Myth and Art Links
The Perseus Project This amazing site is a database of classical Greek and Latin texts, translations, lexica, images of classical art and archaeology, archaeological site plans, and pretty much anything else your heart desires.
Having trouble keeping all the names in the Iliad straight? You can use the Encyclopedia Mythica of Greek heroes or Greek mythology for a brief description of who's who and related to whom.
Another excellent site, devoted to the study of women and gender in the ancient world, is Diotima. It contains several types of links to resources on related topics.
For background and ancient primary sources for the Trojan War myth see Carlos Parada's Greek Mythology Link. For the Trojan War myth in ancient art see Robin Mitchell-Boyask's Images of the Trojan War Myth and The Trojan War: An Illustrated Companion.
You can read a condensed version of Thomas Martin's Ancient Greece on-line on The Perseus Project.
Dartmouth's Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean contains in depth lectures on Aegean history, architecture, and art.
Ancient-Greece.org contains a wealth of images and information about the archaeological sites of ancient Greece.
Homer/Oral Literature
Homeric Questions An on-line version of Gregory Nagy's 1996 book.
The Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature is here.
"Performance and Performer: The Role of Tradition in Oral Epic Song" Clips from two lectures delivered by the late Harvard professor and pioneer in the field of oral traditional literature Albert Lord with accompanying commentary.
Homer Performed Gregory Nagy recites several passages from the Iliad, including the first sixteen lines and two attested shorter variants of those lines.
Selected bibliography on the "Homeric questions"
I was once videotaped discussing oral poetry with Gregory Nagy, who talks about the continuity of performance traditions over the course of generations of composers. This video can be accessed through the Harvard@Home site entitled Rediscovering Homer. Once in the site, follow the link to "Oral Poetry and Performance," where you will find the video.
Roger Dunkle's Introduction to Greek Tragedy from Brooklyn College provides a wealth of information about Greek drama accompanied by images and maps. It discusses tragic festivals, actors, the chorus, and the structure of the plays.
For a better understanding of the performance space of Athenian drama see Introduction to Greek Stagecraft, published by UC Berkely's Didaskalia.
Have you ever wondered how translation can affect our interpretation of these ancient texts? Read Mary Ebbott's review of a new translation of 4 tragedies of Euripides.