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The Parnassos Literary Society ( el, Φιλολογικός Σύλλογος Παρνασσός) was founded in 1865 in
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The Parnassos Literary Society ( el, Φιλολογικός Σύλλογος Παρνασσός) was founded in 1865 in Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
and has published various magazines. The oldest literary society
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in mainland Greece, it continues to be active today.
The Society was founded on 24 June 1865 by the four children of the numismatist to contribute to the spiritual, social, and moral improvement of the Greek people through its events. Its first president was Michael Lambros. The club quickly became well-known, and functioned as a sort of Academy with literary, archaeological, legal, artistic and even scientific sections. It organized lectures, exhibitions, and various competitions. In 1872, at the suggestion of S. Vassiliadis, it opened a night school for destitute children. The historian Constantine Paparrigopoulos
Constantine Paparrigopoulos ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Παπαρρηγόπουλος; 1815 – 14 April 1891) was a Greek historian, who is considered the founder of modern Greek historiography. He is the founder of the concept of historica ...
became honorary chairman.
It was officially recognized as a nonprofit organization
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by the Greek state on March 17, 1875.
The club is now housed in a private mansion on the St. George Square designed by Ifikratis Kokkidis (Ιφικράτης Κοκκίδης). The club has a valuable library and art gallery with 250 works by Greek artists.
Publications
From 1877–1895, the club published the magazine ''Parnassos'' (Παρνασσός).Society's Web page on its publications/ref> From 1896–1939, it published ''Epeteris'' (Επετηρίς, "Yearbook"). From 1959 to the present, the club has published a second series of ''Parnassos'' quarterly.
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