My Spear

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Vocabulary

ἐν δορὶ μέν μοι υᾶζα μεμαγμένη, ἐν δορὶ δ’ οἶνος

̓Ισμαρικός, πίνω δ’ ἐν δορὶ κεκλιμένος.

τὸ δόρη: shaft of spear, spear
ἡ μᾶζα: barley bread
μάσσω: knead
ὁ οἴνος: wine
πίνω: drink
κλίνω: make slope, lean against

spoken version

Model of a Greek soldier