HUD001

=ἄνδρα μοι ἔννεπε, Μοῦσα= //andra moi ennepe, Mousa media type="file" key="Od 001.mp3" width="240" height="20"//

THE FIRST WORDS OF THE HOMERIC ODYSSEY, MEANING "Tell me, Muse, (of the) man."

//"//man": a noun, the accusative case of ** ἀνήρ. The "accusative case"--that is, the ending - **** δρα - // dra // instead of ****ήρ //er// --means that the word is the object of the verb (it's being acted upon). Here, the speaker is asking the Muse to act upon--to tell about--the man.
 * ἄνδρα **// andra media type="file" key="andra.mp3" width="240" height="20" //

** ** μοι ** ** // moi // media type="file" key="moi.mp3" width="240" height="20" "me": a pronoun, the dative case of ἐγω // ego // "I"--so, "me"--as in, "Tell ** me **,** Muse **"** ** ἔννεπε //ennepe// media type="file" key="ennepe.mp3" width="240" height="20" "tell": a verb in the imperative mood--that is, a command. Here, the speaker commands the Muse to tell him about the man. ** =**Μοῦσα //Mousa// media type="file" key="mousa.mp3" width="240" height="20" "Muse": Noun, in the vocative case. In Greek myth, one of the nine daughters of Zeus who inspire art of all kinds, and poetry in particular. The vocative case is used to talk to someone or something, as the speaker is here addressing the Muse. **=

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