text_original: And upon the awful heads of the Gorgons great Fear was quaking. (ll. 237 270) And beyond these there were men fighting in warlike harness, some defending their own town and parents from destruction, and others eager to sack it; many lay dead, but the greater number still strove and fought. The women on well built towers of bronze were crying shrilly and tearing their cheeks like living beings—the work of famous Hephaestus.
text_transcription: AND UPON THE AWFUL HEADS OF THE GORGONS GREAT FEAR WAS QUAKING AND BEYOND THESE WERE THE MEN FIGHTING IN WARLIKE HARNESS SOME DEFENDING THEIR OWN TOWN AND PARENTS FROM DESTRUCTION AND OTHERS EAGER TO SACK IT MANY LAY DEAD BUT THE GREATER NUMBERS STILL STROVE AND FOUGHT THE WOMEN ON WELL BUILT TOWERS OF BRONZE WERE CRYING SHRILLY AND TEARING THEIR CHEEKS LIKE LIVING BEINGS THE WORK OF FAMOUS HEPHAESTUS
phonemes: ænd əpˌɑːn ðɪ ˈɔːfəl hˈɛdz ʌvðə ɡˈɔːɹɡənz ɡɹˈeɪt fˈɪɹ wʌz kwˈeɪkɪŋ. (ˌɛlˈɛl. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti) ænd bᵻjˌɔnd ðiːz ðɛɹwˌɜː mˈɛn fˈaɪɾɪŋ ɪn wˈɔːɹlaɪk hˈɑːɹnɪs, sˌʌm dᵻfˈɛndɪŋ ðɛɹ ˈoʊn tˈaʊn ænd pˈɛɹənts fɹʌm dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən, ænd ˈʌðɚz ˈiːɡɚ tə sˈæk ɪt; mˈɛni lˈeɪ dˈɛd, bˌʌt ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ nˈʌmbɚ stˈɪl stɹˈoʊv ænd fˈɔːt. ðə wˈɪmɪn ˌɔn wˈɛl bˈɪlt tˈaʊɚz ʌv bɹˈɑːnz wɜː kɹˈaɪɪŋ ʃɹˈɪlli ænd tˈɛɹɪŋ ðɛɹ tʃˈiːks lˈaɪk lˈɪvɪŋ bˈiːɪŋz—ðə wˈɜːk ʌv fˈeɪməs hˈɛfiːstəs.