HeroesX v09 Office Hours Extras 03 | Achilles, Patroklos, Ritual Sacrifice and Fatal Attraction @KosmosSociety2024

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Discussion about the Iliad: prestige and honor, individuals and the group, the withdrawal of Achilles, Patroklos as ritual substitute, fatal attraction and antagonism of heroes and gods.
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 03 | Achilles, Patroklos, Ritual Sacrifice and Fatal Attraction

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