This leads to information concerning the Wednesday, Feb. 11 test. Additionally, a key to the sample test questions in the preceding link is available. Finally, this leads to a summary of important points in Odyssey, Books 5-8, covered in the class lecture, Monday, Feb. 8.
The material from ancient texts which has been assigned thus far is as follows:
Citation from Pindar, Nemean 6, H&P, p. 21, and Grant, p. 45.
Pindar, Pythian 8, lines 95-98 ("Beings ... kindly"), Miller, p. 162.
H&P, pp. 100-102 (Hesiod, Theogony , lines 666-742).
Xenophanes in Miller, frs. 5-13 (pp. 110-111).
Homer, Iliad , Book 1, H&P, pp. 377-393.
Homer, Odyssey , Book 1 (Fitzgerald, pp. 1-15).
Homer, Odyssey , Books 5-8. (Fitzgerald, pp. 79-142). Cf. H&P's treatment of "Loves of Ares and Aphrodite", pp. 211-213, with the original setting in Odyssey , Book 8 (Fitzgerald, pp. 132-136).
On the other hand, we will not have time to go over Odyssey , Book 11 (listed on the syllabus as material to be covered in the first test.) Treatment of Odyssey , Book 11, along with Harris & Platzner, chapter 9 will be postponed until after the test.
O Goddess sing what woe the discontent
Of Thetis' son brought to the Greeks; what Souls
Of Heroes down to Erebus it sent,
Leaving their Bodies unto Dogs and Fowls,
Whilst the two Princes of the Army strove,
King Agamemnon and Achilles stout.
That so it should be was the will of Jove,
But who was he that made them first fall out?
Apollo, who incensed by the wrong
To his Priest Chryses by Atrides done.
Sent a great Pestilence the Greeks among;
Apace they di'd, and remedy was none.
Handout, pp. 7-8 deals with lines 1-89 of Iliad, Book 1 in Lattimore's translation. This is available online through the Chicago Homer.