Center for Hellenic Studies

Join us the evening of July 14 for a conversation on adapting Homer’s Odyssey!

The Odyssey, a poem that recounts the hero’s return home from the Trojan War, has a long history of reinterpretation. That tradition remains vibrant today. In recent years, from the printed page to the stage, from visual art to the silver screen, scholars and artists have highlighted the poem’s depiction of the experiences of war, the voices of its female characters, themes of colonialism, reflections on memory, and more.

In this discussion, Gareth Hinds (author and illustrator of the graphic novel The Odyssey) will be joined by scholar Suzanne Lye (Associate Professor in Classics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). They will discuss Hinds’ graphic novel, the process of adapting ancient epic to modern comics, and the Odyssey’s enduring relevance today.

Adapting the Odyssey - The Center for Hellenic Studies Please join us on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 for a conversation on adapting Homer’s Odyssey with graphic novelist Gareth Hinds and scholar Suzanne Lye.

Now live on the Ancient Greece Today YouTube channel is the recording of podcast episode 8: Trojan Women! Filmed in person at the CHS this past April.

Euripides' Trojan Women: Panel Discussion with Rosanna Bruno, Ella Haselswerdt, and Naomi Weiss Euripides’ Trojan Women is a devastating portrayal of the suffering of war’s female victims. It is also about female relationships and forms of agency, as we...

We are pleased to announce our 2026–27 Fellows in Hellenic Studies!

Meet the 2026–27 Fellows in Hellenic Studies - The Center for Hellenic Studies The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the 2026–27 Fellows in Hellenic Studies. The fellowship programs encourage research of the highest quality on topics related to ancient Greece.

On Tuesday, the Center for Hellenic Studies, in collaboration with the 26.2 Foundation and the Consulate General of Greece in Boston, hosted a public conversation with Dimitris Kyriakides, former athlete, longtime sports administrator, and son of Stylianos Kyriakides’, winner of the 1946 Boston Marathon. On the eightieth anniversary of his father’s victory, Dimitris Kyriakides reflected on his father’s life and legacy and how, in the aftermath of war and poverty, Stylianos Kyriakides transformed athletic achievement into a civic and humanitarian act, drawing international attention to the plight of Greece.

Before a large audience of students, faculty, and the general public, this event explored the marathon as a site of resilience, solidarity, and moral purpose, and considered the continuing relevance of these themes today.

We are delighted to announce that Naomi Weiss (Professor of the Classics, Harvard University) will begin as Director of the Center for Hellenic Studies this July.

Announcing Next Director of the Center for Hellenic Studies - The Center for Hellenic Studies We are delighted to announce that Naomi Weiss (Professor of the Classics, Harvard University) will begin as Director of the Center for Hellenic Studies this July.

CHS-iMouseion is pleased to announce the release of MediManus, the CHS platform dedicated to the Greek medical tradition and the study of medical manuscripts.

Conceived as a virtual, multicomponent research environment, MediManus brings together:
• A repository of digital images of medical manuscripts
• Original codicological, paleographical, and historical analyses of both manuscripts and the medical works they contain
• A Manuscript Annotation Tool (MaAT)
• Associated research and publication programs

Building on the findings of the Touwaide Census of Greek Medical Manuscripts (2016), which revealed that the surviving manuscript corpus is twice as large as previously thought, MediManus provides centralized access to these primary sources alongside new scholarly analyses. The current release includes 456 manuscripts and original publications.

Approaching ancient Greek medicine as an uninterrupted practice spanning millennia, MediManus aims to foster innovative, interdisciplinary research and expand awareness of the enduring significance of ancient Greek medicine.

The platform welcomes collaborations at both the student and expert levels. We invite researchers, students, and institutions to explore MediManus and engage with its research programs and annotation tool.

MediManus MediManus - the CHS Platform of Medical Manuscripts

Join the CHS Library on Thursday, March 19 at 6pm as it celebrates a collection of rare books generously donated by John Van Sickle (CUNY Brooklyn College). Anthony Grafton (Princeton) and Deborah Blocker (Berkeley) will discuss these books and guide the audience through the materials.

A CHS Library Rare Book Event in Honor of John Van Sickle - The Center for Hellenic Studies On Thursday, March 19, 2026, Deborah Blocker (Berkeley) and Anthony Grafton (Princeton) will discuss rare books donated by John Van Sickle.

Please join us on Tuesday, March 31 at 6:30pm EST for a lecture by Nina Papathanasopoulou (CYA Athens) on revolutionary American dancer and choreographer Martha Graham’s radical reception of the women of Greek tragedy across her performing career.

Martha Graham's Radical Retellings of Greek Myth - The Center for Hellenic Studies On Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 6:30 p.m., Nina Papathanasopoulou (CYA Athens) examines American dancer and choreographer Martha Graham’s radical reception of the women of Greek tragedy.

The CHS is now accepting program proposal for Fall 2026 or later! Our program proposals follow an annual cycle that closes in the spring.

The CHS will review proposals with the goal of determining the feasibility of the project. Of primary importance for the CHS will be whether the role of the CHS in the project is:

consistent with the overall mission of the CHS,
compatible with other ongoing and upcoming commitments, and
sustainable given the CHS’s available resources.

See the program proposal guidelines for further details.
https://chs.harvard.edu/program-proposal-guidelines/