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
"Oh to clasp your tender limbs, a mother’s fondest [most philos] joy! Oh to breathe your fragrant breath! ... Kiss your mother now for the last time, nestle to her that bore you, twine your arms about my neck and join your lips to mine!" Recent Book Club discussion prompted me to think about how human emotions were depicted in some of the readings from Greek antiquity. Read more
The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours is based on a course that Professor Gregory Nagy has been teaching at Harvard University since the late 1970s. The book discusses selected readings of texts, all translated from the original Greek into English. This series of galleries attempts to illustrate each Hour with visual art. This fifth gallery covers Hours 17–20. Read more
Join in by reading this month's Book Club selection, which features a tragedy by the Roman author, Seneca: Phaedra, which is also sometimes referred to as Hippolytus. The hangout discussion will be on Tuesday, March 28 at 11 a.m. EDT. Read more
What does The Night of Iguana have in common with Oedipus Tyrannus? Is Hippolytus ready to take the next step? Come and explore with Gregory Nagy! Read more
