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27 courses with the subject GREEK, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

GREEK 1101Elementary Ancient Greek I4

Introduction to Attic Greek. Designed to enable the student to read the ancient authors as soon as possible.

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 1102Elementary Ancient Greek II4

Continuation of GREEK 1101, prepares students for GREEK 2101.

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 1104Beginning Homeric Greek4

This course offers a ground up introduction to the vocabulary and grammar of Homeric Greek with the goal of reading Homer's Iliad and Odyssey as soon as possible. Once students learn the language of the Iliad and Odyssey, they can move on to other works written in roughly the same formulaic diction, ranging from Hesiod's Theogony to the early philosophical verses of Empedocles and Parmenides. Teaching Beginning Homeric Greek at Cornell, affectionately known as 'baby' Greek, harkens back almost 100 years to the influential and popular courses of Professor Harry Caplan. In fact, this course uses an updated version of the same textbook used in Caplan's beginning Greek courses.

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 1105Homeric Greek II4

This course continues the introduction to the vocabulary and grammar of Homeric Greek began in GREEK 1104, or similar courses. By the end of this course, students will be reading substantial, unaltered passages from Homer's Iliad.

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 2101Intermediate Ancient Greek I3

Combines reading of classical Greek prose texts with systematic review of forms presented in GREEK 1102, study of advanced grammar, vocabulary-building and sight-reading exercises.

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 2103Homer3

The study of selections from the Iliad and/or Odyssey in Greek, with a focus on Homeric grammar, dialect, meter, poetics and composition.

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 3120Seminar in Greek4

Undergraduate seminar in Greek.

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 3185Independent Study in Greek, Undergraduate Level1-4

May be taken upon completion of one semester of work at the 3000-level. To be taken only in exceptional circumstances. Must be arranged by the student with their advisor and the faculty member who has agreed to direct the study. To be approved by the DUS.

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 4411Greek Comparative Grammar3

The prehistory and evolution of the sounds and forms of ancient Greek as reconstructed by comparison with the other Indo-European languages.

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 4457Homeric Language3

The language of the Homeric epics: dialect background, archaisms, modernizations. The special language of epic as a synchronic system: its constitution, use, and internal consistency. Phonological and morphological aspects of Homeric diction and compositional technique.

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 5111Elementary Ancient Greek I4

Introduction to Ancient Greek. Designed to enable the student to read the ancient authors as soon as possible.

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 5112Elementary Ancient Greek II4

Continuation of GREEK 5111, prepares students for GREEK 5121.

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 5114Beginning Homeric Greek4

This course offers a ground up introduction to the vocabulary and grammar of Homeric Greek with the goal of reading Homer's Iliad and Odyssey as soon as possible. Once students learn the language of the Iliad and Odyssey, they can move on to other works written in roughly the same formulaic diction, ranging from Hesiod's Theogony to the early philosophical verses of Empedocles and Parmenides. Teaching Beginning Homeric Greek at Cornell, affectionately known as 'baby' Greek, harkens back almost 100 years to the influential and popular courses of Professor Harry Caplan. In fact, this course uses an updated version of the same textbook used in Caplan's beginning Greek courses.

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 5115Homeric Greek II4

This course continues the introduction to the vocabulary and grammar of Homeric Greek. By the end of this course, students will be reading substantial, unaltered passages from Homer's Iliad.

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 5121Intermediate Ancient Greek I3

Combines reading of classical Greek prose texts with systematic review of forms presented in GREEK 5112, study of advanced grammar, vocabulary-building and sight-reading exercises.

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 5123Homer3

The study of selections from the Iliad and/or Odyssey in Greek, with a focus on Homeric grammar, dialect, meter, poetics and composition.

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 5130Seminar in Greek4

Topics vary by instructor.

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 6101Advanced Readings in Greek Literature3

Topic: Rhetoric: Gorgias, Lysias, Cicero (Pro Caelio)

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 6102Advanced Readings in Greek Literature3

Topics for this course vary by instructor.

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 6112Advanced Readings in Latin and Greek3

The course will prepare students to read the texts that are on the Classics Reading List (https://classics.cornell.edu/phd#reading-lists).

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 6116Advanced Greek Composition3

Review of Attic Greek Grammar and Syntax, accompanied each week, by a short reading in Ancient Greek and a short passage for translation from English into Ancient Greek based on that reading. If there is interest, a couple of sessions can be reserved for Greek verse composition (in iambic trimeters).

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 7161Greek Philosophical Texts1-3

Reading and translation of Greek Philosophical texts.

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 7171Graduate Seminar in Greek3

Topics vary by instructor.

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 7172Graduate Seminar in Greek3

Topics for this course vary by instructor.

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 7411Greek Comparative Grammar3

The prehistory and evolution of the sounds and forms of ancient Greek as reconstructed by comparison with the other Indo-European languages.

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 7457Homeric Language3

The language of the Homeric epics: dialect background, archaisms, modernizations. The special language of epic as a synchronic system: its constitution, use, and internal consistency. Phonological and morphological aspects of Homeric diction and compositional technique.

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu
GREEK 7910Independent Study in Greek1-4

Independent study in Greek for graduate students.

Subject
GREEK
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.cornell.edu

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