Human beings constantly seek to understand themselves through the past, through the experiences and ideas of others who have suffered, lived and loved just like us.
Really a great interview! I makes me think of the poetry that's inherent in every language, especially when stories were sung, before they were written down. Beowulf also has stirring metaphors. The Kalevala also has wonderful epithets and metaphors, and was transcribed from songs.
On the subject of female voices in Homer, it seems to me that Helen is a tragic character -- the child of rape, a political pawn, cursed to be desired by everyone and treated as a prize, a casus belli, and in Book VI of the Iliad she is totally miserable and bemoaning her fate. I should re-read "The Trojan Women" and see how Euripides handled her.
Thank you so much! I still need to read the Kalevala, maybe this year!
And what you say about Helen, I agree, she is a really tragic character. And all this pain is part of why she is later a cult figure. Euripides has a very interesting way of portraying her, you should read Helen by him too. (Euripides is my fav so, everything he made is perfect in my eyes)
Brilliant presentation and a most interesting interview. Many many thanks to the both of you for this!
I can't wait to read Ειρήνη's book. I am sure it will open new vistas and help us understand better both the Homeric Epics and Ancient Greece in general.
(Given all the regulations and restrictions of sending books to Greece from the UK post-Brexit) I just hope the book becomes available in Kindle soon!!
Once again, congratulations and a heartfelt, Thank you!!
Thank you George for this! I´m always happy and honored you read my blog. And I agree with you, Eirene´s book for sure will give us new and wonderful ways of understanding these topics🤎
And I hope the ebook to be available soon too! I´m not sure how those things work, but we will have info later for sure 🤓
I am utterly transported and inspired by this dialogue! I worship at the alter of words and sentences and their ancient transformative roots in Greek And Sanskrit. I have seen and heard the voice of the feminine since 1986. It is Her presence that is central to my own thinking and writing projects. Thank you Mariana and Eirene for your thoughtful, moving exchange. I am honoured to support you both in your crucial work.
I love reading this article. As a Classics student in my final year of secondary school, this article was very insightful and useful in my studies. I particularly liked learning of Penelope's epithet periphron. One of the learning outcomes on my Classics course is to analyse the role of women in the Odyssey and the Aeneid. I'll be sharing this article with my teacher to see what he thinks!
thank you so much for reading! and I'm happy to know you like it! Also, is wondeful that you are studying the role of women inside these two great poems, is a topic that is not only neccesary but soo interesting!
Really a great interview! I makes me think of the poetry that's inherent in every language, especially when stories were sung, before they were written down. Beowulf also has stirring metaphors. The Kalevala also has wonderful epithets and metaphors, and was transcribed from songs.
On the subject of female voices in Homer, it seems to me that Helen is a tragic character -- the child of rape, a political pawn, cursed to be desired by everyone and treated as a prize, a casus belli, and in Book VI of the Iliad she is totally miserable and bemoaning her fate. I should re-read "The Trojan Women" and see how Euripides handled her.
Thank you so much! I still need to read the Kalevala, maybe this year!
And what you say about Helen, I agree, she is a really tragic character. And all this pain is part of why she is later a cult figure. Euripides has a very interesting way of portraying her, you should read Helen by him too. (Euripides is my fav so, everything he made is perfect in my eyes)
Brilliant presentation and a most interesting interview. Many many thanks to the both of you for this!
I can't wait to read Ειρήνη's book. I am sure it will open new vistas and help us understand better both the Homeric Epics and Ancient Greece in general.
(Given all the regulations and restrictions of sending books to Greece from the UK post-Brexit) I just hope the book becomes available in Kindle soon!!
Once again, congratulations and a heartfelt, Thank you!!
Thank you George for this! I´m always happy and honored you read my blog. And I agree with you, Eirene´s book for sure will give us new and wonderful ways of understanding these topics🤎
And I hope the ebook to be available soon too! I´m not sure how those things work, but we will have info later for sure 🤓
I am utterly transported and inspired by this dialogue! I worship at the alter of words and sentences and their ancient transformative roots in Greek And Sanskrit. I have seen and heard the voice of the feminine since 1986. It is Her presence that is central to my own thinking and writing projects. Thank you Mariana and Eirene for your thoughtful, moving exchange. I am honoured to support you both in your crucial work.
Thank you so much for your words🤎
I love reading this article. As a Classics student in my final year of secondary school, this article was very insightful and useful in my studies. I particularly liked learning of Penelope's epithet periphron. One of the learning outcomes on my Classics course is to analyse the role of women in the Odyssey and the Aeneid. I'll be sharing this article with my teacher to see what he thinks!
thank you so much for reading! and I'm happy to know you like it! Also, is wondeful that you are studying the role of women inside these two great poems, is a topic that is not only neccesary but soo interesting!
So moving 🥹🙏🏻💖 can’t wait to read her book!!
🤎 thank you for reading dear! We all are sooo impatient to read it!
YES😍😍😍😍
Wonderful interview. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for reading! 🤓☕