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Forum: Literae Humaniores

10-24-2007, 12:26 AM

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so I have struggled through a couple of books of Iliad

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Posted By Archaea

Talk to me when I've mastered it or gotten a...

Talk to me when I've mastered it or gotten a reasonable degree of proficiency. Right now I'm at a rudimentary level making mistakes left and right.

I still need to make it through all the noun...

Forum: Literae Humaniores

10-23-2007, 11:33 PM

Replies: 18

so I have struggled through a couple of books of Iliad

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Posted By Archaea

Why wouldn't one just denote words which are...

Why wouldn't one just denote words which are non-smooth? Do you think it's related to a lack of spacing in some early documents? Btw, thanks for the help and if you're in town, I'll buy you a beer.

Forum: Literae Humaniores

10-23-2007, 09:41 PM

Replies: 18

so I have struggled through a couple of books of Iliad

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Posted By Archaea

Thanks. Don't know how I missed that, so you can...

Thanks. Don't know how I missed that, so you can imagine me chagrined and red-faced. Reverse ' is an H, otherwise it's a smooth breathing. Okay. Thanks. My weak defense is an acknowledgement that...

Forum: Literae Humaniores

10-23-2007, 08:28 PM

Replies: 18

so I have struggled through a couple of books of Iliad

Views: 6,134

Posted By Archaea

the apostrophe here doesn't denote an "H" sound? ...

the apostrophe here doesn't denote an "H" sound? Or is that supposed to be an aigu accent? I kinda thought it was an "h", but correct me as I'm self-taught [i.e., I'm an idiot who didn't recognize...

Forum: Literae Humaniores

10-23-2007, 05:53 PM

Replies: 18

so I have struggled through a couple of books of Iliad

Views: 6,134

Posted By Archaea

Hey I just noted, as dense as I am, that the will...

Hey I just noted, as dense as I am, that the will of Zeus being accomplished or completed in the first part of the Iliad is the same root word as that of Be ye therefore perfect. The first "he" threw...

Forum: Literae Humaniores

10-23-2007, 05:45 PM

Replies: 18

so I have struggled through a couple of books of Iliad

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Posted By Archaea

Are some of these translations too literal? ...

Are some of these translations too literal?

For example I read the first part of the first book and psuchas is translated as breath, when I thought of it as souls.

Forum: Literae Humaniores

10-23-2007, 03:25 PM

Replies: 18

so I have struggled through a couple of books of Iliad

Views: 6,134

Posted By Archaea

I wish such a detailed book existed for Homer, as...

I wish such a detailed book existed for Homer, as it would make my life easier.

I've learned the basic verb tenses, mood and conjugations, the first and second declensions for female nouns, first...

Forum: Literae Humaniores

10-23-2007, 01:18 PM

Replies: 18

so I have struggled through a couple of books of Iliad

Views: 6,134

Posted By Archaea

That's what I'm using and it's very readable and...

That's what I'm using and it's very readable and interesting.

Forum: Literae Humaniores

10-22-2007, 02:45 AM

Replies: 18

so I have struggled through a couple of books of Iliad

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Posted By Archaea

so I have struggled through a couple of books of Iliad

and have started John in Greek.

Should I also continue the Iliad to learn better Greek or am I screwing up my understanding by reading John?

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