And now, O Muse Calliope, daughter of Zeus, begin to sing of glowing Helios whom mild-eyed Euryphaessa, the far-shining one, bare to the Son of Earth and starry Heaven. For Hyperion wedded glorious Euryphaessa, his own sister, who bare him lovely children, rosy-armed Eos and rich-tressed Selene and tireless Helios who is like the deathless gods.
ἥλιον ὑμνεῖν αὖτε Διὸς τέκος ἄρχεο Μοῦσα,Καλλιόπη, φαέθοντα, τὸν Εὐρυφάεσσα βοῶπιςγείνατο Γαίης παιδὶ καὶ Οὐρανοῦ ἀστερόεντος·γῆμε γὰρ Εὐρυφάεσσαν ἀγακλειτὴν Ὑπερίων, αὐτοκασιγνήτην, ἥ οἱ τέκε κάλλιμα τέκνα,Ἠῶ τε ῥοδόπηχυν ἐυπλόκαμόν τε ΣελήνηνἨέλιόν τʼ ἀκάμαντʼ, ἐπιείκελον ἀθανάτοισιν,ὃς φαίνει θνητοῖσι καὶ ἀθανάτοισι θεοῖσινἵπποις ἐμβεβαώς·
As he rides in his chariot, he shines upon men and deathless gods, and piercingly he gazes with his eyes from his golden helmet.
σμερδνὸν δʼ ὅ γε δέρκεται ὄσσοις χρυσέης ἐκ κόρυθος·
Bright rays beam dazzlingly from him, and his bright locks streaming from the temples of his head gracefully enclose his far-seen face: a rich, fine-spun garment glows upon his body and flutters in the wind: and stallions carry him.
λαμπραὶ δʼ ἀκτῖνες ἀπʼ αὐτοῦαἰγλῆεν στίλβουσι παρὰ κροτάφων δέ τʼ ἔθειραιλαμπραὶ ἀπὸ κρατὸς χαρίεν κατέχουσι πρόσωποντηλαυγές· καλὸν δὲ περὶ χροῒ λάμπεται ἔσθοςλεπτουργές, πνοιῇ ἀνέμων· ὕπο δʼ ἄρσενες ἵπποι.
Then, when he has stayed his golden-yoked chariot and horses,he rests there upon the highest point of heaven, until he marvelously drives them down again through heaven to Ocean. Hail to you, lord! Freely bestow on me substance that cheers the heart. And now that I have begun with you, I will celebrate the race of mortal men half-divine whose deeds the Muses have showed to mankind.
ἔνθʼ ἄρʼ ὅ γε στήσας χρυσόζυγον ἅρμα καὶ ἵππους,[αὔτοθι παύεται ἄκρου ἐπʼ οὐρανοῦ, εἰσόκεν αὖτις]θεσπέσιος πέμπῃσι διʼ οὐρανοῦ Ὠκεανόνδε.χαῖρε, ἄναξ, πρόφρων δὲ βίον θυμήρεʼ ὄπαζε.ἐκ σέο δʼ ἀρξάμενος κλῄσω μερόπων γένος ἀνδρῶνἡμιθέων, ὧν ἔργα θεαὶ θνητοῖσιν ἔδειξαν.