Learn how to read Homer in Ancient Greek!
Read Homer's incredible poems, the Iliad and Odyssey, in ancient Greek (without knowing or having to learn Greek) using the (free) online 'Chicago Homer'
Join Professor Ahuvia Kahane for a live demonstration of how to read Homer's famous poems, the Iliad and Odyssey, in their original ancient Greek. You will be guided through a demonstration of how to use the online 'Chicago Homer' website, and have the opportunity to talk with Prof. Kahane.
This activity is open to everyone, but may be of particular interest to secondary school students.
Some introductory videos are below to help you get started!
- Chicago Homer The Chicago Homer is a multilingual database that uses the search and display capabilities of electronic texts to make the distinctive features of Early Greek epic accessible to readers with and without Greek.
- The Greek Alphabet In this video, Ahuvia introduces you to all the letters in the Greek alphabet
- Introductory Guide to the Chigago Homer Ahuvia guides you through how to use the Chicago Homer online tool in this video
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