HeroesX v14 Office Hours 02 | Womens World and a Hero in it: Kleopatra, Andromache and Achilles @KosmosSociety2024
HeroesX v14 Office Hours 02 | Womens World and a Hero in it: Kleopatra, Andromache and Achilles @KosmosSociety2024
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Discussion topics include: lament as a means of persuasion; the meanings of the names Alcyone, Kleopatra, Patroklos, Andromache; women's clothing as a focus in lament; the honor and brutality of Achilles; Achilles through women's eyes; Achilles through warriors' eyes; ascending scale of affection; Achilles as part of the big picture.

Recorded in Fall 2020 during v14 of the MOOC, The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, focusing on Hours 3 and 4, and responses to the Discussion Questions.
With Gregory Nagy, Keith DeStone, and members of the HeroesX Team.
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HeroesX v14 Office Hours 02 | Women's World and a Hero in it: Kleopatra, Andromache and Achilles

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