A guest post by Euthymia Kalogera I had heard by chance the song of Daskalogiannis. My son Andreas is learning Cretan dances and I discovered that the dance Pentozali which has its roots in the Ancient Pyrrhic dance like the dance Serra of the Pontiac Greeks, was first danced by Daskalogiannis and his men before the revolt of 1770. Daskalogiannis invited a famous traditional violin player to teach his men… Read more
On January 20, 2014 Gregory Nagy gave a public talk in Athens under the auspices of the Centre for Odyssean Studies. We are pleased to share the notes from that talk with the Hour 25 community. Or, listen to the Gregory Nagy, “Was there a future for the Phaeacians of the Homeric Odyssey?” Read the PDF. Or, listen to the participant-generated recording of the talk. Gregory Nagy is the Francis Jones Professor of Classical… Read more
Hercules and Cerberus, Nicolo Van Aelst (Flanders, 1527-1612), Antonio Tempesta (Italy, Florence, 1555-1630), public domain, released by LACMA on Wikimedia Commons. A guest post by Sarah Scott I am normally a pretty fast reader, but during the HeroesX project I loved Professor Nagy’s encouragement to us about really engaging with the texts, when he quoted Nietzsche: “read slowly, deeply, looking cautiously before and aft, with reservations, with doors left open,… Read more
These short videos feature discussions about: Homer and the three Cs: Content, conversation, and community, with Leonard Muellner and Gregory Nagy Cartoons, the Homeric Hymns, and Drawing as a daily ritual, with Glynnis Fawkes Ancient Greek brides, death, and exchange, with Olga Levaniouk Anchises, Aphrodite, and Zeus, with Leonard Muellner Gregory Nagy and Leonard Muellner: Homer & the Three C’s: Content, Conversation, and Community Glynnis Fawkes on Cartoons,… Read more
The Cyclops Polyphemus, by Annibale Carracci [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsWe are pleased to share the latest research by Visiting Scholar Joel Christensen. Based on a recent presentation, “Emerging from the Cyclops’ Cave: Odysseus and Walter White” is a work-in-progress paper that challenges us to rethink the end of the Odyssey and appreciate more fully the artistry of Breaking Bad, one of the most critically acclaimed television dramas of our time. “Emerging… Read more