News | “Mágusok és iónok,” by Gregory Nagy
Professor Nagy, on the occasion of his induction as a corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest, 2017.06.26, presented a lecture entitled “Mágusok és iónok.” Read more
Classical Inquiries
News | “Mágusok és iónok,” by Gregory Nagy
Professor Nagy, on the occasion of his induction as a corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest, 2017.06.26, presented a lecture entitled “Mágusok és iónok.” Read more
Online Resources for Hellenic Studies at CHS
In addition to program descriptions and teaching-and-learning tools, the Center for Hellenic Studies offers students and scholars a large selection of full-text publications—all freely available online. From book-length studies to journal issues to blog posts, below are some of our most recent offerings: Books Bollack, Jean The Art of Reading: From Homer to Paul Celan Bonifazi, Anna, Annemieke Drummen, and Mark de Kreij… Read more
CHS Online Open House with Gregory Nagy
Join us for the next CHS Online Open House discussion on Thursday, May 4 at 11:30 a.m. EDT. The event will feature a return visit with Gregory Nagy, Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University, and Director of the Center for Hellenic Studies, Washington, DC. Read more
Yearly Round-Up 2016 at the Center for Hellenic Studies
Take a minute to explore with us the highlights of 2016 at CHS! This past year has been filled with events and activities at both CHS campuses in Washington, DC, and Nafplio, Greece, online discussions and dialogues in a friendly environment, new research opportunities, changes and additions on the CHS free online publications and the CHS website. Featured Online Publications from the Hellenic Studies Series… Read more
Classical Inquiries | A sampling of comments on Iliad Rhapsody 12
In his recent Classical Inquiries posting, Gregory Nagy focuses on Iliad rhapsody 12 and shares a sampling of selected comments with his readers. It can be said in general that the theme of heroic immortalization is central to myths and rituals related to hero cult, and so the use of the word hēmitheoi ‘demigods’ in this Hesiodic context is highly significant (BA 342-343): yes, all epic heroes must die, but then, by way of becoming cult… Read more
Classical Inquiries | A sampling of comments on Iliad Rhapsody 12
In his recent Classical Inquiries posting, Gregory Nagy focuses on Iliad rhapsody 12 and shares a sampling of selected comments with his readers. It can be said in general that the theme of heroic immortalization is central to myths and rituals related to hero cult, and so the use of the word hēmitheoi ‘demigods’ in this Hesiodic context is highly significant (BA 342-343): yes, all epic heroes must die, but then, by way of becoming cult… Read more
Classical Inquiries | A sampling of comments on Iliad Rhapsody 8
In his recent Classical Inquiries posting, Gregory Nagy focuses on Iliad rhapsody 8 and shares a sampling of selected comments with his readers. I.08.002 tagging: terpikeraunos ‘he whose bolt strikes’ occurrences of terpikeraunos ‘he whose bolt strikes’: I.01.419, I.02.478, I.02.781, I.08.002, I.11.773, I.12.252, I.16.232, I.24.529 anchor comment at I.08.002: terpikeraunos ‘he whose bolt strikes’ This compound noun terpi-kéraunos, interpreted here as ‘he whose bolt strikes’, is an epithet that applies exclusively to Zeus: a… Read more
Classical Inquiries | A sampling of comments on Iliad Rhapsody 8
In his recent Classical Inquiries posting, Gregory Nagy focuses on Iliad rhapsody 8 and shares a sampling of selected comments with his readers. I.08.002 tagging: terpikeraunos ‘he whose bolt strikes’ occurrences of terpikeraunos ‘he whose bolt strikes’: I.01.419, I.02.478, I.02.781, I.08.002, I.11.773, I.12.252, I.16.232, I.24.529 anchor comment at I.08.002: terpikeraunos ‘he whose bolt strikes’ This compound noun terpi-kéraunos, interpreted here as ‘he whose bolt strikes’, is an epithet that applies exclusively to Zeus: a parallel… Read more
Classical Inquiries | A sampling of comments on Iliad Scroll 6
In his recent Classical Inquiries posting, Gregory Nagy focuses on Iliad Scroll 6 and shares a sampling of selected comments with his readers. Nagy’s commentary will be incorporated into a larger, forthcoming project: A Homer commentary in progress. I.06.289–292 tagging: variant readings; detours of Helen; pan-poikilo- ‘completely pattern-woven’ lemmatizing: παμποίκιλοι vs. παμποίκιλα There are variant stories about detours experienced by Helen after her abduction by Paris. A trip to Sidon in Phoenicia is one… Read more