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Togail na Tebe (Author: Unknown)

book 6


2190]

Adchlos immorro ua chathrachaib na Greci gartgloni na
2191] Greic do commorad cluichi chaintig i n-onoir & in n-airmitin
2192] mic Ligurguis. Et is les dorondad ar tus riam a macsamlai
2193] in cluichi sin la hErcail mac Ampitrionis i n-onoir Peloip mic
2194] Thantail.


2195]

O thainic tra solus tratheirgi do lo arnamarach, & roerig grian
2196] glan uallach ina mill crochomderg seach imellbord talman, co
2197] roruithnig a gathana glanshoillsi uar tuaithebrachaib in talman,
2198] rochomergedar na sluaig iter thall & amuich, comma fograch
2199] na fidnemid & feda foithremra coillted Neim re seastan & re
2200] seiselbi na sluag sin ac comergi{folio 27b} do chommorad na
2201] cluiched cainthech sin. Robui immorro Ligurgus ina rigsuidi
2202] & a bancheli Eruididse 'na farrad & bantrochta buaidirthi
2203] badbchaintech maraen ria ac cainiud a meic. Rochomnuallsad
2204] leo isinn uair curaid & cathmilid & lathagaili Grec i tigib rigda
2205] romora Ligurguis; & ge rachainsed Greic in mac sin, roairigsetar
2206] a miscais co mor ac lucht in baile. Is andsin rogab Adraist,
2207] ardri Grec, ac comdingnad Ligurguis do scur a chuma & a
2208] thoirrsi. Ni chualaig-sium sin tra re confad na cumad & re
2209] fiuchud na fergi. Acus asa haithli sin rocomecrad leosum comrair
2210] don mac sin don fhid chuanda chuiprisc & d' fhualascaib
2211] ali uraidi & do luibib barrglana bolathmara nach leictis lobud
2212] no lochrad dona corpaib ima cuirtis .i. sinomum & ballsam


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2213] & mirr & tuis. Et rochoraigid etaigi caema corcorglana thiri na
2214] Sithriu taris amuich aneachtair arna n-ilecur do snath alaind
2215] orda & do gemaib cruindi carrmogail. Et roordaig a athair
2216] andsin a airm chaema chosmaili in meic beic sin & fadbarm
2217] a senathar do thabairt dochum in chuirp sin da n-idbairt & da
2218] comloscud leis. Uair is ed ua bes accusum andsin na cuirp
2219] onoracha do loscud & d' edbairt dona deib adartha.


2220]

Is andsin roerig in fisid fireolach Ampiaraus & Greic ar cheana
2221] don leith ele, acus rocomecrad leo teni taidlech taeblasamna, coma
2222] sonairti soimthechta, & coma caeiti comredi na feda dluithi
2223] doimthechta da n-eis. Et o thairnic leosum in teini sin, rosuidigit
2224] acu altoiri da deib nuaglana nime & da deib aduathmara ifrind,
2225] & rosendit fetana cuasmora ceolbindi do gach leith & da gach
2226] thaib dib. Et rochomergedar secht rig Grec im Ligurgus do
2227] chommorud in chainte sin.


2228]

Roergedar buidne bithi banamla maroen re mathair in mic
2229] .i. Erudidse & dirmanda doescursluaig impi-si .i. a buimmi,
2230] & 'ma buimi in mic sin fa Ipsiphile & da mac Iasoin mic Esoin
2231] maroen ria a da chomalta. O dariacht immorro Eruididsi i.
2232] mathair in mic dar dorus in baili amach, rolobair o guth mor,
2233] & is ed roraid: ‘A meic,’ ar si, ‘ni hi seo aeidid rofaelius-sa
2234] ort. Et dursan dam t' aithni dot aileamain & dot altrom do
2235] mnui meblaig mibriathraig do lucht indsi Lemin! Et, a Grecu,’
2236] ar si, ‘na cathid uar seoid na bar n-indmasa elaiscib na
2237] hidbarta-sa ni as sia acht loiscther lib in bean 'gar-millead in
2238] mac .i. Ipsiphile & loiscther misi maroen ria.’


2239]

Et o tharnic dissi sin da rad, roerig Ligurgus, & rochuir a
2240] erred & a etach uasal idbarta de, & rothesc a fholt, & rochuir isin
2241] tenid iat dib linib mar chomarthai {folio 28a} mbroin
2242] & domenman, & is ed roraid: ‘A Ioib,’ ar se, ‘is mibriathrach
2243] rouadais rim ac cetugud mo meic da marbad, uair bam sacart
2244] uasal idbarta dit mad gusan ndiu.’ Is andsin roerig fathrand
2245] & fidren ruadlasrach romoiri do thenid inna hidbarta, & ba


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2246] snimach do Grecaib astod Ligurguis & a bancheli gan dul daib
2247] da loscud isin tenid sin. Rob adbul tra in tan sin & ba fograch
2248] leca logmara aga loscud inti 'ca loscud & aircet aengel aithlegtha
2249] & or ac snigi dar etaigib rigda roailli & fin & fuil ac fiuchud
2250] i tulchomaib cuanda comdaingne.


2251]

Is andsin roergedar secht ndirmanda do marcsluag Grec 'ma
2252] secht rigaib robeoda, & tucsad tri graifni i timchull na tendted
2253] sin. Robuailsetar basa leo, & rothuairgid ochta & urbruindeda
2254] andsin, & rohidbraid alma & cethra d' iarraid fhesa & eolais,
2255] amal ba bes accu-sum. Racaithed tra in la sin leosum re comram
2256] in cluichi sin, no co-ro luaithred lanmin ar lasad na tenti taeblasamna
2257] re hirthosach na haidchi. Isin maitin arnamarach
2258] rochomergedar uili, & dorignead leo tempoll suaichnich soineamail
2259] 'ma luaithred chuirp in meic sin .i. Arsemarus; & tairnic leo e
2260] co cend noi la & noi n-aidchi. Rorindad & rohecrad im slesaib
2261] in tempaill sin .i. delb Ipsifile ac iarraid uisci do Grecaib intan
2262] robadar i nn-itaid remi sin, & delb Arsimaruis & na nathrach
2263] romarb é, & delb gae Capaneuis da romarb in nathair.


2264]

O tharnic tra in saethar sin do denam, tangadar senoraig
2265] croma chianaesta, & maccaim robega rebacha, & daescurslaig
2266] denmech deaith do chomorad aenaich in n-onoir in mic sin
2267] aroen re gasradaib Grec. Et rob e inad inn aenaich .i. glend
2268] glasfherach comreid, & feda foithremla firglana 'na thimcheall
2269] iter da sliab chruindi chomarda, & rasuidetar buidne croda
2270] cathacha na nGrec i mucha do lo & do laithi andsin. Et roairim
2271] cach a sochraidi and, & o rohairmed, tucad chucu cet do buaib
2272] data deigremra & a comlin da tharbaib comaesta comdatha daibsi.
2273] Et tucad chucu asa haithli sin delba rindta roailli a n-athar & a
2274] senathar d' urgairdigud aicenta orru isinn oenach. Et roleigit
2275] leosum andsin ar tus grega diana degretha srianailli socra
2276] sluagda sofhermaig dar moigib minreidi inn aenaig sin. As i


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2277] tra cetna ech tucad andsin .i. Arion ech aibind allmarda Adraist
2278] ind n-airdrig. Ba suaichnich am egcosc inn eich sin .i. gabair
2279] gormglasa, gasta, gualandtiug, badba, bircluasach, socair, saemind,
2280] soermach, co moing caim corcarglain, co n-erboll {folio 28b}
2281] comtroma comdatha, do bunad cenel eich Neptuín, dea in
2282] mara, uair is cuma conriadad si muir & tir. Et ni ba miad le
2283] nech aili do lecud fuirri acht mad Adraist int ardri a oenur.
2284] Et gid ed tuc-som da cliamain in la sin hi dochum inn oenaig
2285] .i. do Polinices & is ed roraid sin: ‘Na buail co menic t' ech,
2286] a gilla,’ ar se, ‘& comgres cach & is lor do gresacht fuirre-si
2287] sin
, & reithfid in mag amal roreithset eich greini Faóaetan
2288] mic Apaill.’


2289]

Et roerig Ampiaraus andsin .i. sacart mor na Greci, dochum
2290] na comlingi cetna, & da ech ailli oengela fóe eo nn-étach a
2291] comdatha immi i comartha a sacerdoiti, & ba do shil eich
2292] Chastoir .i. Sillarais dona heachaib sin. Et rocomerig 'na diaid
2293] sin Ademet, taisech na Tesailli, & lairthecha dana diana deigretha
2294] fae, & siad ailli aladbreca. Et is iad ba comnesa do sin da
2295] mac Iasoin mic Esoin & Ipsifile .i. Toas & Eunihos; & ua
2296] cosmail tra delba na desi sin iter armaib & echaib & etaigib.
2297] Tangadar 'na ndiaid sin and Coromis & Ipodomus. Cromis,
2298] immorro, ba do shil hErcoil mic Ampitrionis do; & Ipodomus
2299] ba do sil Onamaus, rig Pissa, do; & ni greised nech dib sin a
2300] eocho sech aroili. Et eich Diomit rig na nGeittecda ua
2301] Cromis, & is e in Diemid isin doberead a aigedu da echaib co
2302] marbdais & co n-ithdis iad, cein no co riacht Ercoil ar
2303] aigidecht da thig, & co tard Ercail eisum fen daib & co rusmarbsad.
2304] Ipodomus, immorro, eich a athar .i. Inomaus robadar
2305] foe seic. Et is e int Enomaus rofocrad comrith n-echda ar gach
2306] fer ticed d' iarraid a ingine fair; & o teigtis a eich-sum dib,
2307] romarbdais aici in lucht sin fochetoir. Et is amlaid robadar


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2308] na heich sin & broen fola na fer romarbaid dib ara carput i
2309] comartha coscair. Cid tra acht rosuidiged leosum andsin crich
2310] & comartha cusa leicfitis an n-eocho & dair barrlom bunlethan
2311] robai i cind in muigi & carrac trenmor thunidi in n-aird aili
2312] and & ed cheithri n-urchur saigdi sithguirmi eatorru sin.


2313]

Is i tra aimser i raibi Apaill mac Ioib ac sirsenm a chruiti
2314] & i mullach slebi Barnaps ac admolad na ndei. Et atchondairc
2315] uad na Grecu forin moig mor reid ara rabadar; & robai ac
2316] tobairt aichni ar cach oen ba leith dib, & adchondairc andsin
2317] Admeit ri na Tesailli, & Ampiaraus uasalsacart, & bad caraid
2318] cumtha am dosum in dias sin. Uair robui 'na haegairi thret
2319] do fhir dib .i. do Emit, intan rohathchuired asa deacht é
2320] & ua sacart uasal idbarta {folio 29a} do Ampiaraus. Et o rabui ag
2321] fegad amlaid sin, is ed roraid: ‘Cia iter,’ ar se, ‘in dea rogres
2322] na caraid-sea uil acum-sa dochum chathaigti na Tebi? & gid
2323] ed rafuil soni ngrada acum uar in dis sin, uair is tigerna & is
2324] cara bunaid Adiemit, ri na Tesailli. Ampiaraus, immorro, rofitir
2325] fein gach ni asfas dochair ind.’ Et is cuma roraid sin & ro-muidsed
2326] frasa diana der dar gruaidib do, & tanic mar
2327] saegnen tened no mar saigid a sreing no co ranic i coillid Nem.


2328]

Isin uair sin robai Proteus ac cur crandchair a chathbarr
2329] 'm a n-inadaib comlenga, & rocoraigid iad-sum ban samla sin.
2330] Robui tra ailgius & tindinis mor ac na feraib & ac na hechaib
2331] 'man comrith. Ua hadbul, immorro, re heistecht sitrech
2332] & setfedach na n-ech sin & a lemenda re gloraib na srian aca
2333] n-imnastad. Et asa haithli sin roleicit i n-enfhecht & a n-enuair
2334] dochum a retha. Ua dluith deinmech am docuas andsin,
2335] & nir-ba suaichnich soaichnid neach dib seach aroili re daithi
2336] & re denmidi dochuadar uaithib. Et ua dicheltai uili na
2337] dirmanda sin dona haichthib comdorcha cumascda rochomerig
2338] dib re snuadallus na herma, re dendgail na roth, re hanalaib
2339] na n-each & na curad ic imchosnum thosaich isin chomling. Et
2340] ua hilbrecca illathach na moigi minreidi risna cethaib comgela


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2341] cubair consnigtis re hóilib na heachraidi ac fosenm na srianmirend
2342] isinn uair sin. Et ba fogradach firmamint andsin re
2343] greasacht na curad comrumach uar na hechaib ailli allmarda.


2344]

Is andsin tra roarig Aroén .i. ech Adraist, marcach caem
2345] comuithech do bith fuirri .i. Polinices, & rogob dremni & dasacht
2346] & daebili, & robui ac fegad a tigerna fen & aca iarraid ar fud
2347] in muigi moradbail. Et ge rabui, dochuaid sin urchur saigti
2348] sithguirmi andsin do gregaib glanailli Grec. Ampiaraus
2349] immorro ba nesu d' Aroén & ba fada etorru & in marcach
2350] Tesalta .i. Ademet ina diaid sec. Et is iad ua nesa do-siden
2351] dano da mac Iasoin .i. Enunios & Tous, & nir-greis nech dib-side
2352] a eochu sech araili do chomull a charadraid. Crómos acgarb,
2353] immorro, & Ipodamus anachéil fo deoid, & a meit na miled sin
2354] da n-eachaib 'ga n-imarcur is ed uadera sin. Ampiaraus rogob
2355] seic ar athgairid na conairi da tairechtain tosaich, & is ed ana
2356] cetna dorone Admeit, ri na Teasailli, & ba denmech in marcach
2357] isin, uair is cumma no-lenad do thaeib & do druim a eich.
2358] Aroén, immorro, int ech robui fa Polinices, robui co siblach
2359] {folio 29b} sechranda, uair nir-cumaing a certugud cein no cu ruc
2360] Ampiaraus tosach de. Et ua he Admeid ua comnesu do-side,
2361] cein no cor-impa Aroén ech Adraist aris ar set na sliged.
2362] Act cheana ni gresed Polinices & ni astadus, ucht robui ina
2363] tham & ina thaisi i nn-ichtur in carbaid inn uair sin.


2364]

Is andsin rofhacsad aris na heich diana deinmetha sin
2365] caethi a comretha, & dochuadar fordol conairi, co rogabsad a
2366] carpaid caema cumaidi i cend aroili & a cheli. Acus gid ed,
2367] nir-ba lor lesna curadaib gresacht na n-ech o sporaib athgera
2368] iarnaide no co ndernsad o gothaib moraib & o a n-anmandaib
2369] dilsi uadein. Rogres tra Admeit andsin Poloe & Siris a da each.
2370] Rogreis dono Ampiaraus Asceton datha deigretha et Sicnus
2371] gleglan glegel gualandtiug. Rogres, immorro, Cromis


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2372] Strimon. Robui Echion ua Uneos mac Iasoin. Rogres dono
2373] Ipodomus Cidóna. Rogres Tohas mac Iasoin Podarsen. Nir-labair
2374] Polinices risin n-ech bui fai .i. re hAreon, uair nir-lam
2375] a guth do cloistecht di. Et ba cuntabartach coscur co fada
2376] andsin iter na hechaib.


2377]

Is andsin tra roast Toas mac Iason Admeit, ri na Tesailli,
2378] intan roui ac dul secha, & ni thuc a brathair Eunios fortacht
2379] fair, uair rogresestar Ipodomus gasta gruadsolus a eochu etorru.
2380] Tuc dono Cromis mac Ercail astod foreigni ar Ipodomus dar
2381] eis caich, comtis sinti a srianmirenda a ech, & co rabris a charpad.
2382] Et o rabrisead amlaid sin carpad hIpodomuis, roimpaised a eich
2383] ris fochetoir da ithi, o robui 'na loigi, amal ba bes leo remi sin
2384] daine do ithi. Et o 'dchondairc in trenfer calma Cromis sin,
2385] rotreic a buaid comretha, & roimpo d' indsaigid Ipodomuis,
2386] & roanaich e bar a echaib.


2387]

Tanic tra Apaill and sin d' fhortacht & d' fhoirithin do
2388] Ampiaraus do thobairt buada comlenga do. Et is e ni doroni
2389] torathar firgrana feosach do deilb & do denam andsin ar lar
2390] inn aenaig, co ngebtais amaiti aduathmara ifirn grain & ecla
2391] reimi. O 'tchondairc tra Areón anni sin, rogob aduath & urecla
2392] hi remi, cor-erig a mong co sesmach sirgarb osa gualaind, & co
2393] rothairring a carbad le & in n-ech ali bai fai, & co rothoit
2394] Polinices asin charpud co roibi bristi buaidirthi ar lar inn
2395] aenaich da n-eis. Et robui-sium isin loigi sin cein co ndechaid
2396] carpat Impiarauis int sacairt, & carpad Ádmeit, ri na Teasailli,
2397] secha & lucht na comlenga ar chena. Rothocaib-sium a chend
2398] co hanband eneirt asa haithli sin, & roerig do dechain na
2399] comlenga {folio 30a}.


2400]

Is andsin roopair Ampiaraus imchosnum tosaich re Areón
2401] fuascrach firluath, ce ra-bi cen marcach fuirri, & rochomgres
2402] a eocho 'na diaid coma luaithigther re sidi nglasfuar ngaithi
2403] inn aimsir gairb gemrid a deini & a dedgairi. Rocomlai 'na


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2404] ndiaid co na roibi nech roime, & robo taisci andsin d' echaib
2405] Ampiaruis ina d' Arieón, mani gresed Nephtuin, dea in mara,
2406] in n-ech sin cor-ba le tosach na comlinga; & ger-ua taisci
2407] Arieón .i. ech Adraist andsin, ba coscrach Ampiaraus. Tuc tra
2408] int ardri Adraist tairbert set & maine da Ampiaraus .i. dont
2409] sacart mor ar buaid na comlenga sin da breith .i. copan
2410] alaind orda asa n-ibead Earcail mac Ampitrionis fleada fina;
2411] & robatar andsin arna rindad delba na Ceandtuiri cosnomoch & na
2412] Lafitecda lanchalma & delb Marsisibiea rigan na Cichloiscthe
2413] o tuc Ercail na hairm ingantacha .i. cach ri dochid hi cind chatha,
2414] fuil rochuiread tara bel & dara sroin, tam & taisi, teiched & timi
2415] ticed dona sluagaib echtrand dos-cid ac cur chatha etorru
2416] fen: & delb na coscur comrumach dorigne Ercail archena sechnon
2417] in domuin. Et tucad d' Admeit dono, da thaisech na Tesailli
2418] leand chaem corcorglan co nndelbaib imda arna n-ilecur d' orsnath
2419] inti. Et o thuc Adraist na haisceda sin i comartha
2420] a choscuir don lucht sin, robui ac comdingnad a cleamna
2421] & tuc banchumail ndaeir do seic.


2422]

Et asa haithli sin ronert Adraist drem dona sluagaib coisidib
2423] do chomling chomretha 'na fiadnaisi. Rofrecrad esium iman
2424] ngnim sin. Et roerig Idas re chach, & is amlaid robui & coroin
2425] coscuir comlenga ruc i sleb Olimp ima chend, & as iad ba sloig
2426] doson lucht Pisa & Eliis .i. na cathrach sin. Roerig immorro 'na
2427] diaid sin Alchon croda coscurach a Sitsion. Roerig 'na diaid sin
2428] Pedemus. Ba coscrach comretha fa dó in fer sin i traig Ismis.
2429] Roerich Dímás ar na cintis eich i comreathaib intan ba hoc,
2430] acht chena fa foraesta andsin he. Roerig dono Parthanapeus no
2431] Parthanap, rig na hArcaidi, & ua subach sluaig in aenaig risin
2432] ngilla sin, & ua dual am deigrith don fir sin o mathair .i. o
2433] Athalannta; & ba do luth and fhir sin brith arna halltaib
2434] diana deigretha ar luas & ar lanrith; & int urchur focherded


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2435] riam remi, conclised ara chind riasiu roshoithead talmain. Et
2436] is andsin rothaithmig int siblaind n-alaind n-orda robui isin
2437] brut caem corrtharach, & rochuir de he, & roforruamnad corp
2438] daithgel deigdenmach in deglaich a hola; & roforruamnad
2439] dono Idas & Dimas ban samla cetna, {folio 30b} & ba he Idas ba
2440] derrscaigthi delb isin chomling sin acht Partarnapeus a
2441] aenur, & ba sine Idas ina Parthanapeus. Rouadar tra na fir sin
2442] ac fromad a luith resiu donetis a comling, & o racoraiged
2443] comartha in chomretha accu, roreithset ua chomaird chomluith
2444] no cor-scuch cach secha araili dib, & rochosain Parthanapeus
2445] tosach dib uili 'sinn uair sin, & ba luaithither re sidi ngaithi
2446] ngemreta in tethad & in tennad ruc o chach. Et is e ua nesu
2447] do Idas athlom aduathmar, Pedimus & Dimas 'na ndiaid seic,
2448] & ua gairit etorru. Ua hathlum, immorro, Alcon 'na ndiaid na
2449] fer sin. Is amlaid tra robui Parthanapeus andsin & a fholt
2450] dualach dearrscaigthech scailti dara formna siar sechtair, & o
2451] raairig Idós cend na comlenga i comfhacus do, & Parthanapeus
2452] ac dul uad chuici, is e ni doronni, rosin in laim, & rogob ar bun
2453] inn fhoilt fhada findbuidi sin he, & rotrascair chuici dar ais.


2454]

O 'tchondcadar, immorro, na hArcaidi sin, roergedar d' indsaigi
2455] Idais da airlech, & raergedar sluaig Pisa & Elis dia
2456] frithaileam sideic, & is de sin fa mescbuaidirthi int aenach,
2457] & rotriallsad int aenach uili do buaidred co mor. Et o 'tchualaig
2458] Adraist, int ardri, sin, roerig do thairmesc in tachair, & is ed
2459] roraid: ‘Traethar bar ferga, a firu,’ ar se, ‘& caiscid bar comruc,
2460] & dentar in comrith aris, & na lecar i comfhacus sib. Na tuca
2461] nech uaib celc 'ma cheli.’


2462]

Dorondud tra leo-sium sin, & tuc Parthanapeus buaid na
2463] comlenga les in darna fecht, & ba samulta na taidled in talmain
2464] ara luas dorethad.


2465]

O rascuired sin, rotidnaiced seoid & maine doib log a mbuada


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2466] .i. ech aibind do Parthanapeus, & sciath alaind aelgel do Idas
2467] saeigti, & saiged do chach ar cheana.


2468]

Et asa haithli sin rocomtriallad leo cluichi disci do denum
2469] .i. cluichi méisi. Et is amlaid donithea in cluichi sin, mias
2470] adbulmor iaraind no umaidi ar uaitnedaib iaraind 'na lamaib,
2471] & a himpod ima cuairt & a dibrucud i clethi aeoir & firmaminti;
2472] & mina frithailtea aris uar ind n-uaitni cetna, romarbad
2473] & romudaiged cach aen robid fuithi.


2474]

Is andsin rogab Adraist lama ar Perelass im ergi dochum in
2475] cluichi sin. Roerich tra & rochuir in mes co fersecha firard
2476] uada, & robadar Greic sel fada 'ca fegad. Et is iad so roerig
2477] da frithaileam ar sin .i. dias a hAichis, & triur a hEfir,
2478] & oenfher a Pisa, & ua he in sechtmad fer Acharnam. Roerig,
2479] immorro, asa haithli sin, {folio 31a} Ipomedon gruadsolus & mias
2480] adbulmor aile ina laim, & is ed roraid: ‘A ocu,’ ar se, ‘gebid
2481] in meis moir-sea in bar lamaib, uair is mo is feidmnert a
2482] tocbail & a tuirnem inna ni triallaid, & bid rethi togla ar
2483] tothocht don chathraig co saigthi .i. don Teib.’ Et rodibraig
2484] asa haithli sin & nir-an ga hurnaidi aroen risna Grecaib acht
2485] mad Flegias & Menestius a hAchain, uair ba hecail leo tuindseom
2486] & truma na mesi sin ara met. Et arae rofrithail Flegias calma
2487] comrumach 'na diaid sin in mes. Raroith in meis
2488] & rochuir a n-aird i co nar-ba ler iter na nellaib frasacha
2489] firmora na firmaminti i ara hardi rochuir, co roseol anuas
2490] iar sin dochum thalman co domuin inti. Et robadar Greic ac
2491] molad in gilli sin co mor isinn uair sin. Et rotriall aris
2492] in fer sin a dibrucud, & ni riacht les; uair rothoit uad hi cen
2493] chummus gan cetugud do. Roerig Menestius ar sin & rodibraic
2494] co hathlum & co hard hi. Ipomodon immorro rogob ar sin hi;
2495] & ba hairdi roathchuir uad ina gach duni riam romi.


2496]

Et o thairnic in cluichi sin, tucad crocend taidlech tigri & cimas
2497] do dergor fair 'na thimchell do Impomedon, & tucad boga garbchuar
2498] Gnoisecda do Menestius: tucad dano claideb lethan


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2499] langer ac Pilasceius ac senathair Adraist do Plieigias, luag a
2500] cluichi mesi.


2501]

Et ni ba setrech do chomorad cluichi chest na curaid isan uair
2502] sin, cein mata Capaneus, robui 'na stuaig bodba aduathmair
2503] urbada, aca iarraid bar na sluagaib nech dib d'ergi 'na agaid,
2504] & a lamanda tarbda tachair ima lamaib, co n-iallaib rofhada
2505] a cennaib a mer, co mellaib lantroma luaidi uara cendaib seic.
2506] Et is ed roraid: ‘Ticed oenloech uaib, a fhiru,’ ar se, ‘am
2507] agaid don cluichi cest, & robod maith lim co mad threnfer do
2508] Tiauandaib tisad and, uair rofaethsad limsa he isinn uair-sea.’
2509] Ba socht mor re Grecaib sin, & rogob urecla adbul iad remi,
2510] & gid ead doerich loech lanoc do Lacondaib da indsaigid .i.
2511] Alacidamas. Ba machtad tra re Grecaib ergi do, uair ba hoc
2512] arai n-aisi, ger-ua athlom n-engnoma; & ba he Pullux ua haeiti
2513] engnoma & cluichi cest {folio 31b} don gilla sin. O 'dchondairc
2514] Capaneus cuci he, roches air co mor, & robai ac faithfed & ac
2515] fochuidmed immi & ac iarraidh fhir aili maraen ris 'na agaid.
2516] Ni ar timi na ar teichead dochuaid d' Alcidamas sin; acht
2517] rocomfergaid co fersech & co fircruaidh in n-agaid Capeneuis, co
2518] rothocbadar na lama lanchalma amal saeignena suaichinti
2519] solusda do chomamus cuirp araili. Ba hecalma re Grecaib bas
2520] d' fhagbail don maccaem d'Alcidamas andsin, uair ua hadbul
2521] met & miri in miled robai ina agaid .i. Capaneus, uair nir commor
2522] coraid ar talmain risin trenfer sin. Robai tra Alcidamas
2523] co feithmech firglicc aca fhrithalam. Roopair-sium immorro
2524] co hacgarb & co hanacarach in maccoem, & rus-timchill amal
2525] timchillis feith fidu, no amal timchillis tond mara moradbail
2526] cairrgi cuain & calaid . Rofhreastail & rofhrithoil Alcidamas
2527] sin, & ni teiged bem i ndilsi na i ndilmaine uad gan a buain
2528] do Chapaneus i cleithi i chind & dar tulport a gnuisi co ma
2529] forderg fuilidi a fholt & a aiged. Is andsin rodasachtaiged im


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2530] Capaneus amal leoman londletarthi, & rogob ac toirnim & ac
2531] trascrad Alciadamais o brathbuilleadaib mora mileta. Ba dímain
2532] am dosom sin, uair roimdeagail Alcidiamas he co na ruacht lot
2533] no lanbrised fair; & rouadar amlaid sin re re ciana co rothuitset
2534] ara ngluinib caema comfillti re scis a n-imbuailti. Et gid ed
2535] roerich cach dib aris dochum a cheli, & ag ergi doib, tuc
2536] Alcidamas bem ceisti do Chapaneus co torchair & cleithi a
2537] chendmullaich remi chum lair & lantalman, & ag eri do,
2538] roathbnail aris he co runuallsad na sluaig ac aicsin in gnima
2539] sin. Roaitherig immorro Capaneus co hacarb aduathmar da
2540] digail sin ar Alcidamas. Et o 'tothondairc Adraist anni sin,
2541] is ed roraid: ‘A fhiru,’ ar se, ‘ederdelaigter lib na milid rasu
2542] rafaeth nechtar dib re 'roili inn ecomlaind, & tabar lib seoit
2543] & maine da Capaneus do thairmesc a fergi.’ Roergedar andsin
2544] da ndegail Tid & Ipomedon. Ua doilig am eterscarad na desi
2545] sin re med na fergi firmoiri roforbair intib, & roraidsed-sium re
2546] Capaneus: ‘Tairind t' fheirg,’ ar siad, ‘a ri, & tabair maithem
2547] n-anocail uaid don gilla oc-sa, uair is lindi luamaireacht in
2548] laich-sea.’ Nir-fhaem thra {folio 32a} Capaneus, & is ed roraid:
2549] ‘A firu,’ ar se, ‘cindus leicfet uaim in gilla n-oc, roimir imned
2550] & edualand orum, gan a mordigail air?’ Et gid ed rucsad a
2551] muinter leo he, & rodeligsed iad amlaid sin, & rouadar munter
2552] Alcidamais ac genaib gaeire im Capaneus.


2553]

Et o thairnic in cluichi sin, roerig Tit mac Oeniusa &
2554] rofuacair caraigecht & comglic andsin uar na sluagaib. Et is e
2555] roerig da indsaigid Agileus mac Ercail, & ba medithir re hArcail
2556] mac Amphitrionis ar met & ar mesnig in milid sin, uair ba da
2557] síl do. Tid, immorro, is amlaid robui seic, fer isel tailc tarbda
2558] tren calma athlom ocla anacarach. Ua tren & ua tarcaisnech
2559] ar gach n-oen tecmad ris.


2560]

Et rogobad ola chomshlemuin cumascda da churp isinn uair
2561] sin, & roerig dochum Agileus. Is andsin roiad cach dib a lama &


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2562] a rigthi dar araili, co ma samalta re seolchrand primluingi
2563] moiri no re ralaig roaird os mincrandaib firbeca fidbaidi
2564] Ageleius os cind Tit andsin aca thairnim & 'ga trascrad. Et ger
2565] ua lugu Tit, ua tendi & ua talchairi e isinn uair sin, co rotimsaig
2566] & co rothimairg Ageleius, & co rotrascair dochum lair & lantalman.
2567] Rocengail & rocuibrig 'na diaid sin i fiadnaisi na nGrec
2568] uile he, & tucaid aisceada a comartha a choscair do
2569] arsin. Robui ac braisi & ac bocasaich uasa cind, & tuc da muntir
2570] iad; & ar n-ergi do Agilleius co hoband mertnech asa chengal,
2571] tuc Adraist luirig n-imthruim n-iaraind do log a chluichi do
2572] chommorad.


2573]

Et asa haithli sin roergedar dias dib do cluichi d' armaib
2574] aithgera urnochta .i. Agresius mac sic Epidaur, & Polinices
2575] mac Eidip. Rothairmisc immorro int airdri Adraist iad, & is ed
2576] roraid: ‘Na denaid cathugud, a fhiru,’ ar se, ‘cein no co ros-ti
2577] tachur na Tebi, uair dogebthai uar ndaithin cathaigthi &
2578] comlaind inti.’ Et rothairmisced iad amlaid sin.


2579]

Is andsin adubradar airig na nGrec risin n-airdrig re
2580] hAdraist a chuid dona cluichib do denam comad moidi onoir
2581] ind n-adnocail. ‘Dogentar,’ ar se, & roerig. Is e ni doronni,
2582] rodibraic saigid a fidbaic ibraide co setrech sirchalma co
2583] ndechaid uad re hed, & amal ba tresi di ac dul, roimpo co
2584] hathlum opund ar culu d' indsaigid in rig rus-telg. Et ba
2585] fidgrad faistine acu-sum sin, uair is ed rothuiced asa sin
2586] Adraist a oenur do ternum {folio 32b} a cathugud na Tebi & a
2587] rochtain ar culu co crichaib Grec.


2588]

Conid cainiud Airsemaris & a cluicheda cainteacha conigi sin.