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ἡ λέξις τῆς ἑβδομάδος (μδ’) – Ancient Greek Word of the Week (44)

June 3, 2022 by Jenny

ἡ λέξις τῆς ἑβδομάδος (μδ’) – Ancient Greek Word of the Week (44)

τὸ δένδρον, –ου – a tree. The „Word of the Week“ will be switching from animals to plants now, and we start with the most basic plant word there probably is: τὸ δένδρον, -ου – a tree. The illustration for this word is taken form Hieronymus Bock’s gorgeous „Kreüter Bůch“ (Strasbourg, 1546) (https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2015/09/29/a-german-botanical-renaissance/).

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Homer’s Odyssey Explained in Ancient Greek

March 16, 2022 by Jenny

Homer’s Odyssey Explained in Ancient Greek

In this video we explain the beginning of the Odyssey in Ancient Greek.

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Ancient Greek Word of the Day (New Series) / ἡ λέξις τῆς ἡμέρας

December 14, 2021 by Jenny

τοῖς φιλέλλησι χαίρειν Learning a language is like training a muscle: You have to keep at it on a daily basis in order to build up strength. Since regular practice is so crucial, I decided to start a new series that is intended to keep learners of Ancient Greek in daily contact with the language: […]

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Aesop’s Fables in Ancient Greek: Country Mouse and City Mouse

November 23, 2021 by Jenny

Aesop’s Fables in Ancient Greek: Country Mouse and City Mouse

Watch the video here Transcript χαίρετε!Hi! σήμερον ἀναγνώσομαι Αἰσώπειον μῦθον ὃς ἐμοὶ καὶ τῷ Ἄργῳ μάλιστα ἀρέσκει· ἀκούσατε οὖν.Today I will read an Aesopic myth which I and Argos especially enjoy: So listen! Μῦς ἀρουραῖος καὶ μῦς ἀστικός   μῦς ἀρουραῖος ἐκάλεσεν ἐφ’ ἑστίασιν μῦν ἀστικὸν καὶ  παρεῖχεν αὐτῷ σιτεῖσθαι τὰ ἐν ἀγρῷ, συκῶν τε καὶ […]

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Summer Class 2021

November 23, 2021 by Jenny

This year we (Rogelio & Jenny) offered our first Greek summer class in Greece as a joint program together with Michael & Catie Kopf (AGROS). Due to the pandemic it was no easy feat but we still managed to gather a handful of students in Selianitika (Peloponnese). —Thanks to all the students who have joined […]

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The Four, or Five, Seasons in Ancient Greek (Learn to Speak Ancient Greek, pt. 10)

August 30, 2021 by Jenny

The Four, or Five, Seasons in Ancient Greek (Learn to Speak Ancient Greek, pt. 10)

Let’s talk about the seasons in ancient Greek!

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“What do you love?” (Spoken Ancient Greek, Part 9)

May 26, 2021 by Jenny

“What do you love?” (Spoken Ancient Greek, Part 9)

The ancient Greeks were sort of crazy when it came to love. Why? Let’s find out!

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Easter in Ancient Greek

April 4, 2021 by Jenny

Easter in Ancient Greek

Let’s talk about Easter (πάσχα) in Ancient Greek!

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“What language do you speak?” (Spoken Ancient Greek Lesson 6)

January 18, 2021 by Jenny

“What language do you speak?” (Spoken Ancient Greek Lesson 6)

Ancient Greek has a special set of words that are used when we talk about languages. Which ones? Read on!

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“Where are you from?” (Spoken Ancient Greek Lesson 5)

December 25, 2020 by Jenny

“Where are you from?” (Spoken Ancient Greek Lesson 5)

“Where are you from?” (πόθεν εἶ;) is always a good conversation starter. To facilitate speaking about this topic I’ve created a list of countries and nationalities in ancient Greek that you can download here as a PDF.

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