#xenophones

[novelties-and-notions]

Ladies and gentlemen, I want you to give a big welcome to the star of the evening, the main attraction, the one and only stand-up philosopher, the inimitable Monsieur… le Docteur… le Professeur… Émil Flostre! Give him a big hand!

[Flostre enters to enthusiastic applause. He is a tall rangy man, dressed all in black, sporting a beatnik-style beard around the edge of his jaw. He speaks with a barely perceptible French accent.]

FLOSTRE: Merci. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for your welcome. It's great to be here in the universe tonight. I hope you all think so too. [He perches on the edge of the stool in the centre of the stage.] As it's a new year, we have a special show for you tonight. Later on, there will be dancing girls. Before that, I've brought some very special guests with me, to help the show along.

A MUFFLED VOICE OFF-STAGE: Now?

FLOSTRE: [To side] No, not yet. I'll tell you when.

I'm here to talk about la philosophie – philosophy. Qu'est-ce que vous dîtes? You don't think that will be very entertaining? Well, I'll tell you, actually, philosophy has always been très amusante, even from the start in ancient Greece, about 2500 years ago, when a man called Thales had the first philosophical insight. Thales determined that everything is made out of water. It wasn't a great start, but it got him a few laughs.

Only fifty years later Pythagoras proclaimed that everything is made out of numbers. So you see, there was progress, even if nobody knows what he meant. Physics is a lot like that nowadays. Plus ça change, hein?.

But these ancient Greeks, they weren't satisfied for long. Another thirty years and Xenophones decided that everything was made of earth and water. And at more or less the same time, Heraclitus declared that the entire world was an everlasting fire.

THE MUFFLED VOICE OFF-STAGE: Get on with it. I'm waiting. Those guys weren't even philosophers. They just made stuff up. If you'd cut them out we could bring on the dancing girls.

FLOSTRE: Pay no attention to him. C'est un idiot.. After another sixty years of thinking, Empedocles thought about what Thales, Pythagoras, Xenophones and Heraclitus had said, and stated that there was much to be said in favour of each of their theories. So Empedocles proposed a new synthesis: everything was made out of [drum roll] earth, fire, air and water [cymbal crash]. And so that made everybody happy… except Pythagoras.

[hexjulia]

"I am going to put a stop to your fornication with the sea. She belongs to me."

-- Spartan general Callicratidas to general Conon of Athens for various reasons but none that justify this phrasing.

[h0n3ym00n333]

our first project of the new term is to translate xenophon's anabasis - this is our first time translating and analyzing a much longer text in ancient greek, but i'm really excited!! <3

[sforzesco]

xenophon and socrates, sometime early on

there’s some back and forth about the identification on whether or not that one guy in raphael’s school of athens is aeschines or xenophon (there’s a lot of back and forth on a lot of things wrt to that painting), but I’ve decided to read it as xenophon because garrigues’ notes on identifying everyone in that painting annoys me 💕

⭐ places I’m at! bsky / pixiv / pillowfort /cohost / cara.app / tip jar!

[againaweasel]

Something something Tonks inability to do “household spells” has nothing to do with ability and everything to do with a mental block regarding the preconceived role of women in the house something something and how Tonks, through dialogue, skills, and turning up at that last battle, is written purposefully to be diametrically opposed to it all that never goes away something something inability as a self defence mechanism something something the wand knows

[thoodleoo]

the typical meaning of anabasis vs that of katabasis is so funny to me because technically they are antonyms but katabasis is usually used for a hero's harrowing journey to the underworld in which he experiences a metaphorical death and rebirth while anabasis is just. a march

[kanonbreakerz]

The sinner and his sin

Thanks to all creators ❤

Credits: @natalia-auditore, @lady-moriel, @saruin, @raccoonium, @kijiko-sims, @obscurus-sims, @pralinesims, @solistair, @iowa-cc, @simandy, @nitropanic, @lin-dian, @helgatisha, @northernsiberiawinds, ksksims, simomo

[octomae]

a relationship chart <3

[Newbeak Splatoon]

[Trip, Captain 3 (24 y.o)]

[Tetra, Agent 4 (23 y.o)]

[Theta, Agent 8 (27 y.o)]

[Novah, Neo 3 (21 y.o)]

[Xenophon, Commander Tartar]

Transcribed below:

3's thoughts

To 4: "She's a good friend."

To 8: "What would I do without you?"

To N3: "Proud to have you aboard. (I admire him.)"

To X: "Stinky ass bastard. <3"

To ORCA: "👍"

4's thoughts

To 3: "They're so easy to rile up lol."

To 8: "She's the coolest fucking roomie ever???"

To N3: "My partner in crime >:]"

To ORDER: "Maybe if you go outside and experience the wonders of nature you'll calm down, damn."

8's thoughts

To 3: "You're the funniest squid I've ever met <3"

To 4: "They're so chill and super talented!"

To N3: "He has so much potential!"

To X: "I knew you could do it. <3"

To ORDER: "You can be good too."

N3's thoughts

To 3: "You're different than I remember! (I admire you.)"

To 4: "He's fun to hang with!"

To 8: "She saved me from Kamabo!!!"

To ORCA: "Ow... You couldn't have helped me a little more...?"

X's thoughts

To 3: "Thank you for trusting me."

To 8: "Thank you for the 2nd chance."

To ORDER: "Was the parasitism really necessary?"

To ORCA: "A smug, holier-than-thou, know-it-all."

ORDER's thoughts

To X: "Didn't you want this too? Why did you resist me too?"

To 4: "A formidable soldier. With you, a world of ORDER is still within reach..."

To 8: "You ruined everything."

ORCA's thoughts.

To 3: "👍"

To N3: "You have earned your keep."

To X: "Do not be upset that I was right in the end."

[raihanijulie]

[ LEMNISCUS GUIDE BLOG!!! ]

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[sexytummyache]

For my master's degree, I've been learning Ancient Greek and during this quarter we're reading Xenophon's Anabasis. It's a lesser known piece of ancient literature. Basically its about this guy Cyrus gathering up an army to challenge his brother Artaxerxes for the throne but losing. Its got gossip and fighting and lots of petty stuff. Super fun and I have been joking it could be a musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

So I start to wonder if there ever have been any cool adaptations of Xenophon's Anabasis and when I look on Wikipedia I learn that in 1965, author Sol Yurick adapted Xenophon's Anabasis into a book called Warriors which reimagines the story to be about New York City street gangs. In 1979, the book was adapted into a film by Walter Hill.

On October 18, 2024 (one week from tomorrow), Lin-Manuel Miranda will be releasing a concept album with Elisa Davis which is based on that movie.

I just want to say that I called it. Nobody has ever called anything this hard in the history of calling it.

[star-spangled-bastard]

I have not drawn by boy Xenophon in an eternity so here's one to start the new year like I used to do

[sartred]

[hexjulia]

Greek horses were smaller (by perhaps some two hands on average than the average cavalry charger early this century), stockier, more cob-like than those we are used to seeing or riding. Stallions were not gelded, which did nothing to assuage their tendency – shared by the mares – to bite. Nor did the rider operate with such seemingly indispensable modern aids to balance and control as stirrups and saddle. The horses for their part went unshod. The nature of the beast meant that the horse was a hugely expensive commodity; the price most commonly paid for a horse in the fourth century was up to three hundred times the average daily wage of a skilled worker. The expense was especially magnified by a climate and terrain generally lacking in extensive lush pastureland. Only the seriously rich could hope to maintain a horse, let alone a stable or stud, and the horse correspondingly functioned as an obvious status symbol marking out the elite and often aristocratic few. It followed that even fewer Greeks could afford to own let alone breed racehorses – hence the quite prodigious extravagance implied by Alcibiades’ boasting that he had entered no less than seven teams of four-horse chariots at the Olympics of (probably) 416: this was the ‘blue-riband’ event of the Games (cf. Hiero 11.5), and Alcibiades not only won the first prize but had four of his teams in the first seven finishers. Small wonder that he commissioned Euripides to write a commemorative and celebratory ode, besides exploiting his triumph shamelessly for political purposes. The young Xenophon must surely have been hugely impressed.

Paul Cartledge in the introduction to Xenophon's (possibly?) On Horsemanship.

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Man of Myth :: @Mythos_Man

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“For in everything that men do the body is useful; and in all uses of the body it is of great importance to be in as high a state of physical efficiency as possible.”

— Xenophon

[mithriel-of-mithlond]

Ephraim ti Horn, you're speaking from my heart.

[verdantlyviolet]

Some Pet Dog Names from Ancient Greece

When the hound has caught the hare, or been otherwise victorious in the course, you should […] pat him with your hand and praise him, kissing his head, and stroking his ears, and speaking to him by name […] for, like men of generous spirit, they love to be praised; and the dog, if not quite tired out [from the hunt] will come up with joy to caress you. (Arrian, On Coursing, XVIII Pg 116 trans. William Dansey)

As many dogs were hunting hounds or guard dogs in Ancient Greece, it followed that the naming convention was dependant on psychology; to name the dog something strong or skilful was to boast of the animals’ superiority to others of its breed, just as it reflected on the owner. There are some well known dogs in Ancient Greek history that many are aware of, namely Cerberus, Odysseus’ faithful dog Argos, and Alexander the Great named a city after his dog Peritas. We are lucky to have two lists of excellent dog names from authors Xenophon and Ovid.

From Xenophon (~ 430 - 355 BC), in his treaties on Hunting, we have the below list:

Give the hounds short names, so as to be able to call to them easily. The following are the right sort: Psyche, Thymus, Porpax, Styrax, Lonchê (Lance), Lochus, Phrura, Phylax (Sentinel/Guardian), Taxis, Xiphon, Phonax, Phlegon, Alcê (Stout), Teuchon, Hyleus, Medas (Crafty), Porthon, Sperchon (Bustler/Hasty), Orgê, Bremon, Hybris, Thallon (Vigorous), Rhomê, Antheus (Blossom), Hebe, Getheus, Chara (Jolly/Ecstasy), Leusson, Augo (Bright), Polys, Bia, Stichon, Spudê, Bryas, Oenas (Blueskin), Sterrus, Craugê, Caenon, Tyrbas, Sthenon, Aether, Actis, Aechmê, Noes (Counsellor), Gnomê, Stibon, Hormê (Impetus). (Xenophon Kynegetikos On Hunting 7.5)

A kind person on Reddit suggested these names could also translate as:

Psyche = Psyche / Spirit

Thymus = Pluck

Porpax = Buckler

Styrax = Spigot

Lonche = Lance

Lochus = Lurcher

Phrura = Watch

Phylax = Keeper

Taxis = Brigade

Xiphon = Fencer

Phonax = Butcher

Phlegon = Blazer

Alce = Prowess

Teuchon = Craftsman

Hyleus = Foster

Medas = Counsellor

Porthon = Spoiler

Sperchon = Hurry

Orge = Fury

Bremon = Growler

Hybris = Riot / Insolence

Thallon = Bloomer

Rhome = Rome / Mighty

Antheus = Blossom

Hebe = Hebe / Youth (Young’n)

Getheus = Hilary / Happy

Chara = Jollity

Leusson = Glazer

Augo = Eyesbright

Polys = Much

Bia = Force

Stichon = Trooper

Spude = Bustle

Bryas = Bubbler

Oenas = Rockdove

Sterrus = Stubborn

Crauge = Yelp

Caenon = Killer

Tyrbas = Strongboy / Riot

Sthenon = Sky

Aether = Sunbeam

Actis = Bodkin

Aechme = Wistful

Noes = Gnome

And from Ovid (~ 43 BC - 17 AD), in his Metamorphosis, of the dogs that attacked their master Actaeon, we have:

First ‘Black-foot’, Melampus, and keen-scented Ichnobates, ‘Tracker’, signal him with baying, Ichnobates out of Crete, Melampus, Sparta. Then others rush at him swift as the wind, ‘Greedy’, Pamphagus, Dorceus, ‘Gazelle’, Oribasos, ‘Mountaineer’, all out of Arcadia: powerful ‘Deerslayer’, Nebrophonos, savage Theron, ‘Whirlwind’, and Laelape, ‘Hunter’. Then swift-footed Pterelas, ‘Wings’, and trail-scenting Agre, ‘Chaser’, fierce Hylaeus, ‘Woody’, lately gored by a boar, the wolf-born Nape, ‘Valley’, Poemenis, the trusty ‘Shepherd’, and Harpyia, ‘Snatcher’, with her two pups. There is thin-flanked Sicyonian Ladon, ‘Catcher’, Dromas, ‘Runner’, ‘Grinder’, Canache, Sticte ‘Spot’, Tigris ‘Tigress’, Alce, ‘Strong’, and white-haired Leucon, ‘Whitey’, and black-haired Asbolus, ‘Soot’. Lacon, ‘Spartan’, follows them, a dog well known for his strength, and strong-running Aëllo, ‘Storm’. Then Thoos, ‘Swift’, and speedy Lycisce, ‘Wolf’, with her brother Cyprius ‘Cyprian’. Next ‘Grasper’, Harpalos, with a distinguishing mark of white, in the centre of his black forehead, ‘Black’, Melaneus, and Lachne, ‘Shaggy’, with hairy pelt, Labros, ‘Fury’, and Argiodus, ‘White-tooth’, born of a Cretan sire and Spartan dam, keen-voiced Hylactor, ‘Barker’ […] First ‘Black-hair’, Melanchaetes, wounds his back, then ‘Killer’, Theridamas, and Oresitrophos, the ‘Climber’, clings to his shoulder. (Ovid Metamorphoses III 206-233 trans. A S Kline)

Theoi has Brookes More’s translation which offers a few English variations on the names.

A few fun ideas to keep in mind if looking to name a new pet in Ancient Greek style.

For I have myself bred up a hound whose eyes are the greyest of grey; a swift, hard-working, courageous, sound-footed dog[…]. He is most gentle, and kindly-affectioned […] as soon as he catches sight of me, showing symptoms of joy, and again trotting on before me. […] He is the constant companion of whichever may be sick; and if he has not seen either of us for only a short time, he jumps up repeatedly by way of salutation, and barks with joy as a greeting. (Arrian, On Coursing, V Pg 78-80 trans. William Dansey)

🐶 Sources

Xenophon Kynegetikos

Arrian On Coursing

Ovid Metamorphoses III

Dog shaped Rhyton by the Brygos Painter in Aleria