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Any easy texts in ancient Greek, at all ?

>> No.14156147

>>14156119
Yeah the republic, or any you choose to read. Your difficultly arises from you genuinely not having the desire to read, but a forceful attempt to seem smart and have something quickly handed to you, so that leads me to believe your true question is disingenuous, that is not the question you truly wish to know, for someone like you, any text you hold will be "hard", for the sincere man in his pursuit, he will have it easy.

>> No.14156148

>>14156119
I'm Greek and I have a hard time with them.

>> No.14156156

>>14156147
I mean for less advanced learners of ancient Greek, something with simple grammar, etc.

>> No.14156163

>>14156119
usually you start with Aesop's fables

>> No.14156175

>>14156156
It will all look hard to you, there are no shortcuts, it’s either you have the desire to cut through it, or you don’t, anything I recommend will not be of assistance

>> No.14156365

>>14156175
What? I just want a text for beginners in ancient Greek. Are you suggesting I should pick up the Republic and look up all the words and scratch my head at what I haven't learnt yet until I get it?

>> No.14156427

>>14156365
Prose is naturally easier than poetry.

Xenophon is considered a good start since his style is plain and simple.

Another idea: find a good greek reader (the one by Wilamowitz comes to mind).

Finally, if you are not comfortable with any original text, you could find a compilation of simplified excerpts geared towards beginners. We never used these at uni, so I have nothing to recommend.

>> No.14156432

>>14156147
>reading this much into a question
cringe post

>> No.14157457

>>14156119
The stoics, both Roman and greek. Epictetus is great. He was greek living in rome though so maybe that doesnt count.

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14157522

There's an ancient Greek translation of Harry Potter.

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>>14156119
Read the New Testament in Greek, not Plato yet.

Koine Greek is pretty easy anon. Plus translations are readily available for every verse. I am struggling through the Gospel of Luke in Greek currently, and day by day I learn new things!

>> No.14157542

>>14156427
>Xenophon is considered a good start since his style is plain and simple.

This, also The Sea! The Sea!

>> No.14157783

>>14156119
The Gospel of Mark is easy / simple Greek.

>> No.14157803

>>14157522
This translation is garbage.
>>14157534
>>14157783
Koine is easy, but it won't prepare you as well for what's ahead if you're goal's to read classical attic/homeric/etc. Xenophon is the easiest prose you'll find; believe it or not, even though it's got some oddities you weren't taught, Homer is the easiest poetry. Use Steadman's free pdf commentaries with vocab until you aren't garbage.

https://geoffreysteadman.com/