~ A guest post by Janet Ozsolak ~ The active interaction among the bard, internal audience and the external audience in a Homeric performance intrigued me since Version 1 of the HeroesX project. I wondered how the external audience, in the 5th century BCE, processed such a complicated narrative (Homeric Iliad and Odyssey). How did they kept them near and dear to their song culture? How did they connect the… Read more
Follow-up conversation with Professor Gregory Nagy (Harvard University) and Douglas Frame The community was very excited to welcome back Professor Gregory Nagy and Douglas Frame. You may watch the video below or on our YouTube channel. Several strands came up throughout the conversation, but here are some of the main topics: Twins seen through the prism of Indo-European vs Near Eastern traditions, and Nestor [1:51] Patroklos as the therapōn of… Read more
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