We are pleased to share the following video discussion with Professor Norman Sandridge (Howard University) on Xenophon, Agamemnon, and how these ancient leaders inform and enrich our discussions about leaders and leadership today. You can watch on our YouTube channel, or in the frame below If you have any comments, questions, or observations, members can post in the Forum. Read more
~A Quick Guide to Perseus with Illustrated Worked Examples~ If you want to understand a little more about how everything fits together in the Greek texts, or what the original really says, you can investigate individual words for yourself, to find out about their range of meanings and where they are used in context. These PDF files provide a quick reference to investigating Greek words using the tools in the… Read more
~ A guest post by Myrmidon ~ Apollo and Achilles are ritual antagonists. So how do we explain the strategic alliance Achilles forms with the god early in Iliad Scroll 1? The hero does this through Kalkhas, the seer who received his prophetic powers from Apollo. Achilles further aligns himself with the god when he “swears by Apollo” to protect the seer from Agamemnon. Clearly, in these two events Achilles… Read more
|524 This is how [houtōs] we [= I, Phoenix] learned it, the glories [klea] of men [andrōn] of an earlier time [prosthen], |525 who were heroes [hērōes], whenever one of them was overcome by tempestuous anger. |526 They could be persuaded by way of gifts and could be swayed by words. |527 I totally recall [me-mnē-mai] how this was done—it happened a long time ago, it is not something new—… Read more
We were delighted that classicist Douglas Frame joined Professor Gregory Nagy (Harvard University) in conversation with members of Hour 25 (now Kosmos Society) for a second, follow-up, discussion on Herakles, on twins, and on The Best of the Achaeans. You can watch the video below or on our YouTube channel. In his previous visit on May 1st 2014, Professor Nagy discussed topics and questions raised by participants and audience members,… Read more