text_original: Over it swans were soaring and calling loudly, and many others were swimming upon the surface of the water; and near them were shoals of fish. (ll. 318 326) A wonderful thing the great strong shield was to see—even for Zeus the loud thunderer, by whose will Hephaestus made it and fitted it with his hands.
text_transcription: OVER IT SWANS WERE SOARING AND CALLING LOUDLY AND MANY OTHERS WERE SWIMMING UPON THE SURFACE OF THE WATER AND NEAR THEM WERE SHOALS OF FISH A WONDERFUL THING THE GREAT STRONG SHIELD WAS TO SEE EVEN FOR ZEUS THE LOUD THUNDERER BY WHOSE WILL HEPHAESTUS MADE IT AND FITTED IT WITH HIS HANDS
phonemes: ˌoʊvɚɹ ɪt swˈɑːnz wɜː sˈɔːɹɪŋ ænd kˈɔːlɪŋ lˈaʊdli, ænd mˈɛni ˈʌðɚz wɜː swˈɪmɪŋ əpˌɑːn ðə sˈɜːfɪs ʌvðə wˈɔːɾɚ; ænd nˌɪɹ ðˌɛm wɜː ʃˈoʊlz ʌv fˈɪʃ. (ˌɛlˈɛl. θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks) ɐ wˈʌndɚfəl θˈɪŋ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt stɹˈɔŋ ʃˈiːld wʌz tə sˈiː—ˈiːvən fɔːɹ zˈuːs ðə lˈaʊd θˈʌndɚɹɚ, baɪ hˌuːz wɪl hˈɛfiːstəs mˌeɪd ɪt ænd fˈɪɾᵻd ɪt wɪð hɪz hˈændz.