Trojan horses, flying too close to the sun, Sisyphean tasks and journeys that become full-fledged odysseys: the impact of ancient Greek culture still echoes through our everyday language.
Their epic poems and mythology, and stories of brave heroes, vengeful gods and cunning mortals; their architecture – even, as the Olympic flame is extinguished in Paris after a summer of games, their sports still surround us, remade and renewed. In fiction, authors like Marie Phillips have reinterpreted the Greek gods for the 21st Century while Netflix has just launched Kaos: its own irreverent take on how Zeus, Hera and all the other Olympians might navigate the modern world, starring Jeff Goldblum and Janet McTeer.
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But how relevant are the ancient Greeks and their stories to the way we live today?
Ahead of the publication of his new book Greek Myths for a Post-Truth World (Bloomsbury, Oct 2024), BRLSI is delighted to welcome Yiannis Gabriel – Greek social psychologist, Professor Emeritus at Bath University and Visiting Professor at Lund University, Sweden – to Queen’s Square on Tuesday 8th October 2024 for a discussion of Greek myths for the modern world, using some of his favourites as a departure point.
What can ancient Greek myths teach us about the troubles and challenges of our times, and how can we engage with them in a meaningful way?
Greek Myths for a post-truth world – Yiannis Gabriel
Tue 8 October 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm BST🎟️£3– £6
Click here for more information, and to book
