Hello guys!
I had two very boring economics classes today so I decided that instead of wasting my time away I wanted to write a short Greek prose text (I admit that my motivation to do this derived from reading Arthur Sigdwick's "Introduction to Greek Prose Composition" yesterday night ).
I would like to know if there are any grammar or spelling mistakes (major or minor) and, of course, how you like the story. Enjoy^^
Πε?ὶ τῆς ?πὶ τῇ ἀγο?ᾷ γυναικός
Γυνή ποτε ?πὶ τὴν τῆς πόλεως ἀγο?ὰν βαδίζει. Ἐκεῖ κίστην ὰναβαίνει καί· "?ομίζω", βοᾷ, "τοὺς νόμους εἶναι ἀδίκους!"
Ἀνή? τις μὲν π?ὸς τὴν γυναῖκα ?λθών· "Τί", λέγει, "π?άττεις; Ταῖς γυναιξὶ ο?κ ἔξεστιν ?πὶ τῇ ἀγο?ᾷ ἀγο?εύειν!"
Ἀλλαὶ γυναῖκες ἥκουσιν ὡς τῶν δυοῖν ἀκούσουσαι.
Ἡ γυνὴ δέ· "Διὰ τί οἱ νόμοι τὰς γυναῖκας κακῶς π?άττουσιν; Διὰ τί ἀγο?εύειν ἡμῖν ο?κ ἔξεστιν; Ἄνθ?ωποί ?σμεν ὡς οἱ ἄνδ?ες, ὀϕθαλμοὺς καὶ ὦτα καὶ στόμα ἔχομεν ὡς οἱ ἄνδ?ες, ??ῶμεν καὶ ἀκούομεν καί ϕαμεν ὡς οἱ ἄνδ?ες. Καὶ ἡμεῖς ϕιλοσοϕοῦμεν καὶ πε?ὶ τὰ τῆς πόλεως π?άγματα διανοοῦμεθα. Καὶ ἡμεῖς τὴν πόλιν σώσειν βουλόμεθα, ?ὰν κινδυνεύῃ. Καὶ ἡμεῖς ?άτε τῇ πόλει ἡγεῖσθαι!"
Τούτων τῶν λόγων ἀκουσάσων αἱ ?πὶ τῇ ἀγο?ᾷ γυναῖκες· "Ἀληθεύει! Ἀληθεύει!"
Τῇ ὑστε?αίᾳ Πε?ικλῆς ? τύ?αννος π?ὸς τὴν τῆς γυναικὸς οἰκίαν ἥκει μὲν εἰπών· "Χαί?ε, ὦ γύναι. Ἀκούω σε χθὲς ?πὶ τῇ ἀγο?ᾷ εἰπεῖν."
Ἡ γυνὴ δέ· "Ὦ τύ?αννε, μή με κολάσῃ, μόνον γὰ? ?λή?ησα."
Ἐνταῦθα ? τύ?αννος· "Εἰ μὲν κ?ατῇ καὶ βεβαίῳ γυναικὶ ἔτυχον, τοὺς νόμους ἂν μετέβαλον. Ἀσθενής δ' ?στιν ἡ γυνὴ, ἣν ??ῶ, ἀλλ' οἱ ἀσθενεῖς τῇ πόλει ἡγεῖσθαι ο? δύνανται."
Πε?ι της επι τη αγο?α γυναικος
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Re: Πε?ι της επι τη αγο?α γυναικος
I can't make a comment on the correctness but it was fun anyways.
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