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Gregory Nagy, “Was there a future for the Phaeacians of the Homeric Odyssey?”

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

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Emerging from the Cyclops’ Cave: Odysseus and Walter White, by Joel Christensen

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

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Chat with Artist Glynnis Fawkes Feb. 6th

Artist Glynnis Fawkes will visit Hour 25 on Thursday, February 6th from 2:00 – 2:45 p.m. EST (Boston, MA) to discuss her work illustrating Homeric Hymns. This event will be held in the Project Chatroom. [Look up the time of this chat in your time zone.] We hope you will join this live session! If you can’t visit at the appointed time, please leave a question for Glynnis in the Forum. Glynnis Fawkes… Read more

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Audio: Gregory Nagy, “Was there a future for the Phaeacians of the Homeric Odyssey?”

On January 20, 2014 Gregory Nagy gave a public talk at the Archaiologiki Etaireia in Athens under the auspices of the Centre for Odyssean Studies. Several members of our community attended the event, and one even made an informal recording of the lecture. We are so pleased to share this participant-generated resource with the community. The text from this talk is now available here: Nagy:_Was there a future for the Phaeacians… Read more

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Chat with Olga Levaniouk Thursday Jan. 16 and Friday Jan. 17

Professor Olga Levaniouk visited Hour 25 on Thursday, January 16th in the live chatroom and then answered some questions on this topic thread in the Forum, our meeting space for visiting scholars. She visited the chatroom again the following day. Levaniouk is an Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Washington. Her first book, Eve of the Festival: Making Myth in Odyssey 19, uses the first dialogue between Penelope and… Read more