One of the study groups has been working on Odyssey 22, and in December 2020 Kosmos Society performed it as one of the groups taking part in the Reading Greek Tragedy Online: Odyssey ’Round the World event. This Gallery features some visual depictions of this episode, also known as the Mnēstērophoníā, or Slaying of the Suitors. Read more
We were excited to welcome Zoe A. Kalamara for an Online Open House entitled “The Aeschylean "Odyssey": A journey in Fragments.” The event took place on Friday, November 12 at 11:00 a.m. EST and was recorded. We hope to make the recording available soon. Read more
Beauty: a concept of the mind that is intangible, culturally influenced, and fluid. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, say many. The realm of beauty is as old as humanity. The topic canvasses from philosophy to religion from natural to man-made. This is a huge topic, of which I will focus on the Homeric Iliad and Odyssey, and explore how people in antiquity thought about beauty. Read more
In this segment Douglas Frame, Leonard Muellner, and Gregory Nagy read, translate, and discuss Odyssey 1.255–266, with a focus on the grammar, a discussion of the paratactic nature of the passage, and of a rhetorical control of the oral poet. Read more
In this segment Douglas Frame, Leonard Muellner, and Gregory Nagy translate and discuss Odyssey 1.252–256, featuring a discussion of the significance of the front gates of Odysseus' palace, where Athena-Mentes meets Telemachus. Read more
