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Discussion topics include eye-contact and direction of gaze in vase-painting and epic, the nature and appearance of psūkhē in Homer, and the perceptive abilities of the psūkhē of Patroklos.
Recorded in Spring 2018 during v9 of the MOOC, The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, focusing on the Hour 7 and 8 Discussion Questions.
With Gregory Nagy, Keith Stone, and members of the HeroesX Team.
Discussion topics include eye-contact and direction of gaze in vase-painting and epic, the nature and appearance of psūkhē in Homer, and the perceptive abilities of the psūkhē of Patroklos.
Recorded in Spring 2018 during v9 of the MOOC, The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, focusing on the Hour 7 and 8 Discussion Questions.
With Gregory Nagy, Keith Stone, and members of the HeroesX Team.









![HeroesX v09 Office Hours Extras 05 | Funeral Games, and Trojans
1. Discussion of Iliad 23.326–343: the funeral games for Patroklos.
Topics include the ainos and how there can be more than one meaning in a passage; whose tomb [sēma] is being used as a turning point; rituals associated with athletic contests.
2. Discussion about the Trojans as viewed by the Greeks.
Recorded in Spring 2018 during v9 of MOOC The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, in response to participants’ questions.
With Leonard Muellner, Sarah Scott HeroesX v09 Office Hours Extras 05 | Funeral Games, and Trojans](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/c2Hzc-zeGmc/mqdefault.jpg)
