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ΠεÏ￾ι της επι τη αγοÏ￾α γυναικος

Postby Apollimagine » Mon Apr 14, 2008 2:23 pm

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^^


ΠεÏ￾á½¶ τῆς á¼￾πὶ τῇ ἀγοÏ￾á¾· γυναικός

Γυνή ποτε á¼￾πὶ τὴν τῆς πόλεως ἀγοÏ￾ὰν βαδίζει. Ἐκεῖ κίστην ὰναβαίνει καί· "Î￾ομίζω", βοᾷ, "τοὺς νόμους εἶναι ἀδίκους!"
ἈνήÏ￾ τις μὲν Ï€Ï￾ὸς τὴν γυναῖκα á¼￾λθών· "Τί", λέγει, "Ï€Ï￾άττεις; Ταῖς γυναιξὶ οá½￾κ ἔξεστιν á¼￾πὶ τῇ ἀγοÏ￾á¾· ἀγοÏ￾εύειν!"
Ἀλλαὶ γυναῖκες ἥκουσιν ὡς τῶν δυοῖν ἀκούσουσαι.
Ἡ γυνὴ δέ· "Διὰ τί οἱ νόμοι τὰς γυναῖκας κακῶς Ï€Ï￾άττουσιν; Διὰ τί ἀγοÏ￾εύειν ἡμῖν οá½￾κ ἔξεστιν; ἌνθÏ￾ωποί á¼￾σμεν ὡς οἱ ἄνδÏ￾ες, ὀϕθαλμοὺς καὶ ὦτα καὶ στόμα ἔχομεν ὡς οἱ ἄνδÏ￾ες, á½￾Ï￾ῶμεν καὶ ἀκούομεν καί ϕαμεν ὡς οἱ ἄνδÏ￾ες. Καὶ ἡμεῖς ϕιλοσοϕοῦμεν καὶ πεÏ￾á½¶ τὰ τῆς πόλεως Ï€Ï￾άγματα διανοοῦμεθα. Καὶ ἡμεῖς τὴν πόλιν σώσειν βουλόμεθα, á¼￾ὰν κινδυνεύῃ. Καὶ ἡμεῖς á¼￾άτε τῇ πόλει ἡγεῖσθαι!"
Τούτων τῶν λόγων ἀκουσάσων αἱ á¼￾πὶ τῇ ἀγοÏ￾á¾· γυναῖκες· "Ἀληθεύει! Ἀληθεύει!"
Τῇ ὑστεÏ￾αίᾳ ΠεÏ￾ικλῆς á½￾ τύÏ￾αννος Ï€Ï￾ὸς τὴν τῆς γυναικὸς οἰκίαν ἥκει μὲν εἰπών· "ΧαίÏ￾ε, ὦ γύναι. Ἀκούω σε χθὲς á¼￾πὶ τῇ ἀγοÏ￾á¾· εἰπεῖν."
Ἡ γυνὴ δέ· "á½® τύÏ￾αννε, μή με κολάσῃ, μόνον γὰÏ￾ á¼￾λήÏ￾ησα."
Ἐνταῦθα á½￾ τύÏ￾αννος· "Εἰ μὲν κÏ￾ατῇ καὶ βεβαίῳ γυναικὶ ἔτυχον, τοὺς νόμους ἂν μετέβαλον. Ἀσθενής δ' á¼￾στιν ἡ γυνὴ, ἣν á½￾Ï￾á¿¶, ἀλλ' οἱ ἀσθενεῖς τῇ πόλει ἡγεῖσθαι οá½￾ δύνανται."
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Re: ΠεÏ￾ι της επι τη αγοÏ￾α γυναικος

Postby Bert » Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:10 am

I can't make a comment on the correctness but it was fun anyways.
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Postby GreekGeek2 » Thu May 08, 2008 2:20 pm

I like the story, it's a bit short and I think I don't get the whole idea. I think you did a pretty good job. Perfect grammar, so that's worth a bunch of compliments. Made some mistakes with the accents and final 'n's, but who cares :D
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