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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…

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  • Odyssey

Homeric versus Attic – Nouns, etc.

Continuing the previous post, I also reviewed my note cards of Attic Greek nouns, adjectives, prepositions,…

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Homeric Formulaic Phrases

καρη κομαοντες Αχαιοι – long-haired Achaeans κρειων Αγαμεμνον – powerful Agamemnon γλαυκωπις Αθηνη – bright-eyed Athena…

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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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • Iliad

2010 – The Iliad Plan

I’ve been flailing around with ancient Greek for over three years; now is the year to…

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  • Iliad

Homeric versus Attic – Verbs

How different is Homeric Greek from Attic? A common question, which is hard to answer or…

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