2016.04.27 | By Andrew J. Koh A Mediterranean archaeologist offers a corroborating view on the Minoan-Mycenaean fusion that Nagy identifies in certain myths concerning Athens and Crete. Read more
2015.09.03 | By Gregory Nagy After Theseus dives into the depths of the sea, the sea-goddess Amphitrite welcomes him, enveloping the hero in a purple robe (line 112) and crowning his head of hair with a garland made of roses (line 116: ῥόδοις)—a garland that she herself as a bride of Poseidon the sea-god had received as a wedding present from Aphrodite (lines 113–116). When Theseus finally comes up for… Read more
