text_original: What, do you think, was the mood with which Homer makes his gods look down upon the fates of men? What final meaning have at bottom the Trojan War and similar tragic horrors? It is impossible to entertain any doubt on the point: they were intended as festival games for the gods, and, in so far as the poet is of a more godlike breed than other men.
text_transcription: WHAT DO YOU THINK WAS THE MOOD WITH WHICH HOMER MAKES HIS GODS LOOK DOWN UPON THE FATES OF MEN WHAT FINAL MEANING HAVE AT BOTTOM THE TROJAN WAR IN SIMILAR TRAGIC HORRORS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ENTERTAIN ANY DOUBT ON THE POINT THEY WERE INTENDED AS FESTIVAL GAMES FOR THE GODS AND IN SO FAR AS THE POETISM OF A MORE GODLIKE BREED THAN OTHER MAN
phonemes: wˌʌt, dˈuː juː θˈɪŋk, wʌzðə mˈuːd wɪð wˌɪtʃ hˈoʊmɚ mˌeɪks hɪz ɡˈɑːdz lˈʊk dˌaʊn əpˌɑːn ðə fˈeɪts ʌv mˈɛn? wˌʌt fˈaɪnəl mˈiːnɪŋ hæv æt bˈɑːɾəm ðə tɹˈoʊdʒən wˈɔːɹ ænd sˈɪmɪlɚ tɹˈædʒɪk hˈɔɹɚz? ɪɾ ɪz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tʊ ˌɛntɚtˈeɪn ˌɛni dˈaʊt ɔnðə pˈɔɪnt: ðeɪ wɜːɹ ɪntˈɛndᵻd æz fˈɛstɪvəl ɡˈeɪmz fɚðə ɡˈɑːdz, ænd, ɪn sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz ðə pˈoʊɪt ɪz əvə mˈɔːɹ ɡˈɑːdlaɪk bɹˈiːd ðɐn ˈʌðɚ mˈɛn.