2018.08.10 | By Gregory Nagy §0. The picture on the cover makes me think about heroes, athletes, and poetry. What we see is an Amazon, riding on horseback, engaged in mortal combat with a male adversary. As I have shown in previous postings about Amazons, especially in my comments on Antiope, queen of the Amazons, in Classical Inquiries 2017.10.18, these female warriors were considered to be not only heroes but… Read more
2016.02.29 | By Keith Stone The editors of Classical Inquires are pleased to highlight a public event held at the National Gallery of Art on February 25, 2016 titled “A poet or a god: The iconography of certain bearded male bronzes.” Read more
2016.02.23 | By Keith Stone The editors of Classical Inquires are pleased to announce a public event held at the National Gallery of Art on February 18, 2016 titled “A priestess or a goddess: The problem of identity in some female hellenistic sculptures.” Read more
2015.05.20 | By Keith Stone As editors of the site formerly known as H24H Dialogues, we are announcing a shift to the name Classical Inquiries. The name Classical Inquiries reflects a shift in the site’s mission, from postings by Gregory Nagy that supplement the content of his book The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours to postings by various members of the CHS research community on wider aspects of the… Read more
