HeroesX v08 Office Hours 02 | Lament @KosmosSociety2024

Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 53 minutes ago

Discussion topics include: Lament, The Tears of Achilles, H.Monsacré, lament in Greek tradition
Recorded in Fall 2017 during v8 of of the MOOC, The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, focusing on Hours 3 & 4
With Gregory Nagy and members of the HeroesX Team.
Mentioned in the discussion:
Hélène Monsacré: The Tears of Achilles
English edition online at:
https://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.ebook:CHS_MonsacreH.The_Tears_of_Achilles.2018
French edition: Les larmes d’Achille
Margaret Alexiou: The Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition
available online at:
https://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.ebook:CHS_AlexiouM.Ritual_Lament_in_Greek_Tradition.2002

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