Classical Greek
Plato's native tongue
Classical Greek is the form of Ancient Greek used roughly from the 5th to 4th centuries BCE, the language of Athenian democracy, Plato, Aristotle, and the great tragedians.
It remains the standard dialect taught in academic study of Ancient Greek: She's taking Classical Greek this semester.
Distinguished from earlier Homeric Greek and later Koine Greek.
Fortified hilltop in Athens
- ParthenonAncient Greek hilltop temple
- AthenaGreek wisdom deity
- SpartaAncient Greek warrior state
- AthensGreece's capital city
Homer · Iliad · Odyssey · Olympics · democracy · Plato · Aristotle · Marathon
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
- pre-SocraticsGreek thinkers before dialectic's father
- AcademyElite scholarly institution
Lyceum · dialectic · syllogism · ethics · metaphysics · epistemology · stoicism · cynicism
Greek sky god
- HeraOlympian marriage deity
- AthenaGreek wisdom deity
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- ArtemisGreek hunting goddess
Poseidon · Hades · Aphrodite · Ares · Hermes · Dionysus · Hercules · Olympus
Language's letter system
- IonicScroll-capitaled column order
- DoricAustere classical column style
- HomericOf grand, ancient verse
- dialectsRegional language variations
grammar · syntax · morphology · declension · conjugation · accusative · genitive · dative
Study of historical texts
- epigraphyStudy of ancient inscriptions
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- numismaticsStudy of currency
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
Acropolis
Fortified hilltop in Athens
Athens · Homer · Iliad · Odyssey · Olympics · democracy · Plato · Aristotle · Marathon · Pericles
Socrates
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
- pre-SocraticsGreek thinkers before dialectic's father
Academy · Lyceum · dialectic · syllogism · ethics · metaphysics · epistemology · stoicism · cynicism · hedonism
Zeus
Greek sky god
Artemis · Poseidon · Hades · Aphrodite · Ares · Hermes · Dionysus · Hercules · Olympus · pantheon
alphabet
Language's letter system
dialects · grammar · syntax · morphology · declension · conjugation · accusative · genitive · dative · nominative
philology
Study of historical texts
- epigraphyStudy of ancient inscriptions
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- numismaticsStudy of currency
manuscripts · historiography · hermeneutics · lexicography · inscriptions
Doric
Austere classical column style
- IonicScroll-capitaled column order
- CorinthianOrnate Greek architectural style
- columnVertical structural element
capital · frieze · pediment · caryatid · entablature · triglyph · temple · stoa · peristyle · colonnade
Classical Greekliving language
Language still naturally spoken
Modern Greek · spoken language · contemporary language · native tongue · colloquial speech
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