A tour of the ancient Greek Underworld - Iseult Gillespie

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Achilles, welcome!

Ahile, dobro došao!

I’m the Sibyl of Cumae, prophetess and avid reader of leaves.

Ja sam Kumanska Sibila, proročica, i strast mi je gatanje u list.

To clarify, you were just slain in the Trojan War.

Da razjasnim, upravo si poginuo u Trojanskom ratu.

Sorry about that.

Žao mi je zbog toga.

It’s normal to feel mixed emotions right now.

Normalno je da trenutno imaš zbunjujuća osećanja.

But you will be immortalized as one of the greatest warriors ever.

Međutim, ovekovečiće te kao jednog od najvećih ratnika svih vremena.

And you’ll have endless distractions down here.

A i beskrajno ćeš se zabavljati ovde dole.

So, pros and cons.

Dakle, prednosti i mane.

It gets a bad rap, but the Underworld is actually a lovely place to “live.”

Ima lošu reputaciju, ali Had je zapravo divno mesto za „život”.

It boasts historic charm and eccentric neighbors with eternal ties to the area.

Diči se istorijskim šarmom i ekscentričnim komšijama večno skopčanim za ovu oblast.

The community even has its own guard dog, Cerberus.

Zajednica čak ima i svog psa čuvara, Kerbera.

Heel, boy! Oh.

Lezi, dečko! Oh.

Sorry, I know that’s a sensitive spot.

Izvini, znam da ti je to osetljivo mesto.

Anyway, with Cerberus, you get three for the price of one!

U svakom slučaju, s Kerberom dobijaš tri po ceni jednog!

He’s just not a big fan of anyone leaving.

Samo ne voli kad neko želi da ode odavde.

And who would want to leave anyway?

A i ko bi uopšte želeo da ode?

This is the Styx— it’s like the subterranean riviera.

Ovo je Stiks - izgleda kao suterenska rivijera.

But you’ve been here before;

Mada, već si bio ovde;

it was the source of your almost complete invulnerability, of course!

bila je izvor tvoje gotovo potpune neranjivosti, naravno!

The Underworld also features four other waterways:

Podzemlje ima još četiri druge reke:

Acheron, the river of woe; Cocytus, river of wailing;

Aheron, reku bola; Kokitus, reku jadikovanja;

Lethe, river of oblivion;

Letu, reku zaborava;

and Phlegethon, river of fire, a great source of natural light.

i Flegeton, reku vatre, značajan izvor prirodnog svetla.

Now, on your left, you’ll see the Mourning Fields,

Sad, sa svoje leve strane videćeš polja tuge,

inhabited by souls tormented by love.

koja naseljavaju duše koje pate zbog ljubavi.

Quite an attractive place, really,

Prilično privlačno mesto, zaista,

when you’re not in the throes of endless heartbreak.

kada nisi u agoniji beskrajnog ljubavnog bola.

And without further ado:

I bez daljeg odugovlačenja:

Elysium, the Underworld’s exclusive VIP section—

Elizej, ekskluzivni odeljak za važne ljude Hada -

and your permanent home.

i tvoj trajni dom.

Here, you'll join the ranks of royalty and heroes.

Ovde ćeš se pridružiti plemićima i herojima.

Cadmus over there once slayed a dragon!

Kadmo, koga vidiš tu, jednom je ubio zmaja!

And Patroclus is around here somewhere, along with lots of other friends and foes.

I Patroklo je tu negde, kao i drugi prijatelji i neprijatelji.

I'll let you two get reacquainted soon,

Uskoro ćete se ponovo spojiti,

but our tour wouldn’t be complete without a quick whirl

ali naš obilazak ne bi bio potpun bez kratke šetnje

through the heart of Hades: Tartarus.

kroz srce Hada: Tartar.

Tisiphone here guards the portal.

Ovde Tisifona čuva ulaz.

She's one of the legendary Furies

Jedna je od čuvenih Furija

and is particularly passionate about avenging murder.

i naročito je strastvena osvetnica u ime ubijenih.

She never sleeps.

Nikad ne spava.

So, if you need anything, just ask!

Dakle, ako ti bilo šta treba, samo pitaj!

Tartarus is reserved for a select few who some might call

Tartar je rezervisan za nekoliko odabranih koje bismo mogli da nazovemo

the greatest sinners of all time.

najvećim grešnicima svih vremena.

Take Ixion.

Uzmi Iksiona.

He was once a king.

Nekada je bio kralj.

When he didn’t pay his wedding dowry,

Kada nije platio svoj svadbeni miraz,

his father-in-law, Deioneus, stole his horses to get even.

njegov tast, Dejonej, ukrao mu je konje kako bi namirio dug.

In retaliation, Ixion pitched Deioneus into a pit of fire.

U znak odmazde, Iksion je bacio Dejoneja u vatrenu provaliju.

Ixion was banished, but Zeus miraculously took pity on him,

Iksion je proteran, ali se Zevs nekim čudom sažalio na njega

and invited him to a Mount Olympian feast.

i pozvao ga je na gozbu na planini Olimp.

There, however, it soon became clear that the disgraced king

Međutim, uskoro je postalo jasno da obeščašćeni kralj

was trying to seduce Zeus’s wife, Hera.

pokušava da zavede Zevsovu suprugu Heru.

So, Zeus contrived a trap:

Pa je Zevs napravio zamku:

a fluffy cloud that resembled Hera exactly.

paperjasti oblak koji je skroz ličio na Heru.

When Zeus had proof of Ixion having his way with the cumulus,

Kada je Zevs dobio dokaz Iksionovog udvaranja kumulusu,

well, you could say it was all nimbus from there.

pa, moglo bi se reći da je od tog trena počelo da pljušti.

That landed Ixion on the flaming wheel.

To je smestilo Iksiona na plameni točak.

Poor thing.

Jadničak.

Oh, and don’t mind Tantalus here.

I da, ne obraćaj pažnju na Tantala.

He was part of the first generation of mortals,

Bio je deo prve generacije smrtnika,

enjoying privileges like dining with the gods.

uživao je privilegije poput obedovanja s bogovima.

Some say Tantalus stole ambrosia from Zeus,

Neki kažu da je Tantal od Zevsa ukrao ambroziju,

others that he doubted the omniscience of the gods

drugi da je posumnjao u božansko sveznanje

and cooked his own son into a stew to see if they would notice.

i skuvao sopstvenog sina u paprikašu kako bi video da li će primetiti.

Naturally, they did.

Naravno, jesu.

And as eternal punishment, when Tantalus reaches for food,

I večno je kažnjen da, kada posegne za hranom,

the branches grow taller.

grane rastu naviše.

And when he stoops to quench his thirst, the water recedes.

A kada se sagne da ugasi žeđ, voda se povlači.

And here we have the Danaids.

A ovde imamo Danaide.

At their father’s order, they beheaded their husbands on their wedding night.

Po očevom naređenju, odsekle su glave svojim muževima tokom svadbene noći.

They must fill this basin with water.

Moraju da napune ovaj bazen vodom.

But, the trick is, their jars are cracked, so it always... just... leaks away.

Međutim, trik je u tome što su im vrčevi polomljeni, te voda prosto iscuri.

Oh, but don’t worry! No leaky appliances for you.

Oh, ali ne brini! Tebi ne sleduju šuplje naprave.

Finally, our last stop on the tour is one of our loveliest vistas.

Konačno, naša poslednja stanica u obilasku je jedan od najlepših vidika.

From here, you can see the hill where Sisyphus pushes his boulder

Odavde možeš da vidiš brdo gde Sizif gura kamen

day after day,

dan za danom,

only for it to roll back down again—

samo da bi se ponovo skotrljao dole -

all for trying to cheat death.

sve zato što je pokušao da prevari smrt.

As you can see, Achilles, the Underworld is full of exciting amenities.

Kao što vidiš, Ahile, Had obiluje uzbudljivim pogodnostima.

Here, you don’t have to worry about brutal wars or painful cycles of revenge.

Ovde ne moraš da brineš zbog krvavih ratova ili mučnih ciklusa osvete.

You can finally just put your feet up and relax.

Konačno možeš prosto da podigneš stopala i opustiš se.