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Visiting Scholars

Open House | Themis, thesmos and nomos: are there “divine laws” in ancient Greece?, with Vinciane Pirenne

We were excited to welcome Vinciane Pirenne for an Open House entitled “Themis, thesmos, and nomos: are there “divine laws” in ancient Greece?” The event took place on Friday, April 30 at 11:00 a.m. EDT and was recorded. In connection with this discussion, you might like to read: Hesiod, Theogony, 392–396, 901–906 Solon, Solon fragments Aeschylus, Eumenides, 169–172, 389–396, 483–484, 570–579, 614–615, 681–693, 778–779. Xenophon Cyropedia 1.6.6 You can watch… Read more

Visiting Scholars

Open House | A Middle Ground in the Middle Sea: the “Marriage” of Salmakis and Halikarnassos, with Jan-Mathieu Carbon

We were excited to welcome Jan-Mathieu (Mat) Carbon for an Open House entitled “A Middle Ground in the Middle Sea: the “Marriage” of Salmakis and Halikarnassos.” The event took place on Friday, April 16 at 11:00 a.m. EDT and was recorded. He provides this overview of the topic: A—literary, archeological, epigraphical—survey of the city of Halikarnassos can help us to understand how the identity of this multicultural community was constructed.… Read more

Visiting Scholars

Open House | Oral tradition as rhetorical resource in the Old Slavic translation of Digenis Akritis, with Robert Romanchuk

We were excited to welcome Robert Romanchuk for an Open House entitled “Oral tradition as rhetorical resource in the Old Slavic translation of Digenis Akritis.” The event took place on Friday, April 9 at 11:00 a.m. EDT and was recorded. To get ready for the event, you might like to read these handouts (PDFs): “Slavic ‘Abduction’ episode (reconstructed)” “Greek ‘Abduction’ episode (MS G)” You can watch on our YouTube channel,… Read more

Book Club

Book Club | April 2021: Fables of Phaedrus

What from the founder Esop fell, In neat familiar verse I tell: Twofold’s the genius of the page, To make you smile and make you sage. But if the critics we displease, By wrangling brutes and talking trees, Let them remember, ere they blame, We’re working neither sin nor shame; ‘Tis but a play to form the youth By fiction, in the cause of truth. This month’s Book Club selection… Read more

Ancient Greek language,  Word Study

Using Logeion: Quick Guide

Here at Kosmos Society we have been continuing our exploration of the digital tools that help us in the translation study groups and for carrying out word searches and word studies. Many of us have made use of Logeion, for both Greek and Latin. This online reference has a number of useful features, and provides access to lexicons and dictionaries in a selection of languages other than English. It also… Read more