Plot, picture and thoughtsThe title tells us that it's going to be all about a λύκος, a wolf. But the animal in the picture is quite obviously not a λύκος, but a κύων. And the smaller, funny creature is a λαγώςSo ὁ Φίλιππος, ὁ τοῦ Δικαιοπόλιδος υἱός (see lesson 3b), παῖς μέγας τε καὶ ἀνδρεῖος and his κύων, called Ἄργος, while walking about ἐν τοῖς ἀγροῖς come across a big hare μέγαν ὁρῶσι (short for ὁρά-ουσι) λαγών καὶ ὁ Φίλιππος λέγει τῷ κυνί ( tells his dog , no, shouts) βοᾷ (short for βοά-ει): ![]() No sign of the λύκος yet. οὐκέτι ὁρῶμεν (short for ὁρά-ομεν) τὸν λύκον. ποῦ ἐστιν; Where is he? A good question word ποῦ; meaning where? (position), with a circumflex to insist on its being a question! Answer the following: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() New in the caption are the forms: he sees and he shouts. It should be ὁράει and βοάει . We now meet yet another variety of contract verbs, after the έω and the όω, the άω. All for the sake of easier pronunciation. The subscribed iota shows that there once was a fully-fledged iota in the ending. For more information, click here. As for the funny forms of λαγώς, click here to find out how that one works. So far for the picture.PlotEverybody is busy, so what can Philippe do? As seen in the picture, whistle his dog and go hunting hares. Well, he doesn't actually intend to go hare-hunting (οὐκ ἐν νῷ ἔχει λαγώς διώκειν).(Remember Myrrhine saying in chapter 4a: ἐγὼ δὲ καὶ ἡ Μέλιττα ἐν νῷ ἔχομεν βαδίζειν πρὸς τὴν κρήνην.). Where was he actually going when the hare appeared? But dogs, when they see a hare, have a tendency to become deaf to their master's voice. καὶ ὁ Ἄργος, ὁ τοῦ Φιλίππου κύων is no exception and follows the hare up into the hils. What can Philip do? Who's to help him? Note Don't confuse ἀργός, ἀργή, ἀργόν, shining; swift |