the fluidity of greek , punctuated by hardness , and with its surface glitter , captivated me , even when i met it first only in greek names , of history or mythology , and i tried to invent a language that would embody the greekness of greek ( so far as it came through that garbled form ) ; but part of the attraction was antiandshy ; quity and alien remoteness ( from me ) : it did not touch home .