Apr 13 • 1M

Odyssey δ 4.609-24

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A P David
A performance of Homer's Odyssey in ancient Greek, with texts.
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David’s Performance text

Syllables in bold are dynamically prominent according to the new theory of the ancient Greek pitch accent. Digammas occasionally obtrude:

ὣς φάτο, μείδησεν δὲ βοὴν ἀγαθὸς Μενέλαϝος,

χειρί τέ μιν κατέρεξεν ἔπος τ᾽ φατ᾽ ἔκ τ᾽ ὀνόμαζεν:

αἵματός εἰς ἀγαθοῖο, φίλον τέκος, οἷ᾽ ἀγορεύεις:

τοιγὰρ ἐγώ τοι ταῦτα μεταστήσω: δύναμαι γάρ.

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