Athens Greek Religion Seminar

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

Program

January 13 
Matthew Haysom, Newcastle University: A Sketch in Negative Space: Religious Materiality in Bronze Age Crete and Syria

January 27
Eleni Fassa, Democritus University of Thrace: From Syria to Macedonia: relocation, transformation and interaction in the cult of Atargatis 

February 10
Viktoria Raeuchle, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg & Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München: Chain my Heart! Bound Eros in Graeco-Roman Art and Literature

March 10
Ifigenia Leventi, University of Thessaly: Divine names versus divine identities in Classical votive reliefs

March 31 
Elisa Sioumpara, Hellenic Ministry of Culture: Where was the cult of the Roman Emperor in Athens? New evidence for the Athenian Sebasteion on the Acropolis

April 28 
Jorrit Kelder, Universität Hamburg & Oxford University: Facing the Gods. Mycenaean statues and their possible role in rituals

May 26 
Maria Mili, University of Glasgow: Show Me the Money! Religious Reciprocity and Economic Transactions

June 16 
Julietta Steinhauer, University College London: Affordability, Efficacy, and Society: ’Capital’ and Greek religion

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

More details about each seminar and its registration procedure will be available on our website, www.sia.gr

Welcome!

Attached file: THE ATHENS GREEK RELIGION SEMINAR SPRING 2026