#greek translation

[lionofchaeronea]

Human beings exist for the sake of one another: so, either teach them or endure them. Οἱ ἄνθρωποι γεγόνασιν ἀλλήλων ἕνεκεν: ἢ δίδασκε οὖν ἢ φέρε. --Marcus Aurelius, Meditations VIII.59

[sugaroto]

Watched the sonic movie with my cousin in Greek and the villain's name is Αυγένιος which is hilarious cause it sounds like Ευγένιος (aka Eugene, real name) but there something slightly wrong with it, what? The first 3 letters sound like egg??? I had to double check the villain's name in English cause I wasn't sure what it was but I was sure there were eggs mentioned, this is hilarious

(this might have been his official name also in the older translations, I don't know I don't remember I just think it's funny Greek took Eugene and fucked it up a little so it's Egggene)(or avyenios is you want to know how it sounds lol)

[sarafangirlart]

Euripides Chrysippus literally just being ancient Lolita is very interesting

[onwingsofwords]

ladies, if your man is

• one who schemes after beauty and good

• brave

• impetuous

• intense

• an awe-inspiring hunter

• always scheming

• a man of desire and intentions

• resourceful

• a pursuer of knowledge

• a master magician and sorcerer

that's not your man, that's Eros from Diotima's oration in Plato's Symposium

(brought to you by my Greek translation homework)

[quidam-sirenae]

A look into my very early translation process that nobody asked for! I tend to look up the uses of words in other texts so that’s what some of the little notes are. The other ones are me trying to make sense of aolic Greek and Greek in general.

[smolandweirdwriter]

No but like

“Sex leads to death”. This has so many different interpretations. Sex leads to the death of a woman’s innocence; sex may lead to the death of a woman when she gives birth; sex leads to the death of a child if they are stillborn; sex leads to life, and all life ends in death, and so we grieve from the moment our children are born because we know they will die. We will all die.

[nat1vibes]

my buddy darryk.v put his unofficial greek translation of the table-top RPG Knave, created by Ben Milton on the internet archive (found here) (all of the conttents are under the CC BY 4.0 license)

[misstsiki]

Love 77

[andromedainruins]

Tuesday, August 22nd || Homeric Greek

Today we started book one of the Iliad! This is what I've been waiting for since switching to a classics major. This is what I want to spend the rest of my life studying

That being said, I'm really excited about it

So here's the Homeric Greek:

μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος οὐλομένην, ἣ μυρί᾽ Ἀχαιοῖς ἄλγε᾽ ἔθηκε, πολλὰς δ᾽ ἰφθίμους ψυχὰς Ἄϊδι προΐαψεν ἡρώων, αὐτοὺς δὲ ἑλώρια τεῦχε κύνεσσιν οἰωνοῖσί τε δαῖτα—Διὸς δ᾽ ἐτελείετο βουλή—, ἐξ οὗ δὴ τὰ πρῶτα διαστήτην ἐρίσαντε Ἀτρεΐδης τε ἄναξ ἀνδρῶν καὶ δῖος Ἀχιλλεύς.

My at-home translation:

Sing, Muse, the destructive rage of Achilles son of Peleus, that which set countless sufferings on the Achaeans, sent forth many valiant souls to Hades, the heroes themselves prey for the dogs a feast for the birds—the will of Zeus was fulfilled—, from the time they first separated, quarreling, the son of Atreus, the lord of men, and heavenly Achilles.

And the edited class translation:

Sing, Muse, the destructive rage of Achilles, son of Peleus, Which set countless sufferings on the Achaeans, And sent forward many strong souls to Hades, Made the heroes themselves prey for the dogs And a feast for the birds—the will of Zeus was being fulfilled—, Ever since the two first stood apart quarreling The son of Atreus, the lord of men, and heavenly Achilles.

[libraryoferana]

Το μυστικό της Ανθοφορίας

Όταν μια νεαρή νοσοκόμα δέχεται δουλειά σε ένα πρώην στρατιωτικό νοσοκομείο, ανακαλύπτει ένα οικογενειακό μυστικό και βρίσκει τους φασματικούς ενοίκους λιγουλάκι υπερβολικά οικείους. Μια σύντομη ιστορία φαντασμάτων https://books2read.com/BlossomRiseGreek #Φαντάσματα, #Παραφυσικό, #Τρόμου, #Διήγημα

[lionofchaeronea]

Come, shining lyre, speak to me--gain the power of utterance. ἄγι δὴ χέλυ δῖα μοι λέγε φωνάεσσα δὲ γίνεω. --Sappho, fr. 118

[sugaroto]

I started re-watching atla with my cousin and I need to share a fun fact about the greek translation that Sokka (early seasons) would be shocked about

He has a girl voice😱 (actor)

[feral-ballad]

Margarita Karapanou, tr. by Karen Emmerich, from Rien ne va plus

[Text ID: “I would have preferred if you had loved me less and understood me more.”]

[mournfulroses]

Yannis Ritsos, trans. by Kimon Friar, from a poem featured in "Erotica: Love Poems,"

[beaningeneraldenial]

Yours truly has translated A Rift through Worlds to Greek so if you can read in Greek, have a peek!

Ay, that rhymed! That's one reason for you to follow me, I rhyme very good.

Anyway, this is mostly writing and translation practice so if you find any inconsistencies, it's because I'm a nood at translating! So if you have any tips on how to improve, please share! :D

Now let's see.... is there a Greek Tumblr page...? Omg there is-

[sarah-maclean-completist]

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