A guest post by Bill Moulton On a recent trip to New York, I discovered representations of the ancient Greek gods, some in unexpected places, and couldn’t resist photographing them! I spotted what appear to be the Muses reigning over the Great Dionysia where all the famous Ancient Greek tragedies were performed—more specifically in this case the Radio City Music Hall and its Christmas Spectacular. Hildreth Meière: Drama, 1932 Here… Read more
In this episode, “The Song of Moses, The Shield of Achilles, and ox-vision Hera,” Gregory Nagy and Keith Stone discuss: A new book by Keith Stone: Singing Moses’s Song: A Performance-Critical Analysis of Deuteronomy’s Song of Moses The Shield of Achilles in Iliad 18 and in myths about the life of Homer The meaning of epithets associated with Hera and Athena, which are sometimes translated into English as “ox-eyed’/’owl-eyed’, or better… Read more
We are excited to share the themes for the upcoming Book Club selections for the beginning of 2017, when we explore some selections from ancient Roman works. Look out for further announcements with details of the texts, and the related forum threads, nearer the time! Tuesday January 31: Ovid Metamorphoses Tuesday February 28: Virgil Aeneid Tuesday March 28: Seneca, tragedy There will also be CHS Open House discussions to tie… Read more
Keith A. Stone, a member of the HeroesX Board of Readers and a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS), recently celebrated the publication of his new book Singing Moses’s Song: A Performance-Critical Analysis of Deuteronomy’s Song of Moses. How does performing affect those who perform? Starting from observation of the intergenerational tradition of performing the Song of Moses (Deuteronomy 32.1–43), Keith Stone explores ways in which the… Read more
Our next Open House discussion was on ‘A Hero Named Heather and Other Peculiarities in the Early Medieval Irish Saga The Cattle-Raid of Fráech‘ with Dr. Joseph Nagy. You can watch below, or on our YouTube channel. Mentioned in the discussion: Rees, Alwyn D. and Rees, Brinley. Celtic Heritage: Ancient tradition in Ireland and Wales. Joseph Falaky Nagy Joseph Falaky Nagy, the Henry L. Shattuck Professor of Irish Studies, began teaching… Read more