{"id":33955,"date":"2018-07-30T12:00:38","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T16:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/?p=33955"},"modified":"2019-02-14T16:01:47","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T20:01:47","slug":"happy-halloween-classics-students-from-the-library-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/2018\/07\/happy-halloween-classics-students-from-the-library-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Greeks and Romans, Happy Halloween!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Classics Library’s Welcoming Host\u00a0<\/strong>Handing Out The Library Guide.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Greeks<\/p>\n

Excerpt from a dialogue between the slave Tranio and his master\u00a0Theopropides from Plautus’ comedy\u00a0Mostellaria<\/em>, The Haunted House. <\/em>Theopropides’ son has squandered his father’s fortune and the slave Tranio is trying to divert the father’s attention by asserting that the house is haunted before the money lenders arrive to claim it.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tranio<\/p>\n

“sed ecce quae illi in somnis mortuos:<\/em><\/span>\u201cego transmarinus hospes sum Diapontius.\u00a0<\/span>hic habito, haec mi dedita est habitatio.\u00a0<\/span>nam me Accheruntem recipere Orcus noluit,\u00a0<\/span>quia praemature uita careo. per fidem\u00a0<\/span>deceptus sum: hospes me hic necauit isque me<\/span>defodit insepultum clam [ibidem] in hisce aedibus,\u00a0<\/span>scelestus, auri causa. nunc tu hinc emigra.\u00a0<\/span>scelestae [hae] sunt aedes, impia est habitatio.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/em>quae hic monstra fiunt anno uix possum eloqui<\/em>” (496-505).<\/span><\/p>\n

“But look what the dead man said to him in his sleep: \u201cI am a guest from overseas, Diapontius.\u00a0I live here, this dwelling place has been allotted to me: Orcus\u00a0did not want to receive me into the Underworld because I lost\u00a0\u00a0my life before my time. I was deceived in violation of the obligations of hospitality: my host murdered me here and he secretly put me underground in this house without due rites, for the sake of gold, the criminal. Now move out from here. This house is under a curse, this dwelling place is defiled.\u201d I could barely tell you in a year what apparitions<\/span>\u00a0take place here.”<\/p>\n

Theopropides<\/span><\/p>\n

“guttam haud habeo sanguinis,\u00a0<\/em><\/span>uiuom me accersunt Accheruntem mortui<\/em>” (508-509).<\/span><\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t have a drop of blood! The dead are taking me to the Underworld while I\u2019m still alive!”<\/p>\n

The Classics Library’s staff shortage has temporarily been relieved by our most recent hire. Come meet Hecate.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Greeks<\/p>\n

Excerpts from Homer’s Odyssey.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

“\u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b5\u1f76 \u03c8\u03c5\u03c7\u1f70\u03c2 \u03bc\u1f72\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u03b5\u03c3\u03ba\u1f73\u03b4\u03b1\u03c3\u1fbf \u1f04\u03bb\u03bb\u03c5\u03b4\u03b9\u03c2 \u1f04\u03bb\u03bb\u1fc3<\/span>\u1f01\u03b3\u03bd\u1f74 \u03a0\u03b5\u03c1\u03c3\u03b5\u03c6\u1f79\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9\u03ba\u1ff6\u03bd \u03b8\u03b7\u03bb\u03c5\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u1f71\u03c9\u03bd,\u00a0<\/span>\u1f26\u03bb\u03b8\u03b5 \u03b4\u1fbf \u1f10\u03c0\u1f76 \u03c8\u03c5\u03c7\u1f74 \u1f08\u03b3\u03b1\u03bc\u1f73\u03bc\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f08\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u0390\u03b4\u03b1\u03bf\u00a0<\/span>\u1f00\u03c7\u03bd\u03c5\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03b7\u0387 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u1f76 \u03b4\u1fbf \u1f04\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f00\u03b3\u03b7\u03b3\u1f73\u03c1\u03b1\u03b8\u1fbf, \u1f45\u03c3\u03c3\u03bf\u03b9 \u1f05\u03bc\u1fbf \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7\u00a0<\/span>\u03bf\u1f34\u03ba\u1ff3 \u1f10\u03bd \u0391\u1f30\u03b3\u1f77\u03c3\u03b8\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf \u03b8\u1f71\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u1f79\u03c4\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u1f73\u03c3\u03c0\u03bf\u03bd.\u00a0<\/span>\u1f14\u03b3\u03bd\u03c9 \u03b4\u1fbf \u03b1\u1f36\u03c8\u1fbf \u1f14\u03bc\u1fbf \u1f10\u03ba\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2, \u1f10\u03c0\u03b5\u1f76 \u03c0\u1f77\u03b5\u03bd \u03b1\u1f37\u03bc\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u1f79\u03bd”<\/span><\/em> (Od<\/em>. 11. 385-90).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen then holy Persephone had scattered this way and that the\u00a0ghosts<\/span>\u00a0of the women, there came up the ghost of Agamemnon, son of Atreus, sorrowing, and round about him others were gathered,\u00a0ghosts<\/span>\u00a0of all those who were slain with him in the house of Aegisthus, and met their fate. He knew me instantly, when he had drunk the dark blood.”<\/p>\n

“\u03b4\u03b5\u03b4\u1f71\u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1\u1f77,\u00a0<\/span>\u03b1\u1f35\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b4\u1fbf \u1f10\u03c1\u03c1\u1f71\u03b4\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c7\u03bf\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u1f77 \u03c4\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c3\u1f79\u03b4\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9\u0387\u00a0<\/span>\u03b5\u1f30\u03b4\u1f7d\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd \u03b4\u1f72 \u03c0\u03bb\u1f73\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u1f79\u03b8\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd, \u03c0\u03bb\u03b5\u1f77\u03b7 \u03b4\u1f72 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b1\u1f50\u03bb\u1f75,\u00a0<\/span>\u1f31\u03b5\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u1f1c\u03c1\u03b5\u03b2\u1f79\u03c3\u03b4\u03b5 \u1f51\u03c0\u1f78 \u03b6\u1f79\u03c6\u03bf\u03bd\u0387 \u1f20\u1f73\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b4\u1f72<\/span>\u03bf\u1f50\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f10\u03be\u03b1\u03c0\u1f79\u03bb\u03c9\u03bb\u03b5, \u03ba\u03b1\u03ba\u1f74 \u03b4\u1fbf \u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03b4\u1f73\u03b4\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd \u1f00\u03c7\u03bb\u1f7b\u03c2” <\/span><\/em>(Od<\/em>. 20. 353-57).<\/span><\/p>\n

“sprinkled with blood are the walls and the fair panels. And full of\u00a0ghosts<\/span>\u00a0is the porch, full also the court,\u00a0ghosts<\/span>\u00a0hastening down to Erebus beneath the darkness, and the sun has perished out of heaven and an evil mist covers all.\u201d<\/p>\n

A recent archaeological find by the UC Classics Department of the skeleton of Roman poet Lucretius, proving that St. Jerome was correct in assigning the cause of the poet’s death to a love potion<\/strong>. Exhibition in the circulation area.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Greeks<\/p>\n

The ghost of Clytemnestra in Aeschylus’ Oresteia<\/em> (Eumenides<\/em>) when coming upon the furies fast asleep laments.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“\u1f10\u03b3\u1f7c \u03b4\u1fbf \u1f51\u03c6\u1fbf \u1f51\u03bc\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f67\u03b4\u1fbf \u1f00\u03c0\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u1f73\u03bd\u03b7\u00a0<\/span>\u1f04\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03b9\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd \u03bd\u03b5\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd, \u1f67\u03bd \u03bc\u1f72\u03bd \u1f14\u03ba\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd\u00a0<\/span>\u1f44\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c6\u03b8\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c3\u03b9\u03bd \u03bf\u1f50\u03ba \u1f10\u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u1f77\u03c0\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9,\u00a0<\/span>\u03b1\u1f30\u03c3\u03c7\u03c1\u1ff6\u03c2 \u03b4\u1fbf \u1f00\u03bb\u1ff6\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9\u0387 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u1f50\u03bd\u03bd\u1f73\u03c0\u03c9 \u03b4\u1fbf \u1f51\u03bc\u1fd6\u03bd \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9<\/span>\u1f14\u03c7\u03c9 \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u1f77\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u1f30\u03c4\u1f77\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b5\u1f77\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u1f55\u03c0\u03bf,\u00a0<\/span>\u03c0\u03b1\u03b8\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c3\u03b1 \u03b4\u1fbf \u03bf\u1f55\u03c4\u03c9 \u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u1f70 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c6\u03b9\u03bb\u03c4\u1f71\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd\u00a0<\/span>\u03bf\u1f50\u03b4\u03b5\u1f76\u03c2 \u1f51\u03c0\u1f73\u03c1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03b1\u03b9\u03bc\u1f79\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u1f77\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u00a0<\/span><\/em>\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b5\u1f77\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c7\u03b5\u03c1\u1ff6\u03bd \u03bc\u03b7\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03ba\u03c4\u1f79\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd<\/em>” (95-102).<\/span><\/p>\n

“I am shunned in dishonor like this\u00a0among the other dead, thanks to you. I am unceasingly taunted among the shades because of those I killed, and I wander disgraced; and I proclaim to you that I receive the greatest blame from them because, though I have suffered so grievously at the hands of those closest to me, none of the divinities is wrathful on my behalf, slaughtered as I have been by matricidal hands.”<\/p>\n

A reference for the few…<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Greeks<\/p>\n

Excerpt from a letter (XXVII) to Lucinius Sura by Pliny the Younger.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Initio, quale ubique, silentium noctis; dein concuti ferrum, vincula moveri. Ille non tollere oculos, non remittere stilum, sed offirmare animum auribusque praetendere. Tum crebrescere fragor, adventare et iam ut in limine, iam ut intra limen audiri. Respicit,\u00a0videt agnoscitque narratam sibi effigiem<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

“At first there was nothing but the general silence of night; then came the clanking of iron and dragging of chains. He did not look up nor stop writing, but steeled his mind to shut out the sounds. Then the noise grew louder, came nearer, was heard in the doorway, and then inside the room. He looked round, saw and recognized the\u00a0ghost\u00a0<\/span>described to him.”<\/p>\n

The Library’s most recent bo<\/strong>ok acquisitions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Greeks<\/p>\n

Dialogue between the ghost of Tantalus and Menippus from Lucian’s Dialogues of the Dead<\/em>, illustrating that even in death “life” is a struggle.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u03a4\u0391\u039d\u03a4\u0391\u039b\u039f\u03a3<\/p>\n

“\u03a4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u1fbf \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1f78 \u1f21 \u03ba\u1f79\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u1f77\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9, \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b4\u03b9\u03c8\u1fc6\u03bd \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03c8\u03c5\u03c7\u1f74\u03bd \u1f61\u03c2 \u03c3\u1ff6\u03bc\u03b1 \u03bf\u1f56\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u039c\u0395\u039d\u0399\u03a0\u03a0\u039f\u03a3<\/span><\/p>\n

“\u0391\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u1f72\u03bd \u03bf\u1f55\u03c4\u03c9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u1f7b\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd, \u1f10\u03c0\u03b5\u1f76 \u03c6\u1fc2\u03c2 \u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u1f71\u03b6\u03b5\u03c3\u03b8\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u1ff7 \u03b4\u1f77\u03c8\u03b5\u03b9. \u03c4\u1f77 \u03b4\u1fbf \u03bf\u1f56\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u1f78\u03bd \u1f14\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9; \u1f22 \u03b4\u1f73\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u1f74 \u1f10\u03bd\u03b4\u03b5\u1f77\u1fb3 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03b8\u1f71\u03bd\u1fc3\u03c2; \u03bf\u1f50\u03c7 \u1f41\u03c1\u1ff6 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f04\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd \u1f85\u03b4\u03b7\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u1f70 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u1f22 \u03b8\u1f71\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u1fe6\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2\u00a0\u1f15\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u1f79\u03c0\u03bf\u03bd.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u03a4\u0391\u039d\u03a4\u0391\u039b\u039f\u03a3<\/span><\/p>\n

“\u1f48\u03c1\u03b8\u1ff6\u03c2 \u03bc\u1f72\u03bd \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2\u0387 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c4\u03bf \u03b4\u1fbf \u03bf\u1f56\u03bd \u03bc\u1f73\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b4\u1f77\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2, \u03c4\u1f78 \u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd \u03c0\u03b9\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bd \u03bc\u03b7\u03b4\u1f72\u03bd \u03b4\u03b5\u1f79\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tantalus<\/span><\/p>\n

“It\u2019s just that that\u2019s my punishment\u2014that my\u00a0ghost<\/span>\u00a0should be thirsty as if it were a body.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Menippus<\/span><\/p>\n

“Well, we\u2019ll believe it, since you tell us you\u2019re punished by thirst. But what do you find so terrible in that? Are you afraid of dying for lack of drink? I can\u2019t see another Hades after this one, or a death hereafter taking us elsewhere.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tantalus<\/span><\/p>\n

“You are quite right; but this is part of my sentence\u2014to long to drink when I\u2019ve no need.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Cerberus as a puppy guarding the Gates of Hades.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Greeks<\/p>\n

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, GREEKS AND ROMANS!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

FROM THE STAFF OF THE CLASSICS LIBRARY<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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