Can you tell I'm bored?

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I just took this shot, yes, it's my own back...lol...and some of my braids. I liked how it came out, including the angle, the way the composition (or lack thereof) turned out and even how it looks kinda washed out.

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[nicanthiel.livejournal.com]

What's the text? I can't make out enough to place it (besides the fact that my comprehension of Greek beyond transliterating is nil :P)

[fuego.livejournal.com]

(http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l111/lafiamma/?action=view&current=tattoos.jpg)

It's the 21st Homeric Hymn, to Apollo:

Phoebus, of you even the swan sings with clear voice to the beating of his wings, as he alights upon the bank by the eddying river Peneus; and of you the sweet-tongued minstrel, holding his high-pitched lyre, always sings both first and last.

And so hail to you, lord! I seek your favour with my song.


(by the way, I love xkcd too!!)

[nicanthiel.livejournal.com]

Let's see how good my skillz still are:

Phoibe, se men kai kuknos upo pterugon lig aeidei okhthe(?) epithroskon potamon
para dinhenta Peneion se d aoidos ekhon thormigga ligeian eduepes proöton* te kai uotaton aien aeidei.

Kai su men outo khaire anas ilamai de s' aoide.

I fully admit that I never learned what the diacritics meant :P I also apologise to Him for my butchering it.


*I don't remember which one gets the diacritic in that word...

[nicanthiel.livejournal.com]

I looked up the actual Greek:

Phoibe, se men kai kuknos hupo pterugôn lig' aeidei,
ochthêi epithrôskôn potamon para dinêenta,
Pêneion: se d' aoidos echôn phorminga ligeian
hêduepês prôton te kai hustaton aien aeidei.

kai su men houtô chaire, anax, hilamai de s' aoidêi


Not too shabby, if I say so meself :P My biggest issues were the diacritic breaths.

[fuego.livejournal.com]

awesome. Unfortunately, I don't actually know any greek myself, I took it from one of the Loeb's Classics editions.

[liritsvoice.livejournal.com]

Baby got back!!! :-D

[die-uberfrau.livejournal.com]

OMG your back is awesome. (Hair is, too, but WOW.) :D

[fuego.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I posted a clearer picture in a comment above.

[fuego.livejournal.com]

thanks!