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CHS Online Open House | “And Then an Amazon Came:” Homeric Papyri, with Casey Dué

We were pleased to welcome back Casey Dué, University of Houston, for a discussion on Homeric papyri, focusing on readings from Iliad 18 (the Shield of Achilles) and from the Epic Cycle. This event was streamed live on Thursday, March 28th, at 11 a.m. EDT, and was recorded. Read more

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CHS Dialogues | The Song of Moses, The Shield of Achilles, and ox-vision Hera

“First he shaped the shield so great and strong, adorning it all over and binding it round with a gleaming circuit in three layers; and the baldric was made of silver. He made the shield in five thicknesses, and with many a wonder did his cunning hand enrich it.”(Iliad 18.479–483) Read more