{"product_id":"lucians-judgement-of-the-goddesses-in-6-ancient-greek-pronunciations","title":"Lucian's Judgement of the Goddesses in 6 Ancient Greek Pronunciations","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLucian's satyrical dialogue \"Judgement of the Goddesses\" Audiobook \u0026amp; Macronized Text\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e• Audio files of the recitation of the original Greek dialogue in \u003cstrong\u003esix Ancient Greek Pronunciations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e• A version of the Greek dialogue recited with English before each line so you can learn the context, preceded by the audiobook version of the introduction and pronunciation guide (this way you know what all the phonetic symbols are supposed to sound like!)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e• PDF files, including the original Greek dialogue, as well as English-Greek side-by-side text —\u003cem\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ethe Greek text is fully macronized! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eAncient Greek Pronunciation Guide\u003c\/strong\u003e, detailing the changing sound of Greek during the Roman Classical Period, and in-depth explanation of the ancient sources for the six variants of Lucian Pronunciation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy Theōdōrēi tier patrons on Patreon get this entire audiobook for free! So consider signing up to be a patron at patreon.com\/LukeRanieri.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn the audiobook you will hear a recording of the satyrical dialogue \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJudgement of the Goddesses (Θεῶν Κρίσις) \u003c\/i\u003eby Lucian of Samosata, recorded in six variants of Lucian Pronunciation:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eZEUS speaks in ROMAIC LUCIAN Pronunciation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eAPHRODITE \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003espeaks in POMPEIAN LUCIAN Pronunciation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHERA speaks in ALEXANDRINE LUCIAN Pronunciation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eATHENA speaks in MEMPHITE LUCIAN Pronunciation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHERMES speaks in SAMOSATENE LUCIAN Pronunciation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePARIS speaks in ANTIOCHENE LUCIAN Pronunciation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHY LUCIAN'S JUDGEMENT OF THE GODDESSES?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLucian’s writing is famous for its wit and humor, as well as excellent usage of the Classical Attic style. It is also one of the shortest pieces written by Lucian, and happens to contain six characters; for this reason, it seemed a perfect opportunity to demonstrate \u003cstrong\u003esix standardized variants of Lucian Pronunciation\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe audiobook and accompanying text begins with a discussion of Ancient Greek phonology, including guides to pronunciation, followed by three versions of the unabridged dialogue \u003ci\u003eJudgement of the Goddesses.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecitation 1:\u003c\/strong\u003e The dialogue with an English translation of each character’s lines preceding the original Greek; the point of this recording is to help those not accustomed to listening to more advanced Ancient Greek texts understand the context before hearing the spoken Greek.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecitation 2:\u003c\/strong\u003e The plain Greek dialogue, with the names of each character announced before they speak. The third is the same Greek dialogue, but the names are no longer announced. As each character speaks in a distinct manner with a particular accent (technically, a pronunciation variant), it is possible to recognise who is talking without the names mentioned, especially if you have already familiarized yourself with the dialogue by listening to the first two renditions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecitation 3:\u003c\/strong\u003e This rendition also includes background music which has been selected to suggest the personality of the primary character speaking in any given scene, a species of leitmotif, thus further aiding the listener in following which person is talking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn the pronunciation guide, I discuss phonology in terms of International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols, but don't worry: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eb\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ey\u003c\/strong\u003e the end of the guide, you'll be an expert!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFollowing the commentary on pronunciation is the the fully macronized text of \u003ci\u003eJudgement of the Goddesses\u003c\/i\u003e with accompanying English translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHOW DO USE THIS AUDIOBOOK \u0026amp; SUPPORTING MATERIALS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnce you receive the link for digital download, DOWNLOAD THE FILE ON A COMPUTER, not a mobile device, unless you are particularly savvy with mobile devices (this is generally not recommended, however). Un\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ezip the compressed file. In it are the PDFs and audio files. You will have to manually transfer the audio files to the music or audiobooks application\/program of your choice, and syncronize the audio files to mobile devices, etc., in the way that makes sense for your digital ecosystem; for example, on a Mac, place the files in the Music application, and sync it with the Music application on your iPhone.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eWhile there are many ways to enjoy this audiobook, the audience I have in mind are listeners with native or strong English proficiency interested in using the English text to improve their understanding of Ancient Greek, and who might be curious as to the diversity of pronunciations during the Classical Roman Period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eAfter listening to the audiobook's recitations several times, you will be able to follow all the events in the Greek dialogue without English transation, as you will be familiar with the story. This will improve your ability to focus details of Greek vocabulary and grammar in the dialogue, and also help you to understand Ancient Greek spoken in various pronunciation conventions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eHere is how I imagine you might use the audio material: while reading along with the PDF, listen to the first recitation with the English translation. Then proceed to the Greek only recitation, and finally to the recitation with music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eWhile I imagine the most intensive version of this experience will be accomplished on a computer, you will likely wish to synchronize the audio files with your mobile device.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eTo further aid you in this respect, I have attached the dialogue's text to the audio files themselves as lyrics metadata, so most will be able to \u003cstrong\u003evisualize the text via the Lyrics\u003c\/strong\u003e feature (as it is called in the iOS Music app) while listening.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e(If for some reason your audio player does not show the lyrics, you can investigate ways to copy and paste the text from the PDF into each track in the application of your choice if you want this.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eN.B. 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