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Epic stories, eternal relevance: Ancient tales united Greece and China
CGTN Europe
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14/04/2025
Epic poetry has long captured the essence of the human experience – and an international conference in Athens is drawing global attention to the lasting impact of these ancient stories. CGTN's Evangelo Sipsas reports.
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In the heart of Athens, a new kind of epic has unfolded, not in verse, but in vibrant conversation.
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The International Conference of Epic Studies has drawn scholars, storytellers, and cultural leaders from across the globe.
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Co-hosted by leading institutes from China and Greece, it's all about how these ancient tales still spark fresh ideas,
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helping us understand not just where we came from, but how we connect today.
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It's a challenge for human beings to solve the world's challenges and experience and knowledge.
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Among the major themes, the safeguarding of epic traditions in the digital age,
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the intersection of epics and early history,
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and how these cultural treasures can help build a shared future for humanity.
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At its heart, the conference is about keeping these traditions alive, through cross-cultural conversations,
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the literature, and the philosophy on a global level.
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So, it is developed by the AmiVaEA understanding,
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and it is built in the midst of the different policies
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that are based on the origins of the AmiVaEU SevaSmo
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and of the heroic presence of the people.
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At its heart, the conference is about keeping these traditions alive,
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through cross-cultural conversations and fresh perspectives
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that bring old wisdom into the present.
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Many of us have been given up to the 젊 of Katrina.
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China and 115 years ago,
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but two ancient traditions跨过 the globe,
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and coincide together with each other.
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As a Levitan or Soviet history,
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Greek scholars of Eastern history,
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Iliate and Odessaque
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And as these stories continue to travel and evolve,
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the focus isn't just on preserving them,
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but on adapting them in ways that still speak to today's world.
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On one hand, it's so important to try to protect the basic value of the national culture
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from different groups or nations.
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And on the other hand, we should also allow the culture or the tradition
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to be regretted by the other people who would like to accept it in their own context.
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From Athens, this gathering shows that epic stories aren't just relics of the past.
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They're bridges between cultures, ideas, and generations.
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In a fast-changing world, these ancient voices are still helping us make sense
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of who we are and where we are going next.
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Evangelosipsas for CGTN, Athens.
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Evangelosipsas for CGTN, Athens.
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