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This week the guys begin their look at Sophocles' "Women of Trachis", the one play among the surviving Sophoclean tragedies that scholars have scratched their heads over. The general feeling is that it's underdeveloped, lacking central themes, and just a mish-mash of other traditions. But is this true? Dave and Jeff explore the play's Herculean mythic background, and some Sophoclean tweaks to see if there might just be some hidden gems here. Note the empathy and heartache of Deianira, balanced by the coldness and suspicion of Heracles. Could it be that the academics were wrong about this one? Shocking, we know.
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Ralston College Humanities MA Dr Paul Epstein is a distinguished classicist and Professor Emeritus of Classics at Oklahoma State University, renowned for his extensive knowledge of Greek and Latin literature. In this lecture and discussion—delivered in Savannah during the x term of the inaugural year of Ralston College's MA in the Humanities program—classicist Dr Paul Epstein considers how Sophocles's tragedy Women of Trachis and Aristophanes's comedy Frogs arise from—and reflect upon—the polis-centered polytheism of ancient Greece as it appeared during the Athenian flourishing of the fifth century BC. Professor Epstein explores how these Greek dramas articulate the relationship between human beings, the gods, and the community. Tragedy, in Professor Epstein's account, is about the overall structure of the community, while comedy starts with the individual's exploration of that community. Yet both forms ultimately reveal an understanding of the individual that is inseparable from the polis in which he or she lives. Professor Epstein argues that our contemporary notion of the self as an entity fundamentally separate from context would be entirely alien to the ancient Greeks. Grasping this ancient understanding of the individual is vitally necessary if we are to correctly interpret the literary and philosophical texts of Hellenic antiquity. *In this lecture and discussion, classicist Dr. Paul Epstein considers how Sophocles's tragedy Women of Trachis and Aristophanes's comedy Frogs arise from—and reflect upon—the polis-centered polytheism of ancient Greece during the Athenian flourishing of the fifth century BC. Professor Epstein explores how these Greek dramas articulate the relationship between human beings, the gods, and the community. Tragedy, in Professor Epstein's account, is about the overall structure of the community, while comedy starts with the individual's exploration of that community. Yet both forms ultimately reveal an understanding of the individual that is inseparable from the polis in which he or she lives. Professor Epstein argues that our contemporary notion of the self as an entity fundamentally separate from context would be entirely alien to the ancient Greeks. Grasping this ancient understanding of the individual is vitally necessary if we are to correctly interpret the literary and philosophical texts of Hellenic antiquity. — 0:00 Introduction of Professor Epstein by President Blackwood 6:25 The Polytheistic World of the Polis 01:09:35 Dialogue with Students on Polytheism and the Polis 01:22:40 Sophocles's Women of Trachis 01:44:10 Dialogue with Students About Women of Trachis 01:56:10 Introduction to Aristophanes' Frogs 02:24:40 Dialogue with Students About Frogs 02:49:45 Closing Remarks for Professor Epstein's Lecture — Authors, Ideas, and Works Mentioned in This Episode: Athenian flourishing of the fifth century BC Sophocles, Women of Trachis Aristophanes, Frogs William Shakespeare Plato, Symposium Aristophanes, Lysistrata Homer, Odyssey Aristotle, Poetics Peloponnesian War Plato, Apology nomizó (νομίζω)—translated in the talk as “acknowledge” nous (νοῦς) binein (Βινέω) Johann Joachim Winkelman Nicene Creed Titanic v. Olympian gods Hesiod Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility Sigmund Freud Existentialism techne (τέχνη) logos (λόγος) eros (Ἔρως) hubris (ὕβρις) Philip Larkin, “Annus Mirabilis” Athansian Creed psuche (ψυχή)—translated in the talk as “soul” thelo (θέλω)—translated in the talk as “wishes” Aristophanes, Clouds mimesis (μίμησις) — Additional Resources Dr Stephen Blackwood Ralston College (including newsletter) Support a New Beginning — Thank you for listening!
Es ist soweit, die (vorerst) letzte Folge zu Herakles ist da! In dieser Episode geht es um die Frauen in Herakles' Leben. Nach dem tragischen Ende seiner Ehe mit Megara sucht Herakles eine neue Gattin. Er gewinnt zwar im Bogenschießwettbewerb die Hand von Iole, doch ihr Vater, König Eurytos, verweigert ihm den Preis. Herakles schwört Rache und tötet Ioles Bruder Iphitos, was ihn erneut ins Unglück stürzt. Als Sklave von Königin Omphale gekauft, erlebt Herakles skurrile Abenteuer und wird schließlich ihr Ehemann. Doch es zieht ihn weiter, bis er auf Deianeira trifft, die ein verhängnisvolles Geschenk des sterbenden Kentauren Nessos bekommt - eine vermeintliche Liebestinktur, die zu Herakles' Verhängnis wird… Zum Happy Potter Podcast und unserer gemeinsamen Folge kommt ihr hier -> MYTHOLOGIE IN HARRY POTTER Mit: Herakles, Kalydon, Perseus, Zeus, Alkmene, Amphytrion, Iphikles, Hera, Eurystheus, Olymp, Minyer, Theben, Megara, Nemäischer Löwe, Hydra, Kerinytische Hirschkuh, Erymantischer Eber, Augias, Stymphalische Vögel, Kretischer Stier, Diomedes, Amazonenkönigin Hippolyte, Geryon, Hesperiden, Kerberos, Oichalia, Eurytos, Iole, Iphitos, Apollon, Delphi, Pythia, Omphale, Lydien, Kerkopen, Ephesos, Syleus, Xenodoke, Troja, Laomedon, Hesione, Giganten, Deianeira, Acheloos, Aetolien, Oineus, Metamorphosen, Ovid, Nessos, Trachis, Lichas, Hydra, Bakchylides, Athene. STEADY https://steadyhq.com/de/chaoskinder/about WERBEFREIER FEED https://open.spotify.com/show/5yF7oCMeJ9VuXNOKGI91ZS?si=6c90144399804043 PAYPAL https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VB2QKC88H9NYJ LITERATUR https://chaoskinderpodcast.wordpress.com/2022/06/27/quellen-und-literatur-auswahl/ MUSIK https://youtu.be/zfnRMIFHHrE WEBSITE www.chaoskinderpodcast.wordpress.com MAIL chaoskinderkontakt@gmail.com INSTA https://www.instagram.com/chaos.kinder/ FRANZÖSISCH "Le Chaos et ses enfants" https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lechaosetsesenfants
Pontius Pilate may have been the one who condemned Jesus of Nazareth to death, but the name reviled most today is “Judas.” And that's because treacherous backstabbers—men like Ephialtes of Trachis and Benedict Arnold—who betray friends, lovers, or countrymen for personal gain are so shameful we put them on display forever, a collective reminder of who NOT to be. Dark history nerds will especially love this month's special guest judge: “History on Fire” host & historian Daniele Bolelli, dragged into the lair for our monthly battle of wits and storytelling. Team Kimberly digs up the truth on disgraced Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu, one half of a jaw-dropping political breakup. Team Edward resurrects The Coward Robert Ford, whose choices were so cringy he went viral a century before social media existed. The scalding-hot historic tea is ready to be served. Link to Daniele's Show: http://historyonfirepodcast.com/Link to Daniele's Web Site: http://www.danielebolelli.com/Link to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfuckeryLink to our IG: https://www.instagram.com/humanfuckerypodcast/Support the show
Hercules (HWV 60) is a Musical Drama in three acts by George Frideric Handel, composed in July and August 1744. The English language libretto was by the Reverend Thomas Broughton, based on Sophocles's Women of Trachis and the ninth book of Ovid's Metamorphoses.Purchase the music (without talk) at:Handel: Hercules, HWV 60 (classicalsavings.com)Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!http://www.classicalsavings.com/donate.html staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold
In the finale of the Trachiniae series, Deianeira deals with what she has inadvertently done, and Heracles finally returns to Trachis.CW/TW: Suicide, and, far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.Sources: Theoi.com; Sophocles' Women of Trachis/The Trachiniae, translations by Robert Torrance and Peter Meineck. Quote from Meineck unless otherwise noted in the episode. Thanks to Ash Strain for researching the play!Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold
Continuing on with Sophocles' Women of Trachis, Deianeira learns the truth of where Heracles has been all this time, and what he's been doing. Spoilers: it's not good.CW/TW: Specific references to the effects and horrors of war, this was planned and written prior to the invasion of Ukraine, please take special care. Far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.Sources: Theoi.com; Sophocles' Women of Trachis/The Trachiniae, translations by Robert Torrance, George Theodoridis, and Peter Meineck. Quote from the Meineck unless otherwise noted in the episode. Thanks to Ash Strain for researching the play, as always!Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold
Heracles is a complicated fellow... Or maybe it's not so complicated. Sophocles' Trachiniae, the Women of Trachis, looks at the life, and tragedy, of Heracles' last mortal wife, Deianeira.CW/TW: Specific references to the effects and horrors of war, this was planned and written prior to the invasion of Ukraine, please take special care. Far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.Sources: Theoi.com; Sophocles' Women of Trachis/The Trachiniae, translations by Robert Torrance, George Theodoridis, and Peter Meineck. Quote from the Meineck unless otherwise noted in the episode. Thanks to Ash Strain for researching the play, as always!Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold
Liv speaks with Amy Pistone Greek Tragedy, specifically: Sophocles and why he's every bit as good as Euripides, maybe... better? The plays referened are Sophocles' The Women of Trachis, Oedipus Tyrannos, Ajax, and Philoctetes and Euripides Medea, Bacchae, and Orestes.CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
“With one day's reading, a man may have the key in his hands.” Aldus Ezra Pound, de Amerikaanse dichter, criticus, vertaler en uitgever die in aflevering 21 centraal staat. Hoogleraar moderne Engelse literatuur Peter Liebregts vertelt ons over het veelbewogen leven van de man die ook wel de vroedvrouw van het Modernisme genoemd wordt. Zo hielp hij schrijvers als Hilda Doolittle, Amy Lowell, T.S. Eliot, James Joyce en Ernest Hemingway bijvoorbeeld bij het redigeren en publiceren van hun werk. We bespreken onder andere Pounds jeugd en dichterlijke aspiraties, zijn voornemen om grip te krijgen op het beste van de Europese en Aziatische literatuur, en de totstandkoming van zijn magnum opus, de Cantos. Ook staan we stil bij een donkerdere kant van Pound: zijn bewondering voor Mussolini en zijn fascistische en antisemitische radiovoordrachten. In de tweede helft van het gesprek geeft professor Liebregts een inkijk in zijn onderzoek voor zijn tweede boek over Pound, het in 2019 verschenen Translations of Greek Tragedy in the Work of Ezra Pound. Pounds kennis van het Oudgrieks en Pounds vertalingen van zowel Sophocles' Elektra als Vrouwen van Trachis blijken veel gedegener dan voorheen gedacht werd, en Peter is daar met hulp van een bijzondere Pound-kenner achter gekomen… Veel luisterplezier! Timestamps: 00:00 - 02:33 Inleiding 02:33 - 10:57 Pounds jeugd en roerige studententijd: voorbestemd om dichter te worden 10:57 - 17:22 Pound als Amerikaanse landverrader: zijn fascistische en economisch-antisemitische ideeën 17:22 - 20:25 Pounds karakter en psychische gesteldheid 20:25 - 24:18 Pound als vroedvrouw van het modernisme, als dichter, redacteur en genereuze vriend 24:18 - 29:44 Imagisme, Vorticisme, en proza in de poëzie 29:44 - 38:00 The Cantos, Pounds meesterwerk: zowel een vernieuwing als een anthologie van eerdere poëzie 38:00 - 41:40 Pound als vernieuwende vertaler 41:40 - 48:04 Pounds kennis van het Oudgrieks: Peters onderzoek voor zijn boek Translations of Greek Tragedy in the Work of Ezra Pound 48:04 - 58:43 Waarom vertaalde Pound nu juist Elektra en Vrouwen van Trachis? 58:43 - 1:05:41 Pounds nalatenschap: open discussies en Brabantse achterkleinkinderen
Gast: Vladimir Stissi, hoogleraar Klassieke archeologie & kunstgeschiedenis der Oudheid, Universiteit van Amsterdam. In deze aflevering staat niet een kunstwerk centraal maar een plek. Robert van Altena spreekt met Vladimir Stissi over de archeologische opgraving bij Magoula Plataniotiki, in Thessalië, Griekenland. Deze opgraving is een samenwerking van de Universiteit van Amsterdam, de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen en de Universiteit van Thessalië, Griekenland. Het is de veronderstelde lokatie van het klassieke Halos, dat vermeld wordt door zowel Herodotus als Homerus. In de Ilias betreft het een vermelding in wat de scheepscatalogus wordt genoemd: de opsomming van de schepen die de verschillende volken bemannen voor de oorlog met Troje. “Dan alle mannen die het Pelasgische Argos bevolkten, en die woonden in steden als Alos, Alope, Trachis, en in Fthia, en Hellas met zijn beeldschone vrouwen, mannen die Myrmidonen heetten, Hellenen, Achaiërs. Van hun vijftig schepen was Achilleus de leider.” ( Boek 2, vers 681-685, Ilias (Van Oorschot, 2015) vert. Imme Dros ). SPRINGVOSSEN redactie + presentatie: Robert van Altena contact: springvossen@gmail.com INSTAGRAM www.instagram.com/springvossen FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/springvossen HOMEPAGE www.amsterdamfm.nl/springvossen Afbeelding [uitsnede]: Kaart van het zuidelijke deel van de Almyros vlakte (Reinder Reinders).
In episode 8 of Sacred & Profane Love, Jennifer Frey speaks with Dhananjay Jagannathan about Greek tragedy and the fragility of human loves and happiness, with a special focus on Sophocles’ play, The Women of Trachis.
La taciturna e bellissima Iole, prigioniera di guerra di Eracle, entra a Trachis insieme alle altre schiave.La principessa schiava è, pare, destinata a diventare la concubina di Eracle, e Deianira, la legittima consorte dell’eroe, trema al solo pensiero di perdere l’amore del marito.Ella è solamente preoccupata di questo: ha sempre saputo che Eracle attira belle giovani ed è da queste a sua volta attratto. Non teme Iole né la disprezza per la sua entrata in scena: Deianira teme che Iole o una successiva nuova fiamma possano farle perdere per sempre l’amore del marito...Per riconquistare e tenere per sempre legato a lei Eracle, Deianira decide di trattare con quello che lei crede essere il filtro d’amore del centauro, una tunica per sacrifici che Eracle, nei riti che sia compiendo fuori città, sicuramente vorrà indossare.Piena di speranza, unge lei stessa la tunica e con attenzione ricopre ogni singola piega col mortale veleno...
This play is about how Heracles dies. Spoiler alert... To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio's School of Classical Civilization. References Sophocles. Electra and Other Plays. Translated by E. F. Watling. Penguin, 1953. "The Trachiniae – Sophocles – Ancient Greece – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_sophocles_trachiniae.html. Accessed 3 Apr 2020 Wasson, Donald L. "Women of Trachis." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 29 Jan 2020. Web. 03 May 2020. Women of Trachis: GreekMythology.com - May 03, 2020 "Women Of Trachis Summary | Supersummary". Supersummary, http://www.supersummary.com/women-of-trachis/summary/. Accessed 3 May 2020. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bethany-banner/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bethany-banner/support
Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead By: Jim Mattis The Lessons of History By: Will and Ariel Durant The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes By: Donald D. Hoffman Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World By: Laura Spinney Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives By: David Eagleman Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy By: Francis Fukuyama Sophocles II: Ajax, The Women of Trachis, Electra, Philoctetes, The Trackers By: Sophocles
In this episode, we discuss the life, innovations, and works of the second great Athenian playwright, Sophocles; and we discuss the historicity and some of the major themes of his surviving plays—Antigone, Ajax, Oedipus Rex, The Women of Trachis, Philoctetes, Electra, and Oedipus at Colonus Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/08/051-sophocles.html
This week we meet an unlikely hero, Deianara. Can this fearful, anxious woman, blamed for the death of Heracles, be considered a hero? We think so! Passages: Sophocles Trachiniae (Women of Trachis) lines 1-48, 436-469. Translated by Michael Jameson, edited by Greene & Lattimore. Chicago, 1957. For sources, credits and passage, visit http://mythtake.blog Hang out with us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mythtake/ Join us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrum #MythTake #HumanitiesPodcasts Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play so you don’t miss an episode! Find our RSS on Podbean http://alisoninnes.podbean.com This week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Music used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive.
Hercules is as terrible as he is awesome. There are sea monsters, centaurs, people being thrown off of things, Hydra poison, and Hercules making ridiculous choices. Basically, it's everything you could want from a Hercules episode. Oh, and he dies, because apparently he can do that. The creature this time is the Mamagwasewug, and he just wants to borrow a smoke off you...or he'll burn your house down. Batman picture: https://www.instagram.com/p/BHD5g9OjfXq/?taken-by=mythpodcast Our sponsor this week: www.lootcrate.com/legends (code: LEGENDS). Support the show? (http://support.mythpodcast.com) Find us on iTunes? (http://itunes.mythpodcast.com) Music: "Cheap suit" by Jason Staczek "Silence" by Kai Engel "Deserted City" by Kai Engel "At the End Everyone Dies" by Kai Engel "Leafless Quince Tree" by Rolemusic All other music by Poddington Bear and Blue Dot Sessions. Bibliography: "Metamorphoses" by Ovid 9:1-282 "The Women of Trachis" by Sophocles "The Library of Greek Mythology" by Apollodorus 2:6-8 "Library of History" by Diodorus Siculus 4:32 "The Greek Myths" by Robert Graves
Learn about Jon's collaboration with Dr. Keyne Cheshire to produce a musical interpretation of Sophocles’ tragedy, Women of Trachis, transposed to a contemporary, Western setting.