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Discussion topics include: Chariot drivers, comparing Patroklos/Achilles and Mērionēs /Idomeneus, Achilles' prayer and remorse, Achilles as epic warrior and as cult hero, characteristics of the hero, reading and reacting to passages together.
Recorded on September 21 2015 during v4 of the MOOC, The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, focusing on the Discussion Question for Hour 6.
With Gregory Nagy, Claudia Filos.
Reference made to:
Four studies at Classical Inquiries the first of which was published on 2015.05.01:
Nagy, G. 2015.05.01. “Mērionēs rides again: An alternative model for a heroic charioteer.” Classical Inquiries. https://classical-inquiries.chs.harvard.edu/meriones-rides-again-an-alternative-model-for-a-heroic-charioteer/.
Nagy, G. 2015.05.08. “The upgrading of Mērionēs from chariot driver to chariot fighter.” Classical Inquiries. https://classical-inquiries.chs.harvard.edu/the-upgrading-of-meriones-from-chariot-driver-to-chariot-fighter/.
Nagy, G. 2015.05.15. “A failed understudy for the role of chariot fighter: the case of Koiranos, the king who never was.” Classical Inquiries. https://classical-inquiries.chs.harvard.edu/a-failed-understudy-for-the-role-of-chariot-fighter-the-case-of-koiranos-the-king-who-never-was/.
Nagy, G. 2015.05.20. “The failed apobatic adventure of Pandaros the archer: A bifocal commentary on Iliad 5.166–469.” Classical Inquiries. https://classical-inquiries.chs.harvard.edu/the-failed-apobatic-adventure-of-pandaros-the-archer-a-bifocal-commentary-on-iliad-5-166-469/.
Ellen Bradshaw Aitken
https://chs.harvard.edu/authors/ellen-bradshaw-aitken/
Discussion topics include: Chariot drivers, comparing Patroklos/Achilles and Mērionēs /Idomeneus, Achilles' prayer and remorse, Achilles as epic warrior and as cult hero, characteristics of the hero, reading and reacting to passages together.
Recorded on September 21 2015 during v4 of the MOOC, The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, focusing on the Discussion Question for Hour 6.
With Gregory Nagy, Claudia Filos.
Reference made to:
Four studies at Classical Inquiries the first of which was published on 2015.05.01:
Nagy, G. 2015.05.01. “Mērionēs rides again: An alternative model for a heroic charioteer.” Classical Inquiries. https://classical-inquiries.chs.harvard.edu/meriones-rides-again-an-alternative-model-for-a-heroic-charioteer/.
Nagy, G. 2015.05.08. “The upgrading of Mērionēs from chariot driver to chariot fighter.” Classical Inquiries. https://classical-inquiries.chs.harvard.edu/the-upgrading-of-meriones-from-chariot-driver-to-chariot-fighter/.
Nagy, G. 2015.05.15. “A failed understudy for the role of chariot fighter: the case of Koiranos, the king who never was.” Classical Inquiries. https://classical-inquiries.chs.harvard.edu/a-failed-understudy-for-the-role-of-chariot-fighter-the-case-of-koiranos-the-king-who-never-was/.
Nagy, G. 2015.05.20. “The failed apobatic adventure of Pandaros the archer: A bifocal commentary on Iliad 5.166–469.” Classical Inquiries. https://classical-inquiries.chs.harvard.edu/the-failed-apobatic-adventure-of-pandaros-the-archer-a-bifocal-commentary-on-iliad-5-166-469/.
Ellen Bradshaw Aitken
https://chs.harvard.edu/authors/ellen-bradshaw-aitken/
