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 fourth gallery covers Hours 13–16. Read more
"Beautiful were the locks of hair as they waved in the breeze surrounding him." How did the ancient Greeks view hair? There are many passages in which it is mentioned or described, and this series of blog posts will explore different aspects of how it is featured in some of the texts. In this first post, we are looking at physical descriptions of men's hair. Read more
We were very excited to welcome back Professor Gregory Nagy and his guests. You may watch the video below. Several strands came up throughout the conversation, but here are some of the main topics: Twins, Patroklos and Achilles, continuity of traditions, Protesilaos, Alcibiades & Socrates, Alexander, Herakles, legend, sacred narrative, myth, and kleos. Read more
