Organizers The Swedish Institute and Jenny Wallensten welcome scholars with an interest in ancient Greek religion to participate in the discussions of the Athens Greek Religion Seminar.

The AGRS is a running seminar treating all aspects and angles of ancient Greek religion. The Seminar provides a platform for presentations of work in progress as well as a forum for discussions of current research trends and new literature.

Jorrit Kelder, Leiden University, will give a paper entitled

Facing the Gods.
Mycenaean statues and their possible role in rituals.

The seminar takes place on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at 17.00 (Athens) in a hy­brid for­mat with live pres­ence at the Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens, Mitseon 9, and on­line via Zoom. 

Welcome to the Spring 2026 series of the Athens Greek Religion Seminar.

All seminars will take place at 17h (Athens) in a hybrid format with live presence at the Swedish Institute at Athens and online via Zoom.

Elisavet Sioumpara, Hellenic Ministry of Culture, will give a paper entitled

Where was the cult of the Roman Emperor in Athens? New evidence for the Athenian Sebasteion on the Acropolis.

The seminar takes place on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 17.00 (Athens) in a hy­brid for­mat with live pres­ence at the Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens, Mitseon 9, and on­line via Zoom. 

Ιphigeneia Leventi, University of Thessaly, will give a paper entitled

Divine Names versus Divine Identities on Classical Votive Reliefs.

The seminar takes place on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at 17.00 (Athens) in a hy­brid for­mat with live pres­ence at the Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens, Mitseon 9, and on­line via Zoom. 

Viktoria Räuchle, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg & Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, will give a paper entitled

Chain my Heart! Bound Eros in Graeco-Roman Art and Literature.

The seminar takes place on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 17.00 (Athens) in a hy­brid for­mat with live pres­ence at the Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens, Mitseon 9, and on­line via Zoom. 

Eleni Fassa, Democritus University of Thrace, will give a paper entitled

From Syria to Macedonia: relocation, transformation and interaction in the cult of Atargatis.

The seminar takes place on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at 17.00 (Athens) in a hy­brid for­mat with live pres­ence at the Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens, Mitseon 9, and on­line via Zoom. 

Matthew Haysom, Newcastle University, will give a paper entitled

A Sketch in Negative Space:
Religious Materiality in Bronze Age Crete and Syria

The seminar takes place on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 17.00 (Athens) in a hy­brid for­mat with live pres­ence at the Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens, Mitseon 9, and on­line via Zoom.