Ancient Greek heroes, athletes, poetry Part III: Athleticism beyond Hēraklēs – Essay 4 2022.11.07 | By Gregory Nagy Essay 4. Ritual “origins” of athletics 4§0. Here I invoke, as I have invoked…
Ancient Greek heroes, athletes, poetry Part I: Twelve Olympian Essays – Essay 12: Olympian women, Olympian girls, Olympian running 2022.09.05| By Gregory Nagy §0. In this essay, I will quote and translate and comment on an ancient text about…
Ancient Greek heroes, athletes, poetry Part I: Twelve Olympian Essays – Essay 11: An Olympian man for 2022.08.29 | By Gregory Nagy §0. I rewrite here what was once a self-standing essay (Nagy 2019.05.10) written in…