Reading the Odyssey with Gregory Nagy, Douglas Frame, and Leonard Muellner
Join Gregory Nagy, Douglas Frame, and Leonard Muellner as they read the Odyssey, Book 1, Lines 93–98. You can find the text via Perseus here. Read more
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Reading the Odyssey, with Gregory Nagy, Douglas Frame, and Leonard Muellner
Join Gregory Nagy, Douglas Frame, and Leonard Muellner as they read the Odyssey, Book 1, Line 80–92. You can find the text via Perseus here. Read more
Classical Inquiries | Trying to read the Will of Zeus
In his recent posting on Classical Inquiries, Gregory Nagy focuses on the Homeric expression Dios boulē, which has has translated at times as ‘the Will of Zeus’ and at other times ‘the Plan of Zeus’. Nagy explains the variation in his translation: I see no contradiction here, since I have always understood the Will of Zeus to be the functional equivalent of the… Read more
Classical Inquiries | Trying to read the Will of Zeus
In his recent posting on Classical Inquiries, Gregory Nagy focuses on the Homeric expression Dios boulē, which has has translated at times as ‘the Will of Zeus’ and at other times ‘the Plan of Zeus’. Nagy explains the variation in his translation: I see no contradiction here, since I have always understood the Will of Zeus to be the functional equivalent of the… Read more
Classical Inquiries | Cataclysm and Ecpyrosis, two symmetrical actions of Zeus as sky-god
In his most recent posting on Classical Inquiries, Gregory Nagy explores, in the general context of Greek mythmaking, the actions of Zeus that have catastrophic affect when inflicted upon humanity: The question is: what happens when humanity itself is threatened with either flooding or conflagration on a cosmic scale? To express such cosmic afflictions in Greek terms, I have in mind here situations where all of humanity is being threatened with… Read more
Classical Inquiries | Cataclysm and Ecpyrosis, two symmetrical actions of Zeus as sky-god
In his most recent posting on Classical Inquiries, Gregory Nagy explores, in the general context of Greek mythmaking, the actions of Zeus that have catastrophic affect when inflicted upon humanity: The question is: what happens when humanity itself is threatened with either flooding or conflagration on a cosmic scale? To express such cosmic afflictions in Greek terms, I have in mind here situations where all of humanity is being threatened with… Read more
So you want to learn ancient Greek… Join a study group, connect with tutors!
Hour 25 invites you to learn ancient Greek through peer-supported study groups. Check out the video below to get a preview. There are currently three slots available, so if you are interested in joining, respond to this thread in the Hour 25 Discussion Forum. If you plan on joining a group, or if you just want to learn a bit of ancient Greek on… Read more
Classical Inquiries | Things noted during five days of travel-study, 2016.03.13–18
Gregory Nagy and the participants of the 2016 Harvard Spring Break travel study program recently completed their trip to Greece. Professor Nagy shares his experience and that of the study group on a day-to-day basis in his posting of 03.24.2016. I tried each day to focus on three things to see—or at least to note if they cannot be seen—at each ancient site we visited. In cases where we visited a… Read more
Classical Inquiries | Things noted during five days of travel-study, 2016.03.13–18
Gregory Nagy and the participants of the 2016 Harvard Spring Break travel study program recently completed their trip to Greece. Professor Nagy shares his experience and that of the study group on a day-to-day basis in his posting of 03.24.2016. I tried each day to focus on three things to see—or at least to note if they cannot be seen—at each ancient site we visited. In cases where we visited a… Read more
Classical Inquiries | Picturing Homer as a cult hero
Detail of a relief depicting the “Apotheosis of Homer,” attributed to Archelaos of Priene, ca. 225 BCE–205 BCE. In the British Museum. Photo, Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons. CHS Director Gregory Nagy recently participated in a panel discussion at the National Gallery of Art with researcher Gloria Ferrari Pinney (Harvard University). The focus of their talk was a bronze head currently on display at the Museum of… Read more