The Odyssey in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Here are several items from the MMA’s Greek collection that illustrate topics discussed in my course… Homer, Odyssey
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
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
Homeric versus Attic – Verbs How different is Homeric Greek from Attic? A common question, which is hard to answer or… Homer