What are the origins of Griechenmythos? When and in what context does this speech on antiquity emerge? To whom should paternity be attributed? If we need to establish the civil status of the German Greek myth, the myth of an elective affinity between ancient Greeks and modern Germans, Wilhelm von Humboldt’s work (1767-1835) can be the starting point for our survey. Most commentators agree on his letter to Friedrich Schiller on 22...