Homework due a.d. XVII Kalendis Decembris / 15 Νοεμβριου η Τριτη

Elementary Latin

1. Learn demonstative pronoun ille illa illud (THAT / THOSE)   and conjugate venio, venire and capio, capere in present tense.
2. 4thconjugation (and 3rd -io verbs): verbs like audio, audire. Present tense: audio, audis, audit, audimus, auditis, audiunt.
3. Conjugate DORMIO, DORMIRE in the present tense.
4. Vocabulary, ch. 10.

• amicitia f   friendship
• hora f     hour, time
• natura f     nature
• senectus, senectutis f    old age
• timor, timoris m fear
• veritas, veritatis f    truth
• via   f  road
• voluptas, voluptatis ff pleasure
• beatus, -a, -um blessed, happy
• cum + ablative    with
• audio, audire. hear
• capio, capere. take, capture
• dico, dicere. say, speak
• facio, facere. make, do
• fugio, fugere. flee
• venio, venire. find
• vivo, vivere. live

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Elementary Greek

1. ειμι.  Learn present, imperfect, future, infinitive, imperatives
2. Present tense ‘I am’   ειμι, ει,  εστι [ν], εσμεν, εστε, εισι [ν]
3. Imperfect tense ‘I was’ of ειμι. η/ην, ησθα, ην, ημεν, ητε, ησαν
4. Future tense ‘I will be’ of ειμι. εσομαι, εση/εσει, εσται, εσομεθα, εσεσθε, εσονται
5. Ιnfinitive ‘to be’ ειναι ‘to be about to be’ εσεσθαι
6. Imperative: Be! ισθι / Let him/her be! εστω  Be!  εστε / Let them be! εστων

1. Vocabulary for sentences p. 71, 1, 3, 4, 10

• 1. τοπος – place       ελευθερος – free        κινδυνος -danger       μικρος -small       κορη- girl
• 3. αλλαττω – (middle) take [accussative] in exchange for [genitive]          δωρον – gift           ησυχια – quiet, leisure
• 4. μηκετι – no longer                 πειθω- (middle) obey           αναξιος-unworthy             δεσποινη- mistress          αξιος-worthy         θεραπαινα- servant           τρεπω- (middle) go             μακρος-  long          οδος- road         εις- into           χωρα- country
• 10. φυτον- plant, tree           υπο- by          φυλαττω- guard          πορρω- far away from         οικια- house

1. Ch. 11 vocabulary

ειμι, εσομαι. be exist; (3rd person singular + accusative + infinitive) it is possible

πειθω,  πεισω  persuade; (+ dative) obey

τρεπω, τρεψω  turn; (middle voice) betake oneself, go

αμαξα, -ης  η  cart, wagon

λιμνη, -ης ξ   marsh, lake

τοπος, -ου ο  place

τροπος, -ου ο turn, way

μακρος, -α, -ον long

μικρος, -α, -ον small, litttle

πορρω far, far off — (preposition + genitive) far away from

υπο  / υπ’ / υφ’    (preposition + genitive, dative, accusative) under

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Classical Mythology

1. Read in Introduction to Mythology, Part 5, ‘Myth and Dreams,’ pp. 465-492.
2. Oral presentations: Topic is below. Due on Friday, 18 November: 1-2 paragraphs about your topic for the presentation/paper; include the names/titles/author of the ancient primary text(s) and the movie, book, video game, etc.; what myths you will be talking about; what concepts about myth you will refer to. You can email your topic by Friday, 11am, or submit a printed-out copy.

Topics:

1) Explain how a contemporary book, movie, video game, etc. uses ancient mythology. How is the myth presented, altered, adapted?

2) Concept of the hero. Explain our society’s concept of a hero/heroism and contrast it to that of the ancient Greeks and/or other ancient cultures.

3) Myths are full of contradictions. How does the anthropologist Lévi-Strauss explain these contradictions? (Some terms to use in discussing this topic: binary opposite, resolution of opposites, nature/vulcutre, synchronic/diachronic).

Your presentation must:

• Incorporate sufficient reference to a primary text (Hesiod, Ovid, Sophocles, etc.)
• Include discussion of concepts about myth such as: ritual, liminality, hero, trickster, paratactic/syntactic, archetype, family romance.
• 10 minutes long
• Powerpoint-type visual aids and other media, paper handouts are welcome

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Intermediate Latin

1. Catullus poem
2. Translate sentences.

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Intermediate Greek

1. Μοre -μι verbs
2. Passage to translate