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Sophocles, Antigone
Translation of R. C. Jebb Revised by Pierre Habel and Gregory Nagy Newly revised by the Hour 25 Antigone Team (Brian Prescott-Decie, Jacqui Donlon, Jessica Eichelburg, Claudia Filos, Sarah Scott) Outside the gates of Thebes. Antigone and Ismene enter. Antigone Ismene, my sister, who came from the same womb as I did, do you know any evil out of all the evils [kaka] bequeathed by Oedipus that Zeus will not… Read more
Euripides, Medea
Translation by E.P. Coleridge Revised by Roger Ceragioli Further revised by Gregory Nagy Newly revised by the Hour 25 Medea Heroization Team (Jessica Eichelburg, Hélène Emeriaud, Claudia Filos, Janet M. Ozsolak, Sarah Scott, Jack Vaughan) In front of Medea’s house in Corinth. The Nurse comes on stage from the house. Nurse If only the Argo had never sped its course to the Colchian land through the misty… Read more
Homeric Hymn to Dionysus
Translated by Gregory Nagy 1 About Dionysus son of most glorious Semele 2 my mind will connect, how it was that he made an appearance [phainesthai] by the shore of the barren sea 3 on a prominent headland, looking like a young man 4 at the beginning of adolescence. Beautiful were the locks of hair as they waved in the breeze surrounding him. [5] They were the color of deep… Read more
*Oral Traditions: Parry, Lord, and Beyond
Oral Traditions: Parry, Lord, and Beyond Gathered here are selections from CHS publications pertaining to the songmaking of Sappho. The majority of them have been generated in Classical Inquiries, an online, rapid-publication project devoted to sharing some of the latest thinking on the ancient world with researchers and the general public, authored primarily by Gregory Nagy, Director of the Center for Hellenic Studies. Nagy’s approach, which combines diachronic and synchronic… Read more
Open House Interviews
Open House Interviews Recorded for the Hour 25 community, the CHS Open House series began in February 2014. It features conversations with researchers in classical studies and related fields, covering topics from Greek participles to cartooning. Anna Bonifazi Eric Shimelonis Norman Sandridge Elton Barker Ryan Fowler Leonard Muellner and Gregory Nagy Glynnis Fawkes Leonard Muellner Olga Levaniouk … Read more
Open House Discussions
CHS Open House Discussions Recorded for the Hour 25 community, the CHS Open House Discussions series began in February 2014. The series features conversations with researchers in classical studies and related fields. A list of the scholars who have participated in the series is available on the Hour 25 website. Paul O’Mahoney Casey Dué Seemee Ali Nicolas Prevelakis Shubha Pathak Ryan Fowler Joel Christensen… Read more
A Brief Introduction to Ancient Greek
A Brief Introduction to Ancient Greek Recorded from March to August 2014 for the Hour 25 community, these six videos, featuring Leonard Muellner, Graeme Bird, Joel Christensen, and Anna Krohn, cover basic concepts of ancient Greek and introduce key resources for the study of the language. Ancient Greek as an Inflected Language Demonstratives in Ancient Greek Verbal Aspect in Ancient Greek Decoding Ancient Greek Dictionary Entries… Read more
*A Brief Introduction to Ancient Greek
A Brief Introduction to Ancient Greek Recorded from March to August 2014 for the Hour 25 community, these six videos cover basic concepts of ancient Greek and introduce key resources for the study of the language. … Read more
Herodotus, Selections, Part II
Herodotus Part 2 (Selections from from Scrolls 1–9) First phase of translation by Lynn Sawlivich Second phase of translation by Gregory Nagy, Claudia Filos, Sarah Scott, and Keith Stone Note: The language of Herodotus in referring to the myths and rituals of the ancient world is exquisitely precise, and we have much to learn from it. Accordingly, the translators have taken special care in tracking key words above and… Read more