The Hellenic Society Prometheas hosted online celebration of Greek Letters Day, under the auspices of the Embassy of Greece.
The celebration began with greetings by H.E. Ambassador of Greece to the United States, Alexandra Papadopoulou, and the Secretary General for Public Diplomacy and Greeks Abroad of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ioannis Chrysoulakis.
Our keynote speaker, Dr. Gregory Nagy, Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature, Harvard University and Director, Center for Hellenic Studies, presented “Some Meditations, by a Philhellene, about the Delights of Learning Greek.”
The program closed with greetings from students of Greek schools of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
