In English
Odysseus was king of the island of Ithaca (Ιθάκη). He was married to Penelope,
and they had a son. His son, Telemachus, was a newborn when Odysseus joined the
rest of the Greeks in the Trojan war.
Odysseus was known for his shrewdness. He fought many battles in
Troy (Τροία)
and he was recognized as a hero. His participation in this war was crucial to
the victory. After all,
he was the one, that conceived the plan with the Trojan horse. After 10 years Troy
was defeated and Odysseus prepared to return to Greece. He could not wait.
All these years he missed his family and his island.
He started preparing his ships with his companions. When the wind blew to their
favor, they left Troy. And this is how his adventures began...
In Greek
Ο Οδυσσέας ήταν βασιλιάς του νησιού Ιθάκη. Ήταν παντρεμένος με την
Πηνελόπη και είχαν ένα γιο. Ο γιος του, ο Τηλέμαχος, ήταν νεογέννητο όταν ο
Οδυσσέας έλαβε μέρος με τους υπόλοιπους Έλληνες στον Τρωικό πόλεμο
Ο Οδυσσέας ήταν γνωστός για την πανουργία του. Πολέμησε σε πολλές
μάχες στην Τροία και αναγνωρίστηκε σαν ήρωας. Η συμμετοχή του ήταν κρίσιμη στην νίκη.
Μετά απ' όλα, αυτός ήταν που συνέλαβε το σχέδιο με το Δούρειο Ίππο.
Μετά από δέκα χρόνια η Τροία καταλήφθηκε και ο Οδυσσέας ετοιμάστηκε να
επιστρέψει στην Ελλάδα. Δεν μπορούσε να περιμένει. Όλα αυτά τα χρόνια πεθύμησε
την οικογένειά του και το νησί του.
Άρχισε να ετοιμάζει τα πλοία του με τους συντρόφους του. Όταν ο
αέρας φύσηξε προς χάρη τους, άφησαν την Τροία. Και να πως άρχισαν οι περιπέτειές του...
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In phonetics where you see:
Capital letters is where the word is accented.
ee or i is pronounced as the ee in word beet.
e as the e in the word bet.
a as the a in the word father.
o as the o in the word only.
ou as the ou in the word Lou.
x as the x in the word fox.
th or th like the th in think.
th or th like the th in this.
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Where you see a (red) " g " in the phonetics for that
word, that " g " is
pronounced like the y in yes, or
like the w in wad
- εγώ λαμβάνω μέρος (lam-VA-no ME-ros) = Ι join
- εγώ αναγνωρίζω (anagno-RI-zo) = Ι recognize
- η συμμετοχή (simeto-HI) = participation
- κρίσιμος, -η, -ο (KRI-simos) = crucial
- εγώ καταλαμβάνω (katalam-VA-no) = I defeat
- εγώ συλαμβάνω (silam-VA-no)= I conceive
- ο σύντροφος (SI-drofos)= companion
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