だが、父がはじめオブリアレオス、コットス、ギュエスに心を害したとき、彼は三人を無惨な縛めにかけた。その並外れた雄々しさ、姿かたち、大きさを妬んだのである。そして道の広い大地の下に住まわせた。地の底、大地の果て、その大いなる境で、彼らは長いあいだ苦しみのうちに置かれ、胸に深い嘆きを抱いた。しかしクロノスの子ゼウスと、豊かな髪のレアがクロノスとの交わりで産んだ他の不死なる神々は、ガイアの勧めによって彼らを光のもとへ連れ戻した。彼女自身が神々にすべてを詳しく語ったのである——この者たちとともにあれば勝利を得て、誇るべき輝かしい理由を得るだろう、と。ティタンの神々と、クロノスから生まれた者たちとは、長いあいだ互いに頑なな戦いを続け、心を苛む労苦のうちにあった。誇り高いティタンたちは高いオトリュス山から、恵みを与える神々、豊かな髪のレアがクロノスとの交わりで産んだ者たちはオリュンポスから。こうして彼らは、苦い怒りを抱いて、まる十年のあいだ絶え間なく戦い合い、その激しい争いはどちらの側にも終わりも決着も見せず、戦の行方は互角のまま揺れていた。しかしゼウスが、かの三人に必要なものをすべて、すなわち神々自身が食するネクタルとアムブロシアを与え、ネクタルと美味なアムブロシアを食したのちに三人すべての胸に誇り高い気概がよみがえったとき、人と神々の父は彼らに向かって言った。「聞け、ガイアと天の輝かしき子らよ。わが胸のうちが命じることを言おう。長いあいだ我らは、クロノスから出た者たちとティタンの神々とで、日ごと互いに戦い、勝ちを得ようと、優ろうとしてきた。だが、お前たちのその大いなる力と、打ち負かしがたい強さを示し、苦い争いのなかでティタンたちに立ち向かえ。我らの友誼を思え。そして、我らの計らいによって、霧深い闇のもとの無惨な縛めから、どれほどの苦しみを経て光へ戻ってきたかを」
英文
But when first their father was vexed in his heart with Obriareus and Cottus and Gyes, he bound them in cruel bonds, because he was jealous of their exceeding manhood and comeliness and great size: and he made them live beneath the wide-pathed earth, where they were afflicted, being set to dwell under the ground, at the end of the earth, at its great borders, in bitter anguish for a long time and with great grief at heart. But the son of Cronos and the other deathless gods whom rich-haired Rhea bare from union with Cronos, brought them up again to the light at Earth's advising. For she herself recounted all things to the gods fully, how that with these they would gain victory and a glorious cause to vaunt themselves. For the Titan gods and as many as sprang from Cronos had long been fighting together in stubborn war with heart-grieving toil, the lordly Titans from high Othyrs, but the gods, givers of good, whom rich-haired Rhea bare in union with Cronos, from Olympus. So they, with bitter wrath, were fighting continually with one another at that time for ten full years, and the hard strife had no close or end for either side, and the issue of the war hung evenly balanced. But when he had provided those three with all things fitting, nectar and ambrosia which the gods themselves eat, and when their proud spirit revived within them all after they had fed on nectar and delicious ambrosia, then it was that the father of men and gods spoke amongst them: Hear me, bright children of Earth and Heaven, that I may say what my heart within me bids. A long while now have we, who are sprung from Cronos and the Titan gods, fought with each other every day to get victory and to prevail. But do you show your great might and unconquerable strength, and face the Titans in bitter strife; for remember our friendly kindness, and from what sufferings you are come back to the light from your cruel bondage under misty gloom through our counsels.