Homeric Formulaic Phrases καρη κομαοντες Αχαιοι – long-haired Achaeans κρειων Αγαμεμνον – powerful Agamemnon γλαυκωπις Αθηνη – bright-eyed Athena… Homer
Homeric versus Attic – Nouns, etc. Continuing the previous post, I also reviewed my note cards of Attic Greek nouns, adjectives, prepositions,… Homer
Greek Speech of the Day – Thrasybulus on The Thirty First, a bit of background. Solon, Athens’ traditional first law-giver, “enacted a law concerning injuries received…
Greek Word of the Day – Cyber The original word is κυβερναω (kybernaw) “to guide, steer, govern.” The most common Greek form is…
On Studying Ancient Greek I have been working on Ancient Greek for over five years, starting in late 2006 with…
Nestor speaks; Briseis taken – Iliad Book 1, lines 254-348 Nestor tries to reconcile the quarrel. Achilles makes a final retort. Agamemnon’s men take Briseis from… Homer, Iliad
Achilles Retires – Iliad Book 1, lines 188-253 Achilles is tempted to attack Agamemnon, but Athena restrains him. He swears to retire to his… Homer, Iliad
The Argument – Iliad Book 1, lines 91-187 In a council, Achilles and Agamemnon argue about their prizes, young women captured in raids. One… Book 1, Homer, Iliad
The wrath of Achilles – Iliad Book 1, lines 1-90 “Sing, Muse, of the wrath of Achilles.” That’s the most popular translation of line 1 of… Book 1, Homer, Iliad
2010 – The Iliad Plan I’ve been flailing around with ancient Greek for over three years; now is the year to… Homer, Iliad