The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 1

Vocabulary

신들의

sindeul-ui — Of the gods; possessive form of 'gods'

회의

hoe-ui — Meeting, conference, or council

방문

bangmun — A visit; the act of visiting a place

던진

deonjin — Thrown; past modifier form of 'to throw'

도전

dojeon — Challenge; a defiant act or dare

유명한

yumyeonghan — Famous, well-known, renowned

도시를

dosi-reul — The city (object marker); urban settlement

약탈한

yaktalhan — Plundered, looted, ransacked

뒤

dwi — After, behind; following a certain event

멀고

meolgo — Far and (connective); distant in space

넓은

neolbeun — Wide, broad, spacious

곳을

got-eul — Place (object marker); a location or spot

두루

duru — All around, throughout, widely

여행한

yeohaenghan — Traveled; past modifier form of 'to travel'

그

geu — That; he/she/it; a demonstrative or pronoun

지략

jiryak — Resourcefulness, cunning, strategic wit

넘치는

neomchineun — Overflowing, brimming with; present modifier

영웅에

yeong-ung-e — To/about the hero; a brave legendary figure

대해

daehae — About, regarding, concerning a topic

내게

naege — To me; dative form of the first-person pronoun

이야기해

iyagihae — Tell (me); speak or narrate informally

다오

dao — Please give/do; imperative request form

그는

geu-neun — He (topic marker); the subject being discussed

수많은

sumaneun — Countless, numerous, very many

방문하였고

bangmunhayeotgo — Visited and (connective); past tense of 'to visit'

풍습과

pungseup-gwa — Customs and; traditional practices of a culture

관습을

gwanseup-eul — Customs (object marker); established social habits

익힌

ikin — Learned, mastered, became familiar with

민족들도

minjokdeul-do — Peoples also; ethnic or national groups too

많았다

manassda — Were many; past tense of 'to be numerous'

게다가

gedaga — Moreover, furthermore, in addition

자신의

jasin-ui — One's own; possessive reflexive pronoun

목숨을

moksum-eul — Life (object marker); one's own life or survival

구하고

guhago — Save and (connective); to rescue or preserve

부하들을

buha-deul-eul — Subordinates/crew (object marker); those under command

안전하게

anjeonhage — Safely, in a safe manner

귀환시키려

gwihwansikiryeo — In order to bring back; intending to return someone

하는

haneun — Doing; present modifier form of 'to do'

동안

dongan — During, while, for a period of time

바다에서

bada-eseo — At/on the sea; location marker for ocean

많은

maneun — Many, much, a large number of

고초를

gocho-reul — Hardships (object marker); suffering and difficulties

겪었다

gyeokeotda — Experienced, went through, endured

그러나

geureona — However, but; a contrastive conjunction

그가

geu-ga — He (subject marker); third-person subject pronoun

어떤

eotteon — What kind of, some, any; an indefinite modifier

노력을

noryeok-eul — Effort (object marker); hard work or endeavor

기울이더라도

giurideorado — Even if one puts in effort; concessive conditional

구할

guhal — To save (future modifier); rescue or salvage

수

su — Ability, means, possibility (grammar: ~할 수 있다)

없었으니

eopseosseunikka — Because there was no way; explanatory negative past

그들은

geudeul-eun — They (topic marker); third-person plural pronoun

태양신

taeyang-sin — Sun god; deity associated with the sun

소

so — Cow, cattle; a domesticated bovine animal

떼를

tte-reul — Herd/flock (object marker); a group of animals

먹는

meongneun — Eating; present modifier form of 'to eat'

어리석은

eoriseok-eun — Foolish, stupid, unwise

짓으로

jit-euro — By the act of; deed used as cause or means

스스로

seuseuro — By oneself, on one's own, voluntarily

잃었기

ireotgi — Because (they) lost; nominalizing past loss

때문이다

ttaemun-ida — It is because; expresses reason or cause

그리하여

geurihayeo — Therefore, thus, and so

신은

sin-eun — The god/deity (topic marker); divine being

그들이

geudeul-i — They (subject marker); third-person plural subject

결코

gyeolko — Never, absolutely not; strong negation adverb

고향에

gohyang-e — To/at hometown; one's place of origin

닿지

daji — Reach (negative form); to arrive at or touch

못하게

motage — So as not to be able to; preventing ability

하였다

hayeotda — Did, caused; formal past tense of 'to do'

딸이여

ttal-iyeo — O daughter; poetic vocative address to a daughter

그대가

geudae-ga — You (subject marker); poetic/formal second person

경로로

gyeongno-ro — By route/path; as a course or sequence of events

알고

algo — Knowing and (connective); present connective of 'know'

있든

itdeun — Whether one knows/has; concessive conditional form

이

i — This; a near demonstrative pronoun or modifier

모든

modeun — All, every; a universal modifier

일들에

ildeul-e — On/about the matters; plural of 'thing/matter'

대해서도

daehae-seodo — Even regarding, also about; extended topic marker

이제

ije — Now, at this point; current moment in time

전투나

jeontu-na — Battle or; combat as one of the options listed

난파로

nanpa-ro — By shipwreck; destruction of a ship at sea

인한

inhan — Caused by, due to; attributive causal form

죽음을

jugeum-eul — Death (object marker); the end of life

피한

pihan — Avoided, escaped; past modifier of 'to avoid'

이들은

ideul-eun — These people (topic marker); a group of individuals

제외하고

jewoe-hago — Excluding, except for, leaving out

무사히

musahi — Safely, without incident, without harm

고향으로

gohyang-euro — To hometown; directional marker toward origin place

돌아갔다

doragatsda — Returned, went back; past tense of 'to return'

아내와

anae-wa — With wife; spouse as companion or partner

돌아가기를

doragagi-reul — Returning (object marker); nominalized 'to go back'

간절히

ganjeolhi — Earnestly, desperately, with heartfelt longing

바랐지만

barattjiman — Wished/hoped but; past concessive of 'to hope'

여신

yeosin — Goddess; a female deity

붙잡혀

butjaphyeo — Being held captive, seized, detained

있었다

isseotda — Was/were; past tense of existence verb

그를

geu-reul — Him (object marker); third-person masculine object

커다란

keodaran — Large, big, enormous; adjective for great size

동굴

donggul — Cave, grotto; a hollow space in rock

속에

sog-e — Inside, within; locative for interior space

들여

deuryeo — Bring in, let into; causative entry action

남편으로

nampyeon-euro — As a husband; taking someone as a spouse

삼으려

sam-euryeo — Intending to make (someone) into; purposive form

세월이

sewol-i — Time (subject marker); the passing of years

흐르면서

heureu-myeonseo — While flowing/passing; simultaneous action of time

신들이

sindeul-i — The gods (subject marker); plural divine beings

돌아가야

doragaya — Must return; obligatory form of 'to go back'

한다고

handago — That (they) say/decide; indirect quotation form

결정하는

gyeoljeonghaneun — Deciding; present modifier of 'to decide'

때가

ttae-ga — The time (subject marker); a moment or period

왔다

watsda — Came, arrived; past tense of 'to come'

그렇지만

geureotjiman — Nevertheless, however, even so

그때에도

geuttae-edo — Even at that time; temporal marker with 'also'

백성들

baekseongdeul — The people, subjects; common folk of a nation

사이에

sai-e — Among, between; locative for a space between things

있을

isseul — To be (future modifier); existence in future context

때조차

ttae-jocha — Even at the time when; extreme concessive time marker

그의

geu-ui — His; possessive third-person pronoun

고난은

gonan-eun — Hardship, trials (topic marker); severe suffering

아직

ajik — Still, yet, not yet; ongoing incompletion

끝나지

kkeutna-ji — Not end; negative base of 'to finish/end'

않았다

anatda — Did not; past tense negative auxiliary verb

그럼에도

geureomedo — Even so, nonetheless, despite that

불구하고

bulguhago — In spite of, regardless of, notwithstanding

가엾이

gaeyelpi — Pitifully, with pity; feeling sorry for someone

여기기

yeogigi — Considering, regarding; nominalized form of 'to regard'

시작하였는데

sijakayeonneunde — Began but/and; past tense of 'to start' with contrast

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still, as before, unchanged from before

쉬지

swiji — Without resting; negative base of 'to rest'

않고

anko — Without doing; negative connective auxiliary

박해하며

bakhae-hamyeo — Persecuting while; simultaneous oppression action

돌아오지

doraoji — Not come back; negative base of 'to return here'

못하도록

motadorok — So as to be unable to; preventing capability form