“The Greek language is a soul, the soul of culture. A soul full of light, diffused throughout the Earth, refracted in many other languages, reflects the history of mankind. And just as there is no life without light, there is no culture without language. In it Homer sang, in it the ancient tragedians taught, in it the modern poets wrote. In this language man tried to build a system of law, to coexist all people together, and so Democracy was born. In it man developed philosophy, science, art. Even today, when a language speaks of philosophy, science and art, it borrows words from the Greek language.If for some reason the Greek words one day decided to leave, it would not be only the Greeks who could not think and converse. In all languages, especially in fields such as philosophy and science, darkness would fall. Because the Greek language is light, the light of culture. A light full of soul “.

Text by Vangelis Iliopoulos (award-winning literary author)

#ημέρα_ελληνικής_γλώσσας
#greeklangday