[...] Kostas Doukas literally convinces the reader of the epic poems to approach the ancient text and realize that the modern spoken Greek language uses and pronounces over 80% of the Homeric words in the same way to express itself. Kostas Doukas achieved the unexpected: "To revive the Homeric dialect."

He managed to illuminate the connecting link that unites the unified Greek language in its journey from Homer to the present day. [...]

(Polyxeni-Asklipiou Kyriakakou, from the Publisher's Note)