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How does Homer make the supplication scene of Iliad XXIV emotive?

Homer makes the supplication scene of Iliad XXIV by introducing Priam with his standard epithets, "King Priam" of the "wide-reaching kingdom", to highlight the contrast with the reality o...
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What meaning does the use of a verb in the middle voice convey in a sentence?

The use of the middle voice conveys that the subject of the verb is doing the action upon themselves or for themselves. It often has a reflexive quality: παυομαι = I stop myself i.e. I cease. It can also con...
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(Referring to a set text e.g. Herodotus Bk. 2) Is Herodotus truly the 'Father of History', or is he the 'Father of Lies'? Use examples from the set text you have studied or other material outside this.

It is important to realise that Herodotus is unique in his approach to History. The word 'history' literally means 'enquiry', coming from the Greek 'ἱστορια', and all Herodotus does is therefore enquiring. I...
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" ὡς τάς φύσεις... συναρμοστέον" (Plato: Timaeus 18c) What case is "τάς φύσεις" in and why? Translate.

"τάς φύσεις" is accusative plural as it is an Accusative of Respect. "[They] should be matched up according to their nature"
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'What's the difference between an aorist infinitive and a present one?'

Essentially the difference between the two is in what is known as the 'aspect' of the action they refer to, which can be either continuous or instantaneous. For example, whereas 'δει υμιν λεγειν' means 'you ...
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