ABOUT THE CENTER Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies, located in Washington DC, was founded by means of an endowment made “exclusively for the establishment of an educational center in the field of Hellenic Studies designed to rediscover the humanism of the Hellenic Greeks.” This humanistic vision remains the driving force of the Center for Hellenic Studies. A fitting metaphor for the mission of the Center (and… Read more
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Homer and the Papyri handed over to the Center for Hellenic Studies Gregory Nagy gratefully accepts Dana Sutton’s handing over of Homer and the Papyri To Professor Dana Sutton Professor of Classics University of California, Irvine Dear Dana, I have received your letter of January 8, 2001. I treasure your words, quoting here your first and last paragraphs: “Dear Greg, As we discussed at the… Read more
The Present Edition Homer and the Papyri was first created and edited by Professor Dana S. Sutton of the University of California, Irvine, who published it on CD-rom and later on the web. The previous edition of Homer and the Papyri, as it was established by Professor Sutton, was a website consisting of a) lists of published papyri and related items for the Iliad and the Odyssey, and b) a… Read more
The Shield of Achilles [478] First he [the divine Hephaistos] shaped the shield so great and strong, adorning it all over and binding it round with a gleaming circuit in three layers; and the baldric was made of silver. He made the shield in five thicknesses, and with many a wonder did his cunning hand enrich it. [483] He wrought the earth, the heavens, and the sea;… Read more
About Us The Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS) is an institute affiliated with Harvard University located in Washington D.C. It was founded in 1962 by means of an endowment made “exclusively for the establishment of an educational center in the field of Hellenic Studies designed to re-discover the humanism of the Hellenic Greeks.” This humanistic vision remains the driving force of The Center for Hellenic Studies. The CHS is a… Read more
A Reminiscence of Zeph Stewart by Patricia Curd, Professor of Philosophy, Purdue University On the first Monday of the first week of the winter term in 1990, I found in my department mailbox a slim envelope from the Center for Hellenic Studies. Clearly, the envelope contained a single sheet of paper. A skinny letter. Because all my experience of skinny letters suggested that they were rejections, I tossed it on… Read more
