The Center for Hellenic Studies

The Center for Hellenic Studies

Helping educators, researchers, and the general public rediscover the humanism of the ancient Greeks.
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The Danaid Legacy – Aeschylus

Reading Greek Tragedy Online Season 4 Episode 3 On Wednesday, May 4th at 3:00pm EDT, Reading Greek Tragedy returns with…

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Prometheus Bound – Aeschylus

On Wednesday June 1 at 3:00pm EST, Reading Greek Tragedy returns with Aeschylus's Prometheus Bound.

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Panos Kouros

In this artist talk, Panos Kouros will discuss certain directions in his artistic practice which touch on the experiential and political dimension of archaeology. Read more

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Night of Ideas 2022

Date: May 6Time: 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm EDTAddress: William James Hall, 33 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 This event will be recorded. Welcome to Boston’s Night of Ideas, an all-night marathon of philosophical discussions, artistic performances, and academic debates! About this event The Cultural Services of the French Consulate in Boston,… Read more

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Lucrezia Maniscotti

Fascinated by the richness of Greek mythology, especially in connection to the ancient world of theater, Lucrezia found many relatable parallels between Greek and Indian cultures during her Indological academic studies and through the decades of her performing experience. Read more

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The Danaid Legacy – Aeschylus

Reading Greek Tragedy Online Season 4 Episode 3 On Wednesday, May 4th at 3:00pm EDT, Reading Greek Tragedy returns with Aeschylus’s Danaid trilogy. In this week’s episode, we take a theatrical deep dive into the story of the Daughters of Danaus and how the legacy of Aeschylus’ Danaid trilogy… Read more

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Antigone

Reading Greek Tragedy Online Season 4 Episode 2 On Wednesday April 20th at 3:00pm EDT, Reading Greek Tragedy returns with Sophocles’s Antigone. Directed by Argyris Xafis, with host Joel Christensen, and special guest, Angeliki Tzanetou. Translators: Nikos Panagiotopoulos and Ian Johnston Featured Performers Nikos Hatzopoulos – KreonDimitra Vlagopoulou… Read more

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The Battle of Plataea 2.5K

Taking place 2500 years after the battle of Plataea, this interdisciplinary conference on the battle brings together researchers to examine key problems connected to the battle, its multiple contexts, and its ancient and modern reverberations. Read more

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Curated Articles

The Epic Hero

Short Writings: I. Table of Contents To refer to this work, please cite it this way: Nagy, G. 2006. “The Epic Hero,” 2nd ed. (on-line version), http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hlnc.essay:Nagy.The_Epic_Hero.2005. Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington, DC. The 1st ed. (printed version) of “The Epic Hero” appeared in 2005, A Companion to Ancient… Read more

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Proximity and Politics

Democracy has always been intensely physical. But in an age of social distancing and social media, does it remain important to feel the power of the mass, democratic crowd as an expression of popular will? Join us for a conversation on the importance of physical proximity in democracy, ancient and modern. Read more

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Proximity and Ethics

What is the relationship between physical closeness and the moral life? Does physical closeness matter for the cultivation of a moral life, and how should we think of empathy as a means of bridging the distance between us and them? Explore these questions and more. Read more

PUBLICATIONS

Browse Online Publications

Additional citation information is provided for items in the Hellenic Studies Series,  curated books, curated essays, and primary sources. This page features a full list of our online books, essays, and primary texts. The CHS also produces additional online research publications not listed here: Classics@ Online Journal features… Read more

CHS Learning Module

Learning Ancient Greek

with Professor Leonard Muellner and Belisi Gillespie The following video series provides a guided introduction to the ancient Greek language. The videos are meant to correspond to the textbook Greek: An Intensive Course, 2nd revised edition, by Hardy Hansen and Gerald M. Quinn (New York: Fordham University Press, 1992). The… Read more

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Picturing Homeric Weaving

back Susan T. Edmunds Introduction §1. In discussion of Homer and the lyric poets, Gregory Nagy has shown how “the idea of making song is expressed metaphorically through the idea of making fabric.” [1] The process of weaving would have been completely familiar to… Read more

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Fellowship Programs

The CHS offers multiple fellowship opportunities to postdoctoral researchers including Fellowships in Hellenic Studies, the Early Career Fellowships in Hellenic Studies in Greece and Cyprus, and the Early Career Fellowship in Philhellenism.

Student Programs

The CHS offers a variety of programs for students in Washington, DC and in Nafplio, including internships, workshops and seminars, and study abroad.

Reading Greek Tragedy Online

In partnership with Out of Chaos Theatre, the Center for Hellenic Studies and the Kosmos Society are presenting Reading Greek Tragedy Online, a series that brings together actors and researchers to perform and discuss scenes from Greek tragedy.

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