List of recent original works in Ancient Greek

Authors occasionally do produce original writings in Ancient Greek today. This page lists contemporary or recent (from the 17th-21st centuries) books, essays or other texts originally written in Ancient Greek.

This page does not include works in Katharevousa Greek or translations of pre-existing literature.

Fiction

Literary fiction

Greek Title English Title Author Publisher Date ISBN URL Archive, transcription
or e-book 		Description
Ποιητοῦ ἀδήλου ΑΣΤΡΟΝΑΥΤΙΛΙΑ ἢ ἡ Μικροοδυσσεία ἡ κοσμική Astronautilia[1][2] or An Unknown Poet's Starvoyage, or The Cosmic Micro-Odyssey Jan Křesadlo - 1995 ISBN 8023724525 - ASTRONAUTILIA at the Internet Archive Postmodern "space opera" inspired by quantum physics and the Odyssey, written in Homeric Greek hexameter.

Paraphrases of classical works

Greek Title English Title Author Publisher Date ISBN URL Archive, transcription
or e-book 		Description
Παραφρασθείς, σχολιασθείς τε καὶ ἐκδοθεὶς εἰς τόμους ἓξ Ὀδυσσείας The Odyssey paraphrased, commented upon, and edited, in six volumes Neophytos Doukas - 1835 - Odyssey. Koine Greek Paraphrase Book at the Internet Archive Parallel text of Homer's Odyssey books 1–9 with Attic prose retelling on facing pages (vol. 1 of 6)
Παραφρασθείς, σχολιασθείς τε καὶ ἐκδοθεὶς εἰς τόμους ἓξ Ἰλιάς The Iliad paraphrased, commented upon, and edited, in six volumes Neophytos Doukas - 1835 - Anemi Parallel text of Homer's Iliad books 1–9 with Attic prose retelling on facing pages (vol. 1 of 6)

Novellas and readers for educational use

Greek Title English Title Author Reader level Publisher Date ISBN Description
Ἑρμῆς πάντα κλέπτει Hermes Steals Everything John Foulk Beginners John\Foulk 2020 ISBN 978-1735193724 Novella intended for first-year novice readers, describing the god Hermes
Ἄργος Argos: Ancient Greek Dog Stories Jenny Teichmann Intermediate Argos Press 2024 ISBN 979-8300040925 -
- Pegasus. An Easy Ancient Greek Reader Jenny Teichmann Advanced Beginners Argos Press 2025 ISBN 979-8294795276
Ἐρωτικοὶ μῦθοι Love Stories in Easy Ancient Greek Jenny Teichmann beginning to intermediate Argos Press 2023 ISBN 979-8860425170 -
ΟΙΚΑΔΕ Heliodorus’ Day Seth Pryor children and beginners independent 2024 ISBN 979-8303800212 -
- A Greek boy at home, a story written in Greek[3] W. H. D. Rouse beginners Blackie 1909 - Rouse's original Ancient Greek reader, A Greek Boy at Home
- Rouse's Greek Boy: A Reader William Henry Denham Rouse beginners Focus 2024 ISBN 978-1585103249 Slight revision of Rouse's original Greek language reader, A Greek Boy at Home
- Aléxandros: To Hellenikon Paidion[4] Mario Díaz Ávila beginners Cultura Clásica 2023 ISBN 978-8494534676 Adapted from Rouse's Ancient Greek reader, A Greek Boy at Home, with color illustrations

Poetry

Armand D'Angour wrote several Ancient Greek odes in the style of Pindar, to celebrate the Olympic Games in 2004 and 2012.[5]

Non-fiction

Greek Title English Title Author Publisher Date ISBN URL Archive, transcription
or e-book 		Description
Περὶ τῆς ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης About the Greek language Neophytos Doukas - 1840 - Google books -
Λογική Logic Eugenios Voulgaris - 1766 - - Treatise on logic written in a reconstructed Aristotelian/Attic Greek

News

Greek Title English Title Author Publisher Years Active URL Description
Τὰ νέα ἑλληνιστὶ γεγραμμένα Akropolis World News (AKWN) Juan Coderch - 2002-2026 http://www.akwn.net/ Long-running series of capsule news stories in Ancient Greek

See also

References

  1. ^ Ben Broadbent (2023-10-01). "The Last of the Greek Aoidoi: Jan Křesadlo's Astronautilia". Antigone Journal. Retrieved 2 Mar 2026.
  2. ^ Vladimír Novotný (1997-04-01). "The Unknown Renaissance Man and Writer: Jan Křesadlo". British Czech and Slovak Association Newsletter. Retrieved 2 Mar 2026.
  3. ^ A Greek boy at home, a story written in Greek at the Internet Archive
  4. ^ Aléxandros: To Hellenikon Paidion at the Internet Archive
  5. ^ "Olympic Odes". Armand D’Angour. Retrieved 2 Mar 2026.
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