https://ancientgreek.eu/index.html - readings wtih video text by many authors - nice variety of free samples to get a feel of how the language sounds

https://www.youtube.com/@Podium-arts - Spoken Ancient Greek; texts in reconstructed pronunciation. For learning or enjoyment. Samples of audiobooks (most of which are for sale on www.ancientgreek.eu or www.podium-arts.com) Aesop, Aristotle, Homer, Hippocrates, Plato, Xenophon and tutorials on ancient Greek a.o.

Aristotle begins his Metaphysics with the profound claim that "All men by nature desire to know." This is not just a scholarly pursuit but an innate biological drive. He points to our delight in the senses, especially sight, as proof. We value seeing not just for its utility in action, but for the sheer sake of knowing what is around us.

One can only hide in what's familiar and comfortable only for so long - nature of the desire to know is sometimes the strongest drive. The body consumes food to exist, the conciousness consumes the body to grow. Let the feast begin!

Plutarch reminds us that "The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but wood that needs igniting." It requires a spark to create an impulse for independent investigation and a longing for the truth. Learning a language like Greek shouldn't be a passive accumulation of vocabulary, but an active rekindling of the intellect.