HeroesX v06 Office Hours 10 | Oedipus, the downfall of Heroes, and Night of the Iguana @KosmosSociety2024
HeroesX v06 Office Hours 10 | Oedipus, the downfall of Heroes, and Night of the Iguana @KosmosSociety2024
Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Discussion topics include: The hero as a cult hero and as a tragic hero; Oedipus as a savior; Myth, ritual and miasma; Oedipus as a turannos; Hippolytus and Phaedra

This dialogue also includes discussion about the following movie clips:
The opening scene from The Night of the Iguana, directed by John Huston (1964).
youtu.be/3mxXHrsPUxw
Elvis Presley sings "Am I ready?" from Spinout (1966), directed by Norman Taurog.
youtu.be/6Q4uhq8FUQU

Recorded in Fall 2016 during v6 of of the MOOC, The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, focusing on Hours 19 and 20.
With Gregory Nagy, Claudia Filos
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