weaving

Texts

“Shuttles that sang at dawn”: a dedicatory epigram for Athena

We are delighted to share this translation, done by community member Jack Vaughan, of a beautiful, little epigram from the Greek Anthology. This epigram seems to be one example of a traditional dedication of wool-working tools to Athena. Other examples from the Greek Anthology include 6.160 and 6.174. Why are the shuttles compared to swallows that sing at dawn? Why is the spindle described as "swimming?" Hour 25 members can… Read more

Visiting Scholars

Video—CHS Open House: Weaver as a Hero with Susan Edmunds

"But Iris went as a messenger to white-armed Helen in the likeness of her husband's sister, the wife of Antenor's son, her that lord Helicaon, Antenor's son, had to wife, Laodice, the fairest of the daughters of Priam. She found Helen in the hall, where she was weaving a great purple web of double fold... " We were pleased to welcome Susan T. Edmunds for our Open House discussion, about… Read more

Visiting Scholars

Video—CHS Open House: Penelope and Weaving, with Olga Levaniouk

We were pleased to welcome Professor Olga Levaniouk (U. of Washington) for a CHS Open House Discussion on “Penelope & Weaving.” Our discussion was informed  by the descriptions of Penelope’s weaving in Scrolls 2, 19, and 24—especially the focus passages below.   Focus Passages Odyssey ii 85–128… Read more