ἑλλήνισον! (An Ancient Greek Podcast)
Two friends who are passionate about Ancient Greek come together to practice speaking the language. In each episode, they engage in natural conversation entirely in Ancient Greek, making it a valuable resource for students and enthusiasts. The podcast covers a variety of topics, all discussed in the ancient tongue. A new episode is released on the first Friday of each month.
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#105 περὶ τοῦ Σωκράτους α᾽ (κατὰ Ξενοφώντα)
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! We are now starting a run of episodes on Xenophon’s Apology of Socrates, looking at how it differs from Plato’s account. It’s quite short, so who knows? We may even get through the whole thing!εὐωχεῖσθε τοῦ ἐπεισοδίου,Josep & LeandrosHere are the sections recited and discussed: (1) Σωκράτους δὲ ἄξιόν μοι δοκεῖ εἶναι μεμνῆσθαι καὶ ὡς ἐπειδὴ ἐκλήθη εἰς τὴν δίκην ἐβουλεύσατο
#104 περὶ τοῦ Ἐπικούρου δ᾽
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is our latest episode, concluding a run of episodes on Epicurus. Here are the sections recited and discussed:Ἀναλογιστέον δὲ ὡς τῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν αἱ μέν εἰσι φυσικαί, αἱ δὲ κεναί, καὶ τῶν φυσικῶν αἱ μὲν ἀναγκαῖαι, αἱ δὲ φυσικαὶ μόνον· τῶν δὲ ἀναγκαίων αἱ μὲν πρὸς εὐδαιμονίαν εἰσὶν ἀναγκαῖαι, αἱ δὲ πρὸς τὴν τοῦ σώματος ἀοχλησίαν, αἱ δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸ τὸ ζῆν.τούτων γὰρ ἀπλανὴς θεωρί
#103 περὶ τοῦ θανάτου (Ἐπικούρου γ᾽)
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is our latest episode, continuing with Epicurus' letter to Menoeceus on the taboo subject of death. Are you afraid of it? Let us know in the comments!εὐωχεῖσθε τοῦ ἐπεισοδίου,Leandros & JosepHere is the passage discussed:οὐθὲν γάρ ἐστιν ἐν τᾷ ζῆν δεινὸν τῷ κατειληφότι γνησίως τὸ μηδὲν ὑπάρχειν ἐν τῷ μὴ ζῆν δεινόν. ὥστε μάταιος ὁ λέγων δεδιέναι τὸν θάνατον οὐχ ὅτι
#102 περὶ τῆς εὐδαιμονίας (Ἐπικούρου β᾽)
χαίρετε, 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
#101 περὶ τοῦ Ἐπικούρου
χαίρετε 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 c
#100 περὶ τῆς μήνιος τοῦ Ἀχιλλέως
χαίρετε, 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 a
#99 περὶ τοῦ Πινδάρου γ᾽
χαίρετε, 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
#98 περὶ τοῦ Πινδάρου β᾽
χαίρετε 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
#97 περὶ τοῦ Πινδάρου α᾽
χαίρετε, 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 ἀμφιβάλλεταισοφ
#96 περὶ τοῦ Ἀνακρέοντος β᾽
χαίρετε, 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/H
#95 περὶ τοῦ Ἀνακρέοντος α᾽
χαίρετε, 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/He
#94 περὶ τῶν γλωττῶν
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is the 1st episode of the new season in which we discuss the languages we can speak... and those we can't!καλῶς ὑμῖν γένοιτο,Josep & LeandrosP.S. As of this season the podcast will be released monthly. Look out for #95 on 17/10/25 when we will begin a run of episodes on Ancient Greek poetry in the countdown to #100, stay tuned!Support the podcast and get access to
#93 περὶ τῆς Ἀτλαντίδος δ᾽
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is the 4th and final part of our series on Plato's account of Atlantis from Critias. The podcast will be taking a break over August with the new season due to begin on the 19th of September. However, if you can't wait until then, the new episodes are already available on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/c/Hellenizdein καλὸν θέρος καὶ εὐωχεῖσθε τοῦ ἐπεισοδ
#92 περὶ τῆς Ἀτλαντίδος γ᾽
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is the third part of our series on Plato's Atlantis. This time we talk about Poseidon's children who ruled the island.εὐωχεῖσθε τοῦ ἐπεισοδίου!Josep & LeandrosHere are the sections from Critias which we recite and discuss:(113ε) αὐτὸς δὲ τήν τε ἐν μέσῳ νῆσον οἷα δὴ θεὸς εὐμαρῶς διεκόσμησεν, ὕδατα μὲν διττὰ ὑπὸ γῆς ἄνω πηγαῖα κομίσας, τὸ μὲν θερμόν, ψυχρὸν δὲ ἐ
#91 περὶ τῆς Ἀτλαντίδος β᾽
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is part 2 of our series on Plato's Atlantis. This time we are talking about the founding of the island by Poseidon.εὐωχεῖσθε τοῦ ἐπεισοδίου!Josep & LeandrosHere are the sections discussed:(113 β) καθάπερ ἐν τοῖς πρόσθεν ἐλέχθη περὶ τῆς τῶν θεῶν λήξεως, ὅτι κατενείμαντο γῆν πᾶσαν ἔνθα μὲν μείζους λήξεις, ἔνθα δὲ καὶ ἐλάττους, ἱερὰ θυσίας τε αὑτοῖς κατασκευάζοντες,
#90 περὶ τῆς Ἀτλαντίδος α᾽
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is the first episode in a new run on Atlantis discussing a short section from Plato's Critias (108 δ - 109 α). καλῶς ὑμῖν γένοιτο!Josep & LeandrosHere is the section we discuss:μνησθέντες γὰρ ἱκανῶς καὶ ἀπαγγείλαντες τά ποτε ῥηθέντα ὑπὸ τῶν ἱερέων καὶ δεῦρο ὑπὸ Σόλωνος κομισθέντα σχεδὸν οἶδ᾽ ὅτι τῷδε τῷ θεάτρῳ δόξομεν τὰ προσήκοντα μετρίως ἀποτετελεκέναι. τοῦτ᾽ οὖ
#89 περὶ τοῦ σπηλαίου δ᾽
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is the 4th and final episode on Plato's cave. We have had great fun reading this and hope that you have found it either educational or at least entertaining. Next time we will read the section from Plato's Critias on Atlantis, so stay tuned!καλῶς ὑμῖν γένοιτο,Josep & LeandrosHere is the section we discuss:τιμαὶ δὲ καὶ ἔπαινοι εἴ τινες αὐτοῖς ἦσαν τότε παρ᾽ ἀλλ
#88 περὶ τοῦ σπηλαίου γ᾽
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is part 3 of our series on Plato's cave. This time we discuss the prisoner's reactions to the "real" world outside the cave (515d-516c7).καλῶς ὑμῖν γένοιτο!Josep & LeandrosHere is the section we discuss:οὐκοῦν κἂν εἰ πρὸς αὐτὸ τὸ φῶς ἀναγκάζοι αὐτὸν βλέπειν, ἀλγεῖν τε ἂν τὰ ὄμματα καὶ φεύγειν ἀποστρεφόμενον πρὸς ἐκεῖνα ἃ δύναται καθορᾶν, καὶ νομίζειν
#87 περὶ τοῦ σπηλαίου β᾽
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is part 2 of our close reading of Plato's cave (Rep. 7. 515b7-515d8). This time we discuss the man's reaction when he is released from captivity. καλῶς ὑμῖν γένοιτο!Josep & LeandrosHere is the section we discuss:τί δ᾽ εἰ καὶ ἠχὼ τὸ δεσμωτήριον ἐκ τοῦ καταντικρὺ ἔχοι; ὁπότε τις τῶν παριόντων φθέγξαιτο, οἴει ἂν ἄλλο τι αὐτοὺς ἡγεῖσθαι τὸ φθεγγόμενον ἢ τὴν παριοῦσαν σκιά
#86 περὶ τοῦ Πλάτωνος σπηλαίου α᾽
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week we continue with Plato with part 1 of a close reading on his cave allegory (Rep. 7, 514a-515b). What does it mean? Are we all trapped in Plato's cave? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!καλῶς ὑμῖν γένοιτο,Josep & LeandrosHere are the sections we discuss: μετὰ ταῦτα δή, εἶπον, ἀπείκασον τοιούτῳ πάθει τὴν ἡμετέραν φύσιν παιδείας τε πέρι καὶ ἀπαιδευσίας.
#85 περὶ τοῦ Πλάτωνος
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week we are talking about Plato as a general introduction to the man and his work and next time we will begin a run of episodes reading some key sections from his Republic.Enjoy the episode!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/He
#84 περὶ τῆς ἀφροσύνης
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week we continue joking about Atlantis and Plato's cave as a bit of a soft introduction as we aim to read those sections from Plato's dialogues over the next few episodes. καλῶς ὑμῖν γένοιτο!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.patre
#83 περὶ τῶν ἐν Ἅιδου
βρεκεκεκὲξ κοὰξ κοάξ! This week's episode is a little different as instead of talking about the text, as we usually do, we have created a totally original role play or pseudo comedy based on the Frogs. We hope that you have as much fun listening as we had writing and performing it!
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#82 περὶ τῶν βατράχων
βρεκεκεκὲξ κοὰξ κοάξ! This week we continue talking about Aristophanes this time focusing on his comedy The Frogs.
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#81 περὶ τοῦ Ἀριστοφάνους
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί!
Welcome to 2025 and the new season of our podcast in Ancient Greek! We are now reading Aristophanes and this episode serves as an introduction to the man and his work.
Who would you bring back from Hades? Let us know in the comments!
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#80 περὶ τῆς Ἑλλάδος
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί!
In our last episode on Strabo we finally arrive in Greece talking about the temples and shrines around Olympia.
This will also be the last episode before the Xmas break. The new season, in which we will be reading Aristophanes, will begin on the 17th of January.
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#79 περὶ τῆς Γερμανίας
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί!
Check out our latest episode continuing with Strabo’s Geographica this time discussing what he has to say about Germany. Please find the listening exercises attached below.
Enjoy!
Josep & Leandros
Here are the quotes that we read during the episode:
εὐθὺς τοίνυν τὰ πέραν τοῦ Ῥήνου μετὰ τοὺς Κελτοὺς πρὸς τὴν ἕω κεκλιμένα Γερμανοὶ νέμονται, μικρὸν ἐξαλλάττοντες τοῦ Κελτικο
#78 περὶ τῆς Βρεττανίας
χαίρετε, ὦ προστάται! Listen to our latest episode continuing with Strabo's Geographica, this time discussing the section on ancient Britain (4.5.1-4.5.3). The original text is available to read here:
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0197%3Abook%3D4%3Achapter%3D5%3Asection%3D1
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#77 περὶ τῆς Ἱσπανίας
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week we continue reading Strabo's Geographica, this time talking about the section on Spain.
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#76 περὶ τῆς Εὐρώπης
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week we are reading Strabo's Geographica and so this episode serves as an introduction to discussing the cardinal directions in simple ancient Greek. If you would like to practice this further, you can find more in Logos (p.77, 248) and Polis (p.185, 236).
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#75 περὶ τῶν πλανητῶν
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is our latest episode in which we chat about the planets.
If you are reading Logos, this episode is a good accompaniment to the chapter on the cosmos (p.59), but you do not need to read that to follow the episode.
Do you have a favourite planet? Which one would you most like to visit? Let us know in the comments!
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#74 περὶ τοῦ ἑλληνισμοῦ
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is the 1st episode of the new season in which we chat about learning Greek and other podcasts that we enjoy. Be sure to check them out:
Argos Didaskei: https://open.spotify.com/show/6i8q9d4S4uqNVofQyht3wm
Alpha with Angela: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JyEUGqnrUAVOwWaXNyQ1y
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#73 τοῦ πολέμου
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week we are discussing a difficult topic. War was prevalent in the Hellenic world and is still the cause of much human suffering today. What can we do to stop it? Will it ever disappear or are we doomed to repeat history? Let us know what you think in the comments.
This will be the last episode for this season as the podcast will be taking a break over the summer. We wil
#72 περὶ τῶν θηρίων β᾽
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is our new episode continuing the discussion from last time on Greek mythical monsters. Do you have a favourite? Are there any that you are afraid of? Let us know in the comments!
Enjoy the episode!
Leandros & Josep
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#71 περὶ τῶν θηρίων
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week we continue reading Logos talking about some of the Greek monsters in unit 1. Do you have a favourite? Let us know on social media!
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#70 περὶ τοῦ Λόγου
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! We are now back to regular programming with season 6. This week we discuss the recently released Ancient Greek text book Logos.
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#69 περὶ τοῦ μάλα κάμνειν
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week’s episode is a dialogue in part inspired by Aristophanes’ Wasps from Reading Greek (p.100).
This will be the last episode of season 5, but the podcast will be back on the 7th of June with a new season on the new Logos text book.
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#68 τοῦ Ἡλίου καὶ Ἑρμοῦ
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week we are returning to a weekly format and continuing our run on Lucian’s dialogues of the gods. Remember that the text (p.54) is freely downloadable here: http://www.faenumpublishing.com/lucians-dialogues-of-the-gods.html
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#67 τῆς Ἀθηνᾶς γενέσεως
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week we are continuing with our run on Lucian's dialogues of the gods, this time reading, paraphrasing and interpreting dialogue 8 (13) Hephaestus & Zeus (p.45): http://www.faenumpublishing.com/lucians-dialogues-of-the-gods.html
εὐωχεῖθε!
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#66 τῆς πανουργίας τοῦ Ἑρμοῦ
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! We are continuing with our run of episodes on Lucian’s dialogues of the gods. This week we read and discuss “Hephaestus & Apollo”. The text (p.39) can be downloaded for free here: http://www.faenumpublishing.com/lucians-dialogues-of-the-gods.html
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#65 τοῦ Διὸς καὶ Ἔρωτος
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week's episode is coming out a few days early to coincide with Valentine’s day for which we are discussing Lucian's Dialogue about Eros (and Zeus). If you want to follow along with our recitation of the dialogue, you can download it for free here (p.7-11): http://www.faenumpublishing.com/lucians-dialogues-of-the-gods.html
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#64 τοῦ Διὸς καὶ Προμηθέως
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is our latest episode, continuing with Lucian, reading his Dialogues of the Gods.
If you would like to follow along with Lucian’s own text, you should check out the PDF (p.3-6) freely available from Faenum Publishing here: http://www.faenumpublishing.com/lucians-dialogues-of-the-gods.html
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#63 τοῦ Λουκιανοῦ
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is the first episode of season 5. This season we are reading Lucian's Dialogues of the Gods and this episode serves as an introduction to the man and his work.
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#62 τοῦ χειμῶνος καὶ τῶν ἑορτῶν
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Xmas is coming, so here is our special festive episode. What do you do at Xmas? Let us know in the comments below.
This will be the last episode of season 4, as the Podcast will be taking a break over the festive period. Nonetheless, the new season will start on the 19th of Jan with several episodes on Lucian's Dialogues of the Gods, but if you can't wait until then, the first
#61 περὶ τῆς μυθολογίας
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί!
This week Leandros tells Josep all about the novella that he has just finished writing, called “Generation Omega: A New Myth in Ancient Greek”. If you are interested in reading it, it is available on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/93775304
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#60 τοῦ Ἀδὰμ καὶ τῆς Εὔας (Γενέσεως β᾽)
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is our second episode on Genesis from the Septuagint. This time we are discussing the differences between the story of Adam and Eve in Genesis 1 and 2-3.
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#59 τῆς Γενέσεως α᾽
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week we are talking about Genesis 1.1 from the Septuagint version of the Old Testament, since it is quite an easy text to read. Find below the abridged section read at the beginning of the episode:
“ἐν ἀρχῇ ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν. καὶ σκότος ἐπάνω τῆς ἀβύσσου, καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Θεός: γενηθήτω φῶς! καὶ ἐγένετο φῶς. καὶ εἶδεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸ φῶς, ὅτι καλόν. καὶ ἐκάλεσ
#58 περὶ τῶν ἀδελφῶν
χαίρετε πάντες! This week Josep tells Leandros all about his brother. Do you have any brothers or sisters?
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#57 τοῦ Ἡρακλείτου
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week we continue with our back to basics approach discussing a short aphorism by Heraclitus from Athenaze. Is your life like a river? Join the discussion on social media!
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#56 περὶ τοῦ Δικαιοπολίδος
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is the 2nd episode of season 4. This season we will be starting ἐξ ἀρχῆς, focusing on simple dialogues with a few episodes based on the Athenaze textbook that will hopefully compliment our reading comprehension.
Enjoy the episode!
Josep & Leandros
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Bonus Episode: Greeking Out Interview
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Leandros recently had an interview about his Greek journey on the Greeking Out Podcast (ἀγγλιστί). Be sure to check out the rest of Fletcher’s episodes here: https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/greeking-out/id1685171162
#55 περὶ ἀτόπου τινός
χαίρετε, ὦ φίλοι! We are back after the summer break with the first episode of season 4. This season we will focus on simpler dialogues, but whatever your level of Greek it is always good input.
Enjoy the episode!
Leandros
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#54 περὶ τῆς ἀποδημίας
χαίρετε πάντες! As summer is here it is time for the last episode of season 3. We have had fun on our journey to learn Greek and hope that you have enjoyed listening along too. We will be back with season 4 on the 15th of September.
Here are the summer months (τὸ θέρος) from the ancient Attic calendar, that are mentioned in the episode:
1. Ἑκατομβαιών (July/August)
2. Μεταγειτνιών (August/Septemb
#53 περὶ τοῦ Σαρδαναπάλλου βίου (Ἡθικῶν Νικομαχεῖων α᾽)
χαίρετε, ὦ φίλοι! This week we reading and discussing a few key passages from book 1 of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics (see below).Enjoy the episode!
Josep & Leandros
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1. πᾶσα τέχνη καὶ πᾶσα μέθοδος, ὁμοίως δὲ πρᾶξίς τε καὶ προαίρεσις, ἀγαθοῦ τινὸς ἐφίεσθαι δοκεῖ
#52 περὶ τῶν διδασκαλείων
χαίρετε! Today we were going to read Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, but we got sidetracked chatting about his school in Macedonia where Leandros visited, but it is all good practice to develop our speaking fluency. Have you been to Greece? Have you visited anywhere in Greece? Let us know which place is special for you.
Enjoy the episode!
Josep & Leandros
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#51 περὶ τοῦ Ἀριστοτέλους
χαίρετε! Here is our latest episode, beginning a run on Aristotle and serving as a quick introduction to his philosophy. Do you have a favourite philosopher? Do you agree with him about what "the good" is to us humans? Get in touch with us to pratctice your Greek on social media with the links below.
Enjoy!
Josep & Leandros
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#50 περὶ τοῦ ἀκροάματος
χαίρετε! This week we are celebrating our 50th episode with a slightly different approach. We usually avoid "meta issues" preferring to just get on with the hard work of reading and interpreting the texts themselves rather than talking about things like methodology and pronunciation, but we took the opportunity to reflect a little on the podcast and language itself.
Here is the short passage reci
#49 περὶ τοῦ ἰδιώτου (Ἐπικτήτου γ᾽)
χαίρετε πάντες! Here is our latest episode, continuing with our reading of select passages from Epictetus' Enchiridion. This week we are discussing section 48 on how the philosopher differs from the layperson. Here is a link to the text: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0235%3Atext%3Denc%3Achapter%3D48
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Josep & Leandros
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#48 περὶ τοῦ πιθήκου (τοῦ Ἐπικτήτου β᾽)
Here is our latest episode, continuing with Epictetus' Enchiridion, discussing section 29. Is it better to try lots of different things or focus on becoming an expert in one field? Do you agree with Epictetus? Let us know by getting into the discussion on social media with the links below.
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#47 περὶ τοῦ μὴ ἐφ᾽ἡμῖν (Ἐπικτήτου α᾽)
χαίρετε! Now we are moving on from Marcus Aurelius to his "tutor" Epictetus, starting with the first section from his Enchiridion on the things that are within our control... and those that aren't! Do you agree with him? Get involved in the discussion using the social media links below!
Enjoy the episode,
Josep & Leandros
Here is a link to the text. We discuss sections 1 and 9.
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#46 περὶ τοῦ χρόνου φεύγειν (Μάρκου Αὐρηλίου γ᾽)
χαίρετε! Here is our latest episode, covering the idea of tempus fugit that Marcus explores in several sections from book 2 of his meditations (2.2-2.5).
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Enjoy the show!
Josep & Leandros
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#45 περὶ τῆς καθ ̓ ἡμέραν κακίας (Μάρκου Αὐρηλίου β᾽)
Χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week we are continuing with our run of episodes on Marcus Aurelius' Meditations. In this episode we discuss section 2.1, wherein Marcus confronts a problem I'm sure most of us have experienced. Do you agree with his solution? Let us know by getting involved in the discussion on social media! We have also produced a simplified graded reader of this section as well as other
#44 τοῦ Μάρκου Αὐρηλίου (α᾽)
χαίρετε, ὦ φίλοι! We are now starting a run of episodes on Marcus Aurelius' Meditations with this episode acting as a general introduction to the man, his life and philosophy.
Be sure to check out the parallel graded readings, which we are producing for sections from Book 2, which we will be discussing in future episodes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/marcus-aurelius-77276702
εὐωχεῖθε!
Ἰωσὴφ καὶ
#43 τοῦ Μηλίων διαλόγου (Θουκυδίδου γ᾽)
χαίρετε! Here is the third episode of our new season, continuing with our run on Thucydides, this time analysing the Melian dialogue (5.84-116):
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#42 τῆς Θουκυδίδου μεθόδου (β᾽)
χαίρετε! Here is our latest episode continuing our run of episodes on Thucydides. This time we look into a short section (1.20-22), where he explains his methodology and how it differs from previous historians.
Here are some short passages that we quote, paraphrase and discuss:
οἱ γὰρ ἄνθρωποι τὰς ἀκοὰς τῶν προγεγενημένων, καὶ ἢν ἐπιχώρια σφίσιν ᾖ, ὁμοίως ἀβασανίστως παρ᾽ ἀλλήλων δέχονται.
οὕτως ἀ
#41 περὶ τοῦ Θουκυδίδου (α᾽)
χαίρετε! Welcome back! Here is the 1st episode of season 3, starting off with a run of three episodes on Thucydides. Τhis one acts as a general introduction to the man and his work. This season the podcast will come out fortnightly on Friday evenings, so you can expect episode 42 on the 3rd of February at 8pm (Spanish time). Nonetheless, this season's episodes are already available on our Patreon
#40 περὶ τῶν Χριστουγέννων
χαίρετε πάντες! It is never too early to get into the festive spirit, so here is our Xmas episode! We look into and recite both versions of Jesus' birth according to Matthew & Luke.
This will be the last episode of season 2, as the podcast will be taking a break over the winter holidays and will return on the 21st of January.
καλὴ γένοιτο ὑμῖν ἡ γενέθλιος ἡμέρα τοῦ Χριστοῦ!
Josep & Leigh
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#39 τοῦ κανθάρου καὶ αἐτοῦ (Αἰσώπου γ᾽)
χαίρετε πάντες! This week we continue with the last of our three episodes on Aesop, this time discussing the fable of the beetle & eagle. What is your interpretation? Let us know by joining the discussion on social media!
Here is the text, which Josep recites at 1:55...
Ἀετὸς καὶ κάνθαρος.
Ἀετὸς λαγωὸν ἐδίωκεν. ὁ δὲ ἐν ἐρημίᾳ τῶν βοηθησόντων ὑπάρχων, ὅν μόνον ὁ καιρὸς παρέσχε, κάνθαρον ἰδών, τ
#38 τοῦ αἰλούρου καὶ τῶν ὀρνίθων (Αἰσώπου β᾽)
χαίρετε! Here is the second of three episodes on Aesop's fables. This time discussing the fable of the cat & the birds:
ΑΙΛΟΥΡΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΟΡΝΕΙΣ
αἴλουρος ἀκούσας ὅτι ἔν τινι ἐπαύλει ὄρνεις νοσοῦσι, σχηματίσας ἑαυτὸν εἰς ἰατρὸν καὶ τὰ τῆς ἐπιστήμης πρόσφορα ἀναλαβὼν ἐργαλεῖα παρεγένετο καὶ στὰς πρὸ τῆς ἐπαύλεως ἐπυνθάνετο αὐτῶν, πῶς ἔχοιεν. αἱ δὲ ὑποτυχοῦσαι· «καλῶς», ἔφασαν, «ἐὰν σὺ ἐντεῦθεν ἀπαλλα
#37 τῶν ἀγαθῶν καὶ κακῶν (Αἰσώπου α᾽)
χαίρετε! This week we are starting a series of three episodes on Aesop's fables. The first of these is on fable 1 from Chambry's collection:
Ἀγαθὰ καὶ κακά.
Ὑπὸ τῶν κακῶν τὰ ἀγαθὰ ἐδιώχθη ὡς ἀσθενῆ ὅντα: εἰς οὐρανὸν δὲ ἀνῆλθεν. Τὰ δὲ ἀγαθὰ ἠρώτησαν τὸν Δία πῶς εἶναι μετ'ἀνθρώπων. Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν <μὴ> μετ' ἀλλήλων πάντα, ἓν δὲ καθ' ἓν τοῖς ἀνθρώποις ἐπέρχεσθαι. Διὰ τοῦτο τὰ μὲν κακὰ συνεχῆ τοῖς ἀν
#36 τοῦ Ζαλμόξιδος (Πυθαγόρου δ᾽)
χαίρετε πάντες, ἀκούσατε τὸν νέον διάλογον ἡμῶν περὶ τοῦ τῶν Θρᾳκῶν θεοῦ, Ζαλμόξιδος. ἀνάγνωτε κάτω τὸ τεκμήριον ὃ ἑρμηνεύομεν.
εὐωχεῖσθε!
Ἰωσὴφ καὶ Λέανδρος.
Ἡροδότου (4.95) http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0125%3Abook%3D4%3Achapter%3D95
ὡς δὲ ἐγὼ πυνθάνομαι τῶν τὸν Ἑλλήσποντον οἰκεόντων Ἑλλήνων καὶ Πόντον, τὸν Σάλμοξιν τοῦτον ἐόντα ἄνθρωπον δουλεῦσαι ἐν Σάμῳ,
#35 περὶ τοῦ Πυθαγόρου ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ (γ᾽)
χαίρετε πάντες, νῦν δύνασθε ἀκοῦσαι ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ τρίτῳ ἐπεισοδίῳ τοῦ Πυθαγόρου, λεγόντων περὶ τίνος φησιν ὁ Ἡρόδοτος καὶ ὁ Πλούταρχος καὶ ὁ Διογένης Λαέρτιος τῆς παιδείας αὐτοῦ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ. ἴδεσθε οὖν τὰ μέρη περὶ ὧν λαλοῦμεν κάτω.
εὐωχεῖσθε!
Ἰωσὴφ καὶ Λέανδρος
Hi everyone, now you can listen to us in our third episode on Pythagoras, speaking about what Herodotus, Plutarch and Diogenes Laertius say a
#34 τῶν θαυμάτων Πυθαγόρου (β᾽)
Ἰωσὴφ καὶ Λέανδρος τοῖς ἀκροαμένοις χαίρειν. σήμερον, ἐν τῷ νέῳ ἐπεισοδίῳ τοῦ ἀκροάματος, ἀναγιγνώσκομεν ποίημα ὃ ἔγραψεν Ἐμπεδοκλῆς περὶ τοῦ Πυθαγόρου:
ἦν δέ τις ἐν κείνοισιν ἀνὴρ περιώσια ειδώς,
ὅς δὴ μήκιστον πραπίδων ἐκτήσατο πλοῦτον,
παντοίων τε μάλιστα σοφῶν ἐπιήρανος ἔργων.
ὁππότε γὰρ πάσῃσιν όρέξαιτo πραπίδεσσι,
ῥεῖά γε τῶν ὄντων πάντων λεύσσεσκεν ἕκαστα,
καί τε δέκ ' ἀνθρώπων καί τ’ εἴκοσ
#33 περὶ τοῦ ἀέρος (Πυθαγόρου α᾽)
χαίρετε πάντες! Continuing on from last week's episode on Paul's idea of the spiritual body, we bring you the first of four episodes on Pythagoras, looking at his idea as to why celestial bodies are immortal. While Paul's and Pythagoras' theories are not quite the same, pneuma is central to both of them.
Enjoy!
Josep & Leandros
Here are the short sections which we discuss. Firstly, from Diogen
#32 τοῦ πνευματικοῦ σώματος (Πρὸς Κορινθίους α ̓)
χαίρετε! Moving on from the theme of the last few weeks on the Psalms, we now investigate Paul's idea of the "spiritual body" from his letter to the Corinthians. How do you interpret it? Let us know in the comments below.
Enjoy the episode,
Josep & Leandros
The section under discussion can be read here (15:35): https://biblehub.com/bgb/1_corinthians/15.htm
The Resurrection Body:
35 Ἀλλὰ ἐρεῖ
#31 τοῦ θαύματος θεοῦ (Ψαλμοῦ η ̓)
χαίρετε πάντες, here is the latest episode of our podcast and the last of three episodes on the Psalms from the Septuagint. This time we are discussing Psalm 8, the text for which is provided below so that you can follow along if you so wish (4:00-6:28).
Enjoy the episode!
Josep & Leandros
How Majestic is Your Name!
Εἰς τὸ τέλος, ὑπὲρ τῶν ληνῶν· ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυείδ. Κύριε ὁ κύριος ἡμῶν, ὡς θαυμα
#30 τῆς τοῦ θεοῦ ὀργῆς (Ψαλμοῦ β ̓)
χαίρετε πάντες! Here is the second of three episodes on the Psalms of the Greek Septuagint. Psalm 2 is very culturally influential, so we had a lot to discuss with multiple interpretations.
Enjoy the episode!
Josep & Leandros
Here is a link to the text, you can follow along with our recitation at 2:20 - 5:08.
The Triumphant Messiah
Ἵνα τί ἐφρύαξαν ἔθνη, καὶ λαοὶ ἐμελέτησαν κενά;
παρέστησαν οἱ
#29 τῶν δύο ὁδῶν (Ψαλμοῦ α᾽)
χαίρετε πάντες! We are continuing the theme of the last few episodes on poetry, each week chatting about a different short piece. This week we are talking about the 1st of the Psalms from the LXX Greek translation of the Hebrew bible. See below for a link to the text. We recite the Psalm at 3:57-5:52 if you want to read along.
Enjoy the show!
Josep & Leandros
The Two Paths:
ΜΑΚΑΡΙΟΣ ἀνὴρ ὃς ο
#28 διάλογος ἐν τῷ ἑστιατορίῳ
χαίρετε πάντσς! Last week we were going to record an episode live at a Greek restaurant, but the place was closed. So instead, here is a restaurant dialogue parody episode in the style of Aristophanes.
Josep & Leandros
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#27 περὶ τοῦ πρὸς Μελάνιππον (τοῦ Ἀλκαίου β᾽)
χαίρετε πάντες! Here is the second episode of season 2, discussing πρὸς Μελάνιππον, another poem by Alcaeus. Please find the text here: https://ryanfb.github.io/loebolus-data/L142.pdf (poem 122, p.396).
Enjoy the episode!
Josep & Leandros
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