[jQuery] li:gt(...) keeps counting to the next list

[jQuery] li:gt(...) keeps counting to the next list


Using two ul lists:
<ul>
    <li>alpha</li>
    <li>beta</li>
</ul>
<ul>
    <li>gamma</li>
    <li>delta</li>
</ul>
In jQuery, I am trying to select all li's *except* the first one:
$("ul li:gt(0)").hide();
and then on hover, reveal them:
$("ul:first-child").hover(
        function() {
            $("#preferences ul li:gt(0)").show();
        },
        function() {
            $("#preferences ul li:gt(0)").hide();
        }
);
The problem is, that the selector "ul li:gt(0)", goes on and hides the
second list ('gamma', 'delta').
As those are two individual lists, I thought that 'gamma' was
index[0], and not part of the first list, ie index[2].
Am I wrong? Is there another way to do this?