Join us on Thursday, March 16 at 11 a.m. EDT for a community reading of Seneca's tragedy Phaedra, via Google+ Hangout. This will be an informal, friendly event, and all members of the Kosmos Society are invited to participate. If you are interested, please sign up in the forum, and, if you have a preference, indicate which role you would prefer to read. Read more
The lecture, in Ligourio, will be based on varied information about Epidaurus (topographic, historical, mythological, etc.) provided by the famous traveler of the 2nd century CE, Pausanias. In his ‘Corinthiaca’ (Description of Greece, Book II) the geographer records the site of Epidaurus, and offers historical and mythological details in particular about the sacred grove of Asclepius, where the renowned theater is located. The lecture will include information about the modern… Read more
For Women in Procession, I drew not only from Mycenean frescoes but also from the work of Mark Rothko, with which I was very much engaged in the early 2000s. My goal was to open spaces in the composition and set memories of form in it. The layering of pigment is used to evoke the layering of time, and the forms are rendered in a fragmentary way so as to… Read more
Now that the community is expanding in new ways and welcoming new participants, the Kosmos Society will foster continued community development with enhanced privacy settings. Previously, participants needed to login before posting on the Forums. Going forward, participants will also need to login before reading on the Forums. Read more
Over the years, our community has expanded and progressed beyond its initial goal. We are reaching out to wider audiences beyond HeroesX, using a wider variety of content. Our new mission is to provide an online community that fosters Humanistic study with a focus on the the classical world and its rich connections to our modern lives. In the coming weeks, Hour 25 will have a new beginning as The… Read more
