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Book Club | January 2018: Choruses of Young Women in Ancient Greece

Our first Book Club selection for the new year is from Claude Calame: Choruses of Young Women in Ancient Greece. The discussion will start and continue in the forum, and we will meet via Google+ Hangout on Tuesday January 30, at 11 a.m. EST. Read more

Topic for Discussion,  Word Study

Hair, part 2 | Female hair: descriptions

"But the mane of the other one, my kinswoman Hagesikhora, blossoms on her head like imperishable gold" How did the ancient Greeks view women's hair? In this second post of the series, we are looking at physical descriptions of women's hair: is it depicted as an object of attraction for others, and how do women themselves use it as a means of seduction? Read more