Here we present selected parts of the paper titled “Mycenaean Technology“, by T.P. Tassios, taken from the impressive collective work “Science and Technology in Homeric Epics“, edited by S.A. Paipetis (Springer, 2008). Continue reading “Mycenean Technology”
Astronomical research suggests that the Trojan war ended on 6th of June 1218 B.C.
Here we present selected parts of the published paper “A new astronomical dating of the Trojan war’s end” , by Papamarinopoulos S., Preka-Papadema P., Mitropetros P., Antonopoulos P., Mitropetrou E., Saranditis G. Continue reading “Astronomical research suggests that the Trojan war ended on 6th of June 1218 B.C.”
Homer was a ‘philosopher’ and ‘the first geographer’
Here we present and discuss two excerpts from Strabo that provide us with very interesting information about Homer. Continue reading “Homer was a ‘philosopher’ and ‘the first geographer’”
Homer on Divine Will and the need for unifying mood among Men
Here we present and analyze an excerpt from Homer’s Iliad. Continue reading “Homer on Divine Will and the need for unifying mood among Men”
How should a man love his woman, according to Homer?
Here we present and analyze an excerpt from Homer’s Iliad. Continue reading “How should a man love his woman, according to Homer?”
Homer on the Soul
Here we present and analyze two excerpts from Rhapsody I of Homer’s Iliad. Continue reading “Homer on the Soul”