We are pleased to share the text of Sophocles’ Antigone in a revised English translation prepared by members of Hour 25, which includes the Core Vocabulary terms from the HeroesX project. This is available through the Text Library page, as an html page, or to download as a PDF. There is a dedicated section of the Forum where members of the community can start to discuss the text. Look out… Read more
We were pleased to welcome Ryan Fowler for our Open House Discussion, to talk about ‘How and Why to Read Plato in the Early Common Era’. To prepare for the discussion, participants might like to read the following. Ryan C. Fowler: Handout: ‘On the Arrangement of the Platonic Dialogues’ (PDF) There is a second handout, referred to during the discussion: Handout #2 (PDF). You may watch the video recording of… Read more
~ A guest post by Jessica Eichelburg ~ Over the course of the last several months, members of the Community Development team have created a “Hero-ized” version of Sophocles’ Antigone. Our team included members who have experience reading this text in ancient Greek, and members who were reading this text in English for the first time. The Antigone Team used digital tools such as the Perseus Digital Library to find all… Read more
We were pleased to welcome Professor Joel Christensen (University of Texas, San Antonio) who returned for our first 2015 Open House discussion, when we discussed the children of Odysseus, and multiformity in myth. To prepare for the discussion, participants might like to follow these links to posts in Sententiae Antiquae: Odysseus’ Children: Fourteen and Counting! The Sons of Odysseus, Part 1: Evidence from Hesiod, Eustathius and Dionysus of Halicarnassos The… Read more
Hailing from the four sides of the world we are all strangers to each other. We have our screen names; aliases. We meet at Hour 25 and share something special. We become guests and hosts. We offer libations at the Friday Cafe, share stories and we become acquainted. Some of us gathered special pictures as our offering of xeniā. Please enjoy them, if you will, please post your favorite pictures… Read more