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'Odysseus is as arrogant as he is clever. He deserves his fate.' Discuss

Focussing on books nine and ten (the set texts), begin by considering the key characteristics of Odysseus. Mention how the poem begins: Odysseus is 'polutropon' - this is a word which has many meanings: c...

Answered by Jess W. • Classical Greek tutor

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Translate the following sentence and then explain the cases of the nouns and the tense of the participle. 'οἱ ἐκ της πολεως φυγοντες οὐκ εἰσιν ἀνδρειοι.᾽

Translation:
Those who fled from the city are not brave.
'της πολεως' is in the genitive because it follows the preposition 'ἐκ'
'ἀνδρειοι' is in the nominative because it is the subject ...

Answered by Liberty C. • Classical Greek tutor

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To what extent can mortals transcend their mortal limitations?

In this essay, I will consider how four Presocratic thinkers bridge an epistemic gap between mortal and divine, thus transcending their mortal limitations. Fundamentally, human knowledge is limited: from ...

Answered by Orlando D. • Classical Greek tutor

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How do you approach the translation of a sentence?

You start by finding the verbs. Once you found them, you start looking at the structure of the sentence and the relations between the propositions it's composed of – which one is the main clause, which ar...

Answered by Gabriele U. • Classical Greek tutor

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Consider this passage: Homer, Odyssey 11.467-567

There are three important factors to consider in order to interpret passages such as this: context, content and significance.The first, context, involves considering who is speaking, what comes before the...

Answered by Isabelle B. • Classical Greek tutor

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