Who really is Achilles? Is he just the son of lovely-haired Thetis who lets him be raised by Cheiron the Centaur, but comes to console and help him when he is devastated and even tried to hide him at the court of the King Lycomedes so that Achilles would not fight at Troy. Is he just an angry and violent young man with a rage that goes beyond reason? Is… Read more
We were excited to welcome Jackie Murray for an Open House entitled “Apollonius’ Argonautica: Earth, Sky, and Sea.” The event took place on Friday, February 25 at 11:00 a.m. EST and was recorded. To get ready for the event, you might like to read Book 1 and Book 2 of the Argonautica by Apollonius of Rhodes. Translation by R.C. Seaton at Project Gutenberg to read online or download (also available… Read more
We were excited to welcome Lindsey Maruzek for an Open House entitled “The Egyptian Goddess in White Marble: Isis, Materials and the Reconfiguration of Greekness in the Roman Empire.” The event took place on Friday, February 11 at 11:00 a.m. EST and was recorded. You might like to read the following passages in connection with the event: Mazurek_talk_Isis aretalogies You can watch on our YouTube channel, or in the frame… Read more
This month’s selection is Plato’s Symposium, a discussion or series of speeches that takes place at a feast or banquet, in which the participants discuss Eros, or Love/Desire. In his “Introduction to the Symposium,” W.R.M. Lamb says: The Symposium of Plato holds an acknowledged place among those few masterpieces of human art which unveil and interpret something of the central mystery of life. It has been a source of light… Read more
After the seasonal feasting of the holiday season, many of us start to think about healthier eating and drinking to start the new year. So in this post we share a selection of passages about food and drink related to health and nutrition.[1] From ancient times, humans seem to have established a link between food and well-being and health. Hippocrates has a whole section dedicated to “Nutriment” (De alimento)[2]. Many… Read more