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A discussion of the myths about Agamemnon in the Iliad and in Aeschylus; different political agenda of different versions of myth, stemming from different locales; the annihilation of Mycenae by Argos; absence of Sparta in the Oresteia; Argos as an ally on Athens in 458 BCE; the metaphor of lion cub and its relevance to Aegisthus (whose mythical story as a foundling is not spelled out in the Oresteia); characterizations of philia and eros.
Recorded in Spring 2019 during v11 of the MOOC, The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, focusing on Hour 16, and responses to the Discussion Question.
With Gregory Nagy, Keith Stone, and members of the HeroesX Team.
A discussion of the myths about Agamemnon in the Iliad and in Aeschylus; different political agenda of different versions of myth, stemming from different locales; the annihilation of Mycenae by Argos; absence of Sparta in the Oresteia; Argos as an ally on Athens in 458 BCE; the metaphor of lion cub and its relevance to Aegisthus (whose mythical story as a foundling is not spelled out in the Oresteia); characterizations of philia and eros.
Recorded in Spring 2019 during v11 of the MOOC, The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, focusing on Hour 16, and responses to the Discussion Question.
With Gregory Nagy, Keith Stone, and members of the HeroesX Team.
