From Zero to Greek: An Introduction to the Language for Everyone A pre-Institute workshop at American Classical League 61st Annual Institute, Durham, NH Holloway Commons: Cocheco Room Thursday June 26, 6-9pm Friday June 27, 2008 8-11am

From Zero to Greek: An Introduction to the Language for Everyone Wilfred Major Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana wmajor@lsu.edu Byron Stayskal Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington byron-stayskal@uiowa.edu Deborah Davies Brooks School, North Andover, Massachusetts ddavies@brooksschool.org

From Zero to Greek The images come from: Nina Barclay. Eucleides' World: An Exploratory Introduction to Ancient Greek to Accompany Ecce Romani. CANE (Classical Association of New England), 2002.

letter name sound English Α α “alpha” = “ah” = A a

letter name sound English Β β “beta” = “b” = B b

letter name sound English Γ γ “gamma”= “g” = G g

letter name sound English Δ δ “delta” = “d” = D d

letter name sound English Ε ε “epsilon” = “eh” = E e

letter name sound English Ζ ζ “zeta” = “z” = Z z

letter name sound English Η η “eta” = “ay” = E e

letter name sound English Θ θ “theta” = “th” = Th th

letter name sound English Ι ι “iota” = “ih” = I i

letter name sound English Κ κ “kappa” = “k” = C c K k (Latin) or

letter name sound English Λ λ “lambda” = “l” = L l

letter name sound English Μ μ “mu” = “m” = M m

letter name sound English Ν ν “nu” = “n” = N n

letter name sound English Ξ ξ “xi” = “ks” = X x

letter name sound English Ο ο “omicron” = “o” = O o

letter name sound English Π π “pi” = “p” = P p

letter name sound English Ρ ρ “rho” = “r” = R r

Σ σ ς “sigma” = “s” = S s letter name sound English use ς only at the end of words (σ is a cursive formed designed to continue into the next letter; at the end of the word, this link is unnecessary)

letter name sound English Τ τ “tau” = “t” = T t

letter name sound English Υ υ “upsilon” = “u” = Y y

letter name sound English Φ φ “phi” = “f” = Ph ph

letter name sound English Χ χ “chi” = “kh” = Ch ch Kh kh (Latin) or

letter name sound English Ψ ψ “psi” = “ps” = Ps ps

letter name sound English Ω ω “omega” = “oh” = O o

Sing the Greek alphabet to “Itsy Bitsy Spider”!

Sing the Greek alphabet to “Frère Jacques”!

From Zero to Greek These exercises come from: CW Shelmerdine. LA Wilding's Greek for Beginners. Newburyport, MA: Focus Publishing, 2001. ISBN 1-58510-010-2.

From Zero to Greek drama rhinocerōs nectar sarcophagus crisis canōn paralysis comma δρᾶμα ῥινοκέρως νέκταρ σαρκοφάγος κρίσις κανών παράλυσις κόμμα

From Zero to Greek genesis mētropolis thōrax analysis critērion basis acrophobia cōlon 9. γένεσις 10. μητρόπολις 11. θώραξ 12. ἀνάλυσις 13. κριτήριον 14. βάσις 15. ακροφόβια 16. κῶλον

From Zero to Greek 17. calyx 18. rhododendron 19. iris 20. parenthesis 21. climax 22. horizōn 23. catastrophē 24. acropolis 17. κάλυξ 18. ῥοδόδενδρον 19. ἶρις 20. παρένθεσις 21. κλῖμαξ 22. ὁριζών 23. καταστροφή 24. ἀκρόπολις

From Zero to Greek Ποσειδῶν Ἄρτεμις Ἑρμῆς Κίρκη Κύκλωψ Θησεύς Μίδας Δημήτηρ Poseidon Artemis Hermes Circe Cylcops Theseus Midas Demeter

From Zero to Greek Ἀφροδίτη Προμηθεύς Ἥρα Περσεφόνη Ἡρακλῆς Ἀγαμέμνων Ἀνδρομάχη Ἠλέκτρα 9. Aphrodite 10. Prometheus 11. Hera 12. Persephone 13. Heracles 14. Agamemnon 15. Andromache 16. Electra

From Zero to Greek 17. Ἄρης 18. Ψυχή 19. Ἀθήνη 20. Ὀδυσσεύς 18. Ψυχή 19. Ἀθήνη 20. Ὀδυσσεύς 21. Ὑπερίων 22. Ἕκτωρ 23. Χάρων 24. Ἄλκεστις 17. Ares 18. Psyche 19. Athena 20. Odysseus 21. Hyperion 22. Hector 23. Charon 24. Alcestis

From Zero to Greek Dēmosthenēs Solōn Leōnidas Euripidēs Nicias Cleisthenēs Pythagoras Xerxēs Δημοσθένης Σόλων Λεωνίδας Εὐριπίδης Νικίας Κλεισθένης Πυθαγόρας Ξέρξης

From Zero to Greek Themistoclēs Alcibiadēs Hippias Philocrates Argos Dēlos Mytilēnē Samos 9. Θεμιστοκλῆς 10. Ἀλκιβιάδης 11. Ἱππίας 12. Φιλοκράτης 1. Ἄργος 2. Δῆλος 3. Μυτιλήνη 4. Σάμος

From Zero to Greek 5. Olympia 6. Naxos 7. Chios 8. Thasos 9. Eretria 10. Pylos 11. Phōcis 12. Mycēnae 5. Ολυμπία 6. Νάξος 7. Χίος 8. Θάσος 9. Ἐρέτρια 10. Πύλος 11. Φῶκίς 12. Μυκῆναι

From Zero to Greek drama rhinocerōs nectar sarcophagus crisis canōn paralysis comma δρᾶμα ῥινοκέρως νέκταρ σαρκοφάγος κρίσις κανών παράλυσις κόμμα

From Zero to Greek genesis mētropolis thōrax analysis critērion basis acrophobia cōlon 9. γένεσις 10. μητρόπολις 11. θώραξ 12. ἀνάλυσις 13. κριτήριον 14. βάσις 15. ἀκροφόβια 16. κῶλον

From Zero to Greek 17. calyx 18. rhododendron 19. iris 20. parenthesis 21. climax 22. horizōn 23. catastrophē 24. acropolis 17. κάλυξ 18. ῥοδόδενδρον 19. ἶρις 20. παρένθεσις 21. κλῖμαξ 22. ὁριζών 23. καταστροφή 24. ἀκρόπολις

From Zero to Greek Ποσειδῶν Ἄρτεμις Ἑρμῆς Κίρκη Κύκλωψ Θησεύς Μίδας Δημήτηρ Poseidon Artemis Hermes Circe Cylcops Theseus Midas Demeter

From Zero to Greek Ἀφροδίτη Προμηθεύς Ἥρα Περσεφόνη Ἡρακλῆς Ἀγαμέμνων Ἀνδρομάχη Ἠλέκτρα 9. Aphrodite 10. Prometheus 11. Hera 12. Persephone 13. Heracles 14. Agamemnon 15. Andromache 16. Electra

From Zero to Greek 17. Ἄρης 18. Ψυχή 19. Ἀθήνη 20. Ὀδυσσεύς 18. Ψυχή 19. Ἀθήνη 20. Ὀδυσσεύς 21. Ὑπερίων 22. Ἕκτωρ 23. Χάρων 24. Ἄλκεστις 17. Ares 18. Psyche 19. Athena 20. Odysseus 21. Hyperion 22. Hector 23. Charon 24. Alcestis

From Zero to Greek Dēmosthenēs Solōn Leōnidas Euripidēs Nicias Cleisthenēs Pythagoras Xerxēs Δημοσθένης Σόλων Λεωνίδας Εὐριπίδης Νικίας Κλεισθένης Πυθαγόρας Ξέρξης

From Zero to Greek Themistoclēs Alcibiadēs Hippias Philocrates Argos Dēlos Mytilēnē Samos 9. Θεμιστοκλῆς 10. Ἀλκιβιάδης 11. Ἱππίας 12. Φιλοκράτης 1. Ἄργος 2. Δῆλος 3. Μυτιλήνη 4. Σάμος

From Zero to Greek 5. Olympia 6. Naxos 7. Chios 8. Thasos 9. Eretria 10. Pylos 11. Phōcis 12. Mycēnae 5. Ολυμπία 6. Νάξος 7. Χίος 8. Θάσος 9. Ἐρέτρια 10. Πύλος 11. Φωκίς 12. Μυκῆναι