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MyIlium
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The highlight of my day

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In Myth class today the teacher passed out a poem, with the original Greek version on one side of the page, and I could actually understand some parts! I was ecstatic.

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That's great! :D Did you take the time to translate it in peace at home? :wink:

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I took it home and translated it further, but I'm not advanced enough to read the whole thing yet. I will be soon, I hope.

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What was the poem?
William S. Annis — http://www.aoidoi.org/http://www.scholiastae.org/
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It was Ithaca by Cavafy.

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