COMPLETE [Ancient Greek] Anabasis, Xenophon - icequeen

bedwere · Post by **bedwere** » September 28th, 2018, 9:25 pm

Sections 1, 6, 7 are ready for spot PL. Thank you very much for your accurate listening! I appreciate also indicating the position in the book.

xenophontic · Post by **xenophontic** » September 29th, 2018, 5:18 am

Spot check good on sections 1 & 6!

For 7, all good, except for this:

19:52 καταεμνηντο II.iv.13

I now hear κατετεμνηντο. The strong grade present of the verb may be causing confusion. The perfect of τέμνω is τέτμηκα with that weak grade "τμ" consonant combination. So 3rd plural pluperfect middle, as in this passage, should be: κατ-ε-τέ-τμη-ντο

bedwere · Post by **bedwere** » September 29th, 2018, 11:18 am

Aargh!

I know some Italians that can't say ψι but say πισσι. I guess I have an Achilles's heel too with τμ. I wonder how the people of ancient Spina, close to which I was born, pronounced τμ.

Anyway, please check again Section 7 at 19:52. It should be OK now.

xenophontic · Post by **xenophontic** » September 29th, 2018, 11:38 am

Much better! Section 7 is good.

It's not any better for English speakers. I think that the Greeks took delight in making their language as difficult as possible. But repeating these iambics helped me with my own -τμ- inability (I have the whole opening to Medea memorized):

μήδ᾽ ἐν νάπαισι Πηλίου πεσεῖν ποτε
τμηθεῖσα πεύκη, μήδ᾽ ἐρετμῶσαι χέρας

bedwere · Post by **bedwere** » October 1st, 2018, 8:33 pm

Section 10 (32:11) is ready for PL.

bedwere · Post by **bedwere** » October 7th, 2018, 9:16 pm

Sec. 11 (31:15) is ready for PL. Cheers!

bedwere · Post by **bedwere** » October 18th, 2018, 8:48 pm

Section 12 (25:40) is ready for PL. Cheers!

bedwere · Post by **bedwere** » November 4th, 2018, 10:27 pm

Section 13 (24:57) is ready for PL. Cheers!

bedwere · Post by **bedwere** » November 10th, 2018, 5:47 pm

Section 14 (28:55) is ready for PL. Cheers!

bedwere · Post by **bedwere** » November 21st, 2018, 10:17 pm

Section 15 (28:13) ready for PL. Cheers!

bedwere · Post by **bedwere** » November 29th, 2018, 9:52 pm

Part 16 (23:26) ready for PL. Cheers!

bedwere · Post by **bedwere** » December 7th, 2018, 10:37 pm

Section 17 (21:37) is ready for PL. Cheers!

Ariphron · Post by **Ariphron** » January 17th, 2019, 1:02 pm

I am volunteering to take over PL duties for this project from xenophontic.

bedwere · Post by **bedwere** » January 17th, 2019, 1:05 pm

Many thanks, Ariphron!

bedwere · Post by **bedwere** » January 20th, 2019, 8:43 pm

Section 18 (31:52) is ready for PL.