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ἑλλήνισον! (An Ancient Greek Podcast)
Hosted by Leandros Corieltauvorum and Josep Barcinonensis · EL
Two friends practice speaking Ancient Greek. New episode out on the 1st Friday of each month.
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Ancient Greek Summer Courses 2026
3w ago00:03:32Tap to summarizeχαίρετε πάντες! Summer is coming so check the “class info” page on our website for details of our new courses!https://hellenicadidagmata.wordpress.com Get in touch with us at: hellenicadidagmata@gmail.com
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#102 περὶ τῆς εὐδαιμονίας (Ἐπικούρου β᾽)
May 100:40:43Tap to summarizeχαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is our latest episode, continuing from last time talking about Epicurus. This time we begin reading his letter to Menoeceus including his famous expression "death is nothing to us". καλῶς ὑμῖν γένοιτο!Leandros & JosepHere are the sections recited and discussed:122Μήτε νέος τις ὢν μελλέτω φιλοσοφεῖν, μήτε γέρωνὑπάρχων κοπιάτω φιλοσοφῶν. οὔτε γὰρ ἄωρος οὐδείς ἐστινοὔτε πάρωρος πρὸς τὸ κατὰ ψυχὴν ὑγιαῖνον. ὁ δὲ λέγων ἢμήπω τοῦ φιλοσοφεῖν ὑπάρχειν ὥραν ἢ παρεληλυθέναι τὴνὥραν ὅμοιός ἐστι τῷ λέγοντι πρὸς εὐδαιμονίαν ἢ μὴπαρεῖναι τὴν ὥραν ἢ μηκέτι εἶναι. ὥστε φιλοσοφητέον καὶνέῳ καὶ γέροντι, τῷ μὲν ὅπως γηράσκων νεάζῃ τοῖς ἀγαθοῖςδιὰ τὴν χάριν τῶν γεγονότων, τῷ δὲ ὅπως νέος ἅμα καὶπαλαιὸς ᾖ διὰ τὴν ἀφοβίαν τῶν μελλόντων· μελετᾶν οὖνχρὴ τὰ ποιοῦντα τὴν εὐδαιμονίαν, εἴπερ παρούσης μὲναὐτῆς πάντα ἔχομεν, ἀπούσης δὲ πάντα πράττομεν εἰς τὸταύτην ἔχειν.123Ἃ δέ σοι συνεχῶς παρήγγελλον, ταῦτα καὶ πρᾶττε καὶμελέτα, στοιχεῖα τοῦ καλῶς ζῆν ταῦτ’ εἶναι διαλαμβάνων.Πρῶτον μὲν τὸν θεὸν ζῷον ἄφθαρτον καὶ μακάριοννομίζων, ὡς ἡ κοινὴ τοῦ θεοῦ νόησις ὑπεγράφη, μηθὲν μήτετῆς ἀφθαρσίας ἀλλότριον μήτε τῆς μακαριότητος ἀνοίκειοναὐτῷ πρόσαπτε· πᾶν δὲ τὸ φυλάττειν αὐτοῦ δυνάμενον τὴνμετὰ ἀφθαρσίας μακαριότητα περὶ αὐτὸν δόξαζε. θεοὶ μὲνγὰρ εἰσίν· ἐναργὴς γὰρ αὐτῶν ἐστιν ἡ γνῶσις· οἵους δ’αὐτοὺς οἱ πολλοὶ νομίζουσιν, οὐκ εἰσίν· οὐ γὰρ φυλάττουσιν αὐτοὺς οἵουςνομίζουσιν. ἀσεβὴς δὲ οὐχ ὁ τοὺς τῶν πολλῶν θεοὺςἀναιρῶν, ἀλλ’ ὁ τὰς τῶν πολλῶν δόξας θεοῖς προσάπτων.124οὐ γὰρ προλήψεις εἰσὶν ἀλλ’ ὑπολήψεις ψευδεῖς αἱ τῶνπολλῶν ὑπὲρ θεῶν ἀποφάσεις. ἔνθεν αἱ μέγισται βλάβαι†αἴτιαι τοῖς κακοῖς ἐκ θεῶν ἐπάγονται καὶ ὠφέλειαι. ταῖς γὰρἰδίαις οἰκειούμενοι διὰ παντὸς ἀρεταῖς τοὺς ὁμοίουςἀποδέχονται, πᾶν τὸ μὴ τοιοῦτον ὡς ἀλλότριον νομίζοντες.Συνέθιζε δὲ ἐν τῷ νομίζειν μηδὲν πρὸς ἡμᾶς εἶναι τὸνθάνατον· ἐπεὶ πᾶν ἀγαθὸν καὶ κακὸν ἐν αἰσθήσει· στέρησιςδέ ἐστιν αἰσθήσεως ὁ θάνατος. ὅθεν γνῶσις ὀρθὴ τοῦ μηθὲνεἶναι πρὸς ἡμᾶς τὸν θάνατον ἀπολαυστὸν ποιεῖ τὸ τῆς ζωῆςθνητόν, οὐκ ἄπειρον προστιθεῖσα χρόνον, ἀλλὰ τὸν τῆςἀθανασίας ἀφελομένη πόθον.Full text available here:https://scaife.perseus.org/reader/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0537.tlg012.1st1K-grc1:122-126/Support the podcast and get access to episodes in advance as well as lots of extra bonus materials: https://www.patreon.com/Hellenizdein Would you like to take AG classes with us? Check out our website for details: https://hellenicadidagmata.wordpress.com/ Follow us on “Twitter”: https://x.com/ancientgreekpod Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/leighcobley.bsky.social Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/604916774052809 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ancientgreekpodcast/ Send us an email: theancientgreekpodcast@gmail.com
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#101 περὶ τοῦ Ἐπικούρου
Apr 300:23:15Tap to summarizeχαίρετε πάντες! This week we chat about Epicurus and whether philosophy can help us overcome our fears, paranoias and superstitions so as to lead a better life… We sure hope so, what do you think? εὐωχεῖσθε τοῦ ἐπεισοδίου!Leandros & JosepSupport the podcast and get access to episodes in advance as well as lots of bonus materials: https://www.patreon.com/Hellenizdein Would you like to take AG classes with us? Check out our website for details: https://hellenicadidagmata.wordpress.com/ Follow us on “Twitter”: https://x.com/ancientgreekpod Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/leighcobley.bsky.social Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/604916774052809 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ancientgreekpodcast/ Send us an email: theancientgreekpodcast@gmail.com
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#100 περὶ τῆς μήνιος τοῦ Ἀχιλλέως
Mar 600:41:09Tap to summarizeχαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week we celebrate our milestone 100th episode of the podcast, in which we finally arrive at the beginning of Ancient Greek literature... Homer! It feels like the long road has all been preparatory work to get ready for this moment and we are now starting out for real. Thanks to everybody who has supported the podcast over the last few years, we have just been warming up and now the real fun is here!καλῶς ὑμῖν γένοιτο!Josep & LeandrosHere is the section discussed (Iliad, 1. 1-7):μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆοςοὐλομένην, ἣ μυρί᾽ Ἀχαιοῖς ἄλγε᾽ ἔθηκε,πολλὰς δ᾽ ἰφθίμους ψυχὰς Ἄϊδι προΐαψενἡρώων, αὐτοὺς δὲ ἑλώρια τεῦχε κύνεσσινοἰωνοῖσί τε πᾶσι, Διὸς δ᾽ ἐτελείετο βουλή,ἐξ οὗ δὴ τὰ πρῶτα διαστήτην ἐρίσαντεἈτρεΐδης τε ἄναξ ἀνδρῶν καὶ δῖος Ἀχιλλεύς.Support the podcast and get access to episodes in advance as well as lots of other bonus materials: https://www.patreon.com/Hellenizdein Would you like to take AG classes with us? Check out our website for details: https://hellenicadidagmata.wordpress.com/ Follow us on “Twitter”: https://x.com/ancientgreekpod Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/leighcobley.bsky.social Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/604916774052809 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ancientgreekpodcast/ Send us an email: theancientgreekpodcast@gmail.com
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#99 περὶ τοῦ Πινδάρου γ᾽
Feb 600:51:13Tap to summarizeχαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is our third and final episode on Pindar's 1st Olympian Ode.εὐωχεῖσθε τοῦ ἐπεισοδίου!Josep & LeandrosHere is the section recited and discussed:ἦ θαυματὰ πολλά, καί πού τι καὶ βροτῶν φάτις ὑπὲρ τὸν ἀλαθῆ λόγονδεδαιδαλμένοι ψεύδεσι ποικίλοις ἐξαπατῶντι μῦθοι30 Χάρις δ᾽, ἅπερ ἅπαντα τεύχει τὰ μείλιχα θνατοῖς,[50] ἐπιφέροισα τιμὰν καὶ ἄπιστον ἐμήσατο πιστὸνἔμμεναι τὸ πολλάκις:ἁμέραι δ᾽ ἐπίλοιποιμάρτυρες σοφώτατοι.35 ἔστι δ᾽ ἀνδρὶ φάμεν ἐοικὸς ἀμφὶ δαιμόνων καλά: μείων γὰρ αἰτία.υἱὲ Ταντάλου, σὲ δ᾽, ἀντία προτέρων, φθέγξομαι,[60] ὁπότ᾽ ἐκάλεσε πατὴρ τὸν εὐνομώτατονἐς ἔρανον φίλαν τε Σίπυλον,ἀμοιβαῖα θεοῖσι δεῖπνα παρέχων,40 τότ᾽ Ἀγλαοτρίαιναν ἁρπάσαιδαμέντα φρένας ἱμέρῳ χρυσέαισί τ᾽ ἀν᾽ ἵπποιςὕπατον εὐρυτίμου ποτὶ δῶμα Διὸς μεταβᾶσαι,ἔνθα δευτέρῳ χρόνῳ[70] ἦλθε καὶ Γανυμήδης45 Ζηνὶ τωὔτ᾽ ἐπὶ χρέος.ὡς δ᾽ ἄφαντος ἔπελες, οὐδὲ ματρὶ πολλὰ μαιόμενοι φῶτες ἄγαγον,ἔννεπε κρυφᾶ τις αὐτίκα φθονερῶν γειτόνων,ὕδατος ὅτι σε πυρὶ ζέοισαν εἰς ἀκμὰνμαχαίρᾳ τάμον κάτα μέλη,50[80] τραπέζαισί τ᾽, ἀμφὶ δεύτατα, κρεῶνσέθεν διεδάσαντο καὶ φάγον.Support the podcast and get access to episodes in advance as well as lots of bonus materials: https://www.patreon.com/Hellenizdein Would you like to take AG classes with us? Check out our website for details: https://hellenicadidagmata.wordpress.com/ Follow us on “Twitter”: https://x.com/ancientgreekpod Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/leighcobley.bsky.social Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/604916774052809 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ancientgreekpodcast/ Send us an email: theancientgreekpodcast@gmail.com
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#98 περὶ τοῦ Πινδάρου β᾽
Jan 900:40:49Tap to summarizeχαίρετε ἀκροαταί! This week we are continuing with our close reading of Pindar’s 1st Olympian Ode:… ἀλλὰ Δωρίαν ἀπὸ φόρμιγγα πασσάλουλάμβαν᾽, εἴ τί τοι Πίσας τε καὶ Φερενίκου χάρις[30] νόον ὑπὸ γλυκυτάταις ἔθηκε φροντίσιν,20 ὅτε παρ᾽ Ἀλφεῷ σύτο, δέμαςἀκέντητον ἐν δρόμοισι παρέχων,κράτει δὲ προσέμιξε δεσπόταν,Συρακόσιον ἱπποχάρμαν βασιλῆα. λάμπει δέ οἱ κλέοςἐν εὐάνορι Λυδοῦ Πέλοπος ἀποικίᾳ:25 τοῦ μεγασθενὴς ἐράσσατο γαιάοχος[40] Ποσειδᾶν, ἐπεί νιν καθαροῦ λέβητος ἔξελε Κλωθὼἐλέφαντι φαίδιμον ὦμον κεκαδμένον.εὐωχεῖσθε τοῦ ἐπεισοδίου!Josep & LeandrosSupport the podcast and get access to episodes in advance as well as bonus materials such as listening exercises and episode transcripts: https://www.patreon.com/Hellenizdein Would you like to take AG classes with us? Check out our website for details: https://hellenicadidagmata.wordpress.com/Follow us on “Twitter”: https://x.com/ancientgreekpod Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/leighcobley.bsky.social Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/604916774052809 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ancientgreekpodcast/ Send us an email: theancientgreekpodcast@gmail.com
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Ancient Greek Classes 2026
Dec 2300:01:41Tap to summarizeχαίρετε πάντες! For several years now we have been making the dream of active Ancient Greek a reality through our podcast freely available to the general public. Next year we aim to expand this program by teaching classes based on our model established in the podcast and the method used at the Polis Institute. Please follow the link below for details about our Ancient Greek classes starting in 2026:Info: https://hellenicadidagmata.wordpress.com/Email: hellenicadidagmata@gmail.com
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#97 περὶ τοῦ Πινδάρου α᾽
Dec 1200:40:32Tap to summarizeχαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Check out our latest episode reading Pindar's 1st Olympian ode.Here are the sections discussed:Ἄριστον μὲν ὕδωρ, ὁ δὲ χρυσὸς αἰθόμενον πῦρἅτε διαπρέπει νυκτὶ μεγάνορος ἔξοχα πλούτου·εἰ δ᾽ ἄεθλα γαρύενἔλδεαι, φίλον ἦτορ,μηκέθ᾽ ἁλίου σκόπειἄλλο θαλπνότερον ἐν ἁμέρᾳ φαεννὸν ἄστρον ἐρήμας δι᾽ αἰθέρος,μηδ᾽ Ὀλυμπίας ἀγῶνα φέρτερον αὐδάσομεν·ὅθεν ὁ πολύφατος ὕμνος ἀμφιβάλλεταισοφῶν μητίεσσι, κελαδεῖνΚρόνου παῖδ᾽ ἐς ἀφνεὰν ἱκομένουςμάκαιραν Ἱέρωνος ἑστίαν,θεμιστεῖον ὃς ἀμφέπει σκᾶπτον ἐν πολυμάλῳΣικελίᾳ, δρέπων μὲν κορυφὰς ἀρετᾶν ἄπο πασᾶν,ἀγλαΐζεται δὲ καὶμουσικᾶς ἐν ἀώτῳ,οἷα παίζομεν φίλανἄνδρες ἀμφὶ θαμὰ τράπεζαν.εὐωχεῖσθε τοῦ ἐπεισοδίου!Josep & LeandrosDisclaimer: ποιηταὶ οὐκ ἐσμέν!Ioannes Stratakis also has the full poem available for free on his website, so you should definitely check that out too:https://ancientgreek.eu/free/pindar-ol-01.htmlSupport the podcast and get access to episodes in advance as well as bonus materials such as listening exercises and episode transcripts: https://www.patreon.com/Hellenizdein Would you like to take AG classes with us? Check out our website for details: https://hellenicadidagmata.wordpress.com/ Follow us on “Twitter”: https://x.com/ancientgreekpod Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/leighcobley.bsky.social Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/604916774052809 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ancientgreekpodcast/ Send us an email: theancientgreekpodcast@gmail.com
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#96 περὶ τοῦ Ἀνακρέοντος β᾽
Nov 1400:19:13Tap to summarizeχαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Listen to the latest episode in which we discuss another poem by Anacreon.:ἐρῶ τε δηὖτε κοὐκ ἐρῶκαὶ μαίνομαι κοὐ μαίνομαι.ἐρῶμαι καὶ οὐ μαίνομαιὁ ἐραστὴς ἐρᾷ τοῦ ἐρωμένου.εὐωχεῖσθε τοῦ ἐπεισοδίου!Josep & LeandrosSupport the podcast and get access to episodes in advance as well as bonus materials such as listening exercises and episode transcripts: https://www.patreon.com/Hellenizdein Follow us on “Twitter”: https://x.com/ancientgreekpod Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/leighcobley.bsky.social Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/604916774052809 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ancientgreekpodcast/ Send us an email: theancientgreekpodcast@gmail.com
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#95 περὶ τοῦ Ἀνακρέοντος α᾽
Oct 1700:18:59Tap to summarizeχαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is the first of a few episodes discussing Anacreon's poetry, beginning with the following short poem:χαῖρε, ὦ φίλον φῶς,χαριέντι μειδιῶν προσώπῳ.Enjoy the episode,Josep & LeandrosCaveats: ποιηταὶ οὐκ ἐσμέν!Support the podcast and get access to episodes in advance as well as bonus materials such as listening exercises and episode transcripts: https://www.patreon.com/Hellenizdein Follow us on “Twitter”: https://x.com/ancientgreekpod Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/leighcobley.bsky.social Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/604916774052809 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ancientgreekpodcast/ Send us an email: theancientgreekpodcast@gmail.com
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