Gallery | Many Faces of Medea
A priestess, a woman with magical powers, a mother, a lover, a woman abandoned by her husband, and a murderer. There are many faces of Medea. Read more
Euripides
Online Open House | The Hippolytus of Euripides, with Rebecca Futo Kennedy
We were excited to welcome Rebecca Futo Kennedy for an Online Open House entitled “The Hippolytus of Euripides.” The event took place on Friday, May 14 at 11:00 a.m. EDT and was recorded. You can watch the recording on the Center for Hellenic Studies YouTube Channel or in the frame embedded in this post. Read more
Dreams | Part 2: Dreams in later Greek texts
In part 1, we looked at dreams as represented in Homeric epic. In part 2, we continue our exploration with some passages from tragedy, comedy, history, philosophy, and lyric poetry, representing different types of dream, whether direct messages or coded symbols. Read more
Introducing Euripides Trojan Women
We are pleased to share in the Text Library a revised version of E.P. Coleridge’s translation of Euripides’ Trojan Women that tracks Core Vocab words from The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours in the same way as the associated Sourcebook. This was brought about by a community-driven collaborative “heroization” project. Read more
Book Club | November 2019: Euripides Trojan Women
"The maidens I brought up to see chosen for some marriage high, for strangers have I reared them, and seen them snatched away. Nevermore can I hope to be seen by them, nor shall my eyes behold them ever in the days to come. And last, to crown my misery, I shall be brought to Hellas, a slave in my old age." Read more