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7. The Death of Pyrrhos

Chapter 7. The Death of Pyrrhos 7§1. As we contemplate the ritual aspects of the Iliadic hero, we are faced with a conflict between a trend and a constant: while Achilles is becoming Panhellenic by way of Epos, the powers of the hero in hero cult remain strictly local. [1] By evolving into the hero […]

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Publications – Projects – Derveni

The Derveni Papyrus: An Interdisciplinary Research Project Principal Editor: Ioanna Papadopoulou Associate Editors: Leonard Muellner, Gregory Nagy Information Architects: Saïd Esteban Belmehdi, Julien Razanajao, François Recher. Over the last 45 years the text of the Derveni Papyrus has undergone extensive reconstruction and study. Theokritos Kouremenos, George M. Parássoglou, and Kyriakos Tsantsanoglou have been among the leaders […]

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Programs – Faculty – CIC

                Council of Independent Colleges Seminar Dates: June 17-25, 2018 Ancient Greece in the Modern Classroom In June 2018 The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and the Center for Hellenic Studies will coorganize a seminar for faculty members in all fields. The seminar, designed for non-specialists, is led by Gregory […]

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ABOUT US

About Us The Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS) is an institute affiliated with Harvard University located in Washington D.C.  It was founded in 1962 by means of an endowment made “exclusively for the establishment of an educational center in the field of Hellenic Studies designed to re-discover the humanism of the Hellenic Greeks.” This humanistic […]

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3. Κότος and Social Status

Chapter 3. Κότος and Social Status {78|79} At the beginning of this study, I suggested that kótos was identified in Calchas’s definition both by the length of time that it lasts and by the social status of the angered party. We have seen that the use of télos, metópisthen, and other related terminology gives kótos […]