Word: greeks
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What can fairly be called the Fagles phenomenon forms an intriguing new chapter in the long saga of efforts to knead Homeric Greek into suitable English. The first translator with access to the Greek texts and the gumption to try his hand at them was George Chapman (circa 1560-1634), whose complete version of the Iliad in English appeared in 1611, the same year that saw the release of the King James Version of the Old and New Testaments...
Nagy, whose Literature and Arts C-14, "The Concept of the Hero in Greek Civilization," has its own Web page, is one of the examples of this intensive program...
...Hellenic Student Association hosted its first Greek party of the year last night to celebrate the anniversay of Cyprus' independence from Turkey...
Members of the Latino and Lebanese groups at MIT, as well as members of Sillogos, the Greek association at Harvard, were invited to McGregor, an MIT dorm, last night...
...music at the party was ecletic, incorporating cultural music along with the standard club mix. Selections included Latino, Greek and Arabic music...