Poll: Iliad A11 οὕνεκα τὸν Χρύσην
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Poll: Iliad A11 οὕνεκα τὸν Χρύσην
I thought that we could take our next step in creating the definitive Textkit edition of Homer.
“One might get one’s Greek from the very lips of Homer and Plato." "In which case they would certainly plough you for the Little-go. The German scholars have improved Greek so much.”
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Re: Poll: Iliad A11 οὕνεκα τὸν Χρύσην
How should I know, really? But since we're talking about the very beginning of the Iliad, I'd suppose it's the part that's least likely of being corrupted without leaving a trace in the tradition. And although I can't prove it, I'd suppose that "Homer" will have worked on it much more than on the rest of his poem, and for that reason perhaps it might be linguistically different as well? I have no evidence to support this claim, though.