ὁ Ἄργος τὰ μῆλα σῴζει
Text page 53 (1st edition), 69 (2nd)
Read it first, try the comprehension questions, then listen to it. Make sure you've understood by reading the translation.
Remember
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τὰ μῆλα μένει: flocks considered as a group, not as individuals. |
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τὰ πρόβατα θόρυβον ποιεῖ: sheep as a group |
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τί πάσχει τὰ μῆλα; what's happening to the flocks (as a group) |
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τὰ δένδρα σκιὰν παρέχει: give shade, always treated as a group, not as individual trees. |
is about to :
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ὁ λύκος μέλλει τοῖς μήλοις ἐμπίπτειν
ἐγὼ μέλλω καθεύδειν (it's past 23:00, I'm tired) |
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(father to 13 year old trying to sneek out of the house at midnight) |
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μέλλει βοᾶν τε καὶ κεντεῖν τοὺς βοῦς ἀγρίως (He's about to shout and goad them fiercely when he sees the big obstructing stone) |
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μέλλομεν περαίνειν τὸ πέμπτον μάθημα. (finish lesson 5, we ARE about to, really!) |
movement and yet dative case normally used for position, absence of movement
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We've already seen:
προσχωρῶ τῷ ἀγρῷ, I approach the field
Now we have:
to attack, to fall upon: ἐμπίπτειν:
ὁ κύων ἐμπίπτει τῷ λαγῴ.
οἱ Λακεδαιμόνιοι ἐμπίπτουσι τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις.
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after whom?
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We've had: "behind" ὄπισθεν + genitive
So now we come to "after" μετά + accusative:
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μετὰ τὸ δεῖπνον: |
after the meal |
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μετὰ τὸν κύνα, τὸν λαγών, τὸν λύκον |
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μετὰ αὐτόν, αὐτήν, αὐτό: |
after him, her, it |
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μετὰ αὐτούς, αὐτάς, αὐτά: |
after them |
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Translation: Argos saves the flocks
Philip and his father slowly walk up the road; for they are looking for their flocks. When they have come to the top of the hill, they see the flocks; for they (the flocks) are waiting at the roadside and are making a hell of a din. So Dikaiopolis says: "What's up with the flocks? hurry on down the road, child, and find out why they are making so much noise." Philip therefore hurries down the road. When he gets close to the flocks he sees a big wolf; and so he calls his father and shouts: "Come here, father, and help; for a big wolf is here and is about to attack the flocks."
Therefore Dikaiopolis lets go of the dog and says: "Go on, Argos, chase the wolf; but you, child, stay there." Philip therefore remains by the side of the road, while Argos barks and rushes against the wolf so savagely that the wolf runs away. And Philip and his father run after them and shout and throw stones. Then they call the dog and drive the flocks home.
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