Other Things Greek

Links below from "The Classics Page."

Mythology

Guide to myths - where to find information about myths on the site.

Harry Potter
	Greek Harry Potter - news and updates about my ancient Greek translation. Published in October 2004.
	Greek - English Lexicon - vocabulary for Greek Harry Potter.
	Notes & Commentary - notes and commentary on the ancient Greek translation.

Greek Literature
	Iliad - introduction to the Iliad, and an interactive game to test your knowledge
	Odyssey - play the Odyssey Game as Odysseus, Penelope or Telemachus. Also: the truth about the Cyclops.
	Sappho - poet of fire from the island of Lesbos. Includes samples read in Greek.
	Aeschylus - discussion of important issues raised in Agamemnon.
	Oedipus - several pages discussing Sophocles' Oedipus, and its importance. Includes the challenging Oedipus Game.
	Antigone - pages examining the play, and an intriguing game.
	Euripides - my translations of Helen, Phoenissae and Orestes (performed at Edinburgh Fringe Festival)
	Bacchae - discussion of the controversial drama, and a web game based on it.
	Medea - discussion of the play and its issues, and the Medea Game.
	Lysistrata - a light-hearted interactive game based on Aristophanes' notorious comedy.
	Aristophanes' Peace - Reading Guide, Production Notes, War & Peace
	Lucians 'True Story' - a translation of the first ever science fiction, by the Greek Douglas Adams.
	Greek Drama reviews - my assessment of productions I have seen.

Art
	Greek Pottery - pages on shapes, manufacture, decoration and use of Athenian vases.
	Sculpture - discussion of selected Greek sculpture
	Greek Architecture - how to study it in your home town.

Philosophy
	Plato's Republic - a reading guide to the Republic

Archaeology & Travel
	Greece - the Athenian agora, Nemea, Sparta

Social History
	Women - pages on women's status. Pages on women in myth - Atalanta, Cassandra, Echo, Diana, Pandora and more.
	The Symposium - drinking parties: men behaving badly
	Technology - the silver mines at Laurium
	Seapower - Trireme - the deadly Athenian warship - and why did they all have girls' names?
	Eros - aspects of Love.
	Olympic Games - fact and fiction about the ancient games.
	Oracles - How the ancient world tried to find answers to life, the universe and everything.

End "The Classic Page"

A selection from the beginning of Iliad I, in Greek hexameter.

A selection from the middle of Iliad 6.

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