Plato, Socrates. Marble. (100-200CE).Louvre. We don’t have to wait until after we die to meet Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece. We may read poetry, prose, tragedy, or admire sculptures, vases or paintings. I’ll quote Aristotle and Plato from the Sourcebook[1]: Both understanding and wonder are, for the most part, pleasurable. In wonder there is the desire to understand… . Since both understanding and wonder are pleasurable, it is necessary… Read more
Many community members have been reading Gregory Nagy’s recent commentary about Song 44 of Sappho and the role of women in the making of epic on the Classical Inquiries website. Below are some resources for additional study inspired by that post. Primary Texts Sappho (trans. Gregory Nagy), on the CHS website. Also, see Sappho 44 below. Epic Barbara Graziosi, “Homer and the definition of epic, Classics@Issue 3 Gregory Nagy, “Epic” Shubha Pathak, Divine yet Human Epics: Reflections… Read more
Many community members have been reading Gregory Nagy’s latest commentary about God-Hero Antagonism in the in the Hippolytus of Euripides on the Classical Inquiries website. Below are some resources for additional study inspired by that post. Original texts Hippolytus of Euripides in Greek on Perseus Phaedra of Seneca in Latin on Perseus Word Study Results of search for Διὸς θυγάτηρ on Perseus Results of search for telos on Perseus Two other works by Euripides on CHS website… Read more
We are pleased to share the text of Sophocles’ Antigone in a revised English translation prepared by members of Hour 25, which includes the Core Vocabulary terms from the HeroesX project. This is available through the Text Library page, as an html page, or to download as a PDF. There is a dedicated section of the Forum where members of the community can start to discuss the text. Look out… Read more
Below are downloadable source texts in PDF format, along with links to html versions to read online here at this website. They include texts that have been revised by members of Kosmos Society. These texts have been augmented with key vocabulary terms. We have also provided some links to related material. This list will develop over time, so please check back periodically. Enjoy! You can click on the links in… Read more