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A Level Classical Greek

H444/04 Verse Literature

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© OCR 2025 H444/04 Turn over Jun ὣ ς φάτο, Πάτροκλος δ᾽ ἀνεχάζετο πολλ ὸν ὀπίσσω μ νινῆ ἀλευάμενος ἑ κατηβόλουἈπόλλωνος. Ἕ κτωρ δ᾽ ἐν Σκαι σιῇ πύλ ςῃ ἔχε μώνυχας ἵππους· δίζε γ ὰρ ἠὲ μάχοιτο κατ ὰ κλόνονα ὖτις ἐλάσσας, ἦ λαο ὺς ἐς τε χος ῖ ὁμοκλήσειεν ἀ ῆλ ναι. (^5) τα ῦ ᾽τ ἄρα οἱ φρονέοντι παρίστατο Φο βοςῖ Ἀπόλλων ἀ νέρι ε σάμενοςἰ α ζηἰ ῷ τε κρατερῷ τε Ἀ σί ῳ ὃ, ς μήτρως ἦν Ἕκτορος ἱπποδάμοιο α ὐτοκασίγνητος Ἑκάβης, υ ἱὸς δ ὲ Δύμαντος, ὃ ς Φρυγίῃ ναίεσκε ῥ ῇο ς ἔπι Σαγγαρίοιο· (^10) τῷ μιν ἐεισάμενος προσέφη Δι ὸς υ ἱὸς Ἀπόλλων· ‘ Ἕκτορ τίπτε μάχης ἀποπαύεαι; ο ὐδέ τί σε χρή. α θἴ ᾽ ὅσον ἥσσων ε μί,ἰ τόσον σέο φέρτερος ε ην·ἴ τώ κε τάχα στυγερ ῶς πολέμου ἀπερωήσειας. ἀ λλ ᾽ ἄγε Πατρόκλῳ ἔφεπε κρατερώνυχας ἵππους, (^15) αἴ κέν πώς μιν ἕ ῃλ ς, δώ ῃ δέτοι ε ὖχος Ἀπόλλων.’ Homer, Iliad XVI.710– (b) Translate ὣς φάτο … ὁμοκλήσειεν ἀ ῆλ ναι (lines 1–5). [5] (c) τα ῦ ᾽ ἄτ ρα … ε ὖχος Ἀπόλλων (lines 6–16): how does Apollo motivate Hector in these lines? [6]

H444/ Jun © OCR 2025 2 Read the following passages and answer the questions. Τροφός ἀ λλ᾽ ἴσθι μέντοι — πρ ὸς τάδ᾽ α θαδεστέραὐ γίγνου θαλάσσης — εἰ θαν ,ῇ προδο ῦσα σο ςὺ πα δας, πατρῖ ῴων μ ὴ μεθέξονταςδόμων, μὰ τ νὴ ἄνασσαν ἱππίαν Ἀμαζόνα, ἣ σο ςῖ τέκνοισι δεσπότην ἐγείνατο (^5) νόθον φρονο ῦντα γνήσι , ο σθά νιν ᾽ ἶ καλ ῶς, Ἱ ππόλυτον … Φαίδρα ο μοι.ἴ Τροφός Φαίδρα θιγγάνει σέθεν τόδε; ἀ πώλεσάςμε, μα α,ῖ καί σε πρ ὸς θε ῶν (^10) το ῦ ᾽δ ἀνδρ ὸς α ὖθις λίσσομαι σιγ ᾶν πέρι. Τροφός ὁ ᾷρ ς; φρονε ςῖ μ νὲ ε ὖ, φρονο ῦσα δ᾽ οὐ θέλεις πα δάςῖ τ᾽ ὀ ῆν σαι καὶ σ ὸν ἐκσ ῶσαι βίον. Φαίδρα Τροφός φιλῶ τέκν ·᾽ ἄλλ ῃ δ᾽ ἐν τύχῃ χειμάζομαι. ἁ γνὰ ς μέν, ὦ πα , χε ρας α ματοςῖ ῖ ἵ φορε ς;ῖ (^15) Φαίδρα χε ρεςῖ μ νὲ ἁγναί, φρ νὴ δ᾽ ἔχει μίασμά τι. Τροφός μ ῶν ἐξ ἐπακτο ῦ πημον ςῆ ἐχθρ ῶν τινος; Φαίδρα φίλος μ᾽ ἀπόλλυσ ᾽ ο ὐχ ἑκο ῦσαν ο ὐχ ἑκών. Τροφός Φαίδρα Θησεύς τιν ᾽ ἡμάρτηκεν ἐς σ ᾽ ἁμαρτίαν; μὴ δρ ῶ ᾽σ ἔγωγ ᾽ ἐ κε νονῖ ὀφθείην κακ ῶς. (^20) Τροφός τί γ ὰρ τὸ δειν ὸν το ῦ ᾽θ ὅ σ᾽ ἐξαίρει θανε ν;ῖ Φαίδρα ἔα μ ᾽ ἁμαρτε ν· ο ῖ ὐ γ ὰρ ἐς σ ᾽ ἁμαρτάνω. Euripides, Hippolytus 304– **(a) *** How does this extract reveal the dramatic tension between Phaedra and the Nurse? You should refer both to the content and to the language of the passage. [15]

H444/ Jun © OCR 2025 Section B Answer one question from this section. 3 Read the following passages and answer the questions. ‘ν ῦν δ ᾽ ἦλθον πεδίονδ ᾽ ἀπ ὸ νη ῶν· ἠῶθεν γὰ ρ θήσονται περὶ ἄστυ μάχην ἑλίκωπες Ἀχαιοί. ἀ σχαλόωσι γ ὰρ ο δεἵ καθήμενοι, ο ὐ ὲδ δύνανται ἴ σχειν ἐσσυμένους πολέμου βασιλ εςῆ Ἀχαι ῶν.’ τ ὸν δ ᾽ ἠμείβετ ᾽ ἔπειτα γέρων Πρίαμος θεοειδής· (^5) ‘εἰ μ νὲ δὴ θεράπων Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλ ος ῆ ε ς,ἴ ἄγε δή μοι π ᾶσαν ἀληθείην κατάλεξον, ἢ ἔτι π ὰρ νήεσσιν ἐ ὸμ ς πάϊς, ἦέ μιν ἤδη ᾗ σι κυσ νὶ μελεϊστὶ ταμ ὼν προύθηκεν Ἀχιλλεύς.’ τ ὸν δ᾽ α ὖτε προσέειπε διάκτορος Ἀργεϊφόντης· (^10) ‘ὦ γέρον, οὔ πω τόν γε κύνες φάγον ο ὐ ᾽δ ο ωνοί,ἰ ἀ λλ ᾽ ἔτι κε νοςῖ κε ταιῖ Ἀχιλλ ος ῆ παρὰ νηῒ α ὔτως ἐν κλισί σι· δυωδεκάτη ῃ δέ οἱ ἠὼς κειμέν ῳ, ο ὐδέ τί οἱ χρ ὼς σήπεται, ο ὐδέ μιν ε λαὐ ὶ ἔ σθουσ , ᾽ αἵ ῥά τε φ ῶτας ἀρηϊφάτους κατέδουσιν. (^15) ἦ μέν μιν περὶ σ μαῆ ἑ ῦο ἑτάροιο φίλοιο ἕ λκει ἀκηδέστως ἠὼς ὅτε δ αῖ φανή ,ῃ ο ὐδέ μιν α σχύνει·ἰ θηο ό κενῖ α ὐ ὸτ ς ἐπελθ ὼν ο ονἷ ἐερσήεις κε ται, ῖ περὶ δ᾽ α μαἷ νένιπται, ο ὐδέ ποθι μιαρός· σ ὺν δ᾽ ἕλκεα πάντα μέμυκεν (^20) ὅ σσ ᾽ ἐτύπη· πολέες γ ὰρ ἐν α ὐ ῷτ χαλκ ὸν ἔλασσαν.’ Homer, Iliad XXIV.401– (a) ν ῦν δ …᾽ βασιλ εςῆ Ἀχαι ῶν (lines 1–4): what information does Hermes Greeks in these lines? give to Priam about the [4] (b) Translate τ ὸν δ᾽ ἠμείβετ … ᾽ προύθηκεν Ἀχιλλεύς (lines 5–9). (^) [5] (c) τ ὸν δ ᾽ α ὖτε … χαλκ ὸν ἔλασσαν (lines 10–21): what does Priam learn about Hector’s body?

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© OCR 2025 H444/04 Turn over Jun ὣ ς ἄρα φωνήσας ἀπέβη πρ ὸς μακρ ὸν Ὄλυμπον Ἑ ρμείας· Πρίαμος δ ᾽ ἐξ ἵππων ἆλτο χαμ ᾶζε, Ἰ δα ον δ ῖ ὲ κατ ᾽ α ὖθι λίπεν· ὃ δ ὲ μίμνεν ἐρύκων ἵ ππους ἡμιόνους τε γέρων δ ᾽ ἰ ὺθ ς κίεν ο κου, ἴ τῇ ῥ᾽ Ἀ χιλε ὺς ἵζεσκε Διῒ φίλος· ἐν δέ μιν α τ νὐ ὸ 5 ε ὗ ᾽ρ , ἕταροι δ᾽ ἀπάνευθε καθήατο· τὼ δὲ δύ᾽ ο ωἴ ἥ ρως Α ὐτομέδων τε κα ὶ Ἄλκιμος ὄζος Ἄρηος ποίπνυον παρεόντε· νέον δ ᾽ ἀπέληγεν ἐδωδ ς ῆ ἔ σθων κα ὶ πίνων· ἔτι κα ὶπαρέκειτο τράπεζα. το ὺς δ ᾽ ἔλαθ ᾽ ε σελθἰ ὼν Πρίαμος μέγας, ἄγχι δ ᾽ ἄρα στὰ ς 10 χερσ νὶ Ἀχιλλ ος ῆ λάβε γούνατα καὶ κύσε χε ραςῖ δειν ὰς ἀνδροφόνους, α ἵ ο ἱ πολέας κτάνον υ ας.ἷ ὡ ς δ᾽ ὅ ᾽τ ἂν ἄνδρ ᾽ ἄτη πυκινὴ λάβ ,ῃ ὅς τ᾽ ἐ ὶν πάτρῃ φ ῶτα κατακτείνας ἄλλων ἐξίκετο δ μον ῆ ἀ νδρ ὸς ἐς ἀφνειο ῦ, θάμβος δ᾽ ἔχει ε σορόωντας,ἰ 15 ὣ ς Ἀχιλε ὺς θάμβησεν ἰ ὼδ ν Πρίαμον θεοειδέα· θάμβησαν δὲ καὶ ἄλλοι, ἐ ςἀλλήλους δὲ ἴδοντο. τ ὸν καὶ λισσόμενος Πρίαμος πρ ὸς μ ῦθον ἔειπε· ‘μν σαι πατρῆ ὸς σο ο θεο ς ῖ ῖ ἐπιείκελ ᾽ Ἀχιλλε ῦ, τηλίκου ὥς περ ἐγών, ὀλο ῷ ἐπ ὶ γήραος ο δὐ ῷ · 20 κα ὶ μέν που κε νον περιναιέταιῖ ἀμφ ς ὶ ἐόντες τείρουσ ,᾽ ο ὐδέ τίς ἐστιν ἀ ὴρ ν καὶ λοιγ ὸν ἀ ῦμ ναι.’ Homer, Iliad XXIV.468– **(d) *** How does Homer make this meeting between Priam and Achilles particularly powerful? You should refer both to the content and to the language of the passage. [15]

H444/04 Turn over Jun © OCR 2025 Ἱ ππόλυτος ἐ ὼγ δ᾽ ἄκομψος ε ςἰ ὄχλον δο ῦναι λόγον, ἐ ς ἥλικας δ ὲ κ ὠλίγους σοφώτερος· ἔ χει δὲ μο ρανῖ καὶ τόδ ·᾽ οἱ γ ὰρ ἐν σοφο ςῖ φα ῦλοι παρ᾽ ὄχλ ῳ μουσικώτεροι λέγειν. ὅ μως δ᾽ ἀνάγκη, ξυμφορ ᾶς ἀφιγμένης, 5 γλ ῶσσάν μ᾽ ἀφε ναι. ῖ πρ ῶτα δ᾽ ἄρξομαι λέγειν ὅθεν μ ᾽ ὑπ λθες πρ ῆ ῶτον ὡς διαφθερ ῶν ο ὐκ ἀντιλέξοντ. ᾽ ε σορἰ ᾷς φάος τόδε καὶ γα αν·ῖ ἐν το σδ ῖ ᾽ ο ὐκ ἔνεστ ᾽ ἀ ὴν ρ ἐμο , ῦ ο ὐ ᾽δ ἢν σὺ μὴ φ ς,ῇ σωφρονέστερος γεγώς. 10 ἐ πίσταμαι γ ὰρ πρ ῶτα μ ν θεο ὲ ὺς σέβειν φίλοις τε χρ σθαι μῆ ὴ ἀδικε ν πειρωμένοις ῖ ἀλλ ᾽ ο σινἷ α δἰ ὼ ς μήτ ᾽ ἐπαγγέλλειν κακ ὰ μήτ᾽ ἀ νθυπουργε ν ῖ α σχρἰ ὰ το σιῖ χρωμένοις, ο ὐκ ἐγγελαστ ς ὴ τ ῶν ὁμιλούντων, πάτερ, 15 ἀ λλ ᾽ α ὑ ὸτ ς οὐ παρο ῦσι κ ἀγγ ὺς ὢν φίλοις. ἑ ὸ ν ς δ ᾽ ἄθικτος, ᾧ με ν ῦν ἔχειν δοκε ς· ῖ λέχους γ ὰρ ἐς τόδ ᾽ ἡμέρας ἁγν ὸν δέμας. ο ὐκ ο δα πρἶ ᾶξιν τήνδε πλ ν λόγ ὴ ῳκλύων γραφῇ τε λεύσσων· ο ὐ ὲδ τα ῦτα γ ὰρ σκοπε νῖ 20 πρόθυμός ε μι, παρθένον ψυχ νἰ ὴ ἔχων. Euripides, Hippolytus 986– **(d) *** How effectively does Hippolytus try to prove his innocence in these lines? You should refer both to the content and to the language of the passage. [15]

Read the following passages and answer the questions. H444/ Jun © OCR 2025 Διόνυσος ἀ λλ᾽ ὦνπερ ἕνεκα τήνδε τ νὴ σκευ νὴ ἔχων ἦ λθον κατ ὰ σ ν μίμησιν,ὴ ἵνα μοι το ὺς ξένους το ὺς σο ὺς φράσειας, εἰ δεοίμην, ο σιἷ σὺ ἐ χρ ῶ τόθ ,᾽ ἡνίκ ᾽ ἐπ ὶ τ ὸν Κέρβερον, τούτους φράσον μοι, λιμένας, ἀρτοπώλια, (^5) πορνε ῖ᾽ ἀ, ναπαύλας, ἐκτροπ ὰς, κρήνας, ὁδο ς, ὺ πόλεις, διαίτας, πανδοκευτρίας, ὅπου κόρεις ὀλίγιστοι. Ξανθίας Ἡ ρακλ ς ῆ περὶ ἐμο ῦ δ᾽ ο ὐδε ς ὶ λόγος. ὦ σχέτλιε, τολμήσεις γ ὰρ ἰέναι καὶ σύ γε; (^10) Διόνυσος μηδ νὲ ἔτι πρ ὸς τα ῦ ᾽τ , ἀλλ ὰ φράζε τ ῶν ὁ ῶδ ν ὅ π ῃ τάχιστ᾽ ἀφιζόμ ᾽ ε ςἰ Ἅιδου κάτω· καὶ μήτε θερμ νὴ μήτ᾽ ἄγαν ψυχρ ὰν φράσ ς.ῃ Ἡ ρακλ ς ῆ φέρε δὴ τίν᾽ α ὐ ῶτ ν σοι φράσω πρώτην; τίνα; μία μ νὲ γ ὰρ ἔστιν ἀπ ὸ κάλω καὶ θρανίου, (^15) κρεμάσαντι σαυτόν. Διόνυσος πα ῦε, πνιγηρ ὰν λέγεις. Ἡ ρακλ ς ῆ ἀ λλ ᾽ ἔστιν ἀτραπ ὸς ξύντομος τετριμμένη, Διόνυσος ἡ διὰ θυείας. ἆ ρα κώνειονλέγεις; (^20) Ἡ ρακλ ς ῆ μάλιστά γε. Διόνυσος ψυχράν γε καὶ δυσχείμερον· ε ὐ ὺθ ς γ ὰρ ἀποπήγνυσι τ ἀντικνήμια. Ἡ ρακλ ς ῆ βούλει ταχε ανῖ καὶ κατάντη σοι φράσω; Aristophanes, Frogs 108– **(a) *** How does Aristophanes make Dionysus’ planned visit to the Underworld appear humorous to the audience? You should refer both to the content and to the language of the passage. [15]

H444/ Jun © OCR 2025 Section C Answer one question from this section. You must use material from the parts of the text you have studied in English, where relevant, as well as those parts you have read in Greek. 6* ‘Humans live lives that are entirely defined by suffering.’ How true is this statement of the books of The Iliad that you have read? [20] 7* Is Hippolytus or Phaedra more to blame for the tragic events in Euripides’ Hippolytus? Give reasons for your viewpoint. (^) [20] 8* ‘A^ modern^ audience^ unfamiliar^ with^ ancient^ Greek^ theatre^ can^ never^ find^ Frogs entertaining.’ To what extent do you agree with this statement? (^) [20] END OF QUESTION PAPER Oxford Cambridge and RSA Copyright Information OCR is committed to seeking permission to reproduce all third-party content that it uses in its assessment materials. OCR has attempted to identify and contact all copyright holders whose work is used in this paper. To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced in the OCR Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download from our public website (www.ocr.org.uk) after the live examination series. If OCR has unwittingly failed to correctly acknowledge or clear any third-party content in this assessment material, OCR will be happy to correct its mistake at the earliest possible opportunity.

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