Odyssey 1.1-10 ἄνδρα μοι ἔννεπε, μοῦσα. Ancient Greek. Lyre. Bettina Joy de Guzman

Odyssey a Day! I'm about to start singing a few lines of Odyssey each day, in Ancient Greek, in dactylic hexameter, with accent marks, with the goal of finishing the entire Odyssey 1 this summer. I had finished the entire Book 1 of Iliad, and intend on doing more Books, along with the Odyssey. Check out my hymns and songs from ancient Greek, Egyptian, Roman, and Sumerian lyrics on any music platform! www.bettinajoydeguzman.com Odyssey 1.1-10 by Homer. written around 700 BC, from oral traditions reaching back since 1200 BC or earlier. ἄνδρα μοι ἔννεπε, μοῦσα, πολύτροπον, ὃς μάλα πολλὰ πλάγχθη, ἐπεὶ Τροίης ἱερὸν πτολίεθρον ἔπερσεν· πολλῶν δ᾽ ἀνθρώπων ἴδεν ἄστεα καὶ νόον ἔγνω, πολλὰ δ᾽ ὅ γ᾽ ἐν πόντῳ πάθεν ἄλγεα ὃν κατὰ θυμόν, Τ 5 ἀρνύμενος ἥν τε ψυχὴν καὶ νόστον ἑταίρων. ἀλλ᾽ οὐδ᾽ ὣς ἑτάρους ἐρρύσατο, ἱέμενός περ· αὐτῶν γὰρ σφετέρῃσιν ἀτασθαλίῃσιν ὄλοντο, νήπιοι, οἳ κατὰ βοῦς Ὑπερίονος Ἠελίοιο ἤσθιον· αὐτὰρ ὁ τοῖσιν ἀφείλετο νόστιμον ἦμαρ. 10 τῶν ἁμόθεν γε, θεά, θύγατερ Διός, εἰπὲ καὶ ἡμῖν. Tell me, Muse, of a much-turning man, who wandered far and wide, after sacking the holy citadel of Troy. Of the many the men whose cities he saw, whose minds he learned. Many the pains in his heart he suffered at sea, while seeking to win his own life and the return of his friends. Yet despite his wishes he failed to save them, for through their own blind folly they perished- fools, who devoured the cattle of Helios Hyperion, so the god denied them their return. Of these things, beginning where you will, Goddess, Daughter of Zeus, tell us. Bettina Joy de Guzman is a Classics scholar, multi-instrumentalist, and educator, focusing on ancient stringed instruments such as the lyre, lute, harp, and zither. She is finishing her PhD in Classics at University of Reading in UK. Guided by interdisciplinary archaeomusicology research, she has lectured about and sung authentic ancient poetry while playing historical replica instruments in multiple institutions. These include University of Oxford, Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology, Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies, National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki, and University of Coimbra in Portugal. As Regent’s Fellow in the University of California in Irvine, she taught Ancient Greek and Roman history as well as mythology. Her poem “Lullabye of Thetis” was included in the anthology, The Staying Power of Thetis (De Gruyter, 2023). As President of California Classical Association South, she organizes international conferences twice a year. She was co-creator and host of Cosmote TV, History Channel, “Ancient Greek Culture, Now!” (Αρχαιοελληνικο Πολιτισμο, Τωρα) from 2021 to 2022 in Greece. Her music recordings and video performances are shown worldwide as part of lecture enrichment. She was awarded a grant and Associateship, and named a Visiting Artist by Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies from 2020 to 2022. Bettina teaches and performs for the general public, and introducing people to the ancient world through songs and cultural arts. For further information on albums, lectures, interviews, tv appearance, and upcoming events: www.bettinajoydeguzman.com