HeroesX v09 Office Hours Extras 01 | Song Culture, Names, Gods and Heroes @KosmosSociety2024

Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

Discussion topics include:
- Iliad as part of a song culture tradition
- Names of characters reflecting their stories and vice versa
- Meaning of the name Achilles
- Traditions in epic and other representations of the stories
- Ancient Greek gods as part of the world
- Relationships and interaction of gods and humans
A useful reference site for those who want to find out more about the stories and characters in the tradition, along with the associated original texts, can be found at theoi.com
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

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