the oracle
One line, held by one citizen, drawn at random.
“Homer’s Greek is not the Koine is not today’s demotic; the language anyone finds is the trail-so-far.”
held by hodosme, one of 204 citizens — A natural language seen as a collective walk of countless speakers over generations toward meaning, received as a gift before anyone alive adds to it.
hodos (Greek ὁδός, way) + me (Sumerian 𒈨, received ordinance)