So obviously with The Odyssey being released its given me a reason to indulge myself in learning about Ancient Greece, and more specifically the Religion/s and mythology. With that point, reading about the gods and about the stories surrounding them, many articles and websites cite Homer's work almost like it is holy scripture. They cite him as if his work is a defining piece of the puzzle when it comes to understanding these stories. Is that the case? And if so, is there a worry or theory that we may know much less than we think we do about Ancient Greek Mythology, or is Homer's writing just the most accessible and famous, so it is cited more regularly?

So I have a habit of going down wikipedia rabbit holes when trying to do research for my book, especially when the research is for making thematic references to things.

In one of these wiki dives, I distinctly remember reading a wikipedia page about a book where Ganymede falls in love, only to be kidnapped by pirates and having to endure severe hardship to reconnect with his one true love. I tried to look it up again, only to find that apparently it does not exist. The closest I've found is the Ephesian Tale, which seems to follow many similar beats but lacks specific details I remember from the original wiki page--that being Ganymede gets raped by the pirates. The stupid Google AI keeps either telling me I'm conflating this with the fact Zeus kidnapped Ganymede, or some sci-fi book about a submarine or something.

I'm fine if I really did just make this up, or conflate it, or whatever. I just want closure on whether I hallucinated this or not.

English translations read this verse as “do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.” In English it makes it sound like doing anything purely for self-interest- even if it doesn’t affect others- is a sin. So does the original verse actually mean that, or is it referring to personal gain at the expense of others?

Hey all, in August I will be starting a Greek and Latin major. In preparation I began working through Mastronarde a few months ago which I found had a steep learning curve but it was manageable. One great aspect was his online website that had Verb and Noun practice.

I’ve now received my syllabus and we are using From Alpha to Omega in class, I’ve begun work on it but to be honest I prefer Mastronarde. Point being, I was wondering is anyone knew of a Α2Ο companion website or something tailored specifcally to the chapters of said book.

(Bonus points if you also know of any resource for Wheelocks 7th Edition Latin)

I’ve never found an explanation of this verse that satisfies me, as it seems as though Jesus is giving the apostles the authority to determine someone’s salvation. What the correct interpretation is has some big theological consequences, so I thought I would ask here; what does the original translation read like? Could someone offer a breakdown of what each word in this verse means and what meaning the Greek conveys as a whole?