Introducing new member Akalovid

ΧΑΙΡΕΤΕ!

My name is Angelos. I grew up on mount ΠΗΛΙΟΝ and lived there until coming of age. I had some education in Ancient Greek, albeit not the profoundest kind, because in the ΛΥΚΕΙΟΝ I chose the ΘΕΤΙΚΗ ΚΑΤΕΥΘΥΝΣΗ to become a physicist.

Then I went to Germany to study astrophysics. I took a lot of classics with me, but my studies really challenged me, so I neglected my Ancient Greek and eventually forgot a great deal thereof. Unfortunately I never learnt Latin because I had to attend the mathematics course during the time when the ΘΕΩΡΗΤΙΚΗ learnt Latin.

Lately I have been trying to resurrect my Ancient Greek. I read many of my books and use online resources. I can translate and enjoy some parts, but I have forgotten a lot about syntax and grammar, especially where it differs from modern or biblical Greek.

I am hoping for your guidance and I will try to help with modern Greek, although I have been away from Greece for 15 years already and people start saying I sound old fashioned.

Welcome! There are more physicists turned classicists here than you would think at first.