20170128—treasure chamber

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0135%3Abook%3D2%3Acard%3D309

ὣς φάν, ὁ δ᾽ ὑψόροφον θάλαμον κατεβήσετο πατρὸς

εὐρύν, ὅθι νητὸς χρυσὸς καὶ χαλκὸς ἔκειτο

ἐσθής τ᾽ ἐν χηλοῖσιν ἅλις τ᾽ ἐυῶδες ἔλαιον:  (Od. 2.337-339)

So they spoke, but Telemachus went down to the high-roofed treasure chamber of his father, a wide room where gold and bronze lay piled and clothes in chests, and stores of fragrant oil.

ὑψόροφος high-roofed, high-ceiled

θάλαμος an inner room

εὐρύς wide, broad

χρυσός gold

χαλκός copper

χηλός large chest, coffer

ἐσθής clothing, raiment,

ἅλις in crowds, in plenty

εὐώδης sweetsmelling, fragrant

ἔλαιον olive-oil

Telemachus不管那群烏合之眾的七嘴八舌，開始為出航做準備。進入他們家的 「寶物室」找遠行需用的行頭!

        古希臘的「寶物室」會放那些東西呢? 這裡提到金、銅、衣服、還有橄欖油! 可見這些物品都可當作重要的家產。

        Greek Peplos Dress