Proverbs Slideshow/Crossword

For today, it's a new review slideshow for Groups 149, 150, and 151. Here's the post with the details about how the slideshows work, and there's a random cat at the bottom of the post! Plus more cats.

The slideshow is embedded in the blog post, and you can also access today's slideshow directly, full-sized view. And remember: each time you see the English translation on a slide, you can click to access the original blog post with the notes for each proverb.

There's also a crossword puzzle PDF that you can print; here's a screenshot of the puzzle and key. :-)

These are the proverbs, linked back to their blog post:

1. Ἁλιεὺς πληγεὶς νοῦν οἴσει.
   
2. Ἅπασα δὲ χθὼν ἀνδρὶ γενναίῳ πατρίς.
   
3. Δασύπους κρεῶν ἐπιθυμεῖ.
   
4. Ἔργα νέων, βουλαὶ δὲ μέσων, εὐχαὶ δὲ γερόντων.
   
5. Ἔριν μίσει.
   
6. Ἔχθρας διάλυε.
   
7. Μῶρα γὰρ μῶρος λέγει.
   
8. Νυμφίου βίον ὑμεῖς ζῆτε.
   
9. Οὐ τοῖς κούφοις ὁ δρόμος καὶ οὐ τοῖς δυνατοῖς ὁ πόλεμος.
   
10. Οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν οἱ ἰσχύοντες ἰατροῦ ἀλλ᾽ οἱ κακῶς ἔχοντες.
    
11. Οὐδεὶς προφήτης δεκτός ἐστιν ἐν τῇ πατρίδι αὐτοῦ.
    
12. Οὐδὲν πρὸς τὴν Παρμένοντος ὗν.
    
13. Πρὸ τῆς νίκης τὸ ἐγκώμιον ᾄδεις.
    
14. Σεαυτὸν εὖ ποίει.
    
15. Ὑφ' ἡδονῆς ὁ φρόνιμος οὐχ ἁλίσκεται.
    

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Greek Reading: Fables 49

Both the fables and the joke below come from Abbott's Easy Greek Reader which is available at the Internet Archive. 

So, here are the stories in Greek, then segmented, and then interwoven with English. The titles are linked to the Internet Archive page.

Ζεὺς καὶ νοῦς

Ζεὺς πλάσας ἀνθρώπους ἐκέλευσεν Ἑημῇ νοῦν αὐτοῖς ἐγχέαι· κἀκεῖνος μέτρον ἴσον ποιήσας ἑκάστῳ ἐνέχεε. Συνέβη οὖν τοὺς μὲν μικροφυεῖς πληρωθέντας τοῦ μέτρου φρονίμους γενέσθαι, τοὺς δὲ μακρούς, ἅτε μὴ ἐφικομένου τοῦ ποτοῦ μὴδε εἰς πᾶν τὸ σῶμα, ἀλλὰ μέχρι γονάτων, ἀφρονεστέρους γενέσθαι.

Ζεὺς πλάσας ἀνθρώπους 

ἐκέλευσεν Ἑημῇ 

νοῦν αὐτοῖς ἐγχέαι,

κἀκεῖνος μέτρον ἴσον ποιήσας 

ἑκάστῳ ἐνέχεε. 

Συνέβη οὖν 

τοὺς μὲν μικροφυεῖς 

πληρωθέντας τοῦ μέτρου 

φρονίμους γενέσθαι, 

τοὺς δὲ μακρούς, 

ἅτε μὴ ἐφικομένου τοῦ ποτοῦ 

μὴδε εἰς πᾶν τὸ σῶμα, 

ἀλλὰ μέχρι γονάτων, 

ἀφρονεστέρους γενέσθαι.

Ζεὺς πλάσας ἀνθρώπους  ...  Zeus formed human beings

ἐκέλευσεν Ἑημῇ  ...  and ordered Hermes 

νοῦν αὐτοῖς ἐγχέαι  ...  to pour intelligence into them,

κἀκεῖνος ποιήσας  ...  and Hermes made 

μέτρον ἴσον  ...  equal doses

ἑκάστῳ ἐνέχεε  ...  and poured a dose into each person. 

Συνέβη οὖν  ...  It turned out 

τοὺς μὲν μικροφυεῖς  ...  that the short people 

πληρωθέντας τοῦ μέτρου  ...  were filled up by the dose 

φρονίμους γενέσθαι  ...  and turned out smart, 

τοὺς δὲ μακρούς  ...  but the tall people, 

ἅτε μὴ ἐφικομένου τοῦ ποτοῦ  ...  since the drink didn't reach 

μὴδε εἰς πᾶν τὸ σῶμα  ...  through their whole body, 

ἀλλὰ μέχρι γονάτων  ...  but only up to their knees, 

ἀφρονεστέρους γενέσθαι  ...  they turned out very stupid.

Hermes and Zeus

Ὄρνιθά καὶ ὠὰ χρυσᾶ

(you read another version of this story in an earlier post)

Ὄρνιθά τις εἶχεν ὠὰ χρυσᾶ τίκτουσαν· καὶ νομίσας ἔνδον αὐτῆς ὄγκον χρυσίου εἶναι κτείνας εὕρηκεν ὁμοίαν τῶν λοιπῶν ὀρνίθων. ὁ δὲ ἀθρόον πλοῦτον ἐλπίσας εὑρήσειν, καὶ τοῦ μικροῦ ἐστέρηται ἐκείνου.

Ὄρνιθά τις εἶχεν 

ὠὰ χρυσᾶ τίκτουσαν,

καὶ νομίσας ἔνδον αὐτῆς 

ὄγκον χρυσίου εἶναι 

κτείνας 

εὕρηκεν ὁμοίαν 

τῶν λοιπῶν ὀρνίθων. 

ὁ δὲ ἀθρόον πλοῦτον ἐλπίσας εὑρήσειν, 

καὶ τοῦ μικροῦ ἐστέρηται ἐκείνου.

Ὄρνιθά τις εἶχεν  ...  A certain man had a bird

ὠὰ χρυσᾶ τίκτουσαν  ...  that laid golden eggs,

καὶ νομίσας ἔνδον αὐτῆς  ...  and he thought that inside her 

ὄγκον χρυσίου εἶναι  ...  there was a lump of gold,

κτείνας  ...  so he killed the bird 

εὕρηκεν ὁμοίαν  ...  and found she was the same 

τῶν λοιπῶν ὀρνίθων  ...  as other birds. 

ὁ δὲ ἐλπίσας εὑρήσειν  ...  He had hoped to find

ἀθρόον πλοῦτον  ...  a heap of money, 

καὶ ἐστέρηται  ...  and what deprived of

τοῦ μικροῦ ἐκείνου  ...  that little (which he had).

(Heighway illustration)

Προσκεφάλαιον

Σχολαστικὸς καθευδῆσαι βουλόμενος, μὴ ἔχων προσκεφάλαιον, ἐκέλευσε τῷ δούλῳ κεράμιον ὑποθεῖναι. τοῦ δὲ εἰπόντος ὅτι "σκληρόν ἐστι" πτερῶν αὐτὸ γεμισθῆναι ἐκέλευσεν.

Σχολαστικὸς 

καθευδῆσαι βουλόμενος, 

μὴ ἔχων προσκεφάλαιον, 

ἐκέλευσε τῷ δούλῳ 

κεράμιον ὑποθεῖναι. 

τοῦ δὲ εἰπόντος ὅτι "σκληρόν ἐστι" 

πτερῶν αὐτὸ γεμισθῆναι ἐκέλευσεν.

Σχολαστικὸς  ...  A dunce

καθευδῆσαι βουλόμενος  ...  wanted to go to sleep, 

μὴ ἔχων προσκεφάλαιον  ...  but he didn't have a pillow, 

ἐκέλευσε τῷ δούλῳ  ...  so he ordered a slave

κεράμιον ὑποθεῖναι  ...  to put a clay pot under his head. 

τοῦ δὲ εἰπόντος ὅτι  ...  And the slave said that 

"σκληρόν ἐστι"  ...  "It's hard!" 

ἐκέλευσεν  ...  so the dunce ordered him

πτερῶν αὐτὸ γεμισθῆναι  ...  to stuff it with feathers.

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Greek Vocabulary Challenge: April 19

Here are today's vocabulary words; it's Group 160. Click on the word to learn more at Logeion:

ἀκούω ~ ἀκούσομαι ~ ἤκουσα: listen, hear 

νοέω ~ νοήσω ~ νόησα: perceive, comprehend 

μάχομαι ~ μαχοῦμαι ~ ἐμαχεσάμην: fight, struggle 

διδάσκω ~ διδάξω ~ ἐδίδαξα: teach, instruct 

βουλεύω ~ βουλεύσω ~ ἐβούλευσα: deliberate, plan 

These are the proverbs (and there are always more proverbs at the blog):

Ἄκουε πάντα.

Ἀκούσας νόει.

Ἐν φρέατι κυσὶ μάχεσθαι. 

Ἀετὸν ἵπτασθαι διδάσκεις. 

Οὐδεὶς μετ' ὀργῆς ἀσφαλῶς βουλεύεται.

And now, some commentary:

Ἄκουε πάντα.

Listen to everything.

This is one of the Delphic maxims recorded by Stobaeus. Notice the accusative object, πάντα. That means ἄκουε has the sense of "listen to," as in listening to things, to sounds heard. When ἀκούω takes the genitive, it has the sense of "hearing" a person, and even "hear and obey."

Ἀκούσας νόει.

After having listened, think.

This is another one of those maxims from Stobaeus, and it makes a good pair with the preceding saying: Ἄκουε πάντα, and then: Ἀκούσας νόει. Note that it is the accent which tells you this is the imperative of a contract verb, νοέω: νόει. The 3rd-person indicate is νοεῖ. The verb in turn is from the noun νοῦς, "mind." You can see this root in English "noetic."

Ἐν φρέατι κυσὶ μάχεσθαι. 

To fight with dogs in a well.

This is used to refer to a quarrel or disagreement (μάχεσθαι) with disreputable, quarrelsome people (κυσὶ) in a situation from which you cannot extricate yourself (ἐν φρέατι). There a variation using a less well-known verb:  Ἐν φρέατι κυνομαχεῖν: κυνο-μαχέω, "fight with dogs."

Ἀετὸν ἵπτασθαι διδάσκεις. 

You're teaching an eagle to fly.

This is one of those proverbial fool's errands. Not only does an eagle not need you to teach it to fly, the eagle can fly far higher and faster than you can. Compare the saying that you saw in an earlier post: Ἰχθὺν νήχεσθαι διδάσκεις, "You're teaching a fish to swim."

Οὐδεὶς μετ' ὀργῆς ἀσφαλῶς βουλεύεται.

Nobody can safely make plans in anger.

This is another one of those "one-liners" of Menander; here is the iambic meter marked:

Οὐδεὶς | μετ' ὀρ|γῆς ἀσ|φαλῶς | βουλεύ|εται.

Ganymede and Eagle mosaic

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Greek Reading: Fables 48

Both the fables and the jokes below come from Abbott's Easy Greek Reader which is available at the Internet Archive. 

So, here are the stories in Greek, then segmented, and then interwoven with English. The titles are linked to the Internet Archive page.

Κώνωψ καὶ βοῦς

(You've seen another version of this story before.)

Κώνωψ ἐπιστὰς κέρατι ταύρου καὶ πολὺν χρόνον ἐπικαθίσας, ἐπειδὴ ἀπαλλάττεσθαι ἔμελλεν, ἐπυνθάνετο τοῦ ταύρου εἰ ἤδη βούλεται αὐτὸν ἀπελθεῖν. Ὁ δὲ ὑποτυχὼν εἶπεν· ἀλλ’ οὔτε, ὅτε ἦλθες, ἔγνων, οὔτε, ἐὰν ἀπέλθῃς, γνώσομαι.

Κώνωψ 

ἐπιστὰς κέρατι ταύρου 

καὶ πολὺν χρόνον ἐπικαθίσας, 

ἐπειδὴ ἀπαλλάττεσθαι ἔμελλεν, 

ἐπυνθάνετο τοῦ ταύρου 

εἰ ἤδη βούλεται αὐτὸν ἀπελθεῖν. 

Ὁ δὲ ὑποτυχὼν εἶπεν· 

ἀλλ’ οὔτε, ὅτε ἦλθες, ἔγνων, 

οὔτε, ἐὰν ἀπέλθῃς, γνώσομαι.

Κώνωψ  ...  A gnat

ἐπιστὰς κέρατι ταύρου  ...  settled down on a bull's horn 

καὶ πολὺν χρόνον ἐπικαθίσας  ...  and sat there a long time. 

ἐπειδὴ ἀπαλλάττεσθαι ἔμελλεν  ...  When he was about to fly off, 

ἐπυνθάνετο τοῦ ταύρου  ...  he asked the bull 

εἰ ἤδη βούλεται αὐτὸν ἀπελθεῖν  ...  if he wanted him to go now. 

Ὁ δὲ ὑποτυχὼν εἶπεν  ...  The bull said in reply, 

ἀλλ’ οὔτε, ὅτε ἦλθες, ἔγνων  ...  Not only did I not notice when you came, 

οὔτε, ἐὰν ἀπέλθῃς, γνώσομαι  ...  but I won't notice if you go away.

illustration by Rackham

Ἀλεκτόρων δύο

Ἀλεκτόρων δύο μαχομένων περὶ θηλειῶν ὀρνίθων ὁ εἷς τὸν ἕτερον κατετροπώσατο. Καὶ ὁ μὲν ἡττηθεὶς εἰς τόπον κατάσκιον ἀπιὼν ἐκρύβη· ὁ δὲ νικήσας εἰς ὕψος ἀρθεὶς καὶ ἐφ᾽ ὑψηλοῦ τοίχου στὰς μεγαλοφώνως ἐβόησε. Καὶ παρευθὺς ἀετὸς καταπτὰς ἥρπασεν αὐτόν.

Ἀλεκτόρων δύο 

μαχομένων περὶ θηλειῶν ὀρνίθων 

ὁ εἷς τὸν ἕτερον κατετροπώσατο. 

Καὶ ὁ μὲν ἡττηθεὶς 

εἰς τόπον κατάσκιον ἀπιὼν 

ἐκρύβη· 

ὁ δὲ νικήσας 

εἰς ὕψος ἀρθεὶς 

καὶ ἐφ᾽ ὑψηλοῦ τοίχου στὰς 

μεγαλοφώνως ἐβόησε. 

Καὶ παρευθὺς 

ἀετὸς καταπτὰς 

ἥρπασεν αὐτόν.

Ἀλεκτόρων δύο  ...  Two roosters

μαχομένων περὶ θηλειῶν ὀρνίθων  ...  were fighting over female birds,

ὁ εἷς τὸν ἕτερον κατετροπώσατο  ...  and one chased away the other.

Καὶ ὁ μὲν ἡττηθεὶς  ...  The one who was defeated 

εἰς τόπον κατάσκιον ἀπιὼν  ...  went off into a shady place

ἐκρύβη  ...  and hid, 

ὁ δὲ νικήσας  ...  but the one who won 

εἰς ὕψος ἀρθεὶς  ...  flew up to a high place 

καὶ ἐφ᾽ ὑψηλοῦ τοίχου στὰς  ...  and standing on the rooftop 

μεγαλοφώνως ἐβόησε  ...  he let out a mighty cock-a-doodle-doo. 

Καὶ παρευθὺς  ...  And straight away

ἀετὸς καταπτὰς  ...  an eagle swooped down

ἥρπασεν αὐτόν  ...  and carried him off.

illustration by Grandville

Πλοῖα ἀσφαλέστερα

Δειλὸς ἐρωτηθείς, ποῖα τῶν πλοίων ἀσφαλέστερα, τὰ μακρὰ ἢ τὰ στρογγύλα; ἔφη· τὰ νενεωλκημένα.

Δειλὸς ἐρωτηθείς

ποῖα τῶν πλοίων ἀσφαλέστερα, 

τὰ μακρὰ ἢ τὰ στρογγύλα; 

ἔφη· 

τὰ νενεωλκημένα.

Δειλὸς ἐρωτηθείς  ...  A coward was asked

ποῖα τῶν πλοίων ἀσφαλέστερα  ...  which ships are safest, 

τὰ μακρὰ ἢ τὰ στρογγύλα  ...  ships of war or merchant ships. 

ἔφη  ...  He said,

τὰ νενεωλκημένα  ...  Ships hauled up on the land!

Δειλὸς κυνηγὸς

Δειλὸς κυνηγὸς συνεχῶς τὴν νύκτα ὑπὸ ἄρκτου διωκόμενος ἐν ὕπνῳ, κύνας μισθωσάμενος μεθ' ἑαυτοῦ ἐκοίμιζεν. 

Δειλὸς κυνηγὸς  ...  A cowardly hunter

συνεχῶς τὴν νύκτα  ...  non-stop all night 

ὑπὸ ἄρκτου διωκόμενος  ...  was chased by a bear 

ἐν ὕπνῳ  ...  in his sleep, 

κύνας μισθωσάμενος  ...  so he bought some dogs 

μεθ' ἑαυτοῦ ἐκοίμιζεν  ...  and had them sleep with him. 

bear mosaic from Pompeii

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