Kallion’s “Leadership and the Humanities: Study-to-Practice Workshop” in August at CHS DC
"On August 1st and 2nd, the Center for Hellenic Studies welcomed Kallion Leadership for our Study-to-Practice workshop." Read more
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2019 Publications Interns Share Their Experience
As anyone who has passed through the offices of the CHS this summer and was greeted by the sight of four interns taking up an entire office knows, we are a package deal. After the first two weeks of the summer, during which we learned how to convert xml files for Perseus’ new Scaife Viewer, digitizing Homeric papyri in collaboration with papyrologists from… Read more
EPIC: Illustrations by Gareth Hinds | Artist Talk and Exhibition Opening
This exhibition features watercolor illustrations from Gareth Hinds’s graphic novel adaptations of the epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey and it's free and open to the public at the CHS premises in Washington DC. Read more
EPIC: Illustrations by Gareth Hinds | Artist Talk and Exhibition Opening
This exhibition features watercolor illustrations from Gareth Hinds’s graphic novel adaptations of the epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey and it's free and open to the public at the CHS premises in Washington DC. Read more
Apply Now: CHS Fellowships in Hellenic Studies 2020-21
The Center for Hellenic Studies offers fellowship opportunities for the 2020-21 academic year. The application deadline is October 1, 2019. Read more
Live stream! | The Council of Independent Colleges Seminar, July 25-29, at CHS in Washington DC
The aims of this seminar encompass an exploration of (1) ancient Greek culture in general, (2) heroes and the traditional narratives and rituals associated with them, and (3) the nature of scholarly discourse and collaboration. Read more
Live stream! | The Council of Independent Colleges Seminar, July 25-29, at CHS in Washington DC
The aims of this seminar encompass an exploration of (1) ancient Greek culture in general, (2) heroes and the traditional narratives and rituals associated with them, and (3) the nature of scholarly discourse and collaboration. Read more
Meet the Teaching Fellows for the High School Summer Program in Nafplio, Greece!
From July 11 until July 26, 2019, five Harvard College students fill internships teaching the CHS High School Summer Program (HSSP) in Greece. Read more
The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours through visual art
This series of galleries attempts to illustrate each Hour with visual art. There are 6 galleries in total, corresponding to 4 hours each. Read more
Kosmos Society Book Club | Apollodorus Library, Books 2–3.7
"Hercules was taught to drive a chariot by Amphitryon, to wrestle by Autolycus, to shoot with the bow by Eurytus, to fence by Castor, and to play the lyre by Linus. … Even by the look of him it was plain that he was a son of Zeus; for his body measured four cubits, and he flashed a gleam of fire from his eyes; and he did not miss, neither with the bow nor with the javelin." Read more