This paper examines ancient Greek literature in primary, secondary and gimnazja school curricula in Poland for the period: 1946-2013. Selection criteria were varied: political, social, or simply availability. How could Polish schoolchildren, through the prism of translation, connect with culture, at once alien yet at the roots of their own culture? A general survey of translators’ stylistic and poetic strategies makes it possible to assess the filters through which Polish schoolchildren have been able to view ancient literature over the past seventy years. [Source: publisher information]