_ didi urwmuno vinme yofilxar, Cemo keTilo! kaci verafers dagajerebs.
axla erTs getyvi da fuWsityvaobaSi nu CamomarTmev. ficiT Semogficav, Tu
ginda. male dagibrundeba RvTisnieri Seni patroni! am keTili ambisaTvis
axla arafers mogTxov. maSinRa momeci axali samoseli, roca Sin
svebednierad mogiva odisevsi. hadesis karibWesaviT mZuls crumetyveli kaci,
lukmapurisaTvis rom enad gaikrifeba xolme. zevsis saxels, am sufris
madlsa da odisevsis keras geficebi, rom gardauvalad axdeba es Cemi sityva:
axali mTvare jer ar iqneba damdgari, rom karze mogadgebaT odisevsi da
Surs iZiebs imaTze, visac misi meuRle da sanatreli Ze SeuWirvebia.
ase miugo stumars mwyemsTa winamdgomma:
_ vai, rom verafers miiReb, berikaco. aRar uweria odisevss Sin dabruneba.
mSvidad svi Rvino, sxva ambiT SeviqcioT Tavi. naRvels mimatebs Cemi
patronis gaxseneba. imas ra ajobebs, Tu kvlav dagvenaxveba odisevsi, Cvenc
xom eg gvinda yvelas, mec, penelopesac, moxuc laertes da RvTisdar
telemaqes. magram moeSvi ficils, aras gvargebs fuWi imedi, dardad
telemaqec meyofa _ odisevsis pirmSo da RmerTebis keTili morCi. megona,
mamamisiviT saxiT RvTisnasaxsa da goniT goniers moveswrebodiT, magram
axla isic dagvekarga: romeliRac daimonma Seacduna da mamis saZebrad
qviSian piloss gaamgzavra, xolo gulRvarZliani sasiZoebi koncxTan
Casafrebian, rom amoZirkvon arkesianTa RvTaebrivi modgma. ras vizamT, Cvens
xelT ar aris misi xsna. kronionimc iyos misi Semwe da mfarveli! Sen Seni
miTxar, berikaco, vina xar da sadauri xar? sad gidgas samyofeli, sad
gyvanan mama-papani? saidan moxvdi iTakaze? visi xomaldiT gadmolaxe
boboqari zRva? fexiT xom ar moadgebodi am kunZuls?
ase miugo cbierma odisevsma meRores:
_ neba Senia, wvrilad giambob yovelives, Cemo keTilo. oRond sasmel-
saWmeli nu mogvakldeba, Tavze Weri gvexuros, mzamzareulze visxdeT da
uzrunvelad SeveqceodeT tkbil Rvinos. mTeli welic rom visxdeT ase, veWv,

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yvelaferi mogiTxro bolomde, rac ukvdavi RmerTebis gangebiT gadamxdomia
Tavs. oqromraval kretaSi mkvidrobs Cemi saxelganTqmuli gvari. mdidari da
sviani kacis, hilakaanT kastoris Svili var me. kanonieri meuRlisagan sxva
vaJiSvilebic hyavda mas, me ki, Tumca xarWisnaSobi viyavi, maT sworad
mivaCndi mamaCems. Tavisi simdidrisa da keTilSobili vaJebis wyalobiT
RvTis darad iyo kastori pativdebuli kretelTa Soris, magram ulmobelma
moirebma hadess gaistumres igi. Cemma Zmebma wili yares da mamis monagari
Tanabrad gaiyves, me ki mcire arCivi da martooden mamiseuli saxl-kari
margunes. Cems siqveles, vaJkacobasa da omSi guluSiSobas unda vumadlode,
rom umdidresi gvaris qali SevirTe. axla raRaa Cemi sicocxle, bzesaviTa
var bedisagan nalewi! maSin ki aresisa da aTinasagan xmalSeuvaloba mqonda
momadlebuli. urCeules meomrebTan erTad Casafrebuls sikvdilis SiSi ar
mekareboda. pirveli amoviWrebodi xolme safaridan da uwyalod vmusravdi
yvelas, visac ki davixelTebdi. magram omSi aseT Smagsa da ficxels saojaxo
saqmeze guli ar mimdioda, Sin ver vCerdebodi. guli niadag zRvisken
mimiwevda, miyvarda keTilnagebi xomaldiT TareSi, grZeli, wvermaxi Subebi
da pirwvrili, frTamaRali qeiburebi... me is miyvarda, rac RmerTebma
damanaTles SobiTganve, sxvebs ki sxva saqme da sxva sazrunavi aqvT!
troadis omamde bare cxrajer avmxedrebulvar swrafmaval xomaldebze da
damilaSqravs ucxo Temebi. bedi Cemken iyo mudam. alafs nebisaebr varCevdi da
wilisyriTac bevri mxvdeboda. ase gamimravlda qoneba da kretaSi
saxelganTqmuli da pativdebuli Seviqen. magram, roca SoriTmacqeralma zevsma
gmirTa damRupvel ilionSi wasvla gadagviwyvita, kretelebma me da
erismTavari idomenevsi xomaldebiTurT gagvgzavnes troas. uaris Tqma ar
egeboda, raki amas gvavalebda xma RvTisa da erisa. cxra weli vebrZodiT
troas cixe-galavans da mxolod meaTe wels davaqcieT aqavelebma priamosis
dedaqalaqi. aqeTobisas RmerTebma dagvifantes Tevzmraval zRvaze xomaldebi.
Sin dabrunebuls erTi Tvec ar damiyvia col-SvilSi, rom daudegarma gulma
kvlav samekobrod gamiwia. egvipteSi gasamgzavreblad cxra xomaldi aRvkazme,
Tavi movuyare gulad meomrebs da eqvsi dRe qeifs veweodiT. blomad avreke
xomaldebze xvastagi, rom saRvTo saklavi da sagzali ar mogvkleboda.
meSvide dRes boreasma ra dabera, gavSaleT afrebi da kretadan daviZariT.
oTxi dRe uSfoTvelad mivcuravdiT zRvaze, TiTqos mdinaris dinebas
mivyvebodiTo daRma. mexuTe dRes egviptis mSvenivradmedin cisfer mdinareSi
SevcureT, sadac davisadgureT kidec. Tanamgzavrebs vubrZane, napirze aeTriaT
xomaldebi da iqauroba daezveraT. magram nadavls daxarbebulebi Seesivnen
monapire Temebs, mamrni amoxoces, dedawuli ki tyved wamoasxes. maTi
ganwiruli Zaxili miswvda qalaqs da alionze brinjaoTi SeWurvili mxedrebi
da qveiTni mogvicvivdnen. mexismtyorcnelma zevsma gulSi SiSi CauRvara da
aota Cvenianebi. Zalamixdilni brinjaos maxvilebiT Semusres megviptelebma,
nawili ki monebad waasxes. mec gardauvali sikvdili mewera iq, egviptis miwaze,
magram zevsis STagonebiT ase moviqeci: mbzinvare, ucxodnaWedi muzaradi da
far-Subi davyare, egviptelTa beladis etls miveaxle, muxlebSi Cavuvardi da
fexebze kocna davuwye. Semivrdoma ganwiruli, etlze amiyvana da qalaqisaken
gamaqana, SubmoRerebuli megvipteli meomrebi mosaklavad damedevnen, magram
maTma mTavarma damicva da damifara, raki maxvewarTa Semwe zevsis risxvisa
erideboda. Svidi weli davyavi maTTan. egviptelTagan uxvad dasaCuqrebulma

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didZali qoneba davagrove. merve weli ra Semoiqca, erTma gaqnilma da gaiZvera
finikelma damiyolia, Tavis qveyanaSi wavyolodi. marwmunebda, dovlaTiT savse
saxli maqvso. erTi weli masTan gavatare. wlis swors cru dapirebiT
momaRora: xomaldi mTeli Cemi monagebiT damatvirTvina da libiaSi wamiyvana.
dovlaTis mixveWa da Cemi gayidva undoda did fasad. ar vende mis sityvas,
wayoliT ki mainc wavyevi. keTilma boreasma dabera da gaSlil zRvaSi gavediT.
kretas rom CavuareT da martoden casa da zRvas SevrCiT, maRliTmgrgvinavma
Cveni daRupva ganizraxa da xomalds Savi Rrublebi daawia. ukuni wyvdiadi
Camowva zRvaze, xomaldi dadga da myisve sastiki Walikoni amovarda.
qarborbalam bagirebi dauwyvita xomalds, ayiravebulma anZam tvini gaasxmevina
mesaWes da myvinTaviviT Tavdayira gadauSva wyalSi. mexismtyorcnelma zevsmac
daiquxa da mexi dagvatexa Tavze. cecxlis gorgalma zRvaSi gadayara
niCbosnebi da ganwirulni yornebiviT aativtiva xomaldis garSemo. qariSxalma
ZirSi gadaamtvria anZa da ferdebi mourRvia xomalds. am Znelyofis Jams isev
kronionma STamagona CavbRauWebodi xomaldis SiSvel Zirs. cxra dRe da Rame
ase damaqanebda Walikoni aboboqrebuli zRvis zurgze. meaTe Rames talRebma
Tesprotebis qveyanaSi gamriyes.
gaToSili da qancgawyvetili TesprotelTa ufliswulma zRvis napirze
mipova, momasuliera da mamiseul sasaxleSi mimiyvana. maTma basilevsma,
gmirma feidonma didis pativiT mimiRo da axali samosliT Semmosa. iq gavige
odisevsis ambavi. Tavad basilevsma miTxra, samSoblosaken mimavalma CemTan
Semoiarao. manve maCvena odisevsis monaxveWi auracxeli saWurWle: oqro-
vercxli, brinjao da Znelad saWedi rkina. es qoneba meaTe muxlamde eyofoda
erT sagvareulos. odisevss Tavisi nadavli feidonisaTvis miebarebina, Tavad
ki dodonaSi wasuliyo, rom RvTaebrivi muxisagan zevsis rCeva moesmina, Tu
rogor dabrunebuliyo amdeni xnis unaxav iTakaSi _ cxadliv Tu idumal.
nadimobisas, zedaSes rom uRvrida ukvdav RmerTebs, feidoni meficeboda,
gamzadebuli myavso odisevsis gasastumreblad xomaldi da niCbosnebio.
magram uwinares me gamistumra oqroyanovan duliqionSi. niCbosnebs ubrZana,
basilevs akastesaTvis miegvaraT Cemi Tavi. amaT ki boroti izraxes:
gavcildiT Tu ara Tesprotebis kunZuls, Savi dRe damaTies: Semipyres,
naCuqari qitoni da mosasxami wamglijes da dakonkili jvalo Camacves.
Tavadac xedav, rac macvia!
saRamo xans, SoriTsaCinari iTakis kunZuls ra mivadeqiT, kiCoze TokebiT
mimabes, TviTon ki napirze gadavidnen da vaxSmobas Seudgnen. magram mowyale
RmerTebma grZneulad amxsnes. samosi Tavze Semovigde, saWis RerZs moveWide,
Cavcocdi da, roca wyali mkerdamde momwvda, uCumrad gavcure. xomaldidan
moSorebiT napirze gavedi da xSirfoTlovan muxnarSi mivimale. didxans
meZebes gunebawamxdarma niCbosnebma, mere xeli Caiqnies, xomaldze avidnen da
TavianT gzas gauyvnen. me ki RmerTebis gangebiT Sens stumarTmoyvare WerqveS
movxvdi, RvTis nebiT jer ar miweria sikvdili!
_ vahme, Cemo Wirnaxulo stumaro! guli SemiZra Senma Tavgadasavalma. raRa
ar ginaxavs, ra ar gadagxdomia Tavs! mainc ver damarwmune: odisevsze Seni
monayoli meeWveba. Tumca drouli kaci xar da tyuils ratom ikadrebdi! me
erTi vici: RmerTebs mouZulebiaT Cemi patroni, arc troaSi daRupula
saxelovnad da arc megobris mklavze daulevia brZolis Semdeg suli, Torem
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Seemateboda. magram vai, rom harpiebisagan motacebuls, usaxelo sikvdili
xvda wilad! me ki ase, RorSi vatareb Cems wuTisofels, qalaqad ar davdivar,
Tu rom dedofalma Cvenma penelopem ar damibara raime ambis
Sesatyobineblad. iTakaSi mosul Soreul axlobelTa gamokiTxva uyvarT
imaTac, vinc patronis dakargvasa wuxs da imaTac, visac arafrad enaRvleba
misi qonebis ganusjelad gapartaxeba. xolo me xalisi davkarge gamokiTxvisa
mas Semdeg, rac erTma etolielma tyuiliTa da WoriT momiqona Tavi. kaci
Semohkvdomoda im SeCvenebuls, bevri exetialna da bolos me Semomekedla.
mec gulRiad miviRe. is meubneboda, idomenevsTan vnaxeo kretaSi Seni
patroni odisevsi, zRvaze dalewili xomaldis SekeTebas elodao. maimedebda,
am zafxuls an Semodgomas uTuod Camovao Tavisi megobrebiTurT da didZal
qonebas Camoitanso xomaldiT. Cemo Wirgamovlilo stumaro, TumcaRa
daimonma mogiyvana aq, am zRaprebiT verc gamaxareb da verc guls moigeb
Cemsas. Seni monayolis gamo ki ar gdeb pativs, stumarTmfarveli zevsis ridi
maqvs da imitom mebralebi.
ase miugo evmeoss didgonierma odisevsma:
_ metismetad iWvneuli yofilxar, Cemo keTilo! ficiTac ver dagimtkice
Cemi naTqvami. axla, modi, aseTi piroba davdoT _ olimpoeli RmerTebi iyvnen
amis mowmeni: ukeTu dagibrundeba patroni, qitonsa da mosasxams maCuqeb da
duliqions gamistumreb. xolo ukeTu ar axdeba Cemi sityva, cicabo kldidan
gadaagdebine Cemi Tavi monaqalebs, rom amieridan yaribTagan vervin gabedos
Tqveni motyueba.
keTilSobilma meRorem miugo:
_ ra kacoba iqneba, Cems saxlSi keTilad stumrebuls suli rom
amovarTva? rogorRa gavtexo puri an rogor davuRvaro zedaSe kronions?
moveSvaT am laparaks, vaxSmobis drom moawia ukve. male mobrundebian Cemi
mwyemsebi da gemriel vaxSams movamzadebT.
ase musaifobda stumar-maspinZeli. amasobaSi mwyemsebmac morekes Roris
kolti, aWyvirebuli pirutyvi ra daabinaves, evmeosma ase mimarTa mwyemsebs:
_ saukeTeso taxi amomirCieT, biWebo, rom SoriT mosul stumars
gavumaspinZldeT da Tavadac SeveqceT. madlia CvenTvis, didi jafa gvadgas
TeTreSviani taxebis movlaSi. sxvebi rom gviWamen urcxvad, erTxel Cvenc
SevirgoT Cveni naWirmagevi!
es Tqva da brinjaos maxvili culiT morebi daapo. mwyemsebma cecxlTan
miuyvanes nasuqali xuTwliani kerati. evmeosma saRvTo wesi ar daiviwya: taxs
qeCodan jagari aaWra, cecxls misca da odisevsis dabruneba SesTxova
RmerTebs. mere TavSi muxis nakodi dahkra da suli gaacxebina pirutyvs.
mwyemsebma dakles taxi, gatruses da afeSxves. evmeosma nedl xorcs qonis
naWrebi Semouwyo, zed qeris fqvili moafrqvia da RmerTebisaTvis cecxls
daudo dasawvelad. darCenili xorci aso-aso aqnes da Samfurebze wamoages.
SiSxina mwvadebi sufraze miitana mwyemsTa winamdgomma da Svid wilobad
daanawila: erTi nawili nimfebsa da hermess Seswira, danarCeni ki meinaxeebs
Camouriga. Semdeg sukis ukeTesi naWeri miarTva odisevss, riTac didad
gaaxara patronis guli. naamebma odisevsma madli moaxsena meRores:
_ ise gagaxaron, evmeos, RmerTebma, rogorc me gamaxare axla! zevsma
gadagixados Cemi pativiscema!
keTilSobilma meRorem miugo:

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 _ miirTvi, bedSavo kaco! Segergos RvTis boZebuli es Wamadi! RmerTebi
xan ras gviwyalobeben da xan ras _ yovlisSemZleni arian ukvdavni!
evmeosma saRvTo dawva da zedaSe dauRvara ukvdav RmerTebs. Semdeg
sazedaSo barZimi odisevss miawoda. mwyemsma biWma, mesavliosma, puri gatexa
da meinaxeT daunawila. es mesavliosi odisevsis aq aryofnisas dedoflisa
da moxuci laertes ukiTxavad eyida evmeoss tafoselTagan.
puroba daiwyes. sma-WamiT guli ra ijeres, mesavliosma sufra aalaga da
yvelani mosasveneblad moemzadnen. umTvaro, qufri Rame Camodga. zevsis
naRvari esxmeboda dedamiwas da civi, uJmuri Walikoni uberavda gamudmebiT.
odisevss undoda gamoecada masze aserigad mzrunveli evmeosi, fiqrobda,
am civ RameSi netav gaimetebs CemTvis mosasxams Tu sxvas moaceminebso.
amitom igavad aseTi ram uambo:
_ yuri damigdeT, Cemo keTilo evmeos, da Tqvenc, erTgulo mwyemsebo! erT
rasme mogiyvebiT da kvexnaSi nu CamomarTmevT. Rvino Wkuas akargvinebs kacs,
Tavad darbaiselsac aamRerebs da aarokebs xolme da iseT sityvas
wamoacdeninebs zogjer, risi Tqmac ara xams. mec, raki SevTveri da
laparakis saRerReli ameSala, ar dagimalavT erT ambavs: maSin troas
misadgomebTan videqiT aqavelTa sami sardali _ menelaosi, odisevsi da me.
maTgan wveuli mivedi da Cven-Cveni meomrebiTurT ilionis kedlebTan
lelianSi CavsafrdiT. avbediTi Rame Camowva, moTova. mere mrisxane
boreasmac dabera da susxma Zval-rbilSi gagvatana. Wirxli TeTrad Seeyina
farebs. Tbil mosasxamebSi gaxveul meomrebs farebi waexuraT da brZolis
molodinSi udrtvinvelad eZinaT. me ki, ugunurma, Cemi Tbili mosasxami
safarSi wamosvlisas megobrebs davutove _ ver movisazre, rom faris,
qitonisa da sartyelis amara darCenili susxian RameSi gaviyinebodi.
Ramis mesame saxmilavze, roca varskvlavebi caze gadavidnen, Cem gverdiT
mwol odisevss mxari wavkar:
_ zevsis naSiero, ver gavawev am Rames, yinva momaSTobs umosasxamod.
albaT romeliRac avma daimonma Semacdina, qitonis amara rom wamovedi.
sastik sikvdils veRarsad wavuval!
es gavumxile odisevss da manac, rogorc sCveoda, umalve naxa gamosavali.
suo, _ miCurCula, _ TanamebrZolebma ar gagvigono! mere idayvze wamoiwia
da xmamaRla gasZaxa aqavelebs:
_ cudi sizmari mesizmra weRan, moymeno! TiTqos Sors vyofiliyoT
xomaldebisgan. vinme unda gamegzavnos agamemnonTan, egebis maSveli
dagvaxmaros!
maSin wamodga andremonis Ze, mkvircxli Toasi. Zowisferi mosasxami
gadaiZro da myisve gaeSura xomaldebisken. me ki gaxarebuli mis mosasxamSi
gavexvie da oqrostaxtovani eosis gamoCenamde mSvidad meZina. eh,
winandeburad Wabuki da Zalgulovani rom viyo, gana vinme damikavebda
mosasxams? axla ki CamoZonZilsa da dabeCavebul berikacs vin momagebs
pativs?
ase upasuxa mravalRone odisevss keTilSobilma meRorem:
_ momwons Seni naubari, stumaro. urigo araferi gikadrebia. nu geSinia,
ara mogakldeba ra, arc samosi, arc sxva ram. amaRam Cemi mosasxami gexuros,
diliT ki isev Sensas Caicvam. TiTo xeli tanisamosi gvaqvs mwyemsebs. roca

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odisevsis sanatreli Ze, telemaqe, dabrundeba, Tavad giboZebs qitons,
mosasxams da sxva samoselsac. Senc Sens gzaze gagistumrebs.
esa Tqva da wamodga evmeosi. stumars cxvrisa da Txis tyavebi daugo
keriasTan, daawvina da zed sazamTrod gadanaxuli Tavisi xSirmatyliani
tyavfuCi gadaaxura. iqve odisevsTan miwvnen Wabuki mwyemsebi. Tavad evmeosi
qoxidan gavida _ gareT darCenili taxebis javri ar asvenebda. eama
odisevss, mis xvastags ase TavgamodebiT rom uvlida erTguli meRore.
evmeosma Zlier mxrebze mosasxami moisxa. zed tyavfuCi moigdo, mgelTa
da avazakTa mosagerieblad xelT Subi ipyra da swrafad gaswia iqiT, sadac
myudroSi, qarisgan TavSefarebul mis TeTreSvian kolts eZina.

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telemaqes dabruneba

amasobaSi mziur lakedemons ewvia aTina, raTa odisevsis saxelovani

SvilisTvis Seexsenebina: samSobloSi dabrunebis dro ariso ukve.
menelaosis sasaxlis winkarSi mwoli telemaqe da pizistrate maledve
monaxa qalRmerTma. gmiri nestoris Zes, pizistrates, gulnebierad eZina,
xolo mamaze fiqriT guldamZimebul telemaqes mTeli Rame ruli ar
mihkarebia wamwamebze. Tvalsxivosani qalRmerTi TavTiT daudga Wabuks da
Seesityva:
_ telemaqe, aRar gmarTebs saxlidan Sors yofna. nu daiviwyeb: veragi
xalxi Sens sabadebels mitacebas upirebs. wyalSi ar gadageyaros es
mgzavroba. saCqarod daeTxove omSimyivar menelaoss, vinZlo saxlSi
miuswro Zviruxsenebel dedaSens. mama-Zmani ukve evrimaqeze gaTxovebas
urCeven, raki misi urvadi didad aRemateba sxvebisas. wadi, saxls mimarTe,
rame ar gahyves Seni qonebidan. xom ici diacTa zne: imas umravleben qonebas,
visac colad gahyvebian. aRarc mkvdari qmari enaRvlebaT da aRarc masTan
siyvaruliT gaCenili Svilebi. Sin ra mibrundebi, Seni wili qoneba
uerTgules monaqals Caabare, vidre RmerTebi Rirseul sasZlos amogirCeven.
erTsac getyvi da kargad daixsome: kldovani sames sruteSi sasiZoebi
Cagsafrebian, Seni mokvla aqvT gadawyvetili, magram amaod daSvrebian. Seni
dovlaTis iavarmyofelT umal miwa uyofs pirs! kunZulebs mainc moaride
xomaldi. Rame imgzavre _ Seni mfarveli RmerTebi keTil zurgqars
dagadevneben. iTakis pirvelsave yures ra miadgebi, xomaldi da
Tanamgzavrebi qalaqs gaistumre, xolo Sen erTgul meRoresTan midi, Rame
mis qoxSi gaaTie, dilaadrian ki Sin gagzavne, rom pilosidan Seni
mSvidobiT dabruneba axaros dedaSens.
es Tqva da maRal olimpos miaSura qalRmerTma.
telemaqem fexis wakvriT gaaRviZa nebivrad mZinare nestoris Ze:
_ ade, pizistrate, etli SevkazmoT, gzas davadgeT! dilamde SevicadoT.
mere oqrosTmiani menelaosic gamova, saCuqrebs gviZRvnis wesisamebr da
alersiani sityviT gagvistumrebs. guluxv maspinZels arasodes daiviwyebs
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 gaTenda. vardisfrad iriJraJa eosma. TmamSvenieri elenes sareclidan
wamomdgarma menelaosma moakiTxa stumrebs. menelaosi ra SeniSna, telemaqem
saswrafod gadaicva Zvirfasi qitoni, mxrebze mosasxami moigdo, karSi
Seegeba saxlis patrons da vedrebiT uTxra:
_ aw samSobloSi gamistumre, zevsis nebiero, guli Sinisken mimiwevs!
omSimyivarma menelaosma dinjad upasuxa:
_ ar dagakaveb, Cemo kargo, raki guli aRar gidgeba CemTan. maspinZelma
Tavi ar unda moabezros stumars. xom ar varga, purZviri maspinZeli
saxlidan roca erekeba masTan darCenis mowadine stumars, wasvlad
aCqarebulis gadamkvdari patiJiT dakavebac ukadrisia. stumris pativiscema
da droze gastumreba xams! magram nu aCqardebi, jer saCuqrebs Cagiwyob
etlSi, rom TvaliT ixilo, ras gatan, mere ki puri gavtexoT, orives
gveameba: stumrisTvis pativia, xolo maspinZlisTvis sixaruli, maZRari rom
daadgebi Soreul gzas. argossa da eladaze Tu gaivli, Tan wamogyvebi;
gzadgavlil qalaqebSi usaCuqrod aravin gamogviSvebs: vin spilenZis
keTilnaxelav zedadgars giZRvnis, vin vercxlis pirsaban taSts, oqros
mSvenier barZims an kidev muxlmagar jorebs.
telemaqem Tavmdablad upasuxa:
_ zevsis nebiero, omSimyivaro menelaos! kidev davrCebodi, saxli
upatronod rom ar mqondes dagdebuli. meSinia, mamis mZebneli Tavad ar
gavxde saZebari: sasiZoebi daRupvasa da qonebis warTmevas meqadian!
oqrosTmianma basilevsma meuRlesa da msaxur qalebs ubrZana, sufra
gaeSalaT. sawolidan axalamdgar eteonevss, romelic sasaxlis maxloblad
cxovrobda, cecxlis danTeba da mwvadebis Sewva daavala, Tavad ki
meuRlesTan da sayvarel SvilTan, megapenTesTan erTad salaro palats
miaSura. palatSi daxvavebuli saWurWlidan atrevsis Zem orZiriani barZimi
airCia, xolo Svils uZvirfasesi vercxlis lagvini wamoaRebina. dedaTa
Soris uturfesma elenem Tavi axada skivrs, sadac misi naxelavi mravalferi
samoseli elaga da Ziridan varskvlaviviT mbrwyinavi, oqromkediT mosirmuli
kaba gamoiRo. saCuqrebiT xeldamSvenebulni Semdeg ukanve Semobrundnen.
_ o, telemaqe, _ mimarTa stumars menelaosma, _ heras xmamquxari meuRlis
zevsis wyalobiT mSvidobiTamc dahbrunebixar samSoblos! aha, miiRe Cemgan es
saboZvari, saganZurSi amaze Zvirfasi araferi maqvs. icode, es lagvini
hefestom gamoWeda. wminda vercxlisaa da piri oqroTi aqvs moferili. gmirma
faidimosma, sidonelTa basilevsma maCuqa igi, roca troadan gzadmomavali
mis saxlSi viyav Sexiznuli. aw Seni iyos es lagvini!
es ra Tqva, misma Zem, megapenTem vercxlis mbzinvare lagvini win daudga
telemaqes, xolo menelaosma orZiriani barZimi misca. win wamodga
RawvmSvenieri elene, stumars ucxod naxelavi kaba gauwoda da frTiani
sityva uTxra:
_ am kabas qorwilis svebednieri dRisaTvis giZRvni, Cemo Zvirfaso. dae,
elenes saxsovrad ataros Senma meuRlem. qorwilamde Zviruxsenebel
dedaSens Seanaxvine igi. axla ki gzas dagilocav: mSvidobiT migiyvanon
netarma RmerTebma samSobloSi!
telemaqem sixaruliT miiRo boZebuli, pizistratem etlSi Caawyo
saCuqrebi _ gaocebuli iyo maTi siZvirfasiTa da keTilqmnulobiT.
oqrosTmiani menelaosi darbazSi SeuZRva Wabukebs. yvelani sakarcxulebze

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dasxdnen. moaxlem xelis dasabanad vercxlis taSti da wyliT savse
mooqruli sura moarTva stumrebs da wmindad garanduli tabla daudga win.
mokrZalebulma mekuWnavem puri Semoitana da uxvad momatebuli mravalferi
WamadiT gauwyo sufra. eteonevsma xorci Camouriga meinaxeebs. basilevsis
memkvidre megapenTem RviniT Seavso Tasebi da purobac daiwyo. sma-WamiT guli
ra ijeres, telemaqe da pizistrate karSi gavidnen da etlSi Casxdnen. maT
ukan gahyva atrevsis saxelovani naSieri. menelaoss xelSi RviniT savse
oqros Tasi eWira, rom wamavalTaTvis gza daeloca. bWemaRali saxlis
patroni etls win daudga da ase gamoeTxova stumrebs:
_ gza mSvidobisa, Wabukebo! piloselTa erismTavari, Cemi nestori
momikiTxeT. mamasaviT rom zrunavda Cemze ilionis kedlebTan!
madlierebiT gulsavse telemaqem miugo:
_ zevsis nebiero, Seni nebisaebr moviqceviT! rogorc ki mivalT, mokiTxvas
gadavcemT da yovelives vuambobT nestors. o, netav iTakaSi damxvdebodes
mamaCemi, rom masac vuambo Seni tkbili maspinZlobisa da umagaliTo
guluxvobis ambavi!
es Tqva da meyseulad gamoCnda arwivi, romelsac motacebuli didi, TeTri
bati epyra klanWebSi. mas haus ZaxiliT dasdevnebodnen xelSinauri gogo-
biWebi. arwivma mxarmarjvniv Cauqrola etls da caSi aiWra. amis danaxvaze
sixarulma moicva iq myofTa guli. pirvelad pizistratem daZra sityva:
_ Sen gamogicxada kronionma es niSi, zevsis nebiero, Tu Cven?
dafiqrda Zalgulovani menelaosi, rom gaebrWo da awonili sityva eTqva
WabukisaTvis, magram daaswro dedaTa Soris uturfesma elenem:
_ me getyviT, ras moaswavebs es niSi! ai, ra Camagones ukvdavma RmerTebma:
rogorc am Sinaur bats daeca SoriT mofrenili mTis arwivi, ise daacxreba
Sor gzaTa damlaxavi odisevsi mis saxlSi gaSinaurebul sasiZoebs! vin icis,
iqneb Sin aris ukve da dasaRupavad hyavs ganwiruli isini?
_ ukeTu zevsis wyalobiT axda eg Seni sityva, mTeli sicocxle
qalRmerTis darad geTayvanebi!
SesZaxa telemaqem da cxenebs maTraxi gadauWira. etli gaqanda, swrafad
gascilda qalaqs da mgzavrebi trial mindorSi gavidnen. mTeli dRe
Seusvenebliv eweodnen etlis xelnas muxladi cxenebi.
mze Caesvena da gzebze siRame Camowva. mgzavrebma feras miaRwies. iq,
RmerTi alfeosis SviliSvils, diokless ewvivnen da Rame gaTies. meore
dRes, iriJraJa Tu ara, etli Sekazmes da diokles saxlis karibWidan
gavidnen. maTraxgadawnuli cxenebi Tavdauzogavad miqrodnen. pilosis
SemogarenTan telemaqem aseTi sityva uTxra nestoris Zes:
_ o, pizistrate, zevsis nebiero, Zveli megobrebi arian Cveni mamebi da
Cvenc, Tanatolni, am mgzavrobam dagvaZmobila! aw amasa gTxov Zmurad! guli
ar miTmens, pirdapir xomaldTan mimiyvane, nu SevivliT TqvenTan.
stumarTmoyvare mamaSenma veWv, male gamomiSvas!
Cafiqrda nestoris keTilSobili Ze: rogor moegvarebina es saqme? bolos
etli zRvisaken daZra. napirs ra miadgnen, saCuqrebi xomaldze autana da ase
urCia megobars:
_ iCqare, Cemo telemaqe! sanam moxucs Cvens Camosvlas Sevatyobineb,
Tanamgzavrebi niCbebs miusxi da gzas daadeqi, Torem vici, Tavad mogakiTxavs
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 es uTxra da fafarayrili cxenebi qalaqisken gaaqrola. telemaqem aaCqara
Tavisi xalxi: aba, swrafad, xomaldi gavawyoT da gzas davadgeTo!
Tanamgzavrebma gaamzades xomaldi da rikulebs miusxdnen. is-is iyo
aTinasaTvis msxverplSewirvas morCnen xomaldis kiCoze, rom telemaqes erTi
ucxo kaci mieaxla:
_ megobaro, im maRal RmerTsa da misTvis Sewirul msxverpls gaficeb,
miTxar, vina xar da saiT midixar, sad gidgas saxli an sad aris Seni
samkvidrebeli?
_ arafers dagimalav, ucxoelo, pirdapir getyvi, _ upasuxa telemaqem, _
iTakeli odisevsis Ze var! dakarguli mamis ambavi mindoda gamego pilossa
da lakedemonSi. axla ki Sin vbrundebi.
ucxoelmac gaamJRavna Tavisi vinaoba:
_ Teoklimene mqvia me, polifides Ze! melampidebis misanTa STamomavali
var! cxenmraval argosSi Tvistomi Semomakvda da SurismaZiebel Zmebs
gamoveqec. ucxo qveynebSi xetiali mware xvedrad merguna. bedisagan devnili
var da gevedrebi Semifaro xomaldze _ mesisxleni albaT meZeben ukve!
telemaqem miugo:
_ gulmSvidad iyav, am xomaldze aravis davanebeb Sens Tavs. amodi, raca
gvaqvs, imiT dagixvdebiT!
es uTxra, xomaldze moiwvia, brinjaos wvermaxi Subi CamoarTva da
gverdiT moisva. niCbosnebma bagirebi axsnes, anZa aRmarTes, TeTri ialqnebi
gaSales da zRvaSi gavidnen. aTinam mZlavri zurgqari daadevna xomalds, rom
uswrafesad gadaelaxaT mlaSe zRva.
mze Casuliyo da unapiro zRva bnels moecva. xomaldma feasa da mzian
elidas Cauara, sadac epeelTa tomi saxlobs. aqedan telemaqem frTxilad
daZra xomaldi samesa da duliqionis kunZulebisaken. aq, sruteSi
Casafrebuli sasiZoebi mis gamoCenas elodnen.
mas Jamsa Sina iTakaSi meRoreebi da maTi stumari vaxSmad isxdnen. sma-
WamiT guli rom ijeres, odisevsma ganizraxa erTxel kidev gamoecada
evmeosi. gageba undoda, winandeburadve umaspinZlebda meRore Tu qalaqs
gaistumrebda.
_ Cemo evmeos, kmara, rac mipatroneT. xval diliT qalaqSi waval, gza
mimaswavle an megzurad kaci gamayole vinme, samowyalod kardakar vivli, vin
wyals damalevinebs, vin purs maWmevs! RvTaebrivi odisevsis saxlsac
mivakiTxav da penelopes qmris ambavs Sevatyobineb. egebis im ampartavan
sasiZoebTanac gavZvre da maTi sufridan rame davinarCuno. xolo Tu
mimsaxures, amas ra ajobebs! hermesis wyalobiT yvelaferi memarjveba, riTac
mdabioni warCinebulT emsaxurebian _ SeSis daCexa, cecxlis gaCaReba,
mwvadebis Sewva, Rvinis Camosxma da ra vici, kidev ra!
Sewuxda keTilSobili meRore:
_ vai Cems Tavs, eg ra miTxari, bedkrulo? sasiZoebTan mivalo, rom ambob,
Tavi xom ar mogZulebia? maTi usamarTloba da Zalmomreoba rvalis casa
swvdeba. Sennair msaxurs arc ki ikadreben, koxtad Cacmuli lamaz-lamazi
biWebi emsaxurebian! wmindad garanduli tabla pur-RviniT da mravalferi
SeWamadiTa aqvT savse. aq darCi, kaco, iseTi ra gagvWirvebia, rom erTi kaci
ver SevinaxoT? male Cveni sayvareli telemaqe Camova, mosasxamsa da qitons
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 evmeoss ase upasuxa mravalWirTamTmenma odisevsma:
_ yovlisSemZle zevsma gagaxaros ise, rogorc Sen gamaxare mag sityviT!
did Wirs gadamarCine, Cemo evmeos: samaTxovrod kardakar wanwalze uaresi
ra unda iyos mokvdavisaTvis? lukmapurze dageSili kaci ras ar gadaeyreba
gzaze? rakiRa telemaqes mosvlamde Cemi darCena inebe, barem isic miambe, ra
dReSia odisevsis daberebuli ded-mama, jer kidev Wvreten wuTisoflis mzes
Tu hadesis bWeebTan daides bina?
evmeosma, mwyemsTa winamdgomma, ase upasuxa:
_ gulaxsniT getyvi yvelafers, Cemo stumaro, aras dagimalav! cocxalia
laerte, magram dReniadag zevss evedreba, daxsnas wuTisoflis Sromas.
dakargul Svilze da gardacvlil meuRleze dardma udrood daabera
laerte da moaZaga es mze-qveyana. Svilze dardma gadaiyola bedSavi
antikleac. RmerTma yvelas aSoros aseTi bedi! sanam cocxali iyo, xSirad
movikiTxavdi xolme _ araferi sjobda masTan tkbil musaifs! me xom mis
umrwemes asulTan, klimenesTan erTad vizrdebodi da sakuTar SvilSi ar
marCevda. ra moviwifeT, klimene samosSi gaaTxoves da saqmrosagan didZali
urvadic miiRes, me ki axalTaxali qitoniTa da mosasxamiT Semmosa
antikleam, wyvili xamli maCuqa da meti pativis niSnad mwyemsTa winamdgomad
ganmawesa. aw warxda yvelaferi! TumcaRa RmerTebma damimadles es
erTguleba: aki xedav, lukmapuri arc CemTvis maklia da arc Cemi
stumrisTvis! axla sasaxleSi ver mivsulvarT, rom awindel saxlis dedas
Cveni gulisWiri vuTxraT, basilevsis ambavi gamovkiTxoT da patronis
sufraze sma-WamiT gulgaxarebulni da saCuqrebiT xelavsebulni
gamovbrundeT samwyesurSi. mas Semdeg, rac am saxlSi sasiZoebi gaSinaurdnen,
guli aRara aqvs Cvens dedofals, tkbili sityva Segvawios da Zveleburad
gvipatronos!
_ Seni ambavic miambe bareRam, Cemo keTilo, _ uTxra odisevsma, _ Senc xom
didi Wiri gaqvs gamovlili? aki balRobidanve moSorebixar dedis kalTas!
miTxari, rogor moxvdi aq, samSoblo qalaqi dagiqcies mtrebma da monad
wagiyvanes Tu ZroxaSi marto darCenili, mekobreebma mogitaces da iTakaSi
gagyides?
evmeosma miugo:
_ rakiRa Cemi ambis gageba moiwadine, giambob, Sen ki neba-neba svi Rvino.
axla Rameebi grZelia da gamoZinebas kidev movaswrebT. adre nu davwvebiT,
bevri Zili aZabunebs kacs. ruli Tu moeria visme, moisvenos, rom uTenia
wamodges fexze, waixemsos da samwyesurs miaSuros. Cven ki aq visxdeT, Rvinos
SeveqceT da gardasul dReTa mogonebiT naRveli moviwuroT, guls uamebs
kacs gardaxdil WirTa gaxseneba! maS, yuri momapyar, Cemo stumaro:
Gecodineba, ortigias zemoT aris erTi kunZuli _ sirosi, saidanac mze
moiqceva xolme. xalxmravali araa es kunZuli, magram uxvsaZovriani da
cxvarZroxamravali yovliTve nayofieria _ venaxiTac da
TeslmarcvleuliTac. mandaurebma arc SimSili ician da arc xorcis
damadnobeli sneulebani. siberiT ra aivsebian, vercxlismSvildosani
apoloni da artemisi gamoecxadebaT, rom msubuqi isriT ugrZneulad
gamoasalmon wuTisofels. ori qalaqia am kunZulze. yanebi, baR-venaxebi da
saZovrebic orada aqvT gamijnuli. orive qalaqs mamaCemi, qTesios ormenis Ze
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 imxanad Cvens kunZuls ucxo saqonliT datvirTuli finikielTa xomaldi
moadga. mamaCems maSin xelsaqmeSi didad gawafuli erTi lamazi finikieli
diaci emsaxureboda. es qali xomaldis maxloblad recxavda xolme sarecxs.
im xomaldidan erTi gaqnili vaWari SeuCnda am qals, moxibla da Seacdina.
Sen ici, mamakacTan Tanayofa Tavad saTno da TavSenaxul qalsac daaxvevs
Tavbrus. macdunebelma wvrilad gamohkiTxa: vina xar, saidana xaro. diacma
Cveni maRalerdoiani saxli daanaxva da uTxra: mdidari aribantis asuli var,
spilenZiT ganTqmuli sidoni ariso Cemi samSoblo. yanidan momavali
tafoselma mekobreebma Semipyres, aq Camomiyvanes da ager, am saxlis patrons
mimyideso did fasad.
_ Tu asea, wamogvyevi samSobloSi, _ urCia kurom, _ ar ginda, ixilo Seni
WermaRali saxli da sayvareli ded-mama? cocxlebi arian isini da kvlav
gancxromiT cxovroben!
_ wamogyvebodiT, _ upasuxa qalma, _ Tuki SemomficavT, rom gzaSi arafers
SemamTxvevT.
mezRvaurebma Sehfices. ficis Tqma ra moamTavres, qalma aseTi ram uTxra
TvistomT:
_ axla mismineT! amieridan arc erTma Tqvenganma, sadac unda mnaxoT, _
gzaze Tu wyaroze, _ aramc da aramc xma ar gamces, rom aravin dagvasminos
Cems patronTan. Torem eWvs aiRebs berikaci. me xom borkilebs damadebs, arc
Tqven dagadgebaT kargi dRe. gulSi daimarxeT, rac giTxariT, sityva ar
wamogcdeT. savaWro saqmes ra moiTavebT da gamgzavrebas daapirebT,
saswrafod SematyobineT. oqroulobas, rasac movixelTeb, Tan wamoviReb da
Cemi wayvanis sazRaurad erT karg saCuqarsac mogarTmevT: patronis patara
vaJi myavs mobarebuli, cocxali da gonieri bavSvia, xSirad damyavs xolme
saseirnod da imas wamoviyvan. sadac unda gahyidoT, did safasurs aiRebT! _
es Tqva da wavida.
mTeli weli dahyves finikielebma Cvens kunZulze. kargad ivaWres da didi
sargebelic naxes. wasvlis Jamma ra moawia, kaci gamogzavnes sasaxleSi.
cbierma finikielma Zvirfasi yelsakidi wamoiZRvania. dedaCemi da monaqalebi
TvaldamSeulni aTvalierebdnen da xeliT sinjavdnen oqros Zewkvze asxmul
qarvis mbzinvare mZivebs. swored am dros wam-uyo Cvens mxevals finikielma.
niSani ra misca, sasaxle datova da Tavisianebs miaSura.
qalma xeli Camkida da sasaxlidan uCumrad gamiyvana. winkarSi rom
gavediT, tablebze oqros Tasebs hkida Tvali. aq nadimobdnen xolme mamaCemis
stumrebi, romlebic axla sabWod iyvnen wasulni. qalma xeli daavlo sam
oqros Tass da ubeSi Caimala. me ki _ suleli, ukanmouxedavad wavyevi mas.
amasobaSi mze Caesvena da gzebze xSirbindi Camowva. male myudro navsadgurs
mivaRwieT. iq finikielTa swrafmavali xomaldi gvelodeboda. saCqarod
agviyvanes xomalze, zevsis zurgqarmac dabera da gzas davadeqiT. eqvsi dRe-
Rame Seusvenebliv mivcuravdiT. meSvide dRe ra gaTenda, mSvildosanma
artemisma isriT gangmira is qali: sacodavi ToliasaviT Cavarda xomaldis
ZirSi. mezRvaurebma amoitanes misi gvami da Tevzebsa da Raleodebs gadaugdes
saWmelad. guljavriani da mowyenili martodmarto vijeqi ase, vidre qarma da
zRvis moqcevam iTakis napirs ar migvayena. aq laertem miyida. ai, rogor movxvdi
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 evmeosis Tavgadasavali ra moismina, odisevsma aseTi sityva uTxra
maspinZels:
_ guls momxvda Seni naambobi, evmeos! sawuTros bevri uTrevixar, magram
RmerTebma tanjvis wil sikeTec gargunes: keTilSobili da guluxvi
patronis xelSi moxvedrilxar. Sen ra giWirs, Sen Cemi gasaWiri Tqvi: ugzo-
ukvlod davexetebi am qveyanaze usaxlkaro da miusafari.
ase, tkbil saubarSi Seeqceodnen Rvinos stumar-maspinZeli, vidre ruli ar
moeriaT. bolos dawvnen, Tumca didxans ar uZiniaT _ male oqrostaxtosanma
eosmac gamoanaTa.
amasobaSi ki telemaqem iTakas miaRwia. afrebi dauSves da yureSi
niCbosnebma Seiyvanes xomaldi, qvis Ruza CauSves da bagiriT daabes napirze.
mere xmeleTze gadmovidnen. Wamadi moimzades da lagvinebSi Rvino gaazaves.
sma-WamiT guli ra ijeres, sityva daZra telemaqem:
_ niCbosanno, xomaldi qalaqs miiyvaneT! me mTaSi mivdivar, Cems mwyemsebs
unda davxedo. saqmes rom movrCebi, SeRamebulze mec qalaqSi gamovbrundebi.
xval ki, raRai mSvidobiT movaRwieT samSoblos, sanadimod mogiwvevT da
pur-mariliT gadagixdiT madlobas!
telemaqes ase mimarTa misanma Teoklimenem, romelic pilosidan daemgzavra
maT:
_ me sadRa wavide, telemaqe? ficxelkldovani iTakis romelime didebuls
mivadge karze Tu Sens saxlSi vestumro dedaSens?
_ sxva dros pirdapir Cemsa migiwvevdi, _ miugo telemaqem, _ da
sakadrisadac gagimaspinZldeboda Cemi saxleuli. axla ki uCemod ar girCev
CvenTan stumrobas: dedaCems mainc ver naxav, erTTavad beWsaxexels uzis
sanTioboSi da sasiZoebsac iSviaTad eCveneba. magram getyvi, visTan mixvide:
polibosis keTilSobil Zes _ evriloqes ewvie. iTakelTa Soris RvTisdari
pativi aqvs moxveWili da RirsebiT yvela sasiZoSi gamoirCeva. dedoflis
SerTvac mas swadia yvelaze metad, TumcaRa erTaderTma kronionma uwyis,
gauTendebaT Tu ara qorwilis dRe.
is-is iyo daasrula sityva, rom caSi mxarmarjvniv apolonis frTamali
macne _ Sevardeni gamoCnda, klanWebSi qedani eWira da bdRvnida. qednis
bumbuli telemaqesa da xomalds Sua Camodioda. Teoklimenem ganze gaixmo
odisevsis Ze, mxarze xeli dahkra da uTxra:
_ amaod ar gamoCenila es Sevardeni, telemaqe, RvTis xeli urevia am
saqmeSi! Sevxede Tu ara, myisve mecnaura apolonis frTamali macne. icode,
iTakel basilevsTa Soris usaCinoesia Tqveni gvari, am kunZulze marad
ixelmwifebs igi!
_ o, Teoklimene, _ SesZaxa telemaqem, _ netamc axdebodes Seni misnoba!
ZmasaviT Segitkbobdi da Cemgan dovlaTiT avsebuli, ubednieres kacad
Seiracxebodi!
axla pireoss miubrunda gaxarebuli telemaqe:
_ Cemo erTgulo klitiosis Zev, Sen xom mudam mxarSi medeq da usityvod
memorCilebodi pilosSi mgzavrobisas, kidev moisxi Cemi madli, es kaci Sin
miiwvie da Cems mosvlamdi sakadrisi pativi eci!
SubosnobiT ganTqmulma pireosma upasuxa:
_ ramden xansac unda dayovnde, Cemo telemaqe, Sens stumars araferi
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 es ra Tqva, xomaldze avida pireosi. Tanamgzavrebs ubrZana, bagiri
aexsnaT da saniCbo rikulebs misxdomodnen. Semdgom amisa qalaqisaken daZra
xomaldi. telemaqem ki xamli gamoicvala, spilenZis wvermaxi Subi xelT
ipyra da evmeosisaken mimaval mTis biliks daadga.

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mama-Svilis Seyra

dilaadrian odisevsma da keTilSobilma meRorem qoxSi cecxli daanTes

da Wamadi moamzades. is-is iyo mwyemsebma Roris kolti gairekes, rom
telemaqec moadga WiSkars. ZaRlebi kudis qiciniT Semoexvivnen mosuls.
fexis xma ra Semoesma, odisevsma ase mimarTa meRores:
_ gesmis, evmeos! viRac Sinauri gewvia, erTxelac ar dauyefiaT ZaRlebs.
amis Tqma Zlivs moaswro, rom qoxis karSi misi sanatreli Ze, telemaqe
gamoCnda. adgilidan wamoiWra gancvifrebuli evmeosi. lagvini, romelSic
wiTel Rvinos azavebda, xelidan gauvarda. meti sixarulisgan eldanacemi
moxuci gadaexvia telemaqes, Subli, Tvalebi da xelebi daukocna. TiTqos
erTaderTi, sibereSi SeZenili, aTi wlis unaxavi Svili daubrundao, ise
gulmxurvaled exveoda da kocnida Tvalcremliani evmeosi pirmSvenier
Wabuks.
_ Cemo tkbilo telemaqe, Cemo TvalisCino! Camomixvel gana? aRarc ki
megona, Tu pilosidan mSvidobiT mobrunebuls gnaxavdi. Cemo Svilo, gamaZRe
Seni yurebiT! iSviaTad gvestumrebi xolme mwyemsebs Cvens Raribul qoxSi.
erTTavad qalaqSi xar da im abezar sasiZoebSi trialeb.
telemaqem ase upasuxa keTilSobil meRores:
_ Sens sanaxavad gamoveSure aqeT, biZaCemo! gamagebine, Cemo erTgulo, jer
kidev Sin aris dedaCemi Tu axalma qmarma waiyvana ukve? vaiTu dacarielda
odisevsis sareceli da ablabudam dafara!
_ ara, Cemo kargo, Sin aris qmris erTguli dedaSeni, dReniadag tiris da
uZilo Rameebs TeTrad aTenebs.
es uTxra evmeosma da spilenZisbunikiani Subi CamoarTva. telemaqem qvis
zRurbls gadmoabija da qoxSi Semovida. Semosuls fexze wamoudga
odisevsi.
_ ijeq, stumaro! _ mimarTa telemaqem, _ adgils me TviTon movnaxav am
qoxSi. Cveni maspinZeli arafers momaklebs.
odisevsi dajda. meRorem Jverze cxvris tyavi daufina da zed dasva
odisevsis Zvirfasi Svili. win tabla daudga, xaxaliT puri da wuxandeli
vaxSmidan gadarCenili mwvadi miarTva. mere kaTxa Tafla-RviniT auvso da
odisevsis gverdiT Camojda. sma-WamiT guli ra ijeres, telemaqem meRores
hkiTxa:
_ sadauria es Seni stumari, evmeos? visi xomaldiT moadga Cvens napirs?
fexiT xom ver movidoda zRviT garemocul iTakaze?
mwyemsTa winamZRolma upasuxa:
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 _ yvelafers getyvi, Svilo: kreteli warCinebuli varo, ase miTxra.
mravali qveyana mouvlia da bevri ucxo tomi unaxavs, daimonisgan aseTi
xvedri rgebia wilad. amas win Tesprotebis xomaldidan gamoqceula da Cems
qoxSi afarebs Tavs. axla Sen gabareb am kacs, Seivrdome da epatrone _
Tavadac amis maxvewaria!
gonierma telemaqem miugo:
_ guli momikali mag sityviT, Cemo evmeos! xelmewifeba gana stumris
miReba sakuTar saxlSi? imedi ara maqvs Cemi marjvenisa, rom
Seuracxyofisgan davicva igi. sabralo dedaCemsac ver gadauwyvetia
sabolood, saxls upatronos da qmris sarecels uerTgulos, rom xalxis
ybaSi ar Cavardes, Tu colad gahyves romelime aqavels, vinc Rirsebisa da
urvadis siuxviT sxvebze aRmatebuli iqneba. SenTanve darCes es kaci, evmeos.
me CemdaTavad mosasxamsa da qitons gamovugzavni, axali kabiT Sevmosav,
xamlebs vaCuqeb da orlesul maxvils davkideb, mere ki im mxares
gavistumreb, saiTac miuwevs guli. me Sevinaxav SenTan stumrebuls, rom
mwyemsebs kiserze ar dagawveT. ar minda sasiZoebs Cavugdo xelSi: Tavxedni
da ampartavanni arian. meSinia, ukadri sityva ar akadron da masxrad ar
aigdon. CemiT verafers gavawyob maTTan. xom ici, rac unda Zlieri iyos,
mainc uZluria martokaci mravalTa winaSe!
aq sityva daZra mravalWirnaxulma odisevsma:
_ yurs Tu maTxovebT, mec vityvi erTi-or sityvas: guli amimRvria
odisevsis saxlSi datrialebulma ukuRmarTobam. es miTxar, Wabuko, Seni
surviliT dahyev maT nebas Tu RmerTebis STagonebiT mogiZula erma? an iqneb
Zmebi gangidgnen da WirSi marto dagtoves? Senebr jan-RoniT savse Wabuki
rom viyo, kacobas vficav, Sav dRes gavuTenebdi maT. im saxelganTqmuli
odisevsis Svili an Tavad odisevsi rom vyofiliyav Sinmobrunebuli,
erTianad Sevmusravdi yvelas! gund-gundad rom damseodnen martoxelas da
davejabne, mainc sikvdils varCevdi Cemsave saxlSi, oRond ar meyurebina, Tu
rogor Seuracxyofen Cems saxleulsa da stumrebs, rogor Wamen da
apartaxeben Cems sarCo-sabadebels!
ase upasuxa stumars gonierma telemaqem:
_ ara, ucxoelo, arc ers movZulebivar da arc Zmebs mivutovebivar, raki
Zmebi arca myolia arasodes. mxolodSobilni varT arkesianTa naSierni.
mxolodSobilia papaCemi laerte, mamaCemic, odisevsi erTaderTi Zea
mamamisisa da mec dediserTa var. odisevsma martodmarto damtova saxlSi da
ojaxis SemaWirvebelnic gagvimravldnen. yvela warCinebuli, vinc ki garSemo
kunZulebze batonobs _ duliqionelni, sameelni, tyiani zakinTosis mTavarni
da TviT kldovani iTakis ganmgebelnic ki dedaCemis colad wayvanas
eswrafvian da dReniadag aCanageben mamiCemis qonebas. xolo dedaCems ver
uaruyvia es saZulveli qorwineba da verc sasiZoebis utifroba aulagmavs.
isini ki anadgureben Cems saxl-kars da albaT male mec bolos momiReben!
maradiuli RmerTebis kalTaSi Zevs mokvdavTa xvedri!.. Sen, evmeos, saCqarod
qalaqs miaSure da dedaCems, penelopes axare Cemi mSvidobiT dabruneba
pilosidan. mxolod mas amcne es ambavi, aqavelTagan aravin Seityos. bevri
mteri myavs da Cems daRupvas ganizraxaven.
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 _ amas rad metyvi, Cemo telemaqe, isedac vici, sifxizle rom mmarTebs.
axla es mibrZane, laertesTan xom ar Semevlo da Semetyobinebina Seni
Camosvlis ambavi? dardma moiqveiSa bedSavi laerte. Svilis javriT
gulgasenili adre venaxSi mainc dadioda da Tu guli gauxalisdeboda,
monebTan erTad samxrobda kidec. xolo mas Semdeg, rac Sen piloss
gaemgzavre, pirSi lukma aRar Caudevs, venaxSi muSaobaze guli aiyara da
dRemudam tiris. amboben, carieli Zvali da tyaviao.
_ mebraleba bedSavi laerte, magram ra gaewyoba. _ Tqva telemaqem. _ kacis
nebaze rom iyos arCevani, umal mamaCemis dabrunebas vinatrebdi. gzas nu
gaimrudeb, evmeos. ambavs ra miutan penelopes, maSinve ukan gamobrundi.
laertesTan ki dedaCemma saswrafod gagzavnos mekuWnave qali.
evmeosma xamliT Seimosa fexi da qalaqisken gaswia. amas eloda
Tvalsxivosani aTina: rogorc ki meRore ezos gascilda, WiSkarTan modga da
tansruli, lamazi qalis saxiT gamoecxada odisevss. telemaqes araferi
daunaxavs, radgan yvelas ar ecxadebian TvalnaTliv RmerTebi. mxolod
odisevsma da evmeosis ZaRlebma dainaxes qalRmerTi. damfrTxali ZaRlebi
wkavwkaviT gaiZurwnen ezodan. aTinam warbis azidviT moixmo odisevsi da
aseTi sityva uTxra:
_ eha, mravalnacado, RvTisnasaxo laertes Zev! kmara Tavis malva! droa,
gaendo Sens Zes, telemaqes. erTobliv gansajeT mama-Svilma, rogor mouRoT
bolo sasiZoebs. oriveni qalaqs gaemarTeT. mec male gavCndebi TqvenTan da
brZolaSi SemogeSvelebiT.
es uTxra aTinam da mxarze oqros kverTxi dahkra: meyseulad Wabukuri
ieriT Seimosa odisevsi, kvlav Savgvremani gaxda da Savi wver-ulvaSiT
daumSvenda piri, daRaruli saxe gadaetkica. qalRmerTma axalTaxali qitoni
Caacva da mxrebze mosasxami moaxura. aTinasagan ferSecvlili odisevsi
Sebrunda qoxSi. eldanakravma telemaqem Tvali ver gauswora odisevss.
SeSinebulma es gaifiqra, RmerTi vinme xom ar momevlinao.
_ ram Segcvala, ucxoelo? weRan sxva iyav, axla ki sxvagvari meCvenebi!
axali samoseli Segimosavs da saxezec ucxo feri gadevs. albaT caSi
mobinadre romelime RmerTTagani xar. maS, gulmowyale iyav Cvenda momarT!
sanacvlod wminda msxverpls SemogwiravT da oqros saWurWles mogiZRvniT.
he, RmerTo, vinc unda iyo, Segvibrale Cven!
mravalWirnaxulma odisevsma miugo:
_ RmerTi rad viqnebi, riT mimamsgavse cis binadarT? mamaSeni var _
odisevsi, vis gamoc Wiris dRe gadgas da gareSeTa Zaladobas iTmen.
ase uTxra, Svils moexvia da akoca. Rvarad waskda Tvalebidan cremli,
aqamde Zlivs rom ikavebda. magram telemaqes ver daejerebina, rom es kaci
mamamisi iyo:
_ vera, ver davijereb Sens odisevsobas! romeliRac avi daimoni macdunebs
albaT, raTa Semdeg ufro mwared amatiros. rogor SeiZlebda mokvdavi kaci
nebisaebr feriscvalebas? mxolod RmerTs xelewifeba, Wabuki berad aqcios
da berikaci Wabukad. es wuTia, ZonZebSi gaxveuli moxuci iyav, axla ki cis
binadar RmerTebs damsgavsebixar!
_ o, telemaqe, Svilo Cemo, nurc daeWvdebi da nurc gaikvirveb, rom Sen
winaSe mamaSeni dgas. sxva odisevsi arasodes dagibrundebaT. me var is
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samSoblo napirs. nu-meTqi, nu dagaeWvebs, rom weRandeli berikaci aw Wabukad
gamogecxade, es Cemi mwyalobeli aTinas saqmea. mas xom yovelive xelewifeba:
dakninebuls wamisyofiT ganadidebs, xolo gandidebuls daakninebs.
es Tqva da dajda odisevsi. gulSeZruli telemaqe gadaexvia mamas. orTaves
RapaRupiT sdiodaT cremlebi. isxdnen da gulamoskvniT tirodnen ise,
rogorc bartyebwagvrili zRvis arwivi tiris xolme. mzis midrekamdis
itirebdnen gulamomjdarni, rom telemaqes ar ekiTxa mamisaTvis:
_ visi xomaldiT Camoxvedi, mamaCemo, iTakas? fexiT xom ar moadgebodi
zRviT garemocul kunZuls?
mravalWirTamTmenma odisevsma ase uTxra:
_ yvelafers mogiyvebi, Svilo. zRvaze gzadakargulTa Semwe, niCbosnobiT
saxelganTqmulma feakelebma momiyvanes aq. Tan didZali saboZvari
gamomatanes da mZinare gadmomsves mSobliur miwaze. forkinis mRvimeSi maqvs
gadamaluli es saWurWle _ oqro-vercxli, brinjao da Zvirfasi samoseli.
mere aTinas SegonebiT mTaSi amovedi, rom erTad moviTaTbiroT, rogor
gavuswordeT sasiZoebs. axla saTiTaod CamomiTvale isini. minda vicode ra
xalxia da ramdeni arian. gavbWoT da gadavwyvitoT, ra ajobebs, Cven orni
SevebaT Tu sxvebsac movuxmoT dasaxmareblad.
telemaqem upasuxa:
_ gagonili maqvs, mamaCemo, omSigan Seni siqvele da simamace. magram
maocebs aw Seni egzomi Seupovroba. orni ras gavxdebiT simravliT
aRmatebul mterTan? arc aTni arian da arc ocni, aramed mravlis
umravlesni. marto duliqionidan ormocdaTormeti rCeuli Wabukia Camosuli
eqvsi moniTurT. samedan _ ocdaoTxi aqaveli vaJkaci, xolo zakinTosidan _
oci. maTve udgas mxarSi Tormeti warCinebuli iTakeli. yvela amaT kidev
oTxi Cveneburi kaci emsaxureba: mandaturi medonti, RvTaebrivi aedi femiosi
da oric didostati mzareuli. martoni Tu SevebmebiT, veWv, cocxalni
gadavurCeT am Semotevas. umjobesia, maSvels movuxmoT, Tuki saimedo xalxi
geguleba sadme.
WirSi medgarma odisevsma miugo:
_ getyvi da gansaje: gana dagvWirdeba sxva mSveleli, ukeTu Tavad zevsi
da aTina amogvidgebian mxarSi?
gonierma telemaqem upasuxa:
_ WeSmarits ityvi, mamaCemo! Tumca ki Soreul zesknelSi sxedan, maTi
xelmwifeba sworad efineba ukvdavTa da mokvdavT!
maSin es uTxra mravalnacadma odisevsma telemaqes:
_ icode, rogorc ki aresis risxva datrialdeba Cemi sasaxlis darbazSi,
RmerTebic aRar daayovneben da SemogveSvelebian. axla yuradiRe, rasac
getyvi: uTenia qalaqSi waxval da sasiZoebSi gaerevi. mogvianebiT me da
evmeosi CamovalT qalaqs. me isev maTxovris ZonZebi mecmeva. daixsome: rac
unda Seuracxmyon, fexiTac rom gamaTrion darbazidan an Subis tari
mirtyan, nurafers SeimCnev, guliswyroma daioke da moridebuli sityviT
sasiZoebs xeli aaRebine umsgavs saqcielze. Tumca weraatanilni aRar
Seismenen Sens sityvas. erTsac getyvi da guls daimarxe: rogorc ki
aTinasgan STagonebul niSans mogcem, kedlidan Camoxseni saomari saWurveli
da uklebliv qoredSi gadamale. Tu gkiTxes, es rad hqenio, mokrZalebuli
sityviT daaSoSmine: mas Semdeg, rac odisevsi salaSqrod wavida, WvartliT

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gaimura da waxda-Tqo iaraRi. amas garda, ase STamagona-Tqo kronionma: vaiTu
SemTvralni erTurTs waekidoT, iaraRze xeli wagicdeT da es niSnobis
sufra sisxliT SesvaroT, radgan gaxelebuli mamris marjvenas misda
uneburad izidavs-Tqo maxvili. mxolod CvenTvis datoveb or-or maxvils,
Subsa da fars. rac Seexeba sasiZoebs, gonebas daubneleben maT Sors
macqerali zevsi da Tvalsxivosani aTina.
kidev getyvi da kargad daixsome: Tuki Cemi sisxli giduRs ZarRvebSi,
aramc da aramc ar gaamxilo Cemi dabrunebis ambavi. arc laertesTan, arc
meRore evmeosTan da Tavad penelopesTanac ar dagcdes sityva. Cven orma
unda gamovcadoT idumal monebi, mwyemsebi da xelSinaurni, rom vicodeT _
vZulvarT Tu vuyvarvarT, SiSi aqvT Cveni Tu arafrad gvagdeben.
saxelovanma telemaqem kvlav Seageba sityva odisevss:
_ male dainaxav, mamaCemo, rom sulmokle ara var da arc gulis simtkice
maklia! magram ras gvargebs mindvrebsa da samwyesurSi xalxis TvalTvali?
dros fuWad davkargavT. amasobaSi ufro metad gagvipartaxeben qonebas
sasiZoebi. xelSinauri qalebis gamocda advili saqmea, xolo mwyemsebsa da
meveleebs zevsis wyalobiT merec movuvliT!
ase uziarebdnen mama-Svili erTmaneTs gulisnadebs.
am dros ki xomaldi, romelmac telemaqe pilosidan Camoiyvana, iTakis
myudro navsadgurs moadga. niCbosnebma xomaldi napirze aaTries,
aRkazmuloba Camoxsnes da menelaosisagan gamotanebuli Zvirfasi ZRveni
klitiosisas gagzavnes. odisevsis saxlSi ki macne afrines, rom
penelopesTvis exarebinaT telemaqes mSvidobiT dabruneba: Senma Zem xomaldi
qalaqSi gamoistumra, Tavad ki mwyemsebTan mTaSi wavidao.
gzaSi erTmaneTs Sexvdnen erTi da imave ambis maxarobelni _ evmeosi da is
macne. sasaxleSi ra Sevidnen, niCbosanTa macne mieaxla dedofals da yvelas
gasagonad moaxsena: dagibrundao, dedofalo, Seni sayvareli Ze! erTgulma
meRorem ki yurSi uCurCula penelopes Svilis danabarebi. Semdeg datova
sasaxlis kar-midamo da pirobisamebr ukanve, mTaSi gabrunda.
ar eprianaT sasiZoebs es ambavi, ezodan gavidnen da daRonebulni
karibWesTan dasxdnen. aq ase mimarTa TanamdgomT evrimaqem, polibosis Zem:
_ didad umarjvnia telemaqes, megobrebo! vin ifiqrebda am saqmes? xomaldi
unda gavgzavnoT sames sruteSi CasafrebulebTan. ukan gamobrundnen, nuRar
daSvrebian amao lodiniT!
sityva ar daesrulebina evrimaqes, rom amfinomosma Tvali mohkra
navsadgurSi Semosul xomalds. zRvaosnebs ukve CamoexsnaT afrebi, xolo
niCbebi xelSi eWirT. amfinomosma siciliT SesZaxa megobrebs:
_ Tavs nuRa SeiwuxebT, es-esaa mobrundnen Cvenebi. albaT romeliRac
RmerTma amcno maT es ambavi, an iqneb Soriaxlos Cauara maT telemaqes
xomaldma, daedevnen da veRar miewivnen.
am sityvaze sasiZoebi wamoiSalnen da zRvis napirisken gaemarTnen
TanamzraxvelTa Sesagebeblad. xomaldi xmeleTze amoaTries, saWurveli
gadmozides da aRkazmuloba Camoxsnes. mere moedanze mojardnen saTaTbirod,
ucxo aravin gaikares, arc beri, arc Wabuki. ase daiwyo sityva antinoem,
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 _ es ra dagvemarTa? rogor dagvisxlta xelidan telemaqe? dRisiT mzirebi
gveyena mTis wverze, RamRamobiT ki zRvaSi gavdiodiT da eosis gamoCenamde
velodiT telemaqes xomalds.
albaT romeliRac daimonma ugrZneulad gaiyvana samSvidobos! axla imaze
vifiqroT, aq ra viRonoT, rom xelidan ar wagvivides. icodeT, sanam
cocxalia telemaqe, Cvens saqmes gamarjveba ar uweria. ymawvili aRaraa,
WkuaSi Cavarda da gziani sityvac moudis. maS, viCqaroT, sanam safixvnoze
aqavelni ar Segviyara da ar gagvamxila, misi mokvla rom gvindoda. isedac
avi TvaliT gviyureben Tvistomni. es ambavi Tu gagviges, kunZulidan
gagvaZeveben da vaiTu, ucxoTa karze mogvixdes cxovreba! modi, ase vqnaT,
sadme mTis bilikze an mindvrad davuxvdeT telemaqes da movklaT, misi
qoneba Tanabrad gavinawiloT. saxli ki penelopes da imas mivakuTvnoT,
visac qmrad SeirTavs dedofali. ukeTu WkuaSi ar gijdebaT es rCeva,
cocxali gindaT datovoT da mameuli qonebac dautovoT, maSin moveSvaT mis
saxlSi nadimobas, daviSalneT da yvelam cal-calke gamougzavnos
gulismosagebi urvadi penelopes. dae, imas gahyves, vinc mets gaiRebs da
visac bedad uweria misi qmroba.
antinoes sityvaze ena CauvardaT SekrebilT. maSin wamodga amfinomosi,
areTianT xelmwifis Svili, nises saxelovani Ze, romelic puriTa da
saZovrebiT ganTqmuli duliqionidan Camosul sasiZoebs winamZRvarobda.
tkbilgonieri sityviT mas xSirad mougia penelopes guli. amfinomosma ase
gabrWo:
_ me CemdaTavad xeli amiRia telemaqes mokvlaze. mkrexelobaa
basilevsianT naSieris mokvdineba! jer maRal RmerTebs davekiTxoT: ukeTu
zevsis neba iqneba, pirveli me aRvmarTav xels da sxvebsac wavaqezeb am
saqmeze. xolo Tu RmerTebi dagviSlian, girCevT, ubralod ar daRvaroT
sisxli!
mouwones amfinomoss sityva, wamoiSalnen da odisevsis sasaxles miaSures.
darbazSi Sesuli garandul sakarcxulebsa da skamebze dasxdnen.
am dros penelopes azrad mouvida, sanTiobodan Camosuliyo da
sasiZoebisTvis daexedna, raki medonts ukve ecnobebina misTvis sasiZoTa
boroti ganzraxva. Simunvarebis TanxlebiT gamoCnda igi darbazSi, mkvidrad
aRmarTul dedaboZTan Sedga, pirs oqroride moifara da ase Seuwyra
antinoes:
_ grcxvenodes, antinoe! qvebudani da muxTali xar, Tumca iTakelebs Wkua-
gonebiT gamorCeuli hgonixar! goni SegSlia, Tu telemaqes sikvdils izraxav.
ras emarTlebi Cems Zes? an iqneb ggonia, umweod miatovebs zevsi Tavis
mavedrebelT? dagaviwyda gana, rom am WerqveS Seafara Tavi TvistomTagan
otebulma mamaSenma? evpeiTosi maSin tafosel mekobreebs Seekra, romlebmac
didad daazarales Cveni mokeTe Tesprotelebi. mokvdinebas upirebdnen
iTakelni mamaSens da Tqveni sabadeblis iavaryofa ewadaT, magram odisevsma
daaSoSmina gacofebulni da ukanve gaabruna, Sen ki imis saxls aCanageb, vinc
sikvdilisagan ixsna mamaSeni, misi memkvidris mokvla ginda da misi meuRlis
colad dasma. gons modi, ubeduro, da sxvebic gons moiyvane!
pirgamexebul dedofals cbieri sityva Seageba evrimaqe polibosis Zem:
_ ikariosis saxelovano asulo, penelope! Svilis javri nu geqneba. vidre
cocxali var da mzes vuyureb, Zexorcieli veras avnebs Sens telemaqes!

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sityvas gaZlev, umal Cems Subze wamoegeba is kaci, vinc mis xelyofas
gabedavs. qalaqTa mmusvreli odisevsi ar iyo, rom balRs muxlebze
damisvamda xolme da Tavis xeliT maWmevda da masmevda? amitom guliT
miyvars telemaqe da arc aravis mivcem sasikvdilod. magram vin gaeqceva
RmerTebisgan daweril sikvdils?!
ase aimedebda dedofals, gulSi ki avi hqonda ganzraxuli. kvlav
SuqnaTel sanTiobos miaSura penelopem. iq didxans tiroda qmarze, vidre
Tvalsxivosanma aTinam tkbili ZiliT ar daumZima quTuToebi.
saRamo xanisaTvis qoxSi dabrunda erTguli meRore. odisevssa da
telemaqes burvaki daeklaT da vaxSams amzadebdnen. aTinam kverTxi dahkra da
kvlav sapyar moxucad aqcia laertes Ze, rom evmeoss ar ecno igi da imwamsve
penelopesTan ar gaqceuliyo saxareblad. pirveli telemaqe Seesityva
meRores:
_ ras metyvi, evmeos, ra ambavia qalaqSi? ra hqnes sasiZoebma, isev safarSi
sxedan da me melodebian Tu sasaxleSi arian ukve?
erTgulma meRorem miugo:
_ arc ki mifiqria amis gageba, Cemo keTilo. erTi suli mqonda, danabarebi
mimetana dedaSenTan da swrafadve ukan gamovbrunebuliyav. oRond, qalaqSi
rom mivdiodi, gzad Seni xomaldidan gamogzavnil macnes Seveyare. iman amcno
pirvelad dedofals Seni mosvlis ambavi. erT ramesac getyvi, qalaqs rom
gamovcildi da hermesis goraks Sevuyevi, Cemi TvaliT davinaxe, xalxiTa da
far-SubebiT savse xomaldi Semodioda Cvens navsadgurSi. vifiqre, isini xom
ar arian-meTqi!
am sityvaze, evmeosis uCumrad, telemaqem RimiliT gadaxeda mamas. male
mwyemsebic dabrundnen da erTobliv Seudgnen vaxSmobas. yvelam Tavisi arCivi
miiRo. sma-WamiT guli ra ijeres, iqve miwvnen da tkbilad miiZines.

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qalaqisaken

rogorc ki axladSobilma eosma vardisferi TiTebi gamoaCina, telemaqem,

RvTisdari odisevsis Zem, mSvenieri xamliT Seimosa fexi, marjved moigdo
xelSi wvermaxi Subi da gzas damdgarma ase mimarTa evmeoss:
_ me qalaqs mivdivar, biZaCemo! dedaCems unda veCveno, Torem, xom ici, sanam
ar mnaxavs, Tvalebs daivsebs tiriliT. am sawyalobel moxucs Sen gabareb.
qalaqSi Caiyvane, TviTon dairCinos Tavi maTxovrobiT: lukmapursa da Rvinos
aravin daukavebs. yvelas ver gavwvdebi, Cemi gasaWiric meyofa. ganawyendeba da
misTvisve iqneba uaresi. pirdapiri sityva da pirSi Tqma miyvars.
_ me Tavadac ar minda aq darCena, Cemo mwyalobelo, _ miugo odisevsma, _
CemisTana berikacisaTvis qalaqSi yofna upriania: maTxovrobiTac iolas gaval.
aq kiserze gawevarT, verc Sin gadgebiT da verc gareT. Sen wadi, es kaci Seni
brZanebisamebr Camomiyvans qalaqSi. cotas kidev miveficxebi cecxls da Cvenc
wamovalT, _ samosi ar mivarga da dilis susxi Zval-rbilSi matans.
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 SurisgebiT gulavsili telemaqe qalaqs gaemarTa. keTilnageb sasaxles ra
miadga, spilenZis bunikiani Subi karis svetze miayuda, qvis zRurbls
gadaabija da saxlSi Sevida. pirvelad moxucma gadiam _ evrikleam dainaxa
telemaqe. am dros igi cxvris nats agebda moCuqurTmebul sakarcxulze.
gaxarebuli gamzrdeli tiriliT gadaexvia Tavis gazrdils. odisevsis
erTgulma monaqalebmac moirbines. acremlebuli msaxurebi Tavsa da mxrebs
ukocnidnen TavianT axalgazrda patrons. male sanTiobodan oqroafroditesa
da artemisis msgavsi penelopec Camovida. Tvalcremlianma dedam gulSi
Caikra monatrebuli Svili. Subli da Tvalebi daukocna:
_ telemaqe, Cemo TvalisCino, pilosSi Tu midiodi mamaSenis ambis
gasagebad, ratom araferi miTxari? imedi gadamewura, Svilo, Seni naxvisa.
wvrilad momiyevi, ra Seityve, ra ambavi Camoitane iqidan.
telemaqem tkbili sityviT daaSoSmina deda:
_ guls nuRar SemiSfoTeb Seni cremliT, dedaCemo, isedac didi Wiris dRe
maqvs gamovlili. axla SimunvarebTan erTad sanTioboSi adi, piridan cremli
moibane, samosi gamoicvale da RmerTebisaTvis hekatombis Sesawirad
moemzade, vinZlo zevsma Surisgebis saqme mogvigvaros. me safixvnoze unda
gavide, stumari myavs mosaxmobi. aqeTobisas dagvemgzavra xomaldze. pireoss
Cavabare, rom Cems mokiTxvamde sakadrisad gamaspinZleboda.
penelopes aRaraferi uTqvams. sanTiobos miaSura sityvis uTqmelad, piri
daibana, samoseli gamoicvala da RmerTebs hekatombis Sewirva aRuTqva. mas
ukan telemaqec gavida darbazidan, Subi xelT ipyra da safixvnosaken
gaemarTa. marto ar iyo: ori qofaki misdevda Tan. aTinas RvTaebrivi
mSvenebiT Seemosa igi da aRtacebuli xalxi gancvifrebiT uWvretda
moaxloebul Wabuks. warCinebulma sasiZoebma moyvrulad moikiTxes telemaqe,
Tumca gulSi misi mtroba edoT. telemaqe gaecala maT da mentors miaSura,
romelic antifosa da haliTerses Sua ijda. eseni odisevsis Zveli megobrebi
iyvnen. gverdiT daujda maT telemaqe da wvrilad uambo Tavisi mgzavrobis
ambavi. amasobaSi SubosnobiT ganTqmuli pireosic gamoCnda. mas telemaqes
stumari, Teoklimene mohyveboda. odisevsis Ze gulisxmierad miegeba stumars.
pirvelad pireosma daZra sityva:
_ telemaqe, saCqarod gagzavne monaqalebi Cemsas da menelaosis boZebuli
saWurWle wamoaRebine!
_ rom ar vici, Cemo pireos, rogor wagviva saqme? _ upasuxa telemaqem, _
Tu sasiZoebi muxanaTurad momklaven Cemsav saxlSi da mamiseul qonebas
miitaceben, mirCevnia, isev Sen dagrCes eg saWurWle. xolo ukeTu me viZieb
Surs da qvegamxedvarT sikvdils mivamTxvev, gamarjvebiT moxarulma momitane
gamarjvebuls menelaosis ZRveni.
es Tqva da sasaxleSi waiyvana Tavisi stumari. darbazSi ra Sevidnen,
mosasxamebi sakarcxulebze gadahkides da natifad mopirkeTebul abazanaSi
Cavidnen. monaqalebma ganbanes stumar-maspinZeli, surnelovani nelsacxebliT
dauziles tani, axal-axali qitonebi Caacves da msubuqi mosasxamebi moaxures
mxrebze. Semdeg darbazSi gamovidnen da savarZlebze dasxdnen. moaxlem
xelis dasabanad vercxlis taSti da wyliT savse mooqruli sura moarTva
stumars da wmindad garanduli tabla daudga win. mokrZalebulma mekuWnavem
pativsadeb stumarTaTvis gankuTvnili mravalferi WamadiT gauwyo sufra.

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sma-Wama ra moaTaves, dedaboZTan mjdarma penelopem, romelic Zafs arTavda,
ase mimarTa telemaqes.
_ me sanTioboSi avdivar, Svilo... sanam sasiZoebi Semovidodnen, miambe
barem, ra gaige an ra ambavi Camoitane pilosidan.
_ gulaxsniT getyvi yvelafers, dedaCemo, _ miugo telemaqem, _ jer
erismTavar nestors vestumre pilosSi. didi xnis unaxavi SviliviT mimiRo,
magram odisevsze, arc mkvdarze, arc cocxalze, araferi msmeniao, miTxra. mere
fersomaRali etliT Tavis umrwemes ZesTan erTad menelaosTan gamistumra. iq,
lakedemonSi, pirvelad vixile dedaTa Soris uturfesi elene, romlis
gulisTvis bevri aqaveli da troeli vaJkaci daeca brZolis velze.
omSimyivarma menelaosma guldagul gamomkiTxa: raze garjilxarT, ram
mogiyvanao lakedemons. vuTxari Cveni gasaWiri da didad Seicxada: vai maT _
jabanT, rom egzom lomguli kacis sareclis SebRalva moundomebiaT. es imasa
hgavs, furiremma ZuZumwovara nukri lomis bunagSi daagdos, TviTon ki
balaxovan mdeloebs miaSuros saZovrad. ra dRe daadgeba maT, roca lomi
Tavis bunags daubrundeba? aseTsave mware xvedrs ganumzadebs sasiZoebs
odisevsi, mamazevss, aTinasa da apolons vevedrebi, iseTive ZalmorWmuli
dabrundes Tavis saxls, rogorc maSin iyo, roca lesbosSi filomelids
SeebrZola da aqavelTa sasixarulod miwaze dasca. Savad gauTendebaT
sasiZoebs qorwilis dRe! yvelafers wvrilad mogiyvebio, miTxra, imasac getyvi
simarTliT, Tu ra gavige beberi, grZneuli zRvis kacisagano. zRvis grZneul
berikacs Turme kalifsos kunZulze unaxavs odisevsi. TmamSvenieri qalRmerTi
samSobloSi ar uSvebs mravalWirnaxuls, mas ki arc xomaldi SerCa da arc
Tanamgzavrebi hyavs, rom Sin dabrundeso. ase miambo oqrosTmianma menelaosma.
telemaqes naambobma guli SeuZra penelopes. maSin ai, ra Tqva misanma
Teoklimenem:
_ odisevsis Rirseulo meuRlev. namdvili ar scodnia Sens vaJiSvils. aw
me getyvi da ende Cems sityvas. mexismtyorcnel zevssa da odisevsis kerias
geficebi, rom aq, mSobliur iTakazea am saxlis patroni. sadRac axlomaxlo
trialebs da daRupvas umzadebs Tavxed sasiZoebs. jer kidev pilosSi
arwivis gamoCenam mimaniSna es ambavi, roca xomaldze asvlas vepirebodiT.
telemaqec damemowmeba, rom WeSmarits vambob.
penelopem miugo:
_ netamc axdebodes, keTilo stumaro, Seni naTqvami! Cemi RviZliviT
Segitkbobdi maSin da Cemgan dovlaTiT avsebuli ubednieres kacad
Seiracxebodi!
ase saubrobdnen darbazSi msxdomni. gareT ki, motkepnil ezoSi,
Cveulebisamebr, badrosa da Subis tyorcnaSi varjiSobdnen sasiZoebi.
axlovdeboda samxrobis Jami. mwyemsebs ukve moedenaT nasuqali pirutyvi.
maSin medontma, romelic gamorCeuli hyavdaT sasiZoebs sxva mandaturTagan
da xSirad sanadimo sufrazec iaxlebdnen xolme, ase mimarTa ezoSi
SekrebilT:
_ Wabukno, guli xom ijereT jomardobiT. axla nadimisaTvis movemzadoT.
nu davagvianebT: Tavisi dro amSvenebs yvelafers.
asec moiqcnen. darbazSi Sevidnen, mosasxamebi sakarcxulebze gadahkides.
mere ki Txa-cxvari, nasuqali burvakebi dakles da xaric wamoaqcies... swored
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 _ stumaro, _ uTxra evmeosma, _ netav Tu marTla qalaqs girCevnia wasvla,
rogorc Cemma patronma gvibrZana weRan? aq darCeniliyav da saRores
dasdgomodi darajad! me CemTavad dagtovebdi, magram meSinia, ar gamiwyres
telemaqe. Senc ici: patronis guliswyromas veridebiT monebi. aba, he,
viCqaroT, ar SegviRamdes, mze Cava da saRamos susxi mogviswrebs gzaSi.
_ keTili, _ daeTanxma odisevsi, _ oRond win gamiZeR da erTi joxic mome,
rom cicabo bilikze fexi ar damicurdes.
odisevsma joxi gamoarTva evmeoss, maTxovris daglejili guda mxarze
gadaikida da gzas daadgnen, mwyemsebi da ZaRlebi ki saxlis sayaraulod
darCnen ezoSi.
kldovani gza ra CamoaTaves, qalaqis misadgomTan, alvis xis WalaSi
Seisvenes. WalaSi maRali kldidan kamkama, civi wyali moCxrialebda. iTakes,
neritossa da poliqtors qviT moezRudaT wyalsatevi da mTel qalaqs aqedan
mihqonda wyali. wyaros Tavze sakurTxeveli moewyoT nimfebisaTvis, raTa
adgilis dedas Sewiruli msxverpli mieRo mogzaurTagan. am wyarosTan
wamoewia odisevssa da evmeoss melanTevs doliosis Ze, romelic ori mwyemsi
biWis TanxlebiT nasuqal Txebs mirekavda sasiZoebisTvis. eseni ra dainaxa
melanTevsma, lanZRva dauwyo gzad Seyrilebs:
_ erTi amaT damixedeT, naZirala naZiralas ar ahkidebia? marTali
uTqvamT: feri fers, madli RmerTso. sad migyavs, umaqniso meRorev, eg
weliwyvetia maTxovari, eg bedovlaTi sufris glaxa? dReniadag monadimeTa
saxlis kars ecviTeba albaT, magram vin miaSavebs mag mucelRors stumris
sapatio saCuqars? gamoxrul Zvals gadaugdeben da kinwiskvriT gaagdeben
karSi. me mome eg ulxinebeli, iqneb axalmogebuli ciknebis momvlelad
gamomadges bakebSi. dos ylapviT ferdebs mainc amoivsebs, Tumca saqme magis
xelidan ar gamova, kardakar ZunZuli urCevnia albaT da nasufraliT
muclis amoyorva. miTqvams da auxdeba kidec: RvTaebrivi odisevsis sasaxles
Tu miadga, Tavze skams gadaamtvreven, gverdebs daulewaven da kisristexiT
gaagdeben karSi!
es wamoroSa da odisevss panRuri amohkra im ugunurma, magram adgilidan
fexi ver moacvlevina. SeWoWmanda odisevsi: ver gadaewyvita, joxis cemiT
amoexada misTvis suli Tu qvaze mienarcxebina. bolos Tavi daioka, xolo
evmeosma jer gaTaTxa enabilwi melanTevsi, mere ki xelebi aRapyro da
nimfebs SehRaRada:
_ wyaroTa naSierno, zevsis asulno! ukeTu odisevss cxvrebi da ciknebi
Semouwiravs TqvenTvis rodisme, SeismineT Cemi vedreba: dae, RmerTebma
daabrunon Cemi patroni, rom Seananos am ukeTurs Tavisi qedmaRloba da
Suri agos mas sasiZoTa winaSe liqnisa da patronis faris
ganadgurebisaTvis.
melanTevsma sityva ar SearCina meRores:
_ enamc mogtydeba, bebero ZaRlo! erTxelac iqneba xomaldSi Cagsvam,
iTakidan sadme Sors gagyidi da karg safasursac aviReb. imedi nurafrisa
gaqvs. xom daubnelda dabrunebis dRe odisevss, telemaqesac an vercxlis
mSvildosani mouswrafebs sicocxles, an sasiZoebi mouReben bolos mamiseul
saxlSi.
es Tqva da ukan Camoitova gzaze dinjad moaruli odisevsi da evmeosi.
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evrimaqes, romelic sasiZoTa Soris yvelaze ufro uyvarda. msaxurebma xorci
da puri moarTves Semoswrebuls. amasobaSi evmeosi da odisevsic moadgnen
karibWes. darbazidan formingis xma SemoesmaT. es, femiosi emzadeboda
sasimRerod. odisevsma xeliT SeaCera meRore:
_ es xom ar aris, evmeos, odisevsis didebuli saxli? keTilad gamoirCeva
sxvaTagan. palatebi erT rigzea gawyobili, ezos qongurebiani galavani
akravs, xolo bWes orklituli kari udgas: avismndomi advilad ver Seva Sig.
vatyob, nadims epirebian. Semwvris suni mcems da formingis xmac mwvdeba,
lxinis dasamSveneblad rom SeuqmniaT RmerTebs.
_ swors ambob, Cemo stumaro, gulmimxvduri kaci yofilxaro! axla, modi,
ganvsajoT, ra vqnaT da rogora vqnaT. Tu ginda, jer Sen Sedi monadime
sasiZoebTan, anda me Seval da cota xanSi Senc Semomyevi. oRond didxans ar
dayovnde gareT, vinmem ar gaglaxos, rame ar mogwios.
_ eg araferi, Cemo keTilo, _ miugo mravalWirTamTmenma odisevsma, _
bevrjer gavlaxulvar da sxva Wiric bevri damtexia zRvasa da xmeleTze.
momTmeni kaci var. ra vuyo, amasac gavuZleb, magram am oxer mucels ki
verafers mouxerxebs kaci. am wyeulisaTvis ar aris, rom xomaldebiT zRvaSi
gasulni, ucxo napirebs moarbeven xolme?
am saubarSi rom iyvnen, iqve mwolma ZaRlma Tavi aswia da yurebi cqvita. es
iyo odisevsis ZaRli _ argusi. Tavisi xeliT gamoekveba da gaewvrTna, magram
ilions wasuls, am ZaRliT nadiroba veRar moeswro. winaT argusi iTakel
Wabukebs dahyavdaT irmebze, gareTxebsa da kurdRlebze sanadirod. axla ki
upatronod egdo WiSkarTan daxvavebul nakelze, romelic odisevsis yanebis
gasapoxiereblad gahqondaT drodadro. gaZvaltyavebul da gaqucul arguss
jRibebi daseoda. odisevsis siaxlove ra igrZno, yurebi Camoyara da kudi
gaaqicina. Ronedaleuls patronamde misvlis Tavic aRara hqonda. amis
Semxedvare odisevss cremli moeria. Sebrunda, evmeosis uCumrad SeimSrala
Tvali da hkiTxa:
_ sanexveze ratom gdia es ZaRli, Cemo keTilo? jiSiani Cans, Tumca Zneli
saTqmelia, sanadirod gamosadegi iyo Tavis droze Tu silamazis gamo
inaxavdnen patronebi im ZaRlebis msgavsad, dReniadag sanadimo sufris qveS
rom dasunsuleben.
_ eh, sadRa hyavs am ZaRls patroni, _ dananebiT upasuxa evmeosma, – Sen
maSin genaxa, odisevsi troaSi sanam wavidoda, ra geSi hqonda, ra fexmardi
iyo. am Cvens tyeebSi nadiri ar gahqcevia arasodes, axla upatronod ase gdia
mTeli dRe. monebic xom egre uqmad yrian xolme, roca patronis xels veRara
grZnoben? monobaSi myofs naxevar kacad aqcevs aki maRliTmgrgvinavi zevsi!
egre Tqva, kari Sevlo da pirdapir sanadimo darbazSi Sevida evmeosi.
xolo odisevsis ZaRls, arguss, mas Semdeg, rac oci wlis unaxavi patroni
icno, Savi sikvdilis moira ewvia.
darbazSi Sesuli evmeosi pirvelad telemaqem dainaxa da Tavis daqneviT
aniSna: aq modio. evmeosma mimoixeda, iqve mestumris skams wamoavlo xeli,
telemaqes tablasTan midga da pirispir daujda patrons. Semosuls
xaxalidan puri gadauRo mestumrem, xorci miarTva. mcire xnis Semdeg
darbazSi sapyar berikacad saxecvlili, maTxovris jvaloSi gamoxveuli
odisevsic Semovida, joxs dayrdnobili ifnis zRurblze Camojda da zurgiT
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Svetad Caeyenebina kedelSi. odisevsis Zem xelebSi dauxvava puri da xorci
meRores da uTxra:
_ evmeos, stumars wauRe es da urCie, samowyalod Camouaros sasiZoebs.
maTxovris saqme ar aris kdema da ridi.
evmeosi mieaxla odisevss da sityvasityviT moaxsena danabarebi:
_ telemaqem gamogigzavna es Wamadi, berikaco, da ase SemogiTvala,
samowyalod Camouaro sasiZoebs, maTxovars xeirs ar daayriso kdema da ridi.
_ meufeo zevso, madli da sikeTe miage telemaqes da ausrule gulis
wadili! _ Tqva odisevsma, orive xeliT CamoarTva boZebuli da ferxTiT
gudaze dailaga, sanam darbazSi xmatkbili aedi mReroda, odisevsi Seeqceoda
Wamads. miwyda Tu ara aedis xma da monadimenic axmaurdnen, laertes Zes
axlos daudga aTina da STaagona samowyalod Camoeara sasiZoebi, rom gaego,
vin iyo maT Soris samarTliani da vin usamarTlo, Tumca qalRmerTs ukve
sasikvdilod hyavda isini ganwiruli.
sufras marjvnidan dahyva samaTxovrod xelgaSverili odisevsi. misi
Semxedvari amas ifiqrebda: maTxovrad dabadebulao es kaci. meinaxeebi Wamads
aZlevdnen odisevss, Tan gakvirvebulni ekiTxebodnen erTmaneTs. neta vin aris
es kaci, saidan gaCndao aq. maSin Txis mwyemsma melanTevsma aseTi sityva
uTxra sasiZoebs:
_ yuri maTxoveT, sworupovari dedoflis sasiZoebo! es kaci axlaxan
vnaxe, meRore evmeosma moiyvana sasaxleSi, arc ki vici, vin aris da
sadauria.
amis gamgone antinoem datuqsa meRore:
_ yvelas avanCavani Sen unda iyo, evmeos? rad moiyvane es maTxovari
qalaqSi? sufris glaxebi aqac bevri gvyavs. ar genaneba gana Seni patronis
qoneba, kidev erTi muqTamWameli rom dagvisvi sufraze?
_ Sen, antinoe, Tumca ki didebulTagani xar, vera Tqvi gziani sityva, _
upasuxa evmeosma, _ ucxo kacs vin moiwvevs saxlSi, Tu risame maqnisi ar
aris? an winaswarmetyveli unda iyos is, an senis mkurnali, an xelmarjve
xuro, anda xmatkbili aedi. ai, visi sturoba esaxelebaT qveynierT. ubadruk
maTxovars vin SeipatiJebs saxlSi? Sen mudam gulsastiki iyav odisevsis
msaxureulTa mimarT, metadre ki Cemdami, magram es didad ar manaRvlebs,
sanam am saxlSi cocxalni myvanan dedofali penelope da misi RvTisdari
Ze, telemaqe.
_ iyuCe, evmeos, mets nuRar etyvi! _ uTxra telemaqem meRores, _ ase
sCvevia antinoes: TviTon xom avyiaa, sxvebsac salanZRavad aqezebs.
mere antinoes miubrunda telemaqe:
_ ise zrunav Cemze, TiTqos mama iyo Cemi. mqise sityviT darbazidan
erekebi stumars, magram RmerTi ar izams amas! ar giSli, antinoe, gaiRe
mowyaleba. nu mogerideba nurc dedaCemisa da nurc vinme saxleulTaganisa.
iqneb gulSi amas izraxav: raRa sxvas vuwyalobo, isev me damrCes Cemi
arCivio.
_ eg ra Tqvi, telemaqe, dauokebelo mWevrmetyvelo! – SesZaxa antinoem, _
Tavisi arCividan yvelam rom wili uziaros, sam Tves aRar moekareba
sasaxles es maTxovari.
egre Tqva da muqariT mouRera odisevss samfexa skami, romelzec napatieb
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 sxvebma puriTa da xorciT auvses guda odisevss. zRurblisken gabrunda
igi, undoda gulmSvidad Sehqceoda nawyalobevs, magram antinoes rom
Cauara, Sedga da xelgawvdilma es uTxra:
_ megobaro, Senc miwyalobe rame. basilevsis msgavsi _ aqavelTa Soris
umjobesi Canxar, amitom sxvebze metic unda miwyalobo. sanacvlod, Sens
saxels mTel qveyanas movdeb... erT dros mec SeZlebuli da bednieri kaci
viyavi. Cems karze samaTxovrod mosulisTvis lukmapuri arasodes damiWeria.
bevri mona mesva da sxva saqonelic bevri mqonda, ris gamoc bednierad
Seiracxeba da gulnebierad cxovrobs kaci. magram kronionma wamarTva
yovelive. macduna mexismtyorcnelma da Soreul egvipteSi mekobreebs
gavyevi, raTa iq, ucxoTa Soris, daveRupe. egviptis mSvenivradmedin cisfer
mdinareSi rom SevcureT, Tanamgzavrebs vubrZane napirze eTriaT xomaldebi
da iqauroba daezveraT. magram nadavls daxarbebulebi Seesivnen monapire
Temebs, mamrni amoxoces, dedawuli ki tyved wamoasxes. maTi ganwiruli
Zaxili miswvda qalaqs da alionze Tavs dagvacxrnen brinjaoSi Camsxdari
mxedrebi da qveiTni. mexismtyorcnelma zevsma gulSi SiSi CauRvara
Cvenianebs da aota isini. zardacemulni brinjaos maxvilebiT Semusres
egviptelebma, nawili ki monebad waasxes. me ki dmetors, iasis Zes, mimces. es
kaci kvipross ganagebda morWmiT. iqidan movedi mravalWirgamovlili.
_ netav romelma daimonma gadmoagdo aqeT Cvenda Wirad es maTxovari? _
SesZaxa antinoem, _ iqiT mideq, Cems tablas ar moekaro, Torem icode, isev
Sens gamamwarebel egvipteSi an kviprosze gikrav Tavs. Tavxedi da abezari
vinme yofilxar, yvelas guls uwyaleb maTxovrobiT. imaTac ra enaRvlebaT,
uSurvelad gwyaloben sxvis qonebas.
odisevsi ukudga da mkvaxe sityva hkadra antinoes:
_ eha, mSvenier vaJkacs duxWiri guli gqonia Turme. Sens saxlSi albaT
kvnit marils daamadlidi stumars, sxvis saxlSi rom puric ver gagimetebia
maTxovrisaTvis, Tumca Wamadi uxvad gilagia win.
gulze cecxli waekida antinoes, pirquSi mzera esrola odisevss da
daemuqra:
_ gananeb mag sityvas, Tavxedo, cocxali ver gadamirCebi! _ es uTxra da
marjvena mxarSi gauqana saferxo. kldesaviT dauxvda nasrols odisevsi, ara
vnebia ra, mxolod Tavi gaaqnia SurisgebiT aRvsilma. mere zRurblze
Camojda, saWmliT gatenili guda ferxTiT daido da ase mimarTa monadimeT:
_ mismineT, saxelovani dedoflis sasiZoebo. imas getyviT, rasac guli
meubneba: arasodes daiboRmeba is kaci, vinc dartymas Tavisi TeTrmatyliani
cxvrebis an xaravanis dasanarCuneblad iwvnevs. antinoem ki am wyeuli,
kacTa damRupveli kuWis gamo mesrola saferxo. ukeTu eriniebi da RmerTebi
swyaloben glaxakebs da upovrebs, qorwilamde ar ascdeba sikvdili
antinoes!
_ SenTvis iyav mand an Tvalidan damekarge, Torem mag uxiagi sityvisaTvis
fexiT gagaTreven karSi Wabukni da miwaze xoxviT dageRliteba Tav-piri, _
sityva Semoubruna antinoem.
antinoes sityvam gulze moiyvana sasiZoebi. ase Tqves:
_ uSveri saqme ikadre, antinoe. vai Sen, Tu es berikaci maTxovrad
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miemsgavsebian JamiT-Jamad da sofel-sofel moarulni gamoscdian xolme
kacT, rom gulisxmahyon, vin gulzvavia da vin gulmdabali.
arad Caagdo antinoem TanamzraxvelTa sityva, xolo telemaqes guli
auduRda simwrisagan, magram cremli ar gadmougdia. SurisgebiT aRvsils
xmac ar amouRia, Tavi gaaqnia mxolod. darbazidan xmauri ra Semoesma,
SimunvarTa Soris mjdar penelopes gulidan aRmoxda: mSvildosan apolonis
isarsamc gaugmirixar, antinoe!
_ Tu Cvens natvras axdoma uweria, _ miugo evrinomem, _ eosis amosvlas
ver moeswreba verc erTi.
_ gadia, _ uTxra penelopem, _ yvelani Wiris dResaviT mZulan, radgan
borotad qvegamxedvarni arian, magram antinoe sikvdiliviT mZags. viRac
yaribi Semoxiznula Cvensa, upovrobas SeuWirvebia da mowyaleba uTxovia.
yvelas raRac miucia bedSavisaTvis, antinoes ki mxarSi saferxo skami
daurtyams misTvis.
ase elaparakeboda sanTioboSi penelope monaqalebs, darbazSi ki Tavis
Wamads Seeqceoda odisevsi. mere evmeosi moixmo dedofalma da ubrZana:
_ wadi, Cemo keTilo, da is yaribi momiyvane, vinZlo raime mamcnos Cemi
sveubeduri meuRlisa. navali kaci Cans, iqneb Sehyria kidec sadme odisevss.
_ RrianceliT aikleben iqaurobas, Torem bevr gulis gasaxar ambavs
mogiyveboda is ucxoeli, _ upasuxa keTilSobilma meRorem, _ xomaldidan
gadmosuli pirvelad me momadga da sami Rame Cems qoxSi gaaTia. gaTenebamde
miambobda mis Tavs gardamxdar faTerakebs, magram bolomde ar gausrulebia
saTqmeli. rogorc WirTaukumyrel RvTaebriv aeds usmenen xolme monusxuli
mokvdavni da kvlav smena swadiaT, mec ise vusmendi mojadoebuli da ver
vZRebodi misi naambobiT. ase miTxra: kretaze, minosianT samflobeloSi
bevrjer mwveviao odisevsi. iqidan gadmoxvewila mravalWirnaxuli.
meficeboda: cocxalia odisevsi, TesprotelTa nayofier qveyanaSia da sul
male didZali qonebiT iTakis napirebs moadgebao.
_ aq mixme yaribi, Tavad miambos yovelive! sasiZoebma rogorc undaT, ise
ataron dro, sanaRvlo ra sWirT, maT dovlaTs xom SinaurTa garda sxva
aravina Wams? aki mTeli dRe aqa sxedan da sabadebels gvinadgureben: cxvar-
Zroxas klaven da Cvens pur-Rvinos Seeqcevian. uwyalod gvioxreben
yvelafers, radgan odisevsisTana kaci ar hpatronobs saxls. oh, netav male
dabrundebodes, rom telemaqesTan erTad Suri iZios moZaladeebze.
is iyo saTqmeli moasrula dedofalma, rom telemaqes cxviris
daceminebam mTeli sasaxle Seazanzara. gaecina penelopes da frTiani
sityviT gaexumra evmeoss:
_ saCqarod momgvare aq is ucxoeli, xom xedav, telemaqes dacxikvebam
dasturi dasca Cems sityvebs. ueWvelia, sikvdili ar ascdeba sasiZoebs. wadi
da ase uTxari im yaribs, ukeTu gulmarTlad miambobs yovelives,
axalTaxal qitonsa da Zvirfas mosasxms vaCuqeb.
evmeosma ficxlad miurbenina odisevss dedoflis danabarebi:
_ Cveni dedofali gixmobs sanTioboSi, Cemo keTilo, Tavisi qmris ambavi
unda gamogkiTxos. Tu yvelafers piraxsniT etyvi, axalTaxal qitonsa da
Zvirfas mosasxams giboZebs, kuWsac gemoze gaiZRob, araferi mogakldeba am
saxlSi.
ase upasuxa meRores mravalWirnaxulma odisevsma:

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 _ yvelafers wvrilad movaxseneb ikariosis saxelovan asuls. kargad
vicnobdi mis meuRles, bevri Wiri gadagvitania erTad. oRond eg ari, veragi
sasiZoebisa meSinia, maTi usamarTloba xom rvalis casa swvdeba. aki Seni
TvaliT naxe: im kacma tyuilubralod mesrola skami, magram aravin
gamomsarClebia, arc telemaqe da arc saxleulTagani vinme. amitom mzis
Casvlamde ver veaxlebi dedofals, cota unda daiTminos, mere ki
gulmSvidad movuyvebi yvelafers. oRond axlos damsvas cecxlTan, ara
macvia ra da Semcivdeba, gana pirvelad Sen ar gTxove, mosasxami miwyalobe-
meTqi?
sanTiobos zRurblze momdgar meRores kiTxva miageba penelopem:
_ ucxoeli sadRaaa, evmeos, ratom ar momiyvane? sasiZoebisa xom ar eSinia
an vinmesi xom ar erideba? yaribs arad argebs kdema da ridi!
_ gonieri kacis Sesaferisi sityva damabara SenTan, _ upasuxa evmeosma, _
Tavgasul sasiZoebs ufrTxis, mitom ar wamomyva axla. ase SemogiTvala:
mzis Casvlamde daiTminoso. SenTvisac umjobesia, dedofalo, masTan
pirispir darCenili guldagul gamohkiTxav yovelives.
_ gziani sityva uTqvams mag yaribs, _ dasZina penelopem, – qveynierTa
Soris sasiZoebze ufro qvebudani da glispi xalxi arsad meguleba!
meRorem kvlav darbazs miaSura, telemaqes mieaxla da yurSi uCurCula:
_ Cemo kargo, axla waval da Cvens sabadebels, Rorebis kolts mivxedav,
Sen ki saxlze izrune. Tavs gaufrTxildi, araferi mogwion muxanaTebma.
mtermoreulni varT, zevsimc daRupavs maT!
_ zevsi maRalia! _ upasuxa telemaqem, _ ivaxSme da ise wadi. dilaadrian
ki saklavi moreke, danarCen saqmes, RmerTebis SewevniT, me mivxedav.
telemaqes sityvisaebr tablas miujda evmeosi. sma-WamiT guli ra ijera,
Rorebis koltis dasamwyesavad mTas miaSura. keTilSobilma meRorem datova
sanadimo darbazi, sadac sasiZoebi rokviTa da simReriT iSvebdnen.
amasobaSi mwuxrmac moawia.

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maTxovrebis muSti-krivi

am dros odisevsis saxls moadga RormucelobiT ganTqmuli soflis

glaxa. dReniadag kardakar dawanwalebda samaTxovrod, rom gaumaZRari
muceli rogorme amoeyora. modRlezili kaci iyo, magram arc jani hqonda
da arc vaJkacoba mosdgamda. mSobelma dedam saxelad arneosi daarqva,
axaluxlebma ki metsaxelad irosi* Searqves, raki yvelas egzavneboda
xolme ragindara saqmeze da mudamRame gzad iyo gadebuli.
ezoSi Semovida Tu ara, gineba dauwyo da sakuTari saxlidan gagdeba
daupira odisevss:
_ aqedan aibarge, bebero, vidre fexiT ar gamiTrevixar. vera xedav, es
darbaiseli xalxic amas rom maniSnebs? aba, gaswi, xeli ar gamomaRebino!
odisevsma SeubRvira maTxovars:
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 _ ras memarTlebi, Se damTxveulo, ra damiSavebia SenTvis? nawyalobevSi
xom ar gecilebi? es zRurbli orives dagvitevs. ar ici gana, RmerTebis
wyaloba romaa simdidre. erTmaneTSi ra gvaqvs sakinklao, aki oriveni
upovrebi varT! xels nu waigrZeleb, gulze nu momiyvan, Torem cxviridan
sisxls gaden! beberi ki var, magram iseT dRes dagayri, metad aRar mogindes
aq mosvla!
gaanCxlebulma irosma Seutia odisevss:
_ erTi damixedeT, samzadSi motatyane dedakaciviT ar gaikrifa enad! xma
Caikmide, Torem sxvis yanaSi gadasuli RoriviT kbilebs dagayrevineb. aba,
qamari Semoirtyi da davartyaT. yvelam dainaxos, risi SemZleca xar. magram
WabukTan Sebmas beberi ras gabedav!
ase lanZRavdnen erTmaneTs darbazis karibWeSi, qvis gasipul zRurblTan
mdgari gaavebuli maTxovrebi. maTi kinklaoba ra SeniSna, gulianad gaecina
antinoes:
_ Wabukno, _ mimarTa man sasiZoebs, _ ginaxavT rodisme aseTi sanaxaoba?
Tavs geficebiT, karg seirs dagvaswres RmerTebma! Cveni irosi da is ucxo
yaribi wakidebulan. modi, gavaxeloT da vaCxuboT.
amis Tqmaze sicil-xarxariT wamoiSalnen sasiZoebi da CamoZenZil
maTxovrebs gars Semoexvivnen. antinoem aseTi ram urCia sasiZoebs:
_ savaxSmod gadanaxuli Txis Signeuli rom gvidevs cecxlze, modi, iqidan
ukeTesi arCivi davuTmoT imas, vinc muSti-krivSi gaimarjvebs. dae,
gamarjvebulma dReniadag CvenTan erTad iqeifos. sxva maTxovars nuRa
movuSvebT sufraze!
antinoes sityva mouwones, mravalnacadma odisevsma ki ase mimarTa
SemokrebilT:
_ darbaiselno, rogor Seveba gaubedurebuli berikaci janian Wabuks?
magram es oxeri muceli ar mayenebs da sxva ra gza maqvs. magrebi ki
momxvdeba, magram unda gavuZlo. oRond erTsa gTxovT: ficiT unda
SemomficoT, rom iross ar gamoesarClebiT da Cemze ar aRmarTavT Zlier
xels.
sasiZoebma Sehfices. fici ra moamTavres, telemaqes wminda Zalma ase
mimarTa odisevss:
_ yaribo, ukeTu guli gerCis, Seebi da aqedan gaaZeve es kaci. nu geSinia:
mravlis umravlesTan mouxdeba Serkineba imas, vinc xels gaxlebs. aq me var
maspinZeli da keTilSobili basilevsebi _ antinoe da evrimaqec me damiWeren
mxars.
sityva mouwones telemaqes. odisevsma ki gadaiZro mosasxami, dakonkili
jvaloTi daifara sarcxvineli. aTina mieaxla iTakelTa mwyemss da axovneba
da Zalmosileba Semata mis sxeuls. gancvifrebuli ucqerodnen sasiZoebi
odisevsis Camosxmul barZayebs, Zlier mxarbeWsa da dakunTul mklavebs.
erTmaneTs eubnebodnen: irosi gzirad aRar ivargebs, sikvdils ver
gadaurCeba, xedav, ra Rone hqonia dafaruli ZonZebSi berikacso?
odisevsis Semxedvare iross ZarRvebSi SiSi Caudga. msaxurebma ZaliT
Semoartyes qamari da win gaigdes. dadedlebul maTxovars xorci
ucaxcaxebda tanze. antinoem gakicxa irosi:
_ miwam unda giyos piri, Se baqiav! Tavi cocxali rad ginda, Tu am Zabuni
berikacisa geSinia. axla erTs getyvi da icode, Segisruleb: Tu gajoba am

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yaribma, SavWvintiani xomaldiT xmeleTze gulmxec exetos gavugzavni Sens
Tavs. is mogivlis: cxvirs, yurebsa da sarcxvinels dagaWris da ZaRlebs
miugdebs saWmelad.
am sityvebze kidev ufro akankalda irosi. ZarRvdaSinebuli maTxovari Sua
wreSi gamoagdes. orTavem xelebi aRmarTes. WirSi medgari odisevsi
WoWmanobda: erTi magari dartymiT gavacxebino suli Tu gamozomilad
Semovkra muSti, rom mxolod waiqceso? bolos isev mozomili dartyma irCia,
rom gars mojarul xalxs eWvi ar aRZvroda da ar ecnoT igi. irosma
marjvena mxarSi dascxo muSti odisevss, xolo man yvrimalSi lewa moqneuli
marjvena da yba moungria. iross sisxli waskda piridan. RrialiT miwaze
danarcxebuli maTxovari fexebs uRonod asavsavebda da simwriT akraWunebda
kbilebs. xelSemarTuli sasiZoebi gulianad xarxarebdnen. odisevsma fexSi
Caavlo xeli damarcxebuls, ezoSi gaaTria da galavanTan miagdo. mere
xelSi joxi miaCeCa da Wkua daariga:
_ axla aq ijeqi, regveno, da ZaRli da Rori moigerie! dReis amas iqiT
nuRa ifiqreb yaribTa da maTxovarTa ufrosobas, rom uares Wirs ar
gadaeyaro!
es uTxra, Tavisi daglejili guda kvlav mxarze moigdo da zRurblze
Camojda. darbazSi Sebrunebuli sasiZoebi sicil-xarxariT ulocavdnen
odisevss gamarjvebas:
_ zevsma da ukvdavma RmerTebma agisrulon gulisnatvra, ucxoelo, am
gaTavxedebul maTxovars wanwalis xalisi rom daukarge. awi mokvdavTa
damRupvel exetosTan gavgzavniT _ is mouvlis mag glaxaks.
odisevss keTilad eniSna es sityvebi. antinoem qoniTa da kuWmaWiT
datenili faSvi miawoda, xolo amfinomosma xaxlidan ori puri gadmouRo,
oqros Tasi RviniT Seuvso da misi sadRegrZelo dalia:
_ gagimarjos, biZaCemo! Wirgamovlili kaci Canxar, RmerTma keTilad
gamyofos!
mravalWirnaxulma odisevsma madli moaxsena:
_ o, amfinomos, Tavadac gonieri, kargi mamis Svili xar. gamigonia, mamaSeni,
duliqioneli nise, mdidari da keTilSobili kaci yofila. amboben, Senc mas
Camohgavxaro. amitom getyvi da gulisyuriT momismine: suldgmulTa Soris
kacze umweo da sawyalobeli aravin uSobia dedamiwas. vidre RmerTebi
swyaloben da fexze magrad dgas, avs arafers moelis, xolo roca RmerTebi
Semoswyrebian, sxva ra Rone aqvs, moTminebiT itans Tavze datexil Wirs.
aseTia qveynierTa buneba. icode, JamTa cvlis kvalobaze icvlebian kacTa
zneni da zraxvani. erT dros mec bednieri da ZalmorWmuli viyavi, mamisa da
Zmebis moimedes bevri siavec Camidenia. usamarTloba da gorozoba aras
gvargebs. kacma gulmdablad unda moixmaros ukvdavTagan naboZebi sikeTe. aq ki
ras vxedav? sasiZoebi saxls upartaxeben da ukadrisad eqcevian im kacis
meuRles, vinc Cemi gumaniT, Sors aRar unda iyos samSoblosa da
maxlobelTagan. o, netav RmerTebma Sensav saxlSi dagabrunon, rom Tavis
WerqveS dabrunebul saxlis patrons aq ar SeefeTo. veWv, usisxlod Caiaros
am saqmem!
es Tqva odisevsma, zedaSe dauRvara RmerTebs, Tavadac Sesva da amfinomoss
daubruna oqros Tasi. daRvremilma da TavCaqindrulma amfinomosma Tavis

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savarZels miaSura. guli avs ugrZnobda, magram bedisweras verc is gadaurCa:
aTinam telemaqes Subis wverze wamoago igic.
mas Jamsa Sina Tvalsxivosanma aTinam penelopes STaagona, darbazSi
Camosuliyo, rom ufro metad moexibla sasiZoebi, xolo qmrisa da Svilis
TvalSi meti pativiscema da siyvaruli moexveWa. penelopem naZaladevi
RimiliT Caulaparaka Tavis mekuWnaves:
_ Cemo evrinome, Tumca Tvalis dasanaxad mezareba sasiZoebi, darbazSi
Casvla momeneba. minda vurCio telemaqes, guliT ar miendos im lirfebs.
pirSi eferebian Cems Zes, zurgs ukan ki Zirs uTxrian.
_ es kargad moifiqre, Cemo Svilo, _ upasuxa evrinomem, _ nurafers
daumalav, saTqmeli uTxari Sens Zes. oRond manamde tani ganibane, pirze
nelsacxebeli waisvi, cremldaRaruli nu eCvenebi xalxs. aki agisrules
RmerTebma guliswadili: vaJkac Svils moeswari.
_ nu metyvi magas, Cemo erTgulo evrinome, _ miugo penelopem, _ aRarc
tanis dabana mexaliseba da aRarc sacxeblis wasma. RmerTebma daaWknes Cemi
silamaze mas Semdeg, rac odisevsi Rrmamucliani xomaldiT gaemgzavra
troas. wadi, avtonoesa da hipodamias damiZaxe, uTxari darbazSi meaxlon,
kacebTan marto Casvla mercxvineba.
evrinomem imwamsve gadasca dedoflis brZaneba Simunvarebs.
axla sxva ram izraxa Tvalsxivosanma aTinam. man tkbili Zili mohgvara
ikariosis saxelovan asuls. erTbaSad moeSva penelope, saxsrebi moudunda
da iqve, selze mieZina. maSin aTinam aqavel sasiZoTa gasaSmageblad mSveneba
gauaTkeca penelopes, ambroziuli sacxebeli scxo saxeze, is sacxebeli,
romelsac qaritebTan saferxulod gamzadebuli turfagvirgviniani
afrodite icxebda xolme. qalRmerTma maRali da tansruli gaxada
dedofali, ganamSvena da mis tans kriala spilosZvlisferi misca. ase hyo
da gauCinarda Tvalsxivosani qalRmerTi.
male penelopesTan xmauriT Semocvivdnen TeTrmklaviani Simunvarebi da
gaaRviZes dedofali. Tvalebi moifSvnita penelopem da wynarad Tqva:
_ ra tkbilad meZina me svedavsils. netav aseTive sikvdili margunos ubiwo
artemisma, rom Cems sayvarel meuRleze, aqavelTa Soris am umjobes kacze,
dardiT aRar vitanjo.
es Tqva da ganmSvenebuli, zemo sarTulidan maRali kibiT daeSva monadime
sasiZoebTan. pirs oqroride moifara da ostaturad moCuqurTmebul
dedaboZTan Sedga dedaTa Soris uturfesi. vnebam guli aRunTo da muxlebi
mouduna sasiZoebs. TiToeuli maTgani natrobda gaeziarebina penelopes
sareceli. penelopem gakila Svili:
_ ra mogdis, telemaqe, sul mTlad dagikargavs gulis neba! balRobisas
met Wkuas iCendi! mowifuli vaJkaci xar, kacma rom Segxedos, saxelovan mamis
Svilad migiCnevs, Sen ki ras sCadi? ra ubedureba trialebs Cvens saxlSi,
rom uwyinar berikacs upatiod epyrobian? icode, sircxvils Wam da
TvistomTagan gaikicxebi!
_ dedaCemo, Rirsi var Seni guliswyromisa, – miugo telemaqem, _ balRi
aRara var da Tumca am qveynis av-kargic mesmis, nebisaebr ver viqcevi, radgan
marto var da Semwe aravina myavs. amaT ki, am avismzraxvelebs, Wkuidan
gadavyavar. magram sawadeli mainc ver aisrules: ucxoelma dajabna maTi
falavani. aha, zevso, aTinav da apolono! netamc dResve manaxa sasiZoebi ise

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nacem-nagvemni da welmowyvetilni, rogorc ager, es iogebmorRveuli
maTxovari gdia galavanTan, mTvraliviT rom Cauqindravs Tavi da Sin
wasvlis Rone aRara aqvs.
evrimaqem ki aseTi ram uTxra penelopes:
_ ikariosis saxelovano asulo! iazos argosSi yvelas rom exile, ufro
meti sasiZo moaSurebda am ezos, radgan aqavel diacTa Soris diaxac
uturfesi da ugonieresi xar.
_ o, evrimaqe, RmerTebma wamiRes siturfe da Rirseba mas Semdeg, rac
argoselebs ilionSi wahyva Cemi RvTisdari meuRle. qmari rom gverdSi
medges, mSveneba da dideba aswilad Sememateboda. aw ki guli naRveliT
mewureba. vai, rom aTasi Wiri damatexa Tavze avma daimonma. wasvlisas, mameul
miwas ra tovebda, mklavSi Camkida xeli odisevsma da ase miTxra: dedakaco,
icode, rvalissabarkulian aqavelTagan bevri veRar dabrundeba ukan.
ganTqmuli Subosan-moisarni arian troelebi, saomar etlebze amxedrebulni
ficxlad ibrZvian da brZolis bedsac xom ega wyvets. aravin uwyis, ra
miweria: Sin dabruneba Tu ilionis kedlebTan sikvdili. amitom Sen gabareb
saxl-karsa da sabadebels. upatrone Cems ded-mamas, zrunva ar moaklo da
uCemoba ar daatyo. xolo roca Cveni Svili davaJkacdeba, im kacs wahyevi
colad, vinc Sens guls eTnevao. da aha, misi sityvisaebr axda yoveli. zevsis
gangebiT, ukve axlovdeba CemTvis saZulveli qorwinebis Rame. magram guls
ufro is miklavs, rom Zveli wesi daiviwyes axlandelma sasiZoebma. Cemsobas,
mdidari da keTilSobili qalis saTxovad erTmaneTSi mocile sasiZoebs uxvi
saboZvari mohqondaT sarZlosaTvis, xolo qalis moyvrebisTvis Tavad
mohyavdaT sanadimod dasaklavi cxvar-Zroxa. sxvis saqonels xels rogor
axlebdnen!
eama odisevss, misi sazriani meuRle ZRvenis gamosatyueblad Tvals rom
uxvevda sasiZoebs. maSin sityva daZra antinoem, evpeiTosis Zem:
_ ikariosis didgoniero asulo! aqavelTagan moZRvnil saboZvarze uars nu
ityvi: lamazi ar aris naCuqaris ukan gabruneba. Cven ki manamde ar
gavbrundebiT, sanam aqavelTa Soris umjobess saqmrod ar airCev.
antinoes sityva mouwones da kveri daukres sasiZoebma. saCqarod afrines
sasaxleSi mandaturebi saCuqrebis mosatanad. mandaturma antinoes mSvenivrad
moqarguli grZeli kaba moutana, romelsac Tormeti oqros dugma esxa.
evrimaqes oqros unatifes Zewkvze asxmuli mzisebr moelvare qarvis mZivebi
moutana mandaturma. evridamants orma msaxurma sayureebi moarTva, TiToeuli
sami mokiafe TvaliT damSvenebuli. xelmwife poliqtoris Zes pisandres ki
gansacvifrebeli yelsakidi moutana msaxurma. sxvebsac Zvirfas-Zvirfasi
samkaulebi moarTves mandaturebma. dedaTa Soris uturfesma penelopem
sanTiobos miaSura kvlav. mas ukan mihyveboda mdidruli saboZvariT
xeldamSvenebuli ori Simunvari.
SeRamebamde rokvasa da simReras ganagrZobdnen sasiZoebi. iSvebdnen, sanam
darbazSi mwuxri ar Camowva. maSin darbazSi sami maSxala dadges. zed xis
xmeli naWrebi dayares da dRviliani kvaris nafotebi Semouwyves. monaqalebma
rigrigobiT aanTes maSxalebi.
_ Tqven geubnebiT, dakarguli basilevsis msaxurno, _ mimarTa odisevsma
darbazSi mofusfuse diacebs, _ Tu gwadiaT, Tqvens dedofalTan wadiT da
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CeCeT. maSxalebis dardi nu geqnebaT, monadimeebs me gavunaTeb. dilamdec rom
darCnen, ruli ar momekideba. Ramistexas miCveuli var!
memaSxale qalebma erTmaneTs gadaxedes da sicili atexes. doliosis
asulma, loyebRaJRaJa melanTom ki uSveri sityva akadra odisevss. melanTo
SviliviT hyavda gazrdili penelopes, Tavs evleboda, yvelafers usrulebda,
magram umaduri monaqali arafrad agdebda svegamwarebul dedofals. es
urcxvi diaci evrimaqes hyvarobda. melanTom galanZRa odisevsi:
_ Wkuaze xom ar gadacdi, ucxoelo? ras Cmaxav, ras mied-moedebi?
samWedloSi an salayboSi unda egdo, darbaisel xalxTan Sen ra gesaqmeba?
Rvino Segijda albaT, ridi dagikargavs da enad gakrefilxar. is xom ar
gixaria, mawanwala irosi rom dajabne? Wkvianad iyavi, Seni mjobic
gamoCndeba da icode, cxvirpirmimtvreuls karSi gisvris!
kuSti mzera esrola odisevsma gaTavxedebul monaqals:
_ ras miyef, Se ZaRlTapiro! ena daimokle, Torem telemaqes vetyvi da Sens
Tavs aso-aso avakuwvineb!
darbazidan kisristexiT gacvivdnen monaqalebi. SiSisagan muxlebi
ukankalebdaT. fiqrobdnen: vaiTu agvisruloso danaqadebi ucxoelma.
odisevsi maSxalebTan dadga, viTom cecxlis yuris sagdeblad, Tavis
safiqralze ki fiqrobda, guldagul wonida, ra eqna Semdgom.
xolo aTinam, meti risxviT rom aRevso odisevsi, kidev ufro gaaxela da
gaaTavxeda sasiZoebi. evrimaqem mTlad aiSva Tavi:
_ erT rames getyviT, saxelovani dedoflis sasiZoebo, yuri damigdeT!
RmerTebis nebiT xom ar aris es kaci mosuli odisevsis saxlSi?
maSxalasaviT ubrwyinavs motvlepili Tavi da, mgoni, es ufro anaTebs am
darbazs!
evrimaqes am sityvebze gulianad axarxardnen sasiZoebi. axla qalaqTa
damaqcevar odisevss miubrunda evrimaqe:
_ karg gasamrjelos mogcem, mojamagired damideqi, ucxoelo! Sors,
mindorSi imuSakeb, Zelebs Camiyri da yores gamikeTeb. saWmel-sasmeli Tavze
sayrelad geqneba. samosels mogcem da xamlebsac gaCuqeb. magram gamova Seni
xelidan saqme? kardakar ZunZuli girCevnia albaT da nasufraliT muclis
amoyorva!
ase miugo mravalnacadma odisevsma evrimaqes:
_ eh, evrimaqe, gazafxulis nabuniobisas, erTmaneTs rom Segvajibra TibvaSi,
usmel-uWmeli, saRamomde mTisxela zvinebs dagidgamdi! qceva miwa rom
mogvaxvnevina qedficxeli, lomfera xarebiT, maSin naxavdi, vin ufro Rrmad
gaitanda urnats! kronionma dResve rom brZolad aRgvZras, _ xelT far-Subi
momca da Tavs muzaradi damxura, _ mewinaveTa Soris mnaxavdi mklavSemarTuls
da mucelRorobas ar damwamebdi. mediduri da ukmexi vinme xar! axaluxlebSi
Tavi didad mogaqvs, magram odisevsi Tu dabrunda, umal gaqcevaze ifiqreb da
es farTo karibWe viwrod mogeCveneba!
_ ar SegarCen am Tavxedobas, Se ubadov! _ SesZaxa gaafTrebulma evrimaqem,
– SiSi arafrisa gaqvs da am darbaisel xalxsac arafrad agdeb! Rvino xom
ar agivarda TavSi, an iqneb imitom gaxvedi Tavs, rom mawanwala irosi
dajabne?
evrimaqem iqve, skams dastaca xeli da gametebiT esrola odisevss.
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marjvenaze moxvda mwdes. man simwrisagan Sehyvira, lagvins xeli uSva da
pirqve daeca.
Camobnelebul darbazSi erTbaSad aCoCqoldnen sasiZoebi. erTmaneTs
wyromiT eubnebodnen:
_ netav fexi mostexoda am ucxoels da aq ar mosuliyo! Tavze wamogvajda
da lamis CagviSalos nadimi! magis gamo atyda es ayalmayali!
bolos gonierma telemaqem mimarTa SekrebilT:
_ ram gagaxelaT, darbaiselno? Rvino xom ar mogeriaT? an iqneb
romeliRac daimonma dagibnelaT goneba, Tavs rom ver iokebT! geyoT Rvinis
sma! saxlidan ar giTxovT, magram gijobT, Sin waxvideT da moisvenoT!
es Tqva da maT kbiliT daiWames tuCebi. didad gaioces telemaqes
gabeduli naTqvami. maSin amfinomosma ase urCia sasiZoebs:
_ moymeno, daicxreT guliswyroma! gziani sityva gviTxra telemaqem. nurc
am ucxoels vakadrebT nurafers da nurc xelSinaurebs. modi, mwdes
SevavsebinoT Tasebi, RmerTebi vaxsenoT da Sin wavideT dasaZineblad.
odisevsis saxlSi stumrebul yaribs ki telemaqem mixedos!
sityva mouwones amfinomoss. misma mandaturma, duliqionelma muliosma,
yvelas saTiTaod Camouriga RviniT savse Tasebi. netar RmerTebs zedaSe
dauRvares da Tavadac Sesves. sufris wesi ra aRasrules, wamoiSalnen da
Tav-TavianT saxlebs mimarTes.

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evrikleam icno odisevsi

darbazSi darCenili odisevsi aTinas TanadgomiT sikvdils umzadebda

sasiZoebs. man ase daariga telemaqe:
_ aba, telemaqe, saWurveli Camoxseni da qoredSi aitane. Tu giTxres, es
ra giqniao, mokrZalebuli sityviT daaSoSmine: mas Semdeg, rac odisevsi
salaSqrod wavida, WvartliT imureba da fuWdeba-Tqo iaraRi. amas garda,
ase STamagona-Tqo daimonma: vaiTu, SemTvralni erTmaneTs waekidoT, iaraRze
xeli wagicdeT da es niSnobis sufra sisxliT SesvaroT. gaxelebuli
mamris marjvenas misda uneburad izidavs-Tqo maxvili.
telemaqem saCqarod moixmo moxuci gadia, evriklea:
_ dia, darbazSi ar SemouSva qalebi, sanam mamiseul saWurvels ar
avzidav qoredSi. odisevsis aq aryofnaSi Wvartlma gamura brinjao. maSin
balRi viyav, araferi mesmoda. axla ki minda gadavinaxo, rom mouvlelobam
mTlad ar gaaoxros iaraRi.
_ eh, netav imas moveswrebode, mamiseul saxlsa da sabadebels Sen
hpatronobde!.. _ uTxra evrikleam da iqve dasZina, _ gzas vin gaginaTebs,
telemaqe, Tu msaxur qalebs ar iaxleb?
_ gzas es yaribi gaminaTebs, _ miugo telemaqem, _ Cems saxlSi Tuki pursa
Wams, xelic unda gaanZrios kacma, Tundac Sori qveynidan iyos stumrebuli!
es Tqva odisevsis saxelovanma Zem da evrikleas saTqmels frTa moutyda.
erTgulma gadiam kari Cauketa xelSinaur qalebs. odisevsma da telemaqem

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rvalis muzaradebi, mrgvali farebi da wvermaxi Subebi darbazidan gazides.
oqrovani CiraRdniT xelSi maT win uZRodaT Tvalsxivosani aTina da ucxod
moTinaTe SuqiT unaTebda gzas. gancvifrebulma telemaqem SesZaxa:
_ amas ras vxedav, mamaCemo! Werxos koWebi, fiWvis kedlebi da svetebi ise
sakvirvelad brwyinaven, TiTqos ali mosdebiao. albaT romeliRac daimonma
daivana Cvens saxlSi!
_ daidume, Svilo! nu mekiTxebi! ase sCveviaT olimpoel RmerTebs. axla
wadi, daiZine. me aq davrCebi, rom xelSinaurni gamovcado, xolo dedaSeni
saubarSi Seviyolio, radgan vici, endomeba Cemi gamokiTxva.
ase urCia odisevsma Svils. telemaqem anTebuli kvariT gza gainaTa da
Tavis saZilo oTaxs miaSura. eosis gamoCenamde tkbilad eZina telemaqes.
odisevsi ki darbazSi darCa da aTinas TanadgomiT sikvdils umzadebda
sasiZoebs.
male sanTiobodan artemisisa da oqroafrodites dari penelope Camovida.
keriasTan, iq, sadac Cveulebisamebr ijda xolme dedofali, spilos ZvliTa
da vercxliT moWedili, cxvris natiT dafenili sakarcxuli daudges. es
sakarcxuli xuro ikmaliosis naxelavi iyo.
TeTrmklaveba moaxleebma puri Semoitanes, tablebi dadges da zed
didebulTa saferi oqros Tasebi daawyves. cecxli gaCxrikes da SeSa
SeukeTes, rom darbazSi myofT siTbo da sinaTle ar mohklebodaT.
darbazSi ra SeniSna odisevsi, kvlav uSveri sityviT miadga mas urcxvi
melanTo:
_ ras daborialeb am saxlSi, ras uTvalTvaleb am msaxur qalebs! muceli
xom gaiZRe, axla Tavidan mogvwydi, guls nu gviwyaleb, Torem TavSi
mogxvda es muguzali!
kuSti mzera esrola melanTos odisevsma:
_ ras gadamekide, Se ukuRmarTo! mere ra, rom ZonZebi macvia da kardakar
davwanwaleb lukmapurisTvis! ra vuyo, aseT dReSi Camagdo bedma! erT dros
mec SeZlebuli da bednieri kaci viyavi. Cems karze samaTxovrod
mosulisTvis lukmapuri arasodes damikavebia. bevri mona mesva da sxva
saqonelic bevri mqonda, ris gamoc didad Seiracxeba xolme da
gulnebivrad cxovrobs kaci. magram kronionma wamarTva yovelive. Senc,
dedakaco, geSinodes RvTis risxvisa! zevsma ar wagiRos eg silamaze, riTac
mxevalTa Soris gamoirCevi. vai Sens dRes, Tu Semogwyra dedofali, an
odisevsi Tu dabrunda! jer xom ar gadawurula imedi! xolo Tu cocxali
aRaraa am saxlis patroni, apolonis wyalobiT davaJkacebul* telemaqes,
icode, monaqalebis umsgavsi saqme ar gamoepareba!
amis gagonebaze wyromiT miubrunda melanTos penelope:
_ ramdens bedav, Se ZaRlis lekvo! ar gamomparvia Seni uzneoba da icode,
TavxedobisTvis sakadrisi mogezRveba! gana ar miTqvams, am yaribs minda
gamovkiTxo-meTqi dakarguli meuRlis ambavi!
axla evrinomes ubrZana penelopem:
_ stumars skami miarTvi, evrinome, da zed nati daufine. minda sayvareli
meuRlis ambavi gamovkiTxo.
evrinomem umal moitana kargad garanduli skami da zed cxvris nati
daafina. penelopem skamze miiwvia mravalWirnaxuli odisevsi da hkiTxa:

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 _ jer es miTxari, Cemo stumaro, vin xar da sadauri xar, sad gidgas
mSobliuri qalaqi da vin arian Seni mama-papani?
mravalnacadma odisevsma miugo:
_ dedakaco, veravin ityvis Sens augs am ukidegano qveyanaze. cas swvdeba
Seni dideba, TiTqos ukvdavTa Sesagvani xelmwife iyo, xelmwife, romelic
simarTliT ganagebs Zliersa da mravalricxovan xalxs. aseT xelmwifes
wiaRiani dedamiwa uxvad aRmoucenebs qersa da xorbals, wvensavse
nayofebiT daxunZluli xeebi udgas, saZovrebze poxili cxvris fara
daudis, xolo mlaSe zRvaSi Tevzi ar eleva. mis xelSi gancxromiTa da
SvebiT cxovrobs xalxi... sxva rame mkiTxe, samSoblosa da saxleuls nu
momagoneb, Torem kaeSani Semomawveba da mravaltanjuli mwared avtirdebi.
sxvis saxlSi tirili ki ar egebis! gamkicxaven Seni monaqalebi: Rvino
daulevia da guli asCuyebia berikacso.
penelopem ase upasuxa odisevss:
_ he, ucxoelo, RmerTebma wamiRes Rirseba da siturfe mas Semdeg, rac
Cemi RvTisdari meuRle argoselebs wahyva ilionSi. qmari gverdSi rom
medgas, mSveneba da dideba aswilad Sememateboda. aw ki guli naRveliT
mewureba. vai, rom aTasi Wiri damatexa Tavs avma daimonma. yvelani, vinc ki
gareSemo kunZulebs patronoben, _ duliqionelni, sameelni, tyiani
zakinTosis gamgebelni, TviT kldovani iTakis warCinebulnic ki Cems colad
wayvanas eswrafvian da sabadebels gviCanageben. amitom maxvewarTa da
stumarTa Tavi aRara maqvs, veRarc mandaturebisTvis mimixedavs, rom
wesisaebr emsaxuron xalxs. mxolod odisevsze fiqriT mewureba guli.
sasiZoebi qorwils maCqareben, me ki aseTi xriki movigone: keTilma daimonma
STamagona ugrZesi da unatifesi qseli momeqsova. maSin ase mivmarTe
sasiZoebs: Wabukno, Tumca amqveynad aRaraa odisevsi, qorwils jerxnobiT nu
gavmarTavT-meTqi, vidre gmir laertes TeTr sudaras ar movuqsov im
dRisTvis, roca damRupveli moirebi samudamo ZiliT daaZineben. ar minda
gamkicxon aqavelma diacebma, usudarod rogor uwevso es dovlaTiani kaci.
ase vuTxari da isinic daendnen Cems sityvas. dRisiT vbeWavdi am
dausrulebel qsels, raTa RamiT maSxalebis Suqze maT uCumrad damerRvia.
ase vatyuebdi mTeli sami weliwadi, vidre ZaRlumadurma Cemma mxevlebma
ar gamamxiles da sasiZoebi ar damayenes Tavze. maSin ki sxva gza aRar
mqonda: unda damesrulebina qsova. ase rom, Cemda uneburad movqsove es
sudara. axla versad gaveqcevi qorwilis dRes. aki mSoblebic maiZuleben,
Sesaferi saqmro avirCio! garda amisa, telemaqes acofebs mamiseuli qonebis
gapartaxeba: ukve davaJkacda da, zevsis wyalobiT, xelewifeba saxl-karis
patronoba. Sen ki, yaribo, unda miTxra, vin xar da saidana xar, _
ZvelTaZveli Tqmulebisamebr muxisa da kldisagan xom ar iqnebi naSobi?
aseTi sityva miugo penelopes mravalnacadma odisevsma:
_ laertes Zis, odisevsis keTilSobilo meuRlev! rakiRa Cemi asaval-
dasavlis gageba moindome, getyvi, Tumca gardasul WirTa mogoneba Wmunvas
uaTkecebs Cemebr samSoblodan moSorebul da dedamiwis zurgze ucxo
tomTa Soris ugzo-ukvlod moxetiale yaribs. maS, momismine, wvrilad
giambob yovelives. gagegoneba kreta, zRviT garemoculi, didnayofieri,
mSvenieri kunZuli. oTxmocdaaTi qalaqi dgas am kunZulze, xalxmravali.
sxvadasxva tomi ireva aq: namdvilkretelni, aqavelni, kidonelni, sam Temad

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gayofili dorielebi da pelazgebis uZvelesi tomi. kretelTa umTavres
qalaqSi, knososSi, basilevsad ijda saxelganTqmuli minosi*, romelic cxra
weliwadSi erTxel pirispir eTaTbireboda xolme mamazevss. am minosis Ze
iyo mamaCemi, didsulovani devkalioni. orni Zmani viyaviT: me da idomenevsi,
romelic mSvildsaxiani xomaldiT atridebs wahyva ilionSi. me eTons
meZaxian, umrwemesi viyav da amitomac salaSqrod ar wamitanes. swored iq,
kretaze, vnaxe odisevsi. troas mimavali qarborbalam aaSora maleebis
koncxs da eleTis mRvimesTan, amnisis Znelad misadgom yures Seafara
xomaldi. qalaqs Semovida Tu ara, umal Tavisi Zveli megobari idomenevsi
moikiTxa. magram idomenevsi, Cemi ufrosi Zma, aTi-Tormeti dRis wasuli iyo
troas. Sin movipatiJe odisevsi da guluxvad gavumaspinZldi, raki saxli
dovlaTiT mqonda savse. amas garda, qveSevrdomT movatanine puri, wiTeli
Rvino da saklavi, rom zRvisgan ganawamebT gulnebierad moelxinaT.
Tormeti dRe CemTan stumrobdnen rvalissabarkuliani aqavelebi. mZvinvare
boreasi boboqrobda da kacs aramcTu zRvaze, xmeleTzec ar daedgomeboda.
albaT romeliRac avma daimonma aRZra es qaraSoti. mecameted ra gamoanaTa
eosma, qari Cadga da aqavelnic gzas daadgnen...
simarTles Semsgavsebuli kidev bevri cru ambavi moigona odisevsma.
usmenda penelope da mduRareba efrqveoda TvalTagan. rogorc mTaTa
mwvervalebze susxiani Walikonisagan Sefenil Tovls gaadnobs xolme
mxurvale xorSaki da wamosuli lanqeri wyaluxv mdinareebad dasdindeba
ferdobebs, ise sdioda penelopes natif Rawvebze cremlebis Rvari.
sibralulma SeZra odisevsi, magram warbi ar Seuxria, gaqvavebul TvalebSi
damala cremli. tiriliT guli ra moioxa, penelope CaeZia stumars:
_ ukeTu Sin umaspinZle odisevssa da mis Tanamgzavrebs, isic gecodineba,
ra emosa Cems qmars, rogor gamoiyureboda an vin axlda aqavelTagan?
_ dedakaco, Znelia amis gaxseneba! _ miugo odisevsma, _ bare oci weli
gavida mas Semdeg, rac Cemi saxlidan gavistumre laertes Zviruxsenebeli
Ze. mainc getyvi, Tu ram gamaxsenda. ase maxsovs, orkeci, Zowisferi mosasxami
exura, oqrosbalTiani. zed ucxo ram iyo amoqarguli: mgels TaTebiT
CaebRuja mTrTolare nukri, romelic misi brWyalebidan dasxltomas
lamobda. yvelas acvifrebda es naqargi, ise cocxlad Candnen oqromkediT
gamoyvanili mxecebi. mosasxamis qveS qitoni ecva odisevss, xaxvis
furceliviT nazi da mzesaviT mbrwyinavi. diacebs Tvali rCebodaT zed. ar
vici, saxlidan wamohyva es samoseli Tu gzaSi usaxsovra vinmem, radgan
gagonili maqvs, aqavelTa Soris sworupovars bevri megobari hyavda. Tavad
me brinjaos satevari, orkeci Zowisferi mosasxami da grZeli qitoni vaCuqe
da keTilad aRkazmuli xomaldiT gavistumre ilions. isic maxsovs, rom
erTi masze uxnesi mandaturi axlda, mrgvalbeqiani, TmaxuWuWa da
Savgvremani. evribate erqva am mandaturs. sxva TanamgzavrTa Soris
gamorCeulad afasebda mas odisevsi, radgan misi xvaSiadis gamgebi da
erTguli kaci iyo.
ecnaura penelopes yaribis naTqvami, guli Caswyda da mwared atirda.
cremlis RvriT guli ra moioxa, ase upasuxa odisevss:
_ weRan Tu mxolod mebralebodi, ucxoelo, amieridan Zvirfas da
sasurvel stumrad megulebi! icode, is mosasxami, Sen rom gaixsene, me Tavad
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mag mosasxamis patroni veRarasodes damibrundeba! ubedur fexze wavida Cemi
qmari im dasaqcev ilionSi!
_ odisevsis Zviruxsenebelo meuRlev! _ miugo odisevsma, _ mSvenebas nu
iWknob da tiriliT nu iklav Tavs. Tumca, rogor gagamtyuno. romeli coli
ar daitirebs Tavis dakargul qmars, visac siyvaruliT SeerTo da Svilebi
SesZina? Seni meuRle xom ukvdavTa Sesagvani mamri iyo! moeSvi tirils, yuri
migde, yovelives daufaravad getyvi: gagonili maqvs, TesprotelTa nayofier
qveyanas Sexiznebia odisevsi. male dabrundeba da didZal nadavls
Camoitanso. Trinakiis kunZulidan gamomgzavrebuls Rvinisfer zRvaSi
daRupvia xomaldica da Tanamgzavrebic. zevsisgan miegoT im bedkrulT es
xvedri, radgan heliosis wminda Zroxebi SeuWamiaT. xomaldis xerxemals
moWidebuli mxolod odisevsi gauriyavs kronions RmerTebis naTesav
feakelTa miwaze, sadac mas RvTisdari pativi miages da auracxeli saCuqari
uZRvnes. feakelebs Tavad undodaT odisevsis samSobloSi Camoyvana da vin
icis, iqneb aq yofiliyo ukve, rom ucxo qveyanaTa movla da dakarguli
alafis anazRaureba ar ganezraxa. amqveynad mokvdavTa Soris yvelaze ukeT
odisevsma icis, sad da rogor naxos sargebeli! Tavad TesprotelTa
basilevsi meficeboda nadimobisas, zedaSes roca uRvrida ukvdav RmerTebs,
gamzadebuli myavso odisevsis gasastumreblad xomaldi da niCbosnebi.
magram ver Sevxvdi mis stumars: basilevsma uwinares me gamistumra
oqroyanovan duliqionSi. manve maCvena odisevsis monaxveWi saWurWle. es
qoneba meaTe muxlamde eyofoda erT sagvareulos. TviTon odisevsi
dodonaSi wasuliyo, rom RvTaebrivi muxisagan zevsis rCeva moesmina: rogor
dabrunebuliyo didi xnis unaxav samSobloSi _ cxadliv Tu idumal. ase
rom, damijere, cocxalia Seni meuRle da male dagibrundeba. RmerTTa
Soris uzesTaes zevss da odisevsis keras geficebi, ise axdeba yvelaferi,
rogorc gauwye! am mTvaris dalevamde gamoCndeba igi!
_ netamc axdebodes Seni naTqvami, ucxoelo, _ upasuxa penelopem, –
axlobeliviT Segitkbobdi am saxlSi da Cemgan dovlaTiT avsebuli
ubednieres kacad Seiracxebodi! magram guli migrZnobs, rom arc odisevsi
dabrundeba da verc Sen gagamgzavreben samSobloSi. aw aRar patronobs am
saxls odisevsis badali kaci, rom maspinZlobis wesisamebr stumris miReba-
gastumrebac SeZlos... hei, qalebo, fexi dabaneT stumars, logini gauSaleT
da sqeli sabani waaxureT. dae, oqrostaxtovani eosis gamoCenamde Tbilad
eZinos, xolo dilaadrian ganbaneT da nelsacxebliT dauzileT tani, rom
sanadimo darbazSi telemaqes gverdiT purobad dajdes. nurvin ifiqrebs mis
wyeninebas. Cemi stumris Seuracxmyofels am saxlSi aRar davayeneb, rac
unda gulficxobdes igi. ucxoelo, rogor Semracxavdi Sen ugonieresad da
usaTnoesad, ukeTu wviriansa da CamoZonZils dagsvamdi sanadimo sufraze?
moklea, mokle es wuTisofeli! gulqvasa da sastiks sicocxleSive
swyevlian kacni, xolo mkvdars augad ixsenieben. qvelisa da keTili kacis
saqmes ki mTel qveyanas mohfenen xolme yaribebi da qveyniernic madliT
ixsenieben maT.
_ ehe, odisevsis Zviruxsenebelo meuRlev! – miugo odisevsma, – mas Semdeg,
rac kretas Tovliani mwvervalebi TvalTagan mimefara, Tbili logini aRar
maxarebs... bevri Rame gamitexia oqrostaxtovani eosis molodinSi mdabiorTa
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davabanineb fexs. iqneb vinme Cemebr Wirgamovlili moxuci dedakaci gyavdes,
iman dambanos fexi.
penelopem sityva mouwona odisevss:
_ keTilo stumaro! Cems saxlSi wveul ucxoelTagan Senebr gulisxmieri
da sityvamiumcdari kaci jer ar Semxvedria. yovelives rigianad brZaneb.
erTi saTno dedaberi gvyavs saxlSi, Cemi sveubeduri meuRlis amqmeli da
gamzrdeli. TumcaRa Zal-Rone aRar erCis, is dagbans fexs. aba, Cemo
evriklea, mimixede stumars, Seni patronis kbilaa igi. vin icis, iqneb
odisevssac masaviT dauWkna xel-fexi, radgan duxWiri cxovreba udrood
aberebs kacs.
amis gagonebaze cremli waskda evrikleas, Tvalebze xeli aifara da
gulamoskvnilma amoioxra:
_ vai, Cemo Svilo, awi xom veraferSi gamogadgebi! yvelaze metad Sen rad
mogiZula zevsma? gana Sen ar swiravdi mexismtyorcnels msuqan barklebsa
da uSurvel hekatombas, rom svianad migeRwia siberemdis da saxelovnad
aRgezarda mxolodSobili Ze? aw moWrili gaqvs gza samSoblosaken! albaT
sadme, ucxo qveynad, vinme basilevsis saxlSi Sexiznuls, Senc am yaribiviT
dagcinian urcxvi da umaduri monaqalebi! kargi hqen, ucxoelo, rom amaT ar
daanebe fexis dabana. me ki sixaruliT davemorCilebi Cems dedofals, mis
gulsac movigeb da Sens madlsac movisxam. ganaTu mebralebi marto? am
ucxoelTagan, visac ki odesme Tavi Seufarebia am WerqveS, ieriT, xmiTa da
fexebiT mxolod Sen erTi magoneb odisevss.
cbierma odisevsma miugo:
_ mWreli Tvali gqonia, dedabero! visac ki erTxel vunaxavvarT me da
odisevsi, didad hgvanano erTmaneTs, ase uTqvamT.
evrikleam stumars fexsabani taSti daudga da wyali gaunela. keriasTan
mjdomi odisevsi skamze Setrialda, cecxls zurgi Seaqcia _ eSinoda,
Zveli naWrilobevi ar SeemCnia gadias da udrood ar gacxadebuliyo saqme...
parnasis mTebSi, avtolikesTan stumrobisas TeTreSvebianma taxma dauSava
odisevss fexi. papamisi avtolike mTel im mxareSi ganTqmuli mCxibavi da
crumaficari iyo. es niWi hermess moemadlebina misTvis, radgan didZali
cxvari da Txa hyavda Sewiruli msxverplad. amis gamo mudam swyalobda mas
argusis mkvleli. erTxel ficxelkldovan iTakaSi stumrebul avtolikes
sadilis Semdeg vaJianoba axara evrikleam da misi asulis axalSobili Ze
Caugora muxlebSi: aha, avtolike, SenTvis egzom sanatreli SviliSvili! dae,
Sengan Serqmeul saxels atarebdeso!
avtolikem ase mimarTa siZesa da axalmologinebul qaliSvils:
_ ai, ras getyviT: amqveynad bevrisgan var Serisxuli da aqac
TavmoZulebuli movedi. amitom Tqvens vaJs odisevsi erqvas _ moZulebuli*.
ra davaJkacdeba, CemTan gamogzavneT deduleTSi. saxlSi didZali saganZuri
maqvs. Tavis wils mivcem da gulmxiaruls gamovistumreb ukan.
gamoxda xani da Wabuki odisevsi papamiss ewvia, raTa aRTqmuli wili Sin
wamoeRo. papa da dedis Zmani gulRiad Seegebnen stumrebuls. dideda
amfiTeam gulSi Caikra da orive Tvali daukocna sanatrel SviliSvils.
avtolikem vaJebs ubrZana, sanadimo samzadiss Sesdgomodnen. maT xuTi wlis
xari wamoaqcies, gaatyaves, afeSxves da Samfurebze wamoages. mwvadebi
meinaxeebs Camouriges. mzis Casvlamde nebierad ilxendnen monadimeni. yvelas

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Tanabari arCivi xvda wilad, ukmayofilo aravin darCenila. roca mze
midrka, siRame Camowva, dasaZineblad wavidnen, rom Ramis madli SesweodaT.
roca axladSobilma eosma vardisfrad iriJraJa, dedis Zmani da diswuli
sanadirod wavidnen, Tan ZaRlebi gairekes. parnasis daburul mTaSi qarian
xeobas auyvnen da xSiri jagnariT dafarul WalaSi gavidnen. am dros
okeanis ufskrulidan aRmoxda mze da mTis mwvervalebs Suqi moafina.
meZebrebma geSi aiRes da win gacvivdnen. monadireni mihyvnen ZaRlebs.
odisevss grZelCrdiliani Subi hqonda moRerebuli. iqve, jagnarSi
veeberTela taxi iyo Sefarebuli. iq verc qari atanda, verc mzis sxivi da
verc wvimis niaRvari. monadireTa xma ra moesma, jagaraSlili taxi
adgilidan daiZra. Tvalebidan cecxls afrqvevda gaavebuli. odisevsi
pirveli mieWra taxs da Subi mouqnia, magram taxma daaswro da eSvi
barkalSi aZgera. odisevsma ficxlad Casca Subi marjvena beWSi da gulamde
gautara mbzinvare brinjao. erTi daiRrutuna taxma da usulod daeca Zirs.
dedis Zmani Semoexvivnen odisevss. Seuloces da imwamsve Seuwyda sisxlis
dena, mere Wriloba Seuxvies da saCqarod saxlSi waiyvanes. iq mouares
odisevss, uwamles da gankurnes. Semdeg ki mxiarulebma mxiaruli saxlikaci
didi saCuqrebiT gaistumres iTakaSi. mamam laertem da dedabatonma
wvrilad gamohkiTxes am faTerakis ambavi Svils da manac wvrilad uambo,
rogor dauSava fexi parnasis mTaze TeTreSvianma taxma.
swored am naWrilobevze mouxvda xeli evrikleas. imwamsve icno moxucma
gadiam Tavisi gazrdili, gaognebulma xeli uSva fexs. odisevss taStis
pirze daucurda fexi. spilenZis taSti wkrialiT ayiravda da wyali
daiRvara. sixarulma da naRvelma erTbaSad mouwura guli evrikleas, xma
Cauwyda da Tvalebi cremliT aevso. nikapze xeli mousva odisevss da
xmaaTrTolebulma hkiTxa:
_ Sena xar, dia? manamde rogor ver gicani, sanam xeli ar Segavle tanze?
penelopesken waixara evriklea, undoda exarebina, aqa gyavs sayvareli
qmario, magram penelopes araferi SeumCnevia, aTinam sxvagniT miumarTa
safiqrali. odisevsma dedabers pirze daafara marjvena, marcxeniT Tavisken
miizida da uCurCula:
_ ras miSvrebi, gadia! oci wlis unaxavi dagibrundi da axla ginda
damRupo? gana Seni ZuZuTi ara var gazrdili? RvTis STagonebiT raRai
micani, axla gaCumdi, aravin Seityos Cemi aq Camosvla! Torem icode, Tu
RmerTebma sasiZoebze gamamarjvebines, am orgul monaqalebs ra amovJuJav,
Senc ar dagindob, Tumca ki Cemi gamzrdeli xar!
_ es ra miTxari! _ Seicxada evrikleam, _ ar ici gana Cemi pirmtkicobis
ambavi? qvasaviT damunjebuls kaciSvili sityvas ver wamomacdeninebs. erTs
ki getyvi: sasiZoebs rom gauswordebi, maSin gamcnob, msaxur qalTagan vin
aris Seni erTguli da vin ara!
_ amisTvis nu gairjebi, Cemo! _ upasuxa odisevsma, _ me TviTon movuvli
Cvens monaqalebs. Sen iyuCe, sityvas nu dasZrav, saqme ki RvTis SewevniT
mogvardeba!
evrikleam xelaxla gaanela wyali. fexi ra dabana patrons da
nelsacxebliT dauzila, odisevsma naWrilobevze jvalo waifara da skami
kvlav cecxlTan midga.
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 _ yaribo, male Zilis dro mova da yvelas, guldamZimebulsac da
uzrunvelsac, erTnairad mousvenebs tkbili Zili. me ki ganuzomeli Wiri
momisarTa daimonma. dRisiT mainc viqarveb dards: xan monaqalebs mivxedav,
xan ki xelsaqmiT Seviqcev xolme Tavs da gamudmebuli tiriliT guls
vioxeb. magram RamiT, roca yvelas sZinavs, ruli ar mekideba sarecelSi
mwols da ganuqarvebeli dardi majlajunasaviT mawveba gulze. rogorc
adreul gazafxulze rtomraval xes Sefarebuli iadoni, pandarevsis
xmatkbili asuli*, glovobs xolme itiloss, zeTosTan gaCenil Tavis
erTaderT Svils, romelic sakuTari ugunurebis gamo Semoakvda, da
gareSemo Rvris Tavis mravalxmian, naRvlian sagalobels, ase mosTqvams Cemi
gulic da saguleSi veRar eteva. ar vici, ra vqna, davrCe SvilTan am
WermaRali saxlis dedad, vupatrono saxl-karsa da saxleuls, vuerTgulo
qmris sarecels, rom xalxis ybaSi ar Cavvarde, Tu colad wavyve im
warCinebul aqavels, romelic RirsebiTa da urvadiT sxvebs aRemateba. Cemi
Ze vidre gonebauwvrTneli ymawvili iyo, Sinidan ar miSvebda, gaTxovebas
miSlida. axla ki, ra davaJkacda da goneba moeca, aRar makavebs, raki
xedavs, rom Cem gamo Canagdeba misi samkvidrebeli. axla Cems wuxandel
sizmars mogiyvebi da amixseni, ras moaswavebs: Cemi oci bati gobs
Semoxveoda da wyalSi dambal marcvals kenkavda. guls mixarebda maTi
yureba, magram anazdad mTidan niskartkauWa veeba arwivi mofrinda, Tavs
daacxra batebs, kisrebi dauwyvita, aqeT-iqiT miyar-moyara da anazdadve
gafrinda. gulamoskvnili vtirodi sizmarSi. Semomxveodnen TmamSvenieri
aqaveli qalebi da amaod manugeSebdnen. am dros isev mofrinda arwivi,
saxlis erdoze Semojda da kacebrivi xmiT Semesityva:
_ saxelganTqmuli ikariosis asulo! cxadis xilvaa es sizmari: batebi
Seni sasiZoebia, me ki _ arwivad gamocxadebuli odisevsi, Seni sanatreli
meuRle. male davbrundebi da mware sikvdils movutan maT!
es miTxra da gamomeRviZa kidec. mimovixede: Cemi batebi winandeburad gobs
daxveodnen da marcvals kenkavdnen.
_ sxvagvarad arc aixsneba Seni sizmari, _ miugo odisevsma. _ ise axdeba,
rogorc Senma meuRlem gauwya sizmarSi. sasiZoebi daiRupebian. verc erTi
ver ascdeba mware sikvdils.
am sityvebze ase upasuxa gonierma penelopem:
_ eh, yaribo, fuWi ramaa mainc sizmari. gana yovelTvis auxdeba nazmanebi
kacs? ori karidan gvevlinebian sizmrebi: erTi rqisaa, meore spilos Zvlisa.
spilos Zvlis kariT movlenili sizmari kacTa momacdunebelia, xolo rqis
kariT movlenili _ simarTlis mauwyebeli. naxav da axdeba kidec. magram
vai, rom fuWia Cemi sizmari, yaribo. rqis karidan ar momvlenia igi! vera,
ver gavixarebT me da Cemi Ze telemaqe! axla erT rasme gagimxel, minda Senc
icode: xval saZulveli dila gamiTendeba, xval unda davtovo samudamod
odisevsis saxli. magram manamde aseT asparezobaSi minda gamovcado
sasiZoebi: Tormet orpira, grZeltarian Cuglugs Caamwkrivebda xolme am
ezoSi odisevsi. mere Sors gamdgari Ronivrad mozidavda mSvilds da
culis namgala pirebs Soris gaaZvrenda xolme isars. dae, yvela sasiZom
scados xval bedi! asparezobaSi gamarjvebuls colad gavyvebi da davagdeb
am keTilnageb, dovlaTiT savse saxls, sadac Cemi ymawvilqaloba
gamitarebia. es saxli albaT sizmarSiac momagondeba!

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 _ odisevsis Zviruxsenebelo meuRlev! _ miugo odisevsma, _ nu daayovneb
asparezobas! icode, vidre isini odisevsis mSvilds mozidaven, misi patroni
ukve aq iqneba!
_ SenTan tkbil saubarSi ruli ar momekideba Tvalze, Cemo keTilo
stumaro! magram uZilobac ar egebis. amqveynad RmerTebma yvelafers Tavisi
wesi da rigi gauCines. waval axla da cremliT daltobil sarecels
mivakiTxav, sadac dReniadag vtiri da vmwuxareb, rac rom Cemi bedkruli
meuRle ilions gaemgzavra. Sen ki aq, darbazSi sadme an Zirs gaaSlevine
qveSagebi, anda sawoli daadgmevine.
es uTxra da SimunvarebTan erTad sanTiobos miaSura penelopem. iq
didxans tiroda, sanam Tvalsxivosanma aTinam wamwamebi tkbili ZiliT ar
daumZima.

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brZolis win

odisevsma winkarSi xaris gamouqneli tyavi daigo. zed sasiZoebis mier

dakluli cxvris tyavfuCebi daafina da dawva. evrinomem Tbili mosasxami
waaxura stumars, magram Zili ar ekareboda sasiZoebze gulaRrenil
odisevss. is iyo dawva, rom darbazidan sicil-kiskisiT gamocvivdnen
RamRamobiT maTTan mruSobas miCveuli monaqalebi. suli yelSi moebjina
odisevss, ar icoda, ra eqna: axlave gaeJuJa suyvela Tu ukanasknelad
daeclia maTTvis kuroebTan xuntruci. rogorc lekvebis patroni Zu qofaki
auyefdeba xolme axlo momdgar ucxo kacs, ise auyefda guli monaTa
umsgavsi saqcieliT gacofebul odisevss. gulSi dairtya mjiRi odisevsma:
_ daokdi, gulo, uaresi Wiric dagiTmenia! gana Senma simedgrem ar gvixsna
gamoqvabulSi mowevnuli daRupvisagan, roca gulmxecma ciklopma erTguli
megobrebi SegiWama?
ase izraxa da guli sagules Caudga, magram ver moisvena mainc.
SamfuriviT trialebda mTeli Rame. fiqrobda, erTma rogor davZlioo
mravalni. maSin cidan daeSva aTina, dedakacis saxiT gamocxadebuli,
TavTiT daudga da Seesityva:
_ ratom ver isveneb, bedkrulo? gana Seni saTayvanebeli meuRlisa da
saamayo Svilis maxloblad ar wevxar Sensave saxlSi?
_ WeSmarits brZaneb, _ hkadra odisevsma, _ magram sagonebelSi var:
martokaci rogor gavusworde mozRvavebul mters? isic madardebs: sad
gaveqce iTakelTa risxvas, roca zevsisa da Seni SewevniT erTianad
Sevmusrav sasiZoebs? mirCie, rogor moviqce, Cemo mwyalobelo!
farismpyrobelis asulma gaamxneva odisevsi:
_ magas rad ambob, sulmokle kaco! ubralod mokvdavsac miendoba xolme
WirSi Cavardnili kaci, me ki qalRmerTi var, maraddRe Seni Tanamdevi da
Tanamdgomi. gulaxsniT getyvi: mtris ormocdaaTma razmeulma alyaSic rom
mogviqcios, Cemi SemweobiT mainc gaimarjveb da maT xvastagsac wamolalav.

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aba, mSvidad iyav, Rames TeTrad nu gaiTeneb, xval ki yvelaferi keTilad
mogigvardeba.
es Tqva da kvlav olimpos miaSura qalRmerTma. gulidan lodi Camoexsna
odisevss, saxsrebi moudunda da tkbilma Zilma daumZima quTuToebi.
amasobaSi gaeRviZa penelopes. rbil sarecelze Camomjdarma didxans Rvara
cremli. tiriliT guli ra moioxa, dedaTa Soris uturfesma ase SehRaRada
artemiss:
_ hoi, artemis, zevsis asulo! netav isriT ganmiwono guli da damxsna am
wuTisofels, anda pandarevsis asulebis msgavsad qarborbalam aRmitacos
haerSi da okeanis ufskrulebSi damnTqas! sabralo gogoebs aki RmerTebma
dauxoces mSoblebi da oblad STenilebi afroditem gamozarda yveliT,
TafliTa da tkbili RviniT. ra moiwifnen, heram mohmadla maT mSveneba da Wkua,
artemisma _ tansruloba, xolo aTinam _ xelsaqmis niWi. maSin afroditem
maRal olimpos miaSura, raTa mexismtyorcnelisaTvis eTxova maTi bednierad
daqorwineba; magram Sin marto darCenilni harpiebma gaitaces da Semzarav
eriniebs mihgvares monebad. netav mec igive xvedri margunon olimpoelma
RmerTebma, arada TmamSvenierma artemisma ganmgmiros msubuqi isriT, rom
SaveTSi mainc Seveyaro odisevss! SaveTSi mijobs yofna, samzeoSi masze
udaresi kacis colobas! o, qalRmerTo, an ki rogor gavuZlo amden Wirs,
ukeTu dRisiT tiriliT gulmooxebuls, RamiT tkbili Zili cota xniT mainc
ar ukumyris mWmunvarebas? me ki, me bedSavs, daimoni av sizmrebs masizmrebs
yovelRame. weRanac Cems gverdSi mwoli odisevsi mesizmra. iseTive iyo, ilions
rom vacilebdi salaSqrod da guli sixaruliT amiZgerda. megona, cxadSi
vxedav-meTqi, magram vaglax, sizmari yofila Turme!
ase eajeboda artemiss Tvalcremliani penelope da am vedrebaSi
SemoaTenda. mtirali meuRlis xma Zil-RviZilSi Caesma odisevss: egebis micno
penelopem, Camovida da Tavze madgaso, gaifiqra da Tvalebi moifSvnita. mere
adga, tyavfuCebi skamze gadaawyo, xaris tyavi karSi gaitana, xelebi aRapyro
da gulmxurvaled Seevedra zevss:
_ mexTamtexelo! ukeTu zRvasa da xmelze amdeni xnis xetialis Semdeg Cemi
samSobloSi dabruneba inebe, wyaloba hyav da barem am saxlSi mRviZarTagan
vinmes CemTvis sasikeTo sityvac aTqmevine, xolo gareT Seni RvTaebrivi niSi
ganmicxade!
Seismina RrubelTmeufem odisevsis vedreba da meyseulad grgvinviT SeZra
cargvali. sixarulma Seutoka guli mravaltanjul odisevss da imav wams
moxuci dedabris RaRadic Semoesma... es dedakaci im Tormet monaqalTagani
iyo, pursa da qers rom fqvavdnen odisevsis saxlSi. yvelas daefqva Tavisi
wili da nebierad eZinaT axla. mxolod es erTi, beCavi dedaberi ver
moreoda saqmes da dilamde ujda xelsafqvavs. cis Weqa ra Semoesma, es
aRmoxda damaSvrals:
_ eha, zevso, kacTa da RmerTTa mbrZanebelo, rogor daigrgvine am
uRrublo caze? albaT romelime mokvdavs ganucxade Seni RvTaebrivi niSi.
aba, Cemi vedrebac Seismine, meufeo: ukanasknelad anadime am saxlSi sasiZoebi!
mklavebi damawyda magaTTvis puris fqvaSi gulSeRonebuls. dae, ukanaskneli
iyos maTi dRevandeli nadimi!
keTilad eniSna odisevss dedakacis sityvebi da zevsis quxilic. irwmuna:
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da keraSi cecxli gaaCaRes. RvTisdari mamri telemaqec wamodga sawolidan,
natifi fexebi xamliT Seimosa, maxvili mxariRliv gadaikida, xelT Subi
ipyra da darbazs miaSura. zRurbls ra gadaabija, es hkiTxa evrikleas:
_ sayvarelo gadia, sakadrisi pativi eciT wuxeli stumars? wesisamebr
aWameT da moasveneT Tu upatronod gdia sadme? dedaCemi TumcaRa gonieri
qalia, zogjer uRirssa da ugvanze icis xolme gadayola, Rirseuls ki
upatiod gaistumrebs.
_ nu inebeb magis Tqmas, brals nu dasdeb ubralos! _ upasuxa evrikleam, –
kerasTan ijda Rame Seni stumari, nebisaebr Wamda da svamda. mere ki, roca
mosveneba moineba, dedaSenma gaaSlevina misTvis logini, magram sacodavma,
rogorc upatrono yaribebs sCveviaT xolme, rbil qveSagebelSi dawola ar
moindoma, xaris tyavi daigo da winkarSi dawva. mosasxami Tavad evrinomem
waaxura.
eama es ambavi telemaqes, xelSubiani darbazidan gavida da
rvalissabarkulian aqavelebTan, safixvnosken gaswia. marto ar iyo, ori
uzarmazari qofaki misdevda ukan. xolo pevsenorianT opsis asulma
evrikleam monaqalebi daasaqma: wyali moasxureT da gamogaveT darbazi,
Zowisferi orxovebi daafineT sakarcxulebze, tablebi foriani RrubliT
darecxeT, orZiriani barZimebi da oqros Tasebi daakrialeTo.
_ hei, Tqven, _ gasZaxa evrikleam monaqalebs, _ wyaroze wadiT da wyali
moitaneT! sacaa movlen sasiZoebi. xom iciT, dRes saRvTo dRea!
oci qali wyalze wavida, danarCenebi saxlSi datrialdnen. male
sasiZoebis msaxuri biWebic movidnen da marjved daapes SeSa. cota xanSi
evmeosic gamoCnda. koltSi gamorCeuli sami nasuqali burvaki Semoreka da
ezoSi balaxze miuSva. mere odisevss mieaxla da gulianad moikiTxa:
_ rasa iqm, Cemo keTilo? netav Tu isev udierad gepyrobian aqavelebi?
_ RmerTic miuzRavT samagieros! _ upasuxa odisevsma, – aklebuli aqvT
mTeli saxli mag urcxvebs. arc stumars dagideven da aRarc maspinZels!
am laparakSi iyvnen, rom ori mwyemsis TanxlebiT ezoSi melanTevsma
Semoabota, arveSi gamorCeuli Txebi winkarTan daaba da lizRoba dauwyo
iqve mdgar odisevss:
_ kidev aqa xar, Se bedovlaTo? maTxovrobiT kidev Tavs abezreb am
patiosan xalxs? raRa am saxls moadeqi, sxvaganaca aqvT sufra gaSlili
aqavelebs! Tumca ras gamorCebi, maTxovrobis Snoc ar mouSavebia SenTvis
RmerTebs. iqiT damekarge, sanam es muSti ar mogxvedria!
muqaris niSnad Tavi daaqnia odisevsma, magram SurisgebiT aRvsils xma ar
gaucia melanTevsisaTvis... mcire xani ra gamoxda, axla filotiosi Semovida
ezoSi, uSobeli da Txebi moudena monadimeT da iqve, winkarTan daaba
(filotiosma pirutyvi daqiravebuli xomaldiT moasxa, riTac Cveulebriv,
kunZulebze CamohyavdaT xolme xvastagi). mere meRores mieaxla da hkiTxa:
_ sadauria es kaci, evmeos, ras ambobs, ra gvarisa varo? ZonZebi ki acvia,
magram ieriT kverTxismpyrobel basilevssa hgavs: RmerTebi aras dagideven
basilevsobas, erTnairad Caagdeben xolme Wiris dReSi Cinebulsa da uCinos!
es Tqva, xelis aweviT miesalma odisevss da frTiani sityva uTxra:
_ gamarjoba, Ziakaco! Wiris mnaxveli kaci Canxar, awi mainc gagaxaron
RmerTebma! ehe, zevso, ra vuTxra Sens samarTals: aki Senve ar daarCen
Senganve sicocxlemomadlebuls! ucxoelo, daginaxe Tu ara, Cemi svedavsili

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basilevsi momagonda, oflma damasxa da cremli momeria, vifiqre: vin icis,
iqneb isic ase CamoZonZili dadis-meTqi, Tuki cocxalia da kidev uWvrets
mzis naTels. magram Tu mkvdaria da SaveTis nisli buravs, vai, maSin Cems
Tavs! Cems ymawvilkacobaSi kefaleniis mxares gana man ar ganmamwesa mwyemsTa
winamdgomad? axla erTiorad vumravle naxiri: amdeni farToSubliani xar-
Zroxa axlomaxlo bevrs ar daudis, magram rad minda? gulis uwadinod
momyavs napativebi saqoneli aq da am ucxo xalxs vaWmev. arad agdeben isini
Cemi patronis vaJs da RmerTebis risxvisac ar eSiniaT. wilisyra undaT mis
qonebaze, raki Sin ar egulebaT Zlevamosili odisevsi. eh, rom icode, ra
cecxli trialebs Cems gulSi? davagdebdi aqaurobas, Zroxas gavirekavdi da
romelime morWmul basilevss davudgebodi mwyemsad, magram ra vuyo
telemaqes? egec ar iyos, jer ar gadamwurvia imedi: vin icis, egeb dabrundes
odisevsi da saxlidan daifrinos sasiZoebi!
_ gulmiumxvdari kaci ar unda iyo, mwyemso, _ miugo odisevsma, _ mekeTa
Seni naubari da amitom getyvi, Tu damijereb: mexTamtexel zevss,
stumrisTvis dadgmul tablasa da odisevsis kerias vficav, manamde mova
odisevsi, sanam aqedan fexs gaadgamde da Seni TvaliT dainaxav, rogor
amoxocavs mis saxlSi gaSinaurebul sasiZoebs.
_ kronionma aaxdinos Seni sityva, _ SesZaxa meZroxem, _ maSin naxavdi Cemi
mklavis Zalasa da gulovnebas!
es Tqva, mere evmeosic Seevedra olimpoelebs odisevsis dabrunebisaTvis...
ase ubrobdnen samni. am dros ki sasiZoebi sikvdils umzadebdnen telemaqes.
uecrad, SekrebilTa mxarmarcxniv, maRliTmoboine arwivi gamoCnda, klanWebSi
mtredi epyra. amfinomosi miubrunda TanamzraxvelT:
_ araferi gamogviva am saqmidan, moveSvaT telemaqes! jobs darbazs
mivmarToT da nadimad davsxdeT!
sasiZoebma kveri daukres amfinomoss da yvelani odisevsis saxlisaken
daiZrnen. darbazSi Sevidnen, mosasxamebi sakarcxulebze gadahkides da
nadimis samzadiss Seudgnen: Txebi da Rorebi dakles, uSobelic wamoaqcies.
xorci Sewves, lagvinebSi Rvino gaazaves da Signeuli dainawiles. evmeosma
sasmurebi Camoariga, filotiosma lamazad mownuli xaxaliT puri Semoitana,
melanTevsma Rvino Camoasxa da purobac daiwyo.
telemaqem odisevsisaTvis qvis zRurblTan daadgmevina momcro tabla da
ubralo jorko, mere Signeuli uwilada, oqros Tasi RviniT Seuvso da
yvelas gasagonad aseTi sityva uTxra:
_ aq mo, yaribo! nebisaebr svi da Wame, nurafris geSinia, Sens Tavs aravis
davaCagvrineb! fundukSi aravis egonos Tavi, odisevsis bWemaRali sasaxlea
aq da misi patroni dRes me var! Tqven ki, sasiZoebo, Tavi daiokeT, rom Cxubi
da ayalmayali ar atydes sufraze!
es Tqva da maT kbiliT daiWames tuCebi. didad gaioces telemaqes
gabeduli naTqvami. maSin sityva daZra antinoem, evpeiTosis Zem:
_ telemaqes nebas unda davyveT, aqavelno! fuWad ar gveqadis. albaT
kronionma gaumagra guli. es rom ara, didad metyvels xmas CavawyvetinebdiT
Tavissave saxlSi!
gaigo, magram yuri mouyrua antinoes sityvas telemaqem...
qalaqSi mandaturebi wminda hekatombas uZRvebodnen ukve. xSirTmiani
aqavelebi apolonis Crdilovan WalaSi Seyriliyvnen da msxverpls

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swiravdnen SuqnaTel RmerTs. aq ki, darbazSi, sasiZoebma wilobebad daWres
saRvTo wvadi. telemaqes brZanebisamebr msaxurebma odisevssac miarTves
meinaxeTa swori arCivi. maSin aTinam, meti risxviT rom aRevso
odisevsisaTvis guli, kidev ufro gaaxela da gaaTavxeda sasiZoebi. iyo maT
Soris erTi avyia da gulRvarZliani vinme, saxelad qTesipe. kunZul sameze
mamamiss didZali qoneba hqonda moxveWili da mamiseuli simdidriT moqaduls
guliT ewada penelopes qmroba. adga igi da ase mimarTa meinaxeebs:
_ sityva maTqmevineT, Wabukebo! vxedav, es yaribic Cvens swor arCivs
Seeqceva sufraze. sxvagvari maspinZloba arc ekadreboda am saxlis patrons!
masTan stumrebulma aki yvelam unda miiRos Tavisi wili? CemgniT, mec minda
vuboZo rame ucxoels, rom Tavis nebisaebr an meqise moimadlieros, an sxva
vinme msaxurTagani, vinc emsaxureba RvTaebrivi odisevsis saxlSi.
es Tqva, feSxumze xaris barkals daswvda da gametebiT esrola odisevss.
man ficxlad daRuna Tavi da barkali kedels moxvda. mwared Caecina
odisevss. gagulisebulma telemaqem ki garjula Tavxedi sameeli:
_ bedi Seni, qTesipe, rom yaribma aicdina nasroli, Torem apolons
geficebi, ar agcdeboda Cemi nasroli Subi da mamaSeni qorwilis nacvlad
qelexs gadagixdida iTakaSi! yvelam icodes, Tavis nebaze aravis vaparpaSeb
aq! balRi aRara var, qveynis avic mesmis da kargic. imas Tu viTmen, rom
saqonels mixocavT da Cems pur-Rvinoze sxedxarT, sxva gza ara maqvs da
imitom: erTi ver mogereviT simravliT aRmatebulT. Cemi mokvla Tu gwadiaT,
aras daveZeb, momkaliT. Tavi cocxali rad minda, Tu am WerqveS Cems
stumarsa da xelSinaurT upatiod moepyrobian.
monadimeebma xma gakmindes. karga xans ase isxdnen gayuCebulni, sanam
agelaosma, damastoris Zem ar daZra sityva:
_ moymeno, nuvin ikadrebs telemaqes Sepasuxebas. marTals ambobs igi.
moeSviT am ucxo yaribs da odisevsis saxleulTaganac nuravis SeuracxyofT.
me ki CemdaTavad, oriod sityvas vetyvi telemaqesa da dedamiss, iqneb eprianoT
Cemi rCeva. sanam odisevsis Sin mobrunebis imedi kidev gqondaT, araferi
gveTqmoda, mis saxlSi rom gvakavebdiT, Tumca ki jobda winandeburadve
odisevss epatrona am saxlisaTvis. risi maqnisia axla lodini. aki Sin
dabruneba aRar uweria odisevss. maS, adi sanTiobos, telemaqe, da daiyolie
dedaSeni, imas gahyves colad, vinc RirsebiTa da urvadiT yvelaze metad
eTneva. Sen ki uSfoTvelad epatrone mamiSenis sabadebels, nebisaebr svi da
Wame.
_ zevssa da mamaCemis tkivilebs geficebi, agelaos, sulerTia, mkvdaria Tu
cocxali igi, me araTu vuSli, im kacze gaTxovebas vurCev dedaCems, vinc mas
eTneva da yvelaze did urvads gadauxdis. RmerTma nu qnas, ZaliT gavaZevo
dedaCemi saxlidan.
es Tqva telemaqem da aTinam goneba daubnela sasiZoebs: dauokebeli
xarxari auvardaT, TiTqos sxvisi ybebiT iciniano. sisxlian xorcs xarbad
glejdnen kbilebiT, TvalebSi cremli moswolodaT: guli ugrZnobdaT
saSinel xvedrs. maSin wamodga RvTisdari Teoklimene da SesZaxa meinaxeT:
_ bedSavno, es ra dagmarTniaT! hadesis Savi nisli gexvevaT pirze, xel-
mxarsa da muxlebze. awve mesmis Tqveni sawyalobeli moTqma da cxare
cremliT damduRrul Tqvens saxes vxedav. sisxliT Sesvrila am didSeni
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Casaxdomad ganwiruli Tqveni aCrdilebi. mze Caqra cargvalze da avbediTma
wyvdiadma moicva aqauroba.
monadimeebma sicili daayares Teoklimenes, xolo evrimaqem aseTi sityva
uTxra Tanameinaxeebs:
_ neta ras Cmaxavs es ucxoeli, gonTiT xom ar gadavardnila? karSi
gaiyvaneT, Wabukno. dRis sinaTle daanaxeT am damTxveuls, xom xedavT,
darbazSi dRe eSaveTeba!
_ me TviTon gaval, evrimaqe, _ upsuxa Teoklimenem, _ gamyolebi ara
mWirdeba. RvTis madliT gonze var, Tvals da yurs ar maklia da muxlic
miWris. aq mainc ar davrCebi. guli meubneba, rom sikvdili uweria yvelas,
vinc am saxlSi ukadrisad epyroba stumrebs.
es Tqva Teoklimenem, darbazidan gavida da Tavis gulRia maspinZels
pireoss miaSura. sasiZoebma ki, telemaqe rom gaexelebinaT, erTmaneTs Tvali
uyves da misi stumrebis Trevas mohyvnen. erTma Tavxedma Wabukma aseTi ram
uTxra:
_ vah, telemaqe, cudstumriano, es ra xalxi dagidis saxlSi? vina gdia es
mSier-mwyurvali maTxovari, ubado da umaqnisi, tyuilubralod rom amZimebs
dedamiwas? an is viRaa, winaswarmetyveleba rom mogvindoma aq? damijere:
xomaldze dasxi eg xalxi da siciliaSi ukari Tavi, ar izaraleb, karg fass
aiReb.
telemaqem yuri mouyrua mis lizRobas. gulisyuri odisevsisaken hqonda _
mamis niSans elodeboda, rom daewyoT sasiZoTa Semusvra. ikariosis gonieri
asuli ki am dros darbazis ukana yureSi mSvenier sakarcxulze ijda da
yvelafers ismenda.
xolo sasiZoebi iSvebdnen da ixarebdnen. kidev mravlad dakles pirutyvi
sanadimo sufrisTvis. is ar uwyodnen bedSavebma Tu ra sisxlian serobas
umzadebdnen maT umsgavso saqmis sazRaurad Tvalsxivosani qalRmerTi da
Zalgulovani mamri.

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didi mSvild-isari

maSin Tvalsxivosanma aTinam ikariosis saxelovan asuls, penelopes

STaagona odisevsis didi mSvild-isari da Cuglugebi gamoetana, rom
sasiZoebs maTTvis sabediswero asparezoba daewyoT. maRali kibiT qoredSi
avida penelope, ostaturad dakavkauli, spilenZistariani gasaRebi aiRo da
SimunvarebTan erTad sasaxlis ukana yureSi salaro palats miaSura, sadac
odisevsis saWurWle _ oqro-vercxli, spilenZi da ZneldasaWedi rkina
inaxeboda. iqve ido larmoSvebuli mSvildi da momakvdinebeli isrebiT
savse kaparWi.
es mSvild-isari ukvdavTa Sesagvanma ifitosma, evrites Zem aCuqa odisevss
lakedemonSi yofnisas. adre mesinaSi gaecnen isini erTmaneTs, omSimedgari
orsiloqes saxlSi. iq valis asaRebad iyo Casuli odisevsi: wineebze
mesinelebma Rrmamucliani xomaldebiT wausxes samasi cxvari mwyemsebiTurT.

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maT dasabruneblad jer kidev uwveruli Wabuki Soreul gzaze gagzavnes
mamam da iTakis Tavkacebma. ifitosi ki lakedemonSi Tavis dakargul
faSatebsa da muxlmagar jorebs eZebda. werad eqca es faSatebi ifitoss:
saxlSi ewvia igi zevsis Zalgulovan Zes, herakles, romelmac fexqveS
gaTela stumarmaspinZlobis wesi, ar SeuSinda RmerTebis sasjels, _
sakuTar saxlSi mokla stumari da miiTvisa magarfloqviani faSatebi. ai, am
faSatebs eZebda ifitosi, roca odisevss Seeyara. swored maSin aCuqa
mamamisis, didi evrites danatovari mSvild-isari. sanacvlod odisevsma
orlesuli maxvili da wvermaxi Subi aCuqa ifitoss. magram ar dascaldaT
pur-mariliT ganemtkicebinaT dawyebuli megobroba: male, maTi Seyris
Semdeg, ukvdavTa Sesagvani ifitosi sicocxles gamoasalma sastikma
heraklem.
SavWvintiani xomaldiT saomrad wasuls Tan ar dahqonda es mSvild-isari,
megobris saxsovrad Sin inaxavda da iSviaTad Tu moixmarda.
penelope salaro palatis zRurbls miadga. xuros wmindad gaeranda da
mWidrod Caedga igi. wirTxlis Svet boZebze ki mZime kari daekida. rgols
Tasmebi Sexsna penelopem, gasaRebi kars moargo da raza gadaswia. saZovarze
gaSvebuli xariviT daibubuna palatis karma. waloebSi keTilsurnelovani
samoseli ewyo. iqve, rokze ekida Zvirfas budeSi Senaxuli odisevsis
mSvildi. dedofalma Camoxsna mSvildi, muxlebze daido da mwared atirda.
tiriliT guli ra ijera, budidan amoiRo larmoSvebuli, uzarmazari
mSvildi da isrebiT savse kaparWiTurT swrafad gaemarTa darbazisaken. mas
ukan gamohyvnen monaqalebi, romelTac CuglugebiT mopirTavebuli zanduki
mohqondaT. darbazSi ori Simunvaris TanxlebiT Sesuli penelope
dedaboZTan Sedga, pirs oqroride moibura da ase mimarTa sasiZoebs:
_ yuri migdeT, keTilSobilno! am upatrono saxlSi sxedxarT dRecismare
da qeifobT Cemi gulisaTvis erTmaneTis mocileni. aha, saasparezod
momitania RvTaebrivi odisevsis es mSvild-isari! miTqvams da sityvas ar
gadaval: imas wavyvebi colad, vinc SeuWirveblad mozidavs mSvilds da
Tormet CuglugSi gaaZvrens isars. maSinRa davagdeb am dovlaTian saxls,
sadac patarZlad Semovedi. sizmarSiac momagondeba albaT es CemTvis
bednieri Weri!
es Tqva da evmeoss ubrZana, sasiZoebisTvis mierTmia mSvild-isari da
Cuglugebi. cremlmoreulma meRorem win daulaga moasparezeT
patroniseuli iaraRi. odisevsis mSvild-isars Tvali ra hkida, atirda
erTguli meZroxec.
_ wuTis sazrunavze gaqvT dabmuli guli, mdabiorno! _ Seuwyra maT
antinoe, _ ra gatirebT, ubadrukebo! ratom gindaT, Savi fiqrebi auSaloT
Tqvens dedofals, isedac damZimebuli aqvs guli daRupul meuRleze
dardiT! an xma gakmideT da TqvenTvis SeeqeciT Wamads, anda karSi gadiT da
iq moioxeT tiriliT guli. es Znelsaasparezo mSvild-isari aq dagvitoveT!
advilad vervin moxris am wmindad gaTlil mSvilds. Cven Soris odisevsis
swori kaci me ar meguleba. balRobaSi Cemi TvaliT minaxavs da kargadac
maxsovs!
ase ambobda, magram imedi hqonda, advilad movxrio mSvilds. garna
pirvelad mas unda moxvedroda odisevsis isari, radgan missave saxlSi

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bevrjer mohqcevia Seuracxad da Tanamoymenic wauqezebia am ugvan saqmeze.
maSin aseTi sityva Tqva telemaqes wminda Zalma:
_ vah, beCavo Cemo Tavo! vxedav, gonTiT gadavugdivar kronions: dedaCemi
gaTxovebasa da am saxlis dagdebas apirebs, me ki ugunuri vlaRob da guls
dardi ar mekareba! maS, ganemzadeT saasparezod! aki aseTi qali mTel
aqaveTSi ar moiZebneba _ arc naTel pilossa da arc argosSi, arc
oqromraval mikenSi da arc iTakaSi, arc sxvagan sadme dedamiwis zurgze!
Tumca ras vaqeb, _ Tqvenc kargad icnobT penelopes! maS, nuRa ayovnebT,
SeudeqiT asparezobas, rom TvaliT vixiloT, vin gamoiCens Tavs. mec
TqvenTan erTad vcdi mklavis Zalas, vinZlo movzido mamiCemis mSvildi da
Rirseul memkvidred davurCe odisevss, roca dedabatoni wava am saxlidan!
es Tqva, adga, mxrebidan gadaigdo Zowisferi mosasxami da maxvili
Camoixsna. lari gaaba da mis siswvriv Cuglugebis dasarWobad Txrili
gaTxara. Sig, erT pirze Tormeti Cuglugi Caamwkriva da Zirebi moutkepna.
gaocdnen iq myofni _ aseTi ram arasodes enaxaT.
mere zRurblTan dadga telemaqe, mSvildi aiRo da mosinja. samgzis
ecada, moedrika mSvildi, magram samgzisve moecara xeli. imedi mainc ar
warikveTa: meoTxejer scada bedi da iqneb daeWima kidec lari, rom
odisevss TvaliT ar eniSnebina da miT ar daeokebina misi sificxe.
_ vaiTu mudam aseTi uilajo da Zabuni viyo! an iqneb jer kidev yrma var
da Zali ar momdevs mklavSi, rom momxdurs sakadrisi mivago? aw Tqven
gamodiT, Zal-RoniT Cemze aRmatebulno, scadeT bedi da es asparezobac
bolomde gaitaneT!
es Tqva, mSvild-isari kars miayuda da Tavis sakarcxulze dajda.
sasiZoebs axla antinoem, evpeiTosis Zem, mouwoda:
_ moymeno! marjvnidan daviwyoT; iqidan, sadac mwde Rvinos gvizavebs.
rigrigobiT gavideT saasparezod!
sityva mouwones antinoes. pirvelad leode, enopis Ze, wamodga. sasiZoebis
misani iyo, mudam sufris boloSi, lagvinTan ijda xolme da ugvan
saqcielSi amtyunebda xSirad sasiZoebs. zRurblTan mivida igi, xelT ipyra
mSvildi, mosinja, magram verafrisdidebiT ver modrika. dondlo mklavebi
daawyda oflSi gaxviTquls. xeli uSva mSvilds da aseTi sityva uTxra
sasiZoebs:
_ vera, megobrebo, ver movdrek me am mSvilds. sxvam scados Zala. es
mSvildi, me mgoni, Cemze magrebsac moinelebs, suls amoarTmevs da Wkuaze
SeSlis, Tumca qadilis verasrulebas sikvdili gvijobs. fuWad ar
Cagviaros, moymeno, amdeni xnis lodinma! vatyob, bevrs jer ar gadauwyvetia
imedi penelopes colad wayvanisa, magram erTxel mainc Tu mosinja
mSvildi, saso warekveTeba, umal sxva diacs daadgams Tvals. imas daniSnavs
da urvadsac imas moumzadebs, xolo penelope vis darCeba, es martooden
RmerTebma uwyian!
Tqva, mSvild-isari kars miayuda da Tavis sakarcxulze dajda. ar epriana
antinoes leodes naTqvmi, gagulisebulma ase SesZaxa misans:
_ es ra sityva dascda Sens kbilTa zRudes, leode! ras Cmaxav! Sen Tu
ver ivarge, tyuilad ggonia, sxvebsac moecaroT xeli! ver uSobixar
dedaSens mklavRonier vaJkacad. Seni saqme ar yofila es mSvild-isari!
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 merme melanTevss, Txis mwyemss, miubrunda antinoe:
_ aba, cecxli, cecxli gaaCaRe, melanTevs! skami modgi da zed tyavi
daafine. qonis koStic moitane, rom gavpoxoT mSvildi da asparezoba
bolomde miviyvanoT!
melanTevsma cecxli daanTo. skami modga, zed tyavi daafina, qonis didi
gurguSelac moitana sakuWnaodan. Wabukebma cxeli qoniT gapoxes mSvildi,
magram misi modreka mainc veravin SeZlo, Tumca cda ar daukliaT. mxolod
Tavkacebs, sasiZoTa Soris Zal-RoniT gamorCeul antinoesa da RvTisdar
evrimaqes jer ar ecadaT bedi.
amasobaSi darbazidan gavidnen meZroxe filoteosi da keTilSobili
meRore. male odisevsic gahyva maT. patronma marto ra daigula erTguli
ymebi, miesiyvarula da aseTi sityva uTxra:
_ ar vici, giTxraT Tu davidumo. guli ki meubneba _ uTxario. RmerTma
rom odisevsi mogiyvanoT aq, rogor daxvdebodiT, _ mtrulad Tu
moyvrulad? ras izamdiT, odisevss SeeweodiT Tu sasiZoebs dauWerdiT
mxars? zevss gaficebT, miTxariT, ras geubnebaT guli?
_ mamav zevso! netamc axdebodes es Tqveni natvra, netamc keTilma
daimonma dagvibrunos Cveni patroni! maSin naxavdi, ucxoelo, Cemi mklavis
Zalas!
es Tqva meZroxem da odisevsis Sin dabrunebisaTvis evmeosmac aRuvlina
vedreba maRal RmerTebs. maTi xvaSiadi ra Seityo, odisevsma gaamJRavna
Tavi.
_ me var odisevsi, Tqveni mravaltanjuli patroni, oci wlis xetialis
Semdeg rom movadeqi iTakas. axla ki vxedav, Cems ymaTa Soris mxolod Tqven
gaxarebT Cemi dabruneba! maS, getyviT, ra maqvs ganzraxuli: ukeTu RmerTi
Semewia da sasiZoebi Sevmusre, orives dagaqorwinebT, sabadebels gagiCenT,
sasaxlis axlos dagasaxlebT da Cems telemaqeSi ar gamogarCevT. axla ki,
Cemi sityva rom irwmunoT, niSans gaCvenebT. gaxsovT, parnasze avtolikes
SvilebTan erTad nadirobisas taxma rom damiSava fexi? ai, is naWrilobevi!
es Tqva da naWrilobevi fexi uCvena. maSinRa icnes mwyemsebma TavianTi
patroni, atirebulni mieWrnen odisevss da piri da mxrebi daukocnes. am
sixarulis tirilSi Caesveneboda mze, rom odisevss ar daeSoSminebina isini:
_ vikmaroT tirili, Cemo Zvirfasebo, aravin SegvniSnos da ena ar
miutanos sasiZoebs. darbazSi SevbrundeT, droa. oRond erTad nu SevalT,
jer me Sevbrundebi, mogvianebiT ki Tqvenc SemomyeviT cal-calke. axla ki
ase davTqvaT: vici, mSvild-isars ar damanebeben sasiZoebi da Sen ganiSneb
Tu ara, Cemo evmeos, umal momitane mSvild-isari. mere monaqalebs ubrZane,
Tav-TavianT oTaxebSi Caiketon. Tu kvnesa ram SemoesmaT an sasiZoTa
yvirili gaigones, fexi ar gamodgan gareT, iqve isxdnen da wynarad akeTon
TavianTi saqme. Sen, filotios, WiSkris daketvas gavaleb, raza gauyare da
TasmebiT magra Sekari.
ase daariga mwyemsebi patronma, mere keTilnageb darbazSi Sebrunda da
Tavissave adgilas dajda. male evmeosi da filotiosi Semovidnen. am dros
evrimaqe qoniT gapoxil mSvilds cecxlze atrialebda, rom advilad
moedrika da sabeli daeWima zed. guls Seaskda polibosis Ze, magram
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 _ es ra satkivari avutexe Cems Tavs da sxvebsac! penelopesTan qorwinebas
aRar daveZeb ukve _ bevri aqaveli diaci meguleba zRviT garemocul
iTakaze da sxva TemebSi. guls is mimRvrevs, rom odisevsis badali kaci ar
gamoCnda Cven Soris, STamomavalTa yvedrebisagan rom gvixsnas!
_ magas rad ityvi, evrimaqe, _ RmerTimc nu mogvaswrebs im dRes! _ upasuxa
antinoem, _ dRes xom apolonis saRvTo dRea da, aba, romel mokvdavs
xelewifeba mSvildis mozidva? moveSvaT asparezobas. jobs, zedaSe
davuRvaroT apolons, Cuglugebi ki egreve davtovoT, aravin waiRebs aqedan.
dilaadrian melanTevss movarekinoT nasuqali Txebi da msxverplad
SevwiroT mSvildosan RmerTs, mereRa mivubrundeT mSvild-isars!
es Tqva antinoem da gulze moeSvaT sasiZoebs. mandaturebma xeli
gadaabanines meinaxeT, mwdeebma pirTamde gaaliclices lagvinebi da TasebiT
Camoariges Rvino. zedaSe ra daRvares da Tavadac nebisaebr sves, odisevsma
macduri sityva Seapara sasiZoebs:
_ yuri maTxoveT, saxelovani dedoflis sasiZoebo, metadre Sen, evrimaqe
da Senc, RvTisdaro antinoe! Cemi gulis sityva minda gagicxadoT: swori
Tqva antinoem, mSvild-isars moveSvaT da RmerTebis nebas mivendoTo.
WeSmaritad, xval uZlieress gaamarjvebinebs apoloni! axla amasa gTxovT,
mec damaneboT es ucxod naxelavi mSvildi, rom mec gamovcado mklavis Zala,
minda vnaxo, kidev momdevs Rone Tu zRvis zurgze xetialma gamomSrita da
damaZabuna?
ar eprianaT odisevsis naTqvami monadimeT. Sefiqriandnen, vaiTu ucxoelma
modrikoso mSvildi. ukmexi sityva miugdo antinoem:
_ sabralobelo, sul mTlad dagikargavs Wkua! imas ar kmarxar,
keTilSobilTa sufras rom uzi da maT saubars yurs ugdeb? romel
maTxovarsa da yaribs rgebia wilad esodeni pativi? Rvino mogkidebia,
berikaco! im mebruveTa msgavsad xom ar gaileSe, sul mudam Rvinoze rom
misdiT suli? kentavr evritonsac xom egre daubnela goneba Rvinom, roca
lapiTebis qveyanaSi estumra periToes*! Rvinom gaaxela kentavri da Seuracxi
saqme Caadenina maspinZlis saxlSi. sufraze msxdarma gmirebma gaakaves igi,
darbazidan ezoSi gaaTries da yurebi da cxviri moaWres. ase gawbilda da
daisaja Rvinisagan gonwarTmeuli kentavri. mas Semdeg gadaekidnen mtrad
erTmaneTs kentavrebi da lapiTebi. usazmno Rvinis sma aravis daayris xeirs.
arc Sen dagadgeba kargi dRe, xeli Tu daakare am mSvilds. aravin
gamogesarCleba, es icode! Rrmamuclian xomaldSi CagagdebT, kacTamtanjvel
eqetesTan gaggzavniT da vera Zala ver gixsnis misi xelidan. SenTvis ijeq
mand, berikaco, mSvidad Seeqeci Wamads da WabukebSi nu gaerevi!
aq sityva daZra ikariosis saxelovanma asulma penelopem:
_ vinc unda iyos, telemaqes stumris Seuracxyofas nu ikadreb, antinoe!
xom ar ggonia, kidec rom modrikos am yaribma odisevsis mSvildi, Tavis
saxlSi wamiyvans da colad damisvams? veWv, aseTi zraxva edos gulSi
ucxoels. amis gamo nu CaimwarebT nadims!
_ ikariosis saxelovano asulo, eg arc gagvivlia gulSi, _ upasuxa
evrimaqem, _ sadardo isa gvaqvs, rom aqavelTa ybaSi ar CavvardeT, vinme
arakacma ar mogvayivnos, _ amdeni saxelovani vaJkaci ecileboda erTmaneTs,
mSvildi ki viRac gadamTielma yaribma modrikao SeuWirveblad. ase ityvian
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 ase miugo evrimaqes gonierma penelopem:
_ ra saxeli unda moixveWon imaT, vinc keTilSobili kacis saxls
Seuracxyofen da mis sabadebels Wamen? ratom unda iukadrisoT am ucxoelis
gamarjveba? es kaci axovani da mklavmagari Cans, Tavadac xom ambobs, ris
SemZlea! getyviT da Cems naTqvams avasruleb kidec: ukeTu apolonis SewevniT
magan modrika mSvildi, axalTaxali qitoniTa da mosasxamiT Sevmosav,
avazakTa da ZaRlTa mosagerieblad Subsa da orlesul maxvils vaCuqeb,
msubuq xamlebs Cavacmev, mere ki iq gavistumreb, sadac Tavad moisurvebs.
_ dedaCemo, _ sityva mouWra telemaqem, _ aqavelTa Soris mxolod me
erTsa maqvs neba, mivce an ar mivce am yaribs mSvildi saasparezod. RmerTebis
madliT aravis vemorCilebi arc iTakaze da arc uxvsaZovriani elidis
maxlobel kunZulebze. Tu movindome, sulac gavatan Tan am mSvild-isars.
Sen ki, dedaCemo, ukanve gabrundi da Sens saqmes _ TiTistarsa da sabeWavs
mixede. monaqalebs ugde yuri, saqmes ar moscdnen. rac Seexeba mSvild-isars,
es kacis saqmea, metadre ki Cemi! yvelam icodes, rom me var am saxlis baton-
patroni!
ukanve gabrunda gancvifrebuli penelope, guls CaebeWda Svilis gonivruli
sityva. SimunvarTa TanxlebiT sanTiobos avida, sadac didxans tiroda
gulamomjdari Zvirfas meuRleze, vidre Tvalsxivosanma aTinam tkbili ZiliT
ar daumZima quTuToebi.
evmeosma xeli daavlo mSvilds da is iyo odisevsisTvis unda mietana, rom
erTxmad daucacxanes sasiZoebma:
_ sad migaqvs, briyvo meRorev, eg mSvildi! icode, ukeTu apolonisa da
sxva RmerTebis SemweobiT gavimarjveT, Senive saRoreSi dagglejen Senive
ZaRlebi da kaciSvili ver giSvelis!
SeSinebulma evmeosma adgilzeve dado mSvildi. magram axla telemaqem
SeuZaxa meRores:
_ he, biZaCemo! wauRe mSvildi! yvelas morCileba aras gargebs! wauRe,
Torem Sens siberes ar moveridebi, sul qvis sroliT gagagdeb aqedan! Sen
mainc mogerevi. netav imdeni Zala momces RmerTma, es Cemi SemaWirvebelnic
ukan mogayolo!
sicili autydaT am sityvebze sasiZoebs. isini ukve aRar brazobdnen
telemaqeze. evmeosma miutana odisevss mSvild-isari, mere moxuci evriklea
moixmo da uTxra:
_ telemaqe brZanebs, Tav-TavianT oTaxebSi Caiketon monaqalebi. Tu kvnesa
ram SemoesmaT an sasiZoTa yvirili gaigones, fexi ar gamodgan gareT, iqve
isxdnen da wynarad akeTon TavianTi saqme!
evrikleam telemaqes brZanebisamebr oTaxebSi Caketa monaqalebi. amasobaSi
filotiosi SeumCnevlad gavida ezoSi, karibWe Caraza da magrad dagrexili
saxomalde bagiriT Sekra rgolebi. mere Tavis adgilze dabrunda da
odisevss miaCerda.
odisevsi mSvilds atrialebda xelSi, sinjavda, matlma rqa xom ar
gamoRrRnao Cems aq aryofnaSi. sasiZoebma erTmaneTs gadaxedes: es maTxovari
iaraRis mcodne Canso, an saxlSi udevs amgvari mSvildi, anda minagvanis
gakeTeba moundomebia. naxeT, naxeT, ra guldagul aTvalierebso! sxvebma
didgulad gaicines: RmerTebma mudam ise gamarjvebiT ataron, rogorc axla
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 ase oxunjobdnen sasiZoebi. odisevsma ki maRla SemarTa mSvildi da
rogorc aedi, formingze dakvrisa da simReris ostati, advilad daWimavs
xolme cxvris nawlevisagan gamoqnil sims, ise SeuWirveblad daWima
odisevsma sabeli mSvildze. mere TiTebi Camohkra da mercxaliviT saamur
xmaze daiwkriala daWimulma larma. umalve feri ecvalaT gulSemkrTal
sasiZoebs. am dros saswaulad zevsmac daigrgvina carvalze. keTilad eniSna
odisevss mexTamtexelis niSi. ficxlad amoaZro kaparWidan frTiani isari,
lars gamosdo isris kilo, fexze audgomlad mozida mSvildi da gatyorcna
isari. xeli ar mocarvia: Tormetive CuglugSi ucdomlad gaaZvrina
spilenZispiriani boZali.
_ xedav, telemaqe, ar Segarcxvina Senma stumarma! arc mSvildis modreka
gamiWirda da niSansac ar avacdine isari. Cans, Zveleburad momdevs mklavSi
Zala, arc iseTi Zabuni vyofilvar, am xalxs rom vegone. axla ki, dRisiT-
mzisiT, vaxSami movumzadoT sasiZoebs, mere ki formings movusminoT, lxinis
damamSvenebels.
es Tqva da warbiT aniSna, Jami dadgao. telemaqem maxvili mxariRliv
gadaikida, Subi xelT ipyra da ase SeWurvili mxarSi amoudga mamas.

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sasiZoTa Semusvra

odisevsma myisve gadaiZro maTxovris jvalo, mSvildiTa da kaparWiT

xelSi maRal zRurblze Sexta, isrebi ferxTiT daiyara da mkrCxali xmiT
SeuZaxa sasiZoebs:
_ dasrulda ukve es Zneli asparezoba! aw Tu apoloni Semewia, iseT rasme
amoviReb niSanSi, rasac jer ar moxvedria isari.
es Tqva da spilenZispiriani, mZime boZali mZlavrad storcna antinoes.
sikvdils ar eloda antinoe. an vin ifiqrebda monadimeTa Soris, rom
martokaci, ragind gulovanic yofiliyo, mravalTan Sebmas gabedavda da
sastik sikvdils moutanda maT. is-is iyo, RviniT savse oqros Tasi ixmia
antinoem, rom odisevsma xorxSi SesCxvipa da yels ukan gautara boZali.
sakarcxulze Seqanda evpeiTosis Ze, Tasi xelidan gauvarda da sisxli
waskda piridan. gadaqceulma fexiT aayirava sufra. Zirs dayrili pur-Rvino
da Wamadi erTmaneTSi ailufxa. dafeTebulni wamocvivdnen sakarcxulebidan
monadimeni da aCoCqoldnen, kedlebs moavles Tvali, sadac iaraRi
egulebodaT, magram veraferi naxes: verc far-Subi da verc Tor-abjari. maSin
brazmoreulebma mkvaxed SesZaxes odisevss:
_ ar SegarCenT, ucxoelo, mSvild-isriT am Tavxedur TamaSs.
gamoemSvidobe asparezobas. ici ki, rom iTakaSi urCeulesi Wabuki Semogakvda?
yvav-yornebis kerZad gagxdiT, sikvdili ar agcdeba!
bedkrulebs jer kidev egonaT, uneburad Semoakvdao am yaribs antinoe. ar
uwyodnen, rom maTac igive elodaT. mamali Tvali moavlo sasiZoebs
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 _ ZaRlTapirno, ra gegonaT, aRar davbrundebodi troadan? SegarCendiT
Cemi qonebis Wamasa da Cemi diacebis gabaxebas? egec ar makmareT, cocxali
kacisTvis gindodaT wagegvaraT coli. arc cis binadar RmerTebs epuebiT da
arc kacTa Surisgebisa geSiniaT. axla ki mogwevT aRsasrulis dRes!
es Tqva odisevsma da sasiZoebs miwisferi daedoT. aqeT-iqiT acecebdnen
Tvalebs, egebis rogorme gaveqceTo gansacdels. mxolod evrimaqem gaubeda
sityva odisevss:
_ ukeTu marTla iTakeli odisevsi xar, swored da samarTlianada sji.
Sens samyofloSi, Sina Tu gareT, bevri siave Cagvidenia aqavelebs, magram
antinoe iyo moTave am avkacobisa da aki moakvdine igi. icode, dedoflis
SerTva iserigad ar ewada antinoes, rogorc iTakis basilevsoba. Seni
memkvidris mokvlac undoda Casafrebuls, magram ar moaswro kronionma am
dRes. Suri xom miage antinoes, dagvinde Cven, Seni Tvistomni da Sens saxlSi
Sesmulsa da SeWmuls uklebliv gizRavT yovelives. sauravad oc-oc xars
mogiyvanT, brinjaosa da oqro-vercxlsac mogiwoniT. oRond Segvirige da
avkacobas nuRa gagvixseneb.
qoruli mzera esrola evrimaqes odisevsma:
_ ara, evrimaqe, mameuli qoneba da sxva bevri saqoneli srulad romc
momiTvaloT, xels ar aviReb sisxlis Rvraze, sanam yvela Tqvengans Surs ar
mivageb usamarTlobisTvis. erTi gamosavaliRa gaqvT, SemebaT, an Tavs
uSveloT, Tumca ara mgonia, vinme gadaurCes sikvdils.
muxlebi moudundaT da guli daewuraT amis gamgoneT. maSin aseTi sityva
uTxra sasiZoebs evrimaqem:
_ moymeno, marjvena ar moeRleba am kacs, raki mSvild-kaparWi moixelTa,
ar dagvexsneba, zRurblze Semdgari isrebs dagvayris da erTianad
amogvJuJavs. jobs, gulmagrad davxvdeT, maxvilebi viSiSvloT, es grZeli
tablebi ki farad davuxvedroT isrebs. erTobliv SevutioT, vinZlo
zRurblidan amovagdoT, qalaqSi gavideT da xalxi SevyaroT. sananeblad
gavuxadoT odisevss es nasroli.
ase Tqva, orlesuli maxvili iSiSvla, xafi xmiT daiyvira da odisevss
mieWra. odisevsma mSvildi mozida da evrimaqes zed ZuZusTavze daarWo isari.
isris wverma gul-RviZlSi gaatana. maxvili xelidan gauvarda evrimaqes,
Setortmanda, sufras wamoedo da gadaayirava. Tasebi da Wamadi Zirs
dacvivda, TviTon ki SubliT daenarcxa miwas. sulTmobrZavi fexebs
asavsavebda, sanam sikvdilis libri ar waefara Tvalebze.
axla xmalSemarTuli amfinome daiZra odisevsisaken, rom rogorme karidan
ukueqcia, magram telemaqe miewia, beWebSi Casca Subi da gulmkerdi gaungria.
gulgangmiruli amfinome zaTqiT daaskda iataks, telemaqem Subi zurgSi
Caatova mokluls da ukuiqca, rom romelime sasiZos maxvili ar etakebina
misTvis. mere mamasTan miiWra da uTxra:
_ mamaCemo, waval da far-Subsa da muzarads movitan. Tavadac SeviWurvebi
da mwyemsebsac SevaiaraReb.
_ swrafadve gamobrundi, _ miugo odisevsma, _ sacaa dameleva isrebi da
marto me veRar movigerieb mters.
telemaqe salaro palatisaken gaeSura, sadac odisevsis saWurveli ewyo.
aiRo oTxi fari, rva Subi, oTxic xSirfafriani muzaradi da swrafadve
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amoudgnen odisevss. sanam isrebi hqonda, erTmaneTze awvenda sasiZoebs
odisevsi. magram isrebi ukve gamoleoda. mSvildi karze miayuda odisevsma,
oTxkeci fari mklavze Camoicva, Tavze muzaradi dairqva da Subebs daavlo
xeli.
darbazis kedelSi datanebuli iyo saidumlo kari, romelic viwro
karapanSi gadioda. mxolod am kariT SeiZleboda ezoSi gasvla d amitom misi
dacva odisevsma evmeoss daavala.
amasobaSi agelaosma aseTi ram urCia sasiZoebs:
_ moymeno, modi, karapanSi gavaparoT vinme, rom moqalaqeni SemogvaSvelos:
sananeblad gavuxadoT am kacs TvistomTa daxocva!
_ karapaniT veravin gava, agelaos, ezoSi, _ umal gamoexmaura mas Txis
mwyemsi melanTevsi, _ gasasvleli viwroa da erTi kacic Cagviketavs gzas.
waval, iqneb saWurveli mogaSveloT salaro palatidan. sxvagan sad unda
iyos iaraRi, iq aris odisevsis saWurWle.
es Tqva, darbazidan gavida da male Tormeti far-Subi da amdenive
xSirfafriani muzaradi moutana sasiZoebs.
xelSubiani da muzaradiT SeWurvili sasiZoebis danaxvaze muxli
moudunda da guli Seudrka odisevss: kargad ver ariso saqme, _ gaifiqra da
myisve gadasZaxa telemaqes: es saqme uTuod romelime monaqalma an
melanTevsma dagvmarTao.
_ me var, me, mamaCemo, damnaSave, _ me damrCa Ria palatis kari, albaT vinmem
Tvali Semaswro da Seipara. evmeos, axlave wadi, kari Cakete da naxe, vin
trialebs iq. guli meubneba, rom melanTevsma gvimtro.
am laparakSi iyvnen, rom melanTevsi isev gaqra darbazidan. ar gamohparvia es
meRores. miubrunda da maSinve uTxra odisevss:
_ zevsis naSiero, is wyeuli melanTevsi, viszedac eWvi aviReT, isev Seipara
salaro palatSi. ras mibrZaneb, me Tavad movkla Tu aq moggvaro, rom Seni
xeliT gausworde muxanaTobisTvis.
_ me da telemaqe aq davrCebiT, Tqven ki SeboWeT melanTevsi, palatSi
SeaTrieT da xelfexgakoWili Weris koWze CamohkideT, rom tanjviT
gaumwardes suli.
ase ubrZana da mwyemsebmac saCqarod datoves darbazi. isini palatis
karTan Causafrdnen melanTevss. Txis mwyemss erTi muzaradi da laertes
naqoni erTi Zveli, TasmebmocveTili, obmokidebuli fari moenaxa da ukan
brundeboda. is iyo, zRurbls gadmoalaja, rom Casafrebuli evmeosi da
filotiosi ecnen da TmiT SeaTries palatSi, Sepyrobili Zirs dasces,
odisevsis brZanebisamebr xel-fexi Seukres da Weris koWze Camohkides:
_ iweqi mag rbil sarecelze, melanTevs, vinZlo eosis gamoCena ar
gamogeparos da droze moureko sasiZoebs nasuqali Txebi, _ mwared dascina
evmeosma.
palatidan gamovidnen, kari magrad Caketes da brZolis Jinze mosulni
kvlav odisevss amoudgnen mxarSi. axla zRurblTan oTxni idgnen.
iarRmomarjvebuli, gulmocemuli sasiZoebi gund-gundad moiwevdnen maTze.
am dros zRurblTan mentoris saxiT gamocxadebuli aTina modga.
_ SemogveSvele, mentor, gaixsene SenTvis Tavgadadebuli Zveli megobari, _
dauZaxa gaxarebulma odisevsma, Tumca gumaniT mixvda, rom mis win
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 sasiZoebma erTi CoCqoli Seqnes, xolo agelaos damastoris Ze ase
daemuqra mas:
_ mentor, ar gadagibiros odisevsma, xeli ar aRmarTo Cvenze, Torem mama-
Svils ra davxocavT, Senc maT migayolebT. Sens qonebas, rac ki ram gabadia,
odisevsis sabadebelTan erTad wavixvamT, xolo Sens col-Svilsa da qal-
rZals iTakis miwaze ar gavaWaWanebT.
am sityvaze kidev ufro ganrisxda aTina, igi wyromiT miubrunda odisevss:
_ ra mogdis, odisevs, ra uyav Seni gulovneba da mklavis Zala? Sen ar
musravdi gana mklavmSvenieri elenes gamo atexil omSi troelTa spas? gana
Seni cbieri rCeviT ar daamxes aqavelebma priamosis didebuli cixe-qalaqi?
aq raRa dagemarTa, sakuTar saxlSi, rom ver morevixar am axaluxlebs? aq
mo, gverdSi amomideq, naxe, Seni madlieri mentor alkmenes Ze ra dRes
daayris Sens SemWirvebelT!
mentoris piriT ase gaamxneva aTinam odisevsi, magram erTbaSad rodi misca
mterze Zleva. misi siqvelisa da mamacobis gamocda moineba. TviTon
mercxlad qceuli saxlis gamWvartlul erdoze Semojda. Tavis mxriv,
agelaosma, evrinomem, amfimedonma, demoptolemem, poliqtorionT pisandrem
da polibosmac, jer kidev cocxal sasiZoTa Soris gamorCeulma vaJkacebma,
gaamxneves TanamebrZolni:
_ nu SeSindebiT, moymeno, _ SesZaxa agelaosma, _ am kacs male daudundeba
marjvena. xedavT, rogor miimala fuWadmoqaduli, mkvexara mentori? didxans
veRar dagvidgebian am zRurblze. oRond, yvelani erTad nu vesvriT Subebs.
jer eqvsTa vtyorcnoT horolni, egebis, zevsis wyalobiT, boloc movuRoT
odisevss da dideba movixveWoT. sxvebis gamo nu naRvlobT, magaT merec
gavuswordebiT!
es Tqva da sasiZoebma erTobliv styorcnes Subebi odisevss, magram aTinam
xeli moucara maT: erTis Subi karis wirTxls daerWo, meorisa _ TviTon
kars, mesamis Subma kedelze moiRo JRaruni. ase ascdaT sasiZoTa mier
natyorcni Subebi da maSin gulmocemulma odisevsma ase SesZaxa TanamdgomT:
_ Zvirfasno, axla ki Cven vaZgeroT horolebi Cveni sikvdilis mowadineT.
adrec xom siavis meti araferi gvinaxavs maTgan!
es Tqva da mewinaveebma erTobliv styorcnes Subebi garemojarulT.
odisevsma demoptoleme gangmira, telemaqem _ evridemosi, mwyemsebma ki
elatosi da pisandre daawvines. pirqvedamxobilni kbiliT Wamdnen miwas.
danarCenebi darbazis kuTxeSi ukuiqcnen; odisevsi da misianebi ki win
gaiWrnen da ficxlad daaZres daxocilebs Subebi. amfimedonma maja gaukawra
telemaqes, xolo qTesipes grZelma horolma fariT ufarebeli mxari gausera
evmeoss da JRaruniT daeca Zirs. kvlav erTad Sekrben odisevsianni da
erTobliv styorcnes sasiZoebs wvermaxi Subebi. qalaqTa damaqcevarma
odisevsma evridamanti gangmira, telemaqem _ amfimedonti, evmeosma polibosi
daawvina, xolo filotiosma qTesipes Seungria gulis ficari da Zirs
dacemuls es miaZaxa:
_ esec Sen, avadmolizRaro! RmerTebsac rom ar epuebodi, awi moiSli
uSver laparaks. icode, es im barklisaTvis gizRe, maTxovrad stumrebul
odisevss rom esrole guSin!
xelCarTul brZolaSi odisevsma damastoris Zes aZgera grZeli Subi,
telemaqem ki leokrite evenoris Zes Casca mucelSi horoli. leokrite

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SubliT daaskda miwas. am dros Tvalsxivosanma aTinam Tavzardamcemi fari
gamoaCina erdodan. SiSiT da ZrwoliT moculi sasiZoebi gazafxulis
nabuniobisas buzankalisagan gamwarebuli ZroxebiviT awrialdnen darbazSi.
rogorc umweo Citebs daifrenen xolme qorni da basri klanWebiT haerSive
dabdRvnian aRtacebiT mziral miwis muSakTa Tvalwin, ise daerivnen
odisevsianni dafeTebul sasiZoebs da erTianad musri gaavles. sazarelma
sulTqma-vaebam aavso mTeli darbazi. TavgaCexilTa sisxliT moirwyo
sasaxlis iataki.
acaxcaxebuli leode muxlebSi Cauvarda odisevss da Seevedra:
_ gemudarebi, Semiwyalo, odisevs! arc sityviTa da arca saqmiT araferi
damiSavebia SenTvis, hkiTxe, visac ginda, Tavad vakavebdi sasiZoebs avi
saqmisagan. magram ar damijeres da aha, miezRoT kidec samagiero. madlian
saqmes avad nu gadamixdi, me mxolod misnad vijeqi maT Soris.
qorebul Sexeda leodes odisevsma:
_ misnad Tu ejeq Cemi saxlis SemaWirvebelT, Cems ardabrunebasac sTxovdi
albaT RmerTebs. gindoda colad wageyvana Cemi meuRle da Svilebi dageCina
masTan? vera, verc Sen gadaurCebi sikvdilsa da sastik moiras!
sityvis Tqma ar acala odisevsma, agelaosis xelidan gavardnili maxvili
aiRo, ficxlad mouqnia da Tavi gaagdebina.
am xocva-JletaSi momRerali femiosi, sasiZoebs rom ulxenda xolme,
karapanSi gasasvlel karTan idga, formingi mkerdze miekra da yoymanobda. ar
icoda, ra eqna: karSi gasuliyo, ezoSi zevsis sakurTxevelTan mimjdariyo,
iq, sadac laertesa da odisevss mravalgzis SeewiraT msxverpli, Tu
odisevss Cavardnoda fexebSi da Sewyaleba eTxova. bolos ase qna:
tkbilxmovani formingi Zirs dado lagvinsa da vercxliT moWedil
sakarcxuls Soris, muxlebze moexvia odisevss da SehRaRda:
_ muxlmoyrili gevedrebi, odisevs, Semibralo! kacTa da RmerTTa
damatkbobeli aedis mokvlas ukvdavi RmerTebi ar gapatieben. sxvisi ara
gadamimRerebia ra, martoden CemiTa da RmerTebis STagonebiT SemiTxzavs
simRerebi. nu momklav da RvTisdar qeba-didebas Segasxam. telemaqe getyvis,
ZaliT rogor movyavdi da gulis uwadinod rogor mamRerebdnen sufraze.
mravalTan ras gavxdebodi martokaci, Tavadac ici, Zala aRmarTsa xnavs!..
femiosis xma ra gaigona, mswrafl miiWra mamasTan telemaqe da sityva
Seawia RvTaebriv aeds:
_ mamaCemo, ar mokla femiosi, ubraloa! mandaturi medontic unda daindo,
Sens aq aryofnaSi zrunvas ar maklebda da Cveni saxlis erTguli iyo mudam.
xom ar mogiklavs? an filotiossa da evmeoss xom ar SemohkvdomiaT?
medonts axalgatyavebuli xaris tyavi waexura Tavze, sakarcxulis qveS
SemZvraliyo da iq imaleboda. telemaqes gamosarClebas ra mohkra yuri,
sakarcxulidan gamoZvra, tyavi gadaiZro da Tavis mxsnels muxlebze moexvia:
_ aqa var, Cemo mxsnelo. sityva Semawie, rom sasiZoebze gamZvinvarebulma
odisevsma cxel gulze mec ar mimayolos Tqveni saxlis iavarmyofelT,
TavianTi ugunurebis gamo Senc rom arafrad gagdebdnen!
gaeRima odisevss:
_ telemaqes umadlode, sikvdils rom gadaurCi! daixsome da sxvebsac
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karSi gadiT Sen da femiosi, gaerideT am xocva-Jletas, sanam saqmes ar
movrCebi!
oriveni saCqarod gavidnen ezoSi. sakurTxevelTan miiyuJnen. SeSinebulni
aqeT-iqiT ixedebodnen, ver daejerebinaT, rom samSvidobos iyvnen gasulni.
xolo odisevsma moaTvaliera darbazi: cocxali xom ar gadamirCao vinme.
wvrilTvala saTxevliT riyeze amoyrili TevzebiviT eyarnen erTmaneTze
sisxlSi moTxvrili sasiZoebi. axla telemaqes miubrunda odisevsi: erTi
evrikleas damiZaxe, sityva maqvs saTqmelio. telemaqe darbazidan gavida da
gasZaxa evrikleas:
_ aq mo, dia, mamaCemi geZaxis, sityva aqvs saTqmeli!
evriklea usityvod gahyva telemaqes. darbazSi, daxocil sasiZoTa Soris
lomiviT idga odisevsi, Semazrzeni sanaxavi iyo, mkerdi da xel-mxari
sisxliT hqonda Sesvrili, TiTqos es-esaa lomma daglijao xari. sisxlis
gubeSi dayrili sasiZoebi ra dainaxa, RmerTebis samadloblad Sehkivla
evrikleam, magram odisevsma moawynara:
_ xmamaRla nu ityvi sixaruls, daxocilTa zeda ar egebis zeimi!
RmerTebis gangebam da maTmave borotebam daRupa isini, raki arad agdebdnen
kacTagan aravis, arc avsa da arc kargs. axla is mamcne, monaqalTagan vin
Seuracxyo Cemi saxli.
_ yvelafers getyvi, Svilo, _ miugo evrikleam, _ arafers dagimalav.
saxlSi ormocdaaTi monaqali gvyavs. Cven TviTon vaswavleT matylis CeCva da
sxva sadiaco saqme. Tormetma maTganma mruSoba iwyo. aRviraxsnilebi arad
magdebdnen. aramcTu me, Tavad penelopesac ki eurCebodnen. telemaqe ager
axla dagvivaJkacda da dedamiss jer ar gadaubarebia misTvis saxlis
gamgebloba. axla ki waval, Cemo patrono, dedofals gavaRviZeb da Sens
ambavs vaxareb.
_ penelopes moeSvi, _ ubrZana odisevsma,_ jer is urcxvi diacebi momiyvane
aq.
erTguli gadia usityvod gavida monaqalebis dasaZaxeblad. odisevsma ki
telemaqe da mwyemsebi moixmo da ubrZana:
_ diacebs daxocilebi gareT gaatanineT da tablebi xSirforiani
RrubliT daarecxvineT. darbazs rom mialageben, ezoSi gaiyvaneT, godolsa
da galavans Sua, kuTxeSi miimwyvdieT da sulis amoxdomamde CxvliteT
maxvilebiT, rom daaviwydeT sasiZoebTan mruSoba da afrodites saxeli.
ase brZana da darbazSi erTis vai-viSiTa da cremlis RvriT mojardnen
monaqalebi. jer daxocilTa gvamebi gaitanes darbazidan da ezoSi
erTimeoris mijriT daasvenes... mere sveli, mravalforiani RrubliT
morecxes sisxliT SeTxvrili tablebi da sakarcxulebi. telemaqem, evmeosma
da filotiosma rkinis aqandazebiT mofxikes keTilnagebi darbazis iataki.
nagavi monaqalebs gaatanines gareT. darbazi ra mialages, galavansa da
godols Sua moimwyvdies diacni, rom gasaqcevi arsiT hqonodaT. aq telemaqem
pirquSad Tqva:
_ kacur sikvdils ar vaRirseb amaT, radgan meca da dedaCemsac Tavs lafi
dagvasxes sasiZoebTan mruSobiT.
xomaldis bagiri godolsa da boZs Soris daWima telemaqem ise, rom maT
fexis wveri ver miewvdinaT miwamde. rogorc dasabudreblad mofrenili
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erTmwkrivad Camobmul yulfebSi uRirs monaqalebs, rom samarcxvino sikvdiliT
daesajaT. ganwirulni umweod afarTxalebdnen fexebs, vidre suli ar aRmoxdaT.
axla Txis mwyemsi melanTevsi gamoaTries ezoSi. basri maxviliT daaWres
cxviri da yurebi, sarcxvineli moaglijes da ZaRlebs gadaugdes saWmelad.
SurisgebiT gaavebulebma mere xel-fexic mohkveTes. saqmes ra morCnen, sisxli
moibanes da darbazSi Sebrundnen.
odisevsma ki erTguli gadia evriklea ixmo:
_ dia, wa, gogirdi da cecxli momitane, unda davaxrColo, rom simyrale
ganqardes darbazSi. mere penelopes damiZaxe Tavis SimunvarebiTurT,
monaqalebsac ubrZane meaxlon!
_ keTilad brZane, Cemo Svilo, _ upasuxa evrikleam, _ oRond jer qitons
da mosasxams mogarTmev. xom xedav, maTxovris jvalo ver gifaravs ganier
beWebs. sakuTar WerqveSa xar, ar gekadreba eg ZonZebi.
jer cecxli momitaneo, gaumeora odisevsma. evriklea umalve daemorCila.
odisevsma axrColebuli gogirdiT gawminda ezo da darbazi.
erTgulma mekuWnavem saswrafod axara odisevsis saxleuls: aq aris da
darbazSi gibarebTo Tqveni basilevsi. gaxarebuli diacebi maSxalebiT xelSi
Semocvivdnen darbazSi, gars Semoexvivnen TavianT didi xnis unaxav patrons
da mxurvaled daukocnes Tavi, mkerdi da xelebi. tkbili cremlebi
mouzRvavda gulSi odisevss, radgan TiToeuli maTgani saxiT icno iTakis
mbrZanebelma.

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odisevsi da penelope

qoredSi avida evriklea, rom Zvirfasi meuRlis Camosvla exarebina

dedoflisaTvis. mkvircxlad airbina dedaberma kibe, TavTiT daudga mZinare
penelopes da SesZaxa:
_ gaiRviZe, Svilo Cemo! sakuTari TvaliT ixile, rasac amden xans elodi.
Camogivida didi xnis unaxavi qmari, Seni odisevsi! Semusra Tavisi saxlis
amaoxrebelni da telemaqes SemWirvebelni!
_ dia, bedSavo! gonTiT gadaugdixar RmerTebs! _ upasuxa penelopem, _ aki
xelewifebaT ukvdavT, goni aRxadon gonierT, xolo ugunurni sibrZnes
aziaron! ratom damcini isedac svegamwarebuls? ratom damifrTxe tkbili
Zili?! mas Semdeg, rac im dawyevlil ilions gaemgzavra odisevsi, ase
uSfoTvelad ar mZinebia. nuRa mawuxeb! Sens adgilze monaTagan sxvas
risxviT gavistumrebdi ukan. Sen ki siberes Sensas umadlode, rom aras
geubnebi!
_ ara, Cemo sayvarelo, WeSmariti gauwye! rogorc weRan giTxar, Camovida
odisevsi da axla qvemoT, darbazSi gelodeba. es is yaribia, abuCad rom
igdebdnen sasiZoebi. telemaqes Tavidanve scodnia es ambavi, magram mamamisis
brZnuli rCeviT gulSi daumarxavs saidumlo, rom xeli ar moscarvodaT
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 ase uTxra evrikleam. wamsve sawolidan wamoiWra penelope da gulSi
Caekra moxuc gadias. sixaruliT atirebulma esRa SesZaxa dedabers:
_ Cqara, Cqara mamcne yovelive! Tu is yaribi marTla odisevsia, miTxari
barem, rogor Semusra erTma mravalni? isini xom dRemudam jgrod eyarnen
Cvens darbazSi?
_ arc me da arc sxva monaqalebs araferi dagvinaxavs, _ upasuxa evrikleam,
_ magram oTaxebSi gamoketilebs momakvdavTa kvnesa da sasiZoTa vai-viSi
gvesmoda. yoveli ra miwynarda, Senma Zem, telemaqem, odisevsTan mixmo.
darbazSi Sesulma es davinaxe: daxocil sasiZoTa Soris lomiviT idga
sisxliT Sesvrili Cveni basilevsi. netamc maSin Segexeda misTvis! axla
gvamebi ezoSia gatanili. odisevsma axrColebuli gogirdiT gawminda
darbazi, me ki Sens dasaZaxeblad gamomgzavna. gamomyev, Svilo! erTmaneTis
naxviT guli gaixareT! warxda dRe Wirisa da siavisa! cocxali dagibrunda
sanatreli qmari, colica da Svilic cocxali dauxvdiT, xolo qvegamxedvar
sasiZoebs samagiero miezRoT!
keTilgonierma penelopem ase miugo evrikleas:
_ Cemo gadia, gulisTqmas nu avyvebiT. Tavadac ici, rogor gauxardeba
yvelas odisevsis dabruneba, nametnavad ki me da Cvens mxolodSobil Zes.
magram, ra vqna, ar mejereba Seni sityva. egebis vinme ukvdavTaganma Semusra
sasiZoebi, maTi siaviTa da gulzvaobiT ganrisxebulma? isini xom ukadrisad
eqceodnen yvelas, keTilsa da ukeTurs, amitomac miegoT Suri... odisevsis
dabrunebis imedi ki gadawuruli maqvs. iTakidan Sors, moirebma daRupes igi!
_ es ra sityva dascda Sens kbilTa zRudes! _ Seicxada evrikleam, _ aki
geubnebi, darbazSi dgas da Sen gelodeba-meTqi keriasTan! mudam urwmuno
iyav da arc axla gjera Cemi naTqvami. kargi, maS, amasac getyvi: xom gaxsovs,
nadirobisas taxma eSviT rom dauSava wvivi? fexs roca vbandi, meniSna is
naWrilobevi, mindoda SenTvis gamecxadebina es ambavi. Tavs geficebi,
marTals vambob. Tu gatyuebde, wamebiT amomxade suli!
_ gulisxmieri qali xar, Cemo gadia, magram RmerTebis gangebas ras
Seswvdebi! kargi, kargi, _ dahyva penelope, _ CavideT telemaqesTan, rom Cemi
TvaliT vixilo daxocilni da Surismgebeli.
ase Tqva da qoredidan dabla daeSva dedofali. guli Zalumad uZgerda, ar
icoda, ra eqna, Soridan Sexmianeboda Zvirfas meuRles Tu gadahxveoda da
piri da mxrebi daekocna misTvis. am fiqrSi qvis dires gadaabija da
keriasTan, odisevsis pirispir cecxls miujda. maRal svetTan Camomjdar
odisevss Tvalebi daexara da eloda, ras etyoda oci wlis unaxavi meuRle.
mdumared ijda gaognebuli penelope, dakvirvebiT ucqeroda, TiTqos cnobdao
jvaloTi mosil odisevss.
telemaqem yvedrebiT mimarTa dedamiss:
_ gulqva qali xar, dedaCemo! calke damjdarxar da arafers ekiTxebi
mamas. arc erTi qali ar Sexvdeboda ase gulcivad oci wlis unaxav Tavis
mravaltanjul meuRles!
_ jerac gons ver movsulvar, Svilo! _ miugo penelopem, _ enadabmuls
Zali ara maqvs, rame vkiTxo da misi Sexedvac ki mimZims. Tu es kaci marTlac
Sin dabrunebuli odisevsia, Cven Tavad gamovemcnaurebiT erTurTs. aki marto
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 CaeRima amis gamgone odisevss, telemaqes miubrunda da frTiani sityva
uTxra:
_ dedaSens daexsen, telemaqe! Tavad ukeT icis, rogor gamomcados. maSin
ki ueWvelad micnobs. ra gasamtyunia, rom odisevsad ver vucnivar ZonZebSi
gaxveuli yaribi? Cvens saqmes mivxedoT axla, gavbrWoT, ra ajobebs, rogor
moviqceT. mokluls erTi SurismaZiebelic rom darCes gvarSi, mkvlels
mamapapeuli miwidan gadaxvewa marTebs. Cven ki iTakis warCinebuli da
saxelovani moymeni davxoceT. amaze ifiqre axla. ai, ras girCev!
_ gamWriaxi da gonebiT sworupovari xar kacTa Soris. ase gvsmenia,
arasodes gacudebulao odisevsis TaTbiri, amitomac Tavad Sen ifiqre amaze,
_ sityva Seubruna telemaqem, _ Cven ki usityvod amogidgebiT mxarSi da Cveni
Zalisaebr SegeweviT.
maSin odisevsma aseTi rCeva misca SinaurT:
_ umjobesad es mimiCnevia: uwinares tani ganvibanoT da axalTaxali
qitonebi CavicvaT; monaqalebi sazeimod gamoewyon; RvTaebrivma momReralma
sarokveli hangi daukras wkriala formingze, rom mezoblebsa da gamvlel-
gamomvlels egonos, qorwils ixdiano odisevsis saxlSi. sanam sasiZoTa
ambavi miswvdebaT, manamde soflad, Cvens baR-venaxebSi unda gavaswroT, rom
iq guldinjad avwon-davwonoT yovelive, vinZlo zevsi Segvewios am saqmeSi!
agrec moiqcnen: tani ganibanes da axalTaxali qitonebi Caicves.
monaqalebic moikazmnen, RvTaebrivma aedma xmatkbili formingi momarTa da
cekva-TamaSic gaCaRda. mrokvel qal-vaJTa fexebis dgriali ayruebda
darbazs. ase ambobda odisevsis bWemaRal saxlTan Cavlili mavani:
_ albaT qorwils ixdis Cveni dedofali. sasiZoTagan Tu misTxovda visme,
ar daeloda qmris dabrunebas, upatronod tovebs saxlsa da sabadebels!
ase ambobdnen, garna ar uwyodnen, ra ambavi datrialda am darbazSi.
amasobaSi evrikleam dabana odisevsi, surnelovani nelsacxebliT dauzila
tani, qitoni Caacva da Zvirfasi mosasxami moasxa mxrebze. aTinam RvTaebrivi
mSvenebiT ganumSvena pirisaxe, axovaneba da ferxorci Sehmata. xSiri,
oqrosferi kululebiT Seumko Tavi da, rogorc hefestosebr daxelovnebuli
oqromWedeli moavarayebs xolme oqroTi vercxls, ise ganamSvena aTinam
Txemidan terfamde mravaltanjuli gmiri.
abazanidan RvTivganmSvenebuli gamovida odisevsi. kvlav penelopes
pirispir, imave adgilze dajda da ase Seesityva Tavis meuRles:
_ dedakaco, ulmo guli CaudgamT SenTvis olimpoelebs! gulSeuvali sxva
qalic ki ufro lmobierad Sexvdeboda oci wlis unaxav mravaltanjul
meuRles. maS, Sen gamiSale, Cemo gadia, sawoli. marto davwvebi. rkinis guli
hqonia am diacs!
_ arc gulqva var da arc arafers gayvedri, kaco! _ miugo penelopem, _
oRond ar mjera, is odisevsi iyo, Sekazmuli xomaldiT rom gavistumre
iTakidan. wadi, evriklea, odisevsis naxelav sawolze gauSale qveSagebi,
sanTiobodan karSi rom aris gatanili!
am sityviT undoda gamoecada penelopes odisevsi. gamwyralma odisevsma
ficxlad SesZaxa cbier meuRles:
_ es ra Tqvi, dedakaco! guli momikla Senma naTqvamma! vis unda gaedga
gareT Cemi sawoli? RmerTs Tu xelewifeboda misi adgilidan daZvra.
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sawols! Cven garda aki aravin uwyoda misi saidumlo! me Tavad gavakeTe igi
zeTisxilis rtomravali da tanaSvetili, magari xisagan. Cvens ezoSi
izrdeboda is xe. garSemo wmindad gaTlili lodebiT sanTiobo SemovuSene,
gadavxure da karic Cavudgi. mere xes totebi movkafe da culiT Suaze
gadavWeri. Zirkvi gavrande, amovgule da zed xaris Zowisferi tyavebi
gadavWime, xolo gverdebi oqro-vercxliTa da spilenZiT movupirkeTe. aha,
niSani saidumlosi, romelic Cven garda aravin uwyoda! aw aRar vici, ra
vifiqro: isev iqa dgas Cveni sawoli Tu fuZianad moWra vinmem da sxvagan
gaitana?
odisevsis piriT gamxelili saidumlo ra esma, muxli moudunda penelopes,
cremlebis frqveviT mieWra sayvarel meuRles da yelze SemoeWdo.
sixaruliT atirebuli pirisaxes ukocnida qmars da Tan gulamoskvniT
eubneboda:
_ nu, nu gamiwyrebi, Cemo odisevs! mamrTa Soris ugonieresi iyavi mudam.
RmerTebs SeSurdaT Cveni tkbili colqmroba da WirisdRe dagvatexes Tavze,
rom erTmaneTis siyvarulSi uzrunvel siberemde ver migveRwia! nu gamiwyrebi
da nu gamkicxav, pirvel naxvisTanave rom ar gagixseni warbi. sul imis SiSSi
viyav, vinme mokvdavTaganma tkbili sityviT ar momacdunos-meTqi! vin mixvdeba,
vis ra udevs gulSi? gana gahyveboda ucxo kacs zevsis asuli argoseli
elene da gaiziarebda mis sarecels, rom scodnoda, ra sisxlis fasad
daujdebodaT aqavel gmirebs misi samSobloSi dabruneba? qalRmerTma
moacduna igi da Caadenina es umsgavsi saqcieli. gvianRa mixvda igi, Tu ra
ubedureba dagvatexa amiT aqavelebs. axla, raki Cveni sawolis saidumlo
axsene, iWvis natamalic gamiqra gulSi! eg saidumlo xom Cven garda mxolod
erTma mesawole qalma, aqtorisma icoda, romelic mamaCemma gamomatana
gamoTxovebisas. is mudam fxizlad darajobda xolme Cveni sanTiobos kars.
penelopes naTqvamma aatira odisevsi. tiroda igi da gulSi ikravda Tavis
Wkviansa da RvTivmSvenier meuRles.
rogorc mZvinvare poseidonis risxviT xomalddalewili mezRvaurebi Tavs
daaRweven boboqar zRvas da samSvidobos gasulni Sehxarian xmeleTs, ase
sasoebiT Sescqeroda Tavis meuRles penelope da aRar undoda yelidan
Camoxsnoda. am yofaSi mouswrebda col-qmars vardisferTiTeba eosi, rom
Tvalsxivosan aTinas sxvagvarad ar ganesaja: man gaaxangrZliva Rame,
oqrostaxtosan eoss ubrZana, okeanis ufskrulebSi dayovnebuliyo da
jerxnobiT etlSi ar Seeba frTamali raSebi _ lamposi da faeToni,
romelTac cargvalze amohyavdaT xolme SuqTamfeneli riJraJi.
maSin es uTxra WirTamTmenma odisevsma Tavis meuRles:
_ Cemo Zvirfaso! gansacdeli jer kidev wina gvaqvs, jer kidev bevri mZime
dRe melis. ase miwinaswarmetyvela tirezias aCrdilma, roca hadesSi
Camxdarma Cemi da TanamegzurTa ambavi gamovkiTxe. axla ki droa, sarecels
mivaSuroT, davwveT da tkbili ZiliT movisvenoT.
_ Sens keTilnageb saxlSi, _ miugo penelopem, _ yovelTvis mzad aris
SenTvis sareceli. madli RmerTs, keTilad daubrundi mamapapeul miwas! axla
isic miTxar barem, kidev ra gansacdeli gelis, RmerTebis STagonebiT kidev
ra unda moimoqmedo? merec gavigeb yvelafers, magram mirCevnia, axlav
vicode.
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 _ Cemo Zvirfaso! rad ginda yvelaferi maTqmevino? getyvi, magram, icode,
gasaxari araferia. Tavad mec ar maxarebs es ambavi! ase dammoZRvra tirezias
aCrdilma: mxarze unda gavido kargad gamoTlili niCabi da ucxo-ucxo Temad
moarulma is xalxi movZebno, romelTac arc mariliT Semzadebuli Wamadi
uwyian da arc niCbebiT frTaSesxmuli, ferdebgamozneqili xomaldebiT
zRvaosnoba. isic gamimxila, rogor gamovicno es xalxi da rodis daedeba
samani Cems xetials: rodesac gzad mimavals mgzavri vinme Semomeyreba da
mkiTxavs, es ra bari gagidevso, ucxoelo, Zalovan mxarzeo, maSin iqve
CavarWob niCabs da zRvaTa meufe poseidons verZs, xarsa da eSvebian taxs
Sevwirav msxverplad. Semdgom amisa, Sin movbrundebi da cargvalis mkvidr
yvela RmerTs rigisamebr wminda hekatombas movumzadeb. bolos miTxra, zRvaze
sikvdili ar giweriao, mzegrZeli tkbilad daberdebi sakuTar saxlSi da
sikvdilis Semdeg bednier da madlier STamomavlobas datovebo. asec iqneba.
Seumcdari da gardauvalia tirezias winaswarmetyveleba!
am sityvebze sixaruliT SesZaxa penelopem:
_ raki tkbili sibere gadagiwyvites RmerTebma, hgavs, Wirsa da
gansacdelsac mogarideben!
am saubarSi iyvnen, rom evrikleam da evrinomem maSxalebis Suqze rbili
sagebeli gauSales col-qmars.
moxuci gadia dasaZineblad wavida, xolo evrinome maSxaliT xelSi
sanTiobosken gauZRva odisevssa da penelopes. ZvelTa wesisamebr sixaruliT
gulsavseni dawvnen isini TavianT saqorwino sarecelze.
maSin telemaqem, mwyemsebma da monaqalebma Sewyvites ferxuli da
Cabnelebul sasaxleSi myudroebam daisadgura.
mxurvale alersiT guli ra ijeres, tkbili saubari gaabes odisevsma da
penelopem. wvrilad mouyva diacTa Soris uturfesi dedofali Tavisi
Znelbedobis ambavs. Tu rogor eyarnen xrod maT darbazSi utifari
sasiZoebi, rogor xocavdnen nasuqal Zroxebsa da cxvrebs, rogor xapavdnen
Zveli, gadanaxuli RviniT savse qocoebs. odisevsi ki uambobda, Tu ra Wiri
daatexa mters da Tavadac ra gansacdeli gadaitana. sulganabuli usmenda
penelope mravalWirnaxul meuRles da manamde ar mihkarebia Zili, sanam
bolomde ar mouTxro odisevsma Tavisi Tavgadasavali.
Tvalsxivosanma aTinam ra gulisxmayo, ZiliTa da colTan alersiT guli
moisrulao odisevsma, oqrostaxtosan eoss ubrZana, okeanis siRrmeebidan
aRmomxdariyo da naTeli moefina mokvdavTaTvis. sanetaro sareclidan myisve
wamodga odisevsi da aseTi sityva uTxra meuRles.
_ bevri Wiri datrialebula Cvens Tavze, sanatrelo! Sen Cems ukuRmarT
beds dastirodi, xolo me, Sens monatruls, samSoblodan gare-gare
matarebdnen ukvdavi RmerTebi. axla, raki veRirseT sanetaro sarecels, Sen
saxl-kars mixede Cvensas, me ki sasiZoebis mier daxocil xvastags
avinazRaureb. nawils ZaliT wavarTmev, nawils nebiT momirekaven, vidre
boslebsa da saRoreebSi kvlav ar movamravleb xvastags. axla ki soflad
mivdivar, Cemze javriT gulgasenil mamaCemTan. aba, Sen ici, xelmarjve da
gamWriaxi xar, guls daimarxe Cemi sityva: mze ra amova, mTel qalaqs moedeba
sasiZoTa daxocvis ambavi. qoredSi adi da SimunvarebTan erTad Sin Caikete.
mSvidad ijeqi, arvis eCveno da xmac aravis gasce.

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 es ra Tqva, SeiWurva odisevsi. mere telemaqe da mwyemsebic gaaRviZa da
ubrZana saCqarod SeWurviliyvnen. maTac saswrafod aisxes iaraRi, karibWe
ganaxvnes da odisevss mihyvnen. mzes ukve naTeli moefina qveynierTaTvis.
magram aTinam nisliT Sebura isini da ugrZneulad gaiyvana qalaqidan.

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zavi

xolo am dros, kilenieli hermesi* Zil-RviZilis kverTxiT hadesisken

mierekeboda sasiZoTa sulebs (am oqros kverTxiT nebisaebr aZinebda da
aRviZebda igi mokvdavT). rogorc bnel mRvimeSi miyuJuli mRamiobebis gunds
moswydeba xolme erTi maTgani da Semzaravi wripiniT sxvebic Tan gahyvebian,
ise misdevdnen SaveTis sulisSemxuTvel gzebze daxocilTa aCrdilebi
hermess. okeanis qufri talRebi gadalaxes. TeTri klde, heliosis karibWe*,
sizmarTa sauflo ukan moitoves da asfodelos velze gavidnen, iq, sadac
mzegadasulTa sulebi daborialoben. iq ixiles sulebi aqilevsisa da
patroklesi, antiloqesa da aiantisa, im aiantis, pelevsis Zis Semdeg
danaelTa Soris yvelas rom aRemateboda vaJkacobiT. aqilevsis garSemo
SemokrebilT male agamemnonis mwuxare suli da egisTes saxlSi masTan
erTad daRupul gmirTa aCrdilebi mieaxlnen.
pirvelad aqilevsi Seexmiana agamemnons:
_ eha, atrevsis Zeo, arc Sen agcdenia mware sikvdili, romelsac
mokvdavTagan veravin gaeqceva! Cven ki gvegona, mexTamtyorcnel zevss
yvelasagan gamorCeuli hyavdi. gana Sen ar gmorCilebda uricxvi spa ilionis
kedlebTan, sadac aqavelebs mravali Wiri gardagvxda? jobda, isev troaSi
dacemuliyav esoden ZalmorWmuli, borcvs mainc aRgimarTavdnen panaqavelni
da Seni saxeli Sensav STamomavalT ganadidebda. magram vai, rom usaxelo
sikvdili gergo!
_ eeh, pelevsis Zeo, RvTisdaro aqilevs, _ gaexmaura agamemnonis aCrdili, _
bednieri xar, ilionis kedlebTan rom daeci! Seni cxedris dasanarCuneblad
aqavelTagan umamacesni mTeli dRe verkinebodiT troel gmirebs, vidre
zevsis avdarma ar gagvaSvela. Sen ki veeberTela taniT mtverSi garTxmuls
dagviwyeboda brZola da omi. bolos gamogixseniT da xomaldebisken wagiReT,
Tbili wyliT gangbaneT, surnelovani zeTiT gagipoxeT RvTivmSvenieri tani
da sarecelze dagasveneT. Cven ki Tmebi daviWeriT da mduRare cremli
dagadineT. xolo dedaSeni, Seni daRupvis ambavi ra scna, nereidebis
TanxlebiT zRvidan amovida. Semzaravma kivilma SeZra zRva da napiri da
Tavzari dasca aqavelebs. meomrebma xomaldisaken gaqceva daapires, magram
keTilmrCevelma nestorma gaaCera:
_ dadeqiT, aqavelno, saiT garbixarT! nereidebTan erTad Tavisi
saxelovani Svilis dasatireblad zRvidan mosuli aqilevsis deda kivis, nu
geSiniaT!
nestoris sityvebiT gulgamagrebuli aqavelni dadgnen, xolo Senze
mglovari zRvis asulni Semogexvivnen da uxrwneli sudariT Segimoses tani.

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mere cxrave muzam* rigrigobiT dagitira. aqavelTagan veravin Seimagra
cremli, aqilevs, ise gulmduRrad moTqvamdnen muzebi. Cvidmeti dRe da Rame
erTad dagtirodiT ukvdavni da mokvdavni. meTvramete dRes Sesawiravi
TafliTa da zeTiT cecxls davudeT Seni cxedari da bevri rqadagrexili
Zroxa da nasuqali cxvari dagikaliT. abjarasxmuli qveiTni da etlosanni
dgrialiT gars uvlidnen Sens mogizgize kocons. eosis gamoCenisTanave,
hefestos alma ra gSTanTqa, TeTri Zvlebi avkrifeT*, zeTiTa da zedaSiT
gavpoxeT da dedaSenisTvis dionisesgan naboZeb, hefestos naxelav lagvinSi
CavalageT. patrokles ZvlebTan erTad awyvia Seni Zvlebic, aqilevs, xolo
patrokles Semdeg SenTvis usayvarlesi antiloqes Zvlebi calke asvenia. mere
argoselma meomrebma samaxsovro borcvi aRgimarTeT helespontos maRal
koncxze, rom Soridanve saCinari yofiliyo ara marto amJamindel kacTaTvis,
aramed momavalSi SobilTaTvisac. dedaSenma ki RmerTebs ucxod saxilveli
jildoebi gamosTxova da aqavelTagan umjobesTa Soris daawyo. bevri
vaJkacis tirilSi vyofilvar, minaxavs qamarSemortymuli Wabukebi rogor
momzadebulan saasparezod. mkvdari basilevsisTvis saxelis dasadebad,
magram vercxlisfexeba Tetisis* motanili jildoebisTana araferi mixilavs.
eh, Sen rom yovelTvis eTneodi RmerTebs! axlac, Tumc samzeos aRara xar,
Seni saxeli ar warxocila qveyanaze. me ki ra merguna omgardaxdils?
Sinmobrunebuls mware xvedri damaxvedra zevsma: Cemsave saxlSi egisTesa da
orguli colis xeliT movikal.
swored am dros argusis mkvlelma maTken wamolala odisevsis mier
daxocili sasiZoebis aCrdilebi. Tvali ra hkides, gancvifrebuli gmirebi
maT Sesaxvedrad gaemarTnen. agamemnonma myisve icno melanTevsis Ze
amfimedoni, romelsac winaT iTakaSi stumreboda.
_ o, amfimedon, _ SesZaxa agamemnonis sulma, _ ram CamogyaraT SaveTSi
esoden warCinebuli Tanamoasakeni? erT qalaqSi kaci ver Seyrida amden
rCeul Wabuks. poseidonma xom ar dagilewaT xomaldebi qariSxlian zRvaze?
samekobrod wasulni mdevrebma xom ar dagxoces, roca maT xvastags
moelalebodiT? an iqneb qalaqs daeciT qalebis mosataceblad da
damxvdurebma gagwyvites? yovelive wvrilad miTxari, Cven xom erTad
gagvitexia puri. ar gaxsovs gana, Cems ZmasTan, RvTaebriv menelaosTan erTad
rom gestumre saxlSi? odisevsis dayolieba gvindoda, rom Tavisi
xomaldebiTurT wamogvyoloda ilionis dasalaSqravad. erTi Tve davyaviT
Tqvensa da bolos, rogorc iqna, daviTanxmeT odisevsi.
amfimedonis sulma upasuxa:
_ atrevsianTa siqadulo, erismTavaro agamemnon, ra damaviwyebs Tqvens
stumrobas? wvrilad mogiyvebi Cveni saSineli daRupvis ambavs... rom aRar
brundeboda troas wasuli odisevsi, iTakelma warCinebulebma dedoflis
colad SerTva ganvizraxeT. penelopes arc uaruyvia misTvis saZulveli
qorwineba da arc dasturi moucia. gulSi Cveni daRupvis mowadinem, veraguli
eSmakoba moigona aseTi: darbazSi beWsaxexeli aagriala, ugrZesi qselis beWva
daiwyo da ase dagvaimeda: Wabukno, Tumca amqveynad aRaraa odisevsi, qorwils
jerxnobiT nu gavmarTavT, vidre gmir laertes TeTr sudaras ar movuqsov im
dRisTvis, roca damRupveli moirebi samudamo ZiliT daaZineben. ar minda
gamkicxon aqavelma diacebma, usudarod rogor uwevso es dovlaTiani kaci.
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dausrulebel qsels, raTa RamiT maSxalebis Suqze idumal daerRvia. ase
TvalTmaqcobda mTeli sami weliwadi, mocdunebuli vyavdiT, sanam erTma
mxevalma ar gaamxila da Tavze ar wavadeqiT. maSin ki sxva gza aRar hqonda,
unda daesrulebina qsova. magram rogorc ki qsova daasrula da gviCvena mzisa
da mTvarisebr mbrwyinavi sudara, romeliRac avma daimonma iTakas daabruna
odisevsi. iq, Tavis meRoresTan Sexvda mamamiss pilosidan axaldabrunebuli
telemaqe. iqve moiTaTbires da Cveni daxocva daaskvnes. mere qalaqisken
gamoemarTnen cal-calke. jer telemaqe movida sasaxleSi, xolo Semdeg
maTxovris jvaloSi gaxveuli, Zabun berikacs Semsgavsebuli odisevsi
gamogvecxada. ise iyo ferSecvlili, rom Cvenze xnierma xalxmac veRar icno
igi. moxucs upatiurad movepyariT: sakuTar saxlSi vlanZReT da vaTrieT.
nacemsa da galanZRuls xelic ar Seubrunebia CvenTvis, yvelafers gulSi
ixvevda, vidre zevsma ar aRZra saqmed. maSin darbazis kedlebidan Camoxsnes
brinjaos saWurveli da salaro palatSi gadainaxes. mere aseTi veragoba
moigona odisevsma: meuRles urCia, sasiZoebisTvis Tavisi didi mSvild-isari
da Cuglugebi gamoetana, rom CvenTvis damRupveli asparezoba moewyo. magram
verc erTma Cvenganma ver gamarTa mSvildi, Zala ar gveyo. xolo roca
odisevsma moindoma mSvildis aReba, erTobliv avyvirdiT, ar gvindoda
CvenTvis gaetolebina Tavi maTxovars. maSin telemaqem daiCema, mieciTo
mSvildi! mravalnacadma odisevsma advilad moWima lari da isari ucdomlad
gaaZvrina CuglugebSi. mere zRurblze Sexta, qorulad mziralma jer antinoes
gauyara yelSi isari, mere ki Cven dagvayara frTamali qeiburebi. maSin ki
mivxvdiT, romeliRac RmerTi edga mxarSi. arc erTs ar agvacdina isari,
yvelani erTobliv amogvJuJa da Cveni sisxliT morwya darbazis kedlebi da
iataki. ase daviRupeT, agamemnon. Cveni gvamebi axlac uWirisuflod yria
sasaxlis ezoSi. axlobelTagan jer aravis gaugia es ambavi, Torem sisxls
mainc mogvbandnen, sarecelze dagvasvenebdnen da mwared dagvitirebdnen.
mkvdarTa pativi xom eg ari!
_ bednieri xar, odisevs, _ SesZaxa agamemnonma, _ rom aseTi znesruli qali
SeirTe. xedav, rogor uerTgula gonierma penelopem pirvelSeyril qmars!
ara, arasodes warixoceba misi dideba! xmatkbili aedebi mudam qebiT
moixsenieben mis saTnoebas. ara hgavs igi pandarevsis uzneo asuls, romelmac
mzakvrobiT moakvlevina pirvelSeyrili Tavisi qmari da samudamod lafSi
mosvara ara marto sakuTari Tavi, aramed qalTa mTeli jilagi. isinic ki,
visac umwikvlod ucxovria amqveynad!
amasobaSi odisevsma, mwyemsebma da telemaqem datoves qalaqi da male
laertes baR-venaxebs miadgnen. es miwa didi xnis winaT eyida laertes,
kargad daemuSavebina da gaeSenebina. saxlic iq edga. iqve qoxebSi
cxovrobdnen misi monebi, siyvaruliT rom emsaxurebodnen TavianT patrons.
iqve cxovrobda erTi sicilieli dedaberi, romelic zrunvas ar aklebda
moxucs am miyruebul soflad.
laertes saxls ra miadgnen, odisevsma ase ubrZana telemaqesa da mwyemsebs:
_ Tqven Sin SediT, erTi kargi burvaki amoarCieT, dakaliT da Wamadi
moamzadeT. me ki mamaCems movnaxav. minda gamovcado, didi xnis unaxav Svils
icnobs Tu ara!
es brZana, iaraRi Seixsna, saxlSi Seatanina erTgul ymebs da
nayofdasxmuli baRisken gaemarTa. gzaze aravin Sexvedria, arc doliosi, arc

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misi Svilebi da arc monaTagani vinme. yvelani dolioss waeyvana sadRac
baRis SesaRobi ZeZvis mosatanad. xeivanSi marto mama daxvda, daxriliyo da
sanerge ormos Txrida. wviriani da dabebkili qitoni emosa berikacs, xaris
tyavis paWiWebi eca, xelebze ki TaTmanebi ekeTa, rom ekalze ar dahkawroda.
Tavze Txis bewvis CaCi exura. danaRvlianebuli Canda moxuci. msxlis xes
mieyrdno odisevsi da cremlebi waedina TvalTagan, javriTa da siberiT
gatexili mama ra ixila. xes miyrdnobili ase idga, ver gadaewyvita,
misuliyo da gulSi Caekra Zvirfasi mama, axlav wvrilad moeyola Tavisi
sveukuRmarTi mogzaurobisa da samSobloSi dabrunebis ambavi, Tu jer
agdebuli sityviT gaekenwla da miT gamoecada moxuci.
am ganzraxviT miuaxlovda muSaobaSi garTul berikacs da cbierad
Seesityva:
_ kargi muSaki yofilxar, moxuco, arafrisTvis dagiklia xeli. raRa ar
gagixarebia Sens baRSi, leRvi da msxali, zeTisxili da vazi, magram erTs
getyvi da nu gewyineba: Tavs ratom ar mixedav? berikaci xar da ar gekadreba
wviriani da dakonkili jvalo. zarmaci ar geTqmis, rom patrons xeli aeRo
Senze. sxvafriv monobisa araferi getyoba: saxiTa da anagebiT im siberiT savse
basilevss magoneb, romlisTvisac saamuri abazana, uxvi sufra da rbili
sarecelia upriani. axla gulaxsniT miTxar, visi mona xar, vin aris am baRis
patroni? isic gamagebine, marTla iTakaSi var, rogorc erTma gzad Seyrilma
kacma miTxra weRan? uxiagi vinme iyo, yuri ar maTxova, roca Cemi aqauri
megobris ambavi gamovkiTxe: gamagebine-meTqi, cocxalia Tu mkvdari is kaci!
axla yurs Tu damigdeb, getyvi: erTxel Cems Zvirfas samSobloSi ucxo
stumari mewvia, mokvdavTa Soris mis ukeTesi kaci arca mstumrebia odesme. Tavi
mohqonda, iTakeli varo, mamaCemi arkesianT laerte ariso. saxli dovlaTiT
mqonda savse da xelgaSliT davuxvdi. stumar-maspinZlis wesze sakadrisi
saCuqrebic mivarTvi: Svidi talanti bajaRlo oqro, yvavilebiT mosevadebuli
vercxlis lagvini, Tormeti erTkeci mosasxami da safeni, amdenive Zvirfasi
kaba da qitoni. garda amisa, xelsaqmeSi gawafuli oTxi lamazi diaci
avarCevine da Tan gavayole.
atirda amis gamgone laerte.
_ ki, iTakaSi xar, ucxoelo, magram axla usamarTlo da kadnieri xalxi
ganagebs am kunZuls. vai, rom amaod giZRvnia Seni stumrisTvis is saCuqrebi!
cocxali rom dagxvedroda, sikeTes sikeTiTve gadagixdida, dagasaCuqrebda
da wesisamebr Sesaferi pativiT gagistumrebda samSobloSi. axla es miTxari,
nu damimalav. ra xania mas Semdeg, rac is ucxoeli gewvia, is Sav dReze
gaCenili Cemi Svili? ar vici, sad daiRupa, zRvaSi Tevzebis kerZi gaxda Tu
xmelze nadirisa da frinvelisa. sudaraSi gaxveuli ver davitireT ded-mamam
da verc misma didmziTvianma colma dauxuWa Tvalebi sarecelze. isic
miTxari barem, sadauri xar, sad gidgas mameuli saxli, iTakaSi mosulma sad
datove xomaldi da Tanamgzavrebi? an iqneb sxvisma xomaldma mogiyvana, Sen
gadmogsves da Tavad gaagrZeles gza?
_ piraxsniT getyvi yvelafers, _ upasuxa odisevsma, _ alibantidana var,
iqa maqvs samkvidrebeli. polipemonianT afeidantis Ze var, eperitoss metyvian
saxelad. sikaniidan daimonma gadmomagdo aqeT. xomaldi qalaqidan
moSorebiT miyenia napirze. xuTi weli miiyara ukve, rac mravaltanjuli
odisevsi gamovistumre samSobloSi. gzaze damdgars keTil niSnad

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mxarmarjvniv aufrindnen frTosnebi. moxarulman gavacile moxaruli. imedi
gvqonda, kvlav araerTgzis SeviyrebodiT da uxvi saCuqrebiT gavuxarebdiT
guls erTmaneTs!
mwuxarebis Savnislma moicva laerte. vaio, _ daiZaxa, orive xeliT moxveta
miwa da WaRara Tavze daiyara. guli daewura da simwriT daebera nestoebi
odisevss. veRar gauZlo amdens, mamas mivarda da gulSi Caixuta:
_ me var is Seni Svili, oci wlis dakarguli odisevsi, Zlivs rom meRirsa
samSoblos naxva. nu stiri, mamav, moixoce cremli. mokled getyvi, dro aRar
iTmens. penelopes sasiZoebs Suri mivage siavisTvis, guSin erTobliv amovJuJe
saxlis darbazSi!
_ Tu marTla Sin mobrunebuli Cemi Ze xar, _ Sehyvira laertem, _ niSani
ram maCvene, rom dagijero!
_ jer am wvivs daxede, parnasis mTebSi rom damiSava taxma, _ naWrilobevi
aCvena odisevsma, _ gaxsovs papaCemTan, avtolikesTan rom gamgzavneT Sen da
dedam dapirebuli saCuqrebis wamosaRebad? Sengan naCuqar xeebsac
CamogiTvli Tu ginda. ukan dagdevdi balRi da gexvewebodi, maCuqe-meTqi. Sen
ki TiToeulis saxels meubnebodi da miqebdi maT nayofs. ocdaaTi msxali,
aTi vaSlis xe, ormoci leRvi maCuqe da dampirdi, ormocdaaT Zir vazsac
gaCuqebo, roca mzis Tvali Caudgeba mtevnebs da sTvlis Jami moawevso.
muxli moudunda da guli Seuqanda moxucs, radgan eniSna odisevsis
Tqmuli. Svilisken gaiwoda xelebi laertem da odisevsma gulSi Caikra
sixaruliT gulSeRonebuli mama. suli ra moibruna da cnobas moego, ase
SehRaRada laertem:
_ eha, mamazevso! kidev yofilan maRal olimpoze RmerTebi, raki samagiero
miezRoT Tavgasul sasiZoebs! magram meSinia, iTakelebma ar dagvaswron da
kefaleniis qalaqebSi macneni ar dagzavnon!
_ eg nu genaRvleba, mamaCemo! jer saxlSi davbrundeT, telemaqe da
mwyemsebi myavs gagzavnili iq Wamadis mosamzadeblad.
es Tqva da saxlisaken gaemarTa mama-Svili. telemaqesa da mwyemsebs
Tadarigi daeWiraT: xorci daeWraT da axla Rvinos azavebdnen. sicilielma
monaqalma dabana laerte, surnelovani zeTiT dazila da axali mosasxami
moasxa. maSin qalRmerTi aTina mieaxla laertes da Zali da axovaneba Semata
moxucs. RvTivdamSvenebuli gamovida abazanidan laerte. gancvifrebulma
odisevsma frTiani sityva Seageba mamas:
_ hgavs, romeliRac ukvdavTaganma Segmata Rone, mamaCemo, da dagibruna
winandeli Zalmosileba!
_ eh, _ SesZaxa laertem, _ kvlavac is Zali rom momdevdes, roca
kefalenielebs gavuZexi da zRvispira nerikosi brZoliT aviRe, zevsis,
apolonisa da aTinas madls geficebi, Sav dRes davayridi sasiZoebs Seni
gulis gasaxarad!
amasobaSi telemaqesa da mwyemsebs sufra gaewyoT. mere yvelani rigisamebr
miusxdnen tablas. is-is iyo, puris gatexas apirebdnen, rom sicilielma
dedakacma velebidan dabrunebuli, damaSvrali doliosi da misi Svilebi
SemoipatiJa. doliosis ZeTa gamzrdeli iyo es qali da Tavad sibereSi
gadamdgar doliossac patronobda. odisevsi ra Seicnes, gaognebulni Sedgnen
zRurblTan. alersianad moixmo isini iTakelTa basilevsma:

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 _ nametans nu gaikvirveb, dolios! Semodi da CvenTan erTad gatexe puri.
ra xania, sufraze vsxedvarT da Tqen gelodebiT.
xelgawvdili gaemarTa doliosi patronisken, marjvenaze akoca da
gaxarebulma ase uTxra:
_ rogorc iqna, mogvixvedi, Cveno patrono! didi xnis nanatri dRe
gagviTenes RmerTebma! icocxle da idRegrZele, numc daviwyebixar RmerTebs!
oRond es miTxari, penelopem Tu icis Seni dabrunebis ambavi? barem
maxarobels gavgzavnidi qalaqSi!
_ nu wuxxar, _ upasuxa odisevsma, _ icis penelopem.
doliosi wmindad garandul sakarcxulze dajda, xolo misma Svilebma
gamarjveba uTxres da xeli xelze hkides odisevss, Semdeg mamis gverdiT
umcros-ufrosobiT miusxdnen sufras da purobac daiwyo.
amasobaSi xma gavarda qalaqSi, sasiZoebi dauxocavTo. vai-viSiT moawydnen
odisevsis sasaxles moqalaqeni. Wirisuflebma TavianTi mkvdrebi gaitanes
sasaxlis ezodan da damarxes. iTakaze stumrebulTa cxedrebi ki
zRvaosnebs xomaldebiT gaatanes samSobloSi. guldamZimebulebma mere Tavi
moiyares safixvnoSi. yvela ra Sekrba, wamodga antinoes mama, Svilis
sikvdiliT gulmokluli evpeiTosi, da aseTi sityva brZana. mduRare
cremlebi ultobda saxes berikacs:
_ es ra Savi dRe gagviTena aqavelebs am kacma! jer iyo, troas waasxa da
xomaldebianad dagviRupa iTakis urCeulesi Wabukebi, axla ki iqidan
dabrunebulma kefalenielTagan ukeTesni amowyvita. sanam pilosSi
gagvaswrebdes an mziur elidaSi epeiosTan Seafarebdes Tavs, SemovewyoT
mis saxls da Suri viZioT, rom STamomavalTa TvalSi samudamod ar
gagvitydes saxeli. Tu Cven ZeTa da ZmaTa mkvlelebs ar gavuswordebiT,
Tavi cocxali raRad gvinda! jobs daxocilTa aCrdilebs gaverioT SaveTSi!
maS, daveceT, sanam gagvqcevia!
guli SeuZra berikacis sityvam aqavelebs. am dros safixvnoSi gamoCndnen
medonti da RvTaebrivi momRerali femiosi. xalxis SuagulSi Cadgnen da
yvelam xma gakmida. gonierma medontma aseTi sityva uTxra SekrebilT:
_ yuri maTxoveT, iTakelno! getyviT da damijereT: RmerTebis xeli
urevia am saqmeSi! me TviTon davinaxe, rogor edga mxarSi odisevss
mentoris saxiT gamocxadebuli RmerTi, xan rom odisevss amxnevebda, xan ki
darbazSi midamo rialebda da sasiZoebs gonebas uZrwunebda...
amis gamgone aqavelebs sikvdilis feri daedoT. maSin wardga beri
haliTerse, mastoris Ze. erTaderTi is iyo warsulisa da momavlis mxedi.
ase mimarTa sityvamarTalma haliTersem safixvnoSi TavSeyrilT.
_ momismineT, iTakelno! xom gaxsovT, rogor gafrTxilebdiT me da
mentori, mogeTokaT Tavgasuli Svilebi, Cveni basilevsis qonebas rom
Wamdnen da Seuracxyofdnen mis RvTisdar meuRles. imedovnebdnen, aRar
dabrundebao odisevsi. aw Tqvens Tavs mohkiTxeT moweuli Wiri! axla mainc
damijereT: moveSvaT odisevsis saxls, rom uaresi Wiri ar mogvesarTos!
safixvnoSi SekrebilTagan nawili dahyva haliTerses sityvas da xmauriT
daiSala. danarCenebma ki evpeiTosis waqezebiT saxlebs miaSures saWurvlis
mosatanad da mbzinvare iaraRSi Camsxdarni kvlav Seiyarnen moedanze.
mokluli Svilis gamo mZvinvare SurisgebiT aRvsili evpeiTosi
winamZRvrobda maT. arki icoda ugunurma, rom Sin dabruneba aRar ewera.

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 mas Jamsa Sina ase hkiTxa aTinam kronions:
_ caTampyrobelo Cveno mamav, aw ra gaqvs ganzraxuli? kidev erTmaneTis
brZolad aRZrav iTakelebs Tu zavs Camoagdeb maT Soris?
RrubelTmeufem miugo:
_ ratom mekiTxebi magas, Cemo asulo? gana Tavad ar gadawyvite, rom Sin
mobrunebul odisevss Suri eZia sasiZoebze? hqmen, rogorc genebos! me ki
gagimxel Cems ganzraxvas: rakiRa odisevsma Suri miago Tavis mtrebs, aw
samudamo basilevsad aRiaron da erTguleba Sehficon iTakelebma. Cven ki
Surisgebis Jini gadavugdoT gulidan Wirisuflebs, rom winandeburad
mSvidoba da siyvaruli sufevdes iTakaSi.
zevsisgan imedneulma aTinam myisve datova olimpos mwvervali.
amasobaSi laertesas moTavda puroba da odisevsma brZana:
_ vinmem gaixedos gareT, mosisxleni xom ar gviaxlovdebian!
wamoxta doliosis erT-erTi Ze, zRurblidanve mohkra Tvali iaraRSi
Camsxdar iTakelebs da swrafadve amcno, axlos arian ukve, iaraRi
SevisxaTo!
sufridan wamoiSalnen meinaxeni da ficxlad SeiWurvnen. calkerZ
odisevsi, telemaqe da mwyemsebi dadgnen, calkerZ doliosis eqvsi Ze; Tavad
WaRara berikacebi _ laerte da doliosic SeiaraRdnen. mbzinvare Tor-
abjarSi gamowyobilebma kari ganaxvnes da odisevsis winamZRolobiT gareT
gavidnen. gasulT mentoris saxiT gamocxadebuli aTina amoudgaT mxarSi.
mentori ra dainaxa, Svils SesZaxa gaxarebulma odisevsma:
_ aba, mklavi gaimamacure, telemaqe. Cveni gvari odiTganve ganTqmulia
vaJkacobiT. nurc Sen Searcxven winaparTa saxels!
_ gulmSvidad iyav, mamaCemo, _ sityva Seageba telemaqem, _ fiqri nu gaqvs,
saxels ar gavutex saxelovan Cvens gvars!
_ es ra dRes moveswar, netaro RmerTebo! _ SesZaxa gaxarebulma laertem,
_ Svili da SviliSvili Cem Tvalwin brZolad agulianeben erTmaneTs!
Tvalsxivosani aTina gverdiT daudga laertes da uTxra:
_ lomgulo arkesiano, moyvasTa Soris usayvarleso! jer mamazevsi da
misi asuli axsene da mere moiqnie grZelCrdiliani Seni horoli!
es uTxra da saSineli Zala STabera moxucs. axsena laertem qalRmerTis
saxeli da mZlavrad mouqnia grZelCrdiliani horoli evpeiToss. Subma
muzaradSi gaatana da evpeiTosi iaraRis JRaruniT daaskda miwas. maSin
odisevsi da telemaqe mSvild-isriTa da maxvilebiT mietevnen mewinaveT.
musrs gaavlebdnen yvelas, rom xafi xmiT ar daeZaxa farismpyrobelis
asuls, aTinas:
_ geyofaT sisxlis Rvra! Tavi daiokeT mesisxleno, zavi SekariT!
qalRmerTis xma ra gaigones, miwisferi daedo yvelas, SeZrwunebulebs
iaraRi gauvardaT xelidan da miwas ganerTxnen.
mere goni moices da Tavis saSvelad qalaqisken ibrunes piri. xolo
odisevsi mTidan mofrenili xmamyivari arwiviviT daacxra maT. magram
igrgvina am dros kronionma da cecxlis gorgali davarda aTinas ferxTiT.
maSin aseTi sityva uTxra aTinam odisevss:
_ eha, zevsis naSiero, mravalWirnaxulo odisevs! daioke guli, Sewyvite
ZmaTamkvleli brZola, raTa Senve ar dagatydes Tavs mexTamtexelis risxva!
es Tqva qalRmerTma da odisevsi sityvis uTqmelad dahyva mis nebas.

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gamocxadebulma Tvalsxivosanma aTinam.

SeniSvnebi

gv. 5.
`gviambe, muzav...~ _ msgavsadve iwyeba `iliadac~: `mimRere, qalRmerTo~. am
qalRmerTSi (T e a) muza igulisxmeba, simReris RvTaeba. epikuri poeziis
STamagonebeli, romelsac mogviano xanaSi sakuTar saxelad kaliope
daerqva. muzebi, ricxviT cxrani (, zevsisa da mnemosines (`mexsiereba~)
asulebad iTvlebodnen da miTuri warmodgeniT olimpos mwvervalze
saxlobdnen. cxra tradiciuli ricxvia muzebisa. hesiode (`TeogoniaSi~)
pirvelad CamoTvlis maT saxelebs: klio, evterpa, Talia, melpomena,
terpsiqora, erato, polihimnia, urania, kaliopa.
hiperioni _ mzis RvTaebis, heliosis mama. aq: heliosis epiTetia da
niSnavs `maRlamyofs~ anu `maRliTmoaruls~, rogorc qarTul TargmanSia.
heliosis Zroxebis ambavi moTxrobilia XII TavSi.
poseidoni _ okeanisa da zRvaTa ufali, kronosisa da qalRmerT reas
wuli. misi atributia samkapi, romliTac dedamiwas aryevs da iwvevs zRvis
Relvas. aqedan misi ganuSorebeli epiTeti `miwismryeveli~.
hekatomba _ asi xari, romelime RvTaebisaTvis Sewiruli (`hekaton~ _ asi,
`bus~ _ xari, zroxa).
olimpo _ maRali mTa saberZneTSi, Tesaliisa da makedoniis sazRvarze.
berZnuli miTologiis mixedviT igi RmerTebis samyofelad iTvleboda,
rogorc CvenSi gergeTis mTa, romelzec `morige RmerTma RvTisSvilni
gadmouSvna~. olimpos mbrZanebeli zevsia, amitomac `olimpoelis~ epiTetiT
ixsenieba. Zvel qarTul mwerlobaSi es sityva `ulumbos~ saxiT gvxvdeba.
gv. 6
egisTe, agamemnoni, oreste _ fabula miTisa, sadac es pirovnebani mTavari
personaJebi arian, berZeni tragikosebis ramdenime dramis Sinaarss Seadgens
(esqiles trilogia `orestea~, sofoklesa da evripides `eleqtra~ da sxv.).
`odiseaSi~ kidev ramdenjermea gaxsenebuli es tragikuli ambavi.
Tvalsxivosani aTina _ mamazevsis Tavidan Sobili, maradqalwuli
qalRmerTi aTina upiratesad sibrZnis RvTaebaa. misi ZiriTadi epiTeti
(glavkopis), romelic qarTul teqstSi `Tvalsxivosnad~ aris naTargmni,
sxvadasxvagvarad ganimarteba. zogTa azriT, masSi `busTvaleba~ unda
igulisxmebodes, raki arqaul xanaSi aTinas epiTetad bu iTvleboda. magram
mkvlevarTa da mTargmnelTa umravlesoba homerosiseul am terminSi
`naTelTvalas~, `laJvardTvalas~ gulisxmobs. Cveni azriT, es epiTeti ara
imdenad TvalTa ferze unda miuTiTebdes, ramdenadac naTliT savse,
sxivosan Tvalebze.
argoselni _ saberZneTis erT-erTi mxaris (peloponesSi) mkvidrni. poemaSi
danaelTa da aqavelTa gverdiT berZnebis anu elinebis saerTo
saxelwodebad ixmareba. sxva saerTo saxelia `panaqavelni~ (sruliad
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 unayofo zRva _ homerosis (anu elinTa) TvalSi zRva agreTve aRiqmeba
rogorc `Rvinisferi~ _ oinops, `ukidegano~ _ evris, `didmSvenieri~ _
perikalles, `nisliani~ _ eroidea, `Tevzmravali~ _ ixTiois (sityv.
`Tevzebiani~).
argusis mkvleli _ argusi miTuri urCxulia, romelsac Tvalebi mTel
tanze hqonda dasxmuli, ris gamoc yovlismxilvelad da maradfxizelad
iwodeboda. igi miCenili iyo zevsis mier Zroxad qceuli qalwulis, ios,
darajad. hermesma mokla argusi da ixsna io.
lagvini _ berZn. kreter. sabasTan lagvini niSnavs: `pirfarTo sarwyuli~.
kreterSi Zveli berZnebi wesisamebr azavebdnen Rvinos _ erT wil Rvinoze
ori wili wyali modioda. Cveulebriv amgvarad ganzavebul Rvinos svamdnen,
xolo wminda Rvinos (anu zedaSes) msxverplSewirvis dros xmarobdnen. misi
sma mkrexelobad iTvleboda.
RvTisswori telemaqe _ homerosis poemaTa mTavari gmirebi zevsis
STamomavlebad iTvlebian. magaliTad, telemaqes papis papad moudis zevsi
(zevsi _ arkesiosi _ laerte _ odisevsi _ telemaqe), amitomac maT
epiTetebSi RvTiuri warmoSobaa asaxuli: Teoeides, antiTeos _ `RvTisdari~,
`RvTisswori~, Teios _ `RvTiuri~, dios _ `zevsuri~, diotrefes _ `zevsis
gamokvebili~ (TargmanSi: `zevsis nebieri~) da sxv.
gv. 8.
`gaiziare Cveni megobruli sufra. mere ki gvauwye Seni ambavi~ _ amgvari
mimarTva stumrisadmi Cveulebrivia `odiseaSi~. aq asaxulia
stumarmaspinZlobis arqauli, keTilSobiluri wesi, romlis mixedviTac
stumrebul ucxo kacs SexvedrisTanave ar hkiTxaven vinaobas. saqarTvelosa
da kavkasiis mTianeTSi dResac cocxalia es Cveuleba da literaturaSic
aris asaxuli (gavixsenoT Tundac vaJa-fSavelas `stumar-maspinZeli~).
aTina palasi _ am epiTetiT maradqalwuli qalRmerTi warmogvidgeba
viTarca gamarjvebis RvTaeba. palasi (pallas) saxelia erT-erTi gigantisa,
romelic aTinam mokla.
kiTara (kiTaris) _ Cangis tipis simebiani sakravi. ZvelberZnuli lxinis
ganuSorebeli atributi. rogorc poemidan Cans, misi TanxlebiT imRereboda
sagmiro eposi. amgvarive daniSnulebisa iyo formingic (formings), romelic
mxolod sididiT gansxvavdeba kiTarisagan.
gv. 9
moirebi _ Zireuli mniSvnelobiT sityva moira `wils~, `xvedrs~ niSnavs.
viTarca qalRmerTni, zevsisa da Temidas (samarTlianobis RvTaebis) asulni
bedisweras ganapirovneben. qarTuli miTologiiT wera-mwerelni.
gv. 9.
frinvelTa frenis mecnauri _ rogorc Zvel berZnebSi, ise sxva Zvel
xalxTa Soris gavrcelebuli iyo frinvelTa boinis mixedviT
winaswarmetyveleba anu orniTomantia.
gv. 10.
harpiebi _ qalsaxiani miTuri frinvelebi. harpiebisgan gatacebuli
figuralurad niSnavs ugzo-ukvlod dakarguls.
gv. 13.
safixvno _ es sityva, romelic yvelasaTvis cnobilia vaJas poemebidan
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Temis, anu sazogadoebis Sesakrebeli moedani, sadac saerTo ram saqme
wydeboda. aqedan `fixvnoba~ safixvnoze laparaks niSnavs, iseve rogorc
berZn. `agorein~ .
gv. 14.
basilevsi _ specifikurad berZnuli termini, niSnavda mefes an ufro
belads tomisas, winamZRols.
RvTisnasaxi odisevsi _ iseve rogorc misi sinonimebi `RvTisSvili~,
`RvTis nabadebi~ xevsurul sakralur poeziaSi RvTiuri warmomavlobis
pirTa epiTetebia (kopala, iaxsari...): `samaTasni varT RvTisnasaxni~, `tiroda
laSaris jvari RvTis nabadebis piriTa~ da sxva mravali. Cvens TargmanSi
ixmareba `RvTis danabadic~, berZn. diogenes zusti Sesatyvisi.
gv. 15.
qitoni _ ZvelberZnuli samoseli, zemoT Casacmeli moklesaxeloebiani
perangi, qamriT Semortymuli.
gv. 19.
eriniebi _ SurisZiebis qalRmerTebi. isini dediseuli gvaris damcvelebi
arian. amitomac eSinia maTi telemaqes. eriniebi devnidnen dedismkvlel
orestes, vidre man apolonis taZars (mamruli interesebis damcvels) ar
Seafara Tavi.
gv. 25.
`telemaqes wminda Zalma~ _ `wminda Zali~ berZn. idiomaturi gamoTqmaa da
pirovnebis RvTiur warmoSobaze miuTiTebs.
Walikoni _ berZn. Zefiros _ `dasavleTis qari~, ix. saba.
gv. 26.
carvali _ uranos polixalkos, `mravalspilenZiani ca~ _ Zv. berZnuli
msoflgagebiT ca spilenZisaa. carvali xSirad gvxvdeba xevsurul
miTologiur teqstebSi. Cvens TargmanSi cis aRsaniSnavad ixmareba agreTve
TanamJReri, magram gansxvavebuli mniSvnelobis sityva cargvali.
daimoni _ RmerTi homerosis eposSi ori saxelwodebiT aRiniSneba _ Teos
da daimon. Teos RmerTia TavisTavad, yvela miwier arsebaze maRla mdgomi,
xolo daimon maSin ewodeba RmerTs, rodesac nagulisxmevia misi
zemoqmedeba adamianze, keTilmyofeli Tu avis momaswavebeli. am saxeliT
maSin ixsenieba RmerTi, rodesac kacisTvis gamoucnobia misi mfarveli Tu
damRupveli RvTaebis pirovnuli saxe.
gv. 27.
wilobebi _ berZn. moira. es berZnuli sityva, iseve rogorc misi qarTuli
Sesatyvisi, ori mniSvnelobiT ixmareba: xvedri (bedi) da saziarebeli
xorcis naWeri. ix. vaJa: `Sendac mSvidoba, gacocxlos Tavis qmriTa da
wilobiT~ (`stumar-maspinZeli~); `mrigeebi urigebdnen lavaSebs, xmiadsa da
qadis naWrebs, xorcis `wilobebs~.
gerenieli mxedari _ Tqmulebis mixedviT qalaqi gerenia yofila
nestoris samSoblo Tu TavSesafari adgili, sadac igi TiTqos herakles
mier pilosis aoxrebis Semdeg gaqceuliyos.
gv. 28.
amfitrites talRebi _ anu zRvis talRebi. amfitrite poseidonis
meuRlea, masac poseidonis darad samkapi upyria xelT. igi zRvis
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atridebi _ atrevsis Zeni, atrevsianni anu agamemnoni da menelaosi.
eris mwyemsi _ erismTavarTa anu mxedarTmTavarTa epiTeti. upiratesad
ixmareba agamemnonis mimarT, radgan igi iyo troas omis sulisCamdgmeli da
yvela sxva basilevsze aRmatebuli.
gv. 32.
aedi _ `momRerali~, romelic muzis STagonebiT formingis an kiTaris
xmaze epikur Tqmulebebs mReris. `odiseaSi~ ori aedia gamoyvanili _
iTakeli femiosi da feakeli demodoke, brma mgosani. homerosic xom
usinaTlo aedi iyo Zveli gadmocemiT.
gv. 35.
nelevsi _ nestoris mama, RvTaebrivi warmoSobis mamri, poseidonis Ze.
nelevss am RmerTis wminda cxovelis, cxenis ZuZu uwovia. amitom piloss
poseidoni mfarvelobs.
hadesi _ qvesknelis meufisa da xSirad TviT qvesknelis samefos saxeli.
TargmanSi am sityvas alag-alag enacvleba qarTuli miTologiis SaveTi da
suleTi. vaJa: `SaveTis mebatonesa samjer davukar Tavia~; `suleTs Savides
xmliani, laRi laRisa cxeniTa~.
kuratis Sewirva nestoris karze _ analogiuri saRvTo rituali
ukanasknel xanamde SemorCa Cvens mTaSi. fSavSi: `dasturebma sasaklaos
ormosTan yel-zariani kurati miiyvanes. xevisberma mas Subli Seutrusa~
(sergi makalaTia, fSavi. 1934. gv. 202); svaneTSi: dReobis dRes Sesawirav
zvaraks `rqebze anTebul sanTlebs miakravdnen, erT sanTels saxlis
ufrosi (anu maxvSi, SeniSvna Cvenia) aiRebda da Tavze, zurgsa da kudTan
balans Seutrusavda~ (vera bardaveliZe, svanur dReobaTa kalendari. 1,
axalwlis cikli. 1939. gv. 9). kuratis Sewirvis ritualSi rqebze anTebuli
sanTlebis dadgma da rqebis oqroTi dafarva erTi da imave mniSvnelobisaa.
gv. 36.
kivili, qal-rZalsa da nestoris meuRles rom aRmoxdebaT, SiSis kivili
araa. es ritualuri Sekivlebaa. amgvaradve ikivleben odisevsis saxleuli
qalebi, roca sisxlSi mcurav sasiZoebs dainaxaven darbazSi (Tavi XXII).
diacTa TvalSi esec msxverplSewirvaa.
gv. 44.
zvelva _ xmiT gamojavreba. `sxvis msgavsad saubari da sxvasaviT slva da
sicili da misTanani~ (saba).
gv. 47.
halosidna _ berZn. `zRvisgan Sobili~, zRvaTa dedoflis, amfitrites
epiTeti.
fokini _ `zRvis ZaRli~ (saba), selapi.
gv. 48.
ciT modenili mdinare _ igulisxmeba mdinare nilosi.
gv. 50.
elizeumis velebi _ netarTa kunZuli, romelic berZenTa warmodgeniT
mdebareobda qveynierebis ukidures dasavleTSi, okeanis gadaRma. iq
msajulad mkvidrobs oqrosTmiani radamanTi, zevsisa da evropas Ze. Tavad
menelaosic, eliziumis momavali mkvidri, oqrosTmianad aris wodebuli
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kiperioni _ Waobis surnelovani balaxi.
gv. 57.
tiToni _ ciskris qalRmerTis, eosis, qmari, frigiis yofili mefe. eosi
Seevedra RmerTebs, gaeukvdavebinaT misi meuRle da RmerTebmac Seusrules
Txovna.
gv. 55.
orioni _ goliaTi monadire, romelic eosis siyvarulisaTvis artemiss
moakvlevines RmerTebma, magram sanacvlod Tanavarskvlavedad aqcies da
xomlis (pleadebis) mezoblad daadgines.
gv. 68.
qaritebi _ zevsis asulni, siturfisa da sixalisis gansaxierebani
(romaelni graciebs uwodebdnen).
gv. 70.
uxedneli qalwuli _ gasaTxovari qalis, qalwulis epiTeti, romelsac
colqmrobis uReli ar dadgmia jer.
gv. 76.
`jer diasaxliss mieaxle~ _ feakelTa zRaprul qveyanaSi aSkarad Wvivis
matriarqatis gadmonaSTebi. dedofali areTa alkinoes darad aris
pativdebuli da uflebamosili. qarTuli `diasaxlisi~ zustad gamoxatavs
berZnuli despoinas mniSvnelobas.
ereqTeionis taZari _ uZvelesi taZari aTenis akropolisSi, qalRmerT
aTinas saRvTo adgili. Zv.w. 480 wels sparselebma daangries, magram mis
adgilze Semdgom masze mSveni taZari aages berZnebma.
gv. 84.
piTos samisno _ sxvanairad: delfos samisno. mdebareobda fokidaSi.
parnasis mTis kalTaze, berZnebi am adgils saberZneTisa da TviT qveynierebis
centrad miiCnevdnen. miTis mixedviT apolons aq mouklavs urCxuli piTo da
samisno dauarsebia. amitom Serqmevia am adgils es saxeli.
gv. 87.
filoqtete _ saxelganTqmuli moisari, romelmac troaSi sabrZolvelad
Svidi xomaldi waasxa meomrebiTurT, magram lemnosis kunZulze gaCerebisas
gvelma dagesla, da odisevsis rCeviT, iqve datoves. winaswarmetyvelebis
Tanaxmad, misi isris gareSe troa ver unda aeRoT berZnebs. amitomac ilionis
uSedego alyis ukanasknel wels odisevsma lemnosidan wamoiyvana igi.
gankurnebulma filoqtetem mokla omis mizezi parisi da troac aRebul iqna.
gv. 89.
samanqanuri bade _ es sityva xevsurul poeziaSi gvxvdeba. kerZod, TorRvas
leqsSi. ase ewodeba saswaulebriv jaWvis perangs: `veSap myinvarSi namyofi
gauxda megobario. – TorRvasa Casacmelada aCuqa samanqanio~ (akaki SaniZe,
qarTuli xalxuri poezia, I, xevsuruli, gv. 349).
gv. 98.
xaris gamoSvebis Jami _ asevea dedanSi bulitonde (sityvebidan bus _ xari,
lio _ gaSveba). Jami, roca mze samxreTiT gadava da mindvris samuSao
damTavrdeba. qarTuli gamoTqma, romelic ase zustad Seesatyviseba
berZnuls, dadasturebulia qarTlur dialeqtSi (niko lomouris prozaSi),
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dremla _ cxvris kurkli (dadasturebulia aleqsandre yazbegis prozaSi).
arvin _ (utis), zogierTi mkvlevaris azriT, `utis~ odisevsis saxelis
nairsaxeoba unda yofiliyo (utis/odis) da TiTqos aqedanve unda
momdinareobdes misi laTinuri saxelwodeba uliqs-ulis donisa da sanis
Senacvlebis Sedegad.
gv. 117.
moli (berZn.). am magiuri, grZnobis damxsneli balaxis saxelwodeba
rusTveliseul `mols~ mogvagonebs: `man grZneulman moli rame wamoisxa zeda
tansa~. SesaZlebelia, maT Soris etimologiuri kavSiric iyos (moli _
balaxi).
gv. 121.
tirezia _ Tebeli usinaTlo misani, romelic jer kidev troas omamde
misnobda. Svidi wlis asakSi RmerTebma TvalisCini waarTves, radgan maTi
saidumlo gangeba gamoucxada mokvdavT. amis sanacvlod dRegrZeloba mieniWa
tirezias da Svidi Tu cxra Taobis ganmavlobaSi utyuarad misnobda.
gv. 122.
erebosi _ pirvelqmnili wyvdiadi, saidanac miTis mixedviT iSvnen eTeri da
dRe. amave dros erebosi ewodeba qvesknelis im adgils, saidanac
mzegadasulTa sulebi hadesis samefoSi Sedian.
gv. 127.
mSvildosani artemisis anazdeuli isari _ figuraluri Tqma moulodneli
sikvdilis gamosaxatavad.
gv. 133.
oCxari _ saerTo xarjiT gamarTuli nadimi. sxvanairad fsoni.
kasandra _ priamosis asuli. misani qalwuli tyved hyavda troadan
wamoyvanili agamemnons.
ZaRlTapiri _ (kinopis). sityv. `ZaRlissaxiani~, niSnavs urcxvs. amave
mniSvnelobisaa meore sityva kinteros _ `ZaRluri~.
gv. 140.
kolxeTi _ dedanSi es saxelwodeba ar aris naxsenebi. iq naTqvamia: par
aietiao _ `aietisgan (momcuravi)~. aietis qveyana igive kolxeTia, romelsac
erqva agreTve aia an aiaia. TargmanSi daSvebulia umtkivneulo anaqronizmi.
miT umetes, gamoricxuli ar aris, rom homerosis epoqaSic scodnodaT
elinebs Cveni uZvelesi qveynis adgilobrivi saxeli, rogorc mogviano
xanaSi iyo farTod cnobili _ `kolxis~.
gv. 141.
`Svidi naxiri... TiToeulSi ormocdaaT-ormocdaaTi cxvar-Zroxa~ _ es
ricxvi ar aris nebismieri. aq igulisxmeba 50 SviddRiani kvira, rac mTvaris
weliwads Seadgens. Zroxebi da cxvrebi dRe-Rames gamoxataven.
gv. 145.
Ramis mesame saxmilavi, `Ramis mesame nawili~. Rames sam nawilad yofdnen
Zvelebi, sam saxmilavad anu sadarajod (xmilva _ darajoba): `saxmilavi _
sami Jami Ramisa erTi saxmilavi ars mxmilavTa wesiTa~ (saba).
gv. 160.
keTilSobili meRore _ dedanSi evmeosis epiTetia dios, rac niSnavs
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sxva mTavar gmirebs miewerebaT Cveulebriv. meorexarisxovan personaJTa
Soris evmeosia gamonaklisi. es imitom, rom awindeli meRore uazno
warmoSobis ar aris. rogorc misi monaTxrobidan vgebulobT, igi
warCinebuli gvaris kacia. evmeosi ixsenieba agreTve rogorc orqamos
andron _ `kacTa winamZRoli, beladi~. es epiTeti ufro figuraluria,
vidre realuri. mTargmnelebma amjobines, daeweraT `mwyemsTa winamdgomi~,
raki evmeoss sinamdvileSi hyavs qveSevrdomi mwyemsebi.
`mravalTsanatreli coli~ _ dedanSi polimneste _ `mravalsaqmroiani~,
e.i. visac bevri mTxovneli hyavs, anu rogorc xalxSi ityvian, bevri eZlevao.
gv. 206.
irosi _ maTxovris saxeli ironiulia. igi nawarmoebia RmerTebis macne
qalRmerTis, oqrosfrTiani irisis saxelisgan.
gv. 218.
apolonis wyalobiT davaJkacebuli _ apoloni Wabukur Zalas gamoxatavs.
igi aniWebs Cvils zrdis unars. amitomac atarebs igi metsaxels
kurotrofos _ `ymawvilT mkvebavi~.
gv. 220.
minosi _ mas miaweren samarTlis pirveli kanonebis gaCenas kretaze. Zveli
Tqmulebebi samarTlian da brZen mefed saxaven minoss. mogvianebiT mas
daukavSirda labirinTisa da minotavris miTi da sastiki da muxanaTi mefis
saxed iqca.
gv. 224.
`moZulebuli~ _ (odissamenos), `viszec gamwyralni arian~, `visac
risxaven~. homerosiseuli etimologia odisevsis saxelisa savsebiT
gamoxatavs gmiris beds: odisevsze marTlac gamwyralia poseidoni da amis
gamo mraval gansacdels gaivlis. amasve mowmobs misi epiTetebi
`mravaltanjuli~, `mravalWirnaxuli~ da sxv.
gv. 226.
pandarevsis asuli _ miTis mixedviT, SuriT aRvsilma am asulma
mravalSviliani niobes ufrosi vaJis mokvla ganizraxa, magram SecdomiT
sakuTari mxolodSobili Svili Semoakvda. zevsma ubeduri deda bulbulad,
anu iadonad (aedon) aqcia da igic ganuwyvetliv dastiris Svils.
pandarevsis sxva ubedur asulebs, romelTa saxelebia merope da kleodore,
XX TavSi ixsenebs penelope.
gv. 244.
periToe _ mefe miTuri lapiTebisa, romelnic gadmocemis Tanaxmad
TesaliaSi mkvidrobdnen. periToe Tesevss wahyva hadesSi persefones
mosataceblad, magram Tavad moeqca hadesis tyveobaSi.
gv. 266.
kilenieli hermesi _ kilena qalaqia arkadiaSi, sadac miTis Tanaxmad
hermesi daibada.
gv. 267.
heliosis karibWe _ ukiduresi dasavleTiT aris warmodgenili, romlis
wiaR yoveli dRis bolos gaivlis mzeRmerTi.
`TeTri Zvlebi avkrifeT, zeTiTa da zedaSiT gavpoxeT~ _ amgvari
Cveuleba CvenSic aris dadasturebuli: `rodesac xevsureTSi micvalebuls
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im Zvlebs erTad moagrovebdnen, `gapoxdnen~ da isev saflavSi Cayridnen~
(masalebi saqarTvelos eTnografiisaTvis, III, Tb., 1940, gv. 58, micvalebulis
kulti xevsureTSi).
Tetisi _ zRvis berikacis, nerevsis asuli, aqilevsis deda. swored mis
qorwilze atyda dava im sabediswero vaSlis gamo, romelmac troas omi
gamoiwvia sabolood. misi epiTeti `vercxlisfexeba~ napirze mixeTqebuli
talRebis gamoxatulebaa.

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