My number 1 productivity/studying/life management tip is genuinely to just stop looking for *the method* to solve all your problems. Different things are going to work in different times in your life, even on different days or different times of the day. Sometimes I make detailed schedules, other times I work solely based on daily tasks, a lot of the time it's a mix of both. Sometimes I need a body double, other times that distracts me too much. Sometimes I make lists on my phone, other times it's on sticky notes, or in a notebook, or on my iPad. Reduce friction by letting yourself be adaptive to your own needs.
actually working on my reading of the Thebaid. I'm examining the quid and the quale (= the what and the how) of the proem (= the Thebaid's opening lines). featuring my annotation tabs. Translations in the image are my own.
I know no one asked but here's a list of appropriate dog names according to Xenophon
Xenophon in his work "On Hunting" (Κυνηγετικός) he is analyzing specifically the general aspect of hunting and he reaches the subject of hounds and hunting dogs and in his 7th book mentions also a list of names that seem appropriate for dogs!
First of all he says that the names "must be short so they will be easy to call out" (Τὰ δ᾽ ὀνόματα αὐταῖς τίθεσθαι βραχέα, ἵνα εὐανάκλητα ᾖ.) and then he makes the suggestion that "they should be something like this" (εἶναι δὲ χρὴ τοιάδε·) and proceeds to give us some dog names examples
(once again forgive me if I make any mistakes below!):
Ψυχή -> (Psych'e, f.) = Soul
Θυμός -> (Thym'os, m.) = Spirit
Πόρπαξ -> (P'orpax, m.) = Handle/Ring (of a shield)
Στύραξ -> (St'yrax, m. ) = Storax
Λογχή -> (Logch'e, f.) = Sacrificial Knife
Λόχος -> (L'ochos, m.) = Ambush
Φρουρά -> (Frur'a, f.) = Guardsmen
Φύλαξ -> (F'ylax, m.) = Guardian
Τάξις -> (T'axis, f.) = Order
Ξίφων -> (X'ifon, m.) = Swordsman (?)
Φόναξ -> (F'onax, m.) = Killer
Φλέγων -> (Fl'egon, m.) = The Burning One
Ἀλκή -> (Alk'e, f.) = Strength
Τεύχων -> (T'efchon, m.) = Maker, The Prepared One
Ὑλεύς -> (Il'evs, m.) = Woodcutter, The Forest One
Μήδας -> (M'idas, m.) = Cunning
Πόρθων -> (P'orthon, m.) = Destroyer
Σπέρχων -> (Sp'erchon, m.) = The Rushing One
Ὀργή -> (Org'e, f.) = Rage, Anger
Βρέμων -> (Vr'emon, m.) = The Roaring One
Ὕβρις -> ('Ivris, f.) = Hubris
Θάλλων -> (Th'allon, m.) = The Blooming/Prospering One
Ῥώμη -> (R'ome, f.) = Vigor
Ἀνθεύς -> (Anth'evs, m.) = The Flowery One
Ἥβα -> (H'eba, f.) = Youthful, Youth
Γηθεύς -> (Gith'evs, m.) = Glad, Happy
Χαρά -> (Char'a, f.) = Joy
Λεύσων -> (L'evson, m.) = Looker, Lookout
Αὐγώ -> (Avg'o, f.) = Of the Dawn
Πολεύς -> (Pol'evs, m.) = Stray, Wanderer
Βία -> (V'ia, f.) = Violence, Force
Στίχων -> (St'ichon, m.) = The One Who Puts In Order
Σπουδή -> (Spoud;i, f.) = Speed, Care
Βρύας -> (Br'yas, m.) = Fuzzy, Mossy
Οἰνάς -> (Oen'as, f.) = Grapevine
Στέρρος -> (St'erros, m.) = Steady
Κραυγή -> (Kravg'i, f.) = Scream
Καίνων -> (K'enon, m.) = Renewer
Τύρβας -> (T'irvas) = Noisy
Σθένων -> (Sth'enon, m.) = The One Who Is Powerful
Αἰθήρ -> (Aeth'ir, m.) = Wind, Clear Sky, Aether
Ἀκτίς -> (Akt'is, f.) = Ray
Αἰχμή -> (Echm'i, f.) = Point, Spearhead
Νόης -> (N'ois, m.) = Perception, Mind, Knowledge
Γνώμη -> (Gn'omi, f.) = Thought, Opinion
Στίβων -> (St'ivon, m.) = The Walker
Ὁρμή -> (Orm'e, f.) = Momentum, Urge
So yeah as you see Xenophon suggests small names, usually about two syllables that are abrupt and easy to say so that the dog will be responding immediately to command
(also it is interesting how even the ancient Greeks would name some random stuff their dogs right? Hahahaha so yes you can find some Greek name their dog the equivalent of "cheescake" or "ruby" hahaha)
Of course we should name two major examples of dog names such as the famous mythical dog of Odysseus
Άργος -> ('Argos, m.) = Swift, Fast, Quick
And of course a famous (but criminally forgotten) historical dog of a historical Greek king, Alexander the Great
Περίτας -> (Per'itas, m.) = Sublime, Excellent
I hope you liked this random and very long list of names that I posted and once again I know no one really asked and I know I might have made several mistakes into transferring the names to English but bear with me here and I hope you find some of them interesting hehehe
Oh yeah some of those inscriptions are so emotional and show how much people loved their little fur friends! 😭 some of those are so heartbreaking 💔
Yes they were! Or like Patroclus feeding his dogs and giving them treats under his table, Odysseus looking at his beloved dog wait for him or Alexander who had his beloved dog with him and was devastated when he died!
as someone who has lost a pet, I bawl my eyes out whenever I read Odysseus' reunion with Argos. Any reference to animals in texts and inscriptions gets me so emotional because it reminds me that my love for my pet is not unnatural or "modern"--but that the ancients loved their pets just as I love mine. It brings me comfort knowing that my love for my pet comes from a long, long history of bonding between humans of all kinds and animals of all kinds
I know no one asked but here's a list of appropriate dog names according to Xenophon
Xenophon in his work "On Hunting" (Κυνηγετικός) he is analyzing specifically the general aspect of hunting and he reaches the subject of hounds and hunting dogs and in his 7th book mentions also a list of names that seem appropriate for dogs!
First of all he says that the names "must be short so they will be easy to call out" (Τὰ δ᾽ ὀνόματα αὐταῖς τίθεσθαι βραχέα, ἵνα εὐανάκλητα ᾖ.) and then he makes the suggestion that "they should be something like this" (εἶναι δὲ χρὴ τοιάδε·) and proceeds to give us some dog names examples
(once again forgive me if I make any mistakes below!):
Ψυχή -> (Psych'e, f.) = Soul
Θυμός -> (Thym'os, m.) = Spirit
Πόρπαξ -> (P'orpax, m.) = Handle/Ring (of a shield)
Στύραξ -> (St'yrax, m. ) = Storax
Λογχή -> (Logch'e, f.) = Sacrificial Knife
Λόχος -> (L'ochos, m.) = Ambush
Φρουρά -> (Frur'a, f.) = Guardsmen
Φύλαξ -> (F'ylax, m.) = Guardian
Τάξις -> (T'axis, f.) = Order
Ξίφων -> (X'ifon, m.) = Swordsman (?)
Φόναξ -> (F'onax, m.) = Killer
Φλέγων -> (Fl'egon, m.) = The Burning One
Ἀλκή -> (Alk'e, f.) = Strength
Τεύχων -> (T'efchon, m.) = Maker, The Prepared One
Ὑλεύς -> (Il'evs, m.) = Woodcutter, The Forest One
Μήδας -> (M'idas, m.) = Cunning
Πόρθων -> (P'orthon, m.) = Destroyer
Σπέρχων -> (Sp'erchon, m.) = The Rushing One
Ὀργή -> (Org'e, f.) = Rage, Anger
Βρέμων -> (Vr'emon, m.) = The Roaring One
Ὕβρις -> ('Ivris, f.) = Hubris
Θάλλων -> (Th'allon, m.) = The Blooming/Prospering One
Ῥώμη -> (R'ome, f.) = Vigor
Ἀνθεύς -> (Anth'evs, m.) = The Flowery One
Ἥβα -> (H'eba, f.) = Youthful, Youth
Γηθεύς -> (Gith'evs, m.) = Glad, Happy
Χαρά -> (Char'a, f.) = Joy
Λεύσων -> (L'evson, m.) = Looker, Lookout
Αὐγώ -> (Avg'o, f.) = Of the Dawn
Πολεύς -> (Pol'evs, m.) = Stray, Wanderer
Βία -> (V'ia, f.) = Violence, Force
Στίχων -> (St'ichon, m.) = The One Who Puts In Order
Σπουδή -> (Spoud;i, f.) = Speed, Care
Βρύας -> (Br'yas, m.) = Fuzzy, Mossy
Οἰνάς -> (Oen'as, f.) = Grapevine
Στέρρος -> (St'erros, m.) = Steady
Κραυγή -> (Kravg'i, f.) = Scream
Καίνων -> (K'enon, m.) = Renewer
Τύρβας -> (T'irvas) = Noisy
Σθένων -> (Sth'enon, m.) = The One Who Is Powerful
Αἰθήρ -> (Aeth'ir, m.) = Wind, Clear Sky, Aether
Ἀκτίς -> (Akt'is, f.) = Ray
Αἰχμή -> (Echm'i, f.) = Point, Spearhead
Νόης -> (N'ois, m.) = Perception, Mind, Knowledge
Γνώμη -> (Gn'omi, f.) = Thought, Opinion
Στίβων -> (St'ivon, m.) = The Walker
Ὁρμή -> (Orm'e, f.) = Momentum, Urge
So yeah as you see Xenophon suggests small names, usually about two syllables that are abrupt and easy to say so that the dog will be responding immediately to command
(also it is interesting how even the ancient Greeks would name some random stuff their dogs right? Hahahaha so yes you can find some Greek name their dog the equivalent of "cheescake" or "ruby" hahaha)
Of course we should name two major examples of dog names such as the famous mythical dog of Odysseus
Άργος -> ('Argos, m.) = Swift, Fast, Quick
And of course a famous (but criminally forgotten) historical dog of a historical Greek king, Alexander the Great
Περίτας -> (Per'itas, m.) = Sublime, Excellent
I hope you liked this random and very long list of names that I posted and once again I know no one really asked and I know I might have made several mistakes into transferring the names to English but bear with me here and I hope you find some of them interesting hehehe
yapped so much about my research interests to the cafe employee that my head started hurting (I wasn't getting enough air, apparently) I also did not hold him hostage, he asked me questions and I was so happy to answer the
say what you want about Nolan's Odyssey, but Ludwig Göransson brought the heat. Listening to the track titled "Hades" while reading the Iliad in translation has me holding back tears.
"You see, my brother, if we could escape this war and then be free from age and death forever, I would never choose to fight or join the champion fighters at the front, nor would I urge you to participate in war where men win glory. But in fact, a million ways to die stand all around us. No mortal can escape or flee from death. So let us go. Perhaps we shall succeed, and win a triumph from another's death, or somebody may triumph over us."
- Il. 12.395-405 Sarpedon, to his brother, Hector. The Iliad, trans. Emily Wilson
I know no one asked but here's a list of appropriate dog names according to Xenophon
Xenophon in his work "On Hunting" (Κυνηγετικός) he is analyzing specifically the general aspect of hunting and he reaches the subject of hounds and hunting dogs and in his 7th book mentions also a list of names that seem appropriate for dogs!
First of all he says that the names "must be short so they will be easy to call out" (Τὰ δ᾽ ὀνόματα αὐταῖς τίθεσθαι βραχέα, ἵνα εὐανάκλητα ᾖ.) and then he makes the suggestion that "they should be something like this" (εἶναι δὲ χρὴ τοιάδε·) and proceeds to give us some dog names examples
(once again forgive me if I make any mistakes below!):
Ψυχή -> (Psych'e, f.) = Soul
Θυμός -> (Thym'os, m.) = Spirit
Πόρπαξ -> (P'orpax, m.) = Handle/Ring (of a shield)
Στύραξ -> (St'yrax, m. ) = Storax
Λογχή -> (Logch'e, f.) = Sacrificial Knife
Λόχος -> (L'ochos, m.) = Ambush
Φρουρά -> (Frur'a, f.) = Guardsmen
Φύλαξ -> (F'ylax, m.) = Guardian
Τάξις -> (T'axis, f.) = Order
Ξίφων -> (X'ifon, m.) = Swordsman (?)
Φόναξ -> (F'onax, m.) = Killer
Φλέγων -> (Fl'egon, m.) = The Burning One
Ἀλκή -> (Alk'e, f.) = Strength
Τεύχων -> (T'efchon, m.) = Maker, The Prepared One
Ὑλεύς -> (Il'evs, m.) = Woodcutter, The Forest One
Μήδας -> (M'idas, m.) = Cunning
Πόρθων -> (P'orthon, m.) = Destroyer
Σπέρχων -> (Sp'erchon, m.) = The Rushing One
Ὀργή -> (Org'e, f.) = Rage, Anger
Βρέμων -> (Vr'emon, m.) = The Roaring One
Ὕβρις -> ('Ivris, f.) = Hubris
Θάλλων -> (Th'allon, m.) = The Blooming/Prospering One
Ῥώμη -> (R'ome, f.) = Vigor
Ἀνθεύς -> (Anth'evs, m.) = The Flowery One
Ἥβα -> (H'eba, f.) = Youthful, Youth
Γηθεύς -> (Gith'evs, m.) = Glad, Happy
Χαρά -> (Char'a, f.) = Joy
Λεύσων -> (L'evson, m.) = Looker, Lookout
Αὐγώ -> (Avg'o, f.) = Of the Dawn
Πολεύς -> (Pol'evs, m.) = Stray, Wanderer
Βία -> (V'ia, f.) = Violence, Force
Στίχων -> (St'ichon, m.) = The One Who Puts In Order
Σπουδή -> (Spoud;i, f.) = Speed, Care
Βρύας -> (Br'yas, m.) = Fuzzy, Mossy
Οἰνάς -> (Oen'as, f.) = Grapevine
Στέρρος -> (St'erros, m.) = Steady
Κραυγή -> (Kravg'i, f.) = Scream
Καίνων -> (K'enon, m.) = Renewer
Τύρβας -> (T'irvas) = Noisy
Σθένων -> (Sth'enon, m.) = The One Who Is Powerful
Αἰθήρ -> (Aeth'ir, m.) = Wind, Clear Sky, Aether
Ἀκτίς -> (Akt'is, f.) = Ray
Αἰχμή -> (Echm'i, f.) = Point, Spearhead
Νόης -> (N'ois, m.) = Perception, Mind, Knowledge
Γνώμη -> (Gn'omi, f.) = Thought, Opinion
Στίβων -> (St'ivon, m.) = The Walker
Ὁρμή -> (Orm'e, f.) = Momentum, Urge
So yeah as you see Xenophon suggests small names, usually about two syllables that are abrupt and easy to say so that the dog will be responding immediately to command
(also it is interesting how even the ancient Greeks would name some random stuff their dogs right? Hahahaha so yes you can find some Greek name their dog the equivalent of "cheescake" or "ruby" hahaha)
Of course we should name two major examples of dog names such as the famous mythical dog of Odysseus
Άργος -> ('Argos, m.) = Swift, Fast, Quick
And of course a famous (but criminally forgotten) historical dog of a historical Greek king, Alexander the Great
Περίτας -> (Per'itas, m.) = Sublime, Excellent
I hope you liked this random and very long list of names that I posted and once again I know no one really asked and I know I might have made several mistakes into transferring the names to English but bear with me here and I hope you find some of them interesting hehehe
I adooore your colourful annotations and your handwriting as well. What stationery is your favorite? Do you change up colours for fun, is there some constant that makes it easy to retrieve notes/quotes? :)
Thank you so much!! I've gotten the vibe that my handwriting is pretty but illegible haha
I love using the Zebra Sarasa Clip 0.4 pen in grey and teal. For black pens, I use the Pilot G-2 0.5. I will also on occasion use a deep blue fountain pen! For highlighters, I usually use the Zebra Mildliner Double-Endes in grey, but I have a collection I'm trying to get through so I'll try to use whatever I have left. My all-time favorite journal is the Leuchtturm 1917 in A5!
As for my tabs, I buy most of them online! different sellers will have different color combinations. But I have soooo many because I primarily bought them for annotating books. Now I don't have much time to read books because of my schedule, so I use the tabs on articles! I don't always use the same colors for the same ideas, just because I would run out of colors lol.
When reading academic articles/chapters, I usually tab for: 1. Main point/argument 2. sources 3. terms/definitions 4. my thoughts. I've found that tabbing for those 4 things works best for me! If it's a longer work, such as the Odyssey, I'll mark themes as well (such as the trauma of war, the painful longing to return home, restoration and healing, etc).
When I'm reading books, I'll usually tab at least 1. prose/poetry I like 2. characterization 3. world building... I'll often add other tabs for different themes for that story as well.
legit crazy how one day you're a middle schooler who's obsessed with disney hercules and reads about greek myths in her free time and the next you're studying the most niche ass ancient author and his obscure epigrams for your classical philology course. how time flies
I seriously need a sleep study, because what do you mean I've had three naps today and just woke up from another 70 minute nap at a cafe in public?? I got like 8 hours of sleep, I've been eating, I've been going to the gym, but I have no idea what's wrong with me. (I've gotten blood tests done and there's nothing out of the ordinary there. luckily I have a sleep study appointment but that's not until halfway through the semester). as someone who desperately wants to stay awake and focus and be able to drink caffeine and have it keep me alert, my struggles with sleep frustrate me so much and I just want an answer and solutions...
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