ΠΑΡΔΑΛΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΛΩΠΗΞ ἀλώπηξ καὶ πάρδαλις περὶ κάλλους ἤριζον. τῆς δὲ παρδάλεως παρ’ ἕκαστα τὴν τοῦ σώματος ποικιλίαν προβαλλομένης ἡ ἀλώπηξ ὑποτυχοῦσα ἔφη· “καὶ πόσον ἐγὼ σοῦ καλλίων ὑπάρχω, ἥτις οὐ τὸ σῶμα, τὴν δὲ ψυχὴν πεποίκιλμαι;” ὁ λόγος δηλοῖ,…
ΔΕΛΦΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΙΘΗΚΟΣ ἔθος ἐστὶ τοῖς πλέουσιν ἐπάγεσθαι κύνας Μελιταίους καὶ πιθήκους πρὸς παραμυθίαν τοῦ πλοῦ. καὶ δή τις πλεῖν μέλλων πίθηκον συνανήνεγκε. γενομένων δὲ αὐτῶν κατὰ τὸ Σούνιον (ἐστὶ δὲ τοῦτο Ἀθηναίων ἀκρωτήριον) συνέβη χειμῶνα σφοδρὸν γενέσθαι. περιτραπείσης δὲ…
Aesop for Learning Ancient Greek Aesop’s Fables have for centuries been one of the first original texts that learners of Ancient Greek would read: they are short, entertaining and have a fairly simple grammar. However, I found that most beginners…
Here is a list of easy Ancient Greek texts that are suitable for beginners. I have included some “classics” (like Xenophon) as well as some less known authors. Peruse the list and pick the ones you find most interesting. But…
This story was written by my (Jenny’s) student Christoph shortly before his untimely death due to cancer. I think it is a great story for an advanced beginner/early intermediate learner: The vocabulary stems largely from the first volume of Athenaze…
