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Visiting Scholars

Open House | Dialogue of the deaf: puppeteers vs. interviewers on oral history and historical data, with Anna Stavrakopoulou

We were pleased to welcome Anna Stavrakopoulou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) for the next Open House discussion, in which she looked at the role of puppeteers. The event was streamed live on Thursday, October 5, at 11 a.m. EDT, and was recorded. You can watch in the frame below, or on our YouTube channel. For further videos please visit the Watch page. Anna Stavrakopoulou Anna Stavrakopoulou studied philology at the University… Read more

Topic for Discussion

Anaximander On My Mind

Quite regularly the conversation of the Kosmos community returns to the subjects of astronomy and geography. In this post I will attempt to summarize what has been discussed, while focusing on the work of Anaximander, my favorite physiologos. His approach of understanding the world through rationalization and argumented dialogue [logos] was the logical next step after the period of oral tradition. No less than the messenger of the gods, Hermes,… Read more

Visiting Scholars

Open House | Epic narrative, twins, and heroes with Professor Nagy and Douglas Frame

Follow-up conversation with Professor Gregory Nagy (Harvard University) and Douglas Frame The community was very excited to welcome back Professor Gregory Nagy and Douglas Frame. You may watch the video below or on our YouTube channel. Several strands came up throughout the conversation, but here are some of the main topics: Twins seen through the prism of Indo-European vs Near Eastern traditions, and Nestor [1:51] Patroklos as the therapōn of… Read more