characters in the dialogue

GAIA, she - dyad earth.
ALPHA DUCK ( Ἀνὴρ Α ), a duck ( of duck - dyad ? ).
BETA DUCK ( Ἀνὴρ Β ), another duck ( of duck - dyad ? ).
KUKNEION, a ( she - dyad )( its ) swan.
TRAGOS, a goat.
ALPHA CRONE ( Γραῦς Α ), an old woman.
GIRL ( Νεᾶνις ), a girl.

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GAIA:
youd hear me better with your { eyes closed }
maybe howl a little at the moon
spend some time outside the city.

ALPHA DUCK:
no( o he - lunar month - crescent moon - time of the month )
no( hims - )( no - country - districts )( no - common - folk )
( no - the commons )( no - taming - or - overpowering - mymind )way.

μὴ μηδαμῶς.

KUKNEION:
he doesnt want to get his period, we guess,
he doesnt like trees or bugs,
he doesnt want to live like common people
or at least, he doesnt want to feel common.
or to feel embarassed in front of the boss,

ALPHA DUCK:
for( we )fear( we are alarmed and anxious )
( we dread )not( o he - moon - crescent - time of the month )
and( indeed )beside( two - by - for )the( she )
lady - general( commander )( to - by - for )( the door
of the generals tent ),

(870) δέδοικα γὰρ μὴ καὶ παρὰ τῇ στρατηγίδι,

KUKNEION:
we are not terrified, o alpha duck
of a body - having - holding - its - she - cycle.

although these would be the fears
of nom - nom - men facing ego - death
and grasping at responsibility
for their actions,

ALPHA DUCK:
whenever( the - he - nom )( bro )( of she - bewilderment ? )
( of she - infatuation? )( she - blindness and delusion sent by
the gods ? )( rash actions ? )( mischief ? )( ill - fated - she )( - accused )
( of he - clansmen - acc )( o he - it - testing )( of hims - of hers - accused )
( we )would put( it )down( lay down )( as payment )
( offer as a prize )( dedicate )( deposit )

ὅταν κατατιθῶ, 

KUKNEION:
but its not the worst thing
to be called a crazy woman
by clansmen. doing wrong
would be far worse than that.

so take a breath and let it out. quack a little.
youre an animal, why be terrified of losing control ?
we say let it go, alpha duck . why not ?

ALPHA DUCK:
( you )may lay claim( procure )( pretend )( affect )( profess )
( what doesnt belong to you )( it would profess )
( it would make over )( add )( and attach to )( it would win over )
( it would take to itself what doesnt belong to it )( it would pretend )
of the( hers - hims - its - gen )( used - needed )things( goods )
( property )( temple - treasures )( heirlooms )( money )( property )
( substance )( matters )( affairs )( monstrous ? )( merchandise )

προσποιῇ τῶν χρημάτων.

KUKNEION:
you dont have to be afraid, alpha duck
we dont want to steal your quack.
how could we steal what lives in you ?
whereas these are shared things,

TRAGOS:
these( its - voc - nom - acc )( to - by - for )( this - she )
( we )is( are )( to - by - for )you( plural ),

ταῦτ᾽ ἔστιν ὑμῖν,

GAIA:
we keep the earth in layers of myself.
so its encouraged to keep records
of your { mind wandering }
and to share it with a friend,

BETA DUCK:
( it was flowing )( flow, you ! )( it was swimming )
( swim, you ! )( it was spinning )( spin, you ! )
( it was piling up in heaps )( pile up heaps, you ! )

νὴ

KUKNEION:
it helps to say a little mantra
that can warm you up. it helps
to wake up before dawn
then let it flow wherever.
it can also help to make it a prayer,

BETA DUCK:
by the( him - accused )Zeus( through )( the she - dyad )
( its - voc - nom - acc )( o she - nom )( heavenly ) ,

τὸν Δία

KUKNEION:
then may your work be blessed.
then may your work be daimonic ,

BETA DUCK:
it(s needful )( you need )( need, you )( it needs )
( its needing )( its binding )( bind, you )( it binds )
( you bind )( to - by - for Zeus )must( we )be

δεῖ

KUKNEION:
you may grow and evolve
in the ways you say
even the simplest - seeming - same - things
over repetitions, so repeat mindfully,

BETA DUCK:
at least( knees? )then of some( it )machine( mechanema )
( subtle contrivance )( mechanical device )( engine of war )

γοῦν μηχανήματός τινος,

KUKNEION:
animals are the subtle machine.
beware automation, beware losing
your chance to remember her again.
beware the machine of war,
beware its desire for more ,

BETA DUCK:
in some( he - nom )any way at all
the( she - dyad )( its - neuter - things )
even( indeed )( we - )( its )( he - accused )( - beings )
( it - dyad )( its )( to - by - for - it )merchandise( temple - treasures )
( properties )( moneys )( substances )( things )( matters )( affairs )
( we )will have - and - hold( bear - carry - bring ),

ὅπως τὰ μὲν ὄντα χρήμαθ᾽ ἕξω, 

KUKNEION:
but the temple - ship - we - being - dwelling - in ,
and she would be its only gold.
it wouldnt really work if you were grabby.

BETA DUCK:
but( to - by - for )these( its - hims )( by here )
of the( hers - hims - its - gen )kneading( and pressing
into a barley - cake )( to - by - for )( the )common( she )
( it )( would )( make common )( share )( communicate )
( you )( would )( undertake together )( make common cause )
( take counsel with )( consult )( communicate )
( we )will partake of( share in )( participate )
somehow( in any way at all )( we - )ego( - being ).

τοισδεδὶ
τῶν ματτομένων κοινῇ μεθέξω πως ἐγώ.

KUKNEION:
kneading sounds nice, yet its important
always to listen for the un - common - she,
and the she you havent yet heard,
and maybe the she nobodys heard,
and when in doubt, follow her lead.

BETA DUCK:
rightly( hims - straightly - accused )( youre setting straight )
( youre raising - up )( youre re - building )
( youre restoring to health and happiness )
( youre bringing it to a happy end )( success )
( flourishing )( to be right and true )( to exalt )( honor )
( to - by - for )( her - him )me at least
( it )comes to light( appears )( it rises and shines )
( like a fire )( like daybreak )( brightly ),

(875) ὀρθῶς ἔμοιγε φαίνεται: 

KUKNEION:
it seems by me that we are setting straight,
not me, yet by me, it does feel good
some days, some days its hard, and its
important not to let the positive feelings
or bright - light - shining numb your senses
to the most important things ,

BETA DUCK:
( it - voc - nom - acc )( him - accused )must walk( by land )( by sea )
to the same place( it )( we )is( are )( will dine )( will sup )
( its - him - accused )will( young )be( ships )making( temple )a( dwelling )meal
( and )( it - voc - nom - acc )( him - accused )must not delay
( not destiny )( not always intending to do )( not hesitate )( must do ! )

βαδιστέον
ὁμόσ᾽ ἐστὶ δειπνήσοντα κοὐ μελλητέον.

KUKNEION:
beta duck, was that Yodas line from Star Wars ?
encouragement helps when you feel afraid,
but we hesitate appending necessity
to others, beta duck, or assuming that others
are in the same boat as me. our vessel
would be made of many different kinds of boats,
or at least many different animals,

TRAGOS:
O( we would be )men( voc - nom )Athenian
( O )( we would be )( men )( of the Politeia ),

ὦ ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι,

GAIA:
it probably isnt a coincidence
that there and then { suddenly a draft }
the door of the generals tent opens
and out comes the ( she ) lady - general.
( the swan and the ducks commence
swimming around in circles )

ALPHA CRONE:
( which )( any - it )( voc - nom - acc )( why )wherefore
( somewhere )( anywhere )( somehow )haply
( at some time or other )( at any time )( in time past )
( in days of old )( formerly )( once upon a time )
( o - he - longing )( o - he - yearning )( o - he - regret )
( o - he - desire )( o - he - larkspur )( o - he - asphodel )
( o hes and she - nom )( to - by - for - him )( drunks )
( o - she - wine )( o - he - drinking - bout )( tavern - crawl )
( o - shes - nom )( to - by - for - her )( longing, desire for . . . )
( you )( would )( fly - hither )( fly - thither )( wings - borne )
( o - shes - nom )( flights )( to - by - for )( she - flight )
( o - shes - nom - nom )( sips )( to - by - for )( her - taste of wine )
( o - he )( o - shes - nom )( o its )( to - by - for - her )( drinks - ups )

τί ποθ᾽

KUKNEION:
her song so lush by such slight its,
her riverrun replenishes the lake,
and yet she still goes hungry,

ALPHA CRONE:
( o )( the )men( nom - nom )havent come( arent here )
( havent reached a point )( havent come back )( returned )
( to - by - for )( hims and its )( havent come )( arent here ) ?

τί ποθ᾽ ἅνδρες οὐχ ἥκουσιν;

KUKNEION:
dont worry ducks, shes hungry for men
but only nominative ones,
not ones like us,

TRAGOS:
( o dyad - she )( voc - nom - acc )( dyad - he )( voc - nom - acc )
( dyad - it )( voc - nom - acc )( its )( voc - nom - acc )
( her and him )( - accused )true( unconcealed )
( it wanders )( it roams )( outcast )( banished )( perplexed ),

τἀληθῆ,

GAIA:
for wanderers, outcasts, exiles, and the perplexed
she feels like { cool air caressing skin } in june
but she may feel like dead of winter
for men ( nom - nom ),

ALPHA CRONE:
but( o dyad - she )( o - she - nom )( period )( time of year )
( spring - summer - fall - winter )( prime of the year )( season )
( time of day )( interval )( lapse of time )( length of time )
( hours )( the fitting time )( the due season )( the bloom )
( o dyad - she )( o - she - nom )( part of a sacrificial victim )
( its looking )( its seeing )( its beholding )( its perceiving )due

KUKNEION:
how does she measure the season ?

ALPHA CRONE:
( if )( haply )theyre( being we )( its being we )
( were being we )( lo ! )( we are saying ),

KUKNEION:
what do shes ( nom ) do with men ( nom ) ?

ALPHA CRONE:
( o shes - nom )( nugget )( to - by - for )( her - nugget )( of gold ? )
( o shes - nom )( wrestling )( to - by - for )( her - wrestling )( battle ? )
( o shes - nom )( finest meal )( to - by - for )( her - supper )( finest dust ? )
( it would poise and sway and brandish )( it would shake lots )
( poise, you ! )( sway, you ! )( brandish, you ! )( be shaken shook ! )
( vibrate ! )( quiver ! )( quake ! )( dash along ! )long ago
( once upon a time )( of old )( of ancients )( of just now )

ὥρα δ᾽ ἦν πάλαι:

KUKNEION:
maybe thats how shes become smooth and powerful,
by offering up their noms as lots of its,

TRAGOS:
and( indeed )you( plural - accused )
( your she - accused )( of your gen - she )

καὶ ὑμᾶς

KUKNEION:
we begin with such mighty material,
we wouldnt want to waste any of it,

TRAGOS:
neither( it - voc - nom - acc )big( great )( large )
nor( it - voc - nom - acc )( him - accused )small
( little )( short )( unimportant )

οὔτε μέγα οὔτε μικρὸν 

KUKNEION:
whats a common mistake of men ?

TRAGOS:
( he - nom )keeping hidden( away - off )from
( keeping back )( keeping concealed )( hiding away )
( losing from sight )( disappearing )( cryptic - in - full ),

ἀποκρυψάμενος

KUKNEION:
and whats one difference between
a secret ( man - nom ) teaching
and we - being ?

TRAGOS:
( we - )ego( - being )( we )( would )say( and speak )
( gather )( choose )( count, tell )( recount, tell over )
( repeat )( maintain and mean ),

ἐγὼ λέγω 

KUKNEION:
yet in the most dyad - underhanded way ?
but this is the stubborness of a goat,
so it feels natural.

TRAGOS:
not even( he - nom )restricting itself( abstaining - from )
( avoiding )( shrinking from )( holding in undue awe )
( reducing its diet )( shrinking from )( avoiding )
( refraining from saying ).

οὐδ᾽ ὑποστειλάμενος.

GAIA:
but its not as easy for human men ( nom )
whose customs, habits, and written texts
would be set down { and then gone just as fast }.

ALPHA CRONE:
but( we - )ego( - being )
( o she - nom )having been plastered( poulticed )over
( moulded - )( made - )( formed - )( - downwards )( - against )
( fabricated - )( imagined - )( pretended - )( - in accord with )
( to - by - for )( it )white lead( crumb - morsel - muthos )
( delightful )( word - story ),

ἐγὼ δὲ καταπεπλασμένη ψιμυθίῳ

KUKNEION:
so she looks like an hors d oeuvre .
and she wants us ( its ) here to illuminate
her crown, and grace her body, 

ALPHA CRONE:
( we )have made a stand( set up )( stirred up )( established )
( placed in the balance )( weighed )
and( indeed )saffron - coloured( it - voc - nom - acc )
( it - dyad )( would )( crown it with yellow ivy )
( you - dyad )( would )( crown it with yellow ivy )
( crown it with yellow ivy, you - dyad - both ! )
( it - dyad )( would weave it and wrap it in wool )
( weave it and wrap it in wool, you - dyad - both ! )
( 0 - she - nom )having( dressed in )put around itself,

ἕστηκα καὶ κροκωτὸν ἠμφιεσμένη

KUKNEION:
so that as non - human animals
human animals may leave
their noms behind
letting them be

ALPHA CRONE:
lazy( she - he - nom )( not working the ground )( lying idle )
( yielding no return )( free from toils )( lying fallow )( fruitless )
( he - shining - glistening - nom )( like a goose )( or a sleek ox )
( or swift - footed hounds )( feet flickering light )( o Argos . . . )

(880) ἀργός,

KUKNEION:
shining through beautiful beasts.
in such condition
what would be her reason to begin ?

ALPHA CRONE:
( o - she - nom )warbling( like a nightingale )some( it )
towards( so as to face )( in relation to )of myself( she - accused )
( it - voc - nom - acc )( musical )( limb )( song )( strain )tune,

μινυρομένη τι πρὸς ἐμαυτὴν μέλος,

KUKNEION:
so that it comes naturally and easily,

ALPHA CRONE:
( o she - dyad )( o she - nom )playing( like a child )
( dancing )( singing )( amorously )( hunting )
( jesting )( making fun )( playing )( she - dyad )

παίζουσα.

KUKNEION:
and as she plays, what does she hunt for ?

ALPHA CRONE:
how( in what way )would( we )embrace( encompass )( surround )
( catch )( grasp )( get possession of )( cover all around )
of( hers - hims - its )selves some( its )( or him - her - accused )
( its )( or him - accused )being( we )near - by( beside )
( its )( or him - accused )( passing - we - by ) ?

πῶς ἂν περιλάβοιμ᾽ αὐτῶν τινὰ
παριόντα;

KUKNEION:
can she sing a song to draw the its
and hers - and hims - accused ?

ALPHA CRONE:
( o - shes - nom )Muses( to - by - for )( she - music - song )
hither come( and go, you - plural ! )( hither you go and come )
( o he - eager - nom )( o hes - eager - eager - nom - nom )
( to - by - for )( eager - headlong - vigorous - hasty - him )
( o shes - passable - nom - nom )( o he - passable - nom )
( o - passable - its - nom - acc )( to - by - for )( passable - she )
( o its )( come and go )( and go and come )( mushrooms )

( shroomy - shroomy - shroomy - shrooms )
( come )( and go )( and come )( and go )( and come )

upon( up to )my( its )( of you )( him - accused )( it )mouth
( my organ of - it - utterance )( my organ of - it - speech )
( my - it - river - mouth )( my - it - outlet )( my - it - entrance )
( my - kissing - jaws )( my - it - face )( to - it - my - face ),

Μοῦσαι δεῦρ᾽ ἴτ᾽ ἐπὶ τοὐμὸν στόμα,

KUKNEION:
what do we call that kind of song ?

ALPHA CRONE:
( o )( it )little( poor - limb )melody( song - tune )( voc - nom - acc )
( o shes - nom )finding( discovering )( devising )( inventing )
( getting )( gaining )( fetching )( earning )some( it )( ditty )
of the( shes - hes - its - gen )Ionian( shes - hes - its - gen ).

μελύδριον εὑροῦσαί τι τῶν Ἰωνικῶν.

KUKNEION:
that kind of music, and idleness,
and softness and drunkenness
in general ( in generosity ) its not really
the best for guardians, or for self -
defense, we heard somewhere, o goat ,

TRAGOS:
and( indeed )further( to - by - for - you ? )
( we )( have seen and thereby )know
( its - voc - nom - acc )( swelling - puffy - tumours )

nearby( at a short distance )( close at hand )( loosely speaking )
( close quarters )( impending )( coming and drawing near )
( closely connected )( approximately )( more or less )

that( it - nom - acc )
( to - by - for )these( him - it )selves
( we )become hateful( incur hatred )
( to - by - for )( these )( him - it )( selves ),

καίτοι οἶδα σχεδὸν ὅτι αὐτοῖς τούτοις ἀπεχθάνομαι,

GAIA:
we are unbothered by hatred from him - it selves
but you arent, hungering for men,
and its and hers and hims - accused
to crown us with wreathes of saffron.
so { you join me under the blanket }
and the alpha crone becomes the girl ,

GIRL:
now even( indeed )me( her - him - accused )
( she - dyad )( o she - nom )peeping - out( stooping
sideways )( casting side - glances )( so shy ! )( so subtle )
( bowing - down )( as beast of burden )( horns -
bent - forward )( oopsie ! )( head - down )( alongside )
( you would )come before( anticipate )( outrun )( towards - beside )

νῦν μέν με παρακύψασα προὔφθης

KUKNEION:
oh this seems to be her mode of seduction ,
but is it really still her in there ?

GIRL:
O( we would be )( she - dyad )( its )( o she - nom )rotten
( putrid )( diseased )( carious )( pickled )( stale )( rancid )
( withered )( filthy )( worn - out )( in rags )( old wine ) ( wink ! )

ὦ σαπρά.

KUKNEION:
thats impressive, we couldnt even tell !
o goat, how would you tell whats what
when its so easy to change appearances ?

TRAGOS:
the( he - nom )( it - voc - nom - acc )

and( indeed )( it - voc - nom - acc )sign( symbol )
( token )( proof )( symptom )( demonstrative )

that( it - nom - acc )
( she - dyad )( he - dyad )( it - dyad )( voc - nom - acc )
( its - voc - nom - acc )( him and her - accused )truth( unconcealed )
( it would wander )( roam )( outcast )( banished )( perplexed )

( we )( would )say( and speak )( gather )( choose )
( pick up )( count, tell )( recount )( tell over )
( repeat )( maintain and mean )

( lewd ? )( he - dyad )( it - dyad )( voc - nom - acc )
( of him - it - gen )( lewd ? )

ὃ καὶ τεκμήριον ὅτι ἀληθῆ λέγω

GAIA:
but we dont really wander
banished, nor are we perplexed
( and never lewd ) { and we wonder }
what would be a sure sign of we - being - we ?

GIRL:
but( you )were expecting( foreboding )( suspecting )
( thinking )( supposing )( believing )
( you were alone )( left alone )( living in solitude )
( forsaken )( to be a solitary instance )( to have a special force )
( of an )( it - gen )( egg )
( she - nom )( she - gen )( she - accused )desolate( lonely )
( solitary )( reft of )( void of )( empty of she - gen )
( she - undefended )( she - default - judgment - against )
( you will be left lonely )( you will be going alone )

(885) ᾤου δ᾽ ἐρήμας

KUKNEION:
only a mother can make an egg.
but you were expecting

GIRL:
not( she - gen )( we - )being near - by( to be present
so as to help )( so as to stand by )( being ready or at hand )
( she - gen )( being maimed - mutilated - incapacitated )
in this( hither and thither )( here and there )( place ),

οὐ παρούσης ἐνθάδε

KUKNEION:
of you, your generosity
without any expectation of return.

GIRL:
of me( him - her - gen )( my - him - it - gen )
( you were vomiting and throwing up )( with a feather ? )
( vomit and throw up )( a flood of words, you ! )
will - gather - in( to reap )( as fruit or crop )
( stripping an unwatched vineyard ),

ἐμοῦ τρυγήσειν 

KUKNEION:
of you, your appetite
for everything that she produced.

GIRL:
and( indeed )will( to )bring - upon - itself( closely - apply )
( draw to itself )( attach to itself )( bring over to its side )
( embrace )( and store up for many years in advance )
some( it - voc - nom - acc )( him - her - accused )

καὶ προσάξεσθαί τινα

KUKNEION:
of you, your hospitality
and stranger - friendship.
and among animals
piety sounds like this,

GIRL:
( they sing and crow and hoot and croak and twang
and whistle and ring )( they chant )( they sing
and praise and celebrate )( o shes - nom )
( o she - nom )( to - )by( - for )( she - he - and - it )
singing( and crowing and hooting and croaking
and twanging and whistling and ringing and chanting )

ᾁδουσ᾽:

KUKNEION:
and animals make music readily
as its their nature. of you,
how you reminded us of this,

TRAGOS:
and( indeed )that( it - nom - acc )

this( o she - nom )( we )is( are )
the( she - nom )( diabole )( o she - thrown - through )
( the slander )( accusation )charge
the( she - nom )( it was vomiting and throwing up )
( vomit it and throw - it - up, you ! )
( o she - nom )mine,

καὶ ὅτι αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ διαβολὴ ἡ ἐμὴ

GAIA:
but the goat threw - through a nom
something that could be seized and carried
and { how long until you notice } and seize
and carry it back inside with you ?

GIRL:
but( we - )ego( - being )
if( its we )( theyre we )( were we )( lo ! )( were saying )

( o )this( it - voc - nom - acc )

( you )( would )do( accomplish )( as some great thing )
( you would offer sacrifice )( perform mystical rites )
( you would look )( see )( perceive )( behold )( this it )
( we )( would )will sing( crow )( hoot )( croak )
( twang )( whistle )( ring )( chant ).

ἐγὼ δ᾽ ἢν τοῦτο δρᾷς ἀντᾴσομαι.

KUKNEION:
and singing moves the world,
the natural and the divine,
and the city too,

GIRL:
for if( you come and go )( you are we )( to - by - for Zeus )
( it was putting to flight )( giving chase )( hunting )
( put to flight, you ! )( give chase, you ! )( hunt, you ! )
( o shes - heavenly - nom - nom )( o its - heavenly - nom - acc )
( o he )( heavenly )( o she - heavenly - nom )
( to - by - for )( heavenly - her )( you will set the warp
in the loom )( you will begin the web )( on which account )

through( the him - gen )crowd( throng - mass - mob )
( populace - popular assemblies - multitude )( annoyance - trouble )
( youre moving it )( disturbing it )( rolling it )( troubling it )
( move - disturb - roll )( sweep - it - away )( trouble it, you ! )

this( it - voc - nom - acc )( we )is( are )
the( to - by - for )( hims and its )gazing - at( beholding )
( with a sense of wonder )( contemplating )( viewing )
( as onlookers - bystanders - spectators ),

κεἰ γὰρ δι᾽ ὄχλου τοῦτ᾽ ἐστὶ τοῖς θεωμένοις,

KUKNEION:
you can do it with a dialogue ,
you can do it with a lyric poem ,
you can do it with a funny play ,

GIRL:
( samely )equally( youre uniting )( the same hims - accused )
( o he - viper - dyad - nom - accused )( to - by - for )( viper - him )
( it )has - and - holds( bears - carries - brings )( you have too )
( it makes room for another )( it gives way )( it advances )
( it throws up earth to form a mound )( it showers darts )
( it lets fall )( it lets drop )( it pours out and lets it flow )
( and it snows )( and it sheds )( and it scatters )

( it - voc - nom - acc )( him - accused )delightful
( and pleasant )some( it - voc - nom - acc )

and( indeed )( it - voc - nom - acc )( him - accused )comedic.

ὅμως ἔχει τερπνόν τι καὶ κωμῳδικόν.

KUKNEION:
and thats the slander unconcealed,
true - she - thrown - through,
she - diabole,

TRAGOS:
and( indeed )the( she - dyad )( its )( voc - nom - acc )
( she - dyad )( its )( o she - nom )responsible
( culpable )( the accused )( the culprit )( the cause )
( she - dyad )( its )( responsibility - guilt - blame )
( accused - the fault - the cause - the motive - the case )
this( she - dyad - accused )( its - voc - nom - acc )
( it )( we )is( are ).

καὶ τὰ αἴτια (24β) ταῦτά ἐστιν.

GAIA:
but from this and its effects
{ a layer of fabric } or an animals skin
or a girlish game would not protect you,
so you appear as the lady - general again,

ALPHA CRONE:
( this )( it - dyad )( voc - nom - acc )
( to - )by( - for )this( it - him )

( you )converse( dia - legein )
( select - separate - examine )( pick - out )
( pick - open - ways )( practice dialectic )
( discussion )( discourse )( talk )
( lecture )( use a dialect or language )
( speak - thoroughly - through )

( and )be off( go away, you ! )( depart ! )( withdraw ! )( turn - out ! )
( succeed ! )( make room for another - off - away - and - back - again ! )
( it - voc - nom - acc )( o him )( will - going - off )( and succeeding . . . )
( it - voc - nom - acc )( o him )( will have gone off )( succeeded . . . )

(890) τούτῳ διαλέγου κἀποχώρησον:

KUKNEION:
and if we would be the evidence ,

TRAGOS:
and( indeed )if now
( it - dyad )( he - dyad )

( voc - nom - acc )( suffering )( permitting )
( leaving them alone to perish )( conceding )
( allowing )( letting alone )( letting be )( dismissed )

and if( bow wow )back again( hereafter )( in turn )( anew )
( you - plural )would( will )seek( - after )( inquire into )
( investigate )( examine )( require )( demand )( desire )
these( she - dyad - accused )( its - voc - nom - acc ),

καὶ ἐάντε νῦν ἐάντε αὖθις ζητήσητε ταῦτα,

GAIA:
and if we would be the judge ,
all of our costumes go { missing } .

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from hymn to Apollo
Apologia
Odyssey XIV
Ekklesiazusai

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