|76 Then Agamemnon, the king of men, spoke up at their meeting, |77 right there from the place where he was sitting, not even standing up in the middle of the assembly. |78 “Near and dear ones,” said he, “Danaan [= Achaean] heroes, attendants [therapontes] of Arēs! |79 It is a good thing to listen when a man stands up to speak, and it is not seemly |80 to speak in relay after him. [9] It would… Read more
Would you like to learn more about ancient Greek words? Have you tried to look up a word in an ancient Greek dictionary, only to find that you weren’t sure how to decode the information that was there? These entries may look intimidating at first, but with a little guidance everyone can make the most of tools like the “Great Scott” (LSJ)—even readers who don’t know ancient Greek. Therefore, we… Read more
We are pleased to share the following video featuring Anna Krohn, a Digital Library Analyst and Teaching Fellow at Tufts University, who explains how to use the Perseus Digital Library website to explore ancient Greek texts and study individual words in context. Video Tutorial: Using Perseus Digital Library, with Anna Krohn Click here to access the Perseus Digital Library. You can download a copy of the transcript for this video.… Read more
~ A guest post by Jacqui Donlon ~ If you have been cruising around the Forum lately watching the home page videos or participating with the visiting scholars, you would have heard this phrase quite a lot. Absent signifier. I first heard this term in the HeroesX discussion board posts from Lenny Mueller. Now that I have started reading more of Douglas Frame’s work, I see it there. It is… Read more
The Hour 25 Book Club’s selection for April is Herakles by Euripides. The drama is part of our Text Library, and it is available under the “Texts” page as a PDF or epub. Join us for the following events: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 Google+ Hangout at 1:00 p.m EDT Wednesday, April 30, 2014 Live Chat/ Project Chatroom at 2:00 p.m EDT If you plan to attend the Google+ Hangout, please… Read more