I thought we had this posted somewhere but perhaps not, and I am thinking that some might find it interesting to hear the letter Menoeceus read by someone with a modern accent. Thanks to Elli for doing this several years ago. I think I have one of her reading the opening (at least) in Greek, so I will look for that too.

Elli Pensa Video / Reading Letter to Menoeceus
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For those curious: those verses and music at the end after they Epitaph of Seikilos:
Seikilos epitaph - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.orgHere's Luke Ranieri singing it in several historical pronunciations, including modern Greek:
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Here is a version with some of the letter read in Greek.
I seem to remember that there might be a typo in one of these videos -- apologies for that, but I posted anyway because the audio is the important part.
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Kalosyni
December 11, 2024 at 8:49 AM Moved the thread from forum General Discussion to forum The Letter to Menoeceus.
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