そのときゼウスはもはやその力を抑えなかった。すぐさま胸は怒りに満ち、彼はその力のすべてを示した。天から、オリュンポスから、ただちに雷を投げつけながら来た。雷霆は、雷鳴と稲妻とを伴って、その強い手から次々と激しく飛び、恐ろしい炎を巻き起こした。命を育む大地は焼かれて周囲に砕け、広大な森は一面に火を上げて鳴った。あらゆる陸が煮えたち、オケアノスの流れも実りなき海も。熱い蒸気が地から生まれたティタンたちを包み、言いようのない炎が明るい上空へ立ち昇った。雷霆と稲妻の閃く光は、いかに強くとも彼らの目を眩ませた。驚くべき熱がカオスを捉えた。目に見え耳に聞こえるさまは、まるで大地と広い天とが上から重なり合ったかのようであった。もし大地が破滅へ投げ落とされ、天が高みから彼女を投げ下ろすなら、これほどの轟きが起こるであろう——神々が争いのうちに相まみえていたとき、それほどの轟きがあった。風もまた、とどろく地震と砂嵐、雷鳴と稲妻と、大いなるゼウスの飛び道具である凄まじい雷霆とを運び、その響きと鬨の声を両軍のただなかへ運んだ。恐ろしい争いの、身の毛もよだつ喧騒が起こった。大いなる業が示され、戦いは傾いた。だがそれまでは、彼らは互いに食らいついて、無惨な戦いを絶え間なく続けていたのである。
英文
Then Zeus no longer held back his might; but straight his heart was filled with fury and he showed forth all his strength. From Heaven and from Olympus he came forthwith, hurling his lightning: the bold flew thick and fast from his strong hand together with thunder and lightning, whirling an awesome flame. The life-giving earth crashed around in burning, and the vast wood crackled loud with fire all about. All the land seethed, and Ocean's streams and the unfruitful sea. The hot vapour lapped round the earthborn Titans: flame unspeakable rose to the bright upper air: the flashing glare of the thunder- stone and lightning blinded their eyes for all that there were strong. Astounding heat seized Chaos: and to see with eyes and to hear the sound with ears it seemed even as if Earth and wide Heaven above came together; for such a mighty crash would have arisen if Earth were being hurled to ruin, and Heaven from on high were hurling her down; so great a crash was there while the gods were meeting together in strife. Also the winds brought rumbling earthquake and duststorm, thunder and lightning and the lurid thunderbolt, which are the shafts of great Zeus, and carried the clangour and the warcry into the midst of the two hosts. An horrible uproar of terrible strife arose: mighty deeds were shown and the battle inclined. But until then, they kept at one another and fought continually in cruel war.