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A discussion about Penelope's weaving and verbal arts, the interweaving of Penelope's and Odysseus' identities, Odysseus' divine antagonists, his multifaceted character and the meaning of Penelope's name; Hesiod's persona and the genre of Hesiodic poetry, the differences of moral judgement in Hesiod and Homer, Hesiod and Athens, and the contest between Homer and Hesiod.
This video features brief excerpts from the following videos:
"Can Cuttlefish camouflage in a living room?" - Richard Hammond's Miracles of Nature - BBC One
youtube.com/watch?v=pgDE2DOICuc
"Where's the Cuttlefish?" SciFri
youtube.com/watch?v=SfkhEm3LfvE
Recorded in Spring 2017 during v7 of the MOOC, The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, focusing on the Hour 12 Discussion Question, and comments and questions from participants.
With Gregory Nagy, Keith Stone, and members of the HeroesX Team.
A discussion about Penelope's weaving and verbal arts, the interweaving of Penelope's and Odysseus' identities, Odysseus' divine antagonists, his multifaceted character and the meaning of Penelope's name; Hesiod's persona and the genre of Hesiodic poetry, the differences of moral judgement in Hesiod and Homer, Hesiod and Athens, and the contest between Homer and Hesiod.
This video features brief excerpts from the following videos:
"Can Cuttlefish camouflage in a living room?" - Richard Hammond's Miracles of Nature - BBC One
youtube.com/watch?v=pgDE2DOICuc
"Where's the Cuttlefish?" SciFri
youtube.com/watch?v=SfkhEm3LfvE
Recorded in Spring 2017 during v7 of the MOOC, The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, focusing on the Hour 12 Discussion Question, and comments and questions from participants.
With Gregory Nagy, Keith Stone, and members of the HeroesX Team.
