For the ancient Greeks, writing, like fire, was a gift from the gods. Letters were sacred. Insc

For the ancient Greeks, writing, like fire, was a gift from the gods. Letters were sacred. Inscribed randomly on a shard of pottery, even without being arranged into a name or a coherent thought, they could be presented as an offering at the temple of Zeus.

Read the full piece by Mary Norris, on immersing herself in the pleasures of learning Greek.