Aoidoi: Simonides' "Danae's Lament" commented
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Aoidoi: Simonides' "Danae's Lament" commented
I just finished adding vocabulary and grammar notes to Simonides 543. It is a very charming poem, and I think anyone who has mastered the fundamentals of Greek should be able to read the poem with the help of the notes.<br /><br />http://www.aoidoi.org/texts/simonides/543.php<br /><br />There's even one athematic second aorist imperative! <br />
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τίς πατέρ' αἰνήσει εἰ μὴ κακοδαίμονες υἱοί;
τίς πατέρ' αἰνήσει εἰ μὴ κακοδαίμονες υἱοί;
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Re:Aoidoi: Simonides' "Danae's Lament" commented
<br /><br />Lol, that was like nearly the only word I recognised ! <br />It's a nice poem, and I definitly wouldn't have been able to understand it without your notes. <br />Tell me how I did.There's even one athematic second aorist imperative!
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Re:Aoidoi: Simonides' "Danae's Lament" commented
Hmm...I think I'm still working up to that. It's something to look forward to, though-especially since I've read the story in English!
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Re:Aoidoi: Simonides' "Danae's Lament" commented
For those whose Greek isn't quite up to it yet (and even for those whose is) Mary Renault wrote a novel, "The Praise Singer" based on the life of Simonides
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Re:Aoidoi: Simonides' "Danae's Lament" commented
I have a book by her! But I don't think it's "The Praise Singer."
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Re:Aoidoi: Simonides' "Danae's Lament" commented
:-\ I'd actually never heard the story before...
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Re:Aoidoi: Simonides' "Danae's Lament" commented
It's the beginning of the Perseus legend, isn't it?
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Re:Aoidoi: Simonides' "Danae's Lament" commented
Perseus legened... yes, I would think so, as the child is called Perseus...<br />Hmm... didn't know anything about a Perseus legend though. Maybe I just don't watch enough TV.
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Re:Aoidoi: Simonides' "Danae's Lament" commented
Hehe. I don't watch any. But I have a simple translation of the Perseus legend in one of my literature books; I'll be glad to type it onto the computer and send it to you through the private message system, if the copyright allows it. Perseus, Andromeda and Cassiopeia (ugh. How does one spell that?) are three of the constellations I can pick out.
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Re:Aoidoi: Simonides' "Danae's Lament" commented
Or, I can just paraphrase it for you. ;D<br /><br /><br /><br />
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Re:Aoidoi: Simonides' "Danae's Lament" commented
That would be great, thanks! <br />You don't have to type out the whole legened (unless you really want to practise your typing skills or something). <br />
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Re:Aoidoi: Simonides' "Danae's Lament" commented
NO problem...it's spelled Cassiopeia, by the way. I looked it up. ;D