British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stole the show during the UN General Assembly on climate change, as he called on the world to raise awareness using a phrase in ancient Greek.
Specifically, he quoted a phrase from Sophocles’ Antigone, causing a sensation as he once again showed his love for the history of Greece.
Sophocles had said, “many things are wily, and there is none wilier than man”. Man is “wily” and the word “scary” is not a proper translation for the word “wily”. What Sophocles meant is that the human species is wonderful. It’s scary, but also admirable,” he explained.
At the same time, he urged all countries to take part in the “26th United Nations Climate Conference”, which will take place at the end of next month in Glasgow, Scotland.
Boris Johnson’s dedication to ancient Greek is a given, with him regularly studying, as he has pointed out many times, ancient Greek writings. The symbolic move he made as soon as he entered the Prime Minister’s residence when he officially took over as Prime Minister is also known. He placed a bust of Pericles in a prominent position to be visible to all.