text_original: 1 27) Or like her who left home and country and came to Thebes, following warlike Amphitryon,—even Alcmena, the daughter of Electyron, gatherer of the people. She surpassed the tribe of womankind in beauty and in height; and in wisdom none vied with her of those whom mortal women bare of union with mortal men.
text_transcription: OR LIKE HER WHO LEFT HOME AND COUNTRY AND CAME TO THEBES FOLLOWING WARLIKE AMPHYTRION EVEN ALCMENA THE DAUGHTER OF ELECTRION GATHERER OF THE PEOPLE SHE SURPASSED THE TRIBE OF WOMANKIND IN BEAUTY AND IN HEIGHT AND IN WISDOM NONE VIED WITH HER OF THOSE WHOM MORTAL WOMEN BORE OF UNION WITH MORTAL MEN
phonemes: wˈʌn twˈɛnti sˈɛvən) ɔːɹ lˈaɪk hɜː hˌuː lˈɛft hˈoʊm ænd kˈʌntɹi ænd kˈeɪm tə θˈiːbz, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ wˈɔːɹlaɪk ˈæmfɪtɹɪən,—ˈiːvən ælkmˈiːnə, ðə dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌv ᵻlˈɛktɪɹən, ɡˈæðɚɹɚɹ ʌvðə pˈiːpəl. ʃiː sɚpˈæst ðə tɹˈaɪb ʌv wˈʊməŋkˌaɪnd ɪn bjˈuːɾi ænd ɪn hˈaɪt; ænd ɪn wˈɪzdəm nˈʌn vˈaɪd wɪð hɜːɹ ʌv ðoʊz hˈuːm mˈɔːɹɾəl wˈɪmɪn bˈɛɹ ʌv jˈuːniən wɪð mˈɔːɹɾəl mˈɛn.