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Discussion examines the age-old question of right versus wrong. Specifically, as Professor Nagy points out, the question about what is morally right and morally wrong. Participants examine various contexts which might address this question; the scene when Andromache tries to convince Hector to fight Achilles; guest and host relationships which require a certain set of rites to be performed, and cult practices that place heroes in daily lives. The conversation also turns to the role of the gods and their morality, and how the status of this morality changes from the Heroic to post-Heroic age. Still other topics include judgments by gods and kings; Hesiodic poetry; and heroes as stylized ancestry.
Recorded in Spring 2020 during v13 of the MOOC The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, focusing on Hours 12 and 13, and responses to the Discussion Questions.
With Gregory Nagy, Keith DeStone, and members of the HeroesX Team.
Discussion examines the age-old question of right versus wrong. Specifically, as Professor Nagy points out, the question about what is morally right and morally wrong. Participants examine various contexts which might address this question; the scene when Andromache tries to convince Hector to fight Achilles; guest and host relationships which require a certain set of rites to be performed, and cult practices that place heroes in daily lives. The conversation also turns to the role of the gods and their morality, and how the status of this morality changes from the Heroic to post-Heroic age. Still other topics include judgments by gods and kings; Hesiodic poetry; and heroes as stylized ancestry.
Recorded in Spring 2020 during v13 of the MOOC The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, focusing on Hours 12 and 13, and responses to the Discussion Questions.
With Gregory Nagy, Keith DeStone, and members of the HeroesX Team.
