Kinyras, in Greco-Roman sources, is the central culture-hero of early Cyprus: legendary king, metallurge, Agamemnon’s (faithless) ally, Aphrodite’s priest, father of Myrrha and Adonis, rival of Apollo, ancestor of the Paphian priest-kings, and much more. Kinyras increased in depth and complexity with the demonstration in 1968 that Kinnaru—the divinized temple-lyre—was… Read more
John C. Franklin of the University of Vermont will join the CHS Community for an Open House discussion on “Kinyras: The Divine Lyre.” The event takes place on Thursday, September 15 at 11 a.m. EDT. To prepare for this event, you might like to read the Introduction “Kinyras and Kinnaru” of Kinyras:… Read more
John C. Franklin of the University of Vermont will join the CHS Community for an Open House discussion on “Kinyras: The Divine Lyre.” The event takes place on Thursday, September 15 at 11 a.m. EDT. To prepare for this event, you might like to read the Introduction “Kinyras and Kinnaru” of Kinyras: The… Read more
We are happy to share the following publications that will soon be available through Harvard University Press. Gregory Nagy Masterpieces of Metonymy In Masterpieces of Metonymy, Gregory Nagy analyzes metonymy as a mental process that complements metaphor. If metaphor is a… Read more
