Greek Epics LIV: Humanism in Greek Epics

Posted byTriumvir ClioPosted inGreek Epics, The Greeks

Today we wrap up the Greek Epics course.

We covered a lot of themes over the course of the Iliad, the Odyssey, and the Argonautica. They include, but aren’t limited to, honor and glory, life and death, family, coming of age, war and peace, fate, and the gods. I have one question for you today.

Discussion Prompt
  • What do the three surviving Greek epics teach us about what it means to be human?

Published by Triumvir Clio

I have a BA in History and Classical Civilization from Loyola University Chicago and an MPH from Western Michigan University. I've been a geometry teacher, a religion teacher, a writing tutor. I'm a writer, a knitter, a dancer, a singer, an actor. And, yes, for fun I like to reread everything that was assigned while getting my classics degree.

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